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@ Stephanie - hope your back feel better soon. The holidays are pretty tough! With all of the food around its like navigating a minefield. By the way, here are some links that have good tips for staying on track during the holidays: http://www.tomvenuto.com/articles/holiday_survival_guide.shtml…

@ Kelly -- I know what you mean! All of the food during the holiday season makes it really tough to stay on track. Having only 10 cookies is actually pretty good, given the circumstances. :smile: And it's great that you've been keeping up with your exercise! By the way, I have a company Christmas dinner this Friday at a…

That's the right attitude! This is just a temporary blip, and you've done an awesome job during the past 8 months. And its great that you're going to resume your exercise routine even though you're so busy with the new baby!

Maria, I'm really sorry to hear that. That sounds like a really tough situation. Keep in mind that this is probably just a phase that she's going through, and hang in there. :flowerforyou: And try to remember -- the only problem that food solves is hunger. :smile:

That's the spirit, Mandy! Just focus during the next week and aim for another great weigh-in next Friday!

@ Maria - you're welcome! By the way, it looks like you can get the best price on teas if you get it via the subscription on amazon.com.

@ Maria - if you're looking for a good omega 3-6-9 supplement, you might want to consider Udo's Oil Blend, which is a blend of flax seed oil and other healthy oils: http://www.amazon.com/Flora-Udos-Choice-Oil-Blend/dp/B00028PDPM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323613696&sr=8-1 Its great stuff and I take ~2 tbsp of that every day.…

Great post! Thanks for sharing!

@ Joy - hang in there and keep at it! If you want some ideas on breaking out of plateaus, check out this article: http://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2011/01/unexplainable-fat-loss-plateaus-explained.php That article might give you some insight on things that you can do differently to start losing again.

Thanks Mandy! Great job on your loss this week, and on keeping up with the push-ups! It looks like we both need to focus on staying on track this coming week -- let's do it!

@ Joe - great job! Keep up the good work!

@ Kelly - those two things are great accomplishments! :smile: You probably just need to watch the food part more carefully to get the weight moving downwards again.

Weight loss goal: 7.0 lbs Weight loss total: 3.6 lbs (Week 2) Week 0: 136.8 () -- starting weight Week 1: 137.6 (+ .8 lbs) -- binging problem Week 2: 133.2 (-4.4 lbs) I think 3+ lbs of that 4.4 lbs was due to loss of retained water since I finally got back on track this week after having binging problems for the previous 3…

Wow -- great news all around! Zachary is really cute! Congratulations again!!

Here are some links that have good tips for staying on track during the holidays: http://www.tomvenuto.com/articles/holiday_survival_guide.shtml http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/10-tips-to-deal-with-holiday-weight-gain.html

I haven't ridden for a long time, but I'm a horse lover...actually, I love animals in general. :smile: I'm always on the lookout for supportive friends. Feel free to add me!

:laugh: GMTA! I also have 4 different flavors -- Trident Layers' "Green Apple + Golden Pineapple" and "Wild Strawberry + Tangy Citrus," and Wrigley's Extra's "Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream" and "Key Lime Pie." You're right, the "Key Lime Pie" does lose its flavor pretty fast. I've found that the Trident Layers gum keeps…

That's great! I'm glad that you're feeling better. :flowerforyou: I totally agree, its best to sleep as much as possible to recover.

That's great! I'm glad that you're feeling better. :flowerforyou: I totally agree, its best to sleep as much as possible to recover.

Maria - good topic! I'd love to get some snack ideas too. I usually have these things for dessert, but these are also my favorite snacks: - Kashi GoLean Original cereal (good source of soy protein - has 13 gm per 140 cal serving) - Kashi Chewy Peanut Butter granola bars - nonfat milk w/Mt. Hagen decaf instant coffee &…

Mandy -- congrats on the loss! And great job on keeping up with the exercise! I'm in!

Maria - I was also glad that I didn't gain more than 1 lb! :laugh: I hope your cold is getting better.

Joy - thanks so much! I really appreciate your support. :flowerforyou: I'm also really glad that we're doing another challenge together, and I'll do my best to justify your faith in me! :smile: I'm sure you'll do great too! Let's make it happen!

Maria -- thanks! I'll look for it next time I'm at the store. By the way, the Key Lime Pie gum (also by Wrigley's Extra) is also really good.

Good job on being down from last week! This coming week I'm really going to focus too -- let's do it!

Joy -- good job! A loss is a loss. :smile: Sounds like you have a great plan for next week!

Weight loss goal: 7.0 lbs Weight loss total: - .8 lbs (Week 1) Week 0: 136.8 () -- starting weight Week 1: 137.6 (+ .8 lbs) -- binging problem I'm embarrassed to report that I gained .8 this week. I'm lucky that it wasn't more, since I had stress induced binges every day this week (some days worse than others) and only…

Thanks Kelly! I really appreciate your support. :smile: I'm also glad that we'll be doing this challenge together!

Welcome to the group!

Ditto! Good info!