The first few days are hard, but if you get thru it, you will be so happy to have that "craving monster" sleeping instead of constantly on your back. Hang in there. When you are dying for something sweet, get a couple of tbsps. cream cheese with splenda, the fat really helps curb the craving. Go to fitday.com and open an account, it really helps to keep you on track. Water, water, water. I promise once you get past the cravings stage you will feel such relief to not have them. Now, I rarely cheat, because I hate when the cravings come back. Hang tight and stay on this board, read old posts, look through the induction recipes on the atkins site, ask for help, its here for you .... Jan