20-Somethings - New Moving out of the 150s challenge!

Hey Guys! The old "Moving out of the 150s" thread was getting too big and was locked...so here's the new one!

Hope you all are doing well! I weighed myself again this morning to make sure my weigh-in yesterday wasn't a fluke....and I was 159.4! So I'm here to stay! :D

Good luck to all of you!

Thanks for starting the new thread Amba!

I am new to the 150's thread as of yesterday. Scale read 159.2 this morning but I'm keeping my ticker at yesterday's weight. I know it's going to take a lot of work and may be impossible, but I'd like to be into the 140's (149) by New Year's Eve.

Thanks for starting the new thread Amba!

I am new to the 150's thread as of yesterday. Scale read 159.2 this morning but I'm keeping my ticker at yesterday's weight. I know it's going to take a lot of work and may be impossible, but I'd like to be into the 140's (149) by New Year's Eve.

I'm new as of yesterday too! I would *LOVE* to be out of the 150s by New Years, but my weight loss has started to slow down a little...at first I was losing between 2-3lbs a week...here lately its been about 1lb a week. I started a more consistent exercise routine last week, hoping to give a little boost to my weight loss...so I dunno..we'll see! I think 149 is a bit unrealistic for myself, but I would be happy getting to the low 150s (153-ish). Good luck to ya!!!!

Hello
I am wondering if you would make two exceptions for me?
1 - Today I was 160.4 but I don't want to join the 160s group b/c I've been in the 150s for the most of the past 3 months and have just had a few really bad eating, bingeing weekends!
2 - I'm not exactly in my 20s :(
So if you'll have me, I'd love to "journal" here and I'm originally from ohio :)
I understand if my admission is denied but you guys/gals can do this! 149 by NYE!
-lisa

Yay!! Congrats, Echo! I'm sure it's a lose and not water weight!
I added these mini goal pictures to the mini goal album the other day: 61.4% of goal weight is now gone!

Thanks so much Kurri! you're such a cutepie ! really appreciate it!

and wow congratulations on getting 61.4% of your goal weight done, that is INCREDIBLE!! well done you!!! :celebrate:

Amba - thanks so much for making us a new thread!!!

:welcome3: Bella! congratulations on getting into the 150s!!! :cheer:

Lisa :welcome2: lovely for you to join us!!! you're more than welcome to stay of course! i'm sure this week you will burst into the 150s no problem! so stay on right here.
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today was my official weigh in for the biggest loser challenge, and i lost 2lbs since last monday. totally shocked me as by my calculatons i wasnt expecting it! lol. as i had a few high calorie days and only worked out 4 days a week.

so on my digital scale it read 152.8lbs! :goodscale: a new number! .. i broke into the 152s! hehe hope i can sustain it this week though! :p and stay in the 152s

Lisa-You're more than welcome to join us here! :D

Echo-Congrats!! That's awesome!! You're SO close to the 140s!! :carrot: You have been ZOOMING through the 150s! I hope now that I've broken into them, they'll go by just as fast for me! :D

I'm going to just post here now so I get the email notifications for new messages...
Well I don't have an official weigh-in for another week, but I do get on the scale unofficially once every day or so... and I'm seeing a trend in a drop! Before I was consistently around 155ish.. now it's been around 153-154 a whole lot... one can hope, right? :D

Meg--*HIGH FIVES* Sounds like you're well on your way to the 140s!! When you're on the upper end of a 10-lb range, it seems sooo far away...but once you cross that half-way point, its exciting!! :D Congrats & keep up the good work!!:carrot:

i might get kicked out sooner than i got in - at 1545 calories and it's only 3:45 p.m. but i can do this! Green beans and tea for dinner :)

B - cheese itz (2 servings) 300
L - banana 85
slim fast 170
slim fast bar 100
cheese cubes 100
black olives 50
lean cuisine macaroni and cheese 290
S - slim fast meal bar 200
bagel 250
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1545 calories

Holy cow, Echo! You really are going to leave us all in the 150s! :cp: :bravo:

Congrats, Meg! Downward trending weeks are always great weeks! :carrot:

Welcome, EsperanzaBella82! If I was able to get to the 140s by NYE, I'd probably die from shock. Sending no stalling wishes your way! :hat:

Hey Lisa! I'm from Jersey, too! I'm just 20 mins away from Springfield, on the other side of Newark! Don't worry about todays eating. We all have bad days! Get back on track tomorrow!

Amba, are we going to break through the 150s together too?? Wanna race to 149?;)

Kurri-IT'S ON SISTER!! :D You have a bit of a head start on me, but that's good...it'll push me to work harder! ;) 149, HERE WE COME!!!

Yay new one!! I didnt weigh myself this morning, it has been so hectic around here. We just moved rooms in the sorority house and now all of my stuff is in funny places, I will have to get organized this week. Ate well today and didnt go out tonight like i wanted to so badly. I am just fed up with my body looking this way. I feel like I am sacraficing so much and I am getting nowhere. Ill post weight tomorrow...

KURLEQ - so cool ur so close to me! Enjoy the lovely weather today!

so I haven't done great - around 1600 and I need to be btwn 1400/1500. I have dinner plans each night this week. How do you guys handle that? It sucks everytime no matter if I eat before - I just keep eating and if I don't eat and i see a mozzarella stick it's all over!

Well....I see no group for teens, so I'm just going to hop in this little group if thats okay! I actually am starting in the 150's, but REALLY want to break into the 140's as soon as possible :) I started 158 about a week or two ago but havent weighed myself since then...I will tomorrow!

Hi ladies, looks like everyone is on their way to reaching their goals :) Keep it up!!

We'll be in the 140's in noooo time!!

As for me- down to 152 today! :)
Can't believe it, but that means I've lost a total of 20 lbs!!

In at 154 this morning and I just weighed myself tonight... still 154 so I am hoping for a loss tomorrow!! Keeping my fingers crossed!!
Rose- you will be out of here in no time!! 2 lbs wow keep it up (:
I wanna lose 92- I am in the same boat still a teen.. not for long I am turning 20 in May!!

Amba, I'm giving you this week to catch up. I was 157.0 today. That's .2 lose which I don't consider bad for a few reasons: TOM this week, it is the week after being sick which is usually a major binge week for me, and I haven't had more than a few hours sleep each day this week. More waking hours=more food intake.

lisa, the weather was a little nutty today. There was snow at 7, torrential downpours at 8:30 and the sun was out at 2. I switched between a t-shirt, a long sleeved t-shirt and a spring jacket withing 9 hours!

I have been having this really silly problem since weigh in last week. Every time I go to tell someone I weigh 157 I mix up the numbers and say 175. I spent even more time in the 170s than I did in the 160s (before I joined 3FC) and I think I'm having some sort of mental block about the 150s.

Anyone else ever experience this?

I am always telling people that I weigh 164 even tho I weigh 154... I think its just habit. Maybe it I is just so unreal to me that I even weigh that, even though I still feel very fat 154 sounds so much better than 204!!

WOW. That last post just made me realize that I have lost 50 pounds. I never would have realized if I didnt make that post. Wow thanks Kurri!! Its a weird feeling to know that 50 lbs are off of me, I wish that I had better before pictures. Sometimes I wish that for one minute I could add all the weight back just so I could see how it feels to be that much heavier, then I might be more proud of the way I look now and all the work I have put in.

LOL Maybe we can rent fat suits (like Mrs. Doubtfire's) after we are done losing all this weight! :carrot:

Congrats on your 50 pounds! :carrot:

Before I even read your post I looked at my numbers and was thinking how close 50 pounds is getting. It's funny how things creep up on ya! I was wearing an older pair of size 14 jeans and it took my cousin telling me that my butt was sagging to realize I should probably retire them. (Just those 14s because they are old and the stretchiness has been overstretched lol) Today I had on size 17 jeans from Target and I couldn't take three steps without them falling down. I'm starting to think I'm in need of a little shopping spree.

I'm so jealous of your height! You look awesome in your avatar.

Weighed in at 155 this morning...I'm gonna try not to weigh myself until next thursday and hopefully I'll keep losing!

5 pounds and I'll be in the 140's :) so exciting!

college girl- yeah I'm 17, so jealous I can't wait to be in my 20's! and 50 pounds is so much good job!

Hey girls! I am happy to report that I have been seeing 157 for a couple days now so I'm changing my ticker. Official weigh-in isn't until Monday but I weigh every morning and from past experience I usually lose weight each day. Sometimes I do go back up 1/2 lb to a lb from day to day but that is usually water weight or TOM related.

Collegegirl, congrats on losing 50 lbs. I can't wait until I can say the same!

To the New Jersey girls, I am originally from Philadelphia but my parents are from New Jersey--Montclair (Mom) and Flemington (Dad). I LOVE New Jersey. We lived on Long Beach Island for a year when I was a kid and it was the best year of my life. As a kid I used to go to the Trenton Farmer's market and Halo Farms all the time w/ my family.

Esperanza, we can call you a jersey girl as well! All of my siblings went to Montclair State Univeesity, my best friend is from Trenton (she lives all the way down in Bridgeton now) and my aunt and uncle have a summer house on LBI every year! Congrats on your lose! I'm 157, as well!

Thanks I forgot to weigh again this morning so I guess I will have to check tomorrow.. I am thinking it was probably pretty low so I am pissed that I forgot!! I got a new futon today for our room its pretty nice!
Does anyone have any plans for this weekend?? I am going to a tacky christmas party tomorrow night but its our finals week next week so Ill probably be studying for the rest of it :)

I am at 150.4 today!!! :carrot:

Unfortunately I'll probably gain a pound between celebrating our anniversary with DH tonight and my company Christmas party tomorrow night. I plan to splurge tonight but tomorrow I'll be good. I ordered the chicken anyway. :)

152.8 today! I am going out tonight to drink so I am keeping my calories low today, still I expect a small gain over the weeked. I hope everone has a great weekend :)
Fat Pants!! Whoa congrats <3 you are almost out!!

Wow...we have a couple girls who are sooo close to the 140's. You guys will be in a new decade by the new year!

KurleQ, thanks! Half of my siblings were born in New Jersey so I have always considered myself an honorary Jersey girl anyway. LOL.

Collegegirl, a tacky christmas party sounds like fun. Do you have to bring a tacky christmas present too? My weekend plans involve shopping, exercise, and more shopping. I want to get all of my holiday shopping DONE by Sunday evening. Maybe I'll even have time to wrap everything Sunday evening too. I actually hate the holiday season. If I could afford it, I'd fly down to St Barth's every Christmas/New Years.

(Adios)FatPants, congrats on your anniversary and good job ordering the chicken for the christmas party. You'll be in the 140's in no time.

As for me, I'm still holding steady at 157, but, according to my Tanita scale, my body fat percentage has gone down a point.

Hope everybody has a great weekend!

all of you guys are so inspiring! - 154 today = Normal BMI for the first time in years! :)

Kurri- I don't know how much catching up I'll be doing this week. I don't officially weigh in 'til Sunday, but I weighed myself yesterday and I was still at 159.8 :?: I don't really get it...I've been eating right and I've been working out consistently the past couple weeks (which I didn't do the first 2 months I started losing weight)...so I'm a little confused. But congrats on your .2--that's more change than I've seen so far this week! :D

College Girl-:carrot::carrot: Congrats on the 50lbs!!!! :carrot::carrot:

Fat Pants-You are SOOOOO CLOSE to the 140s!!!!! CONGRATS!! :carrot::carrot:

Holy freakin' cold in NJ today! I wasn't able to log in most of yesterday and some of today but I'm back. :)

I caught up on some much needed sleep. When I stepped on the scale today it was an even 155. I couldn't believe it! I wish it was weigh in day for me! :lol:

Amba, you are probably just stalling and gaining muscle like I did in the 160s. It's crazy how our bodies have to play catch up some time. I'm still holding out hope that you'll be at 157 on Sunday!!

nrz242, CONGRATS on the normal BMI! I so wish I was in that boat!

As for me, this weekend is nice and full of Christmas-y things. Tomorrow I have to replace some of the lights outside that have burned out and clean the front windows in preparation for stringing lights (joy!). We bought our tree today and we're giving it the night to fall (although some of my younger cousins were over tonight "decorating it"... we undecorated when they left). Tomorrow night we're going to a cash for gold party. I'll finally be able to get rid of some things that can't be repaired and others I never wear. After that we're decorating our tree. Then church and football on Sunday!

