The diet industry doesn’t want you to lose weight, just like the medical industry doesn’t want you to be healthy. People are catching on.
Personal tip: I used to be bloated and feel achy, then I stopped eating the big pile of carbohydrates that is on every plate — potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, etc. .... Now my weight ratchets down instead of up. I never tried the Adkins diet, and never will — I am not totally avoiding carbohydrates, I just pass on the big pile of white stuff.
Atkins is not about totally avoiding carbs. This is a giant misconception.
Read the book, it is chock full of very important nutritional and lifestyle information.