As I get nearer and nearer to goal (or the ever-moving target as it sometimes seems) I've started to get anxious about maintenance. I've been doing Atkins to lose the weight and it's worked great. But when I look at maintenance there, I feel like I'll be doing carb counts in my head until I go crazy.

Recently I've been looking at South Beach. I don't know that it would work for me for weight loss because it feels so unstructured due to the lack of maximum carb levels. But, it's looking appealing to me as far as maintenance for that same reason. Or does that make it easy to "go nuts" because you aren't as accountable?

I guess my question is for anyone who is doing or entering this "for life" phase. What are you doing? How are you doing it? What works? I know mileage varies, but ya still gotta check out the ratings before you buy -- right? :-)

Right now I'm happy with the way I'm eating. I throw in a little high fiber bread or an apple now & again. I'm not super strict, but I'm not wild. I also know there's a point where I won't need to lose any more weight and I need to get a plan in place.

Thanks for any/all input!
Brenda