Congrats all on the losses. Sandi: I want to congratulate you on posting your gain. I know in the past you would keep quiet if it wasn't a loss and I think this is great that you are able to even admit your gain. Looks like you are making some changes.
I maintained this week. TOM hit and I had 4 days of bad eating so I'm not going to complain.
I can't speak on what your plan was last week and how you executed it, but I can maybe offer a bit of hope for your gain. If you have begun to exercise more or differently, you might have some water retenton in your muscles. Everytime I start a new exercise program or even just change up my program a bit, I find that my muscles react by retaining a few lbs. of water for a week or two. Your body might also be adjusting to a newer plan, testing you a bit to make sure this is for real. Don't get down on yourself. As Howie as so aptly shown us, weekly fluctuations are so minor when you look at the big picture.
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Down 1 lb here. Suprised though, cuz even though I've been staying in my calorie range (sometimes lower *whoops*) I haven't been eating the best foods. I've been working these 9-12 hr shifts tryin to get this place ready for grand opening, which we finally had by the way, that I've been eating some fast food. I did splurge and get me one of those AWESOME salads from Quiznos *right next door to where I work* and still stayed under my limit.
Sillystuff - good job, take those losses any way you can get them!
Joyce - Sorry about the gain. But like your signature says, "One step at a time"! You may have made a small step backward, but if you stick with it you'll be back to foward steps next week!