Let's see if I can make this introduction into concretebutterfly's life less dramatic and not into a pity party and make this into a butterfly being born into a new world! In 2007, my world was turned upside down, with the death of my entire family. First started with my oldest sister in a car accident in Hawaii in July. October, my mom passed away from liver disease. Shortly after that was my other sister in a car accident in California. Just before Christmas of 2007, my step-father passed of Alzheimers. My biologic father past away when I was 19. I'm actually the only living person from my family left. Sad, but true. After recovering from this tragedy and being heavy my entire life, I needed to change (hence the butterfly reborn). In 2008, after my divorce, I wanted to be thin. At 400 lbs, I needed to do something, so I did. I lost nearly 270 lbs and kept it off for over 5 years. In 2013, I had a surgery that nearly ended my life. I gained some 50 lbs, and I was miserable. I tried everything from Weight Watchers to the routine I did before (when I lost all my weight). Now, I'm struggling to lose these last 30 lbs. When I started Atkins, I was 180 lbs. I lost 14 lbs, but managed to gain it all back and I don't know how or why. I'm going back to the "basics" of Phase One, with the help of my awesome fiance, who's done Atkins before. He's my "conscience". He cooks all my meals for me, to ensure that I stay on track. I work on a nuclear construction site full time (12 hours) and sell Avon in my spare time. I have 2 furry children, Titan and Braylie and I'm engaged to a wonderful man. Any advice from anyone out there, will be considered! Thank you to all and have a blessed day! "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly."