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Liddy, I loved your post and wanted to toss out my two cents on the matter.

First, I just want to point out what I think isn't fair. Free Candy. Lots of FREE frickin candy. This week at the hospital was "Admitting Appreciation Week". This translated into a personal VAT of candy given to all admitting staff. I have been able to save some for Greg who's back in candy-mode once Lent is up on Sunday, but I won't deny eating MORE than my fair share. At any rate, being part of Weight Watchers has showed me that what you do and eat this week won't come into play on the scale until a week or so from now. It's not instantaneous. Your workout this afternoon (or poundcake you ate last night) means nothing today. Your body is still thinking about the drinking you did last Friday and the 20 laps you were gonna do but didn't on Saturday morning.

More great things I've learned from joining Weight Watchers:

• I've learned to keep your sanity it's best to only weigh yourself once a week- at the same time of day because of the daily fluctuations Liz talked of.
• I've learned that lack of sleep promotes weight gain.
• I've learned not to eat two hours before bed time (but I do it anyhow).
• I've learned that when you first start getting in to an exercise routine it's common to gain a couple pounds because the muscle you're gaining weighs more that the fat you're losing.
• I've learned that working out too hard, too fast is quite bad for you.

But most important of all, when I get discouraged on the scale I remind myself that my number one priority is to be healthier and not to worry so much about what my idiot scale has to say. If I'm sleeping better, eating better, and exercising, the weight loss will follow.