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Hi Anne,

5 pounds in 3 weeks doesn't sound crazily ambitious,
but keep in mind that pounds are funny things. A pound
of fat weighs just as much as a pound of water, and
much as we'd like to be able to distinguish, it's
tough. Also, unless you are a real featherweight, 5
pounds is light enough that you can probably lose it
by just carefully timing when during the day you step
on the scale. So optimists will have a much easier
time than pessimists.

That said, 5 poundish seems reasonable. Just don't get
too caught up in the one lousy metric we have. And
though three weeks is fine for a test drive, it's long
term that the system really shines.

Welcome and good luck,

Reinhard

--- annemarie_sf <annemarie_sf@...> wrote:
> Hi, 
> I'm new to the group and am looking to regain some
> sanity in my relationship 
> with food! Cutting out the snacks and sweets in my
> diet will undoubtedly help 
> me get to a steady and healthy weight if I can pull
> it off consistantly. 
> How much is everyone trying to lose? I have a
> vacation coming up and am 
> hoping to lose at least five pounds of fat (not just
> water!) by then. We leave on 
> Dec. 28th so it's not a lot of time. 
> How much is everyone else trying to lose? Is anyone
> else just trying to eat in 
> a normal and sane way? I find that way too often I
> use food (sweets 
> especially) to deal with emotions so hopefully this
> strategy will lead me to 
> finding alternative ways of coping with stress and
> the like. 
> Good luck to everyone! 
> Anne
> 
> 
> 

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