I also think a more realistic discussion about total calories. I struggled a long time with finding the right amount of calories per day to consume. I believe calories count more that Dr. Atkins leads people to believe. I can't eat more that about 1600 to 1800 calories a day or I don't lose. And that's at induction level carb intake. Even at that it's slow going when your knees don't allow much excercise.