That's because this isn't really a 'diet'! Or more specifically it is, but it is a GOOD diet that we are hopefully sticking with for as long as we live. No more of those nasty 'crash-diets' with yo-yo weight gains and losses! People who turn only go without certain foods for short periods of time cannot truly call this behavior a 'being on a diet' because they go right back to their old eating patterns as soon as they've reduced. It's really the control-factor that makes a WOE a success or failure.

Glad to see you are sticking this one out, and also that you have lost 12 lbs so far! Congratulations!