Easy Peasy.

I think I've figured out how to so this right. I can just follow the Atkins plan and use the products so as not to worry "so much" about carbs. Anyone else done this post DS? How did it work? Obviously I'm still reading labels etc but this seems to be a decent starting point.

As opposed to doing what?  Eating normal food?

Sure, it'll work fine, but:

1. expensive

2. not flexible 

What happens when you are not around Atkins products?  What happens when you get sick of them?

The main problem I have with some atkins products is that there is a lot of weird stuff in them (the bars and shakes at least).  One little bar with 50 some ingredients, any of which could be liable to give you a stomach ache.  Often high fiber, high sugar alcohol.  High fiber is obviously not a traditional problem, but 15g at once is a little heavy handed for a sensitive system, especially if you haven't mastered your fluid intake yet.

I suppose you could, but I prefer whole foods better.

I don't mean hardcore Atkins plan. Just use the snack products, and the recipes. Sourcing ingredients from Whole Foods Market. Their recipes look and sound delicious. I am dedicated to losing more weight etc and I eat more meat then ever but some days I still don't get my protein requirement met. Never consciously thought so much about eating in my life. Which I suppose is why I ended up needing DS anyway. Lol, but seriously with my normal work schedule I have to try to program some no brainer eating into the day. I'm not back to the 1st job yet but trying to think ahead. The 2nd job is tough enough right now but with each days recuperation the 1st job looms larger on my event horizon.

I would watch the sugar alcohols.  It has been a while since I used Atkins products, but I remember them containing a good amount of sugar alcohols.  Some people do not tolerate them.

DSers often avoid carbs, so in that way it is similar to Atkins so can see why you might think it simpler to go that way because it seems like Atkins has already thought this out and why should we re-invent the wheel?   Using their snacks and products would seem to be a way to DS without thinking much about it. 

But as a DSer you focus on some things differently than Atkins: you need much, much more protein than the Atkins plan provides.  While Atkins avoids carbs, it isn't designed to give you the protein you need.  There are more appropriate protein dense bars, protein rich snacks and products for DSers than what Atkins offers.  Also Atkins products ; have lots of sugar alcohols in them and those can be a killer for DSers.  Atkin's products are to be avoided, imo.

Preplann your day with whole foods. From what I have found if you choose the correct ones they are high in protein and low in carbs. I use myfitnesspal and love it. I am home full time with my kids so preplanning is not as important as it would be if I worked outside the home, but myfitnesspal does the counting for me and helps me see the hidden carbs. Search for "typical day of eating" posts. Watch the "bites, vites, & exercites" posts. You will get alot of ideas from there.

So sugar alcohols are as bad as sugar for DSers?

Can be worse.  Many people get  stomach cramps, the runs, and a lot of gas from eating SF candy.  And they do have carbs in them.  Not a lot, but enough.  

And for the most part, they taste like chemicals.

Atkins products have never tasted right to me.  My sister would eat them, but only if it had a ton of whip cream on it, or cream cheese on it.  The bars are nasty.  2 bites was all I needed - cause I would rather be hungry than eat any more.

Thanks for the info about the sugar alcohols. They don't "disturb" me that way. As far as taste I learned to ignore the taste of stuff for the most part and eat most correct. I figure an Atkins snack is better then a snickers or caramel popcorn, potato chips etc... U still read the labels and get the lowest carb products.