Hi everybody, my name is Nicole. I am in my early 30's and need to lose 100 pounds. Actually I need to lose more than that but 100 will put me out of obesity, I think.

I think I want to start off with a 80 and under carb intake. My reasons are plenty but primarily because I am a MAJOR carbaholic and I eat way too much everyday. So for the past few days I tried keeping it under 50 but I was NOT satisfied with anything and woke up starving. So today I decided I would try for 80 and gradually go down. Has anyone ever done this?

I am having a super hard time with no bread!!!!! So I tried peanut butter celery tonight and felt full! Is it OK to do the peanut butter? I read it is bad for beginners.

Anyways, I am excited to be here and I am glad that I found this site because I feel very alone with my traumatic bread and pasta losses