270.0

I made it! Had to have a nice workout yesterday and today to make it, but I made it! It is really rewarding to lose weight, and my pants are looser.

I will still update this from time to time with how I am doing. Eating season is fast approaching (Halloween to New Year's Day, sometimes including the Super Bowl), and I hope to not gain too much then. I may have to hit low carb again between halloween and Thanksgiving just for good measure.

272.6

Working hard, not too hungry, but definately running out of low carb options. I will enjoy taking a well controlled week off from low carb. The plan is lots of fiber, low fat, protein rich foods for the week (I always feel better when I eat more protein than carbs, no sleepy 3pm).

274.0

Right back on track. Always try to remember that salty foods will make you retain a lot of water.

I am hoping to get down below 270 by Friday, and really want to continue on after the contest is over to see what 260 feels like. I haven't been there since before I got married...

280.2

Ah, nothing like destroying last week's work with a single camping trip. I only went off low carb Sat. night and Sun. (all day) and gained an incredible 5 pounds!!! I am sure a bunch of that weight is water weight from all of the salty foods I ate over the weekend. I will have great strides early this week from drinking lots of water and getting all of that sodium out of my system. I expect that I probably gained an actual 2-3 lbs of fat from the binge eating, but it was probably worth it. You can't go camping without comfort food.

The trick this week will be to workout along with the low-carb diet to maximize potential weight loss before the final weigh-in on Friday.