Dear LuLu:

You are so dedicated. Way to go!

My only advice is that calories count. If you are eating no carbs, zip, zero, nadda, none but your calories are still at maintenance level, you won't loose weight. To much fat, to much protien and suddenly, no more weight loss. Also, if your calories or protien are too low, your metabolism will slow down and you'll stall.

I suggest you get a little tiny notebook and pen, write down the time on the left, then everything you eat or drink, the serving size, the calories and the carbs (doesn't much matter if they are sugar or white flower or rice, carbs is carbs). At the end of the day, add up your water (should be at least 8 cups), the carbs (depends on your bodyweight, gender and activity level), and carbs. If you have your carbs, and so your insulin, under control, then start looking at calories.

You can get a food count book, or read most everything off the package. Consider writing down your favorite foods in the back of your little notebook.

Carry the notebook and pen with you everywhere! Never eat less than 1,000 calories per day--nobody over 4'6" can eat that and be healthy. But if you are eating 2,500 calories, cut back to 2,000 and the weight should begin to drop off at about 1# per week.

Also consider adding some weight lifting 2-3 times per day to speed your metabolism.