Nawchew, be sure to charge her for the transport. Your gas is not free and car is not free. Early in the relationship is a good time to set boundaries,even if its uncomfortable.

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......192.2.........0.6
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......225.0.........2.6
3......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
4......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
5......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.5.........4.5
6......Going2.........179.6........174.6......180.6.........6.0
7......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.5..........7.5

Back after a week of eating out every day and only gained a pound. Not too bad! My hamstring is injured, though, so have to rest on that.

Good job on the eating out, but ouch on the hamstring!


Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......192.2.........0.6
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......226.2.........3.8
2......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
3......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
4......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.5.........4.5
5......Going2.........179.6........174.6......180.6.........6.0
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.5..........7.5

Thanks for the input Arielle. She has offered to pay me $20/week but I figure I'd be beholden to her then and I'd rather be free.

Our other roommate just tells her walking is healthy. Today she asked me to go buy her cough medicine and talk to the pharmacist about what she should take for a fever. It did worry me that she said she feels breathless and offered to take her to urgent care.

jschwab - good job, hope your hamstring heels fast!

A friend asked "I'm fat but I identify as thin, does that make me a trans fat?"

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......192.2.........0.6
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......226.2.........3.8
2......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
3......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
4......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.5.........4.5
5......Going2.........179.6........174.6......180.6.........6.0
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0

No idea why I had a bounce today, but I'm going to take it in stride and not panic! Haha. Sometimes bodies are just weird.

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......194.4.........2.8
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......226.2.........3.8
2......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
3......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
4......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.5.........4.5
5......Going2.........179.6........174.6......180.6.........6.0
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0

This serious funk has me mindlessly eating and it finally caught up with me--waaaahhh! Hoping the Daylight Saving Time shift will help. Being lighter longer at night will keep me moving; I just seem to shut down on energy once it gets dark.

Yah, I know this is supposed to be a FIVE-POUND challenge--hahaha!

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......194.4.........2.8
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......226.2.........3.8
2......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
3......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
4......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.5.........4.5
5......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0
6......Going2.........179.6........174.6......184.0.........9.4

Your reaction to the darkness is normal!! We are not supposed to be up well into the night.... that is a new thing brought on by electric lighting.

Enjoy the longer days!!

Ferrygirl, I had that bounce yesterday and today I've dropped it and then some. I spent all day yesterday reminding myself that "weight loss isn't linear, weight loss isn't linear." You'll probably roll in and win this thing tomorrow.

Hope everyone in the US is going to enjoy the evening daylight. I will, once I get over the time change. It really throws me for a loop and every spring I feel crazy jet lagged for like a week. It's worse than actual jet lag!


Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......224.6.........2.2
2......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......194.4.........2.8
3......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
4......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
5......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.5.........4.5
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0
7......Going2.........179.6........174.6......184.0.........9.4

CityGirl, I should tape that on my scale! Good reminder!

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......193.5.........1.9
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......224.6.........2.2
3......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
4......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
5......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.5.........4.5
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0
7......Going2.........179.6........174.6......184.0.........9.4

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......193.5.........1.9
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......224.6.........2.2
3......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
4......KatG............220.5........215.5......219.5.........4.0
4......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......247.0.........4.0
5......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0
6......Going2.........179.6........174.6......184.0.........9.4

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......193.5.........1.9
2......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......224.6.........2.2
3......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......246.5.........3.5
4......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
5......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......246.5.........3.5
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0
7......Going2.........179.6........174.6......184.0.........9.4

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......223.0.........0.6
2......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......193.5.........1.9
3......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......246.5.........3.5
4......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
5......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......246.5.........3.5
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......165.0..........7.0
7......Going2.........179.6........174.6......184.0.........9.4

My wt bumped 3lbs, decided to skip posting. Today wt down 3.5lbs.

Hope you're feeling better Going 2. I was thinking maybe vit D would help?

Rank...Name.........Start........Goal......Current......lbs to go
1......CityGirl8.......227.4.......222.4......223.0.........0.6
2......ferrygirl........196.6.......191.6......193.5.........1.9
3......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......246.5.........3.5
4......Entropy39.....145.2.......140.2......143.8.........3.8
5......jschwab........248.0.......243.0......246.5.........3.5
6......nawchem......163.0.......158.0......164.5..........6.5
7......Going2.........179.6........174.6......184.0.........9.4