Originally Posted by thesame7lbs:
-- I love to count everything and get a sense of how things work in the world. And it is an education! Like you said, some things just have a bigger impact than others. I've been eating a lot of strawberries. :dizzy: Plus, it's helped me see, in concrete terms, how 60 calories here and 80 calories there really adds up -- and can sabotage even a healthy diet. I'm lovin it! I think it will be helpful for maintenance, too.

I totally agree, even the healthiest eating can be sabotaged if you eat too much :yes: ... I love counting calories too, been doing it for years now, on and off, but mostly on, once you know how to navigate the site it doesn't take that much time at all...

I was down 1 this morning :goodscale:

Hi everyone,

Hope it is OK for me to jump in here. I'm a total newbie to 3FC, but definitely not to weight loss. This is my 2nd time losing a large chunk of weight, but my first honest attempt at making the necessary changes to make this permanent, not a journey with a final destination.

May has started out really well for me. I was on a plateau for most of April (I do the Slimgenics program), and after incorporating a regular workout routine have FINALLY started to see some movement in the scale. :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: I'm actually trying hard to focus more on fitness & eating healthy (and OP), and let the scale go where it will. My official goal is 145, which I haven't weighed since the early 90's!! I think I'm a bit in denial that I can get there...but anything south of 150 will probably make me cry with joy.:D

I've enjoyed reading everyone's posts & look forward to participating more. It is nice to find a group of people who are working on those final few pounds.

(eventually I'll get a siggy in here, but I think I'm banned until I've posted a few times???).

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Cheryl

:welcome: Cheryl :wave:

hi cheryl - fantastic job with the diet and sounds like you have a great attitude for maintaining this time! Are you enjoying your new workout routine? Is it in a gym?

Ladies, I've been lurking but haven't been posting because I've really had no news, but I'm freaking out this morning because I dropped 2 lbs.!!!! I've been hovering around 159-160 for two weeks now (with a few bloated days after my celebration dinners, lol), and today I weighed in at 157.4!!! I couldn't believe it--I moved my scale all around, picked it up and shook it, and I've weight sooooo many times, haha. I've never had an overnight loss more than a 1-1 1/2 lbs. I'm 2 lbs. away from my original goal, and if I keep it up, I'm on track to hit my goal weight right around the 4th of July. I got the promotion last week, bought an awesome new car yesterday, figured my budget last night and will be debt free (except for car/mortgage) by August, and now with the big weight loss I just feel like I'm SUCCEEDING. It's such an amazing feeling--thank you ladies for letting me share.

Stella -- :hug: sooooo happy for ALL your successes :hug:

Welcome Cheryl :welcome2:

Good for you Stella, keep up the good work :cheer:

Yesterday, I had eaten up all of my calorie allotment for the day by lunch :o. I'm doing much better today.

Good post Stella - your happiness is infectious, i suddenly feel more cheerful myself!!!

This calorie counting thing is really interesting. I've jus eaten what i think is a normal bowl of fruit museli, with 1/3 tub yogurt and half a banana and skim milk -444 calories for goodness sake (yes it's morning in Aus!!). That's heaps. You just don't get value-for-volume unless you have a plate full of veggies (which i like, so no probs there).

On the other hand discovering calorie counting feels like i've been sitting an exam all my life and someone's just handed me the answer sheet. It's sort of too easy - like cheating!!

Hi Ange :wave:

It can be eye opening :eek: when you start realizing how many calories you consume on a given day. And sometimes when you eat your normal meals the calories add up fast. Although I have just started counting calories again after a long time, I have realized in the last 2 days that I really need to add a lot more fruits and vegies to the mix. I like to eat, so if I want to cut calories and still not feel deprived I'm going to have to change my eating habits quick :o. Not to say that you can't have a treat every now and then but as my old feathered friend, Susan B, used to say, "You have to eat good more than bad".

I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow to pick up a few more "good" things ;)

Thank you all so much! I love this feeling :)

Good Morning,
Nothing new here. Hanging around 127.5 this morning. Still waiting for the Gung-ho motivation to return. I could eat less - just not in the mood to do so at this time. Happy to be at this number :) at this time.

Promised myself that I will not let it go above 130 ever again. That is where I am in this journey. Someone on this thread said they stayed the same for a year. I thought that was strange at the time - but now I don't. Because every other time I lost weight I stopped paying attention and it slowly went back up again. This time I will pay attention.

