i would buy a book if i were you..(dr.atkins new diet revolution - as rosebud says) try to orderd it on amazon or atkins site..(i bought it on amazon. i am living in italy. i could not buy it here.there is no translation to italian language)it's the truth that are to many explanation (but i think that is very interesting to know what is happaning to yout body) but you can also find carb counter and lots of recepies. i found it very usufull. i found some good advice regarding supplements (vitamins, coq10, l-carnitina.....) and metaboic resistence. (for example, i am not losing weith for 20 days, so tomorrow i will start "fat fast" as a book suggest)