Hi KarbKiller! In regards to portion control - I think many of us ‘think’ we know what 1/4 cup of say sauerkraut is (I used that as I just ate it for lunch &#128522, but we don’t, for the most part. I measure out with measuring cups the amount. I’m always surprised as I generally ‘guess’ much more than it is. This has helped me. As far as variety, (I do Atkins, which LC foods are LC) there is lots of variety. I eat natural vs. buying LC made food- as I feel it’s easy for to pick veggies and meats are easy to pick and fix. I think it helps with learning to eat LC smartly. Good habits are established. Like not eating white food- breads and flour. If you break the habit now, by not replacing say regular bread w/ a LC bread you won’t be tempted to ‘cheat’ w/ a bread roll at dinner etc. IMHO. Good Luck. This is a wonderful group.