Tiger:

The great thing is that, even though the trend is slow, the trend is downward! A year from now you will be about 12 pounds less fat, permanently.

The most encouraging signs that I see on these boards are people like yourself who are reversing the long term trend whereby most of us gained all that unhealthy, and unwanted, fat in the first place.

My personal trend is somewhat faster, but it will still take me well over one year of dedicated low carb regimen to get at or near my goal weight and body fat percentage.

But, in the meantime, my health and well being has improved hugely, in just six months! I am in better shape now than I have been in the past 20-25 years, and that is why this WOE is well worth the persistent, somewhat slow, effort that it takes to make it successful.

This is not a fad diet to reach some short term goal, this is a lifelong way of eating that will maintain fitness and good health. IMHO, of course!

Keep on, keepn' on!