Thanks for the welcome, everyone.
I tried 'Atkins' once before, 2 years ago, and stopped because I was on my own and had about 3 - 4 weeks of not losing ( after about 1 1/2 stone loss ) now thanks to all this reading of everyones experiences I am most reassured .
Just cant believe the amount of information available these days.
wishing you all the best. plum.