Four pounds a month is PLENTY! The question to ask yourself is...can I actually subsist on SlimFast shakes the rest of my life. I tried it for a few weeks, lost nothing, and thought 'never again.' I was always hungry!

I'm curious, though. You're pretty light to begin with. It could be that your weight gain was caused by either water retention or too many calories. I had big water retention during induction and thought I gained weight. I'm glad I stuck with it, because they were only phantom water pounds.

At a lower weight, you're not going to lose weight if you are really having a party time with the bacon strips and high calorie foods. That's my experience, anyway. Atkins works for me because it allows me to be satisfied on fewer calories (1500-1800 with regular exercise). Anything more than that, I'd either not lose, or even gain. Good luck!