Margalo, what else are you eating? Are you following the plan and eating your vegetables (2 cups a day or 1 cup and a large salad every day)?

Getting the mind around the concept that eating fat is good for you can take some time; but it can be done. You are not limited to hamburger or salami, there are other proteins you can include in your daily diet. Fish, poultry (keep the skin on!), lamb, veal, venison. All of these are great.

I suggest you take a look at some of Journals posted in the Bootcamp section of the forum for ideas on daily food items; seeing what others are eating can really help.

Btw, Margalo, posting the same thread twice isnt necessary Most of us use the "view new posts" option on the Main Forum page, your posts will be seen. I have removed the duplicates so you do not receive answers in both the Atkins and Newbies Forums - it can be confusing if there are replies in both.

Nat