Hi CuteWolf, I gained weight eating LC and force feeding myself with 10-12 times body weight in calories. I listened to my body and made appropriate adjustments--including a vow to never count calories again! I wrote to the Atkins Center a few days ago and asked them this very question about calories. I am awaiting their response and will post it if and when they get back to me.

When I was a low-calorie/low-fat 'dieter,' I used to count calories and every bite of food that went in my mouth to insure I was eating few enough. I cannot save my sanity and count calories at all these days, whether I am counting them to make sure they are up or down! I don't count calories at all so I have no idea how many I consume. I eat fresh, whole, natural LC foods and I stop eating when I feel full. By not force feeding or starving myself in the 7 months I have been eating LC, I have found my real appetite and I feel my metabolism is on its way to total healing.