So what are you doing these days for exercise? Post your plans for shaking that booty. ~Lara

1. Are you bouncing around on the scales? No - but I only weigh once a week. Only on Tuesdays. 2. Are you currently losing weight? and if you anwsered yes, What is the average lb loss at this point. Yes, still losing about 1/2 pound a week. everyother week about 1-2 pounds. Slowed to about 4 pounds a month for the last 2 months. 3. This is just a fun question... What are your current clothing sizes? 8-10 - S - M & L (junior's dept) I am still thick in the middle. 4. Are you craving? Do you give into the cravings? SUGAR - really having a hard time fighting this!!! 5. What is your best defense against cravings, plateaus and bouncing of the scales? I am not doing so well with cravings - I give in is small doses and then throw the rest away! 6. Have you reached your goal? Still have to lose 18 to reach my goal. I have passed the Dr's goal although he as moved it once. First was 150 then he said 140's. I want to be 125 - but would be very pleased with the middle 130's. I'm only 5'1". 7. Do you still feel fat? Yes, because of the excess skin in my stomach! I too am always always always COLD!!!! Toni Bowen Open DS - 20 April 2004 285/143/125 One pound to go and I will have lost more then i Weigh!!!

1. Are you bouncing around on the scales? Yep - my new fun is I can magically gain 6 lbs in the middle of the day, and lose it in my sleep at night. . .every night for the past 3 days. . . But Yes, I lose and gain 3-8 lbs. 2. Are you currently losing weight? and if you anwsered yes, What is the average lb loss at this point. I'm at goal, 100% loss. I'm not losing any more. 3. This is just a fun question... What are your current clothing sizes? I wear 10/12 pants depending on the brand or 32 34s in mens. I wear medium tops - but I tend to buy extra small for running tops to make sure they're nice and extra tight to suck in the skin. I have no tits left, and wear a size 14 top because of my large ribcage. 4. Are you craving? Do you give into the cravings? MAJOR cravings. I don't touch sugar. I indulge my salt cravings. . .perhaps that solves the mystery of the magical water retention. 5. What is your best defense against cravings, plateaus and bouncing of the scales? I run and tell myself that I'm normal, human and allowed to have my weirdness provided I don't eat real sugar, keep my exercise/activity level up, hydrate and get in my vitamins. 6. Have you reached your goal? Yes 7. Do you still feel fat? Yes. . .but I think once I get the skin gone that will go away. Love to all, ~Lara

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1. Are you bouncing around on the scales? I go between 144 - 150 but mostly stay within 2 lbs. of 144. 2.Are you currently losing weight? and if you anwsered yes, What is the average lb loss at this point. No. I'm at goal. But it I go up three lbs I go on South Beach phase 1 and it comes right off. 3. This is just a fun question... What are your current clothing sizes? I wear a size 4 or 6 bottom. But usually an 8 top (sometimes 10) b/c my boobs are big for my body. Even though they've gone from a DD to a barely C??? 4. Are you craving? Do you give into the cravings? I have cravings all the time. They are totally emotionally based. B/c I don't even really like the foods I crave - like SF cookies or crackers. I give in about 50% of the time. I'm trying to do better with that. 5. What is your best defense against cravings, plateaus and bouncing of the scales? First, exercise. I hate it but I do it. When I do, I can eat whatever I want. Second, The three day solution - book. If you're an emotional eater, I can't suggest anything better. It's about getting out the emotional eating cycle. I'm really trying to use it. Third, I don't keep anything I can cheat too badly with in my house. If I'm going to cheat I have to buy it. If I buy it, I only eat a bite of it and throw it away. For example, if I go get SF milano cookies (I still can't eat any sugar), I get two out of the bag and throw the bag away in the grocery store parking lot trash can. It's not ideal but I have to give myself credit it's way better than before. I wouldn't have eaten a bag of cookies ++++. 6. Have you reached your goal? Yes, my goals were 144 lbs., size 6, all co-morbities gone and no medication for diabetes. Met them all. Then, set another - run a 1/2 marathon. Met that one too. 7. Do you still feel fat? I don't think I feel fat - like I used to. But I think I'm fat b/c it's so engrained into my brain. I still think people that are bigger than me are "tiny" I still check to see if I'm the heaviest person in the room when I walk in. I'm still surprised by myself in pictures. I still wake up and run into the mirror to make sure I didn't dream the weight loss or gain it overnight. Thanks for posting this. It's great to read others and theaputic to post. Tandi 246/144