That is awesome Air! Congrats!!

Checking in for the first time in 3 weeks! So far, I am cruising along toward goal.

SW 260.4
WI 2/16 - 1.8
WI 2/23 - 3.2
WI 3/1 - 5.2
Current Weight: 250.2 lbs
Loss toward goal: 10.2 lbs WOOT!

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Wow, I've had this page open all day but I've been so busy I haven't been able to post until now!

Congrats GemIAm! That's a great loss!

I'm 186.0 again today, went to the doctor, had my pap and Sloane had her 2 month check up. Got a perscription for birth control that I have been sampling for a month and seroquel for my mood. At the pharmacy she was telling me that there is a lot of bloating for the first month or so when you start this birth control. No wonder! I guess starting a new diet while starting birth control might not give me the most accurate weight measurements.

WTG GEM! That is awesome!

Lately I have had alot of stress from work and I have found that I am dealing with it differently now. Instead of eating, I am actually thinking and feeling much more now. SCAREY!!

Morning everyone :D

You are all doing so great - and not just in weight loss but in understanding - like working out can stop numbers but remember there can be inches going -- so maybe get something a size too small or something snug from your closet and keep trying it on while the scale isn't moving. ..

Stephanie - just keep hanging in - you are losing so imagine what will happen when your hormones even out from the pregnancy and from the BC pills - and yay on the other meds - just remember how you felt last time you were able to take them and I don't know if it will effect losses too but maybe you could do the same and do a snug pair of pants or something in addition to scale for a bit just in case.

Gem - WHOO Hooo Doing great!

Yay Air!! Love it!

Aid - ugh on losing the 3 days but YAY on extra money!

I'm going to have to try those cauli-tatos too - sound good. Thanks for the idea air.

iCard - WHOO Hooo on the raincoat in L. I can't wait till I hit that point!

I've been trying to up my calories because I realized that even though I'm not hungry I've been having many days a week I am under 1,000 calories and I think that is why I'm slowing up in weight loss - so last night I was wishing I had something creamy and sweet - so I took a tbs of coconut manna and a tbs of cream cheese and two drops of sweetner and mixed it up and ate it with a teeny tiny itty bitty spoon and only used the very tip of that so it lasted and wasn't a lot at once and it hit the spot - not perfection but good for a quick treat.

Who would ever think you would be on a diet that has yummy food and you are so full you have to force yourself to eat more in order to lose weight :dizzy::D:dizzy:

I decided I am going to try to take back a pair of the jeans and exchange for a size smaller - they still have the tags on them and the salesperson was right I should have gone down one more size - I still can't believe I am in the size I'm in -- I look at it when I pick it up and my mind goes to "not going to fit - no way it's going to fit". I also can't believe I thought I would just be going down one size from 28 to 26 and instead I'm getting size 20 to fit .... Next week I am doing a closet purge and I will be down to about 3 outfits unless I pick up a few tops so I can make it equal more - and I think I need to shop before I get to that big a difference again hehehehe.

Dreading tomorrow - my friends husbands graveside service and celebration of life .. My husband is working a show he signed up for and paid for the tables months ago so he can't come - I'm dreading it for a myriad of reasons - I hate funerals of course and I feel so bad for my friend but I also don't do crowds well ... I won't stay long but it will be torture for me. I can do ok if we are at a function with a table of friends then I can concentrate on the small group but in a room full of people I get beyond anxious - and imagine I am married to Mr. sociable who needs people like most people need air.

rho, I don't do well with funerals or crowds either. I feel awkward and I'm unsure of how to act. One of the reasons I take my meds is because of anxiety.

187.0 today. I thought of having my husband measure me but what's the point if I'm bloated anyways? I hope I get TOM this cycle. I'm starting to doubt it will even come.

Husband went out of town this morning for a few days, MIL is taking my daughter tonight and I'll be going out to the gay bar with my SIL who I get along with. I'm excited, I think it will be fun. Just have to remember to nap so I don't want to go home at 9pm again haha.

Doin' a "drive by" :cool: to say CONGRATS to ALL hanging in there/losing weight/feeling great and those NSV's too! :carrot:

(Keep wanting to type "SUV's" lol:dizzy:)

Tx for posting about being OP and not losing weight rho:hug: . . . not discouraged yet and still lifting weights and walking - but the scale won't budge.:devil: But I is hanging in there and concentrating on how dang good I feel! Hang in there too steph . . . bc/meds and post-partum-y time - what a combo - so proud of you!

