Hi all -- I wanted to pop in and say how it's really important to keep our weight loss in perspective -- sometimes when we're in the trenches, it's hard to see the overall great things we're doing and have accomplished.

Here's my YouTube video I just posted about it:

Great video Julie, I loved yyour comparison of the scales with a GPS! I'm sure your"gain" is just water, as you say you're doing everything right!

i usually gain 2 pounds as well, when i am on those days of the month.....it is usually one week before my period, i feel bloated and i have learned not to use the scale during those days. then it's all back to normal, another 3 weeks of normal weight.

Loved your video and the GPS annalogy. I have had a little gain and it came right back off however my scale isn't moving fast as it should. I wouldnt' be upset if I knew I was doing everything right so today I'm going to start logging my stuff at fatsecret.com. Thanks for the inspriation!

Thanks for posting your video, I really enjoyed listening to you. More people should have your attitude, including me. I get highly irritated at the scale, my body, the cats (ok maybe not the cats) when I gain a couple pounds when I know that I have been eating the way I am supposed to and have gotten some exercise in. Everything I have done should cause me to lose more weight and here I am going up a pound. I have realized that my body goes in waves with weight loss and no matter how I want it to be, my body is doing it the way it wants to and in the end I am still in a good net loss for the month. Thanks again for the video!

PS You look very noticeable thinner in your video than you do in your forum picture, perhaps its time for an update to show off all your work?

Great analagy with the GPS and scale. You are doing everything right!!! I'm sure this 2lbs will be gone soon and take a few friends with it!