Hiyas i was here a while back but kinda slipped away but stayed on eating plan. I guess i used it as a support for when i feel i need it...maybe thats why im back again...lol

anyways just wanted to say hiya! hope your all doing well. Ive done good over the summer - ive lost nearly 60 pounds and have to say i am feeling great! Im back at my final year at university and its tough going but i will get there. My big motivation is i graduate next Jul and id like to make sure this Grad pic is not a fat one...lol

Ive not broken my woe so far but have promised myself on xmas day that i will have some stuffing....lol and maybe a potato (im irish i miss my spuds so badly!!) but recently ive found myself going no actually i dont think i will break on xmas day. Ive also promised myself once i reach 17stone (238IIbs) I am going to start swimming again.

I hope to be checking in again from time to time and just thought id say hello im still sticking with it and I will get there even if its quietly at times

J. xx

Good for you sticking to it! You obviously have alot of determination and a plan! Congrats on your success so far!

You are doing fantastic! You are so right about the graduation picture--there will only be the ones taken then and you want to be proud of them, not hide them. You can do it! I know you can.

When I first started last fall (September), I started telling myself that if I lost so many pounds by a certain holiday I could have a certain holiday food(s) as a reward. As it turns out, I was so happy with my losses that when the time came, I didn't want the high carb foods. I decided I wanted the losses to continue more than I wanted the bad food. I made it through all the holiday meals without eating any of the foods not allowed at that stage of Atkins. It wasn't even hard and I didn't feel deprived at all.

Sunny!

Welcome Janey.... Excellent losses so far. Swimming is excellent exercise, why wait?

All the best, Julie

Welcome, glad to have you back

Hi Janey, good to have you here!