I think that it may have something to do with getting over the addiction to sugar and carbs. I know after the first few days, I went three months without cheating at all. I allowed myself to go off for a weekend and then went right back to it. That was two months ago, yesterday I went off again for only the second time since April 2, there was a particular item in the house that was calling my name, and my wife was going to make peanut butter cookies. I have decided that if this is truly a wol and not a diet, there are going to be times when I allow myself to eat high carbs. The great thing is that because of my success, 57 pounds, I have no problem getting right back on track. I can't explain it, and believe me, I thought I had lost my will power a long time ago, but this wol just works for me and I am not tempted to cheat 99.999 percent of the time.