UA, good job staying around plan with such a tough food choice last night!
Congrats,
LDL!
Even if you do bump back up, the trend is down. The 130's are yours!
JenVitz, special social meals are good for the soul, and the effect on the scale is temporary if we don't do it too often. In fact, I don't even consider special dinners as "off plan," but rather they are a part that I limit in frequency.
Emma,
and thanks! I hope to whittle down a little more before I leave, but I expect to be back in the 140s after vacation.
Hoopty, maybe you could find a way to eat less restrictively normally? Here's what seems to work for me... I eat 2 squares of Lindt dark chili choc (good flavanoids!) each day and I also eat one or two SF fudgesicles most days. There's also some store-brand low-cal high-fiber cereal I eat on days I'm really craving more of something sweet, which I eat w/whole milk. These foods don't trigger me (the spiciness of the chili choc is important) and I think eating them regularly may help me avoid binging when I do run across other treats.
I'm leaving on vacation for 2 weeks in early August. I always gain, since we end up eating out a lot. Hopefully this time it will be less since I plan to stick with my eating window. It's really a DH vacation (visiting his relatives). I should be able to work at least some hours remotely, and some years I don't need to take any vacation time.
After DD and DH came home, I did bump up a bit in weight (to 138.6 yesterday and 138.4 today). Probably because I had a real cooked dinner (broccoli & turkey burger scramble) and ate more than usual... I had been eating more salad w/cheese & beans, fruit, marinated veggies, etc, while they were gone.