I have only posted a few times in the beginning, but I do visit this board and several others daily to help myself stay on track. I started Atkins at Thanksgiving 2005. Yesterday morning I reached 50 lbs lost, I am still 10 lbs away from goal but it seemed like such a milestone that I have been celebrating ever since. I even went and bought a 50 lb bag of rock salt to show myself what it was like to carry the extra weight around. I bought a pair of size 12 jeans this morning, I'm not sure where I started since I had gone to wearing 38" men's jeans. I'm actually tucking my shirts in and even wearing a belt for the first time in years.

I started out going to the gym doing aerobics and weight training. But since the weather has gotten better I am attempting the Couch to 5K. Even then I am not really consistant.

Atkins has worked great for me and I don't see a problem with continueing to eat clean the rest of my life. I am going to try and work towards OWL and will probably go through a short re-induction with my daughter in a couple of weeks when she gets home from college. I am amazed how consistantly the weight has gone off. I only changed my fitday when I had reached 5 lb marks and it definately shows a pattern.

Thanks everyone for you help, I was reading and learning so much from everyone's comments, even as a lurker you still influenced me to continue on.

I cannot get photos to show up, I am trying them as an attachment.

Yay, congrats! You look darling! What a huge improvement. Thanks for posting!

Oh you look fantastic! Thanks so much for posting!!! Love it, love it, love it!!!

Congratulations, Atkins has worked great for me too. I think it is a way of eating that I continue for life. That 50 lb. mark is certainly monumental. I have 9 more lbs. to lose. Good Luck on such a great job.

Great job! You look great. Thanks for showing your pictures.

You look great. I cant wait to wear one of those western belts that you have on. Even the XL are too small right now, but not for long.

Way to go. You look fantastic!

Great job! You look awsome!

Thanks everyone the support here is wonderful. mommyof1 I know how you feel about the belt. That was the first thing on my reward list. I love it.

You look fabulous!!!! Great job finding a program you are comfortable with and that you think you can maintain with.

50lbs is amazing, you look very slim, congratulations!
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Great Job! I look for these kinds of posts to get me going!! (or at least try)

Wow, congratulations! What a wonderful milestone and you look so good, too! Keep up the great work and keep us posted...

-Lala