thanks for the suggestions. unfortunatly i'm sure your right about losing it slow since i dont need to lose so much. 125 is a healthy weight for me...i think it said anything under 114 would be underweight. i realize there are many out there that are in a much worse position than i, and believe me i'm very thankful that i'm not one who has to lose 100 lbs because i know it must be hard. but i must say that it still sucks! lol. i havn't been this good to give up now, so i'll keep on goin and see how it works.