Hi Jamast,
Just been a wandering across the threads and 'discovered' yours.
Worry not about the variable weight loss - mines been all over the place at times even though 100% true - its the bodies way of really peeing you off sometimes but its worth it.
I've just done 18 weeks and still have the bad times but the determination stays and you feel so good (admittedly sometimes in hindsight only - ha ha - but they do say 'if only' referring to hindsight don't they and that can work positively also!) if you do keep the head down.
best thing I have found is to wander around when low and see how others are doing because believe you me, there is someone (many actually) who have been/are and will be, where you are now and we will all get eachother through this.
I have a few 'faithfuls' who never fail to pick big ol' me up when down and vice versa - a support group to dream of.
So keep plugging away - and you'll get through - and it will get better and be up and down (hey - like life in general eh!) so I have decided that instead of letting life and stuff happen to me, I am doing it myself and taking control anyway.
Not sure that makes sense but I know what I mean.
(You see - went the whole post without mentioning your knickers - OOPS, sorry
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