Thank you, for a sane comment!!
Yes, atkinscenter itself told me exactly what you are saying. I did what you did, and I started losing too!!
If you check out the atkins advice on slow loss, there is advice that tells you that an extra 220 calories a day could make the difference between losing or not losing.
So what you are saying is what they are saying. It makes complete sense. All trainers will advise you to up your metabolism by eating smaller more frequent meals and to NOT eat a big dinner. Your body will store those excess calories from one big meal and you will not lose. It makes sense that one should get into good dietary practices along with learning to limit carbs. Good practices include small frequent meals, getting breakfast into you no matter what, drinking water and never eating a lot at one sitting.
And thank you for sharing!!!