Week 34

Down 4.8 (47 lbs total)

The substitute leader let out a gasp, I had to enlighten her by telling her that this meant I had actually lost .4 of a pound, net, over the last 4 weeks and that she should save her gasps of pleasure for someone who had done more than maintain. Still, I was happy that last week's excesses had been reversed and that I had got back to tracking and considering what I ate. I had even gone for dinner the night before this weigh-in (usually a fatal mistake) but had showed remarkable restraint by tasting everything - including the Bourbon flavoured truffles - and then laying my fork down while there was still food on the table. This is one of the hardest lessons to learn, that I do not have to polish the plates with my tongue and I will not be sent to my room if I don't finish everything in front of me. Of course my marathon running friend ate everything I didn't, so it wasn't like I had to watch food go back to the kitchen.

Onward, ever onward.

Week 33

Up 4.2 (42.2 lbs total)

So here it is, my 51st birthday and I put on over 4 lbs in the week leading up to it. Typical. I ate everything I saw with the "don't care any more - I deserve to let loose" attitude that prevails when I go off the rails. But I've made up for it this week by getting back to point counting and tracking. I even wrote down the 7 points for today's Lemon Ginger birthday cake and the thin wafer of white chocolate that had my name on it.

Time to change the title of the blog again!

Weeks 31 & 32

Week 32 down 3.4 (46.4 lbs total)

So a total of 3.2 ounces gained over two weeks. I am not going to hit the 51 lb. mark at this rate. I'm also obsessing about pizza so maybe there is a little self-sabotage going on as well. I ordered one in from Panago last night and they sent the wrong one - fortunately they brought a new one, unfortunately they did not take the wrong one away...

Week 31 up 3.6 (43 lbs total)

Too much reckless eating this week (and drinking, thanks girls) especially on the night before weigh-in. I foolishly went to an outdoor screening of Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3-D at Beacon Hill Park. It was a lot of fun, there was about 9 of us and we brought pate, cheese, bread, crostini, dips, fruit and of course (smuggled) Champagne. And, because it was my boss bringing the Champagne, it was Veuve Clicquot which tastes just as delicious out of plastic glasses in the dark as you could imagine.

Week 30

Down 2.2 (46.6 lbs total)

We had a substitute leader and receptionist at WW this morning and it just wasn't the same. They did not jump up and down at my loss, they did not give me my 5 lb gold star, they sucked. I feel like the kid in class who gets the 'A' but the teacher doesn't acknowledge it. This just shows you how much the milestones and rewards matter on this journey. I was such a good girl all week, no extravagances, 25 weekly points left in the slush fund and lots of fluids. I deserved that gold star.

Anyway, enough pouting, I am 3 weeks and 4.4 lbs away from the goal set by this blog's current title - phase one is almost done. I have some necessary (and nice) new clothes: a beautiful new bra because the sisters are a little deflated, gorgeous black jeans, stunning grey linen pants that are long enough to require the wearing of the new black patent slingbacks, and a new crisp white shirt. Life is good.