I really don't like to bash Atkins or ANY plan, but I was over on another low carb message board and a bunch of pople on the Atkins diet were talking about their hair falling out. They acted like it was perfectly normal. Also a lot of them talked about feeling nauseated, having stomach cramps,etc. I have tried Atkins myself twice and both times I got so constipated I thought I might have to go to the hospital. I drank at least a gallon of water everyday, ate the amount of vegetables the book said and took fiber pills and flax seed and nothing worked until I took a lot of over the counter laxatives and then I got diareah of course. Go figure! And I still didn't lose any weight. I have heard so much conflicting stuff, I don't know what to believe. Also, a lot of people keep re-inducting every few months. If the plan works, why do they have to keep starting over. I have read that doctors think it is just because there are fewer calories during induction and thats why people lose.