charlie0
Wed, Aug-17-05, 19:20
Hey, my name is Charlie, im 25 and live in the UK.
I started Atkins around 14 months ago. I'm 5"6, and have gone from weighing 210 pounds (15 stone) to 126 pounds (9 stone). Although, im just not happy with it. My goal started out at 147 pounds, then when I got to that, it went half a stone lower, then another. People are telling me that I look too thin, and that I need to put some wight ON! This kind of gets on my nerves, as I want people to say how well I have done, and how hard it must of been, and that I look so much better for it. Along with all the disaproving comments of 'isnt that dangerous', and 'i couldnt live without bread etc' *sigh*
I have been overweight all my life, from being about 12 until I began Atkins, I weighed between 168 and 210. I have gone from a size 20 to a size 8-10, and I do feel amazing. But im just not happy, I look in the mirror, and whilst I know I have lost the weight, because the scales say so, I still see that 15 stone girl. I have never had 'issues' with eating or anything, the reason I got so overwieght, was down to eating takeaways, drinking beer, and just eating unhealthilty. I've never binged, starved myself or made myself sick, if I had, then I could maybe understand why this is happening.
I am wondering if this has turned into a problem for me, and what to do...I dont want to stop, I want to carry on. I feel like I have achieved so so much, ive lost 6 stone, 84 pounds, but its just not enough. As I said earlier, my goals keep changing, at the minute, my goal is 119 (8 stone 7). It feels like I have become addicted to loosing weight. But then when people say to me, your too thin now, I just dont see that. But I also am proud of myself, lets face it, being 9 stone is much more healthier than being 15 stone, but then again, being underweight probably aint much better than being morbidly obese.
I started Atkins after a day out one day, were I was so out of breath when I got to the top of a hill, that I had to sit down. I was 24, I shouldnt of been out of breath like that. So I decided to do something about it, and did, and now this is where I am at.
It seems to have got out of control....
Edit : I also have Bipolar (Manic Depression), and am a chronic self harmer (mainly cutting and burning, but never used my eating as a form of self harm) and I am on Lithium, Olanzapine and Citalopram.
I started Atkins around 14 months ago. I'm 5"6, and have gone from weighing 210 pounds (15 stone) to 126 pounds (9 stone). Although, im just not happy with it. My goal started out at 147 pounds, then when I got to that, it went half a stone lower, then another. People are telling me that I look too thin, and that I need to put some wight ON! This kind of gets on my nerves, as I want people to say how well I have done, and how hard it must of been, and that I look so much better for it. Along with all the disaproving comments of 'isnt that dangerous', and 'i couldnt live without bread etc' *sigh*
I have been overweight all my life, from being about 12 until I began Atkins, I weighed between 168 and 210. I have gone from a size 20 to a size 8-10, and I do feel amazing. But im just not happy, I look in the mirror, and whilst I know I have lost the weight, because the scales say so, I still see that 15 stone girl. I have never had 'issues' with eating or anything, the reason I got so overwieght, was down to eating takeaways, drinking beer, and just eating unhealthilty. I've never binged, starved myself or made myself sick, if I had, then I could maybe understand why this is happening.
I am wondering if this has turned into a problem for me, and what to do...I dont want to stop, I want to carry on. I feel like I have achieved so so much, ive lost 6 stone, 84 pounds, but its just not enough. As I said earlier, my goals keep changing, at the minute, my goal is 119 (8 stone 7). It feels like I have become addicted to loosing weight. But then when people say to me, your too thin now, I just dont see that. But I also am proud of myself, lets face it, being 9 stone is much more healthier than being 15 stone, but then again, being underweight probably aint much better than being morbidly obese.
I started Atkins after a day out one day, were I was so out of breath when I got to the top of a hill, that I had to sit down. I was 24, I shouldnt of been out of breath like that. So I decided to do something about it, and did, and now this is where I am at.
It seems to have got out of control....
Edit : I also have Bipolar (Manic Depression), and am a chronic self harmer (mainly cutting and burning, but never used my eating as a form of self harm) and I am on Lithium, Olanzapine and Citalopram.