Latest NSV:
I can wear size 44 jeans and a 17 1/2 shirt! And amazingly enough, I
haven't lost weight in a couple of weeks. Something is going on, but I
don't know what it is.

Questions:
For those that have both lost weight and maintained and have also
permanently quit long term smoking (not necessarily at the same time) ...
which of the achievements was the most difficult?

I am starting a low-calorie diet this year.  I want to lose 20 pounds.
Any suggestions of good low-cal snacks that are NOT fruit?
Thanks!

I gained almost a pound last week and then dropped it again - and more
this week to lose 1.4 kg = 3.1 lb this week - a nice conclusion for the
end of the year. And it means... ta dah! - that I have, after 82 weeks
of never going off my diet even one time... reached the original goal ...

Emily is 1 yr old now and has 2 bottom teeth and one top tooth is just
starting to push through.  We just arrived home from 3 weeks in Germany, and
I'm not sure if she is coming down with something or if she's teething.  She
has a runny nose, is drooling alot, cries constantly, ...

I quit smoking 15 months ago and am now ready to deal with the weight I
gained on top of an already large body.  I have a LOT to loose and I
really don't feel like posting it as it is very depressive.  I am just
having a terrible time getting around now and it truly is time.  Any

I set a goal to be at 157 pounds by 12/31/06 and I made it!
With 17 more pounds to lose, the end is in site. I feel better than I
have in a long time, probably 4 or 5 years. No, I feel better than I
did then, because of my sobriety now. OK, I feel better than I ever

I just tried Trader Joe's Apple Cranberry Fiber cake.  It comes in a 6 pack
of these not too tasty looking muffin cups, but each one packs 13g of fiber
and only 80 calories, and I actually like them much more than the Fiber One
I've been struggling to eat.  They are vegan, and ...

Has anyone out there had success with the Weigh Down Diet?  I LOVE th
concept but need to chat to someone who likes it too.  I don't believ
in having to pay a vast sum of money to just chat about it - is thi
breaking some kind of rule

Went to the gym in the morning, hung out at home in the afternoon,
went to a dinner at the winery in the evening.  This was a planned
splurge -- though not as huge a meal as they sometimes are -- and
partly to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

I'd accumulated a bunch of stressors between July 2004 and July 2006,
and I got really, really tired and my normally perfect immune system
took a dive.  Somewhere in that time period I gained a bunch of weight.
Before that I'd had a large frame but a healthy fat % (professional

Yay!  I'm home!  Back from a 3 wk trip to Germany, I'm thoroughly tickled to
be sleeping in my own bed once again.  I'm so grateful to have the
opportunity to experience Europe, but it has given me a much deeper
appreciation for my humble home in the US.