Hi Red and SenseShine,
Well it appears that there are three of us anyhow. I have been working to personalize the South Beach plan to make it my own for about a month and am getting more comfortable with it as time goes by.
I'm sorry to hear about your parents Red and the extra stress that you are feeling. Stress and loneliness have always been two of the triggers that have sent me to my comfort zone with food. It's pretty sad that I would go to food for comfort but I guess it has always been there so it's easy to do. I just have to break that habit and move on to dealing with my feelings.
About a week after I started LCing I decided to quit smoking after 30+ yrs of that bad habit. Talk about timing; I'm not certain what motivated me to do it just now but now I've been about a month without smoking!
Anyhow, I'm glad to see both of you and will be watching for you to start your Journal so I will know where to find you.
Take care and remember to take time for yourselves,
Ted

Ted, Congrats on getting acclimated to a diet that suits you well and also for quitting smoking! Good for you!!!!! Keep up the great work.
Have a great day!

Hi you all! I'm in MD, too, and have been a poster on this forum off and on for years. Ted, congrats on quitting smoking -- such a great accomplishment!

I'm living in Columbia, and a full time pharmacy student up in Baltimore. Have two kids, hubby, etc. Life is very full; sometimes TOO full!

Hope you all are doing well with your programs...! (you can see more about me in my journal)

Take care!

I'm from northern Harford Co. as well...born and raised!!

Congrats on the 12lbs!!!

Hi Neighbors!

I am from Towson, MD near Baltimore. I've been on this forum before, about three years ago. I started Atkins again on Wednesday. Pehaps I'll see you around the forum!

I am a low carbing Marylander......I grew up in Ferndale and married a guy from Baltimore Highlands. After living in Germany for several years, we bought a house in his old neighborhood and we spend a lot of time rehabbing it! Neat thread...good to know there are other Marylanders out there!

Hi Everyone,

I'm from Annapolis, MD home to the United States Naval Academy. My doctor wants me to eat meats and vegetables. So I'm assuming it's a low carb diet.