This is going out to all the Atkins followers who have reached their goal or are very close...


I am thinking about how I am going to maintain my loss once I get to my goal.

It seems there is two ways of doing it and I wanted to get other's opinions.


#1 Follow the book and find out how many carbs per day you can eat and still maintain your weight loss. (for me I think it's pretty low like 25 carbs or so)
If I do this, I will pretty much be cooking 2 different meals for me and my future husband, (he doesn't tolerate fat well in his system) and not able to eat out at a lot of restraunts together like mexican food and chinese etc.

#2 Eat low fat, "healthy" foods with lots of vegys, fruit, and whole grain
With this I can go to a more variety of restaurants and not have to cook 2 meals for me and my family.

I am wondering, if I switch to the #2 option, will I gain weight since my carbs are up? It seems the answer is you have to choose between eating low carb-high fat or low fat-high carb.

I know either way I will need to not go back to eating a ton of junk food like I used to, and save those things for treats. But I guess I just want to know what works best for most people who have done this???


Thanks you guys!

Katie