It is slower now, isn't it? The easiest weight loss was 30some years ago when I was nursing a baby. It really rolled off. But just 5 years later nursing didn't do it, and I've been hanging onto those baby pounds most of the ensuing years. I have a good feeling that learning how many carbs I can/can't handle is going to keep me thin the rest of my life. I went to TOPS in my small town and lost 10 rather quickly, then it screached to a halt. That's when I started reading about all the research into Atkins and discovered that it isn't the awful hazard I'd thought it might be. I don't have as much to lose as many of the wonderful folks on this site, so I think it will go slower because of that as well as my age. But that's ok because I need a lot of time to get this way of eating in my brain so it's there for life. I want to be a healthy, active Grandma to my new grandson.