As I'm writing this, I'm half way to my goal weight, but I have a success to share with you.

I play fastball and last year I developed nasty heel spurs in my feet. It was so crippling that getting out of bed in the morning was painful. This was my wake up call, I had to lose weight. I started with a low carb diet and plenty of weight training... particularly my legs which I trained twice a week. My weight dropped from 290 to 265 lbs. But I stalled at this point so I decided to try Atkins. I'm currently at 251 lbs and I'm happy to report that after 3 games this year, there is no sign of the heel spurs!!! I am so happy, you have no idea how much this means to me.

I should also add I threw away all my crappy, no support shoes and bought new shoes with better supports and cushions. I also added heal and arch supports to my baseball cleats.

Yeyah! Feels so darn good when the pain is gone, doesn't it?

I'm with you man. Loving life without pain for the first time in ages!