Hi Minet, I agree with Todd and Olivia. The Life Without Bread approach is a nice moderate way to get back on the bandwagon. I also just regularly vary my diet between strict and moderate in order to make this lifestyle easier (able to eat at restaurants, fast food, etc). There are certain foods I cannot be moderate with: grains, sugar, etc. But there are certain foods that I can: dairy, oils I have a very hard time getting back on the diet when I cheat. Even a small cheat can lead to days and weeks off the diet. And when I finally get back on, it takes so much will power for the first several days - but then I start to feel great... So if you are feeling like this is too difficult, which sometimes I feel that way too, I also recommend a moderate approach. Charlotte __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com