User Name: Tazmani77

starting weight/current/goal: 326/290/140

Location: (obviously, optional) I live in Michigan
Age: (optional, too, I guess!) 46 ys old, with birthday coming up in October
Married, Kids?:tell all! I have 2 adult children, 3 grand childern and have been divorced for 4 yrs now from my second husband(not the father of my children) My wonderful first husband had that honor.
Pets?: I have a wonderful cocker spaniel named Ebony. She is such a spoiled little creature but my life would be void without her.


Work at home or whatever(occupation)?: I'm a retired Registered Nurse. I worked in nursing for 22 yrs and needed a change. I left my career one year ago this july. I'm in the market to find something else I might enjoy doing for work. I'm just a little too young to leave the work force all together.

Low carb plan, any personal modifications, favorite recipe?: I do the Atkins WOL but I'm not a good cook any more. Since the kids have been gone Cooking isn't something I want to keep sharp at. I mainlt just eat plain meats and veggies. nothing fancy. Yes, it does get old at times but "you must suffer to be beautiful" :)


Favorite diet cheat?: I have been on Atkins since 6/20/01 and never cheated once. Maybe it is too soon for me to get really tired of this WOE.


Hobbies?: I love to sew and work with ceramics. I enjoy a good action flack and have a real passion for music


Reasons for wanting to lose weight: I have just spent far too much of my life uncomfortable in my own skin. Finally wisdom did come with age, at least it did in my case.




What else do you think others should know about you?: Just that I make a good shoulder to lean on when your going gets rough and I'm not shy about asking for help or a listening ear when I need one. I hope we can all be friends

OKIE DOKIE..........here goes nuthin. haaa

User Name: Leens (Leenie, Eileen)

Starting weight/current/goal : 5'10" - 226/222/150 (LONG WAY TO GO)

Location: (obviously, optional) New Jersey

Age: (optional, too, I guess!) 37

Married, Kids? tell all! Yes Married for 12 years to a WONDERFUL hubby and we have one 6 Week old Daughter...Grace

Pets? One great doggie........Susie

Work at home or whatever(occupation)? Sec'y @ pharmaceutical co.

Low carb plan, any personal modifications, favorite recipe? Low Cal, Low Carb....Kinda my own...but would like to start CAD again.

Favorite diet cheat? Cake, Chips, Chocolate, Dips

Hobbies? Cooking (uh huh lol), crafts, reading (no sports of course lol)

Reasons for wanting to lose weight- ME!!!!!
I wanna feel good about myself and sexy (hehehe)

What else do you think others should know about you?
I have been FAT my entire life, except from the ages of birth to 7 years old. My highest weight was 300 lbs, I lost 150 lbs and kept it off for 13 years.....After my oldest sister suddenly passed away, I started to gain weight rapidly and now as you can see I'm 226 lbs. Its been 3 years now and I know I have to get a handle on things and put my life back together. She would kick my *** if she knew what I have done to myself....but it hurts and I'm an emotional eater.
OKAY enough said. October 1, 2001 is the date I started my new life....and I'll pray everyday for the strength....

This is me!

Okay my turn now!

About myself:
My name is Hensa van Niekerk, I live in the sunny South Africa. I am 32 years old and married to my school sweetheart. We are happily married now for 12 years. We don’t have any children and will never be able to have any of our own. Had allot of operations and took allot of medicine without any luck. I have been diagnosed with Endometrioses and PCOS. My gynecologist suggested that I should have a hysterectomy. After allot of prayers, tears and long talks we decided that we would have the operation. I thought about it for a long time. My gynecologist told me to go and prepare myself, he postponed the operation for 4 months. In that time I did allot of reading and soul searching. My dear husband (I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART) took me on a holiday the week before the operation and gave me space to find peace. He told me that he married me to spend the rest of his life with me, and that children would have been been a bonus but, if that is not what God planed for us we should accept it and be thankful for what we do have. You see, we do have allot to be thankful for we have each other and a loving family which supports us all the way. So at the age of 29 I went for a hysterectomy. He had to take out everything including my ovaries, and from the age of 29 I am on hormones and will be for the rest of my life.

After the operation my life changed dramatically, I had my health back and felt 100% better. Some days I cry about the things that I missed out in life, but it does not happen often.

This thing that we went through brought my husband and me even closer together and closer to God. I learned a few life lessons. One is that life doesn’t always go the way you plan it but then you should trust God and remember that He knows best and He will not bring anything over your path, which you cannot handle.

In the time that I tried to get pregnant I was on allot of hormones and cortisone’s to help me get pregnant, all these medicines made me put on more weight…

Weight:
I have been overweight since I can remember. I have been on every diet I come across I tried everything Weigh Less, Weight Watchers, diet pills, Low fat, (even been to a dietitian) I guess you could name it and I have tried it. I always seemed to be hungry and looking for something to eat. I have tried Atkins last year and had some result but soon went my old way of eating and gained everything and more.
216/201/132

Location:
I live on a small bush veldt farm about 10-hectare. We have cattle, sheep, and ducks, guinea fowl and chickens. We are about 32 kilometers north of Pretoria the capital of South Africa.

Occupation:
I am a buyer for semi-governmental company. I have been with them for 11 years. My husband has been in the police force for 12 years and this past April he resigned to do his own thing. He started a transport company. This is very new to us but we are going to give it a go because there is a big market for transport in South Africa.

Hobbies:
I love to bake and can spend hours in my kitchen, it is my favorite room, it is a real big farmhouse kitchen. I love reading and going to the movies. I make allot of my own cloths and do embroidery with satin ribbon.

