O.K. - my turn to beat myself up <img border="0" alt="[Hammer]" title="" src="graemlins/hammer.gif" />

As of Friday I was down 9 1/2 lbs since first of year. After this weekend, who knows what tomorrow will bring. Sat. I started the day off with a pastry (my all time favorite thing to eat) to reward myself for being good. I was then good for the rest of the day, until I passed a Baskin Robbins - had to have my usual 2 scoops of chocolate chip. Then, at dinner I was good again, until I just had to have that glass of wine. At least I didn't get the munchies after that. Then today, we went to the show. I wasn't too bad - a small bag of unbuttered popcorn, which is supposedly O.K. after the 2nd week on South Beach. The rest of the day I was good. But, I don't have a day to waste before PIP <img border="0" alt="[bang]" title="" src="graemlins/banghead.gif" /> But I do have to say, the low carb diet is much, much easier that I ever thought it would be.

I'll let you know what tomorrow's weigh in brings. <img border="0" alt="[c]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" />

Don, the alcohol is just a killer, isn't it? But you've been SO GOOD for SO LONG, that you not only deserved a little break, but you probably haven't wrecked your diet since you've been staying at your lower weight for such a long time.

Kathy - love your saying "Now and Then" instead of Now and Forever More". It gives us all a little needed break now and then.

Ponypal - WELCOME to this thread!!! I'm so glad you found us. Stay with us and we will help each other.

Loon, it just gets harder every year doesn't it? I find myself saying all the time now that the "middle age spread" is not a myth.

Chip - WHERE ARE YOU?????? Report in. I am hoping you are still hanging in there and I assume you are since in a thread this past week (somewhere) you said you were having nicotine withdrawals.