Peaches wrote the following in another (long) thread.

"o.k. then, check my 'ticker' I am down those crummy 3 lbs that I gained over the holidays!!!

SO now its on to the next MINI goal. 10 lbs gone by Jan 31st..

WHo's in with me to do a mini challenge, 10 lbs at a time????

Cammon' I know you wanna!!! You lurkers out there."

I'm ready for that challenge! My next goal was 10 pounds less by January 31st. Thanks for the challenge Peaches!

Mary

p.s. I may have posted this before, but a great site I found to help get you back on track. 5daypouchtest.com I found it to be really helpful and I lost five pounds during the five days and it broke the plateau I was on. And it helped me kick a few habits that I was stuck in as well.

Hi Heather and Doddie,

chocolate is my middle name, so giving it up is really hard! And I know what you mean about the headaches, but they usually go by the end of the third day.

And the wisdom is, that if you stick to something for 30 days, it will start to become a habit. I started by doing a small weight lifting program that wasn't too hard or intense and I could advance at my own pace, and before I knew it I was enjoying it. Then I started with the treadmill and I do now miss it if I don't do my 30 minute speed walk every day.

I'm back on track, but I am having the same issue as you Doddie, where I hoped I would take off at least a pound, but it is fluctuating at the moment. I'm hoping to just keep on track and the weight will follow!

Mary

Mary

congrats on doing it.... when I was in my losing stage I found that I would lose 1-7 lbs in a week plateau for about 3 weeks and then lose again for a week and then plateau... sometimes the body just needs to hold the weight and it comes off....

Keep going, and once I get the sugar out and I can go back to the moderation stage of my life... where I am more focused on being consistent I will let chocolate back in.... but I tend to go for the really good stuff it seems to satisfy me more than just the candy store bars... so I will have a piece or two and be happy with the richness etc and won't need more than that.

Heather