I had read in various posts that on Atkins you might end up a smaller size at a higher weight than when eating low-fat.
IT'S TRUE!!!!!
About 12 years ago I started a low-fat diet weighing 190 lbs. When I say low-fat, I mean very low fat. I literally starved 60 lbs. off in 4 months. I ended up feeling soooo awful that I swore I would never do that again. I then proceeded to eat myself back up to 273, all the while vowing that being thin was not worth the torture I went through eating low-fat.
Then a friend started Atkins in a last-ditch attempt to avoid the gastric bypass surgery her doctor was pushing her to have. After seeing her success, and reading DANDR cover to cover a few times, I finally let myself believe that there might be a glimmer of hope. I am so glad that I took the risk!
Anyway, at the beginning of that horrible low-fat diet 12 years ago I measured myself. I had saved those measurements all those years in a small notebook, and when I started Atkins I used the same notebook to keep track of my measurements. After my usual Sunday morning weigh & measure I happened to glance back at my starting measurements from 12 years ago. I am the exact same size now that I was then, 20 lbs. lighter! Actually, my thighs are 1/2 inch smaller!
Go Atkins!
When I began I set 150 as my goal, afraid to set my sights too high for fear of disappointment. Now I'm hoping that I might actually be happy at 150.
But this time I know that I can reach my goal in a much healthier, happier way, and actually make it permanent!