This time it's all about being healthy and part of that is maintaing a healthy weight along with eating healthy for the inside of your body.

:carrot: This is for all of you having a good day!

:hug: This is for those that are lurking and need a good day!

i got a ticker!!! Hurray!!!
(just posting to see what it looks like really.......)

Hi everyone!

Ange, nice ticker! It's fun to see, isn't it? And you're doing great!

Danni, thanks for posting a :carrot: and a :hug: yesterday... I needed them both! :o The scale was being nice (carrot) but I was in a funk (hug).

Stella, yea! for victories both on the scale and off! That debt-free feeling alone is like losing 100 pounds! And enjoy your new car. I looooove cars. I don't know why. They're like giant fabulous toys to me. I'm currently doing time in a minivan (like mom-jeans, but it works for us) but one day, when the kids are big and I don't spend my days driving them around, I'm getting a convertible (assuming we are still driving cars and not hover-craft by then...)

I've got a bit of a cold today -- hope I can still get a good run in. My parents come tomorrow for a few days, and then a friend comes to visit at the end of the week. Must stay on plan (or back on plan, I should say after this weekend)!

Good morning ladies.

Just a quick post before I'm off to work. Saturday was good; Sunday was bad. The good news is that I'm down 1 lb this morning to 144. Actually I'v been 144 since last Friday but I was waiting to make sure it stuck. It stuck :)

'll need to change my ticker later. I have to get to work.

Have a great day ladies!

I'm down 40 pounds. This is such a major accomplishment & I have my big trip in a week. This is the first time I actually met a weight loss goal "for" something like a wedding or a trip. Usually, the week before an event I'd be scrambling to lose 5 pounds and end up gaining 2. This week, I would like to lose 1 pound because I wanted to be 132 pounds going on my trip. But to be honest, I would be thrilled if I maintained this week and met my fitness goals.

Wow - everyone is doing so great!!

Way to go Stella :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: !! Love to hear the successes.

Abbyin- nicely done with the 1lb. loss...and making it stick!

WOO HOO motivated chickie!!!!! You ROCK!

Ange - nice ticker :D. I have been working out at home. I'm working up to jogging for 30 minutes straight & then building up to a 5k. Right now, I do a 5 min warm up & then 25 minutes of jogging, which is just over 2 miles for me (2.15 this AM). I typically round it off with a full max incline walk at 4mph for 5-10 minutes & then cool down. So, about 40-45 minutes in all and I sweat like a crazy person :dizzy:. On my altnerate days, I've been doing the Jillian Michael's 30-day Shred. It is awesome because it is only 25 minutes. Since I have to get up at the crack of dawn to get my workouts in during the week, it is nice to have a couple of days where I can sleep an extra 15-20 minutes or get ready faster if hubby needs to leave early & I have the kids on my own.


I had a disappointing weekend. After feeling all "gung ho" last week, the scale went UP almost 3 lbs. Really???? I typically eat around 1100-1300 calories a day + burning 300-400 calories from working out, so it is frustrating to say the least. I'm on the Slimgenics/Slim4Life program and only have 1 week left to get to my goal weight of 145, which clearly will NOT happen (I was 153 this AM). I am in much better shape now than 50 pounds & 5 months ago, but still was hoping to at least come close to that goal weight.

Shaking it off & focusing on good habits for today. I know the negative self-talk will work against me, so I'm trying not to obsess.


Happy Monday, everyone!! So glad I found this group.

Hi Feathers!

I've not been finding time to read or post on 3FC lately, which is unfortunate because I love reading about how everyone is doing. Life has been so crazy! I'm pretty much maintaining my weight right now, which is not such a bad thing. Would love to be at my final goal by July 4th (under 120 is probably my final goal....meaning 119). We'll see whether or not that happens.

I completed the 5K race I've been training for. WOO HOO! It felt great. I did the 5K in 29:08 which was better than I was aiming for! I feel really good about it all. Now I need to find another race to sign up for, just to keep my running momentum going.

Just want to send positive vibes to all you Feathers! It's amazing all that we are accomplishing, and every heathy, positive change does matter!

