[lungumnentibe]

David,
Glad to hear that you're still here with us...My losing has slowed down a bit too...but I think it's from me just "coasting" for a while...Every now and then life just sort of slips in and demands my attention elsewhere and I go through a period where I'm not as focused on my eating as I need to be..So I slip into sort of a maintaining routine...

The first time I tried Atkins I was all gung-ho and determined to lose it all as fast as I possibly could...went stricter than strict and lost 65 pounds in 3 months time..but just as soon as I reached my "goal" I went back to my old routines and ended up gaining back those pounds and a couple dozen more..I figured it was just another diet that didn't work...

This time...has proven to be SO much different...maybe because I'm older...not sure...but everything has just clicked into place...I finally
"GET IT"...For me, it's no longer how fast or even how much I lose...it's
me finally learning to control food instead of it controlling me..It's such
a liberating thing...I no longer feel like I have to be first in the race...lose more and lose it faster than someone else...but am learning to be less like the hare and more like the tortoise..."slow and steady, wins the race"

Sorry....didn't mean to jump up on my soapbox and start a speech..

You're right about not putting the weight on overnight...it sure seems that way sometimes though..Stick with Atkins and it won't take
"years" to lose it...Are you exercising? I find that even 15-30 minutes of getting up off my rear-end seems to help with the losing..Keep posting
I'm rooting for you.....
Lynn