Wl-chllng #2!!!

[Triskeliongirl]

Hey Roadie Gal, I hope your sister's condition improves. I agree that it can be hard to focus on weight loss when you are under stress. As I was losing my weight, I did take a 'break' and just worked on maintaining when I had some stressful work deadlines to deal with. So perhaps you could make mainteance your goal for now, and come back to weight loss when you feel you can handle it.

I hope you guys don't mind my participating in this thread even though I am on maintenance now. I'll attach my weight loss record so you'll see what I mean. It has both my daily and weekly numbers plotted. You'll also notice that I am still heavier than many of you that are trying to lose weight. But at 22% bodyfat I really am happy with how I look (I posted before and after pics here if any of you are curious: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...5&postcount=30). I am basically now eating in a way that is in sync with my body, with the idea that my body will settle at its natural weight. So, if I do lose more when spring time comes and I am riding more, I am OK with that, but if I don't I am OK with that too. The gain in the first half of last year were despite caloric restriction and lots of cycling. I now eat more than when I was gaining weight because I eat foods that my body can metabolize correctly.