I am from Omaha, NE. Have been doing LC for just a few weeks after taking a several month vacation. I would love buddy's from anywhere. I have joined the Turtle Club and gotten lots of motivation. I am definitely a SLOOOOOOOW loser and for a long time, I felt like it was just me. Now I know that there are lot's of others out there just like me and I've learned this past couple weeks to concentrate on how good I am feeling instead of the numbers. I was down to 145 and I cheated for a few days and leaned to the left on the scale, but this morning, I decided to get honest and stand up straight and add the lbs back on my profile. Have you done Atkins before, Lori?