[Coffee Shop Girl]

In Aug of 1999 I started Atkins and by May of 2000 I had reached goal. This diet or WOL was perfect for me. I'd tried TONS of diets in the past including Weight Watchers, The American Heart Association and many others. In the past I had lost from 5 to 20 lbs but always gained the weight back plus more. When I started this diet I got so "into it" that I rarely cheated at all. Eating all I wanted of meats and cheese left me feeling satisfied most of the time. I am a HUGE sugar hound and I love pasta~so for me it was very diffucult in the beginning. My body didn't like it at first, but I stuck with it. There were many platues that drove me crazy.... some that lasted for several weeks. The morning that I work up to find my goal weight on my scale huge tears ran down my cheeks! I thought I would never see myself accomplishing so much. It happened! If I can do it, I promise you my friend, you CAN too!