Chevre,
After going on Atkins for a bit, my doc said to "get off that diet!" He was loud and the reason was my liver count sky-rocketed. So, I got off the diet, and it went back to normal after a few weeks. So, I don't do Atkins. After that experience, I had a bad wreck and was layed up for about three months, adding another 20 or 30 lbs...you still with me? Yep, I started resembling a basketball with teeth.

Back this past January, I started Weight Watchers, (just counting points) and didn't JOIN them, just did it on my own. So far I've lost 16 pounds as of yesterday and I am always full. I pretty much eat anything I want...I just count points. I take a mult-vitamin now, go to the gym every day after work and walk on a treadmill for at least 30 minutes (which I built up to) and of course, do the WW's thing.

It is working for me. If you want to know more, feel free to eamil me at GJawjaw1@aol.com It's slow working, but according to everything I've read, its a) a lifestyle change, and b) slow means it will stay off. I only have about a bazillion more lbs to go...

Hope this helps!

JJ