**HCG Alternative Plans for the week of July 10, 2011**

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by Bierarsch

-.9 today to 130.5. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Almost there! If I can get to 128, I'm stopping. My boobs are almost non-existent, but my stomach is really starting to flatten out! This is the smallest I've been in about 12 years. I started gaining weight my senior year of high school 10 years ago when my thyroid started going wonky, and I gained and lost the same 10lbs for a year before I blew up 50lbs in 3 months. Stupid Hashimotos!

So, if I get to goal.... I am buying a bathing suit and some shorts. I haven't worn shorts in about 15 years, and I haven't bought a bathing suit that wasn't like a burqa in 10 years.

CONGRATS to everyone this morning! Cheryl, I am so proud of you!!!!!!

Thanks, sweetie! I'm so happy for you! (Not about the boobs, though.) That happened to Beezer. She is apparently gone from our midst! Haven't seen her once since she started P3.

Mini, thanks for the kudo's about yesterday! I'm very happy about it all, but I wish I would have had the courage to dive. It's a life-long phobia, but I'll tackle it! It's gotta be better than entering the water right-side up! All the water that gets flooded up your nose is aweful. I pinched my nose but once I hit the water, I let go and started to swim back to the surface.

Everyone sounds like they're doing great today! Kay, I would do a P3 Interruption for the camping trip, but keep the calories kind of low (shoot for 1200 or so; less if you can manage that.) Then come back to protocol (or rogue) when camping is thru. (Paula, you made me laugh about martyrdom! Camping is definitely a chore, but I'm looking forward to camping next month.)

I'm doing well, albeit the sunburn on my upper back and shoulders. I guess I should have asked sis to reapply the sunblock after all the swimming. That part of my body got sun for nearly the entire 4 hours.

I'm down to my ticker weight, finally. I never went above 168 but I have been so stuck! This must be another set-point. I'm blasting through it soon. It will be behind me and I'll find where the next dreaded set-point lies.

I'm really enjoying my new plan! I am eating yogurt and LF cottage cheese (like before) with walnuts and nonsweetened coconut. I'm eating fruit whenever I want it and if I eat veggies I'll use butter spray to keep the fat lower. I'm still drinking diet soda and iced tea, and sometimes a couple of O'Douls (But I'm going to stop buying those; too high in carbs.) Still chewing sugar-free gum and tracking all my calories and such on ******. I'm even enjoying those chocolate popsicles! Two of them are just 80 calories and they are so good! I have two each night before I go to bed.

Last night I even ventured so far as to have a serving of mini shreaded wheat with FF half and half with a little water added. I also put in a small handful of raspberries and some Ez Sweetz. YUM! And I'm down 0.6 today (still not VT but it's a good sign.)

My calories for each day are around 1000-1100 so far. I can do this for a very long time. I know myself and I'll get tired of fruit and stuff, and I'll be more into meat and things that I used to eat all the time. But I go through phases and this is the phase I'm in now. I am really loving it!

Have an awesome day, ladies! KUTGW!

[nola baxter]

Cheryl

It is great that you are pushing through your fear barriers- I love it!
It is really empowering when we do those things.

Good luck with your new eating and exercise plan- it sounds good :
easier, free-er, and no doubt more fun!

[CherylB]

Thanks, Nola! Nice to see you today. How are you doing?

[CherylB]

It's so slow around here today! I keep checking in on LCF and there is no activity at all on any of the threads I participate on. I miss you guys!

[Bierarsch]

I'm here! Haven't been very hungry today, which is a plus. I am hoping that I can push through and get to 128 on Sunday. That would be AWESOME!

Wanted to add that my boobs are now a large B/small C, so they are in proportion with my body at5'3 with a small frame. It just feels weird to have so much less there.

[CherylB]

Yes it would! I hope you make it Maggie! I'm rootin' for ya!

[DisneyPrincess]

Originally Posted by catjrow3

I just love running, thats the main reason. I feel like I had a good sweaty workout. I used to train with a trainer for 7 months, twice a week and do plenty of strength training, but when I stopped seeing him (trainer) I stopped most strength training, I just dont "love" it like running. I also do turbo kick and tae-bo but they are still somewhat cardio, although not completely. I know I need strength training too, but I cant work myself into it. And as for metabolism slowing down, I have been doing running for several years now, and dont plan to stop so I should be okay there... but you got me thinking about it again, and will probably start incorporating it again. My DD22 and DD20 try to get me to do body pump, so maybe next time I will say yes!

