The mystery is solved a bit. I have a belly button infection and I think that's what I've been fighting. I always stall when I get sick.

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........195.............. .4.0
5..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........178.8......... ...4.0
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........208.2........ ...5.2
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........176.8........... .6.6

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........195.............. .4.0
5..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........178.8......... ...4.0
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........208.2........ ...5.2
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6

I think I am going in the wrong direction here :( Time to hit this hard.

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
1..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........195.............. .4.0
5..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........208.2........ ...5.2
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
1..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........195.............. .4.0
5..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........208.2........ ...5.2
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6
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I have not deserted this group, but I have not lost a significant amount this week. I did go below but was back up the next day. I think I shed all the water I accumulated on the trip by eating carbs. But it is tapering off now.

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
1..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........195.............. .4.0
5..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........209.8........ ...6.8
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6

I haven't posted in a couple of days because I am eating like a fiend. I'm on serious antibiotics and they are making me hungry. I'm on plan, just eating a lot of food... I'm not fighting it because I want this infection to clear and I'm just trying to listen to what the body needs.

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
1..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........195.............. .4.0
5..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........209.0........ ...6.0
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
1..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........195.............. .4.0
5..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........207.2........ ...4.2
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.5........... 2.8
1..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
2..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
3..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
3.........doobugsara......196............191...........194.............. .3.0
4..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........207.2........ ...4.2
5.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5............5.0
5.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
6..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........157.3........... 1.6
2..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
3..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
4..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........194.............. .3.0
5..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........207.2........ ...4.2
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5.............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.8........... .8.6

Come on everybody! You are not going to let this turtle come in first this round. Don't backslide now and let's go forward before the eating holidays. I for one plan to stay on plan as I did last year. I just feel so much better without the carbs in my system.

Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare!

I forgot to weigh in because I was up early to go hunting again. Will weigh in tomorrow.

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........157.3........... 1.6
2..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
3..........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3 .5
4..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
4.........doobugsara......196............191...........194.............. .3.0
5..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........207.2........ ...4.2
6.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5.............5.0
6.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
7..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.4........... .8.2


Back on plan 4 days now. Hopefully I will see a drop soon.

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........157.3........... 1.6
2.........doobugsara......196............191...........193.............. .2.0
3..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
4..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
5.........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3. 5
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........207.2........ ...4.2
7.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5.............5.0
7.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
8..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.4........... .8.2

Rank.....Name.............Start..........Goal.........Current.......lbs. to go
1.........doobugsara......196............191...........193.............. .2.0
2..........Omablue..........160.7.........155.7........158.1........... 2.4
3..........GreenFern........179.8........174.8........177.6......... ...2.8
4..........eljohnw............213.6.……..208.6..….....211.6....….. ..3.0
5.........nawchem.........170.0.........165.0.........168.5...........3. 5
6..........jschwab...........208.0.........203.0.........207.2........ ...4.2
7.......Momma Bear......181.5..........176.5.......181.5.............5.0
7.........CaliRocker.........151.............146..........151........... ...5.0
8..........Dgost23...........175.2.........170.2........178.4........... .8.2

Way to go Sarah

ugh, its been a brutal week for me. im scared to weigh since last time. we harvested squash from the garden, and we are pretty poor a lot and i wanted to eat food from my garden, and it caused major bloating and inflammation. and then, i ate some coconut knowing im sensitive to it and that made the matter worse, and then today i said fuck it, and tasted something with sugar that i was making for a friend. not a lot but enough to make me feel extremely bad about myself. backsliding is so hard. i know its probably water but i know my weight is up, and i worked so hard to get where i am. feeling defeated.