Hi Lili, I am also new and have been low-carbing for one week now. So far I have lost 7 pounds and I also went cold turkey on the sugar which I love. The first week was at time "will I ever be able to do this"?? Luckly it has gotten a bit easier. I also have a lot of weight to lose. Two years ago I joined Jenny Craig, I did lose 80 pounds. My starting weight was 327, the food is quite expensive but also made upof 60% carbs. So after much research and thought I decided to go on the Atkins Diet so here I am. I think we can do this it will just take some time to get our act together. so good luck and welcome to the talk. joan