My husband went on the Atkins diet to lose weight, and seemed to be doing well with it. The thing that made me start was that one day into his second week, he told me about all of this energy that he was having. I haven't had energy since the birth of my first child, about 3 years ago. Most of my lack of energy was from severe depression. I also have a 7 month old baby. I never had the energy to play with them, or even get the housework done. So I decided to try it. 4 days into induction I started to feel like my old self. Since then, my depression has gone from severe that lasted all day to mild that only occurs sometimes at night. I have gotten more energy to play with my kids, and the house looks so much better. Now, I am happier than I have been in years, and would not even think of going back to my old WOE. When people ask what the change was, I tell them that I am on the Atkins diet. They usually roll their eyes at me, but I don't care. I know it works!