Thanks! I have recently thought that I might go a little lower, mostly because it has gone very slowly the last 5 pounds but having a little more to work toward would keep me working toward a goal. I think I will be OK though at just being on maintenance. I do intend to continue reporting pretty frequently because it will be part of what keeps me maintaining. If I have no one but myself to answer to, it is easy to slack and that quickly goes to lost progress.

As to the waffle thing, although I love Belgian waffles, I have had this waffle maker for over a year and this was the first time I've used it. It lives in a cupboard, being in sight all the time would not be good for me. I will be getting rid of my old waffle iron, a standard type, which I haven't used for a couple years. Despite liking waffles, I just don't take the effort to make them, just go to the pancake if I'm wanting to whip up a nice carb for breakfast. @robecology

While these Belgian waffles were MUCH better than the average waffle, they are likely to remain an occasional treat or as @CeliaVL suggested, for when company comes. I am counting on my self control and determination to keep me on the right path. Bad for diet stuff is always available. Even if I severely limit what I bring into the house, what I cook, where/what I eat outside my own kitchen, the diet killers are always there.

Every trip to the store, every "party" I might be at, every visit to someone's house or lunch date opens me up to consuming stuff that will set me back. I have to rely on my judgement and control to keep me from returning to old patterns of eating and obesity. For me, part of that is having things in the house that require me to decide, do I have a BOWL of ice cream or do I have 1/2 cup of ice cream, a cup of trail mix or 1 ounce of trail mix.

If it becomes an issue, things can be banished, for example, I do avoid having potato chips in the house because that is one thing I have trouble limiting my servings on. It is rare that I purchase them and will likely continue that practice. (especially cheddar cheese Pringles) Each of us is different in how they function, I know people who just never keep stuff around that is not good for their diet. That works for them, if they have it in the house, they will eat it.

For me, if I view it as "I CAN'T have this, I CAN'T eat that" I start to feel "deprived" in some way, then I want it more. It can't have it because I never let it be in the house, to compensate, I eat something else. Didn't allow any ice cream in the house, too much sugar, empty calories. So, I eat 3 servings of grapes, an extra piece of meat, another low fat yogurt...... So, in the end I took in more calories than had I given myself that 1/2 cup of ice cream.

OK, got carried away. Need to post for today and get off this thing. It is raining and I'm enjoying the sound, going to bed sounds good.