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47 lbs lost*
![Miss Johnson - after](https://www.atkins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MissJohnsonMainAfter.jpg?w=171)
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My Story:
I’m Italian and used to eat 3 plates of spaghetti and bread at one sitting, every Sunday, ate pretzels for breakfast, inhaled beets by the can during the day, and then wondered why I looked the way I did. In fact, my brother and father were very critical of my weight and used to tell me I looked like a football player.
My Goals:
I have always walked every day and played tennis often, however, I ate many carbs, and I just kept getting bigger. I was very frustrated and just wanted something to change for the better, not for the fatter.