I started low carb to lose weight for a formal ball in Nov 2002. My son was 20mths and I still had a bit of pregnancy weight on me. My girlfriend, whom I hadnt seen in forever, got in touch with me and she was weighing around 120 but the whole time I knew her she weighed around 160 or so. I had always been much smaller than her and realized how bad I wanted to find a diet that was going to work for me. She suggested Atkins so I dieted 1 mth before the ball and dropped from 167 to 152. Ever since, I have been on the diet, some months more serious than the other months. I hover between 146 and 150 now. Im going to an International Red Cross Ball in February , so just after New Years Im going to get very strict again and drop as much as possible. Theres a dress I wore to our USMC Ball before being pregnant with my son, that I want to wear.