With a few more days to go on the second phase, Cycle 2, I have lost just 1 more pound this week. That puts me at 178. I have about 20 more to go. I am so glad I had read the part in the book about the "saboteurs" in a dieters life. My husband is a skinny old guy, eating ice cream or cookies everynight. Last week he sent me to the store to buy potato chips and stuff to make dip for him. He is not in the habit of offering to get me ice cream, but now asks me several times if I want any when he gets his..........ARRG! I am strong and fend him off! I am NOT going to give in! I am determined to stick to it and loose the last 20 pounds! Fellow dieters are you behind me? I will be there for you, too!