bobbalouie

You will do great. Just check in on the food and exercise tracker every day and be brutally honest about what you ate and how much you exercised. Here's a tip: don't do anything drastic on the exercise but do walk anywhere you can where you used to drive. Don't "power walk," you will look silly and passing motorists will…

I used to weigh myself daily but stopped doing it because it'll drive you nuts. When you gain or lose several pounds in a day it's almost always water weight. The peaks and valleys level off considerably if you weigh yourself once a week. I'm usually a good little dieter during the week but do a little worse (but not…

I meant to say caloric intake, not "intact." Duh. Maybe dieting is affecting my brain. :)

Thanks. I just weighed in and I lost 6 lbs. in the first 5 days! I've done this before so I know you tend to lose weight quicker right at the start and then it slows down, but it is still encouraging. What's really working for me is making sure to eat every three hours. By spreading out my caloric intact I'm reducing the…