Hi everyone...my name is Laura and I'm new to this forum. I started the low carb thing about 4 weeks ago. I've lost about ten pounds. I went off the diet for about a week during my finals.....I got real stressed out and couldn't handle any diet restrictions (had lots of candy...carbs and sugars off the charts!) But I'm back on it now and hopefully I'll stick to it cause it really does work. I gained my freshman 15 at school....I'm gonna be a senior and this is the only diet in which I've been able to lose anything at all. Good luck to everyone! I definitely hear everyone on how difficult it is at the bars! Vodka and diet coke sounds good.....does anyone know if rum and diet coke is ok to have?