I'm 45 yrs old and been on Atkins several times over the past 4 years. Been off Atkins for over a year and bloomed to 250 pds.

I did great on my first 3 wks of Induction. Lost about 15 pds. Stayed on Induction, but quit losing weight (lose, gain, lose, gain a couple of pds). I read the posts about carb uploading and caved in to the idea one too many times. Also upped my carbs to 35-50 by adding fruit. My cravings came back and I fell right off the wagon.

Has anyone else lost a lot for the first few weeks and then really experienced little/no loss after that. Realistically, I'm not going to want to live on Induction for the rest of my life. I love and hate Atkins at the same time. I love it because I really do feel better. I hate it because I want to eat all the foods I can't have while on it.

Help me overcome or understand why I lose at first and then quit losing after a few weeks. What can I do to overcome this.

I've read years ago, for some people Atkins ceases to quit helping you to lose weight if you go on and off too many times. Is this true????