I am a menopausal (52 years old) low carber (PP with major CALP overtones) who began this WOE at 120 pounds, interested in losing 15 of them. I found this forum shortly after I began low carbing--around Thanksgiving--and have received wonderful support and loads of fantastic ideas, advice, stories, information, and more. So much of it has been wonderfully helpful. However, I have become aware that there is a bit of a difference between needing to lose, say, 100 (or even 50) pounds and needing to figure out how to lose those last stubborn pounds, the ones that seem determined to stick around no matter how faithful one is to the book (whichever book it is--Atkins, PP, CALP, CAD, and so on).

I would like to canvas responses from anyone reading this post/thread who has had to travel this road and has learned the hard way just what it has taken to get those last extra pounds to move (slowly, probably). Some people have had to lose a great deal to get to that point; others have started from the point of needing to lose only 5 to 15 pounds. I believe each is a completely different case, just as I believe each person is completely different (with respect to what works best).

However, I'm sure there are common areas, and I'd like to hear from others about everything:
fat/carb/protein ratios
calories (controlled or not)
portion size (controlled or not)
number of meals/day (three? two? six? as many as one feels like having? snacking or not?)
total carbs or net carbs?types of carbs?
AS/sugar?
stall breakers: important!
exercise
times of day to eat
medications as stalls

Please offer advice, experiences, products, supplements...anything that has educated you in helping to mobilize toward goal from the position of a 5- to 15-pound loss.

I hope I'm not the only one interested in hearing about this! I know that similar threads have helped others with much more to lose--but I believe that this type of loss may be a whole different mountain needing to be moved, and I'd like to make the acquaintance of others in this situation.

Best, Sona