Thanks for the updates.
I met a couple of people who have tried the Southwest Diet and feel that it's more effective than Atkins because you can eventually bring fruit into the picture. Also, you can eat as much vegetables that you want (whereas with Atkins, only two cups of veggies). I'm in a wedding in THREE WEEKS! I think I'm going to incorporate some of their guidelines into my diet to see if I can drop a quick five pounds. Not that it would help, but it would boost my self esteem!
Continue to keep us posted!