When I first started I was very gungho about Atkins, and one of my sisters was very worried about me. She supported me though, and prepared food that I could eat. But didn't really approve of what I was doing.

But as time wore on, it took me some time to actually lose the weight and keep it off (over 2 years now). And then that same sister gained weight with menopause, so asked my advice and is mostly eating low carb too!

I've been pretty lucky really though. It was really only after family and friends could see the difference, that they started asking how I did it. I was very surprised at the number of positive responses. And now that they can see I am keeping it off, they remain positive about the way I eat. My kidneys haven't asploded either!