Hi Tweetheart! I used the Atkins plan many years ago. I also did Weight Watchers and every other single diet plan known. I gave up and just ate whatever I wanted and gained weight. Now I have been diagnosed a diabetic and it has become a health issue. Please, stick to the Atkins plan as well as you can so that you dont have the same fate I did. I am happy to say that I have lost 40 lbs in 4 months and my blood sugars are now terrific. Do not wait for something like this.....treat yourself with kindness and give yourself the gift of health. You deserve it!