I understand your love for running, trust me there!! That's why I'm training for my 4th marathon
I did body pump before. Now that's INTENSE! And a great workout. I think you should give it a go.

I've been slacking on my strength training since moving so starting Monday I'll be picking it up

On plan again today. Hoping for at least 1/2 a pound tomorrow. Rest day in terms of exercise and I have tons to do as well as a date to see Harry Potter with Dh tomorrow night!!

[Bierarsch]

Originally Posted by CherylB

Yes it would! I hope you make it Maggie! I'm rootin' for ya!

Thanks! I am rooting for you, too! You'll be diving off that dock in no time!

[mdolph]

Cheryl, your plan sounds delish! I'm jealous!

Today I was so hungry! I ate a ton and way too many calories for sure. Breakfast I had a 1/2 of a low carb english muffin and some sugar free blueberry jam I made. I was planning on skipping lunch but was too hungry by 10 so I had a salad with chicken, bacon and blue cheese. Then by 2 I was hungry again and had a yogurt, then at 4 it was almonds and dinner at 5 was a buger (bunless) and green beans. I could eat again. Funny thing is I weigh less right now then I did this morning. Strange. I rarely eat like this! Work has been fun this week. We're hourly so we can come and go as we please, wear what we want and its been fun reconnecting with coworkers that I havn't seen in over a month. The work itself is borning but the conversations are a hoot! I'm still totally exhausted though and finding it difficult getting back into the swing of things and our morning routine needs help!

I'll try to check in more often but we've yet to even unearth the computers!

[ellenalesa]

Tuesday was Day One of LCD. One thing I like about this program is that I am eating a lot less than I used to; i.e, probably a NORMAL portion size.

I am very interested to see where this takes me.

Cheryl, I read your post about "no more phases" and I would like to learn more about how that works. I am just at the very beginning of this journey, so I think the best thing is to keep my calories and fat low for now. I really need to get rid of a quick 10 pounds so I can get back into my clothes, comfortably. However, I do want to enjoy the delicious fruit this summer!

Are you skipping P3? Does that affect the hypothalmus resetting itself?

Ellen

[MM2011]

Hi all,

Just checking in really quick with a story (I should be fixing dinner-so not hungry, and it is almost 8 p.m.).

So, shopping in the closet. I bought a pair of jeans about 2 weeks ago. They fit perfectly when I bought them. I wanted a new pair for the concert, so that was that. Now, along with all the other jeans I have been wearing, they are falling off! I used to hate trying to figure out which TIGHT pair of jeans to wear. Now I hate figuring out which TOO BIG pair of jeans to wear! Haha. Anyhow, you know how the new Lee Rider jeans have those stupid "slimming" panel in them? Well, I bought a pair of 24s when I couldn't fit into the 22s anymore (sad, but true-hate buying bigger). I didn't try them on at the store (walmart), just brought them home. They didn't even come close to zipping when I tried them on. I thought, oh, well, they will fit some day-I hope. That was way back in March, I think. Always thought maybe I would take them back.
Well, I wore all my other 24s this week, fighting pulling them up, tried a belt. Thought about trying on my old 22s. Then I remembered the (ahem) "slimming" jeans. I pulled them on, thinking that they wouldn't fit still. OMG! They went on, zipped up, and were actually too big-they had an extra 1 1/2" or so in the waist! They were falling down all day, I was stepping on them on the bottoms...! What??? I didn't think I had lost that much!
So, all in all, in kinda put me in a good mood. Tomorrow I am trying on the old 22s. Wish me luck!!
Have a great evening!!

[nola baxter]

Hi Cheryl

I am good thanks.

I have come back from a trip away , and am settling in to the gym again.
While I was away I did heaps of walking, and a few bodyweight exercises- which was a nice break from what I normally do.
But now I am having to break my body in a bit to get back into the weight training.

I am deciding what diet trick to use next, lol...
I think I will go back to my 2 day cycle, with a big load day and a very low cal day. And maybe a few medium days here and there just for variety.

