This five-pound chunk is taking forever...

Well not literally forever...but it's now been more than 4 weeks. What's frustrating is that I got really close a couple of weeks ago - within .2 pounds of hitting 105. And then the scale bounced back up.

Up some, down a bit, up some more, down a bit, up, down, up, down. Frustrating!

Navigating the next week is going to be a challenge. I'm going to work diligently to stay within my calorie budget. Sparkpeople has it set pretty high, and I suspect I'll top out on Thursday. I do have lots of veggies on hand, so I hope I can keep things in a good balance with lots of healthy things and a few treats.

Once TG passes, I'll have 4 weeks before Christmas. That should be 4 weeks of eating really well, and (thank goodness) being able to get back to the pool. Once we get past December 2nd, I'll have my weekday evenings back. I will just need to find my coat so that I can stay warm from the car to the pool and back again.

I still hope to be close to 310 (at the very least, under 315) by January 1. Which is really only about 5 pounds. So that early in 2012, I'll finally, forever, be under 300 pounds.