You're welcome!
A personal anecdote:
I tried for 15 years to understand how to lose my ever-expanding waistline, despite exercising intensely (weights/raquet sports, etc.) far more than the average person.
My diet was 'perfect', straight from the Food Pyramid.
Natural fruit juices for beverage, mostly vegetarian, lots of grains, pasta, vegetables, fruit and some dairy. I had the 'healthiest' diet of anyone I knew. No coffee. No smoking. 'Perfect'.
But I gained. And gained. And got frustrated. For 15 years.
One day, I read about that quack Atkins dying, and scanned the Liberal media reports which absolutely skewered him.
The same Liberal media that at the time was also skewering President Bush.
Because I learned to distrust the Liberal media, I did my own research, and what I discovered was a completely different set of conclusions than the one imprinted on my mind over the years by the MSM.
What a lesson! (Aside - now think about Nixon, Vietnam, Watergate, McCarthy, etc.)
I had nothing to lose but weight - and wow! The results were instantaneous, repeatable, logical and controllable. The mystery, from a practical perspective, is done.
Now many, many years later, I am at my college weight and waistline (30"), and can benchpress just under 300 lbs.
At least a dozen friends report spectacular results from Atkins. I encourage you to reconsider.
About the migraines: the only comment I have is that a friend who suffered them lifelong and constantly, actually stopped having them when she tried Atkins and stopped consuming carbs. But the migraines recur everytime she falls off the wagon and goes back to a heavy carb diet. She falls off a lot, unfortunately. For her wedding though, she dropped 15 pounds in less than a month on Atkins. She is trying to get the balance right.
Good luck, whatever your choices!
Thanks. :)