Ann, if writing down the carbs works for you great, but I don't see why you would need to do that after a week or so. She is very liberal with the carbs, as long as eaten in balance. Good carbs, not junk crap carbs.

I would recommend getting her newer book (not new, just more recent) entitled THE PROGRAM, which includes a lot more information that we need and none of the overkill garbage of the second book (which should be burned in my opinion! )

Looking forward to losing with you! --Betty