ive noticed in some of the replies that people say the last 10-20 pounds are the hardest to lose and takes the longest, is that for people who have moved on to phases 3 or 4 or is it just the way the body goes, now i know not everybodys the same i guess im just looking for opions on the subject, ive tried to stick close to the 20carbs. like with induction and never go over 30, but i have noticed a slow down in my weight loss, i know slower is better, but finally being close to my goal is getting me really excited!

My loss has slowed way down, and I still eat just 20-22 grams of carbs a day. I was losing about 1 1/4 pounds a week last spring and summer; now I lose maybe 1 1/2 pounds a month. But that's ok - it's nice to be close to my goal!

It's basically just a law of percentages. If you have 50% of your body weight to lose, it is just going to come off faster than if you have 5% to lose.

The problem with staying at 20 grams of carbs is that now you have nowhere to go to jumpstart loss if it happens to stop.

Wow andreaBash You look great!!! What great pic's!! I wish that I would have done that, I do have fat pic's and now pics, but yours are totally cool!!!!

Thanks.

I was inspired by a friend who did Atkins last year -- I put together her progress photos and I decided I really wanted one of my own. So I started taking pictures when I started, hoping I'd get to a point where it would show.

wow your doing great.. keep it up

It seems like I have been trying to lose that last 10 pounds, (not counting damange done over Christmas) for a year now! And I usually stay around 20 carbs a day.