Hey everybody,

I'm glad I found this forum about the low carb lifestyle. The informational links and positive people have made me feel like I found a home for my new diet lifestyle.

Anyway, a little about myself. In my 20's and 30's I could just exercise and the weight would come right off. Now that I'm in my early 40's (43 this May) I can no longer do that. I found this out the hard way a year and a half ago, when I suffered a stress fracture in my lower left leg. Too much running and my weight was no longer dropping like it used to. 1 1/2 years later (and 30 pounds heavier) I realized I had to do something with my diet.

This past Christmas I discovered the Atkins diet and on New Years day 2002, I started. I'm feeling great and even my wife has started the diet with great results. There really is a life after wheat!

Mark