people often confuse low carb diets for high fat meat eaters, which is where you're going wrong. the majority of your carbs are supposed to come from vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, spinach, lettuce, greens, etc...
an easier way to approach it instead of a stricter Atkins type could be the slow carb way. a few simple rules here:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog...-any-exercise/