Hi Slim-Slag
Atkins did not make a penny out of me!
The book came from my Dad and the only thing I did was propping up the Bayer stockmarket value by purchasing their ketostix x4 @ £2-45 a pot (50 sticks)
Compare that to WW. Lost a lot of pounds for the first year. Unfortunately the only pounds that I lost were the ones that live in your wallet!
Different things work for different people. I like the Atkins diet. There was recently a diet trial program on the Beeb. They followed 200 or so volunteers for 6 months, randomised over 4 diets.
Atkins did very well taking 2nd 3rd and 4th place (IIRC) with Rosemary Connelly's diet winning.
Would have gone for that myself, but thought that the leotard would be off putting
FD
PS: Miss the ability to enjoy the better reds at the moment but have to say that I did manage to adapt by increasing the amount of champers consumed. I know it is a dread.