Rosebud and Karen...thank you both for your reply, good words and good wishes.

For the first time in years, the Atkins has motivated me...I'm on day 3, and have been very very happy with the results so far. As an example, my blood sugar which has been in the 190's each morning, seems to settle itself in the 120's ... this after only THREE DAYS!! And though I can't weigh in here at home (scale doesn't go high enough), have to do it at the health club I've now visited all three days..my pants do feel looser this AM.

I've been spending a lot of time reading here, thanks for that thread by the way ... I'm going to stay with this.

Hopefully my cardiologist will be in my corner, too.

Thanx again,
Steve