[Josselyn]

My recommendations is to select which works better for you - Atkins or South Beach (READ the book while you're sick) - and follow their induction program (2 weeks). SB is less strict, but the results in your BG and weight will be more dramatic with a modified Atkins (add more leafy veggies to avoid constipation those first two weeks).

I find that on the 8th day, I feel stronger...I can pump up the stairs. Must be the protein.

After those two weeks - and you really have to follow it closely - you will notice your cravings for carbs have diminished, your hunger is reduced, your weight is dropping, and your BG will thank you within the first few days! You've turned your body from a carb burning machine into a fat burning machine, and you'll lose fat.

One gradually adds a certain amount of carb back into the diet, but not the white stuff...not even Dreamfields for a while. You can do some of that on maintenance.

I lost almost 100 pounds on Atkins...and was never hungry. I wasn't always satisfied (I do like my carbs), but I was not hungry. I do wish I'd stayed on it...I'd be thinner, and perhaps, not a T2 at this point in time.
Who knows?

I'm about ready for another round of induction to accelerate my weight loss; care to join me? We can comiserate the first two weeks.

Anyway, FEEL BETTER SOON!