I should have added to my post that I drink two cups of black coffee every morning and Atkins recommends against that. However, it doesn't cause me any problems and it is an addiction I have no interest in giving up right now.

Also, at this point I am not counting carbs, I am watching them. I know about what I can eat each day and still lose weight -- induction carbs, plus a little lowcarb fruit and nuts -- so I don't really need to count every strawberry or piece of broccoli. When I have an occasional carb splurge -- like whipped cream -- it temporarily stalls my weight loss but I haver never had a big enough splurge to cause me to gain weight since starting this way of eating. Of course, my weight fluctuates by a couple pounds from day to day, but that is not a gain, it is a fluctuation.