Elleth's Atkins Diet Progress

I started the Atkins diet in October, 2003.  I wanted to lose weight.  I was surprised that not only did I lose weight, but I got a lot healthier.   My blood pressure dropped to an average 110/70.  I also found out that this is not a diet; it's a way of life.  This page lets me keep up with my progress.

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October 2003     180 lbs	January 2004     160 lbs
February 2004     153 lbs	March 2004     149 lbs
April 2004     150 lbs	May 2004     147 lbs
June 2004 146 lbs	July 2004 146 lbs
August 2004 142 lbs	October 2004 135 lbs One Year Anniversary!
December 2004 134 lbs	January 2005 133 lbs

10/18/2003    180 lbs    Began Atkins Induction - Blood Pressure 125/83 - BF 40%

10/25/2003    176 lbs    I lost 4 lbs the first week.  I'm so psyched!

10/31/2003    174 lbs    Halloween was tough, but I made it through!

11/08/2003    174 lbs    Start OWL Rung 1

11/15/2003    171 lbs    Start OWL Rung 2

11/25/2003    170 lbs    Hit first 10 lb mini-goal!  50 lbs to go!!!

11/27/2003    169 lbs    Start OWL Rung 3 - Had Thanksgiving at my house.  Another day cheat-free!  I made Atkins friendly cheesecake and chocolate ice cream so I could have some treats for today and my birthday tomorrow.

12/07/2003    167 lbs    Start working out with weights

12/13/2003    165 lbs    Start OWL Rung 4
 

12/25/2003    163 lbs    Merry Christmas!!!  I made some awesome chocolate-peanut butter bars for my Christmas treat.  They were addictive!!!

12/27/2003    163 lbs    Start OWL Rung 5
 

01/04/2004    160 lbs    Hit my 20 lb loss mini-goal.  40 more pounds to go!

01/17/2004    155 lbs    Start OWL Rung 7

01/24/2004    156 lbs    Couldn't control portions on grapes.  Temporarily cut them out of my diet.

02/14/2004    151 lbs    Valentines day. My DH got me low-carb chocolates. They taste great!

02/17/2004    153 lbs     Yikes! The chocolates made me gain weight. Cut sugar alcohol laden low-carb chocolates out of my diet.

03/04/2004    150 lbs    Hit 30 lb loss mini-goal of 150 lbs.  I'm halfway there!

03/13/2004    147 lbs    1/2 cup B&J Evil Karb Karma Chocolate ice-cream.  Gained weight again.  Cut B&J out of my diet.

03/17/2004    151 lbs

04/01/2004    150 lbs

05/09/2004    148 lbs

06/01/2004    147 lbs    Weight loss has slowed, but I am still cheat free and enjoying my diet!

07/23/2004    145 lbs    I have been hovering around the same weight since the B&J episode in March, until today. The scale is moving again! Woohoo!!!!

10/10/2004    135 lbs    Started rung 9 - grains

10/17/2004    135 lbs    One year complete - cheat free!  WooHoo!

12/17/2004    134 lbs    The Dr. said my blood work has been coming back so well that we don't need to take it that often anymore. 

01/17/2005    133 lbs    My weight loss story was published in CarbLite Magazine!  I couldn't believe they were interested.

02/05/2005    133 lbs    Weight loss is very slow now, but still progressing.  Regaining my health has been the best gift!

02/14/2005    136 lbs    Found out I was pregnant, went on maintenance and gained a couple of pounds.  It was ectopic, so I had surgery on the 14th.

04/04/2005    135 lbs    Got the go ahead from the Dr. to try for another baby

04/17/2005    134 lbs    Almost back to where I was in January before all the madness happened.