Had a scare last week with old binge behavior. Once I started on Wednesday, I couldn't stop till Saturday. My therapist asked me how it started and for the life of me I can't remember when I took the first bite. I think it was a huge wake up call about how my eating disorder lingers in the shadows and waits to come out.

I have only 8 pounds to lose till goal of 125 & I feel like I'm in crisis over this. Somehow I'm afraid that something bad will happen if I weigh under 130 pounds. I know it sounds strange, but deep down I never believed I'd ever lose the weight. The journey was fun for awhile watching myself shrink, but now I feel like I am meeting a new me and she's a total stranger.

I've moved my ticker today from 123 to 122 after 3 consecutive recordings of 122!! It's taken me almost 4 weeks to drop this 1lb and i'm quite pleased with myself - i don't expect anyone but you fellow feathers to be impressed though!

Abbyin - congrats to you on your loss too! Hurray us!

Kellost - you've got the same goal as me. The weight loss seems small compared to others around here, but it's dammed hard to achieve! Great race result. What's next, another 5km or are you thinkin of ramping up to 10km?

cherylmn - you're on about the same calories as me, but i've not been doing the jogging, and i'm thinking this isn't enough for me on a sustainable basis as i'm hungry during the night, so i'm going to experiment going a bit higher. Your workouts will be adding muscle too remember so don't get too hung up on what the scales say. Do you measure yourself with tape etc? That might be more meaningful in reality. Or do your scales measure your fat%?

TS7 - They say don't run if your cold goes below the neck! i.e. headcolds are ok, but if you're chesty at all, stay home.

MC - Did your binge coincide with your dance festival? Maybe you burned pretty much what you ate? The important thing is to move forward. At least you're still on this site so you haven't given up. Get back into it, you'll be fine and will have totally forgiven yourself in a couple of days.

Kellost, way to go on your 5k! Nice sub-30 time. :carrot: I'm so impressed with your 80-lb loss!

Ange, congrats on moving the ticker. Your goal is soooooo close! My cold is not enough to keep me from exercising (for better or for worse). I don't feel bad, just all stuffed up and it's a little hard to sleep.

Cherylmn, I do 30DS too -- and it kicks my butt! I thought, how hard can this be, it's 20 minutes and I can run for at least an hour... but oh man, that strength training kills me! I'm a mom, too, so I also appreciate the 20-minute workout -- I can spend quality time with Jillian while my crew watches Wonder Pets! ;)

Motivated, I'm sorry to hear about the bingeing. I have read that eating disorders are never completely cured, that they tend to rear their heads in time of stress, transition, etc. I'm glad that you have a therapist who can help you. I feel like I read a lot of posts on 3FC from people dealing with some really serious issues but they do not seek therapy. I will be thinking of you as you work through this. You have had so much success! Please know that people you have never "met" and will never actually see in real life are pulling for you! :hug:

My scale is hovering around 130-131. We'll see which way it decides to go. I've been doing great with exercise, mixing it up between long slow runs, short fast(ish) runs, and the gym -- elliptical, bike, kickboxing, etc. Which would all be good if I didn't eat ridiculous amounts of dessert all weekend. Sunday was the first day since I started counting calories that I ate more than I burned for the day. But yesterday I was right back in the saddle and I intend to stay there!

chickie - I am having trouble getting back on track. I also was enjoying the pounds slowly melt away. But after I hit 125 I was not able to stay there and now I bounce back and fourth around 127 and 128.
The only thing I can do now is decide to accept where I am and make sure I do not go any higher. I'm not saying this will happen to you - just saying I understand.
I am still going to come here and check-in everyday. I am still going to get up everyday and do the best I can. I'm OK with where I am in my life and being healthy is still my goal. Good Luck to all Feathers today.

Thanks for your kind words everyone.

Sometimes I think I keep binge eating because I can get away with it. I lose all binge weight gain in 2-3 days. It is a very strange thing that my body rids itself of extra calories so fast. It may have been my body's survival mechanism when my binges were so extreme that I would binge 5,000 - 7,000 calories in a 4-6 hour time period.

I enjoy being on 3FC in part because you don't have eating disorders and are focused on healthy eating and exercise. I'm trying to learn that. For me, the scale is not the struggle, it is keeping the self-destructive urge to binge in check.

I truly don't want to be 125 pounds & still having periodic out-of-control binges. I want to live a moderate life of healthy eating and exercise.

