Hi everyone!

Glad to hear you had a good weekend.  Sorry I've been off the board for a few days.  Work is crazy...and so are things at home!  I had a great week doing the 5DPT last week.  Lost 5 lbs. in 5 days!  I knew I'd gain some back over the weekend...and I did...I gained 2 lbs.  (A bit too much wine might have had something to do with it!).  But that's okay, I'm back on track today -- doing the 5DPT again this week.  I started at 162 on Monday last week, was 157 on Friday, and am now at 159...so I figure if I can stick to the 5DPT this week, I should be down 3 or 4 more.  The problem is controlling my appetite over the weekend.  We're going to a lake in Northern Wisconsin with some friends, so I'm sure there will be lots of temptation!

What is the LC flatbread you mention?  Sounds interesting!  Is there a specific brand you buy?

Nancy - hope you had a good weekend in Boston.  It's so nice to get away once in a while!

Gail

 

Hi Lisa - congrats for maybe not being perfect, but still trying.  That's where I'm at right now too. The day at the beach was glorious - such a beautiful day.  We splurged and split a Belgian waffle for lunch (I could only eat a couple of bites of the waffle) and had a Kohr's ice cream cone for dessert.  

I started back at tap dancing class last night and it went great.  I moved into the advanced class and man is that a workout!!

I'm heading to Boston - I'm not from the area, I'm in NJ.   My niece goes to college at UMass Amherst, so my sister and I are picking her up and taking her to Boston airport for a flight out Saturday AM and she's arriving back on Sunday night, so we'll do Boston on Saturday and Sunday.  It's a nice mini vacation.

I'm going to try to be good.  I usually get full when I eat at restaurants, so I may even end up losing.  I was 177.5 this morning.

Talk to you all on Monday,
 

 

 

Hey Lisa,

Life is peaks and valleys - sometimes it's easy to stay on track and other times not so much.  I gave myself the 180 lb. limit - I WILL NOT GO OVER 180 lbs. again!   Period (although that means I have to weigh everyday - the self-sabotage comes in when I don't weigh and then all of a sudden I'm 185!!). I was 177 yesterday and ate a little bit more yesterday - even some peanut butter pretzels, and today I'm 175 again.   Who knows - it's been a lot of years and I still can't figure out how my weight works...

The stress is hard...I need something good in my life and right now there's a lot of 'what-if's' and worries.   I know I have to take it a day at a time, but it's hard. 

Today my friend and I are going to the beach.  I haven't been in years and I just want to sit in the sun and put my feet in the warm sand and read a book.  I'm bringing some grapes and cheese to munch on, but I have to be honest - we're not leaving the shore without having some ice cream!!   Hopefully a day of fun will help eliminate some stress (Yeah, if I could only turn the brain off....).   On Friday I'm heading up to Boston with my sister for a mini-vacation, so I have that to look forward to as well....I'll try to put my problems on hold until Monday - right?

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

I haven't stayed on for longer, but I know someone who does the first two days the beginning of every week or every other week.  I'm seriously thinking of trying that at some point.....I don't know how healthy that would be though.

I'm glad you're doing well and  on losing the 2.5 lbs!!  Whether it's water or fat or whatever - 2.5 gone is a GOOD THING!!

Hi Gail - Day one is the toughest, so if you can do that, you can sail through the rest.  You won't believe how good scrambled eggs and cottage cheese looks when you get to Day 3!!  

Hang in there - you can do it!!!  Let us know how it's going!!