Lisa:

I really appreciate your input, because I keep telling myself to think long term on this. I think I do need to watch nuts and cheese closer, but I also think I am doing the best I can every day, and for that I am being rewarded with feeling so much better. I do want my weight loss to be continual, but maybe I'll have to not measure that in weeks, but months? As long as there is a downward trend, I can hang for the long haul.

It was funny . . . I had my first "fall" on Friday night. I ate two cookies. I felt absolutely awful! I was so happy to eat my eggs the next morning . . . I couldn't wait to get rid of that awful feeling! So I'm not going to try not to stress too much about the scale, although, if it keeps going up I'll probably cry! In the meantime, I feel so much better and know I'm doing the right thing for my body.