I have been on plan for 3 days and my body feels so much better. Must be careful today though. I have a social event where people order food to share & that was what triggered last week's 5 day binge fest. I think I'll eat dinner before I go so I don't start scarfing the fries & deep fried tortilla chips.

Bad lunch . . . BAD BAD LUNCH :tantrum:

Wow, abbyin - - what on earth did that lunch do to you??? :lol:

chickie - sounds like you have a good frame of mind today. Nice job making a plan for those stressful situations! It really helps.

kellost - so impressed with your 5k time!! :woohoo: Nicely done!! I'm working my way up to 5k on the treadmill, but I am oh so slow. Doesn't matter much, really. I've NEVER run in my life, so to start at 39 (and counting), I feel pretty good about being able to make it over 2 miles at this point!! :D

ange - I get measured as part of my program, which is really helpful. In April, I lost very little by way of pounds, but the inches were flying off. It is REALLY helpful, and something I've never done before.


I must admit that I am SOOOOOOOOOOO down today. After kicking my exercise into high gear, the scale popped up 3 pounds on Monday. I'm back 1/2-way to where I was as of this AM, but still. I have basically been gaining & losing the same 5 pounds over & over again for weeks now. I've checked my food diaries (I'm faithful AND honest) and can see that I haven't followed my plan to the "t". I'm cutting out the "extras" now, and will keep my fingers crossed. The problem for me is this: even if I do make my goal (HUGE "if", by the way), can I maintain this for the long haul? I don't want to be permanently deprived of every yummy thing out there. All I want is to be able to eat in moderation, get exercise 5-6x/week, and BE HEALTHY. Why won't my body come into line with this program? I'm trying to get to 145 at 5'6" - - hardly aiming for the bottom of the range, here. In fact, after looking at several of your goals, I am sheepish about quitting there! :rolleyes:

Need to rid myself of the negative self-talk. It is really getting in my head & bringing me down! Jillian Michael's apparently didn't kick it out of me this morning (:lol:)!!


Thanks for allowing me to vent here. I am really trying to stay upbeat, but after WEEKS, it is getting old... Maybe I'm not supposed to be in the 140s???

Originally Posted by danni:
chickie - I am having trouble getting back on track. I also was enjoying the pounds slowly melt away. But after I hit 125 I was not able to stay there and now I bounce back and fourth around 127 and 128.
The only thing I can do now is decide to accept where I am and make sure I do not go any higher. I'm not saying this will happen to you - just saying I understand.
I am still going to come here and check-in everyday. I am still going to get up everyday and do the best I can. I'm OK with where I am in my life and being healthy is still my goal. Good Luck to all Feathers today.

Danni, this is SO my story! I hit 125, then bounce up to 128. Then 127. Over and over again these past few months. So I guess I'm maintaining! I, too, do not want to hit the 130 mark again. I keep toying with the thought of getting down to 119, just so 125 can become my "high" weight. But the pounds are going to be stubborn, and I don't know if I really "need" to get down any more. The Wii Fit tells me that 119 is my ideal weight, but who knows???? I love your healthy attitude about it all, and I am trying to focus less on numbers and more on health. But I don't want the numbers to climb too high......that has happened to me many times before, and then the weight all comes back. Not this time!

Hi Feathers..

I'm at 125 today! WOO HOO! I've hit it before, but it was nice to see my goal number on the scale this morning. Maybe running the 5K did it, who knows???

Stella...just wanted to say congrats to you! I love positivity, and find it so contagious! Enjoy the victories!

Ange...I don't know what my next race goal should be, and that's the problem. Today, I ran again, and just ran a 5K. A friend told me that I should try building up to a 5 or 6 mile run, so maybe I'll work on that. The main thing is, I want to maintain this ability to run 3.1 miles. I don't want to lose it. So I need to figure out how to incorporate it into my overall exercise plan. Also, congrats on the 122!!!!!!!

Same7......sounds like you have quite the exercise plan going on! You rock, girl! I hear you on the desserts, though. Running makes me hungrier, and I have to be careful with that! It's not a license to eat what I want without consequence!

