[24Carat09]

Hi anybody and everybody-

i really need someone to show me some light at the end of the tunnel. Today is day 5 of 'Atkins' for me; the past 5 days have been some of the hardest days i've come across. I'm shell-shocked at just how many foods have carbs in them- i mean honestly i knew which foods had major carbs, like rice, pasta and bread But i didn't know that one banana or apple have so much and so many vegetables do. The good news is i've lost 6 pounds but i feel like i'm going to give up soon if I keep finding out more foods i can't eat (which seems to be everything right now) and if i don't start finding foods i Can eat.

My breakfast always consisted of something cold- like a banana or orange and cereal- i'm really missing and craving milk- my least favourite was egg- which is the only thing i can think of now so have from breakfast : / for lunch i'm good because a salad does fine BUT dinner is a big problem- i know i can eat meat and fish but i always had rice or bread on the side and i miss that- other then salad what can i have the meat with?

Which foods can i have that are cold and runny?

I'm sure there's lot of recipes and solutions but i'm so shocked plus i'm feeling sick and whatever i do eat gives me a stomach ache- because of that i can't be bothered to find a new recipe and learn things right now.

Any help, advice, recipes or words of wisdom are welcome- i need some direction and i need some hope that i can eat more then eggs, cheese, meat, fish and salad. (What about drinks? Snacks? Deserts? sides?)

Note: don't eat bacon, steak or pork and i don't drink alcohol either
Thanks for reading.