I have "done" Atkins and it did work. im not going to rewrite the book here as he already wrote them. But most of the people who have bad results are because they dont follow it properly. They are lazy assholes who then complain about their own laziness. But Atkins has never been no carbs. Even the first 2 weeks I ate plenty of vegetables. By the maintenance phase of Atkins most people are eating a lot of carbs and eating a lot more traditionally healthy than most people. To work it does require a higher than FDA recomended fat content, but so does any diet for a healthy male who wants testosterone. Plus, the fat can come from Salmon and other fatty fish, nuts, olive oil and stuff like that. People who eat NO carbs are NOT doing Atkins.
Anyway. I decided to eat a more balanced diet myself. I eat 6 meals a day and feel better than I ever have in my life.
As far as Subway, they have always skimped on the meat on their subs as long as they have existed, at least to the ones ive been too. Nothing to do with Atkins. If they were catering to Atkins, they should pile on the meat. Subway has always been about the bread. We used to have a place called Blimpies that had more meat. I also like Quiznos because they use real meat. But mom and pop or family places are the best. Even though now all the family places seem to be chains also.
Also, a good rule of thumb is to not order CHeesesteaks at a place that doesnt know what they are. I was a little ignorant about 10 years ago and I didnt realize that cheesesteaks were a regional thing when I went to California. Subshops there didnt even sell or know what they were. Then I found a Subway and asked for a Cheesesteak and they looked at me weird. Then finally they said "Oh. We dont have Cheesesteaks, but we do have 'STeak&CHeese''. So I was like whatever, I'll take that. Then they pulled some meat out of a pot.