Shaw - I eat more vegetables and lettuce than I am supposed to. I watch the bad carbs, drink diet rootbeer with heavy cream (tastes like a leftover rootbeer float! ), and eat low carb chocolate bars.

I guess the main thing is that I don't read the Atkins diet, I just call my "mommy" and say, "what should I eat today to break the boredom ," and she comes up with a good low carb idea.

I am keeping my carbs under around 20 per day, but I don't sit and count the actual carbs.

Kind of wish washey, but 2.5 weeks and 7 lbs. later, I am doing pretty good.