Thank you, Tracy!!
Well, I am mostly copying this from an email I sent my dear friend this morning who has been putting up with me through all my scale travails:
How ironic is this? The scale FINALLY budges after a few days of heavy calories. I've read about it and heard all sorts of theories on it, but had been trying to be sooooo good. Whether the drop on the scale is due to all those days of being good, or two days of being heavy on the calories, I don't know, but here is what it looks like
9/22 ate 1600 calories (26 points) and worked out 2.5 hours (earned 8 APs and used only 3 of them) and dropped .1 by the next morning
9/23 ate 1,269 calories (21.5 pts out of 23 allowed) and went UP .7 by the next morning
9/24 ate 1,661 calories (35 points out of 23 +4 APs allowed) and dropped .8 by the next morning
9/25 ate 1,650 calories (29.5 points out of 23 allowed) and dropped 1.5 by this morning.
So, since last Monday -- I am down a net of 5.6, but if you look at last Wednesday to now, I am down 2.4, which is what I consider the "real" weigh ins, since Monday and Tuesday are always high for some reason and I was inordinately "high" at last Monday's scale session.
So, down 2.4 in a week. I'll take it. I really, really, REALLY want to be another 5 pounds down before ToT. I am thinking that what is really happening, in terms of weight watchers, is that I am eating my daily points plus some of my weekly points allowance and APs and am seeing some movement on the scale.
I think I will try to stick to around 1600 calories for a few days, rather than the 1200-1500 I'd been aiming for, and just see where that takes me. The coming weekend will be tough with a friend visiting and likely us eating out EVERY meal from Saturday lunch through Sunday lunch. I'll just try to be conscientious about what I am eating and portion size.
Today's food:
B: 2 mini whole wheat pitas; 1 svg healthy choice turkey; coffee w/SF creamer & coffee w/skim milk
L: lots and LOTS of lettuce, cherry tomatoes & cucumbers; 1 oz feta cheese; 8 kalamata olives; Greek dressing (lite olive oil w/lemon, garlic & herbs)
Snacks throughout the day: 4 oz chicken breast; carrots; pear; banana; apple
D: brown rice; grilled chicken breast; mixed veggies; egg roll
dessert: WW ice cream sandwich; 100 calorie mini hostess chocolate cupcakes
Calories: 1605; WW points 30!!!
A scale-bashing party!!! How soon can you get here? We'll bash the scale and then go get something wholesome but very satisfying to eat. 
My stomach is growling so loud I am afraid my colleagues are going to hear it. I may have to go get some coffee, which sometimes acts as an appetite suppressant for me.