While I was away I cycled calories in between 2300 and 3200; and this was enough to create a small bit of leaning out - it is not fast, but enough.
I am taking the slow route of weight loss right now- simply because it is more tolerable and easier on my body! Anything else creates too much strain; hunger, weakness, and depletion..
If I can get 2 pounds of fat away in a month- it is good enough.
And it is much more likely with this slow loss that I can maintain or even improve when it comes to the muscle front.

I am experimenting with drinking oolong tea- for extra energy and a bit of appetite suppression.
It is also supposed to help with fat burning- but that is probably only a very minimal effect- we will see..

Have a nice day all
Nola

[minimonkey]

Day one of carb-inclusion experiment completed, and it was fine -- didn't trigger any cravings, in any case, and I actually ended up eating less, I think, than I have been -- so that is encouraging. I'm pretty sure I came in at less than maintenance calories today, and I am not hungry tonight.

The lower dose of hhcg also seems to be working a bit better. I was hungry for a bit this evening, and then after taking it, the hunger totally dissipated.

My poor GI tract is a bit confused, but that'll settle in soon enough... at least I hope so. Today I bought some very dense pumpernickel bread (yum!), some berries and apples, some hummus and a whole grain sugar free hot cereal, and will try adding those in gradually over the next few days, here and there.

I ate two slices of the bread today, and I also treated myself to a banana -- not the best fruit choice to be sure, but I hadn't had one in forever, and it was certainly yummy. I will stick to the lower GI fruits in general, though.

I'm really hoping my body can tolerate the carbs... I do like eating them sometimes. I also bought a really good full spectrum enzyme supplement (digestive and systemic) which may help with the re-adding in of the carbs, as well as help mediate any inflammatory effects I might get from them.

[mdolph]

Morning all! Down another 2 pounds. This week was sure full of crazy losses for me! Even for my husabnd who is down 20 pounds since Tuesday! He believes it was the gazpacho that we've been eating daily, lol! I've got 6 to go to get back to goal. Hoping to get there by next Saturday. I will definately have to pick up the exercise and drop some of the calories if I want to do it!

Nola and Mini- I love following you guys on here! You give me so many ideas!

Maureen- way to go! I find it to be exciting and frustrating both when clothes I just buy are too big within such a short time frame. I love it though!

Ok, speaking of which I need to figure out what I'm going to wear today to work. Not feeling anything in my wardrobe!

[DisneyPrincess]

Good morning

Decided not to weigh today but feeling good about how I'm doing.
I'm not running today but I plan on a p90x upper body workout this afternoon while DS naps.

Of course I could have slept in today but was up at 6am don't ya hate that!?!

Off to get my coffee. Have a good morning

[paulabob]

Originally Posted by DisneyPrincess

Of course I could have slept in today but was up at 6am don't ya hate that!?!

Me too! Funny, my DH just started P90X...and he's really suffering. Instead of doing the modified...he keeps trying to keep up with the trainer. Men and their egos... He's trying to get off some weight. Course, he still eats junk and doesn't see a reason to change that. He's coasted along all these years with a super metabolism, and only started piling on the weight in the last 2 years with his unemployment. It's so worrying - he's bound to die of cancer or heart disease with the way he eats, but he's always thought it didn't affect his weight so why change?

Cheryl So impressed to see you conquering your fears! A little at a time is the way to go, and you are doing it!

I'm up 1.8 today and annoyed about it. It's probably ovulation or bernice related...but it sets back my progress considerably. I hate how TOM can mess with my stats!

[ellenalesa]

Yay! I am SOOO excited to get back into the 170s, and then make 160ish my new set point.

Haven't seen Bernice in a couple of days, so I will take magnesium today in the hopes that that will inspire her to visit me.

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by DisneyPrincess

I understand your love for running, trust me there!! That's why I'm training for my 4th marathon
I did body pump before. Now that's INTENSE! And a great workout. I think you should give it a go.

I've been slacking on my strength training since moving so starting Monday I'll be picking it up

On plan again today. Hoping for at least 1/2 a pound tomorrow. Rest day in terms of exercise and I have tons to do as well as a date to see Harry Potter with Dh tomorrow night!!

Disney, I hear you, and I am going to try to do it at least once next week with the girls, or maybe twice. Tomorrow is turbo camp, all day with turbo kickboxing, piyo and hip hop hustle.(this one will be interesting) so that should do me for my exercise tomorrow

Originally Posted by mdolph

Morning all! Down another 2 pounds. This week was sure full of crazy losses for me! Even for my husabnd who is down 20 pounds since Tuesday! He believes it was the gazpacho that we've been eating daily, lol! I've got 6 to go to get back to goal. Hoping to get there by next Saturday. I will definately have to pick up the exercise and drop some of the calories if I want to do it!

