WOW.................... Hayduke is wonderful, isn't he? GREAT info

Well done on the reductions. You have been excercising - that will be why the weight drop hasn't reflected the hard work the same - it'll all be lean muscle now - weighs more!

Sorry that the calling is on Thursday. If your friend didn't want a funeral then it's okay that you can't make it. You remembered him and that's what matters.
And don't get discouraged about the weight loss. Losing 3 1/2 pounds in 7 weeks is a great start. Keep it up and I bet when warmer weather shows up you'll see a bigger loss. And I agree that you likely gained some muscle in all this. Keep with it!!!

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.

So to hear about your friend...very sorry.
As for the weight loss, I think everyone one wants it to disappear quickly, it's totally the American culture. Keep at it Kristy, your going to be fine!

If you lost body fat but not much weight then you probably gained muscle (which burns more fat). You did good!

hayduke is so right on this.That was a very good comment there

Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, they're all artificial worlds that don't exist in reality. They control the reality, and, as long as you're following everything that they say, you loose weight. And the moment you get back into the real world, you put it all on again, and then some. What you are doing now is loosing weight not by dieting, but eating properly and exercising. You're changing your life style. It takes longer, but it also lasts longer. Trust me on this one. You're better off doing it this way.
Also, line up 14 sticks of butter and look at it. That's 3 1/2 pounds of fat. That's what you've lost!
One more thing: it is the folks who have the most to lose who lose it the quickest. If you are having trouble losing weight, it might mean that you don't have that much excess weight to lose!
And don't go by weight alone. A muscular person will weigh more than a fat a person. Muscle is 6 times more dense than fat; it weighs 6 times more than fat. So, if you're exercising, you're going to gain weight, and still be in better shape than when you weren't exercising and weighed less!