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I thought I'd start a diary and share a little about me and my journey.
I am Rachel, and I'm 29. I live with my husband and 2 labradors Bruno and Bonnie. I am currently unemployed but looking hard. I've always worked in the social care field.
I used to use this site but on the Xenical forums when I was prescribed that by my GP. Of course I fell off the wagon as I was depriving myself too much and I wasn't really in the best frame of mind to be dieting.
In the past I have done my own low carb diets that I kind of made up a bit. This was when I was a bit younger and I did generally keep my weight in check although I have never been thin. I think moving in with my husband was probably the point that I started gaining weight as he loves bread and chocolate. I had never really been that bothered about them but did start eating more. Of course I found my appetite grew and having a stressful job meant that I crammed whatever I could get into my mouth when I had the chance. I started to see food as comfort and spent my free time scoffing. That is how I ended up here.
In the 3 weeks that I have done Atkins by the book, I have lost more weight than I have successfully managed with any other diet. I'm not dissatified with it and I find that I'm not spending all day thinking about food like I usually do on a diet. I'm eating 3 meals a day and every meal time I'm not ravenous enough to over eat. It's blinking marvelous.
I am also trying to get more exercise in. I am walking up to the shopping centre now if I only need a few things. Get fit and save petrol bonus! Since I'm unemployed I have added another walk into my doggies schedule so they now go out 3 times a day. I only ever used to pop in at a lunch time when working. This means that I walk the dogs at least 90 minutes a day. My Fitness Pal says that this means I am burning 501 calories a day doing this. Blooming heck, that's so exciting! I'm gonna walk even more!
So up to today. I have been walking of course. I have also been sitting in the sun with hat over face as I don't want wrinkles yet, my grey hair coming through is bad enough to me. I sat and read some more of the Atkins book about disease prevention.
Food wise Ive been good and intend on being good the rest of the day and my life. I know that eating the way I have and not exercising has got me here. I'm not going back to having no eneregy and being miserable because there are far too many pretty clothes out there that I deserve to wear. So I'm going to
I am Rachel, and I'm 29. I live with my husband and 2 labradors Bruno and Bonnie. I am currently unemployed but looking hard. I've always worked in the social care field.
I used to use this site but on the Xenical forums when I was prescribed that by my GP. Of course I fell off the wagon as I was depriving myself too much and I wasn't really in the best frame of mind to be dieting.
In the past I have done my own low carb diets that I kind of made up a bit. This was when I was a bit younger and I did generally keep my weight in check although I have never been thin. I think moving in with my husband was probably the point that I started gaining weight as he loves bread and chocolate. I had never really been that bothered about them but did start eating more. Of course I found my appetite grew and having a stressful job meant that I crammed whatever I could get into my mouth when I had the chance. I started to see food as comfort and spent my free time scoffing. That is how I ended up here.
In the 3 weeks that I have done Atkins by the book, I have lost more weight than I have successfully managed with any other diet. I'm not dissatified with it and I find that I'm not spending all day thinking about food like I usually do on a diet. I'm eating 3 meals a day and every meal time I'm not ravenous enough to over eat. It's blinking marvelous.
I am also trying to get more exercise in. I am walking up to the shopping centre now if I only need a few things. Get fit and save petrol bonus! Since I'm unemployed I have added another walk into my doggies schedule so they now go out 3 times a day. I only ever used to pop in at a lunch time when working. This means that I walk the dogs at least 90 minutes a day. My Fitness Pal says that this means I am burning 501 calories a day doing this. Blooming heck, that's so exciting! I'm gonna walk even more!
So up to today. I have been walking of course. I have also been sitting in the sun with hat over face as I don't want wrinkles yet, my grey hair coming through is bad enough to me. I sat and read some more of the Atkins book about disease prevention.
Food wise Ive been good and intend on being good the rest of the day and my life. I know that eating the way I have and not exercising has got me here. I'm not going back to having no eneregy and being miserable because there are far too many pretty clothes out there that I deserve to wear. So I'm going to