Frustrated

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Hi all. I am feeling really frustrated today. I was at 180 last

Friday and was really hoping to break it and get into the 170's. I

was so careful while we were away last Saturday thru Tuesday. Well,

today the scale says 184. Now I know that it could be water

retention. And, since the hysterectomy 20 years ago, I have a cycle

but don't know when it is, so I could be in that week of bloating.

I'm not tempted to cheat, just frustrated. Two weeks from today is

going to be my quit smoking day and I was really hoping to be down 7 -

10 pounds as kind of a head start on losing while not smoking. I

bought my first box of patches today - wow, they cost almost as much

as the cigarettes!!!!!! I did a program this morning for a group

on " Taking Care of Me " , and teaching this stuff does help keep it in

my mind. I didn't have lunch until 2:30, because I refused to stop

for fast food. I wish we could all get out of the thinking mode that

our meals have to be at a certain time. Sorry for the

rambling.....just taking out frustrations on the keyboard. Joanne

P.S. , I hope you have a GREAT time in Cancun. Sharyl, the

beach sounds great too.