Cori, I am the first but will not be the last to tell you, 2 lb. in a week is fantastic! You have unrealistic expectations about weight loss. You will lose a lot of weight during the first two weeks, much of which is water. The rest will come off at its own pace. It's faster for some, slower for others. I am only losing 1 pound every 2 or 3 weeks! But I am losing, and the general trend on my scale is downward, so I don't sweat it. Don't set up arbitrary weight loss goals or you will become discouraged. The weight WILL come off, but weight loss is not linear. You may even gain a pound or two every now and then before returning to a losing mode.

The more I become accustomed to doing Atkins (going on 5 months), the more I am becoming convinced that we should throw out our scales and weigh ourselves only once a month or so. Weight loss trends from day to day, or sometimes even week to week, are not always accurate. Keep up your good eating habits and you will be rewarded in the long haul!