Melanie, crazy huh? Eat more, lose 2 lbs.... I am not losing 2 lbs by eating more, but its all good.... What is gazpacho???

[minimonkey]

Morning, everyone!!!

I'm up early, too -- but at least I got a good night's sleep. Feeling better for the rest day, but hoping I can get back to working out today. I will see how I feel a bit later.

I think the lower dose hhcg is agreeing with me -- no more crazy hunger, thank goodness. If that keeps up, I should be able to eat at a deficit pretty easily, and that will definitely lead to some fat losses over time --- like Nola, I may just need to take that slowly rather than risk depletion and muscle loss. That's fine, really -- as long as I am seeing results, I'll take it.

I peed a lot last night, and my abs look much better this morning, meaning that the inflammation is starting to go down-- and I'll definitely take that.

[minimonkey]

Paula -- oh, the image of your DH struggling to be macho at p90x made me cringe... poor guy! Sorry you are struggling with the scale, too.

Disney -- great work, lady! I am proud of you for doing this

Melanie -- wow, great losses, and WTH with your husband's losses? That's insane!!

Cheryl -- I am excited for your new plan and your new workouts!!!

[minimonkey]

I am rooting for us all, so let's do this thing!!! Hope we all have a happy, on-plan day

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by ellenalesa

Tuesday was Day One of LCD. One thing I like about this program is that I am eating a lot less than I used to; i.e, probably a NORMAL portion size.

I am very interested to see where this takes me.

Cheryl, I read your post about "no more phases" and I would like to learn more about how that works. I am just at the very beginning of this journey, so I think the best thing is to keep my calories and fat low for now. I really need to get rid of a quick 10 pounds so I can get back into my clothes, comfortably. However, I do want to enjoy the delicious fruit this summer!

Are you skipping P3? Does that affect the hypothalmus resetting itself?

Ellen

I'm making this up as I go along, so I can't tell you how it works. I might do a short tradition round when I get to goal to do the resetting thing, but I don't know. I'm stuck at a set point that is proving to be a huge one! WTH is going on???? I didn't see this one coming. I've been 166-168 since June 29 and it SUCKS.

Originally Posted by Bierarsch

Thanks! I am rooting for you, too! You'll be diving off that dock in no time!

Originally Posted by nola baxter

Hi Cheryl

I am good thanks.

I have come back from a trip away , and am settling in to the gym again.
While I was away I did heaps of walking, and a few bodyweight exercises- which was a nice break from what I normally do.
But now I am having to break my body in a bit to get back into the weight training.

I am deciding what diet trick to use next, lol...
I think I will go back to my 2 day cycle, with a big load day and a very low cal day. And maybe a few medium days here and there just for variety.

While I was away I cycled calories in between 2300 and 3200; and this was enough to create a small bit of leaning out - it is not fast, but enough.
I am taking the slow route of weight loss right now- simply because it is more tolerable and easier on my body! Anything else creates too much strain; hunger, weakness, and depletion..
If I can get 2 pounds of fat away in a month- it is good enough.
And it is much more likely with this slow loss that I can maintain or even improve when it comes to the muscle front.

I am experimenting with drinking oolong tea- for extra energy and a bit of appetite suppression.
It is also supposed to help with fat burning- but that is probably only a very minimal effect- we will see..

Have a nice day all
Nola

I hope you had a nice time, wherever you went to. I like your slow and easy approach for right now. I never heard of oolong tea. Is it good or does it taste like something that is good for you?

Maureen, WTG! Feels good, doesn't it? That's why I wore stretchy clothes when I was really big. I refuse to spend all that money on clothes unless I can get a good deal of time out of them.

[CherylB]

I am in the midst of my 3rd round on internet problems in 4 days. Everything looks fine on the modem and my computer says it's got a strong connection, but neither IE or Firefox will load. When it resolves, I'll pick up where I had to leave off!

