At this point, I'd settle for ending the month at the same weight I started it.
Yesterday wasn't as bad as it could have been. Regular breakfast, nothing until 1:30 (boy was my stomach growling!) and it was a plated banquet so we started with a green salad (with dressing, sigh... but I was hungry so I ate it) and a white roll. Then one piece of beef, one scoop of mashed potato, and a 1/2 cup of beans and carrots. With gravy over everything. Then a nice chocolate cake for dessert. I probably would have eaten more calories but healthier food if it had been a buffet.
Nothing until dinner, which was just cereal for my main course and cut veggies and hummus for dessert. In the evening I had 150 calories of crackers.
The smallish amount at dinner was expected due to the music (for me a lot of music is followed by a reduced appetite.) I hope to carry this into the week for at least 2 - 3 days.
I'm on the treadmill now, sweating away because I've upped the incline.
My friend, aside from growing a beard that I don't like, has gained about 30 - 40 pounds since Father's Day. I wouldn't be upset if I thought it was because he was sharing wonderful meals with a new partner. I suspect it is because he's trying to fill a void in his life. Our relationship is too weird for me to be able to ask and too long distance for me to figure out on my own.
He lost a ton of weight at WW just before I met him 4 years ago and was having trouble maintaining. Churches are all about eating. He lost a bit after his wife left (he was unemployed then) but then he had a concussion and broke his ankle (two separate accidents a month apart) so he's had reduced mobility. His current church can bake up a storm (they sent dh home with a half dozen cookies after our previous visit because he loved them so much - dh seldom eats anything at a coffee hour because he doesn't like sweets much.) Oh, and he had to put one of his dogs (less than 3 years old) down in August. So the weight gain is not a surprise.
Even his dad commented to me about the weight gain. Wish there was something I could do but I can't. I've learned that men are unchangeable until they decide to change. As much exercise as my dh does, he's not cutting back on the eating so his weight isn't budging at all and he has a bit of belly weight, something that I know is dangerous for him, especially since he has a bad heart valve.
Besides, I can't control my own weight so I have no magic bullet to share with others.