My name is Stephanie. I've been "phat" all my life. Right out of high school my senior year I lost weight through exersice & lots of veggies rice and chicken breast. I got down to 165 lbs which was comfortable weight for me...not at the time, but now I pick through my clothes and don't think I gave myself enough credit. I had my daughter in 2003...balooned right before and after. Ended up with horrible symptoms that led to the diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis. I suspected food allergies and used Atkins for the first time as an elimination diet. It worked!!! I singled out gluten...no more UC symptoms...and lost symptoms I didn't know were even symptoms!! Things I thought were just normal for me. Through this I went from 280 ish down to about 230 lbs (I prior to this round bounced between 205 and 230). Since then I have cut out all gluten and most starchy foods. This finding of mine and my health led me to direct my attention on many many problems my daughter was experiencing as a toddler, about the same time frame....let's just say she was sick very often. She was diagnosed with Celiac at age 3, around 2006. Since then my household is gluten free with the exception of my husbands Ezekial Bread and his Busch Light. (I can't take it all away...lol. He is in agreeance though as his health had a dramatic improvement also.) I am now back for another round of Atkins to get back to my straight out of high school weight. It's early on but so far so good!! ;o) Also this time around I am going to try my hardest to make it a way of life by finding my top number of carbs I can consume before gaining weight...after all that's what you are supposed to do with Atkins, right? lol

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