September 02, 2003
Click here to subscribe to Lowcarbezine!
Order The Every Calorie Counts Cookbook from Amazon.Com
Order 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes from Amazon.Com
Order 500 More Low-Carb Recipes from Amazon.Com
Order The Low-Carb Barbecue Book from Amazon.Com
Order 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes from Amazon.Com
Order How I Gave Up My Low Fat Diet -- And Lost Forty Pounds! from Amazon.Com
Order 500 Low-Carb Recipes from Amazon.ComReader Success Story
This inspirational reader story come from Cardiff, Wales:
Dear Dana,
I have already read your 500 recipes and 'Hold the Toast' but this week I finished 'How I gave up my low fat diet...' and I wanted to tell you how totally inspirational it is and thank you for your great writing. (I bought it from Amazon with no problems.. it came the next day.)
I have followed Dr. Atkins' Way of Eating since August 2001 and have come down from 29 stones, 12 lbs to 24 stones. I had better translate that for you! 418 pounds to 336 pounds. [Dana's note -- a "stone" is a British measure of weight equaling 14 pounds.] I have type II diabetes but all symptoms are gone now. I suffer from M.S. and am virtually unable to walk so exercising is very difficult. However, I care for a beautiful daughter with profound mental disabilities and the Lord helps me every day to manage; indeed, it was He who directed me towards Dr Atkins in the first place
I know you have many emails to read so I will not prattle on but thank you, thank you for the wonderful support via your email messages and the super books.
With very best wishes
Ruth King
Ruth, your story made me smile, and also illustrates a very, very important point: That a dietary program need not get one down to a super-model's size to have a hugely beneficial impact on one's life. All the best to you and your daughter, and thanks for writing!!