Don Elliott

Don writes: "For 30 plus years I have struggled with my weight and lost the battle. I've tried many times to lose weight and always ended up weighing 10 pounds more when I got done than I did when I started.

At the end of January this year my doctor called me in and told me that I was well on my way to becoming diabetic and that I really needed to lose some weight. As he was trying to explain to me the role that carbohydrates play in becoming diabetic he asked me if I was familiar with Dr. Atkins work. I said no and he dropped that line of discussion and went on to talk to me about the problems being diabetic would cause. Since my mother had been diabetic I was all too familiar with that scene and knew that I didn't want to go there.

At that point in my life I as almost 62, weighed 330 pounds, my fasting blood sugar was 135 and my total cholesterol was 235. I have slept with a CPAP machine since 1987 because of sleep apnea. And I had no idea how I was going to do anything about any of these problems since I have never been successful before."

Fast forward: "On December 20th I reached another milestone. I now weigh exactly half of what I weighed when I started this diet. That's a loss of 165 pounds in 319 days. I only have 15 pounds to go to reach my goal weight."

This is a great story with progress pictures and a lot of helpful information for beginners.

Visit his site here: Don Elliott

[Link posted with Don's kind permission]