I admit that the first time around i dropped the lbs super fast and saw great results..it kept me motivated and excited. I gained some back and then was super dedicated to it. Half way thru, I've lost about 60 lbs. i quit smoking, a year ago. I have halted. I keep gaining and relosing the same 10 lbs or so and can't get back to the structure i had. It gets discouraging. I've noticed i can do well for a few weeks and the lbs come off..then i will binge on things like fruit or popcorn..gain a few lbs back, go back to being good, not drop all the lbs i gained, binge again, and add to those lbs again. its a terrible cycle. I wouldn't allow myself anything off plan the first time, stuck to it like a religion. It was life and death, I was serious. I know the lbs take longer to come off this time yet i don't have the patience to wait for it to happen.