whoever posted this forum...thank you! I think it's a great idea! Anyways here it goes.

Today's date: 3/21/01

Food: haven't ate yet today. Will post later tonight.

weight: 178 (down from 180 friday!yea!!)

stress level: (trust me if you knew me you'd understand why I need this!! :) ) : about a 4 on a scale of 1-10

goals for the day: 1/2 hr-1 hr on the bike, my 1/2 aerobics tape, 50 situps. and my 64 oz. water

non weight goals: to clean my house, to find some time for my writing, fix my hair nice ("just because")

thanks for listening!
Melinda

Welcome Melinda, another writer,.... I wrote more and then erased it. I'm on some kind of a jag. Finding time to write isn't happening for me. Unless I can publish all my DT entries. Good luck.

Thurs March 22
Weight...AGGH...the scale says 185...up from 177 yesterday..I started my period today and I had just drunk 40 oz. water before I weighed myself. I cried and threw a fit! I don't know why the number is so important. I really did well with my diet yesterday, so I'm hoping that after a few days the scale will get back to normal.Anyone else have a problem with gaining 5-10 lbs because of their periods?

Anyways I stuck to my goal yesterday, I excericized on the bike for one hour! I was so proud. And I also did a aerobics 1/2hr tape. So hopefully I'm on the start of something.this moring I wanted a doughnut but I had a banana and some water instead.

Yikes, that's a big jump in one day. That's why I don't weigh myself every day, just once a week on Friday or Saturday. I do notice I will go up just before my period, then I will pee it all out and go back to normal. Writing is good, something I used to do by longhand every day for years. Until the depression. Now that I found this forum I've found it helpful to post my thoughts, and like you have started my own "journal". I don't "write" in it every day but maybe eventually I will. Hang in there, as long as you are not overeating the weight gain before your period will just be transient. Those were good food choices and you resisted the donut! Last night I wanted more than 2 pieces of pizza, but I didn't and had an orange instead. That made me feel good. I know that every time I give in my weight loss will be delayed that much longer, and each time I'm strong, I strengthen my resolve to get this weight off once and for all! Keep up the good work!