Zoe ~ I am sure the weight is just a temporary thing and it will come right back off. I understand totally what you went thru because I have had it happen to me before.

Bev ~ Welcome and look forward to getting to know you. This is a wonderful group and lots of fun.

RocknRoll ~ Good luck with the South Beach, its a nice program. I did it as a stepping stone to calorie counting. I really liked the program but was looking for more freedom, the opposite of what your looking for. Now, I am back on a very structured program because like you I found the freedom was to much.

Brightside ~ Great job! One day at a time one step at a time. Between the popcorn and spaghetti sauce (unless it was a lower sodium version) I am sure that was all it was, bloat. I really watch spaghetti sauces because they have a lot of sodium in them and ingredients that sometimes are undesirable to me like high fructose corn syrup.

Well I didn’t lose much last week but only a pound but it was a wonderful pound because it put me at my August goal. I lost 5 inches off my body and I am starting to see a new body emerging. I have put on muscles, my jaw line is starting to show, my rear is lifting, upper body is becoming more defined and my tummy is going down at the top so my boobs have nothing to sit on. I just want that lower tummy to start going down. Curves works the lower abs but I am going to start working them more and see if that helps. This is my preholiday weight so I am not as excited as I expected I would be I don't know if its because I have already been here, if was expecting more or because I am tired from lack of sleep. 6 more pounds I will be back to where I was at my lowest weight and then it will be all kinds of happy dances.

Well work is calling and I will talk at you all later.

Counters: I'm back. I've been wandering in the wilderness for about a month. The stressful part of my life is over, and I'm trying to get back on the calorie-counting horse again. Yesterday: 1419, 31F/51C/18P with 16 fiber (ack!). I seem to have lost my motivation, but I'm trying to regain it for a short-term goal of looking hot on November 5th.

Yesterday: 1551, 25F/55C/20P

I am still searching for a way to regain my momentum... Anyone want to kick me in the pants?

Queenjane ~ Watch out here it comes. I won't even charge you the dollar, this one is on the house. HAHAHAHA!

Tinky ~ That happens. I sometimes eat things and then later don't feel the greatest because of it. I use to sometimes add a little unsweetened cocoa powder to oatmeal with a little splenda to take care of chocolate cravings. Just a thought.

QueenJane ~ I always say that motivation is a 100% of my problem. Right now I am feeling great and seeing the scale move in the right direction so the exercise, eating and water are easy. The hard part is when I hit a plateau and having to stay true to my program when I am not seeing results. It is always hard getting restarted but sometimes you just have to tell yourself, its not an option, I have to do it. I really wanted to stay with calorie counting only and not go back to the strict program that I know works, which I still count the calories, but I threatened myself if I wasn't down to a certain weight by a certain date that I was restarting. I stuck to my word and I am glad I did. Just 7 more pounds and I will be at an all time low in about 10 years. You will thank yourself in the end.

Quiet around here but I will stop back later.

Yesterday: 1260 24F/58C/18P 21 fiber (yay!)

Scale was down today AND even though I had lunch out with a friend today, I still went to the gym and did my weight workout before. Just have to get some cardio in tonight and I got a new exercise DVD in the Netflix yesterday so that should be easy (if I can move all the matchbox cars off the living room floor! hahahaha!)

I consider my butt to have been kicked, Lara!

Yesterday: 1466 30F/50C/20P 26 fiber (yay!)

I did the new DVD last night, too. Maybe my motivation is back?