Kurri--I got to thinking that maybe since I upped my exercise pretty significantly that I might be too low on my calorie intake now. So I'm going to try raising my calories a bit, and do some zig-zagging....hopefully that'll break the stall! And congrats on seeing 155!! That's HALF WAY to the 140s already!!! :carrot:

Amba that is a good idea, also that will give you more room to move them down when you lose more weight.
The tacky christmas party was fun last night! I did drink too much but I have been good with calories today and I will be tomorrow too so I shouldnt go up too much. (i hope)
Ill post I picture of my outfit it was pretty funny!!
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad180/ccastek/christmas2.jpg

150.6 :D :D :D

We got a new scale, and our old one was adding about 3 pounds.

Still, I'm really happy because I haven't seen the scale this low in a few months. And I'm almost in the 140's!

151! soo close to my second goal.

Keep up the hard work ladies <3 I'm so proud of all of youuu :)

Collegegirl-LOVE the outfit!! :D I'm throwing our 2nd Annual Ugly Xmas Sweater Party this weekend! We had SO much fun with it last year--and I'm sure we will again this year! And btw, you look GREAT!! :)

Iwannalose-:carrot::carrot:Congrats on being SO close to the 140s!!:carrot::carrot: That's one easy way to lose weight!! lol :D Maybe ALL of the scales are wrong...and we all really weigh 120lbs! haha :p:dizzy:

As for myself, today was my weigh-in day and the scale didn't even budge for the week :( But TOM showed up again which I wasn't expecting (been really weird the past couple months since I started dieting)...so that's a big part of it I'm sure. And this is the first time since I started losing weight that I haven't seen a loss...so I had to expect it to happen eventually! We'll see what happens next week!

Thanks Amba and at least the scale didnt go up!!
I weighed in today with 153.4 so not to bad of a gain with all that I drank on friday. Hopefully I will go down 2 lbs this week, I wont have too much time to work out bc of finals and I am going to need to stay away from all of the study snacks that our cook is making us ugh. They all just sound so good anyway good luck for the week ladies.

aww thanks Amba! you're so sweet!!

unfortunately i gained a couple of pounds from last week! oh dear! mondays are my official weigh ins. today i weigh 154.6lbs

maybe its preTOM bloat. but i did have a couple of binge days too. also i worked out a little too hard the other day on last chance workout, biggest loser dvd, and pulled ab muscles, was very painful. recovered thankfully. but was out of exercise for a few days. taken today off aswell to recover. but hope to exercise on the bike (gently) tommorow.

anyways bygones! brand new week. and starting from scratch. so my starting weight for this week is 154.6lbs. and goal this week is to lose 2lbs. might be abit too over ambitious as my cousin is arriving in a few days.

thanks Kurl! but i will be around here for longer ! we might break out of here together after all ;)

my cousin is coming from america this weds , shes here for 3 weeks. i think i'm gonna try to maintain my weight in the mid to low 150s. as i wont be able to focos on my exericse and food as much. and will be eating out and stuff on occassion.

wow congrats Skinny PAnts! 150.4lbs you're so close!!

and wow college girl you're so close too!

congrats bella on going down a point!

nrz congrats on the normal BMI thats a huge achievement!!! :cheer:

Amba, dont worry the weight will whoosh off ya one day when you step on your scale. your body is probably just re-calibrating, or could be water retention if your muscles are a little sore.

the fall biggest loser challenge is over today, today was the last weigh in. and altogether during the last 13 weeks i lost 11.5lbs :) . even though i had plenty of weeks where i gained 1-2lbs. just goes to show the journey is full of ups and downs. but what matters is what you lose overall in the long run and how far you have come. since joining 3fc back in aug, i have lost just under 20lbs. wow i've never been able to lose that much weight before in my life! i love this place and the wonderful support and ladies that are here! you all rock!!



i'm gonna now do the bridge the gap challenge. and then do the winter challenge in jan! :) i'm also now officially switching to my digital scale.

Amba that is a good idea, also that will give you more room to move them down when you lose more weight.
The tacky christmas party was fun last night! I did drink too much but I have been good with calories today and I will be tomorrow too so I shouldnt go up too much. (i hope)
Ill post I picture of my outfit it was pretty funny!!
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad180/ccastek/christmas2.jpg

College girl you look sooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!! you look very pretty!

I'm down 1 pound to 154 now after 2 weeks! Yay! Only NINE POUNDS till GOAL!!!!!!!!!

Official weigh-in was today and I weighed in at 155.4. I am just 1.4 lbs away from a normal BMI. Wow! I haven't weighed this little since I was 20-21, and I have not weighed in the 140's EVER (except on my way up in weight as a teenager, of course). I lost 3.8 lbs this week, which I am very pleased with. It looks as if I may make it within a couple lbs of my New Year's Eve Goal, which is fine w/ me. 17 days to go. :xcheer:

Echo, you are doing so well. I am a binger as well (38 days binge-free if all goes well today). Join us on the binge-free chat in Chicks In Control if you need some extra support. :)

Amba, don't be discouraged. You are doing so well w/ your exercise. You will definitely see a whoosh soon, especially after TOM leaves. I'm expecting to spend a little more time in the lower 150's than the upper b/c I have lost 6.2 lbs in the last 2 weeks. I don't expect to keep that up.

Megwini, great job on your loss. Only 9 lbs to go? You are doing fabulously.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Official weigh-in was today and I weighed in at 155.4. I am just 1.4 lbs away from a normal BMI. Wow! I haven't weighed this little since I was 20-21, and I have not weighed in the 140's EVER (except on my way up in weight as a teenager, of course). I lost 3.8 lbs this week, which I am very pleased with. It looks as if I may make it within a couple lbs of my New Year's Eve Goal, which is fine w/ me. 17 days to go. :xcheer:

me too!! the last time i was in the low 150s was when i was in my early twenties. and i havent been in the 140s since i was a teenanger

wow 3.8lbs is AMAZING!!! good luck Bella!

Echo, you are doing so well. I am a binger as well (38 days binge-free if all goes well today). Join us on the binge-free chat in Chicks In Control if you need some extra support. :)
aww thank you so much you're so sweet! i appreciate the support.

wow 38 days binge free, that is AMAZING!!!!

thank you for the invitation, i will hae to check it out! :)


great job Meg!! you're doing so great!

WOW!!! :D Congrats to everyone on their success. Since this is my first time on the forum I can only hope to stick to it and show the results that you all have shown.

I weighed in this morning at 159.0 my heaviest weight (not including pregnancies) Hopefully today is my new beginning and hopefully my beginning will last and not fade away after a couple of days.

I think I'm going to try to make myself healthy not skinny. I find that if I focus on the numbers too much I give up after a couple days of no results.

Good Luck to everyone with their journey to the 140's.

well...i weighed in at 149 this morning. but im gonna wait until i'm like 148 to officially move on to the 140's. haha just in case

Iwannalose92--CONGRATS!!!!:carrot::carrot::carrot: I don't know how you're not already heading to the 140s forum! I would be there as soon as I saw 149.8!! :D

Megwini--Congrats for being SO close to goal...9lbs...a single digit!!! :carrot:

Echo--I hope you're right about the weight whooshing off soon...its frustrating to make the effort and not get the results I want! For the first couple months I was losing an average of about 2lbs per week. Now the past few weeks I've been lucky to lose a FRACTION of a lb.

Iwannalose that is great!! so close I am jealous.
Shorty- welcome!!
Meg- I remember reading your first post here! I cannot believe you are so close to goal. CONGRATS :) you are almost there!!
Echo- thanks!! these last few day actually I have been able to tell some difference in my body... my jeans are all too big now :-)

I weighed 152.2 today, I wish I was moving a little bit faster but hey maybe I will see a 151 tomorrow.. I am crossing my fingers haha.

Gosh, I know right? I'm not sure if you started at 204 or 180, CollegeGirl (your profile vs ticker are confusing me!), but if it were 204 we pretty much started at the same weight! (+5 pounds for each inch, right?) and are pretty much the same weight now-ish! When did you start losing? I started on March 21st of this year.

Meg when I started here at 3FC I weighed 182, by the time I got a ticker I was at 180. My highest recorded weight 204 was about 8 months before that, I just didnt know about 3FC then!
You have lost so much faster than me I am jealous! We are just about the same now! I am now considering dropping my goal weight down to 135 but Ill consider that more when I get to 140! haha

I know what you ladies mean about dropping your goal weight. I've been thinking about dropping my goal to 130 but honestly, after struggling to lose 60+ lbs I just want to get to goal! The thought of having to lose 20 more lbs vs 12 lbs is all mental, but 12 seems so much more doable right now, you know?

I'm still sitting at 150 - had a large splurge weekend with our anniversary night out and company Christmas party. I'm betting if I work my butt off today and tomorrow I will see 149 by Friday (let's hope!)

Thanks for the welcome!!! I weighed in today and I was 157 today down 2 lbs from yesterday. I tend to weigh in every morning at work since I have a scale here. So I'm assuming I was holding a lot of water weight yesterday.

Hi ladies! I'm joining back up. After awhile at 159-162, I finally have dropped to 155-158. Today I weighed in at 155.6. I would LOVE to see the 140's in the next month or so, but I'm so afraid with the holidays. Not only do my husband and I stay with my parents (so totally out of my food comfort zone), but we have 4 houses to visit for Christmas AND his B-Day is the 22nd and mine is the 27th. It's always SUCH a disaster b/c everyone wants to make lots of great food or take us out.

I did have a victory though!!! Yesterday there was yet another Xmas party in my office and this one was HUGE! About 6 different, yummy desserts (My downfall), halushki, meatballs, spinach dip, chex mix (a trigger food for me!). And I ate NOTHING! I diliberately packed my lunch and ate fruit, yogurt, and a bagel. I didn't even have a nibble. I NEVER do that. It gives me a little hope for the holidays.

Happy Wednesday!

ahope--welcome and congrats on your progress so far!! And awesome job avoiding the xmas party food--way to go!!! :)

I've been quiet the last few days. Weighed in at 155.4 tonight! Not exactly where I want to be but a loss is a loss.

arrrrghhhhh I was POP yesterday and got in 45 minutes at the gym. Sitting at exactly 150.0 today LOL!

Why do you taunt me, scale?!

Fat Pants- that is so frustrating!! I know the feeling, but I am sure that you will see a loss in the near future.

Kurri- way to be possitive, a loss is something to be thankful for even when its not as much as we would like!

ahope- if you make a plan before going to see the family it will be much easier to eat right. I know it sounds silly but sometimes before going into an environment where I know there will be foods I should say no to, I have to practice in my mind not eating them and heading for the veggie tray.


As for me another loss WHOOT whoot!! I got on the scale this morning and it said 151.0!! I am almost there, maybe I will be able to accomplish my christmas goal after all :)

Kurri--Those small losses add up really quick! Way to go! :D

Fat Pants--Ahh, so CLOSE!! You'll be outta here within the next few days I'm sure! Congrats!! :carrot:

CollegeGirl--I can't wait 'til I get to the lower end of the 150s...being at the top makes the 140s seem so far away! You're almost there!! Congrats!!

As for myself...TOM is gone, so I'm going to step on the scale in the morning just to see where I'm at...I haven't weighed myself since Sunday. I hope I see at least a LITTLE bit of a loss!!! Cross your fingers for me!! :^:

I wore... my only size 12 jeans yesterday!

Most of my family is on my case for wearing clothes that are too big on me. Last week I went to Old Navy's size chart to see what they say I should be wearing. Get this: My hips would fit in a size 10 but my waist is a 14/16. I've been wearing 14s and 16s. The biggest problem I have is when I put them on in the morning, they fit fine but by the time I'm walking home, they are literally falling down. Also the butt part sags alot!
A few people have suggested wearing low rise pants but I never liked them. I guess I'm stuck. I did tell my one aunt who wants to buy me clothes for Christmas to buy me size 12 but I'm sticking to my XL tops :)

Where is everyone lately?

Amba, how did your weigh in go today?

Echo, where have are you hiding? How are you doing?

I'm afraid I pigged out this weekend. My second cousin's daughter (also one of the children I sit for) has been in the hospital since Friday. She's only two and I have watched her 3-6 days a week since she was one month old. The snow all over the area prevented me from visiting her and so I basically made a pig of myself. She had a... well a thing (they don't really know what it is) removed from her jaw (I found it there two weeks ago) and they sent it for testing. Results won't be in until at least mid-week and with a family history and me just beginning to read My Sister's Keeper, I'm fearing the "C" word so much that I can barely sleep at night. Please just keep her in your thoughts.