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by paulabob

Me too! Funny, my DH just started P90X...and he's really suffering. Instead of doing the modified...he keeps trying to keep up with the trainer. Men and their egos... He's trying to get off some weight. Course, he still eats junk and doesn't see a reason to change that. He's coasted along all these years with a super metabolism, and only started piling on the weight in the last 2 years with his unemployment. It's so worrying - he's bound to die of cancer or heart disease with the way he eats, but he's always thought it didn't affect his weight so why change?

Cheryl So impressed to see you conquering your fears! A little at a time is the way to go, and you are doing it!

I'm up 1.8 today and annoyed about it. It's probably ovulation or bernice related...but it sets back my progress considerably. I hate how TOM can mess with my stats!

Thanks, Paula. I will be impressed when I actually do it and get it behind me. Then I'll have some hindsight and will maybe understand what is really behind the fear in the first place. Your hubby is lucky to have had all those years of a great metabolism! I used to have a pretty good one myself. I miss it!

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Day one of carb-inclusion experiment completed, and it was fine -- didn't trigger any cravings, in any case, and I actually ended up eating less, I think, than I have been -- so that is encouraging. I'm pretty sure I came in at less than maintenance calories today, and I am not hungry tonight.

The lower dose of hhcg also seems to be working a bit better. I was hungry for a bit this evening, and then after taking it, the hunger totally dissipated.

My poor GI tract is a bit confused, but that'll settle in soon enough... at least I hope so. Today I bought some very dense pumpernickel bread (yum!), some berries and apples, some hummus and a whole grain sugar free hot cereal, and will try adding those in gradually over the next few days, here and there.

I ate two slices of the bread today, and I also treated myself to a banana -- not the best fruit choice to be sure, but I hadn't had one in forever, and it was certainly yummy. I will stick to the lower GI fruits in general, though.

I'm really hoping my body can tolerate the carbs... I do like eating them sometimes. I also bought a really good full spectrum enzyme supplement (digestive and systemic) which may help with the re-adding in of the carbs, as well as help mediate any inflammatory effects I might get from them.

Wow, Mini! You're setting the bar very high for those of us who are going way outside anything that could be considered rogue plans. I want to eat like that when I grow up!

Originally Posted by ellenalesa

Yay! I am SOOO excited to get back into the 170s, and then make 160ish my new set point.

Haven't seen Bernice in a couple of days, so I will take magnesium today in the hopes that that will inspire her to visit me.

You must be really tall, Ellen. How tall are you? Or is the 160's a stopping point before you go to your ultimate goal? I'm in the 160's right now and if I could speed things along, I'd be so happy to leave them in the dust.

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Paula -- oh, the image of your DH struggling to be macho at p90x made me cringe... poor guy! Sorry you are struggling with the scale, too.

Disney -- great work, lady! I am proud of you for doing this

Melanie -- wow, great losses, and WTH with your husband's losses? That's insane!!

Cheryl -- I am excited for your new plan and your new workouts!!!

Thanks, Mini. I am at a long-ago-forgotten set point. Will I have one in each darn decade? The one that had stood unbroken for 13 years was 177. Now the next one is 166. So will it be 155, 144 and so on? I'm so impatient!!!! I have no enthusiasm or faith in the process when I hit long snags like this one. GAH!

My internet is up and running again. No idea what the problem was. Getting pretty tired of all these hinderances though!

Before I forget to mention it, tonight is a full moon but it is a Blood Moon! That happens when the earth is directly between the moon and the sun and the moon takes on a reddish color. There will only be one more this year, in December, then none for several years. I hope we can get to see it! Clouds, please go away tonight! Come back tomorrow, okay?

I am doing another flushing out of my system today (IYKWIM). I didn't get the results I expected the last time and so today I'm going for broke. I will eat as little as I can and see if I can break through this stall tomorrow. I am running out of patience! In fact, it left about 5 days ago.

Still sore somewhat today but I'll be heading over to my workout room momentarily to do some more kettlebell moves. I want to do some sweating and panting. Then I'll know I pushed myself.

[nola baxter]

Hi Cheryl
I went up to Auckland and Coromandel (in NZ) to visit my family, and take my son to see his father..

