I'm a 48 year old female in Michigan...living in the woods and loving every minute of it! Promised myself that I would get into my best shape by my 50th birthday which is in 2012. I'm a yo-yo dieter...but never reached 200 lbs. I play golf and used to play softball (28+years)...too many injuries for our team. I thought I was eating right along with exercising...until I read an article about Low Carb. It was an "ahha" moment for me. I started counting up the carbs I ate in a day and I was amazed. i was concentrating on high fiber, NO REFINED flour products (no white bread or pasta or rice). Stuck to the brown and whole grain. I also follow weight watchers for years - on and off. I couldn't get the weight off. with atkins I've lost 7.5 in a month which is fine...i'd rather keep it off FOREVER!!! I'm also Christian.