I went on a cruise last week (all the food you can eat) and did not gain any weight for the first time. This really surprised me because I had a cold and did not do my normal amount of exercise/riding. I was not tempted by all the pancakes and waffles and stuck to oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, salad for lunch, and whatever I wanted (including desert) for dinner. But if the desert was not great, I did not finish it. I have gone before and always gained 3-5 lbs.

I also noticed something weird about the once a week weigh in. It seemed that there were some weeks when I road my bike 4 days, stuck to a low carb diet, and at the once a week weigh in, I had gained 2 lbs. This is really frustrating - especially compared to the cruising thing.

So, I started to weigh myself every morning. It went up and down about 2 lbs. for the whole week. So, if you weigh yourself on a bad day, you could be up instead of down. That is really frustrating when you think you should be losing.

My husband started to eat the same way I eat, and he lost 20 lbs. (and he did not need to). I'll keep plugging away, but at this point I eat so healthy that there is nothing left to cut out.