1doxiemom
Sun, Jul-13-08, 22:49
Hello everyone. I've decided to start eating Atkins 1972 version again...honestly, I'm absolutely SCARED TO DEATH right now about my lifestyle and how I'm going to end up if I keep this up! I'm scared that I'm going to end up like my Mom is right now, 80 yrs old and as wide as she is tall, and that's NO JOKE. She lives in her recliner and can barely make it to the bathroom by herself. Nothing medically wrong with her except obesity. All of us kids are overweight. My children are overweight, and believe me, I don't want our grandchildren to be overweight! I am 5'10 and currently weigh 285. I've never been heavier than I am now. It was at this weight that I started Atkins about 8 yrs ago and lost 55 lbs - then backslid and never got back with it. That was actually my 2nd time around. I know how to do it right, but it's soooooo hard to get myself INSPIRED to do it again - well, not to just do THIS, but to do ANYTHING! I did start walking 3 days a week - and I got a wii fitpad a couple months ago, and I've injured my only good knee doing the hoola hooping on it! But, I'm limping, but still going!
I need to be able to get myself under control. Oh, and I'm 55 yrs old and retired for 1 yr now. Have legal custody of 2 yr old grandson that we're raising. I raised all girls, so this is all new to me! ha ha!
I need inspiration, I KNOW that this is the right thing to be starting again, but I feel like I'm fighting myself...
I feel very fortunate that I have no major health issues and no high BP or labs of any type! I need to do this before I go over 300 lbs. If I go over 300 lbs, I'll never be able to turn back and help myself!
Anyhow, I'm here, checking things out. I was on a different site the last times around, but I couldn't find them this time - but reading the threads, ya'll sound like a great bunch of wonderful "family!" I'm all yours!
I need to be able to get myself under control. Oh, and I'm 55 yrs old and retired for 1 yr now. Have legal custody of 2 yr old grandson that we're raising. I raised all girls, so this is all new to me! ha ha!
I need inspiration, I KNOW that this is the right thing to be starting again, but I feel like I'm fighting myself...
I feel very fortunate that I have no major health issues and no high BP or labs of any type! I need to do this before I go over 300 lbs. If I go over 300 lbs, I'll never be able to turn back and help myself!
Anyhow, I'm here, checking things out. I was on a different site the last times around, but I couldn't find them this time - but reading the threads, ya'll sound like a great bunch of wonderful "family!" I'm all yours!