Thank you Dandi for your useful thoughts.

I understand your reasoning fully. I have the same problem with chocolates... one leads to the whole box, and therefore I try not to have any lying around the house.

However 'toasted rye bread' can be controlled and therefore I do have the odd slice every couple of days.

I have never quite quit the L.C. Woe, however I have stretched the rules slightly during the winter period when I was exposed to all kinds of latin american delicious foods. I thusly gained over 10 pounds.

I know exactly why and how I gained this weight and have found it necessary to return to a more strict L.C. WOE. I also feel that calories plays a very important part of this WOE.

Regards
Joe

P.S. Did an Atken "Fat Fast" yesterday and dropped 3 lbs. on the scales this morning. However I will not change my chart on the side until the weight of 183 stays with me for at least a week.