[T Wayne]

For the encouragement of any who might need it.

I was born in Oct. of '48. I am 6'3" and as of Oct of '01 I weighted 315 lbs. At this point in my life, I really didn't care if I lived. It was too much effort. I wore 44" waist pants (but 46's felt so good I bought 48's), XXX shirts, etc.

In Jan of 2002, I started Atkins. I now weigh 190, walk 4 miles 4 or more days a week, am starting a weight lifting workout program, and haven't felt this good for 30 + years. I look forward to each and every new day now. I'm down to med. shirts and 36" waist pants.

My ultimate goal is to loose (or replace with muscle) 25 more lbs.

In keeping with the title of the late Dr. Atkins' book, I will be following "Atkins For Life"

This has been and continues to be a life changing experience.

Thank you Lord!!!!

[SamAdams76]

Congratulations on your success! My experience mirrored yours. I'm 6'3" and I weight 300 pounds on April 1st of this year.

I wore size 48/50 pants and 3XL shirts. I wore sweatpants with the elastic bands most of the time when I was home because they were comfortable. Of course, they allowed me to "stretch" at big meals.

That was when I went low-carb. I now walk 7-10 miles a day, verified by a pedometer that I wear daily for that purpose. I have dropped 70 pounds to 230 and now wear size 38/40 pants and Large shirts. The 3XL shirts look like dresses on me now and I had to get rid of them!

Of course, I'm not stopping here. I'm going to keep going until I can wear size 34 pants. That's the size I wore when I came out of the Marine Corps.

Like you, I've never felt better. At least not since I was 18 or 19 years old. I feel (and look) 10 years younger.

I urge all other Freepers who have a weight problem to check out low-carbing. It works.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It's great to be free of body fat. I can't believe we've been so mislead about nutrition and how easy it is to burn off fat. People are eating too much sugar and processed foods. I imagine a lot of lobbying groups on Capital Hill don't want that to get much coverage.

Congratulations on finding Atkins and getting a new lease on life.

[Crispy]

Congrats on your success!