]Just back from WI……… down three pounds since Monday the 6th!  They also took my measurements and a body fat analysis (that happens once a month), and here are the stats:

MRC scale weight:  199.5  (yea!! Finally below 200)

Total inches lost since beginning of program:  53

Body Fat:  40% (47% at start date)

Muscle/organ/water weight:  117 lbs.

I’m pretty happy with the results.  To reach my goal of 145 by the expiration date of my program, I need to lose 3 lbs. every week.  So far I’m averaging 3.5 lbs. every week, and I’m hoping I can start adding some exercise to boost it up a bit.  I’m very happy about my pace, but I know that I might hit a plateau here or there, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are also in the middle, so I want to make sure I allow a little leeway for that.  I’m planning to just eat off plan on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but ONLY on those days (i.e. no binging for a week on holiday food).  Also, I will eat what I want, but I’ll try to limit the amount, and I’m not having any pumpking pie– not my favorite, but for some reason I always feel like i should eat it since it’s kind of a tradtion thing– well, not this year.

Anyway, since those holidays are a ways off, I’ve made a new goal:  Lose 10 lbs. by Halloween.  I think it’s a bit ambitious, but if I stay OP and really watch it, I should be able to make it.  That should probably put me in a size 12 by the end of the month…here’s hoping.

On a brighter note, my jeans fit very well today.  I think it was just the initial shock of trying them on yesterday and them feeling different than my baggier pair.  I actually think they look really good.  I’m going home to visit my parents this weekend, and I can’t wait to show my mom.  She’s doing this same diet in another city, and we haven’t seen each other since we’ve started.  I’ve lost 27.5 lbs. and she’s lost almost 40 (she’s a lot heavier).  We’re both looking forward to seeing a difference in each other.