Hi Everybody! I'm 15 and have been doing Atkins about 6 months now because I started around my fifteenth birthday. I've lost about 24 pounds and my life is just awesome now. I just wanted to introduce myself before I asked some questions....if ya'll want to know anything more about me, feel free to ask cuz I don't know how much more you want to know! Anyway, I was hoping someone could help me w/ a question I have. I've just noticed that back when I first started low-carbing I was eating more carbs than I do now. Now, I don't know why, but I'm eating more protein and fewer carbs (less than 10 a day) and I just read in Atkins' new book about how too much protein can affect your blood sugar and therefore slow weight loss, as opposed to fat which doesn't affect your insulin or anything. I was thinking, to expediate things, should I sort of start at the beginning again w/ 20 carbs (adding in more servings of veggies & fats and a little less meat, which I think I tend to overeat) and then gradually add more as I go on? That's more carbs than I eat now, so would that make me start to gain weight again, or should it still be safe b/c that's what Atkins says to do on Induction to lose weight? Also, I think I'm eating a little too much protein, so how many grams of protein and how many grams of fat am I supposed to eat per day? Thanks for everything! I would really appreciate it if someone could help me out!