Don't do Atkins. I know that many people swear by it, but my MD, dh says that it is going to lead to the next generation of heart, kidney, vascular and all sorts of other problems. He and I have greatly researched diet and the best thing to do is follow what the Word of Wisdom says, fruits, grains, herbs, veggies, meat sparingly or not at all. The W of W talks of conspiring men in the last days and the Atkins people are getting very rich... while following what the Wof W says won't cost you a whole lot. As you can tell, I feel quite passionate about this...you can email me if you want to discuss this more it you don't want to do it here.