Kurri--I think everyone (myself included) is probably kinda busy with Christmas stuff...I haven't had time to get on the computer. Been facebooking (addicted!) mostly with my phone :dizzy: Weigh-in went surprisingly well today!! I was 157.8!! I wasn't expecting that at all...2 days ago I saw 161.0...I was freaking out!! Must've been water weight. But thanks for asking! :) Also, your cousin's daughter is in my thoughts and prayers...I hope everything turns out ok! Keep us updated!

Hi Kurl! thanks for asking after me :)

my cousin is here from america. so i've been super busy with her!

my weight rose up to its highest last week to 156.6lbs ,gah ! but thankfully its gone down again to what it was early last week, phew. its TOM at the moment. so possibly the weight fluctuations was water retentions, but also i did over eat my calories, as was feeling quite hungry. but did exercise a few days last week.

today i weighed in at 154.6lbs

Wow...looks like everybody is doing really well.

Weigh-in was today and I weighed in at 154, so I lost 1.4 lbs in the past week. I am aiming to lose 2-3 more lbs by New Year's Eve, which will bring me very close to my original goal of 149 by NYE. I should hit 149 sometime in early January, which is fine w/ me.

I'm finally at a healthy weight according to the BMI! :carrot:

Amba, congrats on the loss!

KurleQ, I'll keep your cousin's daughter in my prayers. :hug:

Hello ladies! I've been weighing in at 149 for a few days now so it's time for me to move on... it's hard for me to believe I'm looking at the final 10 lbs, you know? It seems like I have been doing this foreeeever!

Keep up the great work, everyone!! See you all in the 140s thread very soon!!

ugh been at 150.5 for what seems like forever. I'm at my parents house for the holidays and staying on track has been hardddd!

Woohoo fat pants! Hopefully I'll be joining you in the 140's in January!

Way to go, Fat Pants!! I won't be joining you any time soon. LOL

Amba, thanks for your thoughts! For some reason I wasn't even thinking about Christmas. LOL I'm a bit frazzled lately...

Echo, enjoy the rest of your cousin's visit!

EsperanzaBella, Thank you! They released her from the hospital last night and today was the first time I saw her in almost a week. She is so darn happy you wouldn't believe there is anything wrong with her. She talks about the hospital like it was a grand hotel and she refers to the nurses as her friends. She was more worried about me because I told her I was sad. The only time she even cried today was when they had to change the bandage. She required one stitch and the incision is about the size of the tip of my pinky. That may seem REALLY small but she's REALLY small. She's only a little over 2 ft tall and she weighs 20 pounds.

I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders for now. They haven't received the results yet but she does have an appointment for Christmas Eve. Here's hoping everything is perfectly fine.

As for weight news, I definitely gained this week. It's to be expected but I am disappointed in myself. It was about a pound gain which isn't THAT bad considering I drank three nights and ate a bunch of really horrible things. My official weigh in isn't until tomorrow night so I'll change my ticker then.

I have been so bad this past week and a half--I'm frustrated with myself!! I haven't completely pigged out, but I have been eating really unhealthy food (and not just Christmas dinner). I haven't exercised one bit. I've drank way too much wine & beer. And I'm still teetering in the 159-160 range (the 157 weigh in I got went back up the very next day). I'm actually happy I haven't gained 10lbs...I feel like I should have!! I try not to make excuses for myself--I don't have a good excuse. But I know that the reason for this slip-up is because all of my really good friends are in town for the holidays (and they're at my house A LOT). They'll all be leaving this coming weekend and I can get back to my normal routine. Until then, I'm going to start eating better--even if they're here and want to order pizza for themselves, I'm not eating it!! And I'm going to try to squeeze at least a few workouts in this week.

The GOOD news is that I had a couple NSV's over the past week or so!! We had an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party on Wednesday and I got a TON of compliments about how "skinny" I am getting (I still think "skinny" is an overstatement, but it was nice to hear it!). Also, I went shopping on Christmas eve....I hadn't bought clothes since I started dieting because I didn't want to spend the $$ on clothes that would probably end up being too big. But all of my jeans were getting way too saggy and they looked funny. At my high weight I was wearing 14s...and most recently I was wearing 12s. I figured I would be buying size 10...so I tried them on...and they were too big!! I ended up buying size 8!! I was ECSTATIC!!! That is a SINGLE DIGIT!! :D:D:D

Sorry this is so long--I haven't had the time to get on here lately! How are the rest of you doing?? Kurri, any news about your cousin's daughter?? Hope all is well!

Well I have not pasted In a while. I have been sooo busy being home and christmas and all of the festivities :). The wednesday before christmas I weighed 149.8 and I could not believe it! I was so excited but I kind of knew that it wouldnt last... I weighed in at 152.6 this morning some of that probably is a real weight gain and some of that is probably water weight with so many of my foods being extremely salty. Today the plan was to get back on the healthy eating plan because around christmas I didnt even try to count, I ate what I wanted. I dont know why, I wont do that again I felt so sick! Anyway today I was pretty good but I did have pizza for dinner bc we went to a friends house and that is all that they had, But I only had one slice. Well I will read everyone elses news soon and I hope everyone had a great holiday!

So I mentioned in my last post about having an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party this past week. Well I decided to go back and look at the pictures from the same party last year--and OMG! I can't see the difference in my body so much (mostly because it's partially blocked in the pic from last year), but MY FACE!!! Even though the recent picture isn't as close and is kinda blurry (my hubby doesn't know how to work a camera lol), the difference is pretty obvious!

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p28/amberh0des/1yearlater.jpg

Amba, I posted on the photo albums pics but thought I'd do it here as well. Your face has changed soooo much! You look awesome. I did really bad this week too! There's been so much stress and I just can't really handle it that well. December is giving 2009 a bad rep for me.

The test results came back for my little cousin and she has acute TB. I haven't seen her since last Wedneday but she will have to go for a chest x-ray and be on antibiotics. I really don't know anything else about it.

Today we got the bad news that my best friend's best friend/ex died. My sister and I went over her house to console her and it had to be one of the hardest things I've ever gone through. Upon leaving I turned to my sister and I said I need comfort food and I need a beer. We settled for medium combos from Wendy's and one Bud Light each. I'm in such a "when will it end" mood that I don't even really care about weight loss at the moment.

I spent the last four hours deep cleaning my bedroom and doing laundry I have neglected for the last few weeks. Whenever I get upset, I clean. Ever since I was a child. So weird.

Awww, Kurri!! :( My thoughts are with you..and your little cousin..and your best friend. I truly believe that no matter how hard things get in life, we are never dealt more than we can handle..and everything will eventually be ok in the end. You just have to stay strong and fight through it. It WILL end..and probably sooner than you expect. You have a lot going on, and if it were me, I wouldn't be as focused on weight loss either. I would just try to stay conscious of what you're eating in order to maintain until things settle down some. Hang in there!! And btw, I clean when I'm upset too!! :) But that's good--burns calories without feeling like an actual workout!

Kurri, :hug: to you. Amba gave you some very wise advice, which I concur with. Don't focus so much on weight loss right now. Just focus on treating yourself well w/ good foods and exercise so that you are better able to handle whatever comes your way. I clean and organize stuff when I am stressed too. At least something good comes of it! Sending prayers for you, your cousin and your best friend.

Amba, you look sooo good! It's amazing how much you have changed in a year. It sounds like you enjoyed the holidays and you didn't gain much at all. You'll get back to 157 (and lower) before you know it. Fitting in size 8's is an awesome NSV. Good job getting back on track!

CollegeGirl, I'm sure once you get back on track you'll be back to the 140's in no time. You're doing great.

As for me, I weighed in at 152.8 today. Totally unexpected b/c I've been hovering around 154 lately, but I'll take it! I am trying to get as close to my NYE goal as possible.

Hope everybody else is doing well. :)

Esperanza- well done! thats awesome to see a loss after hovering over a number for a while :)

Kuri- I am so sorry that all of this is going on right now! Best wishes, I know you have the strength to deal with this in you. *hugs*

Amba- those xmas sweater pics are so cute! I can really see the difference in your face you look great!

As for me I weighed 150.2 this morning whoot whoot! I guess it was water weight so I am back on track... I am almost out of here :D I cannot wait for us to all be celebrating in the 140's thread together.

You girls have me choking up here. This is the first time I'm really on this side of death. Whenever someone close to me has lost someone in the past, I've been connected to the person as well so the grieving came (dare I say) easy but now I'm grieving for my friend who is still here but will never be the same again. I don't even feel like being away from her because I'm scared I'll lose her too. On top of this all, I'm usually very emotionless (my mom calls it "being the rock") and I don't really know how to comfort people. I spent most of the time rubbing her head (a headache reliever that I learned when I used to get crippling migraines and then taught her when she had her first hangover) and sitting in silence. I've read multiple places that I should be silent when she doesn't feel like talking and willing to have a conversation when she does. It's all very confusing.

My cousin is doing really well. I babysat her and her 3 year old sister today. They were wild playing with all their Christmas presents. Santa left the baby a big girl bed and she was so excited by that, she took the steps two at a time to show me it. Every thing I read last night on acute TB says that it's highly fatal but I found something else called tuberculous lymphdentis which seems more like what she has. The particular study said that it is most common in children under 14 and often is cured by a mix of antibiotics and the body's own immune system. Here's hoping.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. I truly believe that every thought and every prayer helps the healing process.

Hi guys, I know I haven't been around for a long time. I'm going through a painful separation from my husband and the last thing I've felt like doing is exercising. :( But I did weigh in yesterday for the first time in several weeks, and I'm 157.9 - lowest I've seen in a year, so that's good.

I realize my goals can't just stop because life sucks so much right now, nor can I keep binge eating just because it's comforting, so I'm hoping to get back on the weight loss track. Tomorrow I start exercising again. My goal is to lose 10 pounds before March 1st when I audition for a theatre - I'd like to be back at the weight I was last time they saw me.

I've missed you guys and hope you had good holidays. :)

Rainswept- I am so sorry to hear that. Big *hugs* to you. That is awesome about 157 though! I am glad you are back, even if I dont always talk about my struggles on here the feeling of support on this site helps a lot.

I am down to 150.0 today so here is hoping that I will be out of here tomorrow!!!

hi girls - busy holidays and i did awful was up to 165.2 on 12/24 so I started writing everything down on christmas. I was 159.4 today and am going to blow through the 150s with the rest of you all! I hope you are doing great :)

Hey ladies, is it too late to join this challenge? I weighed in at 159.2 today! I'm so excited and looking to be out of the 150s at least by Valentine's day!

Welcome back, Lisa! No one can deny the holidays are hard but I'm glad you're back with us.

bama girl, it's not exactly a challenge (well, it is a personal challenge) because we only set our own goals. More of a discussion of people in the 150s so of course you can join us! Welcome. We're been quiet lately with Christmas but we are an awesome bunch of ladies!

So, I think the stress is actually helping me. I can't sit still without thinking about this last month so my solution is not to sit still for too long. Official weigh in today was 155 which done .4 from last week! I should have been around 149 by the first but clearly that isn't going to happen. I look forward to just getting it done in the new year. Don't know how much I'll be on this weekend so I want to wish all my '50s gals all the best in the New Year!

rainswept, I'm so sorry to hear of your struggles. :hug::hug::hug:

Good to know. Thanks for letting me join y'all. :) I am so excited. I just weighed myself and I'm at 158.6. considering that's almost a pound from yesterday morning, I know it's probably just water weight, but it's so awesome to see the numbers come down!

Well I think I am finally out of here for good, I weighed 149.0 this morning!! good job to the rest of you ladies I cannot wait for us all to be reunited in the 140's thread!

Hi Ladies!

I am totally new to 3FC and I believe this is my first post!
Is it alright if I join you all? This morning I weighed in at 156.4 lbs!

Hi everyone! Oh this is just what I need. It feels as though I am permanently stuck in the 150's and it's great to find a group of people all in the same boat as me! So I am officially 158.8lb and my weigh days are each Sunday. Let's beat the 150's together!

bama girl--WELCOME!! Good luck to you!!

Kurri--congrats on your loss!

Rainswept--So sorry to hear you're going through such a rough time. Hang in there!!

Collegegirl--CONGRATS on getting out of the 150s!!! :carrot::carrot: Hopefully see you there soon (that is, if you're not in the 130s by the time I get there!! haha!)

As for myself, I've STILL been hanging out around 158-159 all week. Today I weighed 160.2, but TOM showed up, so at least I know its not a real gain. I'll still be staying in this group. This week things will be settling back down (friends leaving, holidays over) so I'll be able to get back to my normal routine. I'm a little bummed I didn't lose...ANYTHING..all month, but I'm happy I didn't gain (especially over the past couple weeks). Time to get serious!!! :) HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!

