Not So Newbie Here

[annieway2lose]

Ok so I am not officially a newbie, I have done atkins before a few years ago. Since then I have done weight watchers and HCG. I was down to 230 pounds when life got super busy (I got a job at a local diner), and I fell off the atkins wagon. I gained some back and heard about this great new diet called HCG. never should have done it. It was crazy. Sure I lost weight in the beginning super fast too but once I stopped the shots and started eating and not starving I gained it all back and then some. So here I am at 35 years old 5'9" and a whopping 280 pounds!!! I recently tried weight watchers and I think it would be ok if it was just me cooking for myself, but I have 3 children that are really tired of diet food. So I am back to atkins. I know it works. I am done with all the quick fix diets. I know I need to change things for life. I also know that it will take time. I mean, of course I want the weight gone like yesterday, but I also know that is not possible. My goal is to be at 150 for my daughters graduation pictures in 3 years. I am going to find that skinny girl I know is in me. She is buried pretty deep but I will find her.
So basically I guess I am just looking for some friendly support along the way!!! Thanks

[Heidi]

Best of luck! I'm returning to low carb too but now Atkins rather than South Beach. So far the only problem is boredom. Fortunately (from a diet point of view) I don' t have kids at home to feed anymore.

Nice to have company on the journey.

[kellkell]

Hi
I am new too. I know what you mean about kids not wanting to eat diet foods LOL. Thank heavens my daughter is so adventurous and willing to try different things but she, of course, got sick of all the new stuff. I like this way of eating too. We get to eat most of the same things but she still has the bready stuff. She is a skinny super active kid with a crazy fast metabolism like her dad LOL.