Congrats, Rebecca!

Well, it's weigh-in Saturday and i'm down again. Tomorrow will be 5 weeks back on plan and I have lost 16lbs so far...only 4 to go for the challenge!

Way to go, 41lbs down! I can't wait to get there.
Depressing thought for me...you and I weigh the same....hahahah.

I hit the scale at 229 this morning. Monday's are my official weigh in date, but sometimes I get curious. Technically I should move onto phase 2 on Monday, but I may stay on induction one more week. We'll see.

Three day weekend for me and my daughter. She wants to go to the movies on Monday, which is fine, but boy does mama LOVE movie popcorn. I'll just get a pickle instead.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Well, I weighed in today. UP .2, no surprise. I've been jumping off the wagon more and more. I binged yesterday. There was a small amount of junk food in the house, and I found ALL of it. Now, the house is cleansed of it's evilness.

All good again today. I have to be wary of it though, I start strong, and end badly more and more.

I decided to start my exercise with a little light strength training, because I know I can do it without injury and I have my own weight machine.

I gained 2lbs. I have not veered off plan at all. I'm hoping it's just my TOM, otherwise I'm going to be really disappointed. Blerg.

:thanks1: Sask

Had my class reunion this weekend - now that was a challenge - but I met it and conquered it .... Drank seltzer, no appetizers (kept busy talking) and dinner -oh my dinner - they had everything pasta ever I swear - so I chose a little sausage and peppers by themselves no pasta - some antipasta salad and a slice of tomato with fresh mozzarella....

Kel I know sometimes you just need the nuggets I so understand the call of the nuggets - and I am so not perfect so just offering some thoughts - I went thru a few menus of places I might end up in when I'm out and about and came up with some options- the Ceaser salad with grilled chicken is good taste wise and not bad carb wise - or the Ceasar with no chicken but with a cheeseburger - take off the roll and plop it on the salad is pretty good too. Went to Panera and got the Asian sesame salad with the grilled chicken (may
not have the name right) and hd them give me the salad dressing on the
side and the WonTon strips on the side - I used half the salad dressing and it was a great treat salad.

I'm thrilled that so many places have nutrition stuff online - I wish they could go the one more step and give us the info on the roll alone so I could subtract it from the sandwich on the menu - I can make a plan before I leave and am not already hungry which is great.

Ya know this is a live-it and we won't ever be perfect (good lord that would be boring) but everyday we do it is a victory and even if a day doesn't go perfectly I can bet that it is a day that may not be as bad as we think and probably is still less than we would have done before beginning this. I have totally let go of the all or nothing mentality I had the last time - I still make a plan and try to stick with it but I have gotten thru some times by thinking "just get thru this one meal" then think the same for the next meal. Or the next snack and before I know it a week went by. But I also decided that if I really really want something I will have it - and will enjoy it then get back in the plan. Since I made that decision I've found things don't call to me quite as loudly for some reason.. I'm hoping that this will be the difference for me this time and it will make it the last time - before I would think "oh I blew it - I can't do it, stuff it) and I just quit - maybe I just learned that for me I can't deal with absolutes - it has to be more of a game (yes I am still 10 yrs old thank you very much) making up menus, or changing recipes, or coming up with ways to eat out, is all a game now -

I hoe this didn't sound preachy because that's not how it's meant - it is just the different way I am looking at this this time - and it seems to be helping me - I have a long way to go and hopefully a long time to perfect it and maintain - so I figured I better make it fun.

Of course when I hit a stall you will hear me *****ing loudly and complaining about my stupid body - because after all I want to wake up next week and be done ;)

Those gains are normal...even without TOM. During my first 5 months, I had weeks where i'd stall or gain. You gotta look at the big picture. If I gained 2lbs this week, i'd think about how my clothes is looser or where i was 21 months ago,etc. Gotta remain positive and optimistic! And avoid those moments when you feel discouraged and say to **** with it and have just one taste...those "just one tastes" can last months.

This is my 3rd or 4th attempt in the last 21 months. I came within 1lb of my goal on July 1st, 2010...i decided to have one burger on a bun with ketchup and all the fixings at my sister's house to celebrate Canada Day. That triggered a binge that lasted 4 or 5 months.

I have lost 18lbs now in 5 weeks...I'm within 2lbs of my original goal...this time next week I WILL be beyond that goal!! There's no way a "just one taste" moment is gonna ruin it this time.

OK, i think i went off-track here...point? Oh yeah, stay positive and picture where you wanna be...and ignore the tiny hurdles along the way.

Rho thanks for the support. My fatal flaw is often perfectionism, and procrastination. If I can't do it right, I won't do it. But I'm getting better with that as I get older.

I had another mini binge today. Seriously. TGTCG. (Thank God the Candy's GONE). End of the candy bowl. Hope office mate doesn't refill it. I ate 7 M&M's, and 11 whoppers. It's gone. It's over.

It's like I'm onplan then go all weak on myself. I know, carbs happen, but my inner perfectionist wants to be "ultimate" while the wiser, older me knows it's all a work in progress.

Tomorrow night is a dinner with friends, at my house. I got it covered. I cooked ahead tonight. The salad is chopped except the lettuce part. Roast is in the crock pot. Acorn squash soup (more soup than acorn squash) is made and chilling - will reheat tomorrow night. We'll all get a small portion only, as I didn't make much. and I made a low carb chocolate torte from genaw. Used the 86% chocolate and liquid splenda. Tried a piece tonight and WOW, that's rockin. So tomorrow night, chop greens for salad, cook cauliflower for fauxtatoes, heat soup. SERVE. Got it covered, and it's all low or nearly low carb. I might take a little sliver of that torte to work for chocolate binge prevention.

Hi, have been doing really well on plan and have lost 3.4 pounds so far. I am in my second week of induction and the craving are gone too! I have just started feeling up to exercising but I am also fighting off a cold and drinking lots of hot tea. I can't wait to get my own weight loss ticker on here.

Well, I was right...done!

hey amb, great job. You'll be a great support and inspiration on here! hope to hear you are hitting some sweat soon!

sask: I'd like to say u suck! BUT this is supposed to be a supportive forum, and jealousy doesn't belong here. You've done great things, and will continue to inspire us. Great job! (really)

Well, my scale moved. I had that huge dinner last night with friends (I cooked so it was all controlled choices) and dropped a pound. I ate plenty, including a low carb chocolate torte thing (that is pure decadence by the way) I made from genaw.

Today I was all good, so I think the down trend is ready to roll again!!!

Ugh, I've had a rough two weeks. Job-related stuff. I got off track with my carbs as I've just been stressed. I have to stop that. Like Sask said, one little taste will lead to more and more. I can't let this go on for months like last time though. I'm back... hopefully for good.

Tea drinkers, wanted to share that Celestial tea has some good stuff for the seasons, I bought the gingerbread tea and sugar cookie sleigh ride(its so yummy and yes it tastes like sugar cookies! They also have candy cane lane but I do not like peppermint flavor. There is sugar plum and some other one I saw today while grocery shopping. Their kinda pricey at 2.75 a box but I drink a cup with splenda before bed as a treat.

I love those - I have the gingerbread one... yum. I'm a tea nut though, my absolute favorite is constant comment, it's a spicy desserty one too.

Today was awesomely on plan, then I slid some tonight - baking cookies for a cake walk WAS a bad idea. Seemed like a charitable thing, but um, no.

Welcome back Violet. The only failure is in quitting, restarting is NOT quitting.

Thanks Kel :)