Hi everybody! I'm Karen, 32 years old, from PA. I've had some minor weight struggles my whole life but nothing ever like this. Since my 2nd son was born in January 2002, I've been stuck at this awful weight in spite of 2 solid years of low-fat, high-carb, food diaries, all kinds of exercise and weights, you name it.

To make a long story short, I stumbled onto the Atkins book while shopping at Barnes & Noble, and it was just the kick in the pants I needed to get started.

I am still breastfeeding my 2-year-old son, which is going to make this a challenge due to having to avoid induction for now. I plan on letting him self-wean, but I'd like to hopefully drop weight slowly and permanently while using the LC diet.

It is great to be here!