Hi! My name is Ingrid and I am 54 years old, married to a wonderful husband with two great kids, Scott, 22 and Chelsea 20. Over the years I have taken care of everyone else, and been too "busy" to take care of myself. A friend turned me on to Atkins after she lost 150 lbs on it, and last year I lost 47 lbs. The health benefits were even more exciting than the weight loss. My cholesterol dropped to 135, my triglycerides dropped to 49, BP down, asthma and allergies way improved, etc etc. After surgery in December I put 9 lbs back on, but now I am back on track and going to go all the way to my goal. I'm not doing strict Atkins, kind of a combination of Atkins, Protein Power, and following Dr. Bernstein's Diabetic Solution. I'm not diabetic, but with my family history, it was looming in my future very soon, unless I took action. So here I am - in it for the long run!