Iowagirl-I read all 5 pages of the CKD forum last night. I'm going to look into the Lyle McDonald site tonight. I just want to make sure I fully understand this before I jump in. It's very interesting. I am going to do the carb up Friday after my workout.

West-Thank you, you really cleared up a lot for me. Yes that's what I'm doing for exercise now on Atkins and I can't lose an inch. My energy actually increased on Atkins. I've tried higher calories/lower calories and messed around with the ratios. I haven't eaten sugar or white flour for 4 years before starting Atkins, so maybe it wasn't much of a shock to my system. The carb-up may be the shock I need.