Been lurking for a while...thought I would introduce myself.....

Hey there! I've been coming here off and on for a couple months now
just reading the posts. I thought I would introduce myself so that if
I wanted to post/reply yall wouldn't be thinking, "uh...who is she?!"

I'm 33, married, 3 babies(6yo girl, 5yo boy, 3yo girl) and started
Atkins(or low carb if you will) in May. The summer months have been
hard for me(I am a major fruit gal), but have managed to lose 35
pounds(WooHooo!!). I have about 95 (EEK!) to go...but I am totally
comfortable with it taking time...I am doing the LC thing for life,
for sure! I got the Atkins book last Christmas from my Mom and it
just kind of floated around my living room for about 5 months and I
had a break in the day and I sat down and was paging through it and
was like, "OMG! This totally makes sense!!) For years I had
heard(falsely) about the Atkin's No veggie/no fruit diet and thought,
"never would I do that! That's not healthy!" But it is all so clear
to me now! LOL! As I have told my naysayers...."Uh...not many people
eat 3 cups of veggies on the typical american diet...what could be
unhealthy about that?!"
I read the Atkin's book and it has just made me a believer! I am on
to reading Neanderthin...although he is really hardcore...anyone read
it?
Anyway...I could go on and on...it is something I am passionate about
lately...not that I haven't had slips...most of the time I skip
whatever goodies other people seem to be having...on rare occassions I
have endulged....but, I go right back to the LC thing I have become
accustomed to.

Anyway...thanks for reading...if you see me posting, now you know who
I am!



Lisa
268/234/140

LisaM wrote:

Hey there! I've been coming here off and on for a couple months now
just reading the posts. I thought I would introduce myself so that if
I wanted to post/reply yall wouldn't be thinking, "uh...who is she?!"

I'm 33, married, 3 babies(6yo girl, 5yo boy, 3yo girl) and started
Atkins(or low carb if you will) in May...

Welcome, Lisa, and thanks for sharing your story. You will find good
support here, and mostly nice people, too. Best wishes to you!

Bird

Welcome Lisa!
Way to go with the wt loss!! Keep up the good work and don't be a lurker,
posting is therapeutic!

Priscilla
332/307/175
8/27/03

Hi, Lisa. Welcome, and congrats on your weight loss to date. Nothing wrong
with slow and steady. It's great that you are viewing low-carb as a way of
eating for life, not a "diet." That's what I'm doing, too.

You must be busy with those children! I have 3 also but a bit older (11,
13, 17).

Good luck, and hang around here... there is lots of good information and
support.

- Anne

Welcome Lisa! Sounds like your own the right track, and this group is a
wonderful source of information and inspiration. Especially for recipes
etc..keep up the good work!

Kira
225/210/140
LC since 8-6-03

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I'm 33, married, 3 babies(6yo girl, 5yo boy, 3yo girl) and started
Atkins(or low carb if you will) in May. The summer months have been
hard for me(I am a major fruit gal), but have managed to lose 35
pounds(WooHooo!!). I have about 95 (EEK!) to go...but I am totally
comfortable with it taking time...I am doing the LC thing for life,

Hi Lisa, welcome to the group!

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Saffire
205/185/125
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333