Good thread, WordLady!

-Learn as much as you can about the way you've chosen to eat for the rest of your life. Knowledge = success. Get and read the book for at least your chosen plan and keep it handy to refer back to as often as you need to. It's helpful to read at least a couple of other books on low carb as well to get different perspectives on what low carb is and how it works.
-When at all possible, eat real food instead of processed food.
-Eat your veggies (mom was right about this one)! If you've never been a veggie eater, keep trying different ones until you find at least a few that you can eat or try different ways of preparing them.
-Don't skip meals and allow yourself to get so hungry that you're tempted to eat the first edible thing you see, low carb or not.
-Breakfast is important; eat something even if it's a string cheese on the way out the door.
-Plan ahead and be prepared for situations where you may find no low carb options available to you.
-Keep tempting high carb food out of the house or at least out of sight.
-Learn to be firm when offered high carb foods by well-meaning friends and relatives. Don't be so concerned about what people think of how or what you are eating that you sabotage your new WOE to please someone else. They don't have to live with the consequences of what you put in your body. You do.
-Be patient with your body when it comes to how fast you lose the weight. You didn't gain it all overnight (or usually even over a few months), you're not going to lose it that way, either.
-Try to avoid replacing your old high carb favorites with low carb substitutes; often this only prolongs cravings instead of getting rid of them.
-In light of the last tip, try to keep low carb treats limited to only a few times a week at most if you feel that you must have them. Low carb candies may taste good, but they're just as much empty calories as their high carb counterparts.