Off for another nite shift - at least the plant isn't running, but have already worked 45 hours this week so hope to sneak off for a lil shut eye after my work out . . . cya all in the Wee!

Thanks aud :)

186.0 today, got TOM last night! Just before we went out to the bar too. It's insane and I'm super bloated. I felt gross in everything I wore. Also slipped in the snow down my SIL's steps and a step nailed me in the back. I'm expecting a big bruise! I'm really sore. Can't wait until my MIL brings my daughter back to me so I can cuddle her and take a nap :)

I was 221.6 this morning, my sleep has been more messed up this week from work than normal. I went 36 hours without sleep from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday evening and normally I get a bit of a nap in there but I did pretty well foodwise and eating consistently. Both yesterday and today I've slept in until late afternoon, today I went to bed about 11am and work up at 8pm, the most sleep I've gotten on a Saturday and didn't eat until I got to work at 9:45 so I feel a bit off currently. I do my official weigh in Monday so thankfully that will be after some normal sleep but I have a feeling the lack of sleep is affecting any possibility of a major drop in numbers. I'm also thankful I only have a few more weeks of a crazy sleepless schedule because the school term ends the 23rd and starting beginning of April I will have a school schedule that coordinates more with my work schedule and I will actually be able to get some normal sleep time in :)
Stephanie: Congrats on finally getting TOM, hopefully those numbers will start dropping quickly :)
Aud: thanks for the protein shake mention, I have been adjusting to using almond milk and I had half and half so added a splash of that and it makes it super delicious (I also tried adding davinci syrup and that's amazing too :))
Rho: I found a salad in the jar idea that had dressing in the bottom, I don't know how it will hold up long term but I made a couple for work and it's brilliant!, no vacuum sealing but I think I might get a handheld sealer to help my lettuce stay fresh longer :)

184.8! I knew I would get a drop finally once I got TOM :) Last night was rough. I'm not sure it was because my husband is away but Sloane would not sleep last night. She wasn't upset, she just decided she wanted to be up all night. She was giggling and smiling away in her bassinet.

I put her to bed at 9pm, she was up at 11:30, then again at 1. I pulled her into bed with me since it's a queen and there's a lot of space to where I feel safe with her being next to me. Then at 2:30 in the morning I get woken up by the girlfriend of the guy who my husband went on the trip with. She is upset because he pocket dialed her and she heard a knock and then a womans voice. I flipped out and called my husband because she was freaking out and asked him where his friend was. My poor husband was actually asleep and was like 'I don't know, I think he's still out drinking'

So glad I don't have to worry about that crap from him. We finally got up at 8 am this morning, my husband should be home around noon. Today is also the day we get my step daughter so I get to primarily take care of our daughter while my husband gives her attention. Thank god he took Monday off to give me a bit of a break.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Air - cool on the salad working - I remember Tupperware used to have tiny little containers that would be perfect for salad dressing - wonder if they still have them... I was thinking if they did you could nestle one in the greens when you are fixing the salad. I looked a long time ago at salad to go containers online they had a spot in the cover that you would press and it would open the dressing then you would shake the salad .. So I was trying to come up with something like that idea.

Eye doctor in about an hour - ugh time for a check up but also I've been having light flashes in the outside corners of my eyes for the last couple of weeks so want it checked - I'm pretty sure it is just occular migraines but better safe than sorry right - but I'll be dilated most of the afternoon - for some reason things like that stay with my body longer than most people .... Stoopid body -- pain meds barely work but things like that stick around....

Tomorrow starts my serious walking start - I will get my stuff together and pick a time to head to the Rec. Center - I will build it up slowly but I need to get into the habit again dang it!

My schedule lately sounds like yours air . . . sooo exhausted. Sad to report that I went OffP and am in the resulting stall, but since I was stalled anyway, trying not to beat myself up. On a brighter note I've kept up on my workout routine/weights and even got in a bike ride yesterday.

Keep pushin':cool:

Bet you'll keep feeling better with TOM arriving finally, steph. I know I always did.

What's coconut manna rho?

Congrats gem--you're doing great!:carrot:

Where areya anaB & icard?:(

Setting my own hours today . . . gotta get a grip and be prepared on changing hours . . . that and lack of sleep seem to be my downfall lately.

