today was my first weigh in since starting my calorie counting .. im not really keeping a blog like i should be i just kind of figure in my head and it obviously has worked for me .. I've started eating off of little dessert plates instead of a normal dinner plate .. upped my water intake and am getting breakfast in which i have NEVER done in the past i am not a breakfast eating type of person so instead of eating something i have been drinking sugar free carnation good start and it satisfies me til lunch .. so when i stepped on the scale this morning i was so happy to see that i was down 5.8 lbs .. i know that's a lot to lose for a week but i always seem to lose a lot the first week of starting a "diet", and i think im doing really well because its not like a diet im still eating what i want its more of a portion control thing

Congratulations on the excellent loss! Keep up the good work.

that's very good for a week! good job!

I had to keep track of things in my head too over the weekend because I was out of town. for me though, I found it VERY stressful not having access to my daily plate calorie tracking, however I did wind up losing a pound while gone, so I guess there's something to be said about being aware and making inherently smart choices. keep up the good work!

Great going and congrats! Keep up the great work!

Awesome start! Congrats

Fantastic! Keep up your hard work.

Hi, and welcome! You're so pretty! I'm a mom to a Haley too It sounds like you have a really good plan. Just making small changes can make a big difference. And doing something you can stick with will really help when you get to maintenance (or so I hear as I'm a loooong way from maintenance )

My niece is Haley, too.

Good job!

That's awesome girl! Keep up the good work

WOW! Excellent start, HaleysMommy --- obviously the way you are approaching this adventure is working for you! Let's all do some kitchen cha-cha's to celebrate! All together now:

That is a fantastic way to start! Awesome job girl!

Way to go!

Congrats on the loss!