If you are trying to loose weight

 I've been a Gastroenterologist for 14 years and I can tell you that 7 pounds a month is a good amount ... and dont be so hard on yourself it takes time and patience the people who gave you this program probably didn't explain what changed would happen in your body as you start to adjust your distribution of fats ... first you take away the carbohydrates and your bodies learning to burn the calories .. then your body will starve itself using the excess fat for a while and your weight loss will platou for a while then when you push yourself and consume less and less portions of meats and switch your body to a more alkaline and less acidic by eating fruits and vegies your body will then begin to start using the back up fat as energy and people that are loosing more than 15 lbs a month are running and being so active that when their done they feel like their having a heart attack ... you just gotta stick to your diet keep pushing yourself .. its not going to happen in a month or a year if you are loosing a pound every 2 weeks thats considered a good loss might not seem like a lot but any more than that and you are probably working your liver and kidneys too hard and you may have renal failure.. Drink plenty of water , only drink tea and coffee black with no added glucose sugars and push yourself at least 2 days a week then 3 then 4 then 5 and always take a 2 day break in between and you will start loosing weight and keeping it off ... sometimes your body will not loose any weight that is because the fat is being stored on the outside of the stomach muscle wall that fat can take years to get rid of but if you work hard and keep a constant workout routine you will loose the weight and good luck