kimmers39
Tue, Mar-25-14, 04:17
Previously lost 40+ lbs on Atkins, unfortunately due to illness, some of it was lost too fast, and I ended up not going up the steps/phases properly and basically fell off the wagon since I needed to put some weight back on ASAP. I have started at induction again, fully intending to only stay in it for 2 weeks before moving up to OWL. So far I have found some amazing recipes that I can't wait to try so I guess I'm here to stay after lurking a couple of days :)
Basically, I am 44, mom of 2 girls (18 and 12), love my dogs, camping, actually like my work (altho I would rather hit the lottery) and am engaged to a great guy who eventually I will move forward with.
My children support me (my oldest actually bought me an Atkins cookbook for my birthday :))
My fiance, not so much. Not only does he LOVE breads, potatoes, rice, and sweets ( I keep telling him he will be diabetic some day if he keeps it up ), he can't help but feel that my last round with Atkins led to my illness. I had recently started working with adult MRDD, my daughter spent a day in the ER, and somewhere between the 2 I picked up C-Diff ( I think one of the clients may be a carrier). Because I also have chronic colitis, the c-diff went undiagnosed for almost 2 weeks while I treated for a bad flare up. Then there was 3 weeks of antibiotics. So altho the man who knows in his head that c-diff is a bacterial infection, and in no way related to Atkins, he remembers watching me suffer horribly for 6 weeks with an illness that hospitalizes most, while I went to work everyday.
This time I plan to do it right, I have 2 doctors telling me to follow a low carb lifestyle, and I know how much better I feel without the extra "chub"
Happy Low Carbing to me! :wave:
Basically, I am 44, mom of 2 girls (18 and 12), love my dogs, camping, actually like my work (altho I would rather hit the lottery) and am engaged to a great guy who eventually I will move forward with.
My children support me (my oldest actually bought me an Atkins cookbook for my birthday :))
My fiance, not so much. Not only does he LOVE breads, potatoes, rice, and sweets ( I keep telling him he will be diabetic some day if he keeps it up ), he can't help but feel that my last round with Atkins led to my illness. I had recently started working with adult MRDD, my daughter spent a day in the ER, and somewhere between the 2 I picked up C-Diff ( I think one of the clients may be a carrier). Because I also have chronic colitis, the c-diff went undiagnosed for almost 2 weeks while I treated for a bad flare up. Then there was 3 weeks of antibiotics. So altho the man who knows in his head that c-diff is a bacterial infection, and in no way related to Atkins, he remembers watching me suffer horribly for 6 weeks with an illness that hospitalizes most, while I went to work everyday.
This time I plan to do it right, I have 2 doctors telling me to follow a low carb lifestyle, and I know how much better I feel without the extra "chub"
Happy Low Carbing to me! :wave: