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Hi to all! I've been lurking for the last couple of days :} I am

I am 35yrs young, married to my high school sweetheart, we

have two great boy's ages 11 & 8. I did Atkins about 2 years ago for

about 4 weeks but fell off the wagon. I did lose 20 lbs at that

point. I have been fat forever. I was always teased about my weight

as a kid but I look back at pictures and I really don't see all the

fat that the other kids gave me grief about. After my husband and I

met (he was a former fat kid) we ate together. I was near 150lbs at

5'5 " when we met, the least amount I ever weighed was 145lb. and that

looked real good but I didn't see it then either, that bad self

imagine still looked fat to me. Well the weight crept on bit by bit

over the years and as my boyfriend now DH would gain weight he'd get

tough and lose it really easy. He never went over +40lbs but my fat

always stuck on me like my whole life depended on it. I was around

250lbs when we married in 1988. I was pregnant with both boy's (1990

& 1993) without too many complications at 280-300lbs. the most I ever

weighed was when I was pregnant and retaining alot of water and was

up to 330 lbs. Now here in 2001 I am 300lbs. and very sick and tired

of being so heavy. I am always shocked when I see a picture of myself

or catch a glimps of my FULL reflection, all our mirrors at home are

sholders and up :] I can't believe it is me. It isn't who I feel I

am. So here I am baring my soul and numbers on the scale which even

Dh doesn't know in hopes of getting going and staying going cause

it's going to be a long haul to the new me. I could kick myself for

not staying on I could have easily been to my goal weight by now:(

But oh well coulda shoulda woulda won't get me anywhere. Candace~ I

went to your family web page you are so beautiful and so are your

daughter's, I hope you and I can be newbie buddies. I had the same

problem with headaches on induction I couldn't get rid of it for

nothing. I was taking Advil constantly. I really feel that

supplements helped alot though, I had finaly broke down and bought

the big three from Atkins- Basic 3, Essential Oils & Dieters

Advantage and when I took them my headaches went away, may have been

a coinsident that I had made it through my withdrawl period. Also I

found the Advantage Bars usefull for those times when I would get too

busy and not eat and then all of a sudden I HAD TO EAT! This is my

biggest downfall cause it is so easy to go to a drive thru and get

something fast and blow it.

Anyone have any good salad dressing recipes out there, bottled stuff

has so much crap in them. One of my other big hurdles is meal

planning. I am making my kids sit down with me and try to plan out a

menu that is good for all of us and then get them to help with prep.

DH is always home late and I hate cooking for myself and the boy's

and then listen to them gripe about dinner. We eat way too much take

out. Can't eat properly eating take out all the time! Well this is

getting too long I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you

better.

aka mysticalmom

Grand Rapids, Michigan