You've come to the right place!

You didn't mention if you've read Dr Atkin's book or not, but you are definitly not getting enough to eat!

Try this: http://atkinscenter.com/howto/index.html

It's the Atkins site...pretty much everything you need to know is on there. I would recomend getting the book also, but at least check out the site. Dr Atkins spells out just what you should do.

I agree that you shouldn't worry about the ketosticks! I've lost well with only a few days in ketosis...according the the sticks that is. We all spill ketones differently....some are more likely to show ketosis and dont' loose at all! Others hardly ever do and loose great!

I think you should be proud that you're doing this. You've come a long way....just making the choice to low-carb living!

Take things one day at a time! Dont' rush things. Eventually someone will notice! And until they do....you will notice! And it's you you're doing this for, right?

Good luck!

Feel free to post on any of the forums. The people here are all very helpful and supportive!

Oh! Almost forgot....there's another site called Fitday. You can enter what you've eaten and get the Fat, Carb and Protein contents. It's great. Makes you see exactly what you're getting, so even if you don't show ketosis you can see that you're doing things right! http://www.fitday.com/

Cindy