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Started at 282 and am down 20 since Sept. 11th. Started strictly Atkins, but for the last 4 weeks have been eating more fruit and veggies. I am still losing about 2 lbs/wk which is fine. I am hoping to be below 260 before Thankgiving and have only 2 lbs to go. Ultimate goal is 200 lbs which is still more than I would like to weigh, but I am trying to be realistic. I would love to get down to my HS weight of 165, but I'm not sure at 52 and with my present activity level that short of chemotherapy that is going to happen. I would be pretty happy at 6ft/200lbs. I think the greatest thing that Atkins, SB, The Zone etc. do is break the addiction of the ultra-high refined carb diet so many of us eat. Once that is done settling into healthful, natural, meat, fruit, veggies diet becomes easier. The success stories from FR helped motivate me to go on the diet.

Good for you. Two pounds a week is wonderful. The success stories here helped move me to go straight-Atkins; but one of the things I liked was individuals messing with this and that, finding what works for them, as you are with fruit and veggies.

I think nuts have slowed me down. Like them nuts!

But I'm not discouraged. I'm not sprinting; it's a marathon.

Dan