Just a quick note - remind me not to stress mainline carbs for the next week or so everyone - going for an MRI on Thursday of my brain (guess we will know for sure if I have one or not then) there is a slight chance of a tumor on my pituitary gland pressing against the x where the optical stuff goes into the brain. Poop! :devil::mad:

220 today so almost halfway to my goal :)
Rho: Oh no I hope everything turns out positive :) It won't let me post the link but Tupperware has things called midgets, maybe that's what you are talking about. I think I have a couple around here I used to use them to carry formula, they probably would be good
Aud I definitely think lack of sleep can lead to a slow down of weight loss or a stall, also because I went so long without sleep I ate much more than normal so all of that factors in.

Rho..here's to hoping everything turns out fine! :goodluck:

Yes it's scary....breathe & journal, cry if you need to...carbs are NOT your friends.

rho, I'm sorry to hear that! I hope it turns out to be nothing.

I'm thinking of trying this recipe tomorrow night for dinner: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/bacon_beef_rolls.html

My husband seems into it so that's a plus, haha.

186.0 today. It's probably because an afternoon at the in laws turned into dinner again. It was a texas style chili. I know it had brown sugar and beans in it so that isn't great, and who knows what else.

I'm extra motivated to stay on plan, even on those nights now. I realised my medication I'm on can cause weight gain, and from my extensive reading it seems like Atkins or other low carb diets are best while on this medication as to not gain and to maybe even lose. A lot of people report that they get cravings for carbs on it.

Steph and Gem thanks ... I think if it weren't Monday (local pizza place is closed) I would have fallen into either a pizza, a calzone or ravioli tonight ..

I'm not really worried just concerned worried ya know - I'm more worried about freaking out in the MRI -- I got a script for 2 Valium so I will take one an hour before and bring one with me to take there if needed.

Also not totally thrilled that I have to have blood work done tomorrow to be sure my kidneys are find BEFORE they will do the test - what the heck are they injecting me with?

Well that and money - I need to win the lottery -- but I guess you must buy a ticket to win right..

Steph that is a good recipe - hubs likes it and he doesn't like meatloaf...

rho, valium! That sounds fun. Will you have someone to take you there and pick you up? And I hear ya on the lottery. We need a bit of that too. I watch 'The Lottery Changed My Life' and I like to think about what we would buy with that money.

186.4 today. TOM is just about over it seems, but still here. Not sure why my weight won't go down, unless it is my medication. Everything I read about seroquel and weight gain is so scary. Some people gain 30 or more lbs in a month on it. For some people it causes carb cravings and uncontrollable hunger, for others they eat well and work out but it's twice as hard to lose the weight.

So here's my plan:
-Take vitamin B in the morning so I'm not feeling lazy all day, it'll help me with energy
-Going to watch my calories more than I usually do. I count them but don't set a limit.
-Drink more water! This is something I've slipped on lately.
-Push myself to find a way to work out. I think my daughter might be calm long enough for me to work out if I put her in her swing at the right time.

Steph - yes the hubster will take me and pick me up and I already set it up that he will drop me off at my knitting group in the afternoon and a friend will drop me off on the way home - I figure since I don't take that I will have a plan in case it takes awhile to leave my system :D.

Oh and WHY OH WHY am I stressing about today's blood work to test my kidneys? It's a good thing - I'll know For sure how they are no matter what - maybe I'm afraid they will tell me not to do LC. And I don't know if I could do that anymore ....

Don't stress about the meds - I bet the peole they talk about weren't watching what they were eating at all and you are doing right things - and if it slows the loss down - who cares if you feel better overall - and it is a live-it we are doing - and we know we will always be doing a version of it just a looser version when we get to our personal goals.....

I was thinking maybe you can turn on some really upbeat music and dance around with lots of energy and if your daughter wants to be held you can dance around with her - but if she is in the swing interact with her - sing - dance to her etc. and make it fun!

Let me know how the bacon meatloaf turns out.

Rho: do you have a fear of enclosed spaces? I've had two mri's in the last year and it wasn't too bad, they gave me headphones and turned on music for the most part I just closed my eyes and ignored it as much as I could but I was definitely glad to be done.
Stephanie: I think it helps that you are aware of the risks and one thing I've noticed is most anti-depressants have a side effect of weight gain and I think it's because some people when depressed stop eating so the med brings back their appetite and their body is still in starvation mode so it retains the fat. I think as long as you pay attention to what you eat you'll be fine :)

Air -- I am - I don't even like elevators :o I'm going to ask about the headphones for sure... Fingers crossed ..

