Lori, I am so glad to hear you are doing so well and putting a little weight back on. You sound like you had great fun this weekend!!! Anna

Lori, I am so glad to hear you are doing so well so quickly! It is a blessing to read that you are feeling great! Aren't you supposed to be gaining a bit? Wow--I hadn't thought about how a gain even when you need to would affect us mentally? I guess we can't expect to have our minds change as fast as our bodies have changed but it has to be incredibly aggravating to have food issues and weight issues when you are below goal. I still have so far to go that I have not even thought about that. How are you going to deal with it? Hugs, Caters

Good morning all! Here are my stats for this week. HW 242 LW 115 CW 118 +3 lbs Feeling great, and enjoying my last week off work before I head back next week. The weather here has been BEAUTIFUL, so I was able to go on a picnic, swim at the neighborhood pool, eat sno cones (shhhhh), and BBQ with my family on Saturday....it was amazing! I am eating better and have put on a few pounds. I just need to get over the mental impact a weight gain has on me. It's crazy how our minds play tricks on us. Have a great week everyone, and I hope you Mothers all enjoyed your day yesterday. Lori

Stephanie! I have gained weight! I'm pmsing but I've gained six pounds. Last night i put on jeans and went to a mothers day dinner and my stomache was hurting as they were very snug. I couldn't figure it out as they were my loose jeans (size 12) and my size 10 jeans I had worn the night before with no problems. Then I get on the scale this morning and I weight 151! My weight has been fluctuating between 145-148 for the past few months but this is scary! I have been eating too much and have been eating junk food - (as much as one can eat with a small pouch) - but today is Monday and I am officially on a diet. I guess I have been pushing it a bit in terms of how much I eat and what I eat. I've heard you can gain weight back and psychologically I must be 'testing this.' they may have changed my stomache but my head still wants to eat more, and bad foods! On the bright side, I have started to increase my workout days (I've added another day) - I'm really going to try to work on this.... Sorry for venting - but thanks for listening. Have a great week! Beth

HW 327 SW 322 LW 158.6 CW 159.6 up a pound but I made it thru yesterday with out grazing and no junk!!