Sorry, I haven't checked in in a while either.
My scale at home claims I weigh 152, though I still don't think I lost 2 pounds over break, as I've been eating enough to just barely maintain or even gain a pound. I'm thinking that this scale might be 3 pounds lower than my other one. So I won't be shocked if my scale says 155 when I go back to school.
But if I really AM at 152 that'd be pretty awesome! Only 7 pounds to goal then!!!! :D

Amba: Yeah I never used to bloat at TOM at all until I was a normal BMI, and now I do see a bit of a gain around that time now. But it's not real!!!! lol

rainsweptviola: I'm sorry you've had to go through such a tough time. I hope you feel better and I'm glad you're still able to lose despite your troubles!

Ugh! I am so mad. I weighed in this morning at 161.0. HOW did I do that?! How do you generally know if it's water weight or real weight?

Meg--I never even used to HAVE periods when I was heavier...I would only have maybe 2 or 3 a year. Since I lost the first 10-15lbs, I have had one every month. This one has been the worst so far--especially with the bloating & cramps!!

bama girl--It's kind of hard to tell sometimes, but I would say it is definitely water weight in your case. A lot of things can cause you to retain water--eating foods that are high in sodium, not drinking enough water, exercising (sore muscles will retain water), your period. If your weight goes up a pound or more within just a few days I would say it is all water weight (especially if you've been on track with your eating and exercise routine). Don't stress too much about it--and drink lots and lots of water!!! :)

Amba, I say after TOM you and I kick it into action. I want to lose these last 20 pounds before my cousin's wedding which is March 20th!! That's almost 2 pounds a week. This plateau is not cutting it for me anymore!

Over the summer I got back to 155, but I went back up all the way to 170.. now after a couple weeks I am down to 162. Can't wait to make it into the 150's and then finally LEAVE the 150's again !!

I'm withdrawing from this thread (well, I'll stick around for a few days and read replies from y'all but then after that I'm withdrawin'! :)). I had a crazy revelation today and realized that I am truly ready for maintenance. I look perfect at this weight and I'm healthy and I am now ready to invest my energies into maintaining that weight, eating healthy, and exercising right. I am going to get more active in the maintainer's forum. But more importantly, I am also going to keep posting in the 20-somethings, and rooting you all on!!!!! I'll be posting my goal story in the next few days. Thank you all for always being there and rooting me on. Maybe I will eventually lose 7 more pounds and end up at my original goal of 145, or maybe I won't. The difference is that it's no longer a goal of mine. I'm healthy and I'm happy, and that's what matters most. I never imagined I would get this far. I'm so proud of myself for accomplishing what I had previously only dreamed of.
(Sorry for any of you that had to read this twice, as I posted it in all threads I was active in involving current weight loss.)

Kurri--Sounds good to me!! I'm getting so sick of seeing the same darn numbers on the scale every week!! I'm wanting to lose my last 25lbs before my best friend's wedding!! Hers is May 15th, but I'd like to hit goal by the end of March/early April so my body will be adjusted and what-not before our final dress fitting! So that is gonna average out to be about 1.5-2lbs per week for me too....I NEED to kick this into high gear!!

Meg--CONGRATULATIONS!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot: That is SO great!! Not JUST that you made goal, but that you are happy and feel good enough about yourself that you don't let the number on the scale determine where you need & want to be!! Again, congratulations! You have done a wonderful job--such an inspiration!!

Amba, I LOVE your new picture. It's adorable!!!

Back down to the 159-159 range today! Oh, and I found out something ridiculous... I went to the doctor today and it turns out I'm an inch and a half taller than I thought! Haha! So I am not quite AS far away from healthy as I thought. =]

Kurri--Thanks!! Hubby and I on New Years Eve! :D

bama girl--That's great!! :)

****~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS MEGWINI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~**** 152 IS a great weight for 5'10! I may stop when I get there too. I can't wait to read your goal story! Can you link back here with it? I'm still not sure where everything is in the forums. :-) YOU GO GIRL!!

I hope to be joining you in the next 2 months!!

Of course. I plan to write it up soon. But now that I'm actually on the spot I haven't quite organized my thoughts and figured out exactly what I want to say yet. @_@ But soon! And once I wash my hair... goal pictures! I'm raiding Salvation Army tomorrow; who knows what kinds of cute clothes I might find for my goal photo! :D

Meg, I somehow missed your post! Congrats! I can't wait to be there!

*pokes head up over a wall and peeks*

Can I join? I want to be out of the 150's too!:D I have been 158.6 for the past week though...

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!! We CAN do this. :cheers: <---herbal tea

Back down to the 159-159 range today! Oh, and I found out something ridiculous... I went to the doctor today and it turns out I'm an inch and a half taller than I thought! Haha! So I am not quite AS far away from healthy as I thought. =]

:doh: That happened to me too... haha... I have been thinking I was 5'5 3/4 for all of my adult life... I get measured by my doc a month ago... he says, "oh no, my dear - you are 5'7''." :o My boyfriend teases me and says I am an Amazonian.:tired:

*pokes head up over a wall and peeks*

Can I join? I want to be out of the 150's too!:D I have been 158.6 for the past week though...

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!! We CAN do this. :cheers: <---herbal tea

Of course you can join! Welcome!! :D Best of luck to you!!

I'm feeling really confident I'm going to get a loss this week. I weighed 160.2 on my last official weigh day. TOM started that day and I was really bloated and feeling gross. Yesterday I saw 159.4...and I had already had breakfast and drank some coffee...and TOM hasn't left yet. So I really think that by Friday (I'm changing my official weigh-day from Sundays to Fridays) TOM will be gone and I will finally see a *real* number under 159! Fingers crossed--I've been stuck here for a month!!!

Amber, what color are the dresses for your friend's wedding going to be? My cousin got married in May and they wore light blue. I'm having such a hard time trying to decide what color I'm going to get for my cousin's wedding. March weather can be really all over the place. One year we had a BBQ on St. Patrick's Day and another year we had a blizzard!!!

I didn't gain a pound and I didn't lose a pound. Another week at pretty much the exact same weight 155. I'm starting to feel like I'm in the 160s again!! :lol:

I should probably feel bad about not losing again but I actually feel pretty good about myself. I have been really horrible about exercising and drinking my water since the beginning of December but this week I'm so focused on it. I just want to lose these last 20 pounds and be able to maintain for...well, forever.

Today I went to Walmart with my sisters, our friend and her son (who we babysit for). When I was taking him out of the cart I realized he weighs the exact amount of weight that I lost-- 37 pounds. I held him for all of two minutes and then I was huffing and puffing and it put a smile on my face knowing my body was no longer used to carrying around those extra pounds. I remember the days that a flight of stairs would knock the breath out of me and today (sore muscles and all) I walked up and down the stairs 4 times (I kept forgetting what I was doing!) and didn't lose my breath once!

Hello to all the new girls!! Hope your stay here is short and sweet! If not, you can join me as one of the residents! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Kurri--We are alternating blue and tangerine...I'm wearing blue (THANK GOD! lol). Ours are going to be tricky to pick out...she's having an outdoor wedding and even in May you never know what the weather is going to do. Also, I had the same realization not too long ago--my youngest son Levi weighs about 23lbs--I've lost more than he weighs! I was telling my hubby I wish I could put the weight back on for a minute just to be able to feel the difference. Levi is heavy to carry around--its weird to think I was carrying that much weight on my body!! And I still have that much more to lose!

The girls in my cousin's wedding are wearing black with teal sashes. The flower girls are wearing teal with black sashes. I was thinking of wearing a seafoam color but it may be too similar. I was talking to one of my cousin's who is in the wedding and we thought that maybe a plum color will work well. It's hard because not only do I not want to stand out (not very outgoing :lol:) but my skin doesn't look nice in many colors. I guess I'll have to face all the decisions when it gets a little closer.

Ugh ugh ugh, I'm back at 160 after doing REALLY well for two weeks, eating only good foods and really pushing myself with exercise. It's discouraging!

So question: How are you guys losing weight so quickly? I'm 5'11, and I've heard it's hardest to lose that last 10 pounds. Do you think that's it? I know my body *wants* to be at 160, because even when I overeat for a few days it stays right around there. But I lose soooo slooooowly - if I follow my water/exercise/calorie goals perfectly I'm still only losing an ounce a week!

I'm walking/running for an hour everyday and eating around 1500 calories. What are you guys doing to shed the pounds more quickly?

Thanks for any info! :-)

Yay, three pounds lost. I'm now at 155.8. I can't wait to get to the 140's - I haven't been there in sooo long.

Kurri--I have the same issue with some colors clashing with my skin tone. That's why I'm happy she is putting me in blue...I would look horrendous in tangerine!! :lol:

Rainswept--Don't get discouraged!! I lost 25lbs steadily and fairly quick, but then I got stuck at 159lbs for over a month. I finally broke that this week. Just stick to it...it will come off eventually! Also, even though my weight was stuck, I was still losing inches.

Beauty--Congrats on the loss!! :carrot:

Update on myself--I finnnnally lost this week! I saw 157.4 two days in a row, so it should be for real! I'm so happy I'm not teetering so close to the 160s anymore!! :D

:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

:hug:Way to go, Amber!!!!! :hug:

:bravo::flame::dancer::cp::congrat:

That 159 was being a pain in the neck to you and I'm glad you kicked it's booty!

rainswept: I have been stuck twice. First in the low 160s and now at 155. Before that I had been losing every week. I tried everything the first time around and nothing worked and then I tried yo-yo ing my calorie intake and that is what did it. I generally stay at around 1300-1400 so that week I ate only 1000 calories on one day, then a few days around 1800-2000 calories and then two more days of 1000 calories. On the 1000 calorie days, I drank alot of water and the only exercise I did was the 1.6 miles I walk to and from work everyday.

AAAAHHH! I was convinced I had gained like 5 pounds this week just from moving back to school and being WAYYYY off plan. I just weighed myself on a ridiculously full stomach and I'm actually 0.8 pounds LIGHTER than I was on an empty stomach a week ago! So so so excited! I know it's not a huge victory but I am bouncing off the walls. Haha.

Kurri--THANKS!! :D That was so frustrating to be stuck at 159...it was my half-way mark, so it was exciting when I got there...but not so exciting that I wanted to STAY there!! haha! Hopefully I can get some steady losses again for a little while....right now I feel like I'm going to be in the 150s fooorreeevvver!!! :dizzy:

bama girl--Congrats on your loss! :carrot:

Yay, another pound down. Now I'm 154.8lb.

Way to go Beauty!!!!!!! :D:carrot::D:carrot:

Well, I'm new to this thread, and I plan on staying for awhile. I weighed in at 159.2 this morning, and hopefully will not have to revisit the 160's thread.

I might make myself comfy in this thread for awhile, because I'm going to be slowing down my weight loss a bit as I get closer to goal. Ease into maintanence. I'm hoping to hover between 145-150 and see where my body settles.

Welcome, mkendrick!! Congrats on getting out of the 160s!! :carrot::D:carrot::D

Wow...this morning I weighed in at 155.0!! I'm going to weigh again tomorrow morning for my "official" weight tho because I had a few glasses of wine with my hubby last night...so I might be a tad bit dehydrated. But even still, I'm hoping I'll be close to 155. I've been 100% on point with my eating all week (even including the wine!) and I've worked out EVERY DAY so far! :)

Amber, we are now the same weight so-- IT'S ON!!!! Race ya to the 140s? After your last two weeks, you'll be there a month before me. I don't have any excuses anymore and that damn wedding is creeping up on me. Oh, and congrats! :lol:

So my "offical" weight for the week is gonna be 155.6--I knew 155.0 was too good to be true!! :p But I'm close! And I'm so glad I have lost a decent amount 2 weeks in a row now--I needed it after sitting at 159 for so long!

Kurri--Thank you! And the race is on! :D

Hey Everyone! I'm new to the boards here and will probably find this thread my home for a while. I'm currently 154.7. I've gone between 150 and 165 for about 2 years, never got below the 150 mark though. I'm determined this year though, I don't want to spend a 3rd summer afraid to go out and enjoy the california sun! I'm really good on diet, but am at a stand still with my exercise until my back gets better:)

Happy 2010 everyone!
During the holidays I maintained around 159-160.5 so I didn't post in this thread because I wanted to make sure I was really in the 150s lol!

I weighed in this afternoon at 154 lbs so I'm hoping to be out of this decade within 2 weeks!

