atkins and the rest of these stupid diets are fucking ridiculous eating habits and cannot be maintained for life.
its not a natural way to eat.
your body needs equal amounts of carbs as well as protein and fat.
problem is most people consume way too many CALORIES and dont burn them off.
i gauran-fucking-tee if you just control your daily caloric intake you'll lose weight without any hunger and you can eat what you want just dont go over your daily caloric allowance
theres tons of info online about what a persons caloric intake should be basd on sex, height and proper weight.
say your 6 ft tall, a guy and your 185 lbs - your caloric intake to maintain this weight is around 2,200 calories a day give or take a hundred or two..
the sites below are a good guides for dailycaloric intake, the calories in food and weight/height ect
http://www.calorieking.com/tools/weight_maintenance.php?sex=M&age=41&height_ft=6&he ight_in=0&weight=185&activity=SEDENTARY&commit=Cal culate+Calories&measurement=imperial
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_fat.html
http://www.annecollins.com/calories/index.htm