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MARCH 2003 If I titled these Weighting Game articles, this one might be called "Errr" or "Grrr" or "Oh Man" - you get the picture. Talk about an up and down month. In all, I've still lost 2 pounds overall, but at one point I was 3 pounds less than I was this morning. I had a funny "ice cream weight loss diet" thing going for about 3 days. To celebrate my mom and her new husband's return from their honeymoon I had them over for lunch. My sister Lisa brought ice cream for dessert which I haven't had for quite awhile. I decided to have some but felt so guilty that I skipped dinner. The next morning I was down a pound. Well, Lisa forgot to bring the ice cream back to her house so the next day it was staring at me from the freezer and I had another bowl for a mid afternoon snack. Again, feeling guilty, I had no dinner. Walah...the next morning I was down another pound. Needless to say I tried it another day and again, down another pound. My husband thought this was so great he BOUGHT more ice cream. Of course I yelled at him profusely "Are you trying to sabotage me?" He just figured that since it was working I should keep doing it. Of course my brain knew I couldn't keep this up. I didn't really like skipping dinner although the ice cream was nice. I have done a pretty decent job at NOT eating the ice cream my hubby bought, except for about one bowl. In fact, I even got within one pound of my pre-pregnancy weight. I'm so bummed cuz now I'm 4 pounds away again. Earlier in the month, before my ice-cream diet, I decided to take the bull by the horns again and get strict. For 5 days straight, I had a Slim-Fast shake for dinner and all my normal stuff for breakfast (oatmeal) and lunch (whatever). Well, whatcha know - I did lose a few pounds in just those 5 days. I totally knew I could do it if I just put my mind to it. And then the baby food got stuck to the freezer and I didn't have room for the ice cube tray and thus couldn't make my nightly shakes. Honest, I swear that's what happened. How lame huh? The baby food I made was liquid-ish in a zip lock bag and froze itself in the freezer to the shelf...just where the ice cube trays go. Tonight I WILL clean off that shelf, take it out of the freezer and put it under hot water to melt the food and baggies off and then starting tomorrow I will eat my shakes for dinner again. Food management is never ending. I know I will continue to lose the pounds, it is just a matter of how fast I lose them. Perseverance + Consistency = disappearing Heidi. Keep up the good work and keep a grin on your face. It could be a lot worse.

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