Barbara on May 28th, 2010

This was the week I was supposed to break the 200-pound mark. But I didn’t. Instead, I actually gained half a pound. That’s two weeks in a row that I’ve actually gained instead of lost weight. Why, when I was so close to my first significant goal, did I backtrack?  I’m not sure but I [...]

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Barbara on May 21st, 2010

Well, for only the third time since I began my diet back on January 4th, I registered a GAIN in weight on my official weigh-in! It was only a half a pound, but it’s still frustrating. At times like this, it’s easy to get discouraged, and I have to admit that I AM a little [...]

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Barbara on May 16th, 2010

I’m a couple of days late on this week’s posting, but I did record my “official” weight on Friday — a very satisfying 200 lbs. even. I just KNOW that by next Friday, I’ll have broken the 200 mark and made it to my first intermediate goal (I refuse to call them “mini-goals” — there’s [...]

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Barbara on May 7th, 2010

Not so good this week! Down half a pound, but I started the week thinking I’d actually break the 200 mark before today. That’s because I weighed in at 200.5 pounds last Sunday and I was so excited I tried to be careful for the next few days — and ended up bouncing back to [...]

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