I too have found that people look at low carb way of life eating habits as fadish. However, I've found a wealth of information in Diana Schwarzbein's book the Schwarzbein Principle. In fact my Doctor is the one who referred me to it. She's on this diet too. It is less stringent than Adkins but is based upon the same principles. It all makes sense to me. But just try and explain to a low fat dieter what you're doing and they just look at you with the strangest face...

I've shared my diet info and book with my family (mom and 2 sisters) but there is no way I'm telling anyone at work. I'll just wait till they notice the drop in pounds, ask me how I did it... then I'll tell them. Like Karen said, "They'll soon want to know what your secret is".

Good luck.
Julie