Newbie here-need support! (long)
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| Mon, 01-05-2004 - 4:53pm |
My name is Jodi and I just recently started SBD. I'm on day 9 of phase one and I'm down 6 lbs! But it has been a struggle. Here's my longwinded background for all who want to listen. :-)
I was on weight watchers after the birth of my 2nd baby when I got preggo with baby #3! lol! I lost 25 pounds and was pretty happy with myself. But after my 3rd was born, I decided that I would try another diet, remembering that with weight watchers, I had a constant problem with my milk supply (I was nursing my baby). So that's where Atkins came in. I started the Atkins diet in July of last year after the birth of my 3rd baby. Then I weighed 170 lbs and was psyched about starting a diet. I was also really excited about the fact that I could eat all the meat that I wanted and STILL lose weight! I thought I was in heaven. But it didn't last long. The first 2 weeks on induction was rough, again, I struggled to keep my milk supply up by keeping a careful watch on my calorie intake, making sure that I got at least the minimum in order to make milk. So I got through that and lost 11 pounds that first 2 weeks. I did so well, that I decided to stay on induction for another 2 weeks...now more weight loss. As a matter of fact, I started gaining! So I went on into phase 2...reluctantly. More weight gain. After watching the scale steadily rise, I got discouraged and started thinking about stopping. But my ever-so-supportive dh urged me to push on ahead. I was exercising and everything, but continued to gain. I tried the Atkins bars...gross. The shakes...even worse! And on top of all that, I wasn't feeling well. I always had what felt like vertigo, was seeing little sparkly lights before my eyes and was extremely fatigued. Then, my milk started to go, so I ditched Atkins, very depressed, unhappy and with all 11 pounds that I'd previously lost.
Disgusted with myself, I found SBD. I really wanted to start in September right after I ditched Atkins, but my body was just so starved for carbs that that was all that I was eating and the thought of giving them up again was just too much for me. I was eating a big bowl of rice with toast and butter as my meals. I was on a carb binge. Then came the sweets. I ate every sweet dessert I could get my hands on and often times would skip dinner and go straight to dessert. Odd as it may seem, I lost that 11 pounds all over again! So for the next few months, I ate whatever I wanted and maintained that weight loss. I was eating fast food and everything, but would not gain a single pound! So again, I thought about SBD so that I could start losing again. But the failure with Atkins was still too fresh on my mind. I needed more time to recover. Then, the holidays rolled around.
From Thanksgiving until right after Christmas, I managed to pack on 25 lbs!! YIKES!!! And I didn't even realize it. I'm a SAHM and dh is military, so I don't go out often. Most of the time, I just walk around the house in dh's old shirts. But one day, we were getting ready to go out and I could not button any of my new clothes that I'd just recently bought! I mean, nowhere close to buttoning! I couldn't even lie on the bed and zip them. I had gotten just that huge. And these weren't small clothes either. I got them from Lane Bryant and various other plus size stores...sized 16 with stretch! I went into instant depression. Then I woke up and dug out my SBD book and recommitted myself to starting the SBD and sticking with it...no matter what!
So Dec 27, I had my last carb filled meal (and it was a doozie! LOL) and the next morning I was starting a new WOE! So far, I've only cheated once and that was day 3. I was cranky, had a killer headache and was weak and shaky. I remembered from Atkins, that the first 3-4 days were horrible as my system rid itself of all the bad stuff I'd been packing into my body for the past few months. I had a brownie ice cream sundae literally drowned in fudge sauce! But that has been my only cheat and I woke up on day 4 feeling like a new person. No cravings, no sweet tooth, nothing. I was human again! And I've been doing great ever since. I have a total of 75 lbs that I need to lose and I'm already down by 6! I was 185 when I started and my final goal will be at or around 115 lbs, which is close to (I weighed 110 at graduation) what I weighed when I graduated from high school, 8 years, 2 husbands and 3 kids ago. LOL!
Sorry to be so long-winded. Lots of HUGS to everyone who read all the way through! I'm looking forward to exchanging ideas with and getting to know everyone here! This week is going to be tough for me because I read online somewhere that nursing mothers shouldn't be in phase one, but start with phase 2 and every now and then, I feel bad about being in phase one and nursing and I tell myself that the next day I will move to phase 2 and go back to phase 1 once my baby is weaned. But every time I step on the scale and see those numbers continuing to fall and my baby is continuing to be happy and grow, I stick it out another day.
Thanks for listening! I'm really glad this group is here because I truly believe that I could not get through this alone. (((HUGS))) to all!
Jodi 185/178/115

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Thanks for the advice! You're right about the calcium and I don't know why I hadn't thought of that! (duh!) Maybe a modified phase one is what I need to get through the rest of this week. Then I'll be on phase 2 and I'll have more food choices. I do drink mother's milk tea 3 times a day and that has helped me keep a healthy milk supply for my dd.
Good luck to you too! I look forward to seeing you around the board!
Jodi
Hi Jodi, welcome.
Maggie
"Success is a journey, not a destination"
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