well i am total depressed i weight in last night and was up a total of :censored: 5 pounds i am back to 232 ugh :( not at all happy i have to get my self back on program i am just so agrivated at my self i have to find a way to exercise my 10,000 :tread: steps have been reduced to under 5000:?: i think this has a lot to do with it I know i should be up exercising not unstead of sitting here on the computer:comp: oh well i am done venting and i will be starting fresh I think that may be key I am going to restart :mag:the program fresh this is my first day on program just like when i started weight watchers 2 1/2 years ago let see if that works :cheer:

goals for the week
1. drink 116 ounces of water (that is my weight divided by 2 )
2. watch my points and portions ( no camp food unless it is on program ) they do a very good veggie wrap
3. get in 35 min exercise before work 5 days a week
4.and if i bite it i write it

melissa -- 1131 calories does sound like a lot to burn swimming. Many of these calculators are way off -- especially when it comes to exercise that can really vary in intensity. Nonetheless, sounds like you're working in the exercise! WTG!!!

idril -- Sounds like a good night with a friend and back OP today!!

Annie -- Thanks for your good wishes. I'm starting to wonder if one of the culprits is my period. I am normally not affected with cravings (and feel lucky for that!), but even though I am on the pill, TOM came one week early. Of course, I always thought the cravings were supposed to come BEFORE and not DURING... oh well, we'll see. I think if I weren't SO CLOSE to One-derland I might have caved.

Misti - -What a cool idea for a party!!! And fruit and veggies! very neat!

Mary -- "If I bite it I write it!" I love that!!! Back to basics sounds like the way to go! You KNOW you can do this!

I'm hoping today is a better day... I've got some plans for getting in the exercise, which seems to becoming more and more a key to my success. I'm getting to the point where in order to maintain a calorie deficit of 500 calories a day (to lose a pound a week), exercise has to figure into the equation... Just another reason to do it, I guess!