Susan, do you subscribe? I was thinking about it .... I should probably do it, because as I know myself, I will buy if I see it and that's so much more expensive than an annual subscription.

No, I don't subscribe but I should. It is much cheaper and I hardly ever miss one. It's so easy to subscribe on the internet now, I'm not sure why I haven't.

I've done my usual eating too much over the weekend. Well maybe not as bad as usual but ... I guess we'll see the damage when I weigh in at the gym tonight.

Hi everyone. Happy Monday. I'm back on the horse after a very indulgent weekend.

The gym was good last night (the scale was not) I really didn't want to go but once I was there, it was great.

I had a spare sandwich at bedtime which put me up but only to about 1700 and I'm OK with that.

I woke up this morning with actual hunger pangs. A grumbling tummy. That does not happen to me very often. Odd indeed.

About 1700 cals again yesterday. Not clean.

Hi, everyone. I've been away a week or so but am still on program. Went a little overboard on 4th of July but only with extra wine, not food.

Re: the accountability issue, there's an article in the health section of the MSNBC website which states that people who keep food diaries lose twice as much weight as those who don't. I know the FitDay journal has really been great for me.

My neighbor gave me a bunch of fresh cucumbers so I've made some nice salads.

I'm getting cucumbers too. I'll have to go hunting for salad recipes. I can start eating them just plain but I think I'll get bored quickly.

I ate a couple of desserty things today. No good reason. Just kinda dopey.

I'll go put them in fitday and see what damage I've done.

Accountability ... I post and read here at 3FC, fitday, a blog, a notebook ... very important. I'm not sure how folks decide to change something if they don't have a record of what they've been doing?

I agree with you, Susan. I've written down every, single thing I've put in my mouth for the past 120 days. I find tracking (and journaling my thoughts and emotions) to be invaluable to this journey.

Look at you with your beautiful face and lovely long hair! Hi Josephine.

Karen, I'm glad you brought that up. It's OK to post a link if you'd like.

I know that there are folks who say they just cut back and started walking and they do lose weight. I'm just pretty sure they are the exception and not the rule.

Imagine hitting a plateau and not having anything to look back at to see what's wrong.

Hi gang!

Yesterday I had a bit of a stumble with food. Definitely ate too much, but I did jog for 3 miles and then walked one - so hopefully that will mitigate some of the damage.

Going to be 100% today. Had those yummy protein pancakes for brekkie with blueberries. Yum! So a good start to the day.

Well, I like to be the black sheep. I am not tracking anything in Fitday, Myplate or whatever the sites are called; and I am not counting calories. I just eat healthy and smaller amounts. So far it has been working and I am hoping so survive like this in the future as well. I will change this only if I absolutely have to. But I am not saying my way is for everybody; we each make our own decisions, right?

I did my usual 4.5 miles on the treadmill this morning and last night, I spent an hour at the gym doing weights. This evening, I am meeting a friend for dinner, I can't wait. We are going Greek - I think I will have lamb souvlaki so that I don't eat chicken only. (I am afraid I may start sprouting some feathers soon). :-)

Fiberlover,

You will be fine. I have a theory that if I burn off some calories the same day I ate more than I should have, they won't have a chance to "stick". :-)

Ah but we already knew that Tomato was exceptional ... didn't we

Food tracking has been indispensable tool for me. Whenever I have gains or losses (or plateaus!) Fitday allows me to do some detective work to understand why my body is responding the way it is. I don't think I would have gotten this far without it. Thank God for all of the online programs!