today I hit 178 on the scale....do you know how long it has been since I saw 178? when I started this diet in October I remember my first goal was to "say goodbye to the 200's forever". now that is ancient history! for the first time in my life I know that I have found a plan that works, that I can live with, and that I can maintain my loss with. sure i get cravings, like everyone, but the choices and recipes available to us with this WOL make it all managable. anyway, I am just thrilled that I am actually LOSING weight after years of pills, shakes, potions, funny excercizes, and countless (I mean COUNTLESS :tears attempts at the Diet Center plan. that diet was the only thing that ever worked for me, but the hunger...the cravings......more than I could bear. I never lasted on that plan very long! but now I have a new understanding of food and how it affects by body. I finally know what to eat!

for those of you who are struggling with this wol, stick with it....it works!

Congrats Mac1!!! It is amazing isn't it that you can lose weight while eating all the wonderful food allowed on Atkins! Keep up the good work!

Congradulations for all the hard work, and every time I read people succeeding it give me more hope, and more courage to continue following this woe.

I to want to be successful, don't we all.

Thank you for posting this, it gives us all the motivationn to continue.

Don't you just LOVE those numbers on the scale you haven't seen in years and years? Congratulations!

Mac that's great! Congrats!

My sentiments exactly! I wonder how many of us finally started lowcarbing out of desperation and years of lowfat frustration...and were so pleasantly surprised that this actually works.

Congratulations on 31 pounds gone forever, Mac!

judy

That is super. Atta gal. Keep it up. Your a winner!
Deb

Congrats on that milestone! You are an inspiration. Keep posting those success stories. They are so motivating.

thanks for all the replies, and the support. this forum is such a blessing! 100,000 friends I've never met......

Your post gives us all hope, encouragement, and a feeling that this is do-able.

Thanks, and heart-felt congratulations!

Congratulations! And I hear you on the Diet Centre thing. It worked, but what a torture! And I think I kept it off for about five minutes.

I, too, was so happy to get below 200, and then 190, and then 180 . . . you get the picture. You WILL be successful this time, and have a whole lot more fun getting there.

Way to go. Keep up the great work!

K.