NT & Weight Loss & Practicalities Issues...

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I am in a predicament. I want to start changing things now.

However, unless our buyers come up with another freak demand, we are

closing on the sale of this house in 34 days and outta here. Thing

is, just this moment, we're still not sure which church we're going

to be at, and probably won't know 100% until 2 weeks before we have

to be out. So on one hand, I have a whole whoppin lot going on to

find temp sources of NT foods locally to be abandoning and re-

finding in 5 weeks. On the other hand, I don't want to put off

protecting my (and my family's) health for 5 weeks.

I need to lose 150 pounds (wince) and the only thing in my life that

ever worked was starvation. I have maintained this weight now since

I gave birth to my last baby 6.5 years ago. (I swear, if it would

ever come off, it would STAY off!) My doc won't talk with me about

it and just glibly suggested WLS (weight-loss surgery). My husband

thinks I am beautiful as is, and I've moved past self-loathing. But

I am terrified stupid of ending up diabetic with cancer and heart

disease to boot before my kids even reach adulthood.

I've tried Schwarzbien, liked the concept, never could figure out

what levels of what I was supposed to be on and maintained. I tried

Atkins starting the day after Christmas. Eight days into induction,

I started having excrutiating pains in my right side, that felt like

I was massively constipated, yet, I really wasn't. Found out a few

months later (after my idiot doc misdiagnosed it as hip arthritis)

that I had kidney stones. (Thank God for a good woman

gynecologist!) So I'm scared stupid to try low-carb again for fear

of more kidney stones. That and aside from being a sweets lover, I

was dying having to give up fruits for who knew how long because of

how much I had to lose. Tried Weight Watchers, but it starts being

so derned tedious counting all those little points and knowing

you're supposed to do that every day the rest of your life.

That and there is such a push there to eat the low-fat/fat free,

artificially sweetened everything that it's frightening.

Does anyone have any sound advice here? I'm not in it for the

cosmetic reasons or wanting kewl clothes. I want to be healthy

enough to see my kids live! Should I just be content to be sitting

in size 24's (dies of humiliation) or actively work on this weight

thing? And how? I've been chubby since I was 8, so for 20 years of

my life, my weight has been a torment. I'm so tired of it, I just

want to get around to enjoying life and not being called a manatee

on vacation. I know Christie did lose quite a lot with NT/Atkins.

Would you mind mailing me privately with details of how that worked

if it's not a bother? I'm really at a loss but you have all been so

wonderfully supporting and accepting in my few days here, that I am

just astounded.

TIA!

Amy the Desperate