Hang in there Katie........it gets better. I started Atkins on 8/12 and thus far have lost 13 pounds. I have tried to keep myself around the 20 carbs even now, but there are days I go up to around 30. I believe what I read on these forums - we will lose all those pounds if we stick to this WOE. My biggest drawback is in trying to get enough calories in me each day. But I just know I'm doing the best I can and that if I stick to it, the weight will go down.
It's funny, but this is the first thread I've read where you say you'll lose shoe size...........eeks, I just bought 5 new pairs of shoes!!!!!! I do know that my feet are slimmer - my tennis shoes are laced right togeher without a span in the middle where the tongue of the shoe is.