newbie~! need advise

[pokieluv2000]

hello all! i am new to this although i have read the book front to back. i am 5'4 and started at about 131 pounds and am down to 126-127 after a wk and a half. my goal is to get to 118. is it because i dont have a lot to lose that it is going slower?? adn if i keep on the induction phase will the pounds just keep coming off quick? also,.........does caffiene actually make you gain or just slow the process?

[Hudson]

Yes, the last pounds are the hardest.

A 20 yr old male with 200 pounds to lose can see 5 or even 10 pounds a week. On the other hand a 58 yr old female with 10 pounds to lose may take a month or more to shed one pound.

Don't know that caffene has much of anything to do with weight loss. I've never heard of anyone that gained weight and blamed it on caffene.