Welcome, deciding to do this is the hardest part, so
aren't you glad that is over? This is not a diet, but a way of life, and a lifestyle you can embrace while the pounds melt off and after they are gone! Read the book, check the atkins website (my favorite source for atkins info) read it and read it again! Try new things too, learn from others that have had success. You need not deprive yourself, this way of life lets you have it all, in one form or another- you will love low carbing when you find yourself feeling good, not deprived and literally eating the right things to a weight loss. I am lifetime WW and will never go back to that after this- I can eat on Atkins, and suffer on WW. Congratulations!