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Sam, I've been with the Atkins Diet since Jan of this year. I've lost 65 pounds. I'm sure I would have lost even more, but I've been eating the various berries ,blue and blackberry, from my backyard, along with homegrown tomatoes.

I am a fan for life. No more heartburn. I feel great. People even say I look 10 years younger..........(one of these days we should post before and after pictures)

I am a fan for life. No more heartburn. I feel great. People even say I look 10 years younger..........(one of these days we should post before and after pictures)

Same here. People who haven't seen me in a while are thrown into shock when they see me. It's fun. My face is lean and tanned (used to be puffy with multiple chins) and I am getting thin all over, not just losing the gut. There is something to be said for being in shape. You move better, you look better and younger. People tell me that there is a certain "glow" about me. I think this is the main reason my wife is starting the same program. She started going low carb about three weeks ago and she is already down 10 pounds herself.

I'm 40 currently but before this plan, I could have easily passed for 45. Now I look 30. No kidding. What's more important, I feel like I'm a kid again. I've got tons of energy and I bound up and down stairs like a kid in high school. My morning walks often get extended when I have the time because I'm not in the mood for stopping. I love walking through the woods and climbing up on rocks and things. I do things I haven't been able to physically do for years. For example, when I am in a swimming pool, I can pull myself out without using the ladder or steps. I just grab the side of the pool and hoist myself up like my two kids can do, even when I'm in over my head. Just last Sunday, we were swimming in a lake and I was able to get up on the floating diving platform (which has no ladders). I was the only adult in the lake who made it up there that day. It might sound like a small thing but it made my day. There was no way I could have done that when I weighed 300 pounds and I'd look ridiculous even trying.

I do intend to post before and after pictures of myself once I get down to my target weight. There aren't that many "before" pictures of me to choose from though because I used to hate taking pictures. I'd always have that "gut" hanging over my belt and that bloated look. So I tried to ensure I was out of the picture whenever possible.

Well you asked for before and after pictures of me. I just had a picture taken of me today on a fishing boat. So here goes...

This is me last September with my sons Brian and Christopher. This is in front of Nathaniel Hawthorne's house near the North Bridge in Concord. At the time, I was in the neighborhood of 285-290 pounds and I remember that day well. I was hot, tired and hungry. Right after this picture was taken, we stopped at an ice cream stand and I had a huge ice cream sundae. A few months later, I would be at 300 pounds.

This picture was taken this afternoon during a fishing trip. Here I am in Gloucester Harbor with my son Christopher (Brian is taking the picture). I had a vigorous 5 mile walk this morning and I am just full of energy in this picture. I am down to 228 pounds this morning and believe it or not, I intend to lose at least another 20.