I started Low carb WOL because of my wife. Well actually it was her cardiologist who suggested "It (Atkins) looks reasonable to me, why don't you try it for a few weeks?" when she was seeing him for a checkup following her heart attack several years ago. This was about two months ago. Betty (my wife) just about fell off the table! What!? Surely the man she trusted most in this world could not be endorsing that crazy, deadly, low carb diet stuff? Didn't he know it would kill you? Everybody knew that!!
It took two weeks for her to reluctantly agree to start Adkins and I joined with her for moral support. Sadly she completed the Induction two weeks but quit soon after that, discouraged at losing only 3 pounds and missing her bread too much. I however have happily stayed with this WOE and enjoy it. Thanks to my wife therefore, I am healthier and lighter than I've been on 2 years of weight watching. cool !

Thanks for asking. Cajun Boy Phil C