Hope everyone is doing good this week. I have been trying a slog jog for exercise the past few days. Haven't seen much change in my weight though. Only just a lot more sweating. Still eating good, but then I thought that last week too. Maybe it will finally pay off this week. I hope so.

Hi everyone....been quiet here this week :( Hope you all are staying focused on you health. I've been doing ok.....the scale will tell the tale

Moving along....

Great job Deelou!!! You're down a pound. :)

:congrat:

Keep at it. You can do it!! You can, you can.

Guess what....
 

You can be happy, healthy, and still lose weight.....;)

Two days of less than targeted calories and lower sodium...back up a pound this am......

Hey everyone, just joined and figured getting involved might be a good source of motivation.

I have just restarted my last 25-30 weightless. I totally blew it in December and put back on what I'd lost in November :/ But I'm really determined this time. Going to the gym everyday and doing VLCD for a couple of weeks to get it kickstarted. Too scared to weigh myself yet; maybe next week!

:welcome2: Glad to see you here, Applesprinkles! We usually weigh in on Saturday and post our ups and hopefully downs. You'll get lots of support and encouragement. This is a great group!

Hello everyone it is Friday weigh-in day.

25/30 Pound Goal - Let's Do It Together
Goal: 30 lb
Start date: 6 Dec 2013

12/06 .... 138.6 kg .... start
12/13 .... 136.3 kg .... -5.1 lb
12/20 .... 135.9 kg .... -0.9 lb
12/27 .... 134.4 kg .... -3.3 lb
01/03 .... 133.7 kg .... -1.5 lb
01/10 .... 133.0 kg .... -1.5 lb
01/17 .... 131.2 kg .... -4.0 lb
01/24 .... 129.2 kg .... -4.4 lb
01/31 ....
02/07 ....
02/14 ....

-20.7 lb TOTAL LOST
69.1% of goal reached

:woohoo: Darius, all I can say is WOW! Great weight loss this week!

Thank you Renee: it's some kind of delayed water thing - I haven't been doing anything special.

Darius...OH MY GOODNESS!!! You are doing fabulous at losing the weight each week. Stay on it :) You will reach your goal very soon. Great job!!!

:welcome3: Applesprinkles, glad to have you join the group. We are excited to have you here and look forward to supporting each other with our diet efforts. What is VLCD? I am not familiar with that abbreviation.

Hang in there Deelou!!!

Hi Corinna, it stands for very low calorie diet, so basically, food packs. And bars! It's nice to chew occasionally. Very easy to do. No weighing or measuring. And it keeps me out of the shops. Very boring though, and I don't think it's a good way to learn about eating healthily, but it's a huge boost at the beginning:)

Thank you Corinna for the support!

Today's weigh-in shows...

:goodscale

..down 3 lbs. Yippeee!!!
I'm so happy. Now that's more like it.

However, I'm not as good as Darius :), but I am trying.
I am still moving in the right direction.

I hope there will be more positive postings this week.
Good luck my friends. I hope your hard work pays off
too for you. :crossed:

:carrot: Great weight loss, Corinna :carrot:

I'm down 1.2 lbs. this week :) We are doing wonderful!

Weighing in..... Back up, exercised three times this week, cut my myfitnesspal estimated cal intake from 1310 to 1200 was on the dime or just under every day.....!!!

I will not be posting until I see some REAL changes.

Stagnent but not discouraged
 

No weight loss this week. But I am determined to do better. Marian

Hi everybody! Here's my Saturday Weigh-In:

Start 1/20 @223.1# & Target = 198.1
1/25 = 221.4

Deelou: I have the same problem. My weight seems to have shot up, and when moaning about it in the gym to one of the trainers I was told it's normal for a few weeks as your body adjusts to new amounts of activity. He told me to stay off the scales and get a tape measure. Apparently, you can get inch loss without weightloss. I'm going to give it a try...

:carrot: Good weight loss, AAD :carrot:

Teati - you can do it!!!!!

Hope everyone has a great week...stay focused and the weight will come off!

Yippee Renee!!! That's terrific. You did great this week. :cp: Keep up the good work. We are finally doing this right.

