Dots, as you know I've lost 40 lbs in about a year but that was on the caffiene, nicotine, my husband's crazy diet. And the addition of small holes in my esophagus have probably helped too. But I've noticed that I've gained back about 3 lbs in a month and can't understand it. I'm still exercising, still being pretty careful about what I eat. However, I have been having a beer or glass of wine a couple of times a week and I think that may be the problem. But regardless, it seems that since hitting menopause or whatever this is....post partial hysterectomy syndrone, I can gain pounds overnight even while exercising. So stick to the WW but my one bit of advice is that if you eat bread and potatoes....stop. That seemed to be the one thing that dropped the fat off of my belly and butt faster than anything.