A new diet

I started doing Atkins yesterday and it is kinda tough on a budget. But I have gained a LOT of weight and I need to get this gone. So here I go again. I am kinda keeping it a secret though. Because my freinds get all worried about me getting obsessed yet again. But at least Atkins lets you eat until you are full. That is something, right? Someone please tell me that eating some protien whenever I am hungry is a good thing. I am eating lots of the right veggies too. So I figure at this point it is less than I was eating before. So something good has to be happening.