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| Sun, 01-09-2005 - 3:42pm |
Hello,
I'm a 32 year old mom of 3 who is looking to lose...oh...i almost can't believe it,
...130 pounds. YIKES. I cannot belive i have gotten to this point. Somewhere in the middle of having kids...i think i just stopped looking at myself. (People i know can't believe i weigh as much as i do...so i think i carry the weight well,...not that that really helps any.) Anyway...over the last year, i have tried many many diets....to no avail. I have done WeightWatchers, SlimFast, and a host of others...with no luck...having lost only 4 pounds or less on them. Some included exercise, some didn't. It did not seem to matter anyway. So... this is my last try. I have decided to do Atkins. Enough people I know seem to have done it and lost the weight fairly quickly. I am hoping against hope that it will work for me as well. I started induction 3 days ago and the sugar/bread cravings are already more managable....so i am encouraged. For exercise i chose to do it at home courtesy of my dvd player...i am now learning to bellydance. I used to love all kinds of dancing when i was thin...haven't danced in years because of the weight. I heard belly dancing was a good fat burning exercise...so i'm trying it....I might also try some step aerobics at home...no way i'm going to a gym looking like this,...but i hate monotonous exercises...so i'm not sure how it will work for me. If anyone out there is in the same boat...i'd love to hear from you....
I'm a 32 year old mom of 3 who is looking to lose...oh...i almost can't believe it,
...130 pounds. YIKES. I cannot belive i have gotten to this point. Somewhere in the middle of having kids...i think i just stopped looking at myself. (People i know can't believe i weigh as much as i do...so i think i carry the weight well,...not that that really helps any.) Anyway...over the last year, i have tried many many diets....to no avail. I have done WeightWatchers, SlimFast, and a host of others...with no luck...having lost only 4 pounds or less on them. Some included exercise, some didn't. It did not seem to matter anyway. So... this is my last try. I have decided to do Atkins. Enough people I know seem to have done it and lost the weight fairly quickly. I am hoping against hope that it will work for me as well. I started induction 3 days ago and the sugar/bread cravings are already more managable....so i am encouraged. For exercise i chose to do it at home courtesy of my dvd player...i am now learning to bellydance. I used to love all kinds of dancing when i was thin...haven't danced in years because of the weight. I heard belly dancing was a good fat burning exercise...so i'm trying it....I might also try some step aerobics at home...no way i'm going to a gym looking like this,...but i hate monotonous exercises...so i'm not sure how it will work for me. If anyone out there is in the same boat...i'd love to hear from you....

Best of luck to you. I just started South Beach, and am finding that I am not hungry at all. Phase 1 is very strict, but there is not portion sizes, so you eat until you are full. Plus, with Phase 1 having little carbs, you fill up quickly. I tried Atkins a while ago and had to stop because a ended up with gout (ouch). Doc says that South Beach is better for you, but it's a personal choice!
I actually gave in and bought Carmen Electra's striptease aerobic DVD. If you can get past the fact that it;s Carmen Electra (puke), it;s actually very good. The hubby could reep the benefits once a few (dozen) pounds are gone!!!
Welcome and best of luck to you. It is really important to keep trying even though other diets haven't worked for you in the past. (which you are doing...good job) I read somewhere that most people that successfully lose weight have failed many times in the past. If you find that you can't lose even though you are doing everything right talk to your Dr. There may be a medical reason why you are not losing.
Belly Dancing sounds like fun. What DVD are you using? I am bored with mine. Like you I have 3 little ones and find it hard to get out of the house to exercise.
sharla
BELLY DANCING !!!
I had forgotten all about that! I use to do it when I was 20 or so..... I never took lessons but my friend did and she showed me how....I like that and if it will help me lose weight well then I will try that route too!
Sussie_Q
Welcome, and feel not bad...I need to lose close to 200 pounds! Also, I don't have any kids (yet) and so have no excuses for my weight...Anyway, this board is a great place to be. There are a lot of new people (myself included) and everyone is very supportive. I've lost 6 pounds in my week here. :)
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Andrea
Hi and welcome here (: I love my bellydancing DVD, it's so much fun! And man do you work those muscles. I remember when I first started doing mine, I realised muscles I never knew I had lol.
Some other DVD ideas are Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds - there are quite a few out there. Kathy Smith's are all good, too. Tae Bo is incredibly fun and Billy Blanks is very encouraging, when he looks right into the camera and talks to "you", you'll feel he really IS talking only to YOU!
Congrats on the Atkins thing, you're braver than I am! Keep us updated on how it's going (:
- cl-Yavie, sig in still in progress :D
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