Only you can tell whether or not sweets effect you. Every bodies chemistry is different and how yours reacts to sweets only you will know. If you start to stall and not make any progress on losing weight then I would say that yes...in fact the "sweets" are probably the cause of that stall.

You mentioned " to maybe eat something other than meat". What exactly have you been eating? Have you not been eating salads? Veggies? Seafood?

Atkin's is NOT an all meat diet. It consists of salads, veggies, eggs, cheese, and the likes.

If you have not read the book, then I highly recommend you read it because you are missing out on the most fabulous of food choices.