Best of luck to all you girls! :D

Colleen & InControl2day--Welcome!! Best of luck to you gals!! :D

I weighed in at 155.2 this morning.:carrot: half-way through the 150's!! :carrot::carrot:

Congrats 170starting, Colleen, and InControl!! I think we are all about the same weight now! Quick losing to you all!

Amber, the scale was extremely nice to me this morning but I'm not jinxing it so we'll wait until tomorrow for official weigh in!

Hey girls! I know I have been MIA for a little while but life got kind of busy and online time got put on the back burner.

Just wanted to pop in to say that I have been on plan even while away from 3fc and hopefully will be seeing the 140's this week. I've been hovering around 150-151 for the past week. I officially weigh in on Mondays so I'm hoping to be able to join the 140's group next week. I don't ever recall weighing 140-anything in my adult life so it will be quite exciting to get there.

You girls are all doing so well. Hopefully we'll all be in the 140's soon! :)

Congrats, EsperanzaBella!

I finally broke my curse of 155!!! I weighed in tonight at 153.6! That's 1.6 pounds from 40 pounds! I'm excited because that seems like soooooo much! I'm doing my happy dance!!

It's my first time posting to this thread, but I came in at 159.5 this morning! Woohoo! Let's hope I'm under that by next weigh-in or I'm out of the club. Haha.

WAY TO GO KURRI!!!!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot: Not only are you SO close to your 40lb mark, you're also getting REALLY close to the 140s!!!! CONGRATS!!!! :bravo::cb::dancer::carrot::cp::broc::D:bravo:

Welcome Sarahlynn!! Congrats on making it out of the 160s!! Good luck to you!!

Hahaha :lol: Amber :lol: with my recent track record I'll be in the 140s in October!!! How do you think you are doing this week?

Congrats, Sarahlynn! How often do you weigh in?

LOL, Kurri! :lol: I dunno...I'm kind of scared to get on the scale!! I've been eating really well, but I've been extremely tired this week for some reason, so I haven't gotten in nearly as much exercise as normally try to do. So I dunno if I'll see much of a loss this week...I doubt I gained, but I'm not too confident for a loss. Maybe I'll get a nice surprise tho!! :) It sucks...in the beginning of this whole thing I could lose easily without any exercise at all...not now!! Takes a lot more work these days!

I've been thinking a lot about changing my goal weight. My goal weight now is what I weighed my senior year of high school. I've had 2 kids since then...and I really do believe your body changes and carries weight differently as you get a little older. At 155, I don't think I look that much bigger than I did at 130-135 back then. I'm going to lose a little bit more and work on toning upbefore I decide for sure. But if I do change it, I'll probably bump it up to 140-145ish.

:woohoo: I weighed-in at 154.2 this morning... I am officially closer to 150 than 160. :halffull:

I weighed in at 152 lbs this morning :) maybe I'll be out of this thread by next week.

Everyone is doing so well in this thread!

:woohoo: I weighed-in at 154.2 this morning... I am officially closer to 150 than 160. :halffull:

Congratulations :D

I've been thinking a lot about changing my goal weight. My goal weight now is what I weighed my senior year of high school. I've had 2 kids since then...and I really do believe your body changes and carries weight differently as you get a little older. At 155, I don't think I look that much bigger than I did at 130-135 back then. I'm going to lose a little bit more and work on toning upbefore I decide for sure. But if I do change it, I'll probably bump it up to 140-145ish.

I think you look fabulous in your profile picture. I'm also just putting a goal weight on my ticker until I get there to assess where I want to go from there :). It sounds like you are very in tune with what you want and not letting a number outweigh being healthy and happy !

Hey guys is it ok if I join? I've been stuck at 157 foreverrrr...

Congrats, Sarahlynn! How often do you weigh in?

Thank you!! It's nice to finally have a plan and to be sticking to it. Usually weigh in once a week, but as of late it's been more often. I need to stop doing that, because I know it's not entirely accurate. But I'm just so curious. :lol:

sarahlynn, I weigh myself all the time too! I think it's good to have a set day to weigh yourself and only "count" that weight. That's how I do it. I weigh myself every morning but as a family we have a weigh in every Wednesday at 5ish and that's the weight I use to control my ticker.

Amber, I had been thinking about it alot lately too. I picked 135 because I went to my aunt's wedding when I was 135 and I love the way I looked back then. (I'll post a picture from it) Between that wedding in July of 2003 and my cousin's wedding in May of 2004 I gained 15 pounds (Not that unhealthy of a gain because I was bedridden for the end of 2002/ beginning of 2003) and was at around 150. If I look at the pictures from the second wedding, I don't think I look like I weigh 3 pounds less than I do now... 3 pounds isn't that much different but I feel like I weigh so much more now.

I also look at pictures of my TWIN :lol: sister last year at 145 and although back then I thought she looked good, now I think that if I looked like that at 145, I would probably continue dieting. I know it's horrible to judge like that because we really have different shapes. Even though we are about the same weight she wears clothes 2 sizes smaller than me.

Lastly, sometimes I look at these women who are my height and are 110-120 and I think, if I stop at 135 how will I ever compare to them? I hate being a stupid fish in the sea :lol:

135: 7/12/03 (navy blue dress)
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af78/kurrislosing/l_56db2629a7f86f1a94bc7329f6449feb.jpg

150: 5/15/04
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af78/kurrislosing/l_d11ca19ad0282e0fc2662a9175f79b05.jpg

And just to compare: Me at 155 a few weeks ago
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af78/kurrislosing/100_0077.jpg

LMAO I just realized now that my brother wore the same suit, shirt and tie to both weddings!!!

Today I weighed in at 152.2! Whoo-hoo! I am so so close! Oh, I really hope I get there soon!

You can do it, Beauty! You're soooo close!!

I'm ~155, and cannot WAIT to get down into the 140's! At 153, I get to move out of the 'obese' classification, and that alone is big! Sooo close to 153... But my body absolutely sucks at losing weight :lol: I get about 2lbs a month... on a good month!

I am so sad :( On Friday, I weighed in at 152.2 and was SUPER DUPER excited.:D Well, this morning, I am 155.0 again:( I am so upset. I had a few beers this weekend and some fried calimari and evidently, I am not allowed to do that. :( Plus, TOM is on her way and I feel bloated and gross. WOE IS ME.


\end pity party.

Kurri--I really don't see much difference at all between the 3 pics. I think that now we're getting so close to being at a healthy weight we already look good overall...we don't LOOK overweight anymore...so pretty much the rest we wanna lose is vanity weight. We're our own harshest critics, so we nit pick at things other people don't even see. As far as you seeing people who are the same height and weigh 110-120lbs...I think about that too. But at the same time, I used to weigh between 115-120lbs at one point. And even though I was considered a normal weight, I didn't look good at all...I looked way too skinny...my arms looked like sticks with hands lol. Some people look BETTER with a little meat on their bones...and I'm one of them! :)

My weigh-in didn't go so great this past week...156.4, which is up .8, but I'm ok with it. Didn't do too great last week...especially with exercise. So back on track this week!

Amber, I'll probably be around there with weigh in this week. The Vikings really ruined my Sunday and I drank and pigged out. With just the Super Bowl left I think it's safe to say I will no longer have binging Sundays. I agree about some people not looking good at "healthy" weights and I think I, too, am one of those people. Do alot of people tell you you never "looked" that heavy? I get that a lot. This weekend I showed a friend my before and after bra and undies pictures and he said "holy f%&k" so I guess that was a pretty good compliment.

Everyone else, good luck this week! I may luck out because there is a stomach virus sweeping through my house and I'm starting to feel it coming on. I know it's not the right way to lose weight but, psychologically I could use the boost.

Woohoo, 159 !!!Time to make it out of the 150's for good!!!

Congrats, Mikan!!

Congrats, Mikan!!

Omg thanks !!! :balloons: We can do this !!!

Congrats Mikan!!:carrot:

I was 153.2 this morning... better than the 155.0 I have been seeing for a few days now. :)

I'm really impressed with the motivation you guys have - it's great! :) I've been between 150-157 for more than two years now and I've decided that it's finally time to get rid of my last 10lbs. As of today I am 154.4. Mind if I join you? :D

Congrats Mikan and 170starting!!

Of course you can join us freedomreins!! Welcome and good luck to you!!

Kurri--yes, people do say that I didn't look that fat. Not so much in the sense that I didn't have some weight to lose, but they find it hard to believe that my high weight was 184lbs. I think that's one good indication that our goal weight should be on the higher side of the "normal" weight range for our height.

Welcome, freedomreins!!

I tried on a dress to wear to my cousin's wedding today and it didn't go to well. I don't know what I was expecting but I think I felt worse in that dress than I ever did in my "fat dress". At this point I'm comfortable wearing a size 12. 10s would dig into my stomach too much and 14s rear ends sag too much to go out in public. That being said, I tried on the dress in a 12 and although it zipped up fine, I was so disappointed in my appearance that I lost all the steam I had building inside of me and I didn't feel confident enough to try on another dress.

I am imagining this week as being super stressful when in fact it's been pretty normal. The scale has not been friendly and it's super depressing. I also received my invitation to the wedding and realized I have absolutely no one to take. Because of a bad breakup and the weight gain I have kind of locked myself in the house since I had my last boyfriend, what will be four years ago in May. It has been over a year since I've even been on a date and I can't even ask that guy because he has a girlfriend now. :(

KurLEQ - I'm sorry you didn't have such a good experience trying on dresses but hey - a smaller size is still a smaller size right?! That should make you feel good, not make you lose steam! You've lost almost 40lbs according to your ticker. Wouldn't you rather be going to your cousin's wedding as a much slimmer, healthier you than one 40lbs heavier? :D We are our toughest critics sometimes. I'm sure the dress looked lovely! I've been to three weddings without a date and it was wonderful to catch up with family members and talk to people you may not have spoken to in a while without "worrying" about your boyfriend not knowing anyone and maybe not enjoying himself. I'm sure the wedding will be fantastic, I love weddings!

Thanks for the welcome ladies :D I was very good yesterday. It was my first day of calorie counting. I lost nearly 20lbs on WW when I originally started a few years ago and I keep going back to it sporadically to get a few lbs off but I find it far too restrictive and I tend to go overboard on weekends because I've spent the week being so hungry. 19 points is not enough to live on, but 1584 calories seems to be. I'm hoping I can stick to it and be at 145 by the time the summer comes!

I weighed in at 150.6 this morning? I thought it was maybe a fluke so I tried again...3 times. I dont change my ticker until Monday...but I dont understand how I could lose 5 pounds since Monday? Water weight? I am not complaining...just in shock.

New here, but I wanna join you guys.

KurLEQ, please don't beat yourself up. I like what freedomreigns said. You can go, see your family, and not have to worry about a guy feeling out of place or ignored. I'm sure many of them haven't seen the new, gorgeous you. Go show yourself off! Be proud of what you've accomplished. You deserve it.

170starting, here's to your success and getting out of the 150's! Keep it up!

Hey girls!

Well, I know I have not been the chattiest person lately on this thread but I have still been reading and rooting you all on this week!

KurleQ, you really do look fabulous and I second all the advice that freedomreins gave you.

As for me, I have been weighing in at 149 for the past 6 days so I am going to officially join the getting out of the 140's group today. I was in the 150's for 6 1/2 weeks (felt like longer!) and I am glad to be out of them. I am just so super excited b/c this is my lowest adult weight. I'm entering uncharted territory and I love it! :)

Also, my younger sister is getting married June 5th and I'm going to be a bridesmaid so that is even more incentive to get to goal in the next 4 months!

I hope to see all of you girls in the 140's thread soon. You really are a great group.

Congrats EsperanzaBella for making it out of the 150s!!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Congrats to 170starting for the big loss!! Some of it probably was water weight, but that counts too!! :D

Welcome Trish13! Good luck to you!!

Kurri, don't beat yourself up! We went dress shopping this past weekend. I initially picked out size 10s to try on...I wear size 8 jeans so I thought a 10 would be just fine. That didn't work out too well for me lol. I couldn't get any of them zipped all the way. So I ended up having to buy a 12. Dresses like that always run small. I bet you looked great in it...but your disappointment in the size probably warped the way you saw yourself in it. Don't get discouraged..you still have plenty of time to lose some more weight! And plenty of time to find a date....but really, I wouldn't even worry about a date--especially since you're IN the wedding. If you had a date..especially someone who didn't know anybody, he would probably feel out of place because you would be with the wedding party for a big part of the time. He would be sitting through the entire wedding by himself....and at the reception you would be sitting with the rest of the wedding party at least through dinner/toasts/etc....so he would be by himself through that. So IMO I don't even think you should bother getting a date! Just find a cute guy AT the wedding ;)

Sounds like everyone is doing well :)

I had a slow week last week...like .3lbs lost, lol. I buckled down on plan this week, but my best friend's bday dinner was at a pizza joint last night. I indulged a bit, but nothing out of control. I didn't feel guilty, but I was kind of worried about my weigh in this morning. Not too bad...lost 1.5lbs! I'll take it, haha, especially the morning after a pizza dinner!

