I am 51 years old and am in the medical field. I did Atkins from summer of 2003 til October 2006. Lost 80 lbs. I went through a rather difficult sickness which brought on depression. Have now gained 60 lbs back. I gave up on Atkins for that time period and look what happened. I like the Atkins diet. I feel satisfied and have learned to cook the Atkins way. I have kept all of my low carb magazines and glad I did. I can't find them anywhere in stores now. But I have lots of great low carb recipes and am looking forward to a skinnier me again.