Well the loss has slowed up but hey a pound is a pound! I had my sixth weigh in day yesterday and lost 1lb. Yesterday was my husbands birthday and I did make the healthy chicken parmesan-served with spaghetti for the rest of the guests so it was a great alternative to a pizza party with cake and icecream. I did have a piece of birthday cake and had bough frozen yogurt specifically for the occasion-So even though I was slightly off track a bit, I still feel good about the choices I did make and it was a special occasion after all. I really really really need to step the excercise up this week-as in do it! This is my last full week of being on cycle 3 and I would like to avoid a gain at all costs-I need to focus, try to stay on track and squeeze in those brisk walks! Very excited to get through this cycle and get back to cycle 1! I may have also recruited my mom to start the 17 day diet when I go back to cycle 1 so she can do it with me! She has much less then me to lose so Im glad I got a headstart! Nothing like some good old competition to boost the motivation factor!