How come no one said to read the book?!?!? Aspartame is evil.
I got back on the Atkins wagon lalmost 2 weeks ago, and lost five pounds in 3 days. Doing well, getting smaller, and then 8 days into it, started back with Diet Coke. Everything stopped...no inches lost, no weight lost...cravings started, with a vengence, though.

Bars and aspartame are baaaaaaaaad.

Same thing happened last time, I think, but I wasn't really paying attention. Initially, I didn't drink diet pop, because I don't really like it, but then started because I was desperate for something sweet. That's about when my weightloss stopped...I didn't gain anything, but it was very easy to quit. I convinced myself that after several months of not losing, I might as well eat french fries. And potato chips. And real coke. and a little cake.....

And 10lbs worth of other crap.

Gah.

So no, IMHO, that stuff is not ok.