hi seastwoos! welcome aboard! i think losing 3lb in a week is great! don't even try to compare your losses to your husbands. women lose much slower than men. our bodies want to store fat in case of famine! don't get hung up on the ketostix either. i hardly ever regiser anything, but i still lose. there are lots of factors that contribute to the stix changing colour. atkins says to eat as much as you need to be satisified, not to eat all you want. if you're hungry you should eat. please don't be discouraged and really give this way of eating a chance! it really works!