I wish you all the luck in the world! I was at my wits end. I had done the Atkins two years ago and lost the weight but didn't follow the plan for maintanence and of course, gained the 25 pounds all back.
Thinking it was the fault of the Atkin's Diet, I went to WW, lost 25 pounds (starving by the way) and stopped going and quit following the maintanence plan and of course, gained that 25 all back and then some.
I realized then, it was not the particular diet I was on, it was me! I must learn to follow whatever maintanence plan that is provided with whatever Diet I choose to be on.
The one thing I remember about Atkins is the energy I felt on it which I DID NOT have on the WW plan. It was a good feeling to have energy to want to clean my house!
I hope and PRAY with God's help I can stay on this program, meet my goal, and then the main thing is to follow and stay on the maintanence program. I know that will be the hardest is the last thing..........the Maintanence program.
But, from all of the success stories here, I see others are doing it, SO I PLAN TO DO IT TOO!
Jo Ann in TEXAS