Typical menus for me:

For dinner, I have something like a pork chop (or 2) with a salad and a 1/2 cup or a cup of steamed veggies/butter. I might have some sugar free jello with some whipped cream on it for dessert. (most times I don't even bother with dessert.) And maybe eat an ounce of cheese after that. Then I'm done for the night. And drink water all evening. This is the norm for me now.

Before Atkins, I would have: 2 pork chops, salad, baked potato, butter, sour cream and bacon bits or a half a can of corn. Then for dessert a piece of some kind of cake or pie. Then two hours later I'd be in the kitchen getting at least 4 oz of Cheetos, drink at least 3 cokes between dinner and bed time. Eat whatever candy I could get my hands on. Usually Laffy Taffy, who knows how many, a few fun size chocolates (ok maybe 10!) and probably another piece of the pie or cake if there was any left. All this between the hours of 4:30pm and midnight. (We eat dinner early around here due to my husbands working hours.)

Now, which one is more costly? Not only in dollars, but I scare myself looking at this menu I used to eat regarding the health hazards involved. I saved my life with Atkins, I can't put a price on that nor the ravages of ill health that were coming at me like freight train. If LC is expensive, consider the alternative.

This article does give some pretty good tips about saving some money, though.