Are you exercising? If not and you are healthy enough to start an exercise program then this is what you need to incorporate into your life to lose weight and transform your body and tone muscle. This helps for obvious health reasons such as heart health, adding to your life expectancy and helping with osteoporosis, etc. If you eat clean and exercise you don’t need to ever “diet”. Eating clean is a lifestyle and its basically using common sense of what foods are good for you and what are bad such as junk food, processed food, etc., and not eating it. That’s all! Just eat foods that are good for you and use portion control and you will be satisfied all day because you will be able to eat every 2-3 hours and you wont have to stick to any sort of diet. http://eatcleandiet.com/
I think the Atkins diet is terrible for people. Your body needs carbs, just in moderation. So don't be afraid of carbohydrates, they provide valuable antioxidants and fiber and vitamins and minerals: Just make sure you get a good balance of whole foods and refined foods in the right quantities for your activity.
The more active you are, the more carbohydrate you need. Carbs are the main fuel for most exercise activities, although fat plays an important role as well. Naturally, if you don't do much exercise, don't have a physically active job or just can't do anything physically active, then your carb requirements are much less, perhaps only 1 to 2 grams per pound bodyweight each day.