In reply to SlowLearner.

That's good to know, thank you. Heading poolside in 30 days and fully intend to live it up for a few days. :D I'm not worried about falling off the wagon permanently. I was very surprised at how easily I cut carbs, once I knew it was net, not total. I usually have 15+ of my 25 remaining at the end of the night. Intermittent fasting (IF) helps immensely with that - less snacking = less chance to slip up. I do 22 fasting and give myself 2 hours to get it all down the gullet. :D

7½ lbs to go and then I can go into maintenance mode and holy cow those last pounds are sloooooow. I, too, watch the scale like a hawk. I never really cared before, just went with how my clothes fit; but with this diet I'm finding myself to be highly curious as to how I can vary by 2½ lbs throughout the day. Scale accuracy has been verified, which makes the up and down even more interesting.