fadi, thanks for the info. I started a change from Atkins to CKD as of 4/19 and am using your post as my reference.
BTW good point on watching the calories. I just finished reading "How the low carb craze is making us fat" on menshealth.com and they basically cite the tendency for people to use "low-carb" as an excuse to over eat as the main problem w/ the diet. Same potential pitfall can be said for the "carb up" over the weekend, I'm sure.
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/articl...0-1303,00.html