I started on April 14. Since then I have lost 9 pounds and kept it off.

The bad part is I haven't followed SBD exactly. I did for the first week. Then I altered a little by eating foods not allowed OP. So then I would start over and after a few days I would cheat a little.

I guess my findings in all this is that I really needed to cut out some of those bad carbs and fats. I would still like to lose another 9 pounds. I can totally see the difference with those 9 pounds gone. My pants are baggy and I'm fitting into my old clothes. I knew I ate bad but doing this really made me see how bad.

Thanks for listening!

Erin,

I hear you! Though I didn't cheat through the first four weeks, I did treat myself one night in a pinch with DF at a restaurant. I felt so sick. I haven't been on the scale since...and that was 2 weeks ago. I'm having scale denial problems! I planned on weighing in this Saturday for better for worse, but then I didn't get my water in on Friday and was too worried about that affecting me to get to the scale.

ARRRGGHHHH. Some days it's just frustrating isn't it?

But anyway, no cheats or treats since that day 2 weeks ago. I felt so horrible afterwards mentally AND physically. Bleh. Took MIL to a restaurant last night and had a WW Chicken Wrap with Brocolli and felt so wonderful!

Keep on keeping on Erin....we'll get there.

Thanks Sarah!

We are so busy and go to so many places with GREAT food. I do this monthly bunko thing and it's just women eating, drinking wine, and playing the game. That's coming up this Wednesday so I'm trying to do good every day this week because of that. Plus on Sunday my daughter makes her First Communion and we're taking the family out to this GREAT Italian restaurant after. I simply MUST have chicken parmesan! LOL!! So for the rest of the days I HAVE to be good.

My goal is to be lookin' good for Memorial Day weekend. There's this big party up at the park that we go to every year. Before it we have a party at our house with about 4-7 other couples. Two of the women are thin so my friend and I refer to them as the "stick figures." They're really nice but they're thin and my friend and I can't lose our weight. But this year will be different!!! WOO HOO!!

Thanks for listening again. Sorry I ramble on so much!!

Erin, I hear you, but I also know that once I realized how much that food was hurting me, it didn't matter how good it was. I know how good the 'truly good' healthy food is for me and how good it makes me feel, and I want to choose that, not the junk that hurt me before. If I know that something is going to be a big temptation for me, I just avoid it. I know that's probably harder to do with a family, but I'm sure that having you healthy is more important to your family than where they eat. Take care of yourself, and ask them to help, okay? I know you can do this.