I first went on Atkins in 1978 to get rid of baby weight. Since then I have done Optifast Paleo (Primal Blueprint), Calorie counting, Keto and HCG. There are probably some others in there but you get the gist. When I read that hair loss can happen with keto at about the 6 week to 3 month mark I abandoned it fast! My hair is not thick enough to afford loss. It happened to me on Optifast. It grew back when I finished the program but I didn't see any finish point on Keto as it is a lifestyle.

I am the heaviest I have ever been. A back injury moved me into a sedentary life style. So I am ready to go again. Funny but I would give most anything to be be back at my previous 'over weight' self which was about 25 lbs to lose. I want to lose 50 now!

I decided to do Atkins for a quick start. I will probably move into portion control (calorie counting) for the long haul. I do well on that for maintaining.

Happy to have found this board. It is inspiring to see others making progress on their diet of choice.