Thread: New to Atkins!

Hi everyone! I'm glad to have found a site with loads of useful information, and helpful people. I'll give you a bit of background info.
My name is Tara, and I am orinally from St. Louis, Missouri. I moved to England in October of 2005 to be with my British husband. I've always had trouble maintaining my weight, and eating for comfort (especially carbs!) I was about 235 at my heaviest, and have been able to maintain my weight between 140-154 in the past three years just by controlling what I eat and getting exercise. I'm proud to say that I've had two children in the past two years, and managed to control my cravings even then.
I wanted to start the Atkins diet because I'm having trouble moving the last 25 pounds I'd like to lose. I'm still self concious, and unhappy with the flab. People tell me to exercise more, but it's not the easiest thing to do when I have two children under two to look after every waking moment of my day! So here I am at day 3, and lets just say I'm miserable at this point. I know it's meant to get better after the first week, but man is this excrutiating. I woke up this morning feeling like I was going to blackout! Yikes. So I ran downstairs and ate an apple. Not a cookie, not a bag of chips, not a gallon of ice cream, but an apple. lol. As I was sitting here ravenously eating that apple with my heart racing in my chest, it came to mind that I'm breastfeeding. The baby is taking in all of the carbs and nutirients that will help her grow, and leaving me with no energy. I'm thinking I should probably eat a bit more than the 20g of carbs "allowed." Wouldn't you think? I'm more worried about her health and wellbeing than the weight I'd like to lose. Even if it does go a bit slower. I'd like some opinions on that if anyone knows anything about breastfeeding and doing the Atkins diet! I'm a bit undecided at the moment, and could use some advice.
Ah well, here's to hoping I have the willpower to get through this week of hell.

Thank you all for the excellent advice. I got my book off of ebay, so I think it might be an older version. There isn't anything about nursing in there, only that pregnant women shouldn't be on the induction diet. I think I should and will add some fruit to my diet, but still stay away from the white stuff. I don't want to take any chances with the little one. I am feeling much better today, thank goodness. I *think* part of my misery is a cold I got from my eldest.
Queenmama, running after two babies is defintely how I think I've managed to keep my weight down to a reasonable level. It sure as heck hasn't been all of the nasty crap I've been eating because it's convenient! I must go up and down the stairs 50 times a day! Hey, it's something! lol
Anyway, thank you so much for the advice and encouragement.