I started Atkins about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago and managed to resist a major family gathering full of everything a bakery chef with lots of fugar and flour and imagination could create. Lost a few pounds...am stalled and stubborn and constipated at the moment. I'm in my 50's, going through many life changes. I'd love to just exchange stories with a few people...I get overwhelmed with huge message boards and hundreds of postings. Dinner tonight? Tuna salad made w mayo and egg and a bit of onion. I'm not hungry most of the time, but my favorite snack so far is a mushroom stuffed w sharp cheddar cheese and nuked til it bubbles..