I had an opposite experience, was talking with a lovely, very, very slim lady in the natural foods store who asked about some of my low carb purchases. She was asking if she should try the Atkins diet so she could use a few pounds, even though she was vegatarian. I was dumstruck, first off if this woman lost 10 more pounds she would blow away and even though I've read about vegans being on Atkins I don't image it's very easy for them. I just wished her luck with whatever eating plan she decided on, sucess was based on finding something that you can live with day to day not a quick fix.