Hi and thanks for all the tips. I have decided to try a combination of Sugar Busters and Atkins. Sugar Busters will give me the extra carbs that I am after and Atkins will keep me on top of things. I dont want to go totally with Sugar Busters, but I think that eating what they offer, ie whole wheat etc...it will satisfy me. So far so good. After a month of staying completely off the ATkins, I didn't weigh myself...I had gained about 4 pounds over the holidays. But this morning I stepped on the scale and found that I was back down to 164. YIPPEE, so that tells me it is working. Thanks for all your support