Motivated Chickie....hugs to you. Binge eating is also something I've had to deal with. It helps me sometimes to read on the boards about others' experiences with this. When it happens to me, it's like I consume TONS of food in a very short period of time and almost like I'm in rebellion-mode. It's almost always stress-triggered. I always go for foods like chips and candy at these times. I'm always disappointed in myself afterward. I also have noticed that if I haven't consumed enough calories earlier in the day, I'm more likely to binge. Something that helps me is telling myself that I will NOT be powerless or a slave to something as stupid as food. HUGS to you!

Abby....it's just a lunch! It does happen, and my opinion is that it's okay. Just turn it around ASAP and you'll be fine!

Cheryl.....2 miles is awesome!!!! There were times in the not so distant past where running more than a minute or so seemed impossible to me. You might think about the Couch 2 5K program. That is what I used, and it truly worked for me.

Hi, ladies! I'm new to this section of the forums-- the decided lack of people in my weight bracket in the 20-somethings section brought me here. I guess we shorties tend to fall into lower weights even when we're not quite at goal. :)

I've lost 20 pounds so far, and I'm going for another 20. I'm so freaking ready to get out of the 130's.. but I have about 9.4 pounds before I get there. It's crazy. I never thought I would belong in this section!

Hello to all, I am new 2 your web site but love it so far!!!
So far, May has been an amazing month for me. I am 5'2 and currently weight 122lbs. My goal is 115. After being stuck at 125lbs for more than 3 weeks, all of the sudden I lost 3 pounds within a 5 day period. This has happened 2 me in the past (I'm sure that I'm not alone here!), after breaking a plateau, my weight loss seems to accelerate and I see a few pounds melt away prett quickly, which as you can imagine, gives me an amazing boost and keeps me motivated to finish my goal!!

Welcome, bama girl and carribeangirl!

Kellost, if you can run a 5K in 29 minutes, you could totally run a 10k! My experience is that when push comes to shove, we can run a whole lot farther than we think. There's lots of great 10k training plans out there... and congrats on the 125! I can't wait to see that (some day...)

Cheryl, don't get down! My scale bounces all around. I had a 3-pound swing last week, too. There was an old Cathy cartoon that said, "If you gain 5 pounds, it's water. If you lose 5 pounds, it's weight." :D

Abby, now it's time for a good, good dinner! Though I'm not one to talk... my parents are here and I'm making fondue for dessert.... :devil:

Hi feather-girls

I'm still newish here so i'm still being amazed by how many of your stories are just exactly like reading about myself!

Like Cherylmn - those plateaus that go forever are just so dull. I had one for about a year!!!!! But really that was because i was pretty strict during the week then slacked off at weekends i think. As i keep harping on about though, i'd ditch the scales and go with the measuring tape if you're exercising lots.

Caribbeangirl - welcome! Yes, your story sounds hugely familiar too! Great you've had the recent losses.

Kellost - big congratulations at getting to your goal weight (even more congrats if it's not your first time and you've done it before!!!) You're not going to ditch us just to hang out in 'Maintainers' section are you?!?

For your next running challenge i'd say have a look at your local race calendar for the next few months, and see what's coming up that you fancy. If it's anything like here there are a few wierd distances kicking around, so it's good to pick out a particular race, rather than training for a particular distance and then trying to find a race to match. Sigh..... Wish my foot would get better so i can get back to running again.

Bamagirl - welcome to you too - you're definitely in the right place. Well done on the 20lb already dumped!

abbyin - well, tell us what you had for lunch then? We want an uncensored version of all the graphic details.

danni - wise words. It's easy to forget how important it is to stop and appreciate that you're actually pretty good where you already are sometimes and that things are fine.

TS7 - would that have been a chocolate fondue last night?? (can hardly bear to read the answer....)

MC - hope things are still good today. How did you go at your social event?

Well 8hrs of driving was my days work today! Drove out to a goldmine, picked up a load of samples to work on in the next few weeks (samples of waste slurry, not gold, unfortunately....) and drove back.

I was grumpy this morning because the scales showed my weight had suddenly gone up 1lb for absolutely no reason. And i was grumpy because i ate a 6" sausage/egg subway that i know was very unhealthy, but i've since got home and looked up the nutritional info and in actual fact i'm pretty much still on target for the day after all. Amazingly. Not only that, i don't feel hungry! So i've perked up a bit, and will try spin class tonight. Or Pump?

Some things are best left unsaid, ange :o

Well yesterday was a disaster (food wise) so I'm moving on today. The sun is out (finally) so maybe I can go for a walk by the lake after work.

