Hi Cristine,,Thanks for your reply.Its great to have this forum and nice ppl like yourself that are willing to lend a hand.When i first started the atkins i drank only un sweetened tea,decaf,with sweet n low.That worked great,then after a 4 day cheat i got bach in the diet.My life then as now is in a transitional stage of sorts,so maybe thats it.I also when getting back on diet after cheat started drinking diet coke.Used to hate the stuff,now i have a problem getting off it.It would not surprise me a bit if i have a eating disorder.Thanks again,and let me know what you think,im open to sugestions,Dave.