The first time I did Atkins, it was as a diet, lasted about two months and my husband did it with me. Well we both fell off, put most of the weight back on. Since then, I have been determined to get it off and have finally made this my WOL. I could never get my husband back on it though, which needless to say did not always make things easy for me. I finally quit begging him and wahlah, he joined me again on Monday. This is a man who probably needs to lose 20-25 pounds but more importantly has off the chart triglyceride numbers (like over 1000 without medication). Even with medication they rarely dip below 500. Definitely a problem with insulin resistance. But, when we were on the "diet" the first time, his numbers all dropped. So, anyway, I am proud to say that my dearly beloved has apparently seen the light and is once again joining the LC ranks. He's lost 4 pounds since Monday. Now, we'll just have to watch his numbers.