Hi swampbabie
I don't know how much your fella weights but 1500 calories per day is way too little for just about any man! I hope he doesn't intake that little on a regular basis. I am a slight woman and I can easily maintain on that!

Remember, this is supposed to be easing you into a lifetime of good habits - eating enough, eating your veggies. I think lotsa people (particularly men?) do it in the most drastic fashion and end up crashing and burning. The ATkins plan is drastic enough without narrowing the parameters, IMHO.

www.atkinscenter.com - maybe a new look at rules of induction would help?

And, yes, the nausea will pass if the program is done properly.
Lecture over.

Good luck!!
Jinx