'Nother Canadian here. I've been posting for about 3 weeks so far, lost a few pounds but now I'm travelling for work and probably not losing any more. I arrived in Calgary Fri night and have clocked many miles of wandering trying to find SF plain yoghurt in the downtown area.
I read thru the old posts - those who have problems with their scales being inconsistent might try placing them in EXACTLY the same spot each time. It works for me.
I noticed this thread cuz my name is Carla, and I am a chocolholic.

I realized to lose weight I needed to quit sweets, mainly chocolate, and wine. So far the craving has diminished a lot, and I've been able to do okay. At this point I'm not limiting other foods too much but I'm trying to see how this will work.
A good lo-cal chocolate treat is DQ fat-free fudge bar, at 45 cal. They're overpriced, but seem to do the trick..
Glad to find a Canadian thread, and hope you'll all keep posting!
C