Barbara on April 30th, 2010

Another 1.5 pounds! Of course, it was the same 1.5 pounds that I put on last week, but it doesn’t matter. I’m taking it as a great victory! In the next few weeks, I plan to focus on one “bad habit” that I haven’t been able to defeat — eating too fast. I gobble my [...]

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Barbara on April 23rd, 2010

Well, I didn’t do so well this week, did I? I honestly don’t know what happened. I didn’t splurge terribly or stuff my face with forbidden foods, but I fluctuated daily by between one and two pounds. I guess I’ve reached one of those horrid little plateaus they’re always talking about. Oddly enough, I’m not [...]

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Barbara on April 16th, 2010

Another week … another two pounds! I’m absolutely thrilled that I’m reaching the 20-pound loss mark. What an incentive to keep going! As I’ve mentioned, when I become involved in a topic, I tend to accumulate a lot of books on the subject that get at least a scan, if not a full read. The [...]

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Barbara on April 9th, 2010

Before I begin, I want to mention that instead of weighing in and posting my entries on Mondays, I’ll be doing both on Fridays from now on. The reason? The day before my “official” weekly weigh-in, I always try to be extra careful with my eating (oh, come now … you do the same thing!) [...]

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