Kids:
I have 3 animal kids:
Popeye: She is an African Grey Parrot we have her now for 7 years, she some times makes me crazy. She loves to call me all day long. At night she whishes us a good nights rest and in the mornings when I leave for the office she say Good Buy. She bark’s like the dogs and love the sound my microwave makes.
Snuffels: He is a lovely calm old dog, follows we were ever I go. I always say he is like my shadow, always there.
Snoekie: She is my baby she is a miniature dachshund, she is at her happiest if she could sit on my lap. Can be very cheeky she loves to give Snuffels a hard time.

Diet Plan:
I am on Atkins and it makes me feel in control and I love it.

Reason for loosing:
For myself, nobody else, I would like to look and feel better about myself. I would love to be able to wear a swimming costume and shorts with confidence. Don’t understand me wrong I don’t want a perfect body but I want to be the weight that is healthy for my length and age.

Well I think I said enough.

Hi my name is Suzanne, and my username Zan is what I was called at university as there are a lot of Sue's, I used that.

I have been low carb'n it since Feb 29, 00. At that time I weighed in at 210 and am now around 175 ( I tossed the scale, it was becoming an obession and I have enough to deal with)

I am a mother of 4 , daughter Jessi 15, daughter Julie 11., son Drew 4, son Buchanan 2. Married to my husband #2 for 6 years. We ranch and farm in Saskatchewan Canada. Very remote location and I love it, I am originally from Toronto so this is a big change in location for me!

I am now 36 .

I am doing protein power/ atkins mix, and for the most part ( I fell off this summer in July and August and put pounds back on) I enjoy this woe.

my goal is to be feeling good,and wear those size 10's (don't care the weight, I am 5'7" and I think that would be okay)

I found out in January that I have hypoglycemia, and that I must really restrict carbs in my diet or I have the potential to develop diabetes. So I must now snack more often and have been slowly losing weight. My size 14's are loose. I feel good and take my Mela-Vita and Mela-Cal vitamins too, these are terrific!

Hope this okay

Suzanne

Well after two years on this thread, I guess I will fill out a bio!

User Name: DonDar, from my two gifts from God in this life, Don and Darren.

starting weight/current/goal 199.5/195/130, I am 5'2 and carrying way too much weight for my small body.

Location: (obviously, optional) Kalamazoo, MI

Age: (optional, too, I guess!) 43, soon to be 44!

Married, Kids? tell all! Next year I will be married 10 years to a very wonderful man. I have actually known him for 20 years, first he was my boss, then we started dating. It took him 10 years to propose! :eek: We have two very special boys, Don, my sensitive 8 year old and Darren, 6 years old, all boy and proud of it! Their activities are the focus of our life.

Pets? Ishamushi Kudo Peel, our brindle Akita. He was the first responsibility that my dh and I shared together. He is a wonderful family dog and the whole neighborhood loves him for his gentle manor. Not a common trait for an Akita, but I guess it was his fine upbringing. He was once my walking partner. He is now 12 and crippled with arthritis and can only go for short walks. I am a dog lover and always will have a dog in my life.

Work at home or whatever(occupation)? Yes. I work at home and at an office. I am a Safety Information Specialist by title at a large pharmaceutical company. I have a degree from WMU (Go Broncos!) in Administrative Systems.

Low carb plan, any personal modifications, favorite recipe? I began locarbing with the grapefruit diet that I discovered on this board when I first signed on. From there I went to CALP, but I found I abused the happy-meal time. I am now a firm believer in Atkins. I may not have lost much on it, yet, but I do feel so much better when eating on plan.

Favorite diet cheat? A Starbucks Venti Carmel Macchiato

Hobbies? I enjoy gardening, cross stitch, sewing. I also enjoy baking, I am dabbling in professional cake decorating. The most joy I receive from that is baking and decorating individual cakes for my son's classrooms. I also enjoy collecting Longerberger baskets and kitchen gadgets. I love collecting dishes, I have 12 different table settings.

Reasons for wanting to lose weight- I have been overweight for most of my life, though never so bad as after having my boys. I used to do aerobics double time and never lost a lot but I always had great endurance. I want to become a sexy wife to my dh and a mom my boys are proud of. I want to feel good about myself and be healthy.

What else do you think others should know about you? I am a firm believer in God and try to set an example for my family. I enjoy my life (except for the weight issue). I love to help out in my boy's classroom. I am my boys' biggest fan. I love soccer and baseball and whatever sport they choose to follow.
favorite color: Purple
favorite flower: Iris
favorite movie: Sleepless in Seatle
favorite song: My Kind of Lover, by Billy Squire (our song)

That's me in a nutshell!

jenny :smug:

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User Name: TigerHorse - used to just be "Tiger" in chat

starting weight/current/goal 172/159/140ish
I am 5'4 and carry my extra poundage in my butt and hips.
Ultimate pear 37, 32, 48!

Location: (obviously, optional) New Hampshire USA: Live free or die baby!

Age: (optional, too, I guess!) 35

Married, Kids? Married - no kids and will hopefully stay that way - my pets are my kids!

Pets? George the dog: aged German Shepard Cross - adopted
Lex the horse: gray Arabian horse - adopted
Michael - rescued by husband before we met - Big cat - brown
Cookie- calico petite princess cat with an attitude - given to me by old friend

Work at home or whatever(occupation)? I work full time in sales outside of house

Low carb plan, any personal modifications, favorite recipe?
following ww and trying low carb, learning about Atkins as I go - finding it harder to lose 20 lbs as oposed to 1 or 200!

Favorite diet cheat? Anything with too much fat!

Hobbies? Horse riding, walking dog, caring for animals, cooking, entertaining

Reasons for wanting to lose weight- have been fit and thin in the past and felt great - want to get there again and stay there!

What else do you think others should know about you? I am a lover of life and have a strong attachement to horses dogs and cats. I try to incorporate my exercise with animals so that I am focussing on them and not the fact that I am exercising :-)
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