I got all those negative reactions from almost all the people I cared about in my life (aside from my dh?). The worst was my mom. Honestly I've never been brave enough to tell people outside my immediate circle (sad huh). So I have yet to get any negativity from aquaintences, and so forth. I tried to explain atkins to my aunt and she just could not grasp the whole concept. So I pretty much keep to myself now and just tell people I've changed my diet and I excercise more. It's worked so far.

As for the family I did try to share my new found excitement with, they've finally come around to my side of the fence after seeing my weight loss, body changes, increased energy level and all around better mood. My mom, is actually going on a modified atkins plan after the holidays. Totally cool in my opinion.