January 1st - No WI
February 1st - No WI
March 1st - 300 (started late)
April 1st - 287.9 (-12.1lbs)
May 1st - 275.6 (-12.3lbs)
June 1st - 270.1 (-5.5lbs)
July 1st - 260.1 (-10.0lbs)
August 1st - 252.0 (-8.1lbs)
September 1st -252.0 (0)
October 1st -
November 1st -
December 1st -
December 31st -
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR! -48.0 lbs
I maintained through August which I'm pretty proud of considering I got a severe sinus infection, and then had to deal with packing/moving/unpacking... so i'll call it a victory! onward towards getting back to my low of 248 and beyond!
Hi, everyone. I had a pretty good month, especially considering that I had a family wedding and a 9 day camping (in a cabin) vacation. I was 176.0 on August 3rd and 167.6 on September 7th. This was a 5 week month for me since I only weigh in on Wednesday.
The best part is that I LOST while camping! I was 171 the Wed before we left (we camped from 8/27 to 9/5) and I didn't weigh in while we were gone. Today I was 167.6, so I lost 3.4 pounds in 2 weeks, but 9 of the 14 days were filled with the most fantastic tempting food! And I behaved and managed to stay OP and happy. We rent cottages about 20 miles from home on Lake Erie. About 8 or 10 families from my circle of friends. We've done this for years and have a ball. Camp fires, cards, friends, food. LOTS of food. We had 2 Thanksgiving dinners. Steak night. Italian night. I'm counting this as a NSV - yes, the scale went down. But better than that, I know no one had any more fun than I did, and I didn't let the food control my vacation. Proof that it's not the food that makes the good times. It's the company.
I'm in Angie's Thanksgiving challenge and will probably pretty much say the same things in there, so sorry if you have to read this twice! I was just thrilled today when I got on the scale and saw it had gone down!
Congrats to all - we are all doing our best to change to healthy lifestyles. That's the best we can do for ourselves. Let's keep up the great work.
I'm stating really late in the year on here, but thankfully I started losing weight in Feb and kept great records. Whoo hoo,
Feb 2011- start at 265.4
March 1- 251.8 (-13.6)
April 1- 245.4 (-6.4)
May 1- 235.6 (-9.8)
June 1- 228.4 (-7.2)
July 1- 226.4 (-2)
August 1- MIA
Sept 1- 225.2 (-1.2)
Oct 1- 216 (-9.2)
Nov 1- 208.6 (-7.4)
Dec 1- 207 (-1.6)
Jan 1- 207.2 (+0.2)
January 1st - No WI
February 1st - No WI
March 1st - 300 (started late)
April 1st - 287.9 (-12.1lbs)
May 1st - 275.6 (-12.3lbs)
June 1st - 270.1 (-5.5lbs)
July 1st - 260.1 (-10.0lbs)
August 1st - 252.0 (-8.1lbs)
September 1st -252.0 (0)
October 1st - 248.2 (-3.8lbs)
November 1st -
December 1st -
December 31st -
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR! -51.8 lbs
got my rhythm back at the end of september. onward through the rough weight loss season! the trifecta of halloween, thanksgiving and christmas... *shudder*
It is a shock to realize it's already December. This has been a real year of learning for me. In January I decided I had to lose weight. I didn't find this forum until May. I lost 90 pounds of the 100 I set as a goal in January before I decided that 90 was going to be enough until I got used to the loose skin. Or until the skin changed a bit and then I'll decide again. I learned SO much about myself and about how others lose weight.
I learned I could change the way I think about food.
I learned I could modify my eating habits.
I learned I can maintain (at least for 2 months!)
I learned it's OK to set a goal and then change it.
I learned it's OK to be less than perfect.
I learned it's OK to be a little bit vain.
I learned I have a lot of friends in here who understand and will offer support as needed.
I learned I'll get a kick in the rear if I need it from the same friends in here who offer support.
It really was a very good year for me. I lost 54.5 pounds in 2011, which isn't speedy by any means, but it's a nice loss. Both my blood pressure and cholesterol levels fell to healthy numbers within the first two months of adding exercise to my plan this summer.
I do look better, but what I'm most excited about is how much better I feel... My energy level has gone up and I can do things now that I haven't been able to do for years. I'm really looking forward to seeing what changes the next 43 pounds bring!
Hopefully I'll hit goal by the end of 2012, but at this point my focus is on improvement and isn't time based, so as long as I make progress this year I'll be happy.
Wishing everyone here much success in the coming year!
