That's 1.5 pounds per week. In 32 weeks (8 months) she'll lose the 50 pounds. Bet her clothes fit better already. She may need supplemental potassium (or Mortin's No-Salt). Her neuroreceptors need time to upregulate to the lower beta-endorphin priming of sugars/starches. A probiotic might help if intestinal yeast are dying off. Rob > My husband's secretary, a Seventh Day Adventist (sugar-laden, junk foodie) > vegetarian for the past 15 years, went on the Atkins Diet 2 weeks ago. Not > paleo, for sure, but a vast improvement over what she has been eating. She > says she's been staying at induction level but has only lost 3 lbs. Anybody > venture a guess why the weight's not dropping off? She's about 50 lbs > overweight. Everyone else I've known who had a significant amount to lose > usually dropped pretty fast. She still has carb-cravings, but I think they > may be psychological/habit, since she says she's not hungry (to me a > positive sign that she really is keeping carbs real low).