EmyAmber
Sun, Oct-12-03, 12:10
I've been here before, briefly, but thought I'd 'reintroduce' myself.
I'm 48 years old, been yo-yo dieting most of my life, since about 13 years old. Anyone else remember 'Sego'????? :roll: The 'Slimfast' of it's time :P
Anyway, I've been on and off Low Carb for a few years now, have type 11 diabeties, high blood pressure, asthma, beginnings of joint problems, some foot problems a lot of which come from carrying around so much weight for so many years.
I remember those 'grey sheets', the old 1500 calorie diet they used to hand out-remember being given it as a teenager, and trying to stick with THAT and there was no WAY it was going to work, now I know why. FILLED with carbs.
Anyway, I've been exercising now for a couple weeks or so, and while some days are better than other's Low Carb wise, I'm sticking with it pretty well, can feel that I'm thinner, and can WALK more easily now.
The walking is a big thing, as I had sugery on a partially torn achilles tendon back in March, and was in a cast for about 8 weeks. It was SO incredibly hard to move, because of my weight I had to have a motorized wheelchair, and could not even walk with crutches.
It's been a gradual thing for me, getting to walk normally again-yesterday I walked 15 minutes at the park, felt so GOOD! :yay:
So that's my 'indroduction',
From Emily
I'm 48 years old, been yo-yo dieting most of my life, since about 13 years old. Anyone else remember 'Sego'????? :roll: The 'Slimfast' of it's time :P
Anyway, I've been on and off Low Carb for a few years now, have type 11 diabeties, high blood pressure, asthma, beginnings of joint problems, some foot problems a lot of which come from carrying around so much weight for so many years.
I remember those 'grey sheets', the old 1500 calorie diet they used to hand out-remember being given it as a teenager, and trying to stick with THAT and there was no WAY it was going to work, now I know why. FILLED with carbs.
Anyway, I've been exercising now for a couple weeks or so, and while some days are better than other's Low Carb wise, I'm sticking with it pretty well, can feel that I'm thinner, and can WALK more easily now.
The walking is a big thing, as I had sugery on a partially torn achilles tendon back in March, and was in a cast for about 8 weeks. It was SO incredibly hard to move, because of my weight I had to have a motorized wheelchair, and could not even walk with crutches.
It's been a gradual thing for me, getting to walk normally again-yesterday I walked 15 minutes at the park, felt so GOOD! :yay:
So that's my 'indroduction',
From Emily