Welcome Tim.

86 pounds in under 7 months sounds pretty amazing. I'm not sure exactly where I was at after 7 months, but I know it took me just on a year to lose 100, so you were definitely quicker than me, first time around.

The fact that you've already succeeded with LC once before should be all the proof you need that it can work for you again, although your mentioning that it seems a bit slower the second time around is a comment I read a lot amongst those who do start again. I wouldn't let it bother you too much. It's not a race, you know it works, you'll get there again in reasonable time I'm sure.

Good luck!