I'm quite comfortable in the mid 150's, really. I'm ready to get out of 'em, but not in a huge hurry. I think I'm going to get down to 145, let my body settle, even if that means getting back to 150-ish and then just maintain for a few weeks or months. That will be the lightest I've been since before highschool, so I'll let my body readjust. Then I'll see about losing more or not.

AmbaDawn, thanks so much! I am still at 149 today---can't wait to see 148 finally! LOL. Hopefully you'll be joining me soon! :)

:D Glad to see everyone making such good progress.

I weighed in at 148.5 for 2 days straight now so I think it's time for me to move to a new decade. Hope to see everyone there with me soon!

Whoo-hoo, I'm so excited! I weighed in at 149.2 today!!!!! I've never yet had a gain since I started so I hope this is a done deal. See you gus in the 140s thread VERY soon!

AmbaDawn, thanks so much! I am still at 149 today---can't wait to see 148 finally! LOL. Hopefully you'll be joining me soon! :)
:carrot:
:D Glad to see everyone making such good progress.

I weighed in at 148.5 for 2 days straight now so I think it's time for me to move to a new decade. Hope to see everyone there with me soon!
:carrot:
Whoo-hoo, I'm so excited! I weighed in at 149.2 today!!!!! I've never yet had a gain since I started so I hope this is a done deal. See you gus in the 140s thread VERY soon!

:carrot: Wow, It seems like a lot of people are leaving to go to the 140's. Congratulations to ALL of you. :hug: Hopefully, I will see you there soon. I weighed in at 150.4 today. Keep up the good work everyone. SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. :dust:

Hi everyone I weighed in today at 158.2 so I'm super excited to be joining this thread. Of course I've already got my eyes set on 149.9 which means I'll be out of the overweight category for good!!

Congrats to everyone that just made it to the 140's! Hopefully I'll be joining you guys soon enough!

Well, after disappearing from semi-lurkdom over Christmas and gaining back a big chunk of the weight I had lost... I'm back down to 158--where I was before I left! So this time I'm really going for it, so that I can make my way down to the 140s. Farewell, fast food!

Congrats to all of those who made it!

It's been so long since I posted in this thread, I in fact posted in the previous thread (6/16/2009) but I have FINALLY broken out of the 150's! I flirted with 149 for a while but never really seriously but today I am confident that I am now 149.2

AND I am no longer considered overweight by the BMI (24.8)

AND it's my birthday!

OMG this is like such a great b-day gift. I started crying when I updated my ticker and saw the change in BMI

Thank you all for you constant energy and support!

Tarisaande, Happy Belated Birthday and congratulations!!! What a success and a special day to achieve it. Maybe I should aim to reach my goal by my birthday in June!

Everyone else is has been very quiet lately! What's going on, girlies?

Another week without a gain or loss. I long for the days it came easily. I've been in the 150s before and they quickly turned into the 180s. I'm not far enough away to be comfortable and I'm not happy yet.

Hey girlies...

after 7 days of weighing in at 150, I finally stepped on the scale this morning and saw148.8. I got on and off a couple times, and it said the same thing. I hope I can move to the 140's... I am going to wait a few days to make it official though. Thank you to all for your support through the 150's.:hug:

170starting: awesome!!! I'll see you in the 140's thread in a few weeks, haha

I weighed in at 154.8. I'm chugging through the 150's faster than I thought. A couple more weeks, I bet, and I'll be pretty close to goal!

I saw 153.6 this morning! That's what I weighed in November before I chucked my healthy eating habits out the window in favour of a month off at Christmas to which I gained about 3 pounds (I wasn't *that* bad but bad enough). It was about four hours earlier than I usually weigh so going to check tomorrow but won't update my ticker until next week probably.

Best of luck to you all this weekend!

Hi, I'm pretty new here :wave:

I hope it's not too late to join. I weighed in at 153.2 at my WW meeting last night. Since it was my day 2 of TOM I'm hopeful for a big loss at next week's weigh in.

Good luck everyone :carrot:

EDIT- how do I update my tracker?

TinasGoal, you should be able to do it by going into your user control panel (CP) on the boards and using the Update Signature (or Edit Signature?) section.

Okay, so I changed my ticker because I saw 153.6 again this morning... I'm not sure I can reach 151 in two weeks since I'm losing so slowly but I will give it a shot!

Freedomreins- I'm sure you'll be able to reach your goal in 2 weeks! Our bodies do weird things sometimes though so just keep going is what I always say!

170starting- Congrats!

mkendrick-You are so close to goal I bet it feels amazing!

Hello ladies I weighed in at 156.6 this morning which is the same as yesterday so I'm content for today. I am really hoping to see 155 by Monday morning though.

Just curious what sizes are you ladies wearing now in the 150's? I'm a TOTAL pear shape so I wear a size 9 dress but a size 12 jeans...yeah I know that's two very distinct sizes lol but my body has always been weird like that.

TinasGoal, you should be able to do it by going into your user control panel (CP) on the boards and using the Update Signature (or Edit Signature?) section.

Okay, so I changed my ticker because I saw 153.6 again this morning... I'm not sure I can reach 151 in two weeks since I'm losing so slowly but I will give it a shot!

Thank you for your help :)

I'm losing slowly as well. I'm hoping to go on a nice run today. I've noticed that I definitely shrink when I do a lot of cardio. I would love to see 149 by Valentine's Day, though I'm not sure if it will happen. I'm sure gonna try.




Just curious what sizes are you ladies wearing now in the 150's? I'm a TOTAL pear shape so I wear a size 9 dress but a size 12 jeans...yeah I know that's two very distinct sizes lol but my body has always been weird like that.

I'm wearing a 7/8, sometimes 6 in brands that run bigger. My frame is tiny so all my size comes from the extra weight.

I'm about a size 12. Though it's really hard to tell! I have a couple size 12 jeans that are WAY too big and baggy, yet I also have some size 12 jeans that are too tight and I can hardly get the zipped up. Ugh!

I weighed in this morning at 153.8! Yaaay! I'm so close to my first goal of 153!!!

I'm a size 8 in jeans but I'm 5'9" which makes a difference I think. I have a 36A chest so all my weight is in my lower half! I wish I could transplant some of it and put it in my bra. :S

I'm a size 10 in dresses, and about a 12 in (most) jeans. To quote Love Actually, I've got thighs the size of tree trunks, plus a big frame, so I'll be interested to see how things go when I get down to the lower end of the 150s.

Most of my jeans at this point are size 12. They are really baggy around my bum and thighs but I'm too much of a chicken to buy 10s.

It's still so crazy to me to see how many different sizes we can be at and still weigh pretty much the same!

At least I feel a little more ok about where I am right now though I think I'm just really unhappy with my body at this point. Although I'm getting smaller I haven't really worked out much since I started losing weight and because of that my body looks exactly the same just smaller....I need to tone to get rid of all the jiggles!!

So I tried on a size 10 pair of jeans the other day and they totally fit!! I was actually surprised because the last time I tried these same jeans on not even 10 pounds ago they wouldn't even zip so woohoo to that! Also my weight has been all wacky this weekend I was at 156.6 then 158.0, and now 157.2. I definitely did not cheat at all so I'm chalking it up to water weight!

How is everyone else doing?

Confession; I am not having a very good week. Too much alcohol this weekend and no exercise. I've done well today and vow to keep at it. I definitely need to turn things around to avoid disaster at weigh in on Wednesday :eek:

How is everyone doing?

So I tried on a size 10 pair of jeans the other day and they totally fit!!

:bravo::cheer: Congrats.

Congrats kswood! That's a huge achievement!!

I don't exercise much except for walking. I don't have a car so I walk everywhere - to uni, to the store, etc. I usually average about 40-50 minutes walking four days a week but I'd really like to do some more exercise, I just really dislike it, lol.

freedomreins, I too walk everywhere. When I went on my diet I used to leave 5 minutes later so I'd be forced to walk faster.

Its been a minute since I've updated. I've been really busy lately and just haven't had time to get on the computer much. Anyways...I weighed-in at 155.0 yesterday--so I think I'm officially half-way out of the 150s! I feel like I've been in the 150s fooreeeverrr!! But I've finally decided to really crack down and get rid of these last 15-20lbs. So I'm starting Jillian Michaels "Making the Cut" tomorrow. So for the next 30 days I'm on a VERY strict diet/exercise routine...and absolutely no alcohol (oh boy!). Soooo...wish me luck! :D

Sounds like everyone else is doing great! Keep up the good work guys! :)

And jumping in one the size thing, I wear size 8 jeans and medium/large shirts. I recently bought a size 12 dress from David's Bridal, but I think their sizes run a little small.

CW: 150.2

I've been stuck in the 150's for a long time. I'm ready to say goodbye to the 50's and hello to the 40's. Thought I'd jump in here for a little extra nudge. ;) Oh, I noticed you're all posting sizes too so I thought I'd share mine. Currently all my pants are size 12, but they're pretty baggy on the butt and thighs.. The last time I tried on 10's they fit but were a little snug. I'm scared to try some on again.

Although I'm getting smaller I haven't really worked out much since I started losing weight and because of that my body looks exactly the same just smaller....I need to tone to get rid of all the jiggles!

I totally identify with this statement! Most of my weight has come off through diet and not exercise. Right when I started getting serious about working out for weight loss (last march) I got into a bad car accident and am just now getting over most of my bodily pains. I'm now trying to incorporate exercise back into the equation. I want to be toned, not just smaller. :halffull: Maybe we could motivate each other?

Welcome Urthwurm!

Have been 153.6 for at least 5 days now. I did eat more than my calories this weekend and went a bit over yesterday due to a case of the munchies (good snacks though too much - a few hundred calories of 99% fat free crackers!) so perhaps I should be happy? But the 20th is approaching and I am wearing a very nice, form-fitting black and white dress - super classy! - to the theatre and would have loved to make 151. If I see 152 on the scale by then though I think I'll be satisfied. It's taking me ages to lose these last ten pounds, I've been in the 150s for almost two years and keep giving up because it's just SO slow! I just have to make sure I don't give up this time!

Have a great week ladies :D You can do it!

Amber!!! I've missed you. Nothing I do is getting me into the 140s. I think it's 90% mental block. I need SOMETHING.

I've missed you too, Kurri!! :D I know how you feel. I've been in the 150s since the beginning of December--and I'm only half-way! It's been a slooooow decade for me too. I know my biggest problem has been too much alcohol on the weekends. I can drink and maintain, but I can't seem to drink and lose anymore (I could in the beginning, but not now). So I'm not gonna drink anymore until we go on our ski trip next month and see what that does for me. I'd love to be out of the 150's by the time we go. That's 6lbs in 4 weeks. Doable...but I'm gonna have to kick my butt into gear!

hehe Amber, booze free's the way to be! I am stepping away from the beer and wine as well. I hope to get to 145 by March 20th so it's going to take some work. I'm going to be strict on dieting (NONE of my cheat foods allowed) and starting tomorrow I'm going to exercise every night. I've only been doing 4-5 days a week and it's not really rigorous so I think my body is just used to it. Since I snapped two resistance bands (definitely from old age not from over use :lol:), I started using 5lb hand weights. My arms are starting to look... dare I say, toned! It's the one thing that makes me happy because I have always had arm issuses.

Besides all that... did you see my news from Saturday on Facebook? I had my first real date in like 3 years!!!!!!

Kurri-Booze free is gonna be hard for me-check out my FB...my friends have been giving me a hard time about it all day today lol -- You know you snapped your resistance bands from being so BUFF!! :D I wish my arms would start looking toned. They're starting to look small..but nowhere near toned. They've never looked toned...even when I was in really great shape back in the day. -- And no, I didn't see that you went on a date (until now)!! This past week I've been on FB about as much as I've been on 3FC...next to none! :^: But that's awesome!!! Did it go well?? And here you were worried about finding a date to that wedding you're in ;) -- btw, LOVE your new profile pic!!

