To set the scene:

m0bster and a bunch of friends are sitting around in a dark corner of a casino in Vegas playing poker...My weight is the dealer. I ante up my portion in the form of 11 lost pounds. The dealer sees my 11 lost pounds and raises me 4, bringing my pot back to 7. I call. The dealer wins and I lose all of the pounds that I had lost (stay with me here), leaving me with 7 total lost pounds. Well, the dealer deals me a great hand this time and I win a lost pound back bringing my total to 8 now. Several hands go by and I am breaking even with the dealer...neither gaining nor losing. We play several hands with us each breaking even and BAM, he deals me a Royal Flush. I ante up my 4 pounds that I have left in lost pounds and he raises me 1. I call. He has four of a kind, but my Royal Flush beats anything on the table. Im DOWN TWO pounds now and just hope to break even with him until I can go down MORE.

I said all of that to say this - the FOUR pounds I gained the other day have vanished and taken two extras with it! Im at 13 pounds lost now. I am within 3 pounds of seeing the scale dip below 300 for the first time in years.

Do I see another Royal flush being dealt to me this week, or will I bust? Stay tuned to find out...same channel, same time!

And that's the way it is...Wednesday, February 26th, 2003!

Humph. My dealer is hiding some face carbs up his sleeve. =D

I had read your posting yesterday (or maybe day before) where you had the weight gain and was SO down about it...
I'm happy to see that all is well.
We'll all stand up and holler when you dip below 300!!
GOOD FOR YOU!!!

I hate to say we told you so, but NAAAHHHHH!!!

Great job and I think you are going to be beating the house in the long run-just don't sweat a couple of hands here and there.

Allen lost a few pounds, but he sure didn't lose his sense of humor!

Way to go buddy, keep the spirit up!

Woohoo!! Way to play the game!!

I was never good at poker...My game lately seems to be LET IT RIDE!! Maybe I need to switch tables??

You're cute.

For some reason I am having a hard time picturing you playing poker-how in the heck could you keep a straight face? Allen, you are definitely a "hoot"!!! Looking forward to your next hand.
Jan Patterson

You have such a way with words! I love reading your posts Allen Way to go on your weight loss so far. You're doing wonderfully!

Yeah babie!! Way to go!!!

I'll tell ya, when the scale dips below 300, you'll have this surge of energy and excitement that is like none other!

BTW-- Can I get in on your poker game?? I could stand to go down a few this week.

Happy LCing!
Nikki