hi everyone i just join and this is my second time on a LC diet the first time i did it i lost about 20lbs. and now my goal is to lose 40 by aug. it is so hard for me to lose on this program doing it a second round i'm here to get some help so please HELP!!!!!!!!!

Hi, wlara! Welcome!

Low carb isn't for everyone, and every body is different, but most people do lose weight on Atkins. How fast? That's impossible to tell. Some people will lose 2 or 3 pounds a week regularly, and others will lose in clumps -- nothing for a week or two, then 3 or 4 pounds. There are as many different patterns as there are people.

BUT the important thing is that, on LC, you're losing fat, not muscle. Taking your measurements can be a better measure of how you're doing than the scale, sometimes. There are lots of examples of people who think they haven't lost anything -- the scale doesn't budge -- and then they try on a dress or pair of jeans that should be a size or two to small, and it fits.

Why not give it a real try? Read the book, stick to the rules, do Induction, and see how you do.

Good luck -- I hope you'll let us know how it's going.

Hi Wendy and welcome to this forum.

Well done on your previous weight loss. I hope things go well this time. As you are so young, the weight may be lost easier as you will not have years of yo-yo dieting. However, beware, this is a way of life and so you must think about low carbing as a permanent change to your eating habits, otherwise, if you go back to where you were before then it will all pile back on again.

May I wish you every success.