Low Carb Success Stories

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Jess From Wisconsin’s Low Carb Success Story

Jess from Wisconsin is 18 years old and follows the Atkins program. Jess is 5' 5" tall and has gone from 225 pounds to 145 pounds! Jess' goal weight is 120. (Please note that her after picture above was taken when Jess weighed 158 pounds; Jess has lost an additional 13 pounds since that picture was taken!)

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Joanne From Leeds’ Low Carb Success Story

Joanne from Leeds in the UK is 28 years old. She started low carbing in January of 2000, and has been at it ever since. Joanne follows the Atkins program and is currently just below her goal weigh at 117 pounds. She has gone from a US size 14/16 to a US size 6/8.

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Jen From Maryland’s Low Carb Success Story

Jen from Maryland is 27 years old. Jen has been following the Atkins program since November 5, 1999, nearly 2 years now. Jen has lost 64.5 pounds dropping from 284 pounds to a current weight of 219.5 pounds, and still losing on her way to her goal of 160 pounds! She has shrunk from a size 26 to an 18! "I don't have a goal size," Jen said. "I have a goal weight. When I get there, I will be the right size."

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Carol From Wisconsin Low Carb Success Story

Carol from Wisconsin is 53. She has been following the Atkins program since June of 2000, and gone from 186 pounds to 107.5 pounds, from a size 18 to a 5! "I never had problems with weight control until I hit my mid-thirties," Carol told me. "The past fifteen years, though, it has been a real struggle to keep from gaining at an alarming rate!"

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Lori From Illinois’ Low Carb Success Story

Lori from Illinois is 26 years old. "I started Atkins on January. 3, 2001," she told me. "I guess I don't follow the plan as strictly as others do; I kind of do my own version, you could say." Lori began her journey weighing 266 pounds and wore a size 26 at that time. Just nine months later, Lori weighs 181 pounds. That's fourteen pounds lighter than she is in her 'during' picture! She now wears a size 12/14, and is well on her way to her goal weight of 150 pounds.

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