Today is my WI day, I'm so nervous. I know that I won't be out of the 150s, that would mean losing 3.2 lbs in only one week. I just hope it's good news. *fingers crossed*

TOM slapped me in the face yesterday. It was later than usual, so I was surprised when it happened. Today was supposed to be one of my weigh in days, but now it will just have to wait I suppose. Weighing myself during TOM gives me false hope, as often my weight will be lower rather than higher. Strange, I know.

Tinagoals, how did weigh in go? I hope you saw the results you were hoping to see!

Urthworm, I am exactly the same way! The week before TOM and during TOM I FEEL disgusting and bloated and gross but most times I weigh less. I don't think there are many people like us because all my female friends think I'm insane when I tell them I weigh less when I have my period. Sometimes the lower numbers are inspiring though. It's like my body is telling me 'See I can weigh less! Keep going!'

Sometimes for giggles I lean on something while weighing myself to see a drastic change in my weight. I know it's not the same because it isn't really my weight at all but sometimes it's good to see a 125 between MY feet! LOL

Amber, it went well. He was my first boyfriend and my first kiss. We've kept in touch for a long time and he was always asking me to go out with him but I'd refuse. Two Saturdays ago I had one too many drinks and when he text me to see if I wanted to see Dear John with him, I just said yes. I didn't even want to call it a date but he said, 'I picked you up, I'm dropping you off and I paid. It's a date.' Since he already knows my family, it was really easy to talk to him and really update what's been going on recently. But... no sparks. It kind of felt like I was at the movies with my brother. The thing that horrifies me the most is, I don't think he feels the same way. After I was home a while he sent me a text that said I looked beautiful, asked if I had a good time and when we are doing it again. :?:

Thanks about the profile pic! I took it after the movie because my friends were mad I didn't tell them I was going to the movies and they wanted to make sure I didn't wear my 'comfy clothes' out. I think I did ok: Red sweater, dark trouser jeans and boots.

Kurri--glad it went well...even though you didn't feel the "sparks", at least it's you not feeling them instead of him....always sucks to be the one in the other position! lol That probably sounds horrible...but I mean it in the best way possible! :) And I'm sure you felt very flattered by the nice compliments he gave you!! That's well worth a date! :D Sounds like you wore perfect movie-going attire! BTW, was the movie good?? That's one movie I don't think I could see in theaters. My hubby was unexpectedly deployed to Iraq the first year of our marraige...HORRIBLE year for me (mentally/emotionally)...I'd probably ball my eyes out through the whole thing.

Kur- I was down 3.2lbs at WI! :woohoo: That brings me to exactly 150.0, almost out of the 150s.

The only thing keeping me from being too happy is feeling like such a large loss can't be real, and I will go up next week. My 3rd week of WW I lost over 3 lbs then somehow gained it all back a week later :tantrum: I'm afraid the same thing will happen again. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

How is everyone doing today?

Amber, that must've sucked. I was with one guy while he went through boot camp and I worried about him. I can't imagine a deployment. The movie was good. I read the book and they left some of it out and changed other things but all in all I liked it. I didn't cry because I generally don't cry at all but the lady in front of me sobbed. Wait until it comes out on DVD and rent it! LOL

More good news... I have a date for the wedding! I decided to ask one of my close guy friends because: 1) he's gorgeous 2) he expressed interest in going 3) did I mention he's gorgeous? and 4) he knows most of the family so he won't be uncomfortable or neglected!

On to the bad news, I got this freaky rash on my right side of my face that kind of burns and is slightly painful. I didn't eat anything out of the ordinary or change my detergents so I don't think it's an allergy. It reminds me a little of the rash I had when I had mono when I was in high school but my mono rash was all over my body. I will have to see what it turns into tomorrow and then go to the doctor.

Tinasgoal, WAY TO GO!!!!!!!

KurLEQ, I'm glad I'm not the only one! None of my friends experience this either, so it's nice to know my body isn't too abnormal. :D I too feel like crap before and during TOM, but the scale never seems to reflect that. Lol. That sounds like fun by the way. I'd love to see a smaller number on the scale, just to see what it looks like on me. ;) I'll have to try that some time.

TinasGoal, congrats on your loss! I'm sure it will stick. Keep up the good work. :hug:

Well done Tinasgoal!!!

I'm pretty disappointed this week. I've been good with my calories, zigzagging them a bit even, but I haven't even lost 0.2. I'm still at exactly the same weight I was last week :( I don't know what to do!

Happy Valentine's day everyone, hope you have a lovely weekend :)

Thanks everyone :hug:

Freedom, I hate getting stuck like that, especially when I'm doing everything I'm supposed to be doing, so frustrating. I hope things start moving for you soon.

I'm angry with myself this morning. I drank too much last night and feel horrible :barf:

So not only did I take in a ton of unnecessary calories, I won't end up working out today :rolleyes:

My last weigh in (on Wednesday) was 153.2. I haven't been doing so great the last two days. Too many slip ups. I usually have one or two small oopsies per week and it doesn't really affect me, but these were bigger oopsies, lol. We'll see how it turns out...I doubt I'll have gained anything, but I probably won't have an impressive loss.

I'm considering lowering my goal to 140 and then maintain under 145. But I don't want to change on my ticker until I reach my initial goal, haha. It would bum me out to see my star further back!

wow this thread is long so I hope its ok if I jump in. Tell me if its not...I'll understand :) I weighed in at 159 this morning :) anyhoo . My name is Sun and I am loosing preggy weight from my sweet angel. I actually gained weight after she was born( stress from her developing brain damage due to medical negligence) and so I had about 60 lbs to loose. I am trying to loose as much as possible for my sister's wed in April :)
Hope to get to know all of you

Wow Sun that must be pretty tough. We all have unique reasons for gaining the weight and even more unique reasons for wanting to lose it. I'm glad you made it to us in the 150s!!

I'm curious girls... For those of you who count calories, how much are you eating now at this weight and still losing? (Subtracting any calories burned from exercise?)

KurLEQ thanks! :)

Wild Vulpix I try to keep it around 1500 but I do workout hardcore.

So I now find myself at the wrong end of the 150's LOL Ready to bring it lower this month! Hope you all are doing great :)

Welcome, Sun! Congrats on getting to the 150s!! :carrot:

Kurri--YAY! for getting a date to the wedding!! :D

I weighed in at 154.2 this past week. Inching closer! Just wish I could inch a little faster lol I was horrible yesterday. Not only did I not workout, I also ate a couple Vday cookies and about 4 Vday chocolates. And chili for lunch...with saltine crackers. And I didn't count my calories. Estimating, I would say I definitely didn't have a deficit yesterday. I hate when I do that!! But oh well..I'm back on track today!

Vulpix--On days that I work out, I try to hit around 1400-1500 calories. If I don't work out I try to hit between 1200-1300.

Sounds like everyone is doing well :) Amba Dawn, I feel you. I'm tired of inching, lol. Slowly but surely, I suppose.

I weigh in tomorrow, and I'm kind of nervous. I was definitely NOT on plan this weekend. Jager shots do not fit into my meal plan, last time I checked, haha.

I'm ready to get out of the 150's though. I thought I'd stay here for longer, but I am SO ready to be in the 140's. 140's = beginning of maintenance!

Amber, we're definitely getting there nice and slow. LOL! My mom always says my dad's family has two speeds: slow and stop. I guess it's just in my genes. Lately I have been feeling full longer than ever before. All weekend I kept thinking I ate too much and then I'd look back and I was perfectly fine. I haven't exercised though... like at all. I had the entire week off and besides the couple days of playing in the snow, I didn't do anything. I hope I get over the lazy spell ASAP!

As for calories, I read somewhere (back when I started limiting myself) that you should eat the weight you want to be times 10. For every decade I go down, so do my calories (ie when I wanted to be 180, I was eating 1800 calories, 170/1700 etc etc). On days I workout I don't count my calories, I just let my body decide what and when to eat.

Meh...152.6. That's .6lbs down from last week. I guess I can't complain TOO much, at least it was still a loss, and after some Jager bombs and Valentines Day treats? I like to get 1+lb losses every week, but oh well. I'm probably slowing down as I get smaller.

Lol, TMI update!!!

Right after I weighed earlier, I....used the ladies room, weighed again, and I'm now 152.1. Half a pound down in 20 minutes, haha, yay fiber!

LOL mkendrick!! :lol: That's hilarious!! I always try to hold off on eating/drinking anything and wait until I "go" before I weigh myself! I want the least amount of extra weight in me possible hahaha! Annnnywaaays...Congrats!! :D

Kurri--Although it's been slow, we're getting pretty close!! I'm starting to eyeball that 140s thread! I gotta admit that a teeny tiny part of me is dreading moving to a new decade and being at the high end again....I keep having flashbacks of being stuck at 159 for over a month!!! lol But all in all I'm excited! I'm hoping to be out of here in the next few weeks. *FINGERS CROSSED*

As far as myself, I haven't weighed again this week. I used to weigh everyday, but I got so sick of the daily fluctuations I try to stick to just 1-2 times a week now. But besides that I was talking to my husband last night and we have plans! He's been working in Virginia (we live in Ohio) for the past 6 months, so he's only home on the weekends. But he should be back to working around home *hopefully* this week!! We decided we're going to get gym memberships when he gets home...we're gonna start working out together at the gym, but also get back into playing sports. We were both very athletic in high school..I played volleyball, basketball, and ran track...he played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. But we haven't done CRAP since we got married (mainly due to his deployment), but especially since we had kids. But we wanna get back into it though. We're gonna start coaching little league sports teams too. He's gonna coach our son's soccer team this spring (and maybe fall too if Evan likes it)...then we're both gonna coach youth basketball in the fall/winter. He'd like to work his way up and maybe coach high school teams one day. It's gonna be so much fun...and we can stay active!! We've been couch potatoes for too many years!

hey ladies I'd like to join this thread, back in november I finally made it down to 150.4, with the holidays and a new bf who loves his junk and all that I actually ended up at 165. Today after what seemed like FORVER I finally made it back to the 150's !!! 158.4 : )

Sounds like an awesome plan Amba Dawn! Congrats on your loss mkendrick :)

I was 155.6 this morning! Two pounds up! I wasn't great this weekend because it was Valentine's day (my boyfriend cooked an amazing but non-diet-friendly meal of chicken and cider pie and yuuuumy chocolate mousse!) but I am positive I didn't put on two pounds. Yesterday I was over my sodium because I had a sub from Subway but even though I know I'm retaining water it's depressing me! I'm going to weigh again tomorrow and see if there's a difference.

I've been between 150-155 for two years. I just CAN'T shift it and it's beginning to get me down :( I hate being negative about weight loss but it just seems like my body is comfortable here and doesn't want to move. I have lowered my calories by about 100/day so I'm going to see if that works. :D Hopefully next week I can have some good news to share!

Hang in there guys! Seeing you all losing is such an inspiration to the snails like me, even if your losses are slow - they're still losses! You're moving in the right direction! :)

mkendrick I totally wait until I finish going to the bathroom to way! I don't need that extra weight :)

KurLEQ I am glad you were feeling so full on your calories. Its so hard sometimes and I end up just sitting around thinking of food.

Amba Dawn WOW! Sounds like you are ready to get fit in a big way! With all that activity you will have toned up sooo nicely :) Sports are definetly not my strong point :(

Well I am still doing the P90X workouts and its really showing some differences in my body and weight :) I am so looking forward to getting lower so I can get close to the 140's I just hope I don't look like the blob at my sister's wedding. Even though everyone here is saying how skinny I look at home they seen me before I got Pregnant and while I was pregnant..they didn't see me At my highest afterwards and so it won't really be anything to them and I want so badly to look good!

Anyhoo sorry for the lengthly spout just needed to get it out.

Oh my gosh mkendrick! You're losing those pounds soooo fast! How are you doing it?? Your progress has been outstanding and admirable :D

Aww, Wild Vulpix, thanks so much! I don't think I've been doing anything special, I hardly ever exercise (hence, skinny fat), but I'm starting to lift weights. I don't count calories, but I kind of keep track of them in my head. I stay around 1300 and 1500/day, I'd estimate. And I allow myself cheats throughout the week, I'm usually pretty lax on weekends.

Ahh I need a kick in the butt! School's been so hectic that I eat lunch at odd times which makes my eating habits BAD! I end up eating something bad...and then more of that bad stuff, and then nibbling on something else, and then FINALLY slapping the back of my hand for doing that.

I'm stuck at 156...i MUST get on track! doesn't help that my left achilles tendon has been very tense for the past 2 days so I haven't been able to run. I didn't hurt at all today so I ran 1.5 miles until I felt a little tense and had to stop. I usually run 2 miles a day. BLAH.

