Welcome Dino! You can see from a lot of the weight trackers and stats of other users here that yes, Atkins definitely works. We have been taught the wrong thing for years, but now you are one of the few that knows the truth. Enjoy the new stuff you get to eat and if/when you hit a plateau on the scale, on this diet a lot of people lose inches while they're stalled on weight, after that goes on for a while they lose weight again. You should measure yourself so you can stay encouraged through those times. After a couple of these I had the thought that if I looked the way I used to and the scale said I weighed 100lbs I still wouldn't be happy, so I guess size is just as important as what the scale says. Keep it up!