Thanks to everybody out there for your help on my coffee issue. I do not think I could live without it. Silly thing to say but when I am trying to refrain from pigging out a cup of coffee seems to kill that urge. Seems as if this is going to take forever. I have only lost 1/2 lb so far and I am scared that the initial weight loss will take too long and I will give up, once again...that seems to be my weakness is that I am too impatient. Also I am up for a promotion at work and I am very stressed out waiting to hear if I got it or not. That fridge is looking awful good about now.

I read something on a thread the other day that really struck me:

Never trade what you want for the moment for what you want most

I soooooooo know how easy it is to give in to the moment (with the hopes of starting again later when things were better, easier, less stressful, etc.) and I thought to myself that all of the weight I have gained over the years has been in "moments." Next time you are discouraged and you want to eat or are hungry and want to eat something bad, dig in your heels and try to fight through that moment holding out for what you want the most. If you have 5 moments a day and only have the strength to fight through 1, good for you! Don't give up, keep fighting until you are strong enough to fight through all of them. I've been trying to do that, I don't always do it, but sometimes I do and those "moments" feel great!

Missy