Ahh, had to chime in real quick! Just weighed again...saw 153.8! Which put me past a mini-goal of 30 total lbs lost! Today isn't my "official" weigh day, but I went ahead and changed my stuff...I weighed myself after I've already ate/drank through the day, so I'm pretty sure it's legit (probably would've been even lower 1st thing this morning)...plus I'm excited! haha! :D

WELCOME Caleighsmommy! Good luck to ya! :D

freedomreins--I don't even bother weighing myself when I know I had a high sodium day...doesn't do anything but get ya down! Don't sweat it..guarantee you didn't gain 2 REAL lbs! :)

Way to go, Amber!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've weighed myself a few consecutive days in a row and the consensus is in.

152 lbs. :halfempty

I'm thinking the 150 I saw was partially due to the oncoming TOM. It's also completely possible that those extra few pounds have something to do with me adding more strength training to my workouts. Anyways, I've decided not to sweat the numbers, right now I'm more focused on eating clean and staying active! :D

Hi ladies!!!! I am super excited to report that I hit my first mini goal of -15lbs today!! :D I am officially, smack-dab in the middle of the 150s, sooo here I am. Good luck to all, let's get to those 140s!! :carrot:

Thanks, Kurri! :D

Way to stay positive UrthWurm! :cp:

Congrats on hitting your mini-goal, Sasha!! :carrot::carrot:

Quick update--weighed in again first thing this morning...drum roll please..................152.4! The 140s are getting sooo close!! :carrot: P.S. Kurri, you're coming to the 140s with me...because I really don't think my mind will let my body leave the 150s without you!!! :D

Amber, I hope it happens but I'm not sure it will. I've been stuck for so long. Tonight I'm going to convince my younger sister to go for a 5 mile walk with me. Nothing else has worked and it's mostly uphill so maybe it'll be the boost I need.

UrthWurm I hope you see it again soon!

shasha12 yay!!!!!! Way to go! 15 is huge!

Amba Dawn OMG! You are so close! Won't it be great to see the 140's? So excited :)

KurLEQ 5 miles is alot I think the most I have ever done when I was healthy and fit was 4. That will really shake things up :)

Well I am still at 159. Tomorrow is my weigh in day and I don't think I am going to make my usual 1 lb a week. Kind of a bummer :( I have been eating right and working out. We shall see. I yelled at the scale today lol. Hope you all are having a great weekend.

Blech, I'm having a fat day. I just feel and look fat. Does that ever happen to anybody? Last night I was checking myself out in the mirror and thought I looked pretty good. Today, for some reason, I just feel like a shapeless blob.

I can't wait until this strength training starts showing. I'm tired of being a slightly smaller, yet exact same, version of the old me.

Ugh! Fat days are the worst! But on the bright side, you're almost out of the 150's!! :carrot:

I was eating 1550 calories and my weight loss was SO slow... so I bumped it down to 1400 calories... and upped my exercising to about 100 calories a day (not much, but better than nothing). So my net total is 1300...

Do you guys think 1300 is enough for our height? Furthermore, I just JUMPED from 1550 to 1300 rather than phased to it slowly.... is my body going to hate me? :^:

Sun, I am a walker by nature. The town I grew up in is .1 mile. We don't have our own high school and use Harrison (10 times our size at an amazing 1 mile square) for high school. There isn't any school bus service . When I was in high school, there wasn't a cafeteria so everyone went home for lunch. I was walking almost 3 miles a day, 5 days a week and because the town has little in the form of entertainment we kids would just 'walk around' every night. The movie theater is 5 miles away and we'd walk there and back! Lol! The route I walk is halfway to the movie theater and back. During the spring and summer I do it at least 3 times a week but the winter kills me. Especially this winter with all the snow! In addition to that, I nanny my cousin's girls and they live a mile away. I walk there and back four times a week. See lol walker by nature!!

Well, I weighed in at 149.7 this morning. And that was after a whole sub sandwich, a 400cal chocolate chip cookie, half a bag of chips, and two beers yesterday. It's just a peek in the 140's, but I won't weigh in again until Thursday, so I'm assuming that I'll drop another quarter of a pound or so (I hate weighing twice a week...I like big numbers, lol).

Sooo....I am (hopefully) done in the 150's. I enjoyed my stay here, and I can't wait to see everyone in the 140's thread!

mkendrick,
:congrat:
You're doing so well.
Watching your progress really gives me hope.
Keep on keepin' on. ;) You're almost at goal!

KurLEQ hahaha you weren't joking! You ARE a walker :) Very healthy though. I used to walk 4 miles daily where I lived on the farm ( back before my baby :) AND marriage!) I miss being that fit. Right now I am healthy and in shape as far as stamina and strength but I feel like its taking forever to melt off the fat. Granted I am a far away from what I was but I am still no where near being slim again. Iknow I Know I am complaining...Sorry! :P

mkendrick Way to go! How nice to be in the 140's :) can't wait to join you lol

Still at 159 on offical WI....first week in more than 2 months that I haven't moved a 1 a week...without TOM of course.....hmmmmm...praying for a whoosh!

Congrats mkendrick!!! :carrot::carrot: Hopefully I'll be joining you sometime in the next couple weeks *fingers crossed!!* :D

Sun--I haven't seen the 140s since before I got pregnant with my oldest son...so that was about 5 years ago. I might cry when I see it! :D

Kurri--You CAN do it!!! Have you tried adding other types of exercise besides walking? Maybe a little strength training after your walks?? I have found that when I do the same exercises for a while, my weight loss eventually starts to slow down and nearly stop. As soon as I change my routine it starts to come off again. Or maybe try cycling your calories for a week or so. You gotta stay positive too!! I notice that EVERY time I get on the scale thinking in my head that I didn't lose, I never do! I was being negative nancy the whole time I was stuck at 159!

I weighed in today and...

I weigh 150.6!! :D

I'm so happy to have ditched those mysterious 2 lbs. Hopefully for good!

UrthWurm :carrot: yay! you are gonna leave us soon....so sad but so great!

Amber, I'll keep my chin up because you said so! :lol: What food/exercise have you been using to break away from your 159 pause? This week I'm going to attempt to be very strict. I think if I lose a pound or two, my body will be like, 'Oh yea, that's what I'm supposed to be doing'.

Congrats to you girls breaking into the 140s!

Way to go, UrthWurm!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Kurri--I finally cracked down on myself and got back into counting EVERY SINGLE CALORIE that entered my mouth. I made it a point to workout at least 4-5 days a week. I've always done Jillian Micheals workout DVDs. I do one for a few weeks, then switch to a new one...I think your body get's used to doing the same thing over and over for a while and weight loss starts to slow down...so I switch it up to keep my body guessing. I recently bought 30DS and I LOVE it--it's only 20 minutes long, so even on the days I really don't feel up to working out I can tell myself "Its ONLY 20 minutes...get your butt up and do it!!" :D If you haven't been doing any strength training along with your walking, I think you would see results just by adding in 15-20 minutes a few days a week. You wouldn't even need to buy a dvd or anything. This link gives you strength training exercises you can do without any equipment: http://www.3fatchicks.com/strength-training-without-weights-simple-exercises/ . I used to not care about strength training too much, but since I've learned that muscle burns calories even when you're sedentary, I'm all about getting ripped! haha :)

Thanks for that info Amber!! I'm not jinxing myself but this morning's weight was so good! If I keep it up I bet you'll be proud of me this week!

Whoo hoo!!! :D I'm so excited to find out what it is!! :carrot: Your "official" weigh-in day is Wednesday, right??? I told you I wouldn't be leaving the 150s without you!! :D

Urthwurm- yay you!!! so exciting :D

Hi ladies!! Had a lovely, calorie-laden anniversary weekend with my bf. I knew I was going to be off plan, and I was! But it was fun, and I don't regret any of it, and best of all... I'm back on plan today. I did some reading about diet programs here and there today, and fat smash sounds AMAZING!!! anyone heard of it? Its a restrictive diet that allows you to eat as many fruits and veggies as you want. I LOVE fruits and veggies, and a diet that says i can eat as much of them as i want??? sounds good to me! from what i've read, I don't think it will be much of a transition for me to start "detox," sooo i start tomorrow! detox is a 9 day program, can't wait to see what it does for me :) hope everyone is on plan and seeing results! keep up the good work, all!

Hey, ladies! I'm popping back in here-- I kind of disappeared for a while, because I've had a rough time and that's what just about everyone does, but luckily, I did not gain any and have only 5 pounds left till I'm out of the 150s! I can't wait. =]

Edit: Wait, I lied. I apparently only have 2.6 pounds left to get out of the 150s at the moment! Gotta love weight fluctuation. =]

sasha12--Its totally ok to let loose and enjoy yourself now and then...as long as you get right back on track! That's the KEY to long-term weight loss. No regrets, just move keep moving forward!! Happy anniversary and glad to hear you had a wonderful time!! :D

Way to go bama girl!! :carrot: You're gonna move out of the 150s right along with me, Kurri, and UrthWurm (anyone else getting close?)! Watch out 140s thread!!! haha! :D

weighed myself yesterday....155.6. Still.

I'm doing everything right, and not seeing ANY results. I'm a bit irritated.

Keep your head up Samantha! :hug: I'm sure just about all of us have hit a plateau at one point or another...I know I have! The main thing is to stick with it. The scale HAS to move eventually, especially if you're doing everything you're supposed to be doing. I was stuck at 159 for over a month. Once I finally broke it, I had a nice little whoosh and lost 2lbs in one week...since then I've been losing slowly, but steadily. Just keep going!!

Keep your head up Samantha! :hug: I'm sure just about all of us have hit a plateau at one point or another...I know I have! The main thing is to stick with it. The scale HAS to move eventually, especially if you're doing everything you're supposed to be doing. I was stuck at 159 for over a month. Once I finally broke it, I had a nice little whoosh and lost 2lbs in one week...since then I've been losing slowly, but steadily. Just keep going!!

but the problem is that I just started...

samantha-how long have you been at it? for me, i lost 6lbs in the first week! and then "gained" back 3 of it (must have been water), before staying pretty stable at that 3 lb lost for the next 2 weeks, bringing me to the 3 week mark. i was upset because i felt i had just started, and my body was not doing what it was supposed to be doing! but by week 6 of my new healthy lifestyle, i had all of a sudden lost 10lbs (since january). so, for me at least, the scale really did catch up. also, i notice that your current weight is only 15lbs more than your goal. It may take you much longer to start moving pounds than some of the 3FC ladies who have more to lose, ya know? all i know is, if you're doing what you need to be doing, the weight will eventually come off. it's math :D

Samantha! Its like what shasha12 said. I too lost and then stalled then whooshed. I was doing about a pound a week these past 2 months and now I am stuck at 159 for a week. Its sooo fustrating :(

Its so annoying that if the scale doesn't move I get all grumpy and bummed out. I don't feel like working out and even though I make myself I don't enjoy it like I normally do.
I hope it gets moving for the both of us soon

i started back in January. But I have lost weight before, even if I only needed 20 lbs gone, and I've only once hit a plateau and that was when I was close to my goal. I usually breeze by the 150's...it's not until I hit the 140's that my weight loss is slower than a snail.


BUUUTTT today was good! I dont know how it happened. This morning I weighed myself and I was still 155.6. Ate breakfast, went to my class. Got back and I had to go potty. Usually that's the miracle maker whether I've eaten or not, but I was still 155.6. I went to the gym for 1.5 hours, came back, weighed myself again....153.4! I DON'T GET IT. But I'll take it!! (but I'm not changing my S/C/G yet until tomorrow so I don't jinx myself. hahah)

It's my TOM on sunday, but usually that doesn't effect my weight until the day before.

Congrats on your loss, Samantha!

I'm back up at 154.6 on an empty stomach as opposed to 152.6 yesterday, but hoping that maybe it's just because it's my TOM and that my body just hadn't gotten rid of all the water from last night. It's a stretch, but I don't want to be too negative. =] Our bodies do odd things sometimes.

bama girl They do weird things~ haha if only we weren't so wrapped up in the ups and downs

Samantha I hope it sticks for you tomorrow,. You are brave to weigh in later in the day I couldn't so it! I would go crazy :)

Did a new dvd today with P90X so maybe it will wake up my sleepy weigh ins.

Good Luck, Sun!

Amber, I was thinking the same thing about the 140s thread. They're going to be like WTF! Where did all these people come from? I started dancing... I'm a horrible dancer but for the last two days I've been dancing a half an hour with my cