FYI for those that are struggling. After losing 20 lbs and having a horrific week, the scale has finally moved. Things were going great and then a stand still. After that, gain 1 lose 0.4 gain 1 lose 0.2. I woke up this morning and decided to weigh because I couldn't wait to see if anything was happening and voila!!! Lost 4.2 lbs. Looks like sticking to the diet even when I felt like hope was fading was worth it. Never have I made it to this level before. Every time the scale stops moving or moves in the wrong direction... I quit. Not this time though, thanks in part to all of you who give me the motivation and the extreme excitement to keep going. I know that if I were to quit now and 2 months from now when I am reading your posts I will be kicking myself in the you know what! So, thanks all for blogging and updating your success stories.