I'm in a very similar situation. My SO is a chef and the house is
filled with goodies
although he's buying and making single portions in deference to my
dietary needs.
Also two preteens in the house make it nearly impossible to be
completely free of
snacks. BUT, I've only justrestarted atkins and am reminding myself
that in a few days
the cravings will subside and I'll feel 100 times better

I think it's absolutely *great* that you're amanaging to stay clear so
far! It's really terrific!

It was the reverse in our HH: DW was on Atkins for about ten days
before I was, and I just grew envious about the beef, the tuna salad,
the bacon & eggs...

Frank Lynch
The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page is at:
http://www.samueljohnson.com/

Eating custard on induction? I wouldn't put myself in THAT situation.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/239/140
& hubby- 310/268/180

I've lost 30+ pounds doing Atkins since Oct. 13.  DH and kids eat regular
foods and I cook for them.  I just eat around the high carb stuff.  My
willpower is really running high, too.  It is hard, I know, because I harbor
a little envy when I watch them eat rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, etc.  But
I have a pic of me that I took at the beginning of my diet posted on the
front of the fridge; that's enough to keep me focused.

Hang in there!  It definitely gets easier the longer you go.

Linda

I've been low carbing for years while living with a guy who has the
metabolism of a tree shrew (he has to eat his weight in food each day just
to maintain <g>) and a teenage athlete who wanted to gain weight.

The trick for me was to figure out which foods really caused me trouble and
to ask the family not to have them in the house.  There are lots of things
they like which I don't. For example, if my Sweetie was going to buy Ben &
Jerry's I asked him to buy the banana or cherry flavors which he loves and I
won't touch, rather than the NY chocolate fudge. By the same token, I bought
my son cookies he liked that I don't, not my favorites.

I didn't serve potatoes or bread with meals every day,  but the bread was in
the kitchen (again, not my favorite but the tasteless white bread the kid
likes).

The family got used to eating a nice big serving or two of fresh low carb
veggies with dinner or a big salad, and they love my low carb chili (made
with black soybeans, recipe on my web page, linked below.)

When we ordered out for pizza, I didn't eat the crust. My Sweetie ate the
things he loves which cause me problems at lunch, my son, who was the
product of a diabetic pregnancy and therefore at risk of diabetes as he gets
older, learned some more healthy food habits since the house was not fillled
with empty-calorie high carb snacks, and he's more likely now to snack on
peanut butter than potato chips.

The kids are both living away from home but I was surprised when they
visited and both asked for the low carb version of something I'd cooked, not
the high carb alternative.  Turns out that both of their training regimens
stress protein and not much carb!

-- Jenny  - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my  email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit  http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm

In the beginning it feels very strange to follow a different way of eating
from the rest of the family, but over time the menus kind of merge. It's too
much trouble for everybody to eat differently. The family becomes more
low-carb and the main person (namely us!) is more able to forget about the
carby so-called treats the others may have. You might find that they really
like the way you eat and for those that need it, some extra potato or
favorite carb in addition to the regular meat and veg that you all eat
anyway is not too much temptation for the person watching the waistline slim
down. Enjoy your custard and SF Jello.<G>

Now that there are some lower-cost low-carb breads around, we all eat l/c
bread, even the naturally slender husband. It's no harm that my son joins me
in l/c land. He's not terrifically fat, but entering adolescence, he'd sure
rather grow up than out and up.

Best wishes,
Mary Ellen