Thanks for all the encouragement. I feel more determined and refreshed today!!! my official first day to a new life. I think also I found the determination because I was looking a MTV special last night about a girl having gastric bypass surgery and I thought I just don't want to go that far, forever having a stomach only holding 4oz of food is not something I think is healthy and no matter what is said about the Atkins Diet it has to be healthier than that.

I'm not good at journals but I will give it a try....I have always been a person looking for a non complicated diet meaining no journals, easy food to prepare, etc...

Thanks Again