oboegal try starting a journal so the experienced folks can go over your diet and help with hidden carbs etc.. You see what works for your mom and boy friend may well not work for you.

I've found that this diet works for me but I can't eat a lot of things other folks can eat. In other words everyone's metabolism varies a great deal and we need to take the time to figure our personal variations out.

Patience is incredibly important as is learning how to delay gratification. One side effect of this diet is to learn both of these terrific skills. It's not uncommon to feel down when you don't lose as easily as almost everyone else however that's another benefit of the journal you can write down how awful you feel and how unfair it feels then you pick up and continue on.

In other words our metabolisms aren't fair. Some of us have to approach this in a much more severe manner than others. Stick with it make slow changes and you will find out what works for you.
Jo