The first week is hard. The period where your body is giving up its carb dependancy can make you feel really bad. But by the end of the 2nd week I was feeling like myself again, only now with a bit more energy.

I am not much of a salad lover either. I enjoy a Chef salad the best. Little bit of salad, Whole lot of chicken, cheese, and bacon bits. Sometimes I put some various types of bell pepper, cucumber, and other crunchy (except carrots due to the sugars) stuff because it tastes good with the lower carb ranch and blue cheese dressings, probably because of the fact that those are the high fat ones.

I usually snack alot during my lunches, on chicken pieces, sausage pieces and steak pieces and exotic cheeses. I tend to eat spinach, and other dark green vegatables with my dinner instead of salad for lunch.

I tried to mix up my salad greens like Dr. Atkins said in the book, but I wasn't much happier with the new ones. Endive was just too bitter, and others just not appetizing.

I sympathize. Good Luck.