Personal Experience

Dale from Melbourne, Australia, is 55 years old and is 5 foot six inches tall. Dale follows the Atkins program. Dale does not weigh herself, nor does she want to, but rather Dale prefers to keep track of her progress by her clothing size until she is closer to pre-maintenance. Dale began low carbing wearing a size 32 and is currently wearing a size 24. Her goal is to wear a size 14/16.

Christine from Ohio is 5' 2" tall and 36 years old. Christine has been following the Atkins program since May of 2001. She began her plan weighing 163 pounds, and is currently at her goal weight of 120 pounds. As far as her starting size, Christine said, "Sorry, I can't help you in this area. I was too scared to get a tape measure out! I do know I was in a size 14 jeans and now I'm in size 3/5. Whooohoo!!"

Shannon from Virginia is 31 years old and 5' 3" inches tall. Shannon has been following the Atkins program since January 7, 2002. When she began, Shannon weighed 305 pounds and wore size 28 pants and size 3X tops. Shannon currently weighs 220 pounds and is wearing a size 20 pants and size 18/20 tops. Her goal is to weight 135 pounds and wear size 10's.

Thomas from Dublin, Ireland, is 41 years old and 5' 7 1/2" tall. Thomas has been following the Optimal Nutrition low carbohydrate diet by Jan Kwasniewski for 10 months, and has dropped from 95kg and a size 44 waist to 80kg and a 34 waist. Thomas' goal weight is 78-80kg.

February 14th, Valentine's Day! As usual, there was food. Chocolate candy, strawberries dredged in chocolate, chocolate cheesecake... Lets see what else can chocolate be put on to add to the carb count? Well, you get the idea!

Alicia from Alabama is 22 years old and 5' 8" tall. Alicia has been following the Atkins program for three months, and has slimmed down from her starting weight of 200 pounds to just three pounds shy of her goal weight of 150 pounds. Alicia began following Atkins wearing a size 18, but is now sporting size 10/12s. She would like to eventually wear a size 8/10.

Ruth Glick doesn't know it yet, but her family is about to become larger. After reading her cookbook, Fabulous Lo-Carb Cuisine, trying some of the recipes, and talking to her on line, I've decided to ask her to adopt me. I want to eat like this all the time, and I'd like to enjoy her company. She's delightful.

Since it was just Thanksgiving the other day, I don't know how it can already be February, but such is the speed of 'time travel.' And speaking of how fast things travel, I want to tell you this piece of trivia which may or may not be true, but which ought to be true if it isn't. They say that the speed of a computer mouse, that is, the distance the cursor moves across the screen, in relation to the distance the mouse actually moves across the mouse pad, is measured in units called mickeys. Don't you just love it!

Nancy from Monterey, Tennessee did not start low carbing for weight loss. Nancy is 69 years old, 5' 3" tall, weighed 111 pounds, and wore a size 6 when she began Dr. Richard Bernstein's program more than six years ago to control her diabetes. Today she still wears a size 6 and now weighs 114 pounds.

Hey, here we are in the New Year once again. In our household, we had nothing but fun from Thanksgiving until this red-hot moment. Great holiday goings-on! "Yes," I hear you sigh, "we had fun in December, but the dark, cold days of January are upon us, and with them, no hope for a good time until at least Ground Hog Day, next month."

Low-carb shopping can be hard on the budget, particularly if you are purchasing hard-to-find or specialty items. Where should you look for your groceries, and how can you be sure you're getting the best price?

Alicia from Pennsylvania is 33 years old and 5' 4" tall. Alicia has been following the Atkins program since July 23, 2002, and dropped from a high weight of 234 pounds to 190 pounds. Her dress size has shrunk from a size 20 down to a size 16. Alicia's goals are to weigh 135 pounds and wear a size 10.