Marcie - I wholeheartedly agree that you did extremely well to only gain 10 lbs in 3 1/2 months of living the life of luxury. Good girl!! I do realize, tho, how frustrating it is to gain in the middle. Don, Wendy & Loon have all given you very sound advice. I truly believe that exercise, along with portion control is very important. You can target the mid section with exercises just for that. All stomach exercises (sit ups, crunches, etc) and side bends will help. I highly recommend that you watch the Denise Austin workout show on TV. She's on in the mornings on Lifetime channel (7:00 - 8:00 a.m. in San Diego). Even if you don't decide to do her workout on a regular basis, she has a lot of great exercises for your target area that you can do on your own. The stomach is her speciality. Good luck and we will all be here to help you succeed!!! Ask any questions you want.

Wendy - if the tummy fat is the first to go, then mine must have been HUGE because it is still fat. I'm finding it is now the last to go. I've been doubling my efforts in that area. Hope it helps.

Trish - Get right back on track and those 7 lbs won't have time to take hold. Stress eating and eating on the run are my 2 biggest problems. I understand what you are going through. Hang in there!!

Don - What can I say? You are my hero!!! You are almost there :) :) :) . Heck, even if you fall short by a pound or too you can consider yourself a major success story! After we all get back from our cruises we will really need each other's help.

I'm still at the 18 lbs lost. At this rate, I'll be lucky to hit 20 before PIP. I was really shooting for at least 30. But at least I'll be 20 lbs lighter than I was and I'm a lot firmer. So I'll still be happy with those results.