I followed Atkins until August and then switched to Paleo,although I do eat some cheese..I have lost 50 pounds so far,lowered my BP from 140/90 ON medications to 120/70 OFF medications..My blood sugars have dropped from 200 to 110 and I had suffered with arthritis in my hip and hands and was taking a 1000mg of Naproxen a day..Now I rarely take it,maybe three times in a month and I only need to take 400mg now..So huge results for me..