Hello dreamwalk. I joined the forum today. I live in Little Rock and started the Adkins diet about two weeks ago. I actually began with instructions from a friend and after a week of minor changes in my weight I decided to begin again by reading the book first. The only edition I had was published in 1999 and decided I would use it to start since I am motivated to lose weight. I have ordered the most recent addition of the book. I have lost approximately 5 lbs. in the past week. I'm in the "induction" stage and feel very good about the diet--no hunger or craving for baked goods.