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Barre, Vermont, to Los Angeles with her husband on their prize vacation, where she met with Atkins spokesperson Sharon Osbourne. “I used to be scared of everything before I lost weight, including flying. I’d even worry that I couldn’t fitin a roller coaster seat,” she recalls. But after losing 100 pounds on Atkins, Tori welcomes challenges and savors every day of her new life, as she explains.
    I was never a heavy kid, but after I hit puberty my weight became a problem. You name it, I tried it, but I would always regain the lost pounds. After the birth of Grace, who is now nine years old, I had a miscarriage. I wanted to do everything I could to ensure a healthy infant the next time. Around this time my husband got a new job, and I was in a position to stop working and devote myself to motherhood and getting slim and healthy.
    Why did I choose Atkins? I sat down and thought about what I was eating and wrote it all down. It was all carbs, so obviously that was my issue. Also, I wasn’t very active before I started Atkins. I was on a high the first day and had already lost 2 pounds by the second day. Two weeks after I started Atkins my energy returned and I felt better emotionally. I started walking three miles every day through Vermont’s beautiful countryside. I lost weight consistently, which motivated me to continue. Within three months I’d lost 50 pounds. My husband was very supportive, which also helped. He lost weight without even trying just by eating what I was eating!
    At this point I realized I was pregnant again, so I switched to a modified version of Induction with my doctor’s approval. Grace now has a five-year-old sister, Anne. After her birth I wanted to achieve a total loss of 100 pounds so I could be a healthy role model for the girls. Of course, I also wanted this for myself. I knew I needed to take care of me so that I’d bethere for them for a good long time. With the well-balanced array of foods you eat on Atkins and exercise, those last pounds melted away. There aren’t enough words to describe how incredible I feel. Atkins empowered me to live life more fully and try new things, like Zumba. I’ve have never been so healthy and so in shape. And it’s not just me. The whole family skis, snowshoes, and bicycles together.
    I hold myself accountable for everything I eat. I weigh myself every day. I figure if I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right. I never feel hungry as long as I stay away from starches. Mornings are crazy with two kids to get out the door, so I have an Atkins Day Break Chocolate Hazelnut Bar. I call it my “get-up-and-go bar.” Then around nine-thirty or ten o’clock I’ll have a real breakfast.
    My children don’t know the unhealthy Mom and don’t recognize the old me in pictures. More than ever I feel that little girls need healthy guidance about body image and to be shown by example. And though I started out just wanting to be a role model for our daughters, now my transformation has also influenced my extended family. There’s a history of heart disease, high cholesterol, and hypertension, so they were worried about my eating red meat, eggs, and cheese. Now they see that I also eat lots of vegetables and that foods like doughnuts, cookies, and sugary cereals never make it into my house.
    Winning the contest was amazing, as was meeting Sharon Osbourne. The old Tori never could have put her story out there by entering the Atkins competition. The Atkins lifestyle is truly a blessing. If you can find it within yourself totake the journey and follow it through, you’ll see how fantastic this lifestyle is. If you eat the right foods and exercise, this way of being will change your outlook on life. I couldn’t be prouder of where I am today compared to where I started.
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    I literally write down everything I eat, even a little piece of Cheddar cheese, in a notebook. That way if I