i understand what you have been thru because i have also been thru this before.

i was on the atkins diet when i had grad fr my secondary school. for 6 mths i lost 15 kg. but when my new sch started in july... i could not follow closely to the diet due to dining out..and i didnt know what to eat...because right here in my country (Singapore). almost everything has carbs....rice, bread, noodles, desserts..the only way is to go the the bbq section in supermarkets or those steak hses...or even cook at home.

but coz of my sch schedules, i have to eat outside. but meanwhile i tried other diets, ate lesser food amts....though i didnt gain much, but i know it's terrible. i kept thinking abt what to eat at the next meal time...

i am currently back on the diet as i am working now, going to be 3 wks. lost 5 kgs....and this time round based on my prev experience of dining out and reading more protein diet books....plus tips from this fantastic forum.... i managed to control and i even allowed myself to eat some no-no foods yet still stay in ctrl...

i found out that the best thing to stay on this diet is to eat small low carb meals regularly....so at least if u cant get any suitable foods to eat when u are out with friends. u can really say that u are not hungry.

all the best to you, and all the low carb pple here!