Hi..new to the forum and my roommate and I both have been on Atkins since Aug 11 2003 (so 20 days now...CHEATFREE!) Problem is..neither of us have lost any wt or inches!?!! We should be achieving enough calories a day for sure as we ARE eating; we are not eating any of the carb controlled candy; we ARE eating lots of baked chicken, steak; & hamburger meat. The only BAD things I am doing are: still drinking caffeinated coffee (1 lg cup a day) and I do drink several diet cokes a day (prob sometimes 6) and not much water a day (maybe 40 oz); my roommate however hates diet drinks and is a water-holic (she always has been...prob 2 liters at least a day). My question is...even WITH MY VICES (caffeine and cokes) and all ...shouldn't we be seeing SOME results? What are we doing wrong??
A VERY TYPICAL MENU FOR ME would be:
1 lg cup coffee (2 sweetnlows/1 Tbsp Half/half)
Boiled egg
Grilled chicken breast/iceberg lettuce/ 1 oz cheddar cheese salad with 2 Tbsps Marie's Creamy Ranch Dressing
Store bought / Bag type pork rinds (about 10 pieces)
Leg quarter baked chicken piece
1/2 can green beans
Snack size Sugar Free Jello (sometimes with Rediwhip small amount)

I did Atkins a long time ago (prob. when I was about 13 with my Dad and remembered drinking Diet Drinks galore and lost a great amount of weight in no time) course I was young then! (now 41!)

As far as exercising...we don't do a lot of that...we are both avid golfers and play as much as 36 holes on Saturdays and at least 18 or more on Sundays; sometimes sneak in 18 holes during the week; BUT we are cart riders not walkers; the poor feet and knees well... but we aren't couch-potatoes either.
Thanks for your help!!