I'm having trouble losing on the Atkins plan, and I HATE taking pills, but would taking supplements help me to lose weight? And if so, which ones should I take? I'll be honest...I bought the Atkins Basic 3 and started taking them a couple of weeks ago (my ketone strip was dark purple after 2 days of LCing, then after I started taking the Basic 3, the color was negative for several days), and I quit taking them. My ketone strips returned to pink/purple this week. What I can't STAND about the supplements is that you have to take them 3 times per day!!! I'm lucky to remember to take one once a day--but 4-5 pills 3 times per day???? (I'm talking about adding the L-Carnitine and CoQ10 and others that they recommend to take if you're having trouble losing.) Has anyone had the experience of no/little weight loss until they started taking supplements? Which ones did the trick? I know that I'm following the plan strictly and am wondering what in the heck is going on!! I'm not a yo-yo dieter...in fact, this is the first time I've actually TRIED to lose weight (I've thought about it alot) in 10 years. I'm not on any medications...so what can I do to make this work for me? HELP!

I take the One-a-Day WeightSmart, and an extra calcium/magnesium supplement. I hate taking pill after pill, all day long as well, and I feel these two pretty much cover the bases.

All I can say about not losing is to be patient. Years of yo-yo-ing can really mess up your metabolism, and it'll take longer to see results.

BTW, the strips are affected by some supplements. I've found it's better to continue the supplements and ditch the strips.