Hi Jones!

Since you're doing well right now without counting calories, why start now? I agree that generally people on low carb should be more concerned about carbs than calories. Eat when you are hungry and until you are satisfied but not stuffed and stop at that point. However...there are some who will find that they need to count calories as well, either because they are eating too few calories or too many. One of our members e-mailed the Atkins center and was told that the minimum is 10-12x goal weight. Remember...this is a mimimum, not a maximum. Each person has to determine that for themselves if and when paying attention to calories becomes necessary. Just don't make the mistake of thinking that less calories is always better. For those that cut calories too much it can backfire and stall you as well.
Here's a link to the thread about the Atkins Center e-mail: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...er+AND+calories

This has been a controversial subject for some time, I suspect because everyone has different levels at which they can loose weight, so everyone should judge for themselves which works best as long as you aren't putting your body into starvation mode. A body that it stressed through too little of anything, whether it be calories, fat, protein, water or anything else your body needs to survive will not be in a big hurry to shed fat.