The scale was .2 below 250 today... and I am happy and will TAKE IT! I haven't changed my last weigh in of 248.5 because I refuse to accept that I went back up... I really believe its still my stupid cycle settling...
It seems to me that the two weeks prior to my cycle i have really bad cravings and I can always tell when its on its way because nothing satisfies me... Since I know that I don't fall for it anymore over eat and then the week of my cycle I am usually okay... and my weight only goes up a bit. But the pattern I notice is that the week FOLLOWING my cycle I am usually up really high- like up to 4 pounds and then it will drop throughout that week back down to my "true weight". So seeing 249.8 on the scale today really confirmed my theory... I almost certain that by tomorrow the scale will say 248 again and then by next week I will have another 1-2 pound lost... At least that SEEMS to be the pattern... I will just have to closely monitor this and see what happens.
So I changed my appointments with the nutritionist to a full week and half after my cycle goes off. I was tired of getting weighed right after my cycle went off and being told that I hadn't lose much since the last time. I felt crazy always saying- My cycle just went off... I don't think she believed me. My appointment was originally scheduled for the 22nd and I pushed it out to the 31st. I think that is perfect... by that time I should definitely be at my true weight. I also changed my weigh-in day on CK to Saturday. I mainly did this for my exercise routine. I plan to focus on working out Monday through Friday and Saturday will be a fall back day if I miss one during the week and Sunday is definitely my rest day.
By changing my weigh-in day that should capture all my work out days for the week instead of my week being cut off on Thursday.

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SO I did it again... worked out that is. I wasn't going to go today... my buddy suggested taking a break but I thought with being so new to all of this that I need to go while i am still gung ho about it all. I am not that fond of working out but seeing the calories burn on the treadclimber is the most motivating thing I have encountered in a long time. Just knowing that 20 minutes on that machine burns 250 calories easily is just so encouraging. I push through it because the calories just move up constantly. I feel the burn in my thighs and stomach almost instantly. This machine is so much better than the treadmill that I would encourage anyone that can get to use one to do it. I think when I use to walk and get on the treadmill I just felt like it took so long to really burn any calories that I just didn't want to do it. I think the key to me going at this time is the treadclimber. I can't wait until my next weigh in to see if this is really working for me. So far since I started working out I eat less and I don't feel hungry all the time. I have been averaging 1300 calories and the only way I have been even making that is because i have been including some sweets in each day and other foods that aren't so low in calories- such as regualar cream cheese. I have also increased my breakfast intake back up to eggs and bacon or some smaller portion size of whatever I want. It been a big key this week I think. I don't feel as hungry at lunch time nor in the late afternoon. I am not starving when I get home and I have been able to be really sensible about what i am going to eat for dinner. I think a lot of times my hungry was driving me to eat at fast food restaurants but I swear things have been different the last three days. I know its only three days but I am just paying attention to what i feel and see. I guess maybe i am finally focused. Each day this week I could have gotten take out but I passed and opted to cook at home. I even passed Golden Coral today and I briefly thought- hmm we should go there tonight and then out the blue... the thought was gone.

I feel like I am finally about seriously drop some more weight and I am ecstatic to say the least. I am sure that feeling is also driving me... I just feel like I don't want to mess up this good roll I am out... I pray that my enthusiam doesn't go away as quickly as it came.