very helpful, i am very new here, im still on the induction phase of the low carb diet, however i feel wonderful, i am female, 28 years old weighing currently 257 pounds, i cant even blame it on the birth of my daughter who is now three because i lost weight all throughout my pregnancy. This is all me. It is wonderful to feel as though there is acceptance not out of pity but of understanding. One of my main reasons for wanting to change my lifestyle, and i say lifestyle because i never realized how much it revolved around food, but anyway I've never been able to cross my legs, and as a femal e it is something that I've always wanted to do. So here I am, hopefully I can get my husband on board (he had low carb fried chicken and had no clue that he wasn't eating chicken drenched in flour)....funny man.