Hard to keep up with everyone, which is awesome! LOL
Leanne-We definitely need to hide the sugar. As long as I don't have the sugary stuff in the house, I stick to my diet.
Nancia-I'm with you on looking forward to a skinnier Thanksgiving, I want to see us both in the 180s by then! :-)
BettyKay-Upping the calories a little bit does seem weird, but it makes sense too.
PodunkPrincess-You can make it past this plateau, and your weight isn't going up, which is awesome.
PamH-I'm a big fan of exercise dvds too, especially since I feel weird exercising in front of people. I use the biggest loser ones right now. I used to run a lot about 10 years ago, so I'm looking forward to getting to a weight I feel comfortable running at.
Plainpat-It sounds like you are doing well sticking to a healthy diet, and the diary is a good idea.
Meanmom-Congratulations on being 1.4 lbs down, I know how hard it is to resist eating when people are eating around you.
JHolm-Hope you are feeling better, and every meal that you eat that's healthier is a step closer to your goal.
Mim-That's awesome you are doing home improvement, I have a theory that it helps a lot with weight loss. :-)
Murphy-Congratulations on being down 2.5 lbs! Keep up the good work.
Reisingranch-Maintaining your weight is a step towards the right direction, just keep up the hard work. :-)
Bjeriann-8 lbs?!! I'm not sure what you are doing, but keep it up.
Irishrose-I think dogs are great to go on walks with too, they always seem so excited to exercise. LOL
Glassnquilts-You can do it, this next week will be awesome. My kids are great about making sure I don't even look at food they know is bad. LOL Just enlist your daughter, I'm sure she would help.
Createfourpaws-Keep up the recovery, that's a big weight difference already too. Hope you are feeling better today.
I hope I didn't miss anyone. Today the plan is stick to the diet, and try to make myself drink some water. I haven't been great about that this weekend.