onebyone - I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I could lose the weight … but I had to be SO golden that I needed a halo! And as soon as I wasn't... the weight piled right back on and brought friends. I lost weight many years again on the Quick Start Plan that used exchanges. It made sense - so much protein, so many servings of vegetables, so much fruit, etc. And if life ever settles and I get moved and over my next surgery I am going back to eating like that. When cooking for one I'm finding I need that type of regime to stay on course.