I live in the Denver area with my husband, 2 children and our dog Sascha. I have been overweight since having my son, who is now 7, and since being diagnosed with hypothyroid. The hypothyroid has been a huge obstacle with metabolism issues, dramatic weight gain, loss of energy, getting sick more often and then the mere fact of not being able to lose weight on any diet I have tried. Now starting up with the Atkins, my energy level has come back a little bit and I am losing weight. I have 70lbs. to lose to get back to where I was before, but I would be happy with losing 60lbs.