Atkins Diet

My Progress

January 2000	Stats: Weight: 275 Waist: 44 inches Shirt: XXL BP: 130/85 Cholesterol: 125 HDL/LDL/TGL:	Before Atkins Before trying a low-carb diet, I had tried everything: following the USDA "pyramid", slim-fast, several other diets. Nothing ever worked. Either I was hungry all the time, or else I never lost any weight. Being an active person, getting plenty of regular exercise, I could never figure out why I just couldn't lose weight.
July 2000	Stats: Weight: 195 Waist: 36 inches Shirt: L BP: 120/80 Cholesterol: 112 HDL/LDL/TGL: Glucose:	Initial Weight Loss I began the program January 2000. I had so much success with the program that I stayed in the Induction phase for about four months. In that time, I lost about 60 pounds! From there since I was going through a major transitionary period in my life (graduating from College, moving to a new city and state, moving into my first apartment, and starting a new job, I decided to focus more on the other changes in my life, and went into the Transition phase. In the following two months, I still lost an addtional 20 pounds, which I kept off for six months or so, in the Maintenance phase.
September 2002	Stats: Weight: 265 Waist: 42 inches Shirt: XXL BP: 120/80 Cholesterol: ? HDL/LDL/TGL: Glucose:	Regaining Unfortunately, disaster struck due to circumstances out of my control. I contracted mono the winter of 2000. Being in a new city, knowing relatively few people, and being unable to get out to buy groceries for several weeks led me to live off of delivery pizza for several weeks. Even after I was well enough to return to work, I didn't regain enough energy/stamina to start exercising again for about six months. By that time, I had regained a considerable amount of the weight I had lost.
August 2005	Stats: Weight: 240 Waist: 38 inches Shirt: XL BP: 120/80 Cholesterol: 134 HDL/LDL/TGL: 37/?/? Glucose:	Resuming Weight Loss After more transition (moving again to another new city, with a new job), life slowly began to normalize, and I got things back on track. Without the advantage of 2 hours of college tennis practice daily, weight loss this time around was much more slow and steady. But, though it was slower than the first time, it was also sure.
December 2005	Stats: Weight: 230 Waist: 36 inches Shirt: L/XL BP: 120/80 Cholesterol: 147 HDL/LDL/TGL: 40/95/61 Glucose: 69	Ongoing Weight Loss Weight loss continues at a pace of 1-2 pounds per month, with hardly any exercise. I know I could lose faster if I exercised more (and I do need to get back into weight lifting), but with my work demands and other commitments, finding time to fit in a regular workout routine has proven difficult. Regardless, the weight continues to come off, and that, ultimately, is what is important.

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