| Hi, I'm Rebecca. | | | | practice, I've figured out what I have to do to stay |
| I began the low carb lifestyle in April this year, when | | | | content with my diet so that I can live thin and |
| my second child was 6 months old. At that time I | | | | healthy, forever. |
| had about 20 pounds to lose. Fortunately, I was able | | | | My diet consists, mainly, of protein and vegetables. I |
| to lose 18 lbs in about 3 months. Then, after carefully | | | | eat beef, poultry, pork, fish, seafood and eggs. I also |
| watching calories, I dropped below my goal weight. | | | | eat vegetables. In moderation, I eat cheeses, nuts, |
| For the first time in years, I am healthy, I feel great | | | | flax seed and dairy products. Very occasionally I have |
| and I am thin! | | | | berries. What works for me is keeping my carbs way |
| Interestingly, through my weight loss and | | | | low. This enables me to indulge my sweet tooth and |
| maintenance journey, I have become rather | | | | enjoy wine, while maintaining my goal weight. |
| fascinated with the entire realm of 'dieting.' I have | | | | Fats satisfy me, so I eat them; but they are limited. |
| found that, like an art, thin is a skill to be mastered. | | | | Sometimes, I really enjoy having something sweet, |
| This takes energy, effort and work, every single day. | | | | especially after dinner. So, I make healthy (low carb |
| I have learned that taking control over food is | | | | and low fat) baked goods and often have one or |
| necessary to be successful at thinness. It was | | | | two servings after my evening meal. I also have one |
| through gathering knowledge, putting methods into | | | | glass of wine, every evening, with dinner. Simplicity |
| practice, tailoring diets to fit my needs, constant | | | | helps, a lot, for my menu. Boring, perhaps, to some ... |
| focus, planning ahead, and consistency with healthy | | | | but it works for me. |
| food choices, that I gained control over food. | | | | I am not tempted to cheat or alter the way that I |
| What I put in my mouth is my choice. I am in total | | | | eat. My diet is my art. I have wrapped my brain |
| control over the calories I consume. Through trial and | | | | around my food choices. My mind dictates what I |
| error I have learned how I must eat to stay at goal. | | | | eat, nothing else does. No one else does. It's a |
| I have power over food and, because of this, I feel | | | | learned skill and has become quite automatic. It really |
| free. My mind dictates food choices, not my appetite. | | | | can be as easy as mind over matter. |
| This gets easier and easier. My eating has become | | | | I have committed to this way of eating, for life. It's |
| routine. Planning allows me to know what I'll have for | | | | easy for me to know I've made my diet a lifestyle |
| every meal, ahead of time. I honestly look forward | | | | because I truly enjoy every food I eat, even more |
| to every lunch and every dinner. | | | | than I ever did before. I'm so happy with the foods I |
| Art is commonly understood as a skill used to create | | | | eat; they satisfy me and make me feel great! |
| an aesthetic result. My way of eating has enabled me | | | | I must credit Kimmer of the Kimkins Diet and (the |
| to achieve my goal weight. Like art, a diet can offer | | | | late) Dr. Atkins for enabling me to learn through |
| different interpretations. Like perfecting any skill, I | | | | sharing their knowledge and experience. They have |
| found ways to modify my eating to get the results I | | | | been instrumental in supporting my weight loss, as I |
| desired. This took concentration and discipline. | | | | have incorporated so much from their eating plans |
| Low carb eating has become a passion for me. | | | | into my own. It's also important to say that a lot of |
| However, I cannot eat everything and maintain thin. I | | | | you fellow low carbers have helped me to learn and |
| must manage calories to manage my weight. Through | | | | grow, too. I thank all of you! |