Dear See,

When cutting through the carbohydrate brush gets tough, I take the mountaintop view: When you and I are at our desired goal weight, we will look back on the little setbacks (like eating pasta now and then) as a little turbulence on a mostly smooth Atkins flight. (I just hope this flight has Macadamia nuts . . .)

P. S. I hope I don't get moderated for putting two overextended metaphors in one message!