Okay, I'll give the October challenge a shot, although I admit I sort of took the last week off. There was a 50th birthday party at the office last Tuesday, the United Way luncheon of Thursday (and I thoroughly enjoyed lots of pizza!) and I went out to eat with the in-laws on Saturday. But I only ordered the caesar salad with no crutons and drank water, so I was good. I also won a giant jar of jellie bellies at work, but I'm not much for candy, so I'll let everyone else eat those. My weight stayed the same all week, but after losing a total of 17 lbs since March, so I don't feel bad about my little break.

We are being hit with a cold snap (Chicago area), which put my biking on hold. But I do have the treadmill and an old Nordic Sport exercise machine, so I guess it's time to move indoors. Hopefully the October challenge will motivate me to work out.

Good luck to the rest of you, and let's see what we can accomplish!

Alex-starting weight 189