Last year I wasn't as successful on this woe as I had hoped, so this year I tried a new approach. I am not going to be as concerned with my weight as I am with sticking to the plan. I have created a contract with myself and I have been faithfully sticking to it.

I go to a weight loss support group and last night was our weigh in. I have been happy to report every day that I have been sticking to my promises to myself. Yesterday I was out to work (I am a substitute teacher) and I sat all day and watched films. I could feel my shoes getting tighter and tighter as the day went.

Well to make a long story short, I had a small gain last night an one lady said "Well, Carol, if you would stick to your plan, you would not gain!" I told her that I did stick to my plan and I was sure it was a fluid program. Again she made her statement.

I found this so upsetting that I went home and ate my old comfort food--ice cream. Then I was depressed from that until I did my fitday totals and realized that my carbs were up, but I was still within the calories I had set for myself.

Why do some people have to be so mean?

Carol