Happy Monday to all of you...

I want to start a scale challenge...this is for all of you (including myself ) that get on that scale more then once a week...

Today I have made the challenge to myself to only get on it every Monday morning..

As of this morning my weight is 229

This is a great way to not obsess with what the scale reads through out the week if I have some challengers to do it with me

Next weigh in Monday 7/27

Any takers??

I don't have the courage to get on the scale today. My monthly weigh-in is the 5th, and this will be my first gain. I hate the holidays - everyone ends up fat, sick and broke. I've picked up all my bad addictions... now how will I break them?

Ok just weighed myself and I lost the 5 lbs I gained and managed to lose 2 lbs more on top of that. WHOO HOO!! Down to 239 now. I am so thrilled.

By the way, I leave today for almost two weeks. I am heading to Tucson, AZ for an 11 day sabbatical. I will have my laptop but probably won't be online much.

Keep up the work ladies it does pay off.

well girls and guys, can you imagine how we would have all done without the band? in the journey of weight loss, we have mountains and valleys.... so as long as we all keep moving ahead, we reach our end goal..... hey, boy, that sounded so poetic....hahaha,,, only kidding.... how many holidays have you been able to get through with saying i gained a half pound or 3 pounds.... usually it could be 8 or 10.... so don't keep getting upset... just try to get back on track..... i look at it as a bonus that i didn't move up a dress size... best wishes to all.....

Ro,

Thanks for this post cause I realize even though I had my second week with a gain. This week 2 pounds I realize after reading your post I too did not change in my dress size. Phew!!!!!

All right, I'm changing my signature to reflect the 3 pounds I can't get rid of yet. I guess 172 was a temporary dip, because I have been hanging around 175 for a month now. This is my weight from 20 YEARS!! ago that I've only touched on once, very briefly, since then. My body likes this comfy place. My head is telling me I am very fat again. :rolleyes But I still look good in my stretchy, relaxed fit size 12 jeans!

Thanks, Michelle, for the encouragement. It is a new year to bring out a new resolve. Let's all work on that dress size -- you, too, Greg.

I am so glad you are back on top, Penni. Oh, by the way, that turtle recipe you shared was WAY too good. Thanks bunches! Have a nice rest.

Great message, Ro. Those of us whose weight loss slowed down over the holidays, came skidding to a halt, or went into reverse are still doing a lot better than we would have without the band. My average holiday weight gain in the last 15 years was about 8 lbs. So I figure I can throw that on top of the measly 2.5 lbs. I've lost in the past six weeks and claim that I've lost 10.5.

Greg, fear not -- I'm sure lots of us have girdles you can borrow if you go up a dress size.

I'm not really worried about the gain, I'm petrified about the bad habits I picked up. I came in today thinking it was a new year, with the holidays behind us. But someone brought their party leftovers (an entire spiral ham, a huge deli platter and 5 pounds of chocolates.) I had no intention of touching anything, but I downed about 20 pieces of the candy in a chocolate-induced hypnotic state. I was fine before the holidays, but partaking in the goodies started the destruction ball swinging again. I hope after the PMS stage and after this gloomy rain is done, I can get back on track. For the guys, try going through PMS and rain while ignorning five pounds of chocolate. I dare you.

Sounds like a new PMS challenge! I don't know about the guys, but I'd sure fail big time.

The company I work for does a lot of business in Latin America, where the holiday season runs through Jan. 6 (Epiphany, or Three Kings Day). I officially declare that the holiday indulgence period can, at your option, last until then.

Lisa PMS!!! Oh I know about PMS I live with three women and they are all on it at same time. Its why God create ESPN.

Zoe I'll send you my home address in a PM and send them COD lol.

Zoe, have I told you I LOVE YOU today? January 6 is a perfect day for me to start over!

Glad to help with that Jan. 6 business! Seriously, people across the country are bringing leftovers to their offices this week, or munching on the tins of mass-produced goodies businesses exchange over the holidays, so I think we could use a little moratorium for a few days.

Greg, be careful what you ask for. I've got a long-leg black-lace number with a tummy control panel that would look lovely on you.

He's supposed to model a Speedo....but I think that lacy number would do the trick!!

And I still have those red lace fingerless gloves that would go lovely with black.

Zoe, that is such a good point. Maybe if we all started our new year's resolutions in the 2nd week, we'd be more sucessful. I bet you could do a national survey and reveal the truth about trying to start a fresh year with all the lingering holiday stuff still lingering. By Friday it will all be stale, so next week sounds much better to me.

By the way, I donated ALL my baking supplies to my (skinny) teenage neighbor. Her gramma got her cookie cook books for Christmas, so I have just completed the baking portion of my life. Next module, please.

LOL... OMIGOD... the visual on the balck lace number actually made me smile... well... it actually caused a bit of a belly laugh as well! I think we all need a pic of Greg in Zoe's black lace number to lift our spirits.... whatcha think ladies?????

Becky Lee... I just can't change my numbers... if I do... I think I'll have ta jump off the closest bridge. I can't imagine why I stepped on the scale today... but a wee part of me needed to know. The truth hurts....