[Candy76]

Hi everyone...

I am starting a low carb nutrition plan... Not Atkins, but my own low carb idea. I am just cutting out sugar and starchy carbs, and limiting my carb sources to whole-wheat, non-starchy carbs... brown rice, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread, etc. Even with those, I am limiting my daily intake and will get most of my carbs from fresh fruits and mostly veggies.

My husband is in the Air Force and we are PCSing (moving) to Germany in December of this year. I am also graduating from college with my BA in December of this year. My first goal is to lose 60 pounds by my graduation date. I don't want to walk across the stage and then move to Germany at this weight. I want to be confident and feel GREAT for these lifechanging events. I want to be at my goal weight of 135 by next summer.

[RobinW]

Hi Candy and welcome

You've picked a great place for support, its nice to have you here.

Sounds like you have a pretty big year ahead of you and exciting

[lady_adnerb]

Hi Candy. Sounds like you've got a great plan in place! Robin is right, this is the best place to come for support and information. Welcome and join us in the daily chat

[Candy76]

Hey thanks! I am glad to be here... after MANY attempts at weight loss and trying EVERYTHING!

I actually woke up this morning and decided to do the Atkins Induction plan to start with... I need the carb detox and also the weight loss boost to get going.

Guess what else??? I am going to ONLY WEIGH MYSELF ONCE A MONTH! AHHHHHHH! Man... I hope I can stay off the scale! I am scale obsessive! I think by limiting my weight checks to once a month will keep me moving towards the big picture instead of freaking out and analyzing every pound. We'll see how that goes!

[SkinnyAgainSoon]

Hi Candy - glad to have you aboard! This is the perfect place for support. Everyone here is really friendly and ready to help you out in any way they can. You can find good low-carb recipes, motivational sucess stories and even get a kick in the butt when you need one (which we all do sometimes). So again, WELCOME!

[Melissa70]

Hi Cindy & Welcome

I just joined a few days ago, and I love it here