[SS] Brand new to SS

[littlerose]

Good morning :wave:
I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Tammy, a mother to 2 young children. Joy is 3 yr old and Nicholas is 8 months. I have been married for 14 yrs now. We live in North Canton Ohio. Right now I am a stay at home mom. Come August I will start Nursing School.
I have tried to follow Atkins but it was way to strict for me. Plus I love fruit. SS sound too good to be true.
I am 5'2" 178 pounds a size 16. My measurments are upper chest(above breast) 36 ,waist 34, tummy 44, hips 38.5.
My goal is to be able to wear a size 8 or 10 jeans or weight 130. Which either is healther for me.
I look forward to meeting everyone.
Tammy

[KittyKat2]

Hi! Sounds like you have a full time job on your hands already! Congrats on deciding on going to Nursing school. It's always been a thought in the back of my head too!

Read through all of the other threads to find out lots of useful information on Somersizing.

Also, check out www.suzannesomers.com

I recommend buying or borrowing her latest book Fast & Easy. It has the most up to date information on Somersizing and legalities.

Good luck!

[Hilly]

Welcome LR! Though my profile says Atkins, I've been SSing since January and have lost 15 pounds FOREVER. I came over here from Suzanne's site because I wanted to try Atkins. Well, I've started combining elements from both programs with a little common sense thrown in about what works for my body. I mostly SS now. The recipes here and on her site are great!
Good luck!

[littlerose]

Thank you for the warm welcome. I have to make the choice on what i eat eat and every meal. For luch today I am having the McDonalds Grill Chicken Cobb Salad with ranch dressing. I am getting full on it.
Tammy

[Hilly]

Yummy! I had one of those a week ago when our family travelled across the state. Of course, they all had the burgers and fries...
(mine was tastier!) :D

[diamondlil]

Hi there, littlerose! Congratulations on making the choice to a healthier WOE that'll drop the pounds off! I'm 5'0 and when I started SS, I weighed 195 lbs and wore a size 18. :eek: Now I weigh 159 lbs and I'm buying size 12's for the first time in 10 years. :D I know a Tammy in OH who is Somersizing, too (she has lost 20 lbs in 3 months!).

I'm not sure if you are aware of this or not but ranch dressing is funky on Somersizing (ranch dressing contains buttermilk). I know you don't have a lot of choices at McD's, though. :)

[littlerose]

Thank you for letting me know about the ranch dressing. :( I will make some blue dressing later today. I am planning on starting strict on Monday. I have a male friend that is going to do this with me for health reasons. So it will be nice to have someone to support me.
Tammy

[Sandylee]

Hi Tammy,
Welcome to Somersizing! I have been doing it for around a month and have had great results so far. It is something I can stick to. I did well on Atkins but got really sick of it, and like you, I love fruits and lots of vegetables. I think Somersizing is more for creative cooks than people who like to count or be rigid.

I like the McDonalds Cobb salad too, but it is hard to find legal dressings at fast food places. I am not sure if it is legal, but I have been using the McDonalds dressing, but just a teaspoonful or so,

Sandy