So I took my second pair of jeans back and got the next size down :D I still look at the 22 and think they are way too small -- but then I put them on and they fit and within 20 minutes are too big - I still can't imagine wearing size 20 (remember I originally went in with size 28 and went down from that - but trying on 26 thinking that was what I needed). I also hit Walmart and got sweat pants that were on super duper sale at $3 so I got in the size I'm in and the next down - hey for $3 it's good and I wear comfy at night (plus I'm always cold now that I'm losing my insulation :o )

Steph I agree with air -- you will do great because you are aware and are LC'ing it - and also focus on how good you felt on it before .. That is going to help lots too...you will want to do all the right things you need to do..

Rho-congrats on the smaller pants, it will definitely take you some adjusting but I'm sure it's a great feeling. You can always get a pair of thermal pants or leggings and wear them under jeans that are a bit loose, helps keeps the pants on and keeps you warm :) I'm sure you'll be fine in your MRI, hopefully it goes by quick. Both times I got mine, the guy would tell me how long each session was going to be and always asked how I was doing, I'm pretty sure that's standard procedure and even if it wasn't they should if you tell them your fear. I think the valium will definitely help and if you're lucky even put you to sleep (I have Klonapin for anti-anxiety and it makes me sleepy).

Thanks Air...

I finally broke my stuck (too short to call a stall - just since Valentines day). I'm hoping to be in a new decade of numbers in a day or two ... Why will that seem so huge it's only a half a lb away but a half pound seems tiny and a new decade seems huge :dizzy:

And to think I had to force myself to eat MORE to lose is incredible ... :D:D

I've been staying strong despite the fact my weight has been bouncing around, I haven't deviated from plan other than dinners at the in laws on Sundays. I have been feeling down about the fact my weight won't budge and I'm scared it's the pills doing it. What I've read about them is they can't pin point why people gain, some people because it makes them eat in a trance like state and others just gain without changing their eating because it messes with their metabolism.

I woke up this morning sick and thought 'screw it, I'm going to have some toast and neocitran' I've been sticking to this hoping for a drop and it just hadn't come.

But then the scale said 185.6. Almost a full lb from yesterdays weight. I don't know if it's because I've been better with my water, took the vitamin B, or if it's because I kept my calories around 1200. I'm going to look through my book and see what caused most of my drops. I think I might just have to work harder to lose the weight on this medication.

rho, glad your past your mini stall! I hope I can start seeing lower numbers each day again too :) I'd love to be in the 170's! I was 164 when I got pregnant and the 170's are so close to that. Plus being below 175 means I go from obese to just overweight.

airomatic, it's the people saying they didn't change their eating and still gained that scare me. I hope I can fight this!

Hi guys! I'm here!!! I'm so sorry I haven't posted, this week has been really busy at work. Thanks for asking after me Aud and sorry to hear you've stalled but yay for keeping on keeping on.

Steph, I think you're doing great with your plan to handle the possible med -side effects. And staying low carb we know helps us to keep the carb cravings at bay. Those people who gained heaps probably already ate higher carb and if it made them crave more then the poor things were doomed. But you know so much more and are on top of things.

Rho, you'll be fine. I had an MRI last year and I was freaking out (and I didn't even get valium - that sounds great!) and it was all good, and I'm claustrophobic too, I don't even like sleeping bags, lol. My problem was I couldn't keep my foot still enough (it was of my ankle).

Congrats on the losses everyone!!! I started counting calories and for once I've been good at tracking. I've come to accept that I don't lose *just* counting carbs. Anyway, counting but not obsessing which is good because the other day I ate nearly 4000! I got into the whipped cream. But it was such a good example of how eating low carb keeps the insulin down so you don't store fat, because I didn't see any gain from that at all. Luckily! I was higher carb too as I was eating way too much yoghurt. Going to stop that again as yoghurt is something I crave (even plain, unsweetened).

