Should I keep dieting

While on the verge of getting my WLS referral for an initial consult, my sister urged me to try the Atkins diet with her. What made it different this time is that my husband agreed to do the diet with me - then my oldest son. Both need to lose about 60 lbs (they both are 6 ft 1 in, with heavy build). My delimma is this - after one week, I've lost 4 lbs. My husband's lost 8. My BMI is currently 39.5. With type II diabetes, I might just qualify. If I lose 10 lbs more, I probably won't. I don't want to be disappointed again with another failed diet, but with 3 of us doing it I'm reluctant to bow out and go for the surgery without making a good faith effort. Anyone else been it this boat? Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions on where I should go with this.

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