I'm a 38 year-old mom of 2. My daughter is 14, and my son is 5. I have been married for 6 years. My diet of choice when I began here at FatSecret was Atkins, and I am a firm believer in that lifestyle. I lost 15 pounds right away through 3 solid weeks of Induction. However, due to some issues I have, my doctor and I decided the Simply Filling plan through Weight Watchers is more what my body needs. I followed it in the past when it was known as "Core", and I was very successful. I feel better and am having equally successful weight loss through this plan. Plus, it's much easier to follow when cooking for my family, and I'm already saving money on groceries.

I received a Lap-Band way back in 2008, which has done nothing to help with my weight loss efforts. In fact, after surgery, things became harder than ever for me. I developed Vascular Reflux in my legs. They are painful to touch, and I experience frequent periods of severe edema in my legs with pitting. My surgeon no longer performs lap-band surgeries on his patients because he is no longer a believer due to the overwhelming lack of success and increasing problems with lap-band patients. Instead of having it taken out, I reduced my restriction by having saline removed, and decided to power-through my weight loss with hardcore focus and determination. So far...so good. :)