I slipped on those wagon steps 3 weeks ago when I went on hols, but I am back on it now. I did lose 7 lbs in the few weeks I was seriously on the Atkins diet, which is no mean feat for me, because over the last couple of decades once the weight was on it was on for life, or so it seemed.

The food choices suit me as well. I'm happy with higher protein than lots of white carbohydrates - rice, flour, pasta, bread, spuds - but I do miss spuds a bit. And I never gave up chocolate - never have, never will, although I prefer the dark bitter chocolate to the sugary dairy-milk stuff anyway, so I thought I was still within the guidelines (grin).

Helen