Woolina - the purpose of OWL and premaintananc eis to take away that safety net and teach you how to make eating decisions for life. At some point you need to learn how to make good food decisions. It is typicaly the people who do induciton all the way to goal weight, then aren't sure what thier CCL is, or try to go back to eating the same as before they went on the plan, that have problems.

usedtobero- What about premaintanance made the cravings? Did you add a certain food back in? Did you try to do a sudden jump in carbs? Rememebr too that when you add back in fruits you have to start with low GI fruits. Grapes are very high GI if I remember. You need to start with berries, then maybe later add in a small portion of apple, orange, or peach. Not jump to grapes and bananas. Make sure to read up about Glycemic Index, and Glycemic Load.

You might want to look into getting a copy of Atkins for life from your local library. It has easy to use tables showing what foods to eat often, in moderation, and rarely.