Well, I lost 6 pounds after the first week on WW. And for those of you who deprive yourself of carbs and sweets on Atkins, I had birthday cake at a party on Saturday and a low fat whole grain waffle with ice cream almost every night! It's all about writing everything down and keeping track of what you eat. So far I don't have that much trouble with it. They give three different ways to keep track. FOr those who need to write it all down or just want to cross off the number of points they 've used. I think I'll be sticking to this.