Lucy150
Thu, Mar-22-12, 16:43
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Hi everyone--I've been lurking for the last few weeks and thought it's finally time to join. Reading the forums (and the recipes forum!) has really helped me feel that this is a way of eating I can stick to. I've been eating low carb about 2 months and feel pretty good so far.I wonder if there's other members who have a similar experience and outlook as I do?
During my adult life I've gone up and down in size 10-16 range and am now at the high end again. I've never really dieted, but have had unstable eating and exercise habits, and more recently, the effects of the dozen or so psych meds I've tried out in the past 5 years have made my weight fluctuate a lot...seriously every 6 months or so I've had to buy a new pair of jeans to have one that fits. Recently I started taking Seroquel and it helps me a LOT but can also cause insulin resistance...wanting to stay on it is what brought me to the low carb diet.
Honestly I am reasonably attractive now and could look better and be healthier at the size I am now (I'm very pro size acceptance...somewhat more in theory than in practice!), although I have to admit that for vanity's sake I would prefer to be thinner. But basically my goal is to settle in and finally find a healthy way of eating that I can stick with, a level of activity I can stick with, and have my body find a size that it will stay at...maybe someday I can have a closet full of clothes that actually fit me! (I'm sure some people identify with that, right? :) )
--Lucy
Hi everyone--I've been lurking for the last few weeks and thought it's finally time to join. Reading the forums (and the recipes forum!) has really helped me feel that this is a way of eating I can stick to. I've been eating low carb about 2 months and feel pretty good so far.I wonder if there's other members who have a similar experience and outlook as I do?
During my adult life I've gone up and down in size 10-16 range and am now at the high end again. I've never really dieted, but have had unstable eating and exercise habits, and more recently, the effects of the dozen or so psych meds I've tried out in the past 5 years have made my weight fluctuate a lot...seriously every 6 months or so I've had to buy a new pair of jeans to have one that fits. Recently I started taking Seroquel and it helps me a LOT but can also cause insulin resistance...wanting to stay on it is what brought me to the low carb diet.
Honestly I am reasonably attractive now and could look better and be healthier at the size I am now (I'm very pro size acceptance...somewhat more in theory than in practice!), although I have to admit that for vanity's sake I would prefer to be thinner. But basically my goal is to settle in and finally find a healthy way of eating that I can stick with, a level of activity I can stick with, and have my body find a size that it will stay at...maybe someday I can have a closet full of clothes that actually fit me! (I'm sure some people identify with that, right? :) )
--Lucy