The sun is out. It's going to be a beautiful day. Shake it off and start again. It's not the end - this is for the rest of your life so there are going to be stalls, set backs and plateaus. Banish the negative - concentrate on the positive. You can do this.  We can do this.  I can do this. Negative thoughts, like worrying, can consume your mind. "Worry is faith in the negative, trust in the unpleasant, assurance of disaster, and belief in defeat.  Worry is a magnet that attracts negative circumstances.  Worry is wasting today's time to clutter up tomorrow's opportunities with yesterday's troubles."  William Ward "Worry is like rocking in a rocking chair -- it gives you something to do but you never go anywhere with it.  Worry is filling your mind with bad thoughts of the worst that could happen.  Worry is like water.  It begins as a trickle of doubt that creeps into your mind.  If it isn't stopped, it soon becomes a stream of fear which creates a pond of paranoia which overflows into a river of distress which develops into a raging torrent of tension.  And before you know it, the flood of worry has carved a Grand Canyon of anxiety in your mind!"  Dr. David O. Dykes (from Sermoncentral.com) And the amount of actual rain we've had the month of April in Northeast Ohio makes this last paragraph even more appropriate! Hang in there, everybody - keep moving, keep thinking positively and concentrate on making healthy choices with eating and exercising. Barb (this is my lecture/sermon for the day BEFORE the weigh-in since I know that my weight gain for the past month could possibly send me into bed with the covers over my head if I'm not careful!!)