I think your relative may just be looking for a way out of the diet. My mother lasted 2 days on Atkins before she started whining about missing her Hershey bars, so I just let it go. I know, for myself, that I eat MUCH better now than ever before either on or off a diet. I eat salads at least once a day, actually feel like it's a treat to eat berries, and LOVE my nuts for a snack. I also enjoy my bacon and cheese, but I don't go crazy with them. If your relative wants to find something to help her go back to her high carb lifestyle, let her go. Especially, if all this diet has taught her is to eat all "fat and cream".