Another Update: at 2 months, 2 weeks on Atkins I've lost 21 pounds of fat, added 5 pounds of lean muscle mass, have lost over 19" and 10% body fat! I am now at 24% body fat!! :O)

I recently started a blog about my workouts and weight loss at www.ameworkout.blogspot.com. I frequently get questions about my journey (starting with my 100 pound loss 14 years ago), and about working out and nutrition so feel free to contact me.

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Update: I've readjusted my goals. Last month I put on 4 pounds of lean muscle mass and lost over 6% body fat. I'd like to add 7-10 more pounds of muscle and take off about 15 more pounds of fat. I'm at the smallest inches (and the strongest) I've ever been. I'll get to that figure competition yet.

Looking for buddies who aren't afraid to lift heavy. Most of my friends have been men my whole life. Even when I was in the Army I was one of the only girls around. But I hear there are some strong women out there...

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I did Clean Eating for years - even lost over 100 pounds 12 years ago on it, but my cravings had gotten out of control. Plus, even at a size 6, I still felt like I was carrying a little too much fat, especially in my arms.

Because I was starting my day with Autumn Wheat cereal and a Coca-Cola and ending it around 11pm with an ice cream sandwich or two, I decided Clean Eating wasn't working for me and I needed to make some drastic changes to break my addictions to sugar and caffeine. I gained almost 30 pounds during Grad School, so that's what I came to take off.

Once I found out how many veggies you can have on Atkins, I totally adopted it. And I am Loving it!

April 28, 2011 I'll be 34.