Low(er) Carb Eating

My DH has been on and off Atkins for a few years. It has helped him to lose weight, but he finds it too restrictive, and has always fallen off the wagon after induction. Now we're going to try a modified approach, where I will just cut out the obvious carbs from the lunch and dinner (pasta, rice and potatoes), and see how that works. His job is to stop devouring chocolate chips and other baking supplies from the pantry :> He would like to lose about 50 pounds.

DH is a medical researcher, and has read every study with interest (and his ever present skepticism). Although he thinks some of Atkins' reasoning is faulty/false, he does think that the program itself works. There are A LOT of physicians and scientists we know who not only do Atkins, but have lost significant amounts of weight on it.

I've been low carbing for one month now. I feel so, so much better! Not one headache, stable energy level, never hungry, sleeping better. I am not doing any particular "diet" because it's not about weight for me. I could stand to lose 30 lbs or so, but I am more interested in diabetes prevention. I have a strong family history, was really close to being medicated with all three of my pregnancies, and I carry my weight around my middle.

I have cut out sugar entirely, and after two weeks of very low carbs have been slowly adding back healthy ones. I now eat fruit, carrots, oatmeal, barley, brown rice, and whole wheat stuff in very small quantities will be next. I am eating more vegatables now than I ever have before, and 80% of my protein is lean.

I am amazed everyday how much better I feel, and it has been really easy for me. I don't even get tempted by carbs because I know how I felt before, and I never want to feel that way again.