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Well, its been a full week since I last posted since returning from the AC/DC concert in Montreal. What a show!

I was salivating walking down Rue St. Catherine at all the boutiques and shops thinking that I just MUST come back for a weekend to do some shopping when I get down to my goal weight.

I weighed in on Monday and had a good 2 lb loss. I should hope so, since I didnt have my food with me when I decided to spend the entire afternoon and evening at the Montreal Olympic Stadium and endure watching my son pig out on pizza, popcorn and pop, while I nursed the only thing I could imbibe on the diet...water. No beer for me at this concert...

So I came in at 154 lbs, as expected. However, for the last week, Ive been hovering at the 154 and even crept up a lb (llikely due to just having eaten a full lunch and water.) Im not impressed...

Im feeling quite hungry lately after months of feeling just fine. Im checking my ketones and Im burning, but nothing is happening.

I attribute it to the fact that Ive started having the odd Coke Zero and diet Coke again, and ading the odd pinch of salt to my meals for flavour. Geez - can the salt and aspartame be that water-retaining?

I felt the need for some shopping therapy, which was timely and highly justified because I was outgrowing some of my pants for work again. Again, being the end of the season, I got some great deals at Talbots, MEXX and even tried on a designed jacket at Escada. I promptly put the $1,200 jacket back on the hanger, but came out with 5 new pair of pants. I must say my $13.45 pair of size 10 jeans fit like a glove and look great!

Size 10 - can you believe it! I still cant.

I think thats the biggest thing Im dealing with now: adjusting my mental image of myself as having been a 16/18 for the last 5 years, and 12/14 the previous 5 years to that. 10 years of being overweight. I need to reprogram my self image.

For me a big part of it is to purge my wardrobe once clothes no longer fit me, and purchase new form fitting clothing. It helps me see and feel the change. When the store clerk looked at me and estimated a size 8/10, I actually laughed. She looked at me puzzled and I told her that Im just in the process of losing weight, so for years I was always 16/18. She looked at me amazed, and when she handed me a cool, trendy, stylish and very expensive jacket in size 10, and it fit perfectly, it hit me that Im actually doing it. Im actually reinventing myself back to what I was, and wearing the styles and clothes that reflect my personality and image.

It feels so good.

It will be interesting to see what my weigh-in is tomorrow. I cant do anything more than I am: sticking to the program 100%. However, I think Ive found my own personal weight-gain culprit.

That damned salt....

I just cant live with it I guess.

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