And the other day I was on the bus and I was majorly craving stuff I shouldn't have. It's dangerous because my bus stop is at the supermarket and I have to decide *before I get off* what I'm going to buy. Anyway, I was reading "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson and just as I was having those cravings, I got to these lines (from his friend):

'I know I can't drink. I know I can't have just a couple of beers like a normal person, that pretty soon the number will creep up and up and spin out of control. I know that. But'. (and then he described how he loved it and how he missed going to taverns). And no disrespect intended to people with alcohol problems but in my mind I substituted 'starchy food' and re-read it with that in mind and it really helped me accept the cravings, accept that I wasn't going to feed the craving and to move on. And I bought something on plan. It was weird, but a really powerful feeling acknowledging that I can't eat just a bit of cake, or pizza or whatever, that it would spiral out of control. I used to let the cravings be more powerful than me (and I probably will continue to feel that way) but man, accepting it but still not giving in was great. Of course, I forgot all about it when I had some corn chips the next day and I've been fighting the cravings that induced ever since, but I feel stronger anyhow.

ok, back to work, bye!!

Good to see you back AnaBee!

I really have to watch my calories now, especially if I want to losses to keep going. I'm just one of those people. I bet if you cut your calories down to between 1400-1800 you would lose quite quickly! And also cut out the dairy for a bit (except for maybe a little cheese). Dairy seems to stall a lot of people.

I use LoseIt to track my foods - and it is mainly calorie specific but it does show carbs too. I just have to go to a second page to show the nutritional info on daily carbs ... I like concentrating on the carbs but seeing the calories too - just as a reminder - and you can set limits for the calories and carbs for the day too.

Steph maybe as your body gets used to the meds it will do better .. But you do have an advantage or two over the others - you know it is a possibility and you are doing LC --- I bet most of the people gaining are eating low fat and high fiber trying to diet and that is making it worse for them.

Broke into the next decade today YAY! And last night did roasted cauliflower when I did hubs roasted potatoes - it was GREAT - may do it again today if hubs will stop for more cauliflower today... In fact hubs ate a ton of it too along with his potatoes :)

Congrats on the loss rho!

Tonight we're doing a pot roast with onions and mushrooms in the slow cooker and I think tomorrow we're going to try that bacon beef roll recipe. The only thing that creeps me out is having to touch the raw meat with my hands to form it... yuck! I might have to put my dishwashing gloves on for that.

I'm still sick, feeling worse but stuck to my diet. 185.6 today, the same but that's fine. In the end if I lose 1 lb a week I'll still be happy because it is a lb I didn't have before. I am noticing something about my body looks different though, and I didn't think I would see a difference until at least the 170's like last time. I'm going to have my husband measure me this weekend to see if it's all in my mind.

Another drive-by---still mega OT---still stalled---still working out/walking tho---from one claustro to another thinking of you rho:hug:--you will be fine!

Talk more later . . . :)

I totally forgot to eat today. Whoops! I'm sick and not hungry, baby has diaper rash and just wants to be held, and before I know it it's 3:30. Gonna eat some veggies until my husband gets home in 2 hours and then it will be pot roast time!

Mmmm, pot roast! How do you do it in the slow cooker, Steph? I have one but have only used it for sloppy liquidy type things.

Yay for being in the next decade rho!!!

Aud, keep at it, you'll get there! Just so long as you don't go back to eating like there's no tomorrow :-)

Steph, it helps to hear that you have to watch calories at around those levels. I feel like everything I read is all about how we don't have to count calories on low carb, but I really seem to have to too. I'm going to keep much better track - the week of logging I've done so far has really shown that I can very, very easily go way higher than I thought I was.

Hey girls! Sorry I have been awol for a bit! I have been OP for the most part but did allow myself to cheat a bit at a customer event I had last weekend. Had a small piece of bread, some cheese and a few Coronas. WOW, did that ever stall my diet! Back on plan thou right after the weekend and so happy to see a new lower number on my scale! I am down 14 pounds total now.

Sometimes I get down because I wonder how this fat crept up on me! I joined WW 10 years ago, 20 pounds thinner then I am now. WTF?

I feel good thou, even 14 pounds I do notice. I am so motivated to keep going.

It hasn't been easy, but it sure has been worth it!!!

AnaBee, we did the pot roast in the slow cooker, the stuff we put on/around it were mushrooms, onions, beef boiullion, olive oil, parsley, mustard, salt and pepper.

It was really good! We used three packets of the beef boullion and it was 2 carbs a packet. But most of the liquid we threw out, I ate the roast beef and just the veggies so I doubt it was too many carbs. The pot roast just falls apart too. The roast was a moose roast.

