Yo-yo dieting is one of the quickest ways to trash your metabolism there is. You need to find a LC plan that you can stick with for the rest of your life.

There is NO FINISH LINE here. It's not like you will EVER reach a point (or a weight or a size) where you can then return to the lifestyle and foods THAT MADE YOU FAT (because you WILL gain it back!).

Let's be realistic here, gang. It's our old lifestyle and food choices that made us obese (for the most part. Mind you, perimenopause helps - it can tank your metabolism with no help at all! YIKIES).

Keep re-reading your book. DOn't fall into the newbie rut of same old foods and STOP eating the commercial low carb franken-food-in-hiding. It's loaded with sugar alcohols, the carb content is NOT realistic, and it's also loaded with gluten with which- studies show- increasing numbers of us have problems.

There' s no getting around the fact that you will need to spend MORE time in your own kitchen if you want to shed weight. Shop the perimeter of stores, NOT the aisles! Stock up on lots of fresh veggies. Drink MORE water (a sluggish lymph system will NOT be able to move the cell toxins anywhere!) and laugh out loud!

It not only burns calories, but releases endorphins, what's not to like?

PS to Sherrill - you might have a sensitivity or intolerance to some of the low carb foods you've been eating. The quickest way to find out is to stop eating them and see how you do in the next few days. Cruise the recipe section, there's some LOVELY recipes posted there.