Hi, Phil & Betty. I was just wondering if you have tried reading about some of the other programs. Not all of them are quite so restrictive as Atkins. I am on The Schwarzbein Principle program and it suits me very well. My weight-loss is very slow, but the health benefits echo the rest of the group. I can't say enough about them, so I won't try.

One thing to keep in mind about low-carbing is that if your body needs a lot of healing, it may not let go of the fat very fast at all. In fact, my scale is going down only 1 or 2 pounds a month. But the way I feel is making up for that totally. I can wait for the weight to come off.

TSP is more geared toward healing your body of insulan resistance and all the ills that go along with it. Betty might find it more palatable and easier to adopt as her WOL if she can accept not losing the weight very fast.

;-Deb