I did it!! I will know to ask for 1 10 mg Valium instead of 2 5 mg next time it took almost an hour and I am so sore today from my head to my toes from working so hard to not move a muscle (no way i was messing it up - and having to spend more time in it) I kept my eyes closed - even when they pulled me out to inject the contrast stuff. But one thing I want to put out to everyone - they have the ability to do a sedation thing there if your doctor orders it. I didn't have headphones or anything and couldn't find my happy place so I visualized the magnets lining up everything in my head for the pictures lol .and not hyperventilating .... So those took most of my concentration for the time period.

Steph your roast sounds yummy - a friend in Alaska had a place that processed his moose and part of it was done up into Italian sausauge - man I wish I had their recipe it was the best sausage for sausage and peppers I ever had! We do our own butchering and make our own venison sausage - but I don't think I'd want to undertake a moose :dizzy: we are way to fussy it would take forever ..

Having our hedge done today - cut from about 8 ft to about 4 ft - can you believe I live in a village that actually has hedge police starting in June and big fines if you don't fit into their guidelines (we can't maintain the tall hedge to their new standards and can't afford professional hedge people 3 or 4 times a year to keep it in the guidelines at that height so having it cut to where we can maintain it easier) - not a homeowners association and actual village law - along with a law that you can't have a clothesline in your yard... Seriously! Makes me crazy. They also regulate how high any fence can be - I really don't want my neighbor seeing into my yard or watching her out on her deck but now there is no choice ... Welcome to "The Hamptons".

Steph feel better quickly!

Aud - keep up the good work - if you are stuck but working out etc I bet you are shifting things around and firming up and losing inches - I kept thinking that you lose inches when your weight is t moving - get out something snug and keep trying it on ...

Doing chicken thighs tonight - will do it on the grill with homemade BBQ sauce I made up .. Didn't get my roasted cauliflower last night so maybe I will do that and broccoli tonight.

rho, I'm glad it went well! Moose is delicious :) My FIL is a hunter and goes hunting each Fall and always gives us a bunch of moose. I can't believe your town regulates stuff that much, that's crazy!

I'm still sick, feel worse then ever but it's Friday. In 9 hours my husband will be home from work and I can hand him the baby and just relax. Her diaper rash is finally getting better too.

185.0 today. I want to graph my weight out because as much as it has been bouncing around lately it has been getting lower slowly. Even if I just lose a little bit each month I'll still stick to it because it's still weight I didn't have before. Tomorrow morning I'll have my husband measure me and compare to see if I've lost inches in the last month :)

Yaaay rho you made it!:carrot:

Hope you feel better soon steph:hug:

Hiya anaB - missed you!:hug:

And a HI to all Easter Challengers . . . sorry it's yet another drive-by . . . working my day off and again tomorrow . . . no end in sight but it's always feast or famine at this place!

Headed to the gym and got a new mystery from audible . . . cya all in the Wee!

SO happy! I stepped on the scale this AM and was in another zone! LOL! Under 170! YA! This diet is making me kinda tired and I do miss some food but sh$t it feels great to loose 17 pounds!!! Tonight I had a big feast of Salmon and a treat of some healthy potato wedges! I need some energy!! :)

Congrats icard! That's so great!

Thanks aud :) I'm feeling a little better (of course, it's the weekend now).

Whoo hoo! I'm so happy this morning!

184.0, a new low!

Reviews of my journal show that I lost consistently when I didn't eat what the in laws made for dinner on Sundays and I stalled after eating what they made. I'm just not going to eat anything there for now and bring my own food :) Just trying to eat smart while there isn't working, even though I skipped the garlic bread there was still brown sugar and beans in the chili.

I also took my measurements and it's been 1 month since I last took them, and a 7.2 lb difference from then. (I've lost almost 13 lbs since starting Atkins though) This is how I lost:
-Half inch off my chest
-Half inch off each arm
-2 inches off my waist
-1.5 inches off my hips
-Half inch off my left thigh and an inch off my right (they are now the same size)

WTG Steph! Yes - eating at other peoples houses or eating out is not always very easy!

I really should not weight myself every day. HA! I am up today, but I am not going to focus on that. The new high on my scale is way lower then when I started :)

My new thrill has been cleaning closests and donating everything to charity. I can't believe how I am pitching everything like crazy. I have never felt the need to get rid of clothes like I do now. ALL I want in my house is smaller clothes, that are fitting and nice! No boring or fat looking clothes allowed! :)