Personal Experience

Byron from Texas is 23 years old, and 6' 2' tall. He began his low carb journey in March of 2000 topping the scales at 360 pounds, and he had a 54-inch waistline back then. Byron is currently a pound under his goal weight, tipping the scales at 179, and he now has a 34-inch waist!

Laurie from Texas is 5' 5" tall and 39 years old. Laurie has been following the Atkins program since August of 1999. Laurie's starting weight was 167.5 pounds, and she has reached her goal weight of 125 pounds. Laurie's clothing sizes have also shrunk.....down to a size 5/6 from a 14!

Linda from Montana is 53 years old and 5' 7" tall. Linda started the Atkins program in September of 2001. At the time she began she weighed 224 pounds and was wearing a size 22. Linda is currently 199 and wearing a size 18, on her way to her goal of 140 pounds and size 12s. When Linda contacted me about sharing her success story she told me, "I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I am a Type 2 diabetic, and I have been able to go completely off my medications!! Now that is what I call SUCCESS!!"

Feeling blue because you see other people being more successful at the low carb lifestyle? Remember even a little bit of success is still success. Read stories of how to get through the tough times in Inspiration.

How to Use Protein Powder for Baking and Cooking. Low carbohydrate protein powders come in several different types: soy-based protein powders, whey-based protein powders, soy/whey blend protein powders, egg-based protein powders, egg/milk blend protein powders, & rice-based protein powders. Here's how to use protein powders for cooking and baking.

Jennifer from Kentucky is 23 years old and 5' 5" tall. She has been following the Atkins program since June 16, 2000, and is only 20 pounds from her goal weight of 148.5 pounds! Jennifer started her low carb journey weighing 248.5 pounds and wearing a size 26. She now proudly wears a size 14, and is shooting for her goal of a size 10.

Karen from California is 36 years old and 5' 7" tall. Karen has reached her goal size of 8, down from a size 12/14, and has lost 16 pounds, dropping down from 150 pounds to 134 pounds. Karen's goal weight is 128, but she is presently on the Atkins maintenance phase. She has been low carbing since Super Bowl Sunday, 2000.

"My ex-wife's uncle's cousin's brother-in-law's neighbor did that there Adkinson no carbohydrate diet, and his kidneys swelled up like a egg bound snake and flew outta his belly button and plopped right on the floor."

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Laura from Arizona is 56 years old. Laura follows Dr. Atkins' program for the most part, but occasionally does a couple days of the Stillman plan. Laura's current weight is 196 pounds, down 56 pounds from her pre-low carb weight of 246! When Laura began low carbing, she wore size 22/24, and told me that now her size 18s and larges are loose!

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Gerald and Linda from New York have both reached their goal weights by following a low carbohydrate lifestyle. Gerald follows the Atkins program, and Linda, who started with Atkins and then switched to CAD (The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet), is now back to Atkins.