I ate the low carb bars for only the first week. I ate my salad every day. I stopped caffeine. I stopped my HRT. I just did not lose. For the last month on Atkins, I did everything correctly. Then, I stopped things one at a time to see what the problem was, Splenda, Cheese, heavy cream. Still no loss. I am trying to figure out which will be better.....but on LC I had no cravings for sugar. Now, I am eating low fat, high carb, but I just started craving sweets. Not sure which way to go. Cheryl