I totally agree with everything said above. Please work on your fear of eating fat else you will have a very hard time and, I think, end up not doing well. Weight loss wise and health wise. If it helps, I have never eaten more fats than I have these past 2 years, including lots of saturated fat. I got my lipid profile back and it was so superb that my doctor finally had to shut her mouth up about how atkins is going to send my cholesterol through the roof. My HDL was 3 times the normal level! This diet is nearly a miracle - I wouldn't believe it till I saw it for myself.