Congratulations! What a great feeling. You've worked hard to achieve this goal, and you deserve to reward yourself in a special way. (Probably not with a chocolate fudge sundae!)

I've never actually reached my original "goal" weight. My body arrived at its customary set point (about ten lbs higher than I want) and there it stays. Still, having maintained the same weight for almost a year, I think I've accomplished quite a lot in learning the low-carb lifestyle.

I followed Atkins in the beginning. However, I never felt that counting carbs and finding some critical "tipping point" worked very well. These days, when I check ketostix, I tend to go in and out of ketosis, so I believe I'm at or below the CCL for maintenance without keeping track of carbs.

How do I do that? Exclude sugar. Exclude anything made with white flour. Exclude potatoes and most high glycemic vegetables. Yes, I know it's hard to live without whole categories of food, but that's the "sacrifice" I choose over trying to continually adjust carb counts day by day.

You'll find your own way! Best wishes!

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Atkins since Jan 2003
Maintenance as of 4/05


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[QUOTE=bkloots]Congratulations! What a great feeling. You've worked hard to achieve this goal, and you deserve to reward yourself in a special way. (Probably not with a chocolate fudge sundae!)



Ah rats! But I LOVE chocolate!
Thanks! I guess we'll have to do some experimenting and see what we can still eat.

^5 pianomom! how exciting and rewarding for you to reach your goal... thats wonderful...
best wishes on a successful maintenence!

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