I am a devout and devoted Atkineer. I have been seriously low carbing since November and working through the OWL phase and seeing what my long term plans will be. For the most part I have discovered that I am quite resistant and have to keep my carbs extreemly low in order to lose. Hopefully once I reach maintenance it won't have to be quite so restrictive, but at this point I don't hold out much hope. Of course, being thin will feel MUCH better than ANYTHING could possibly taste! I just have to get there to prove it! The biggest benefit for me is that when I am being TRUE, I have NO CRAVINGS.