It works!!!! :)
Hey Mara - So ironic, I just started back on the wagon myself within the past week !! (although, I have *ahemmm*, a bit more than 16lbs to go) lol
I started back at at the basics as well, cutting carbs, loads of protein, weighing everything, and logging into mfp... I'm down about 3.6 so far for the last 4-5 days - Wish is was more but at least the scale is going in the right direction !!

Maureen Tired of Living my Life in the Dark
Congrats!!! We can do this together!!!
I'm a little baffled today as I woke up weighing half a pound MORE than I did yesterday. I ate really well so I'm not sure why it went up but I'm hoping it's just a fluke thing and it'll continue to go down. I ate a little under 1000 calories yesterday.

Female, 5ft 1in. Highest weight: 215. RNY - 11.22.2007 at 211 lbs. Lowest weight: 111. Weight as of October 28, 2019: 149. Current weight: 145. Goal weight is 118 lbs.