Have a great day everyone! :wave:

Oh, Ange, it was chocolate fondue... and it was my undoing. I ate so carefully all day so I would have some calories left. I carefully prepped strawberries and bananas... and a little pound cake for everyone else... and then proceeded to eat, well, way too much pound cake.

Ah, me. :(

Lesson learned. Next time I make fondue (and I make it about once every 8 years) I am only doing fruit.

I don't know if anyone here watches The Biggest Loser, but Daris had me in tears last night. Watching him struggle with binge eating was just heart wrenching. I understand that tendency to self sabotage.

Anyway, I have a day of clean eating ahead of me, and am about to head out on a run. Still sore from either Jillian's butt-kicking on Sunday or the exercise bike on Monday, but sometimes a slow run helps to work that out.

EDITED TO ADD: I shouldn't say I "understand" Daris' tendency to self-sabotage, only that I am familiar with it. :-( Why did he do it? Why do I do it?

Hello, ladies! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

thesame7lbs- I watched that, too, and I was feeling pretty emotional myself. I've been through eating disorders, and sometimes it is easy to forget that binge eating is just as much of an issue as starving or purging.

I'm so glad other people do Jillian's workouts. I love love love the 30DS. I'm currently alternating days with that and Couch to 5k on the treadmill, with a day of light toning and stretching on a Balance Ball on Saturdays. I just got past week one in c25k and am still on level 1 of the 30DS, but it feels so good to finally be getting in shape! I have to say, as long as it isn't excruciating, the soreness is a "good hurt." :)

:goodscale
128, the scales did say.
Same old number,
day after day.
It could be better,
but it could be worse.
However we must agree,
That it sures beats 143.

:coffee: Good Morning Feathers! Having my first cup!

Originally Posted by danni:
:goodscale
128, the scales did say.
Same old number,
day after day.
It could be better,
but it could be worse.
However we must agree,
That it sures beats 143.

:coffee: Good Morning Feathers! Having my first cup!

:bravo: my goodness danni you are poetic for only having your first coffee :lol:

Hello everyone!
 

Hi,

I just posted my introduction in the intro section. Are any of you following the Up Day, Down Day Diet, or anything similar to it?

Originally Posted by MiniChick:
Hi,

I just posted my introduction in the intro section. Are any of you following the Up Day, Down Day Diet, or anything similar to it?

Is that what is called ZigZagging? If so, I sort of do that with my carb intake and calories, some days they are higher other times lower... I don't do this in purpose though it just seems to happen that way... It would work if I stuck to it longer and would be more consistant...:shrug: ...

I think it is. I'm not sure exactly what the differences are since I have not read the UDDDD book. I read about the various diets of this type on Amazon, and from what I can tell they are all similar in idea, although I'm sure there are minor difference to each approach. I don't plan on following a specific plan, I just want to do what works for me following that general structure.

Originally Posted by danni:
:goodscale
128, the scales did say.
Same old number,
day after day.
It could be better,
but it could be worse.
However we must agree,
That it sures beats 143.

:coffee: Good Morning Feathers! Having my first cup!

Love the positive attitude, danni!!! Contagious - thanks for sharing.

Minichick - I have followed a similar plan when I did Weight Watchers. It was called the Wendy Plan, but basically you cycle your caloric intake so that your weekly #s are the same, but you vary it with high, low, and super high days. It worked great when I was stuck at a plateau...which now has me thinking about my current situation! Maybe I should give it a go, too :D.

Good morning Feathers!

Soooo, I'm not sure if it's going to "stick" or not... but I was 127.8 this morning! Unbelievable. The scale's been showing me some 129s and 128s this week, so I feel confident that I've finally broken the 130 barrier. I have not been this weight since I went to college 20 years ago! When I first came on 3FC, I was afraid to commit to the 4th of July challenge -- now I may be at goal weight by Memorial Day!

My first thought when I weighed myself this morning was, "Well, maybe I don't have to run today." LOL! Trouble with maintenance, anyone? Luckily, I realized how silly an idea that was, and got my butt out the door for a 4-mile run.

I am so grateful for 3FC and for the Featherweights in particular. If I hadn't come here and learned so much (especially about counting calories!) I never would have gotten here.

Of course, I'm going out to lunch and dinner tonight... so the challenge continues...

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!