So today, officially, I have lost a total of 22 pounds since starting my *diet*. Granted, I began this process this summer and then fell off the wagon when our company came from the UK and it took me a good 6 weeks to get back "on" the wagon...but 22 pounds is good. I'm happy.


I was lucky that in the time that I wasn't concentrating on weight loss I didn't regain much of what I had already taken off.

Last time, I tried low carb and took off about 17 pounds/give or take. Then I tried Scarsdale which was super low calorie and ended up not losing AND falling off the wagon in a hunger-induced state of hysteria. I regained about 3.5 pounds after that and then my weight stabilized.

I'm now down to within 6 pounds of my pre-pregnancy weight, which, sadly is still an all-time high for me. I won't tell you what I have left to lose to get to my *ideal* weight, but my personal goal is another 60 or so pounds....How did THAT happen?????? I know I'll never be my ideal weight again, so I'll settle for a little overweight.

This time, I did Low Carb to jumpstart myself and get rid of the hunger cravings for a week. Once my appetite was not getting the best of me, I switched over to a sort of modified scarsdale program. I've increased the calories, fats and fruits but am still losing.

Yeah for me!

I'm not snacking anymore at night and my between-meal snack is carrot sticks only....after awhile, they get old, and I end up just deciding to wait for the next meal instead.

kris