I am much like freckles. I am the only lcer in this house (2 teens of my own and another staying with us) and a thin dh. I don't buy hardly any lc franken-foods. My grocery bill is high enough. I do find however that I have more energy than I used to..and therefore am making them(The non lc'ers) a lot of meals completely from scratch..fried rice, pasta with white and tomato sauces, home made teriyaki sauces and sweet and sour sauces etc. I don't buy much in the way of prepared foods anymore.That is also saving me a lot of money. Its good for me...I enjoy cooking.
Personally I don't buy bake mix and stuff like that because eating baked goodies and such is what got me here in the first place.
ANd I do work outside of the home as well. I never would have this energy before Atkins.