A couple years ago i decided to try the Atkins diet because nothing else worked for me before. Atkins WAS the solution... that is until I got derailed the next year with family issues. I hadn't reached my goal and was stalling and didnt know how to fix the plateau. Foreward 1 year later and I realize that I was feeling uncomfortable in my skin and my clothes. I had gained back half of the 40 lbs I had lost. Mind you, I gained back the weight not eating pizza, cake and unhealthy stuff. Nope. I was eating complex carbs breads, low carb fruits (only berries, kiwi and grapefruit in moderation),lean meat and stevia all the way. Basically I felt that I was on the Atkins OWL phase. So, when I reverted to induction the first week of February, it was not unknown territory. The only thing I changed is tracking my calories. I think I was eating too much and have stopped exercising. This time, Atkins is not rewarding me like the first time; my inches/cm are slow to disappear. Intermittent fasting and low carb really contributed to cut my appetite. Never hungry. But I read that I HAVE to eat or my metabolism will suffer and I'll stop losing weight. So, I'm trying to do just that and hope that it works.