Hilary wrote:
 >I'm eating a
 >fair amount of fat, but that's what Atkins says to do, and he doesn't
 >say to count calories.

If you're not losing weight, you definitely have to start
counting calories, unfortunately.  I log mine at www.fitday.com
-- it's fast and easy.

 >One thing I'm wondering about is why my basal
 >body temperature is so low (96.8 F)

That probably means that you're not getting *enough* calories,
oddly enough, and your body's metabolism has slowed in an effort
to conserve its weight.

Try calculating your basal metabolism rate (you'll find
calculators at http://www.sirius.on.ca/running/bmr.html and
http://www.global-fitness.com/BMR_calc.html), then consume or
burn 500-750 calories less than you need.  Don't go below 1000 or
your metabolism will slow down.

Also, are you doing aerobic/cardiovascular exercise?  This may
sound strange, but---if you're not, start; if you are, stop.  In
some people, it's just the thing to kick-start weight loss; in
others, only anerobic exercise (weight training) seems to work,
with cardio actually stalling the process.  Just goes to show how
individual we are.

 >I'm a guy, by the way, in spite of the name Hilary (which used to be
 >exclusively a man's name, but now it's pretty much just me!).

Just tell everyone, "Like Sir Edmund!"

.:. Craig