I only told my parents and girlfriend that I was doing Atkins. Recently, I did tell a lady I was doing it, after she told me how much weight I had lost since we last saw each other. My friends suspect I am doing something but haven't called me on it yet. I will face the music someday but not in any hurry to do it right now. I have heard them chastise a person they knew that was doing Atkins before I even started it. I will confront them if they question me about it and tell them that you can't knock something that works for someone even though you are skeptical.