Hi there -
I've done Atkins in the past, but never gotten down to my goal weight. I was pretty good at sabatoging things when I had less than 15 pounds to go until goal.
I re-started Atkins on 7/13/05 at 173.5#
Today, 08/03/05 (3 weeks later) I have lost 10.5# and am at 163.
I am 5'6 1/2" and my goal is 135.
My problems with Atkins in the past were missing my crunchy carb snacks and missing my milk. I LOVE milk.
So - I'm following a modified Atkins plan to work around that.
Every AM, for breakfast I have 1/2 c All-bran and 1/2 c whole milk. That pretty much takes care of the cravings I got before that would cause me to stray from the diet and I think it has worked fairly well for me.
Other than that - I follow Atkins.
I'm using FitDay to figure my daily amounts and I'm usually at 50-60 carb grams before subtracting 25-30 fiber grams, so I'm staying in the 25-30 net carb range.
I've also begun working out at the Y 3 times a week. Mostly elliptical trainer & bike stuff, but I'm going to start some upper body stuff this week.
Ok - that's about all I can think of to tell you. I don't have any specific questions right now - just thought I'd introduce myself.
Oh - I'm 42 and I'm from Ohio.