Oolong tea tastes somewhere between black and green tea. It is not bad , and if you are a tea drinker you might like it alot!
It is supposed to have a few health benefits too-
good for the teeth,
lots of antioxidants,
helps with the heart, diabetes, skin disorders, and reduces high blood pressure.


mdolph
I glad to hear you are getting something out of mine, (and minis) postings..
I do sometimes wonder if what I have to say is relevant to others.


mini
I dont know how much will apply to you or not- but certain fibrous carbs and foods create disturbance in my GI tract.
I soak and ferment grains, (as in Nourishing Traditions) - which helps a lot in their digestibility;
and if they are not soaked or fermented- I would rather eat white versions- because they dont cause the same GI distress as the wholegrain versions for me.
I generally avoid eating fresh raw fruits with other foods (though bananas work fine for me with grain foods).
Salads and raw fibrous veges tend to give me gas and bloating- so I mainly avoid them and eat well cooked veges instead.
Onions- cooked or not, though they are much better very well cooked, create gas for me.

Coming from a past of IBS, it has taken me many years to work out what foods were the problem- and it is an very individual thing of course;
but the traditional approach of lots of fiber, wholegrain foods, fresh fruit and veges etc, was totally the wrong thing for me!!
In fact the first time I went low-carb it was a bit of an epiphany;
no gas or bloating, crampy pains etc !!
It was the first key for me in beginning to understand what foods worked for me in terms of IBS and what didnt.
And then when I read the "Fiber Menace" stuff by the Russian guy, that confirmed what I had experienced - ie, fiber can be a problem!
Now I know I can eat some carbs, grains, fibrous foods and veges, but just the right ones, and in the right amounts.

Nola

[CherylB]

It's winter down there right now, right? How old is your son? I hope you had a great time!

Yes, what you say is relevent to many of us. We may not be in your fitness league but we value what you have to say. We can incorporate things you've learned into things we've learned and maybe come up with a better plan for ourselves.

LC used to work really well for me, but then it just seemed to stop. I used to have trouble with digestion on that plan, but only the lower aspect of it. No heartburn or gas, etc, but constipation gallore. I guess that's a chronic condition that will follow me wherever I go! But when I was eating lots of bulky foods (aka not taking care of my body or my health,) I "moved" fine. (I have IBS, too.)

Sometimes I can get into tea, but I go through phases.

[Bierarsch]

Last night I forgot to take my evening pellets until late, and I was up .6 after being on strict protocol. I also didn't get much sleep.

Today I had lunch with my cousin (he's been really supportive with setting boundaries with my mother), and it was very much not protocol. I might eat a very small dinner and make sure I get plenty of sleep and see where the scale lands tomorrow.

ETA: I had ovary pain yesterday so it's very possible that I am ovulating, and I always retain a ton of water during ovulation and PMS.

[ellenalesa]

Cheryl,

I am 5'3". I used to be very active; walking and weight training, so I am muscular and look better at a higher weight. For example, at 139 pounds I can get into a size 8. Right now I am in size 14 (tight!) at 181 pounds. My "pipe dream" weight is 127. My lightest weight in YEARS was 163, and that was back in 1999. So yes, the 160s are a temporary stop on the way to my goal.

I'm wondering if it is better to have some breaks in between and learn how to maintain?

Mini: Do you have a blog or a journal? I used to do a lot of weight training. Not real heavy; enough to feel challenged and I got good results from that.

I am not really doing anything at all right now for exercise. If anything, I may do some Callanetics.

I think when I get to P3 I'll go back to weight training, and will be looking for advice on how to balance the calories with the training.

[DisneyPrincess]

Uggg. Ive fallen off the wagon and have been emotionally eating all day. luckily I have a 12 mile run in the morning so I know I will use alot of the carbs I'm eating but still, another day I've set myself back and thanks a lot to TOM too for making a surprise appearance and making me feel and look nasty!

[CherylB]

Maggie, I hope you feel better soon! I hope the meal with your cousin was worth it.

Ellen, you're my height! I can't wait to get out of the 60's. I feel so fat! If you are muscular, maybe the 150's would be better for you. You know what's best, though!

Disney, sorry you are having trouble getting started. 12 miles is probably going to negate anything you ate today. How long will that take for you to run? People jog or run at such different speeds. What is your typical pace? I just noticed how many posts you have! Holy Moly, girl! I didn't know you were such an old-timer around here. You make me feel like a babe!

As far as "falling off the wagon," I'm not even sure what wagon I'm on anymore! Funny, but not really. I swear! If I'm not below 166 tomorrow, I don't know WHAT I'm going to do. I get so angry and frustrated when I hit a stall like this one. I get reckless!