Deelou-hang in there. There are a lot of people who like MyFitnessPal and it works for them. One of my good friends enjoys using it. However, I tried it and didn't care for it. I found it to be misleading at times, but then that was for my use. Try adding a different exercise on your two other days of the week. :exercise: It doesn't have to be strenuous, if your low on energy. See if that gives you any different results. Also, did you take a look at "Reboot with Joe"? I have family members who are doing wonderful on it. Just another option you may consider. By the way, I still bring your name up daily as promised, and will continue to do so.
:dust:

Marian-good attitude! :broc: Don't let one week's results get you down. Your body may just be preparing for the next big phase in weight loss. You didn't budge, and that is better than gaining some weight back for sure. I bet next week you will see some results. Don't give up yet.

AAD-good job! You are off to a good start. Keep on track. You can do it. :)

It is the thyroid issue, my doctor says that is why it is so hard for me to lose...even with doing everything "right" and after several years of this I should just learn, he told me to lower my cals but I am just too hungry at less than 1000 a day and the fatigue is bad enough anyway even though it is getting better with new meds. I am just trying to eat well and as low as I can without becoming too tired...

A Prayer for Strength to Succeed

Lord, I come to You today to ask for affirmation. I have done all things and stayed away from all the food I am not supposed to have. Bless me, Father, for more strength to keep it this way.

Give me the grace to be stronger and encourage me to keep pushing on. With you, my God, nothing is impossible. I believe that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Thank you, Father for listening to my plea. I pray this with all Your angels. Amen.

- See more at: http://www.prayers-for-special-help.....2pbs5SRy.dpuf

Deelou: just managing not to put weight on with a thyroid problem is pretty amazing. Actually losing weight probably counts as epic.

Deelou-I think Applesprinkles stated it perfectly!

Thanks gals...good to see many are moving downward toward their goal...

A Prayer to Resist the Cravings

Today I pray to You to grant me the strength to stay away from anything that is unhealthy - alcohol, junk food, carbohydrates and mycotoxins.

I pray that this will help me lose the weight I have gained. Help me stay focused on being healthy and fit, dear God. I believe that I can do all things through Christ, your Son, who truly strengthens me.

May this enable me to steer away from all the unhealthy choices that I face each day. I pray that this strength will keep me focused on disciplining my body and do my workouts religiously. I pray that anything I do, eat or drink only be for Your greater glory.

I pray for a support group to push me towards the finish line. I ask for all these in this prayer, O Lord. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

- See more at: http://www.prayers-for-special-help.....viY3szev.dpuf

Thanks Corinna, perfect timing for that wonderful prayer. I'm going to face some temptations today, but I will remember your prayer. Have a great day!

Looking at my daily food, I think I have discovered another food weakness I have. I eat too much bread. I eat the all natural seedy type bread, but I eat at least one roll a day. I probably should cut back on bread type foods. This would probably help me to lose a bit more weight. However, it is something that satisfies my cravings. Ugh, I will have to figure out how to handles this one.

Just wondering what others substitute breads with in their meals.....guess it is just best not to eat it.

Here in the states you can get reduced calorie bread. It's a bit thin. but taste pretty good. I like whole grain or oatmeal bread. Going out for sushi for lunch.....love it!

Today went by okay. I ran this morning and ate breakfast, but starting feeling sick later with a headache and nausea. I had been drinking water, so I figured my body was low on food. Guess it was because after I ate a bit more, the headache went away. I have to be careful I don't work myself down too low on food so I have some energy to keep going.

I had a gain this week. I am going to start a new 30 pound goal sometime during the next month. Thank you everyone for your support.

Today's weigh in is down 0.5 lbs. Yeah! Every little bit counts. Later today I had 4-5 inches of my hair cut. It has just been too hot here lately. I can feel the difference already. I bet that will help with my weight too. :) lol

Darius-keep up the good work. You may have shown a gain today, but I bet tomorrow the scale will say otherwise. You have been on a downward spiral for a while now. Perhaps your body is just stabilizing some after all that weight loss.

Corinna, you are right, every little bit counts. I'm down .2 lbs, but at least the scale went in the right direction.

Darius, you've done so well...I'm sure you will get back on track!

Enjoy your week everyone!

Went VLC yesterday after a high 1300 cal day, think I will try at least one day a week of this....