Kosher Cat
New member
Okay, so here I am, stuck between a rock and a hard place. I have always been overweight and constantly made fun as a child, and even as a teenager. I never thought it was possible for someone like me to lose weight, I have often said to myself "You were born chubby, you just have to face the fact that you will always be big". Well, I was wrong. Here I am doing the impossible! Back in 2006 I had lost 40 pounds on the Atkins diet, which took me about 2 and a half months to lose. But as soon as I got off of the diet, all the weight piled back on in a matter of a few months, plus I gained 10 pounds more. When I lost the 40 pounds I told myself that there was no way I'd ever gain the weight back, but here I am once again. The highest weight I have ever been was 287.5 when I started Atkins, now I top the scales at almost 300. I'm 5'10, so my weight hides well all over my body. I recently went to the doctors and they told me that my pancreas is insolent resistance, meaning that I could develop diabetes at any moment. When I heard the news I was scared and deeply motivated to lose weight, I couldn't just let this happen to me and then complain about it later. I'm going to have to lose weight either way. My family has a history of diabetes so this could all be genetic, the doctors still aren't sure. I vowed I would never go on Atkins again, especially at a time like this, all I need to do is lose the weight and gain more back. Now I'm taking it one day at a time. I'm cutting back on my portion sizes, I'm not counting calories or limiting myself to just vegetables and water, I'm being practical and not starving my body. I'm eating what I want, within limits, and going for 20 minute walks or longer each day. I've totally cut out soda and pop altogether, and just drinking water, which I've found significantly helps. So far everything is paying off. I never topped the scale at 300 pounds, but I find it very motivational for me to say I was.