I know what you are talking about. I think that like with a lot of other programs, ie. Weight Watchers, they are always tweaking the plan. That is why you always can find different information depending on where you look. The book I have, last copyrighted in 1999 list cottage cheese and most cheese as free food. The they come along and tell you elsewhere you are only suppost to have 3 to 4 oz's a day. Eggs too, listed as a free food, then you hear there is .6carbs in each egg. Do you mean you want me to count that up now?

I think it best to keep it simple as possible. I keep the foods listed as free foods, free foods. Keeping normally around 20 carbs a day, I figure it doen't add on to much into my total count.

The main reason you want to stay away from (if possible) the processed food now comming out (Atkins included) is to help clean you system during these two weeks. DO you have to stay away from them? No. But it will help you in the long run if you do.

Also some people are sensitive to these foods, and it will prevent them from losing weight. How you do you if you are one of them if you do not cut them out, and then slow enter them back in to test. It is only two weeks anyways.