Hello and welcome!

500 calories a day?! That is torture! I'm glad you're considering the Atkins program. It is *much* more pleasant. It allows you to work *with* your body, not *against* it.

If you decide to do induction, stay with the 'allowed foods' list. It's on page 122-126 of the Jan 2002 edition, or <a href="http://atkinscenter.com/Archive/2001/12/15-464579.html"> here (link.)</a> You can't go wrong.

There are many meal and snack ideas in the 'recipe' section of the forum here.

Bonne annee!