You only waited 29 minutes between the 2 messages. This board is not "staffed". It is just a collection of people who want to help each other. Many have jobs and kids and other responsibilities and are only online in their so-called free time.

That was great advice above: be patient and see this as a way of eating forever, not a diet. Most people who give up expect a fast loss for weeks & that they'll reach goal in a month. After the first 2 weeks, it's slow.

You seem very active so you could be gaining muscle while burning fat. The scale might not show a loss, but how are your clothes fitting? Sounds as though you have been on other diets - perhaps low cal or low fat - and you probably need the protein in this way of eating to make muscle repairs.

Jeanner is right: Atkins has 20 grams of carbs daily for 2 weeks, then increases gradually. Carbs are that limited for 2 weeks only. Can you stand a little boredom with eating for those 2 weeks in order to get the losing started?

Look at the right side of this page. There is a link to "Which Low Carb Plan is Right for Me?" Click on it and read. Whichever one you choose, READ the BOOK completely, thoroughly and repeatedly. Be sure you really understand how to do it.

You can also browse through people's journals and see how they eat. And how they manage frustration.

Go to the Newbies Questions section on the pulldown menu and click on the thread "Hot Links". You'll find answers to questions you haven't thought of yet.

All the best.