Thanks Wendy and Julie! I am trying really hard. I have such a long way to go, but I will get there and when I do, I am going to keep it off for good!

Well, this week however wasn't too good! I gained this week and I wasn't even on a cruise! LOL I am up three pounds. I still got in the same amount of exercise, but had two days with more carbs and more calories than I should have. Overall though, when I calculate everything, I should have actually lost a little over one pound. So, this is either water weight, meaning I need to watch my sodium intake, or with the slight increase of carbs came a slow down of fat burning (ketosis), and with the increase of protein, came an increase of muscle mass. Another possibility is an alergic reaction to the dairy products that I added back in last week.

Here is the plan. This week, in addition to limiting my sodium intake, I am dropping my calorie count back down to around an 1800 per day average. (Last week the average was 2179). I will continue at the 30 net carbs per day level as well as having my dairy products, however if I do not see a change this week, then I am dropping the carbs back down to 25 net and eliminating the dairy altogether, and see what happens.

BTW, while on the subject of dairy products, I found a Greek yogurt called Fage, that is out of this world, and I'm not a yogurt eater. This is probably going to sound like an advertisment, but this was the creamiest, richest yogurt that I have ever had. I bought it at Central Market (a local high end grocery store) and then again at Whole Foods. They have several types. The kind I got was a plain yogurt called Total. I mix in some fresh strawberries or blackberries and add packet of Splenda to sweeten it. I warn you though, it isn't cheap. An 8 oz container was $2.19 and a 500 mg container was $4.29. Sure hope I can continue to have it.

How did everybody else do this week?