My friend who has lost over 100+ in less than 10 months swears by a cheat day and has one every week. There is research that shows spiking your calories and carbs does make your metabolism increase. That is the science behind the low carb/high carb cycling diet that many are using including my friend.
I am way to sensitive to carbs to try it because eating high carbs can send me into a binge. I ate bread while I was away and had to be careful about it. However I know when I go home there will be famous hot dogs, pizza and homemade bread in my future.
I missed my walking while gone, but I am focused again and was back on the track at 5 this morning. Got in over 6K steps and will be doing some floor stuff after I finish here.
Glad to see the you're having such success with your program Kathryn. I'm smiling just because I know you are. You go girl LOL
Next on my desk list is to print off my Aug fitness challenge. I see burpees in my future UGH
and is starting to look really great, now fitting into clothes I haven't seen her wear in many years, cute styles. Ds30 and ddil both noticed, too. and gave her compliments. She brought me a new T-Tapp DVD, "Healthy Hormones", that was a very nice gift. 
He doesn't teach them any more and lets the other training officers do their own thing on their days. So the guys are getting some burpees through the week, but not a lot. Ds is glad because even if no other firefighter had any such tendency, it's hard for an instructor to monitor form and someone might be rounding the back or the hip might not be neutral. A lot of the guys are young and believe they are immortal, of course, and don't listen to their bodies.
...anyway I am so happy for her. I think by the time the party is held she will have lost 125 lbs in a year. Chris Powell, who lives by us and attends her church, said he would help celebrate with her provided he's not already scheduled for something else. 
