I had this abdominal pain for a few weeks that just kept getting worse. I went to my "female" doc and went thru test upon test with ultrasounds and everything with absolutely no answer, except "it's not life threatening, whatever it is". They gave me an absolute diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (which explained ALOT, and was also semi-expected), and said my insulin was pre-diabetic. She said "you need to go low carb. I suggest Atkins."

Well, a couple of my bandmates had been on it and done well, but the one time I tried it, I didn't read the book and didn't stay on it.

That day I was in Walgreens and there was a stand with a cookbook and the original Atkins book, so I bought it and the rest is history. I feel great, and it's only a matter of time! That's amazing to me! I'm just living my life and being a little careful, and the reward is spectacular! Being my fun, spunky, wild, beautiful self again! AMEN!