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Tinakaye from Ohio is 36 years old and the mother of four. She has been following the Atkins diet on and off for ten years, but used it only as a "diet" and not lifetime a way of eating. "I started again two years ago," she said, "with the first year being off and on. Then, a year ago, the light bulb went off in my head. I finally understood that this must be a lifetime way of eating and not just a diet for me. I know that Dr. Atkins repeats many times throughout his book that this is to be a way of eating, but I thought I was "different" and it didn't apply to me...... Wrong!"

1999 Low Carb Success Stories The Bickfords Low Carb Success Story Low Carb Success Story: Scott Anderson Low-Carb Success Story: Cheryl & Randy Nicholson Meet Dana Carpender, Low Carb Expert & Author

Straight Talk & No Nonsense by Kathleen Lunson - Kathleen doesn't pull any punches. She offers straight talk and no-nonsense advice about losing weight, food addiction, New Year's resolutions and the low-carb lifestyle.

Drs. Rachel and Richard Heller of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have discovered a revolutionary new diet that eliminates the cravings and helps you to overcome the yo-yo syndrome - permanently - without deprivation.

Last week I spent several hours on the phone with Dana Carpender, the author of How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet And Lost Forty Pounds. I have a word of warning for you. Do not talk to Dana if you're depressed and want to stay that way. Do not talk to Dana if you're bored and want to stay that way. Dana is upbeat, informative, funny, and fascinating. It would be impossible to be in a grand blue funk when you called her and still be in one when you hung up the phone. Impossible.

This Low-Carb success story was submitted by Cheryl during the month of June 2000. Cheryl's story was so fantastic, I decided to print it exactly how she wrote it.

In a revolutionary approach to weight loss and improved health, author Ray Audette presents his groundbreaking "caveman" diet—an eating program that stems from the notion that what we ate before agriculture and technology evolved is still what our bodies need to function effectively, stave off disease, and stay lean and healthy.

What are the traits one needs to adopt to come out not just a survivor, but a winner in the weight loss game? You have to have a goal & a way to reach it.

In the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks character is marooned on a deserted island where for four years he consumes a nearly perfect low carbohydrate diet of crab and coconut. On this Paleolithic diet it is no surprise that his body becomes sculpted, lean and strong. Of course, we could all do that if we were in such a situation. If the only foods available to us were the healthiest of low carb foods we would never be tempted, would we?

Quick Tips - I have a suggestion for anyone who is drinking lots of water. Don't throw away your water bottles! Rinse them out, then fill them about ⅓ of the way full of water & put them in the freezer.