I will be starting back on my low carb diet on January 1st, I started Atkins on Decmber 1st and lost 10 lbs the first week, then my husband told me not to stress myself out over the holidays to eat what I wanted, and start again on January 1st. So I am doing that. I had my first child October 2002, and I am still trying to get my baby weight off. I gained 70 lbs with her. I think I came to the right place for the encouragement and just people to talk too while I am doing my low carb diet. I hope to get to know a lot of you....

I am new too, just joined a couple of days ago. I haven't really started the whole plan, I am "research" phase and waiting for my book to arrive. I too want to lose about 70 pounds. It seems impossible, but I read journals and see what people have lost and what they have eaten doing it...amazing. I am a total carb addict, so that is going to be a major adjustment for me, but I am on my third almost carb free day, and already lost two pounds??????? I don't know if it is easier in that I am single and can eat what and when I want. Good luck to you. Hope you start a journal and if you like, become lc friends oh yes. for fun you may wish to visit a site called myvirtualmodel.com There you can build an avatar that shows what you would look like at any given weight loss. OMG Mine shows me in a bikini at my goal weight LOL A forty-year old spinster school marm in a bikini...works for me!!!!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK

Hi and welcome to the forum

Mollymom,
Thanks for the encouragement!!! I would love to become lc buddies! I will check out that website too. Thanks so much. I would love to get back down to my pre-preggo weight which was 130, but I am shooting for 145 right now. Just to be realistic. I hope to talk to you more....

hey there...im Pam....ive been doing atkins for 80 something days now and ive lost 50.5 pounds....i, like you, gained a LOT of weight having babies, so i still have LOADS to lose, but i know with this eating change it can be done!! Keep up the great work....ya gotta start somewhere and youve already started!! WHOOHOOOOOOO!!!

feel free to visit my journal anytime, i love new friends!! all ya do is click the journal icon at the bottom of the post from the person you want to visit...(just in case ya dont know...lol)

soo ill see ya there sometime!!

Hi there! I only wish I had known about Atkins 18 years ago, while pregnant with my first baby. It would've made all the difference in the world.

Now, five babies later, WOAH! LOL

I wish you greatest success on your journey, and try to keep in mind that this isn't a 'diet'. This is a way of eating that will help you keep the weight off for the rest of your life.