[almondina]

Ugh! I'm in a similar situation. I've done Atkins twice with really good results, but gained it back (life stressors, etc...). And this time, I lost about 4.5 lbs and have completely stalled. In the past when I've done Atkins, I admit, I've been more restrictive that called for, so this time I'm not doing that. I'm trying to be reasonable while sticking strictly to the plan (except for tonight, for the first time in like 3 weeks of no results, I had a bit of sugar-free chocolate). But I swear, some days I get on the scale and see that I've GAINED, not lost!!! I realize you should only weigh once a week, but even so, nothing's changed in the last week. I'm feeling depressed and angry.

Someone wrote that if you stick it out for a month something should start happening. It's hard for me to trust that I will have the same experience.

In the past, I would see the weight melt away and that encouraged me to keep going. I don't have that positive reinforcement now so I'm finding it really hard to motivate myself to stick to it. HELP!!!!