I was musing a bit this morning, as I was trying hard not to leap out of bed and into action as my last few weeks have demanded.

I've become good enough at eating properly that I was able to manage these few weeks with only modest attention. I planned my lunches and snacks, precooked some chicken to eat or cook into stuff for dinner, and carefully managed the one night I ate out.

It was really very good and I've gained a lot of confidence in my ability to manage. As glad as I am to have lost 60 pounds, I'm even more glad that I can do stuff without giving my weight and eating 100% of my attention every day.

That doesn't mean I should get careless - I won't - but I am more confident.

Absolutely. Six months in I am now pretty darn confident and entrenched in a habit. I still tend to give my weight loss efforts 100% of my thoughts through the day. But I also feel like I don't HAVE to. It's just that I'm obsessed! LOL!

Yeah, me too - I am a bit obsessed -- but if you need to shift your attention as life sometimes demands, isn't it nice to know you may not crash and burn??

You are doing amazing!