I'm having a really hard time right now. I have begun having serious doubts that this WOE will work for me unless I start cutting calories. Here's the thing, I have recently quit smoking and I believe that I may be dealing with Candida as well. (I have threads going in both those forums.) As such, I have gained 10 pounds more than when I started this WOE, so even tho my stats don't reflect it, I'm up to 175 at the moment.

This is so maddening! I know I can lose weight if I cut way back on calories, and I also know that this is a really bad idea. What I need is some reassurance that sticking with it is the right thing to do.

This will work for me eventually, right? Dr. Atkins says that women can expect to lose weight if they stick around the 1800 calorie mark daily, so that's what I will strive to do.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks all!