Well,I just totaly got off the diet and never exercised. I was on the Atkins diet about two years ago and lost about 35 lbs very quickly. I kept about 30 lbs off for a year and then slowly gained most of it back. This time I am trying do a modified atkins, just drastically reducing sugar and carbs, eating natural foods and above all exercising every day. The exercising is starting off as walking and jumping rope and as I lose the weight I want to play a sport again and take martial arts again. I realy think that it will work this time. . . one can only hope!