I am from Fresno, CA and a mother of 2 boys (ages 2 and 15). I lost alot of weight on Atkins several years ago then got pregnant. I have tried all diets and Atkins only works for me. I am now back on the diet and determined all over again to get the weight off and keep it off. By the way since I started Atkins, my cholesterol is great and my doctor thought I was on a low fat diet so he and said to keep with Atkins.