Welcome! I am also fairly new to this forum. I have been on low carb for about a year now, and have lost all excess weight. I still eat low carb, however.
I stayed on the induction phase for several weeks, not rushing into the next phase. I had a rather sluggish metabolism and it didn't come off as quickly as some. I had lost much of my weight before I added any carbs back, and then it was only complex carbs, low on the glycemic scale. I still don't eat much that isn't allowed, really, there's hardly any need, with all the good products out there. I think it has developed into a habit and a life change for me, which is really great.
Keep posting, and let us know how you're doing. I hope you've got good guidelines, in the form of the Atkin's book, or something, and are not just doing your own concept of the low carb diet. There's much to be learned and many good tips in that book. It can be the difference between success and failure.
Good luck!
Last edited by ajaye; 07/26/05 07:08 PM.