Hi SallyD,

You must have a natural sales gift. Congratulations. I have told many friends and relatives about the Atkins low-carb diet and only one other person picked up on it. Even then, she didn't start until another woman at work also told her how well she was doing. I can't take credit for that person either. This was after I had alread lost about 30 lbs and had only glowing reports. You are having trouble getting started but selling others to give it a try. This I can't understand. My gift is not sales.

To get the weight loss started try cutting out absolutely every carb you can find and don't over eat on large quantities. When you start to drop DON'T be tempted to sneak back in a few delicious carb item. I hit a plateau after each ten pounds loss and had trouble getting off each one. After finally reaching my first goal, I set my present goal ten pounds lower. I am in the ideal weight range so the weight is much harder to loose.

Let us know how it is going,

Kent