Why can you not understand the point that this whole subject is frustrating for Atkins supporters? All we get is comments like "exercise!", "push away from the table".
All diets do not effect everyone equally. That is our only point. Most supporters will say, "It worked for me." They aren't insisting that everyone follow their way of life.
For 2 1/2 years I had a roomate in college who was skinny as a rail. I was 30 lbs overweight. I wanted to be skinny like she was, and I was on a limited budget. 80% of the time I ate exactly what she ate since we were sharing meals. Similar portions too, since I was sensitive about being fat. She got care packages twice per month filled with candy and cookies. I ate some, but again because of my weight, it was a much smaller amount than what she ate. We both rode bikes 4 miles per day, and did lots of walking.
I never lost any significant amount weight while living with her, and I never gained any significant amount of weight while I was home with my family. This showed me that we must simply be different types of people.
Most of the people in my family get diabetes if they stay fat long enough. I read the Atkins book and it made sense to me. It worked well for me when I stayed on it. Not being a big meat eater, I think I may have to look into another type of low carb diet. One that is a little less stringent and see if it works for me.