I've just finished reading all the postings on this thread -- thank you for sharing them!!

I'm reallllly close to starting the most difficult part of the weight loss process -- maintaining the loss -- just 2 more lbs to go. So the post above really hit home and added one thing I had not thought about and really stuck out for me:

I recommend that your weight loss diet look very much like a diet you could follow permanently.

Yep, I can live with the LC WOE I have been doing for more than 40+ weeks.