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Reader Stories: How I Lost Weight with Low-Carb Eating

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Updated October 23, 2009

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Perhaps nothing is as encouraging to our weight loss journeys than hearing how other people did it - and who better to give advice than successful dieters? You do not need to have reached a goal weight to tell your story and help others along the way.

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100 Pounds Lost

I eat 6 small meals a day! Lot's of veggies and lean protein. No popular fad diet. I made up my own. My feelings are you must create something you can use forever so I did.Eating 6 small meals a day …More

Trying for a Second Success

I'm on my 2nd round with a low carb life style. About 5 years ago after seeing vacation pictures and not being able to look at myself I knew I had to do something. While on vacation we had decided to…More

Weight Loss and Fibromyalgia Relief

I read Atkins and Carbohydrate Addicts at that time and basically combined the two.The challenge of stress eating hasn't been overcome completely yet, but I am making progress! Recently lost 23 lbs i…More

Finally Found the Answer

I had never tried a low-carb diet before 2007. I believed the bad press that they were dangerous and bad for you. I was so wrong. I had been obese all my life. I am now 57. I would struggle for month…More

90 lbs Lost

I'm probably closest to Atkins, but I stop losing at about 60 carbs of day, so I don't have a lot of leeway. When I'm not into counting, I figure proteins and green vegetables are safe. My biggest ch…More

74 Pounds and No Need for Meds

As noted above, originally I started out on the Low GI diet but I quickly noticed...the less carbs I ate, the less insulin I needed. So I decided to go very low carb.My research lead me to find "The…More

56 Pounds and Improved Cholesterol

I went extremely low carb to start. Eggs, Eggs, and more eggs. Broiled, poached, fried, deviled, omelets!!! There is no lower carb food in the universe!!! I also ate a lot of salads, cheese and hambu…More

Protein Power

Hi There I am (was) a Personal Trainer working my clients hard and sending them to a nutritionist to try and achieve outstanding results , but it was not happening. I then discovered Protein Power...…More

Low-Carb Forever

I followed no formal low-carb plan - I read as much as I could about different approaches, and then just decided to cut carbs right across the whole spectrum. No bread, rice pasta or potatoes. I foun…More

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