I do think a lot of low carbers are in calorie denial.

Some people walk away from reading Dr. Atkins NDR thinking this is a diet that allows one to eat as much as they want whenever they want, so long as they watch carbs. For many people, it's simply not true. Even Dr. Atkins says this. If you are hungry you should eat until satisfied but do not eat until fully stuffed.

In other words, if you want to lose weight, you should be feeling a "lightness" in your stomach most of the day. This is not the same thing as hunger, but rather you should be in a state of "non-hunger"... not hungry, but not "full" either. A surprising number of low carbers do things like force themselves to eat to lose weight, or eat as much as they want and they don't realize the calories could be stalling them. It's kinda crazy IMO.