Hello All,

I am starting phase one of Atkins again after a long time of living a carbful lifestyle, where I gained back all of my weight. My doctor has actually put me on South Beach because I have to watch my fat intake, due to a bout of pancreatitis. That being said, I find that stage one of Atkins gives me the best results. I think I have a slow metabolism and when I move to stage 2 of either of the diets my weight loss almost stops. Stage one of Atkins and stage one of South Beach are similar minus the fat intake. I am sort of melding the two together and doing stage one of Atkins but with a moderate amount of fat.

I wanted to send a note to thank you all for this site. It's a fantastic resource. I am going to try to stay on stage one until I hit my goal weight so I will need luck, support and info... not to mention, a tremendous amount of determination. ;-)