I've been on this WOE for only a month now but I often wonder what it would be like after I reach my goal. If I were to incorporate foods back into my life that I haven't eaten in months, would it cause my weight to go back up? How have those who have reached their goals dealt with this? Thanks.

That is why every stage of Atkins is important. If you stay on induciton until goal, then suddenly try to add foods back in, yes you will gain the weight back.

Instead move through all the phases of the diet, learning what foods you can tolerate and how much. Learn what your critical carb level is where you maintain weight without gaining.

It's also good to learn about low glycemic carbs. You probably can't ever go back to pizza every night and cereal in the morning with bananas. If you build up slowly you will be amazed how many healthy foods you can incorperate without gaining weight.

Adding the foods back in slowly also really helps discover any food intolerences. There may be some food groups you can only eat in moderation because they cause weight gain, or trigger poor health. I know I can't have much dairy or sugar alcohols, while fruit I don't have a problem with.

My sister in law who lost 150 lbs on this WOE did all the phases and gradually built up to more carbs. Now she eats pretty much as she pleases but keeps an eye on the carbs and makes wiser food choices. She has not gained any of her weight back at all. She goes out to eat once a week and eats whatever she wants, but the remainder of the week she simply keeps an eye to stay around her critical carb level. But its nice to know that as long as you follow the phases you CAN have an occasional treat.