If you follow Atkins the way the good doctor intended, going through the different levels and stages, and make it habit over time, you won't ever have to "cave." I have 3/4 cup of CarbSmart vanilla "frozen dairy dessert" (i.e., ice cream) almost every night with an ounce of walnuts or pecans and raspberries. It's my non-guilty pleasure. I'm not a chips person, but pork rinds do the trick if I'm in the mood. Work it, and it works. If you generally like meat, fish, eggs, vegetables and oils and mayo and dressings and butter, well, there you go. Lots to fall back on. Add dairy to the list if that agrees to you. The cravings start to be for fat rather than sweet, but there's always room for sugar-free gelatin or a packet of artificial sweetener in your tea or coffee. Cream is sweet, too. The most important thing to practice is patience. One foot in front of the other, and get right back on it if you stumble.

Best to you!