I can sympathize with a lot of people's comments on this board. I'm one of those "huge meals with six courses mean LOVE" people. It is a process of retraining, I guess...instead of "six courses mean LOVE" it is, "No sugar means LOVE". The Atkins book really made me think--he talks about how people say they get things "for the kids", but if sugary, floury trashy food is bad for MY body, why in the world would I want my precious child to have it? (He'd be totally embarrassed to hear me talk about him that way, he's almost 11 and seriously into the eye-rolling "MOM!" stage...) But seriously...if I feel better without the junk food...and husband feels better...and we both concentrate better...and we have more energy...then why should I feed my kid trash and send him off to school to crash on sugar lows just in time for math? Hmmm...

Sorry I went off on a tangent here. Just the "food = love" thing really resonates with me.

Best wishes,
Nancy