53 here, but mentally still 30! I'm starting from scratch today. I started Atkins just before Thanksgiving and only lost 5 lbs. That's been VERY frustrating.

All the encouragement didn't help either. 5 lbs for the first 2 weeks sounds great!, still 5 after 5 weeks, and everyone said that's 1 lb a week and that's great! Well no it's not. I never lost any more than that, and then I was encouraged to go to the next level, OWL, and guess what? I've gained it back plus 1.

Sorry, to complain! Well here I am, starting over from scratch. I'm glad I found this thread. IT IS HARD TO LOSE AT THIS AGE!

I don't believe I every lost more than water weight and that's why it came back so easily. I've got to micro-manage this WOE and perhaps hanging around with a more "mature" crowd with similar obstacles will help.