bdocili, what you said made perfect sense as to why I was not losing weight and Atkins is right on. According to the Zone, I should be taking in 99g's of carbs per day. This is the max. Of course a cheat easily puts me over that. I was not losing weight, but yo-yoing between 175 and 180. So, I decided to go back to Atkins, premaintenance. I'm down between 25 and 30'gs per day and I have reduced my weight back to 175 in the first week and a half. I'm also feeling better and my binge cravings are gone!