happyeor
Sun, Jun-30-13, 09:43
Hello!
I was a serious Atkins devotee 8 yrs ago. 52lbs in a few months and was never happier. That lasted about 3 yrs before the dreaded carb creep. Tried it 4 yrs ago, but wasnt in the zone and lost nothing. Been to Weight Watchers and enjoyed it, but stopped losing after a couple of weeks. Now
Now my health is suffering big time. Never having had hypertension in my life, it is now at a critical level which has meant I have been off sick from work since December 2012. I am allergic to all of the drugs (one of the lovely drugs made me put on 15lbs in a week and it hasnt come off).
I am also bipolar, which has been playing up substantially for the past year. Interesting to note that bipolar and obesity go hand in hand. I am being considered for gastric surgery as this would help the hypertension and the depressive side of my bipolar.
To top things off, I broke my ankle 6 weeks ago. The cast should come off tomorrow though.... :thup:
So, the way I see it is that I am at quite a serious cross roads in my life. I love food, socialising with friends, cooking, being creative and having fun. All of this changes if I have the surgery. But if I cant lose the weight, then I will be very sick. Doc say I could have a heart attack or a stroke.
I WANT MY LIFE BACK!!! :wave:
:idea: I know! I said to myself, low carbing works. It worked for me before. But like everyone else on here, I need support. My poor husband has tried to support me through every diet and his head is ready to burst! :D It doesnt help that he can eat what he likes and is still match stick thin.
I want to be able to play football with my 11yr old son, go swimming, live a life. I dont want to be so embarassed by how I look that I cant look in a mirror at home, let alone go clothes shopping. But more importantly...I want to feel well again. Like I did when I was at my target weight with Atkins 8 yrs ago. I will never forget the feeling of being able to buy any of the clothes that I liked instead of buying what might fit. I enjoyed going to the gym too.
Oh, and in my wisdom, I have booked a beach holiday for October for my family and my closest friend who is lovely and skinny!
So, I am standing at the door, peeping through the keyhole. Am I doing the right thing? Where do I start? Things have changed so much over the years. But I reckon as I knew Atkins so well, that its best if I stick there. I will be reading through as many of the posts on the forum as I can as I know most of my questions will be answered in there.
Sorry for going on. I dont normally talk as much as this, but, as I say I am at a crossroads, and sometimes, you just have to let it all out.
Take care on your journies and pick me up along the way if you can :D
Thanks
Happy
I was a serious Atkins devotee 8 yrs ago. 52lbs in a few months and was never happier. That lasted about 3 yrs before the dreaded carb creep. Tried it 4 yrs ago, but wasnt in the zone and lost nothing. Been to Weight Watchers and enjoyed it, but stopped losing after a couple of weeks. Now
Now my health is suffering big time. Never having had hypertension in my life, it is now at a critical level which has meant I have been off sick from work since December 2012. I am allergic to all of the drugs (one of the lovely drugs made me put on 15lbs in a week and it hasnt come off).
I am also bipolar, which has been playing up substantially for the past year. Interesting to note that bipolar and obesity go hand in hand. I am being considered for gastric surgery as this would help the hypertension and the depressive side of my bipolar.
To top things off, I broke my ankle 6 weeks ago. The cast should come off tomorrow though.... :thup:
So, the way I see it is that I am at quite a serious cross roads in my life. I love food, socialising with friends, cooking, being creative and having fun. All of this changes if I have the surgery. But if I cant lose the weight, then I will be very sick. Doc say I could have a heart attack or a stroke.
I WANT MY LIFE BACK!!! :wave:
:idea: I know! I said to myself, low carbing works. It worked for me before. But like everyone else on here, I need support. My poor husband has tried to support me through every diet and his head is ready to burst! :D It doesnt help that he can eat what he likes and is still match stick thin.
I want to be able to play football with my 11yr old son, go swimming, live a life. I dont want to be so embarassed by how I look that I cant look in a mirror at home, let alone go clothes shopping. But more importantly...I want to feel well again. Like I did when I was at my target weight with Atkins 8 yrs ago. I will never forget the feeling of being able to buy any of the clothes that I liked instead of buying what might fit. I enjoyed going to the gym too.
Oh, and in my wisdom, I have booked a beach holiday for October for my family and my closest friend who is lovely and skinny!
So, I am standing at the door, peeping through the keyhole. Am I doing the right thing? Where do I start? Things have changed so much over the years. But I reckon as I knew Atkins so well, that its best if I stick there. I will be reading through as many of the posts on the forum as I can as I know most of my questions will be answered in there.
Sorry for going on. I dont normally talk as much as this, but, as I say I am at a crossroads, and sometimes, you just have to let it all out.
Take care on your journies and pick me up along the way if you can :D
Thanks
Happy