Hi Sarah!

Why don't you start a journal in the journal forum? Everyone interprets and follows their plan differently and it could be one or a combination of many reasons.

You can have steak five times a week. You can even have it ten times a week. With low-carbing, you should not have any fear of meat! It sounds like you may be trying to do a low-fat version of Atkins which may be one of your challenges.

I think diet buddies are a bad idea, because everyone is unique. Comparing yourself to someone whom you percieve as doing better than you will only make you feel inadequate. One of my rules is to never compare myself with anyone else. I listen and learn from other people all the time, but I never compare.

You sound like you have the motivation and will to succeed and the many people here can help you fine tuning when we know what you're eating.