I have now lost 25 pounds! I feel great! I am amazed at how much difference it has made in my energy level! When I met with Dr. Williams last week, he told me that there is a big difference when someone reached 40 pounds thinner. I am excited to get to that point. I will be there around mid-January. I am consistently losing about 2 pounds a week right now. After about the 3rd week, I was so amazed that I could go to my favorite grocery store and walk past my favorite foods and experience no temptation to eat them. I have tried high protein diets before and I couldn't stay on them. I think the difference with this diet is the food supplements. All of the suppliments have 15 grams of protein and 15 grams of carbohydrate. That has to be the difference. The balance of both nutrrients must be the key to success. I never feel deprived. I have to admit that I ate Thanksgiving dinner, even pumpkin pie. I struggled the next day, craving carbs. I didn't like the feeling. Although the food tasted comforting and good, it wasn't worth the impluse I created within myself to eat foods that are unhealthy for me. Everyday since Thanksgiving, I've struggled a bit, mostly because I've been off work and I have been playing with my children and I haven't been following my plan to eat every 2 - 3 hours. That makes a big difference for me also. So...I won't let Christmas get in the way of my new life plan for a healthy lifestyle. I will stick with what I've been doing because it feels so great!