Hi everyone.  It has been a long time since I posted on this site.  I am still going to WW but it has taken me 6 months to lose 20 lbs.  I keep flip flopping back and forth with the same 3 or 4 lbs.  It is so frustrating.  And.. it isn’t like I am being really bad either.  I have never had this hard of a time before to lose weight but I am not giving up.  I have WW today and I am sure I have gained a pound from 2 weeks ago when I went but I think I will just try harder and journal more.  It seems that if journaling falls apart everything falls apart.  I bought a new gadget from WW to figure points and it is pretty nifty, and its a calculator when you are not using it for points.  I bought WW’s latest quick recipe books and I am armed and ready to go.. yet again.  All in all, I really have been making better choices overall and using good food and not so much junk, but stil need to EXERCISE and eat a little less carbs.  I know what I need to do, but its harder to do it.  I need the motivation like everyone else, to get excited again….hmmm. I am not giving up tho.  Its either this or surgery and I don’t want to do the surgery.  I hope you all are doing okay and are hanging in there when all seems lost.  Seems like we really have to keep prodding ourselves and playing games to keep ourselves moving and focused.  I have been keeping my hands busy when I am at home but its when I am out, i.e. about 3 x a week.  I eat better meals than I did 6 months ago but still too much when eating out.  I will try and keep up here more, maybe that will help.