Thanks! This forum makes all the difference for me. When I lost almost 30 pounds on Atkins before, I had no support at all and just did it on my own (me and my book, anyway). This was a few years back during the negative press, so my family thought I was out of my mind. Now I have the support of my family and this forum, and it makes all the difference in the world! Good idea about the journal (now why didn't I think of that?) I think I'll post about my day yesterday right now and how crappy I felt!