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I haven't reached my goal...yet, but I had some recent successes.

I took my son to the local dairy farm for ice cream...haven't been there all winter because it's closed. He sat down and I went to order for him. Got the order and then sat down with him. The owner looked at me and with shock said, "OH MY GOD....I didn't recognize you until just now! You look great!" Now understand, prior to Atkins, we would go to this dairy farm at least 3 times a week. The owner KNOWS us by name and she didn't recognize me! To me, that's a success.

Same thing happened yesterday. An instructional assistant that I worked with was visiting our school. Said hello to her and went to fax something. Heard her say to the secretary, "I know I know her voice, but I can't recognize her face." The secretary told her who I was and she was floored. Had to show her my old ID pic to prove who I was. Again, a success.

I'm still loosing weight, so the clothes I had last summer don't fit...they're TOO BIG! Another success!

Heidi, thank you for being such an inspiration. This board is a big part of what helps me see the success!