The eight month rule... Is that anything like the seven year itch? Seriously, I think Valerie is correct in saying that coincidentally people have difficulty losing weight after the first eight months on a program, for a variety of reasons.

I really notice that my weight comes off in starts and fits, and it takes me a long time to settle in to each new plateau. Each time I think I'm not going to lose anymore, suddenly I'll drop a pound or so. And you know what? Its ok that its slow going.

I'm always going to be eating this way since I've made a commitment to this WOL, and unless a truck hits me I've probably got fifty or sixty good years left! So there is plenty of time. Its about your health, its not a race.