Woooo hoooo!!! Congrats Maddy on the 2.5 lbs lost (and on the previous 4), great job .... you're right, every positive step is a good thing!!

YEA Lilith!!!!! great job ... 7.5 (even if it is a lot of water) is still 7.5 lbs that you don't have to carry around with you anymore!!! Wonderful!

Steph ... being active again is also great!!! ... though i suspect you'll never get to the level of inactivity I've been at (not when you have to walk a dog) ... good job ....

I'm so impressed with you all!

And Aqua .... thanks for being in the support side of this thread ... it's great to have the appreciation expressed by others!

Me, as I said, won't have the ability to weigh myself for quite awhile .... but I know the range of weight that I'm starting from, and for the most part, it would be too difficult for me to be focusing on the pounds right now, so it works out better for me anyway. I've had a good day so far and made it home without stopping for any fast food, so I should be ok through the rest of today.

I took a couple of minutes to look at www.nutritiondata.com and looked up some of my favorite fast food items .... now I can't be in denial any more ... whoa!!!! I'll be thinking long and hard before doing fast food dinner again for awhile.