2 years ago i went on the atkins diet and lost from 180 to 160 pounds got layed off from work for 10 months and gained it back plus more to go with it i now weigh 210 i have tried to go on this diet many times and cant seam to stick with it but i am determained to do this time starte date 10/04/2006

Hi! I'm a newbie here, just checking things out & feeling my way around. Congratulations on your new start! I have been steadily gaining weight since I started having kids (17 years ago). I always thought, "it's only 2 or 3 pounds". But 17 years later, that 2 or 3 pounds a year now totals 45 pounds! I don't want to go on a certain diet - been there, done that. I want to make permanent lifestyle changes instead. Maybe we can support each other?