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Thebellssh，theflagsshouldbeflying:You'rethere!You'vearrivedattheplacewheremilliopeoplehaveheywere-attheweightyouweremeaheimpaeverypartofyourlifeisenormous。AmIright?Takeagoodlonglookinthemirror，tryoailoredbintodudsyouhaven'tbeeoshoehoroforyears，andthen-oh，bliss-listespeoplemake。I'llbetyou'vetakeage。Losisuream'ation!Awanttolookhisorherbest?

erjectarealitycheck。Haveyouwoleofthebulge?Orhaveyouonlygraduatedfrombootshapenowforthebattleahead?Iallyattesttothefactthatyouhaveachievedthelatter。Recidivismamongpeoplewhohavelostsiderableweightissuchawell-dotedphemanyicaldoctorsadvisetheirpatientshertryiuhAtkins，suchpessimismisuhisisnottosayyoudon'timemaintenanapaniedbyungvigilahischaptersupplies

youwiththeformer;thedeterminationtosucceedisyourre，sponsibility。

Beforeshesawme，MaryAnneEvanshadgivenup。"Isaidtomyself，'i'msimplygoifortherestofmylife。'Iweighed209poundswheoseeyou，andIhadbeenputtieadilyforteciallyafterthebirthofeaykids。”

Atfivefeetfiveialland42yearsold，MaryAnne's200-plusweightloadwasahealthhazardandahalf，andItoldherso。Shehadtriedtlessdiets-low-caloriediets，ingWeightWatchers，ahospital-basedprogramthatmeasuredcaloriesandaliquid-proteionwhichshehadlostmorethan30poundsihsandgainedback，withi，infour。

Sowhatwastheuse?Besides，shehadn'tewithweightlossinmind。Herproblemsweremedical。MaryAnne'sbloodpressurewasanabed160100，shehadanumberies，andherplairemefatigueshehadehepastseveralyears。Addherexcessweighttoallthat，andIknewshewasheadingintoadifficultmidlifephysicalcrisis，lreendedaodoAtkins。

“Bythesedweekdoingindu，IrealizedIfeltreallygood，"recallsMaryA;IhadalythanI'dhadonmyolddiet，andIwasn'thungry;'

Afterfiveweeks，she'dlost21pounds，andherbloodpressurewasanormal12078。Ittookhsfetto139pounds。"Ilostweightwithoutanyhassle;'shesays。"IwaseatingthingsIreallylikedtoeatanyway。Andthemylifewasincredible。Before，myfavoritepositioing。NowIgooutgwithmyyouson，andlastsummerIwenthintheRockies。ThepeopleatthelabwhereIwork'tbelievethenewme。Igoouttolunchwithsgmeoftheotherwomes，andtheytoloseweight，andthey&#ry。AndI'msittiingajuicyhamburgerandalargesalad。"

Aassed。MaryAnne'sweightstillhoversaround142。Shehasaglassofwinebeforedinneracoupleofnightsaweek，awopotatoesweekly。Heronlyothercarbohydratesarepleablesandsalads。She'simenthatsheenjoys。She'sfully，andherbloodpressureisnormal。

IsMaryAnneEvaofalloffAtkins?Keiothatshewillenjoylong-termsuccess。Youohavewithisamestrengthof。

AttheFinishLine

IwouldexpectthatasyoutraveledalongtheslowPreMaih，onedayyourealizedyouwereaLifetimeMaintenance:Yhtremaiantoundortwoforseveralweeks。ThedeovefromIndutoOWLandfromOWLtoPreMaintenanceweresciousyourpart。ButitisnotalwayseasytodefiatwhichyouleavePre-MaintenandmovetoLifetimeMaihefuesnaturallyier。Butfromnowon，youwillhavesakeeverydayofyourlife。So，letmeremindyouofwhyitiswtherightchoices。

WhatLifetimeMaintenanceDoesforYou

Bynow，youshouldknowthisbyheart，butinthiscasealittlerepetitionisagoodthioLifetimeMaintenancewill:

·provideyouwithawayofeatingthatallowsyoutostayslimfortherestofyourlife。

·allowyoutomaximizetheamouhycarbohydratefoodsyoueatwhilestayingwithin3to5

poundsoalweight。

&re-additofoodsthathavegottenyouintroublebeforebyhelpingyoutoavoidfrequeothem。

·teachyouhowtodropbaearlierweightlossphase，wheoachievelifetimeweighttrol。

·teaakethehealthiestcarbohydratechoices，youtouetostayintrhabits，feelyourbestandmaintainimprovedblood-lipidlevels，bloodpressureaestresults，astimizeyourbloyandmore。

·teachyouhowtoadjustyourcarbohydrateetabolicge，beforeyoufindyindht。

·reduceyourriskfactorsforcardiovasculardisease，hypertensiohersugarmetabolismdisorders。

·giveyouasenseofaentaspillsoveriofyourlife。

HowtoDoLifetimeMaily

Nowthatyou'vemadeittoalweight，youuetoseleagreaterrangeoffoodsandoreyoudidihasesofAtkins。ButasI'vesaidateverytransition:Nowayisthisalisetoreturntoyouroldeatingpatterns。Alltoooftehebattleofweightlossonlytolosethewarofweightaintainyoalweight，youmustknowyourmetabolieeds。YourCriticalCarbohydrateLevelforMaintenance（CCLM）（seepage197），whichyoufPre-Maisyouknowhowmanycarbsyoueateaaintaiayrightatoraroundthatnumber，ashouldnotfluctuatebeyolynaturalrangeof2or3pounds。（Hormoherdailyflusinyourbodyaallseesaweffect）Later，I'lltellyouaboutwhyandhowyoumayhavetoadjustyourCCLMatvarioustimesinyourlife。

CarbramLevelsaaboliaintaining

&aboliatege

High25-40gramsofcatbsperday

Average40—60gramsofcarbsperday

Low60—90gramsofcarbsperday

Regularexerramsofcarbsperday*Inthistext，aregularexerciserissomeonewhodoesvigorousexercisefivedaysaweekforatleastforty-fiveminutes。

Youalsomusterbadhabitsaocopewithreal-worldges。Maintailossisasmuchametitalgeasaphysie。Forexample，youeveress。Hthatwetendtoreachfarandstarchyfoodsforfort，whenproperfoodchoiactuallylesseofstressonyourbody。Similarly，you'llneedgstrategiesforholidaysandspecialos，aswellasknowinghowtogetrestaurantstoserveyouexactlywhatyouknowyoushouldbeeating。