i was ALWAYS hungry on weight watchers. i have not felt hungry or deprived once on atkins. i think the public is so misinformed. i saw my ob/gyn and he was amazed at the weight i lost. he admitted not knowing anything about atkins, but he did ask a lot of great questions. he did think that atkins meant ZERO carbs, so we did discuss that. i have lost weight, have more energy, feel better and never had any luck with weight watchers! i agree with all of you--i am eating a greater variety of meats and vegetables than ever before! when someone warns me to "be careful" with atkins, i ask them why they didn't tell me to "be careful" when i was eating a bag of chips ahoy almost every day!