Hi everyone:

I'm glad to find a forum like this, found it by accident, but it's a good find because I just started the Dr. Atkins diet March 25. So you see, I'm ultra new this time around anyway.

I'm facing a major weight loss of about 150 pounds if I were to come down to goal, but then I would be pleased to report a loss of 20 to 30 pounds at first. I should say I've been up and down this hill many times in my life with my weight ranging from 130 pounds to a high of about 300. It's discouraging, but then I like the diet I have found and there is so much here that makes sense to me.

I'm pretty optimistic, however, I know how difficult this journey is and once again am pleased to say hello to everyone. Actually, I need to finally stabilize my weight at a lower level, and that will be a challenge as well.

I love food but I love life more and for me, I feel I'm on the verge of serious problems. Never before have I experienced knee pain for instance so this is surely a wake-up call. At 55 years of age, however, recent diets have just not worked and I sometimes feel like the darn pounds are glued on permanently.

However, we will persevere and look forward to meeting with you online again.

annet