To be fair Jim, you are a prime example of what the strict version of Atkins can achieve.
It just seems that so many of us are struggling with weight loss and for those of us on 2nd time round have not seen the results of our 1st experience of Atkins.
Maybe, just maybe, it is because of the "extras" we are supposedly allowed now.
Dont get me wrong, I'm one of the offenders and will regularly have my day break bar for brekkie, but it does make me wonder if the extra effort of preparing "real" food would show better results on the scales.