I am back for the second round of Atkins now also.

Last year I lost 35 pounds, and was about 10 pounds away from my goal weight. Then I got lazy, psyched myself out that I "deserved" a few cheats, and eventually put the weight back on - plus one pound.

I was really pissed off at myself, so am back on it now - and I am finding that the weight does not come off as easily the second time (in my case anyway). So this time I am going to stick to it, because I don't want to have to start over again.

Here's an idea - get a picture of yourself when you were at a good weight (maybe high school if necessary). Post it where you can see it regularly. That helps me anyway.

Scott