Thanks Ruthie! I was searching with MSN and Yahoo.Didn't even think to Google! LOL Now if I can figure out how to get back in to post I'll have it made.Don't know what is going on there but maybe I'll get it figured out.At least I can read everyone's posts,just can't reply.Thanks again........Lillie

Hi, I'm still here and still following Atkins. I have lost 15 pounds in just about 6 months, but my husband and I ate out last week and I saw a pound or so come back after that. It's always dangerous to eat out, I find. I'm at about 40g carbs daily (total--I'm doing Atkins '92, which does not subtract fiber), and I think that is close to my critical carbohydrate level for losing. As long as I stick to plan, I stay in ketosis and my hunger is well suppressed, so that I don't overeat. I generally eat about 1300 calories per day. I still have quite a few pounds that I need to lose, but I am looking at this as a total lifestyle change. I imagine it will take me a complete year or more to lose all the weight I have set for my goal. I started at 152, was 137 at my lowest--probably 138 right now due to the date night--and my goal is, I think, 119. We'll see as I get closer to that. I am a 5'2.5" tall, 40 year old woman. I'd love to have an Atkins buddy on this forum. So far, I haven't come across anyone else following this way of eating. I imagine an allergy to eggs would make things difficult, but you can do other proteins and fats, right? Best wishes to you. I hope to see you here often.

Mystic, My husband and I use Atkins to control his TypeII diabetes and my insulin resistance. It does not reduce caloric intake; on the contrary, most people find that they take in more calories. Atkins is NOT a NO carbohydrates way of eating - it's a LOW carbohydrates way of eating. Some systems in the body require carbs and cannot operate on stored fat - brain, eyes, heart. Dietary fat (eaten fat) is not stored as fat. Everything we eat, to some extent is converted, simply speaking, to sugar (glucose, glycogen, all the words you've read over the years). All (100%) of the carbohydrates you eat (starches, simple sugars, complex sugard) are converted to "sugar." Only 56% of proteins (meats, other) are converted to "sugar." Only 10% of your fat intake is converted to sugar. If you take in more carbs (think of it like filling your car's gas tank) than your body burns (normal activity, exercise, everything you physically DO), the remaining carbs convert to fat in order to be stored. Now, if you eat only a few carbs (never fewer than 15 grams of carbs per day; usually 15-20 to start), eat lots of fat (yes, all the bacon you want), and have steak, shrimp cocktail, some salad, allowed veggies...your body will be forced to burn stored bodyfat in order to give you the fuel it needs to do your normal life. You do not have to exercise. I promise. I won't say that weightloss wouldn't be faster if you did, but many physically-impaired people can lose weight simply by increasing the fat and protein intake and reducing and being picky about the carbs you do eat. Read the book, understand it, and follow it. It works.

I started my Atkins roller coaster years ago. My experiences have been similar to the information that JpRakia provided. I was to the point I was considering eating lard to lose weight. This is the first time I heard about the golden shots. I have lost weight on Atkins over the years but this last year it was impossible. I joined weight weighters 8 weeks ago and I have lost 13 Lbs. so far. The weight is melting off like it used to do on Atkins. I'm doing Flex ( points )because "Core" sounded to much like Atkins. The strange thing is that Weight Watchers never worked for me before Akins. Try something different than Atkins and see if that works for you. If I could get Atkins to work again, I would, but Atkins has been so tough that Weight watcher is easy. I'm in the habit of counting ever carb gram so counting points are no longer a big deal. Lastly, I was to the point I was considering eating lard to lose weight. Wishing the best, Sincerely, Maggie.