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Sean McGrath: low-carb regimes like Atkins are not as crazy as some would have us all believe.

I had great results with Atkins — in 2002.  By 2005, I again looked like this.

Over the last 10 months, I’ve lost over 1.5 stone myself, on a much smaller frame.  Today I hit a milestone: I’m once again under 180, which just squeaks under the “obese” category for BMI, though I truly believe that my body fat is likely in the 15-16% range, which qualifies as fitness.  The spare tire is gone, the love handles are gone, I’m even starting to see some definition in my chest.

I do watch carbs, especially in the evening.  But more importantly, I weigh myself every day.  And I do try to get in a minimum of ten minutes of exercise a day on my Wii fit, plus at least once a week on the treadmill.

I’m traveling next week (sadly, I can’t get to Amsterdam) so I expect my weight to fluctuate a bit, but after that my goals are a bit more modest: stabilize my weight below 180 and then see a physician and get another assessment done at the gym.