Fishie, I think that while that may well be true for the gastric bypass surgery, it is NOT true for this way of life. We have folks here who have been following the low carb way of life for more than two years, had significant weight to lose, and have been losing slowly but surely the entire time they've been on this way of life.

I think some of us get discouraged after being low carb for quite awhile and seeing slow losses. I'm a very slow loser, but I feel so much better because I'm eating better than I ever have, so I'm sticking to lc just for the health benefits alone. I know I'll eventually lose the rest of this weight, I just have to be patient with myself. After all, I'm very short and I'm over 50 so I can't expect miracles to happen as quickly as they did in my youth.

Here's to you kiddo - enjoy all of this delicious food we have on this way of eating and let your body balance itself out.

shortstuff