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Hello everyone. I'm Rob and I'm a 38 year old guy from the Clearwater, Florida area. I'm not sure if I'm a 'Success Story' yet because I haven't actually reached my target size/weight yet but I can say the Atkins diet is working for me.
To give you some idea of where I was and where I am now, I'm a bit over 5' 8" tall and I weighed about 240lbs. In short, I was waaay to heavy. My doctor said my blood pressure and blood test results were a direct path to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. I was so overweight that I couldn't get medical insurance for myself. I think that's what made me realize, I'm 37 and 50-75 pounds overweight. It's time to do something about it.
I guess you could say I started the Atkins diet after that visit to the doctor. I didn't read the book but did some research online to get an idea of what I needed to do. I followed a strict diet of keeping carbs as low as possible. I made it through the early period without too much trouble, I think mostly because I could see and feel that it was working. I lost a good bit quickly (can you say motivation?) and have continued to keep my carbs as low as possible because it's working. I'm about 50lbs less than I was and more importantly, I feel and look much better than before the weight loss. I'll try to come up with some before and after pics for my profile soon.
To give you some idea of where I was and where I am now, I'm a bit over 5' 8" tall and I weighed about 240lbs. In short, I was waaay to heavy. My doctor said my blood pressure and blood test results were a direct path to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. I was so overweight that I couldn't get medical insurance for myself. I think that's what made me realize, I'm 37 and 50-75 pounds overweight. It's time to do something about it.
I guess you could say I started the Atkins diet after that visit to the doctor. I didn't read the book but did some research online to get an idea of what I needed to do. I followed a strict diet of keeping carbs as low as possible. I made it through the early period without too much trouble, I think mostly because I could see and feel that it was working. I lost a good bit quickly (can you say motivation?) and have continued to keep my carbs as low as possible because it's working. I'm about 50lbs less than I was and more importantly, I feel and look much better than before the weight loss. I'll try to come up with some before and after pics for my profile soon.
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