maddy, just a thought--did you weigh in before or after breakfast? Believe it or not, eating beforehand really does add weight on--the weight of the food you've just eaten. And we all know the perils of that dreaded water retention.

osuche, you're doing great. I know you're a lot like me in that you're your own worst critic but trust me--progress is progress.

fzzy, unfortunately we're not in control of where we lose the weight, you know? I mean, I'm bemoaning the loss of some...padding on top, while at the same time my hereditarily-determined curse still rules and won't shrink my abdominal area at a rate I'd appreciate. Still, I know that I HAVE lost some inches in my problem areas, just from the fitting of clothes/smaller clothes, and I have to believe that I am doing the right things overall to continue to lose in the spots I'd like.

As for me, it's Day 3-in-a-row for heavy (for me) gym time. Tonight I went to the "real" gym (Gold's, vs. the little gym here at my apartment complex's clubhouse) and did an hour on the treadmill. They obviously have better equipment, and I was very surprised to see that, to keep my heart rate in the target range, I was doing 3.4 mph at inclines between 3-7.4%. When I was done, I'd spent 45:09 in my target heart rate zone with an average heart rate of 126. If what I've read is correct, that's incredible progress for someone who admittedly was nowhere NEAR that three months ago.

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