Well, today I wore jeans that last week were very loose on me and I had to undo them to drive home. I feel very fat today. My measurements have only gone up slightly, but my weight is near starting weight (weekly weigh in is tomorrow, but b/c of how I feel I couldn't wait). I hope it all mysteriously disappears by tomorrow. I would be disappointed to hit the 4 week mark and weigh the same and be backsliding on the measurements. Maybe too much salt lately. I need to work on that. I also haven't been working out this week due to a hectic schedule that leaves me physically and mentally drained by the end of the day.

But we have to remember that this is a life long commitment and it will eventually work. Sometimes I think our body tries to trick us into quitting so it can have all those carbs again. But we won't give in! Just do a little dance and let it know you are in charge.

Lizzie, why not start up a Journal where you can record your daily menus? It would make offering advice and support much easier.

Nat (who thinks its just water weight!)

Lizzie....try not to obsess about the numbers on the scale. My weight can and does bounce up and down all the time. As long as the overall (long-term) trend is DOWN, that's all that matters. A week or even a month, does not constitute long term....half a year or longer does. Weight can fluctuate as much as 4 lbs from one day to the next. THIS IS NOT FAT!! It's water. Focus instead on the great health benefits that you are gaining from this WOE...less fatigue, less hunger, feeling overall much better, etc...The weight will come off when it's ready to. You're also fairly close to your goal weight (compared to a lot of us) and your body is not going to let go of that fat willingly or easily. The less you have to loose, generally the longer it will take to loose it and the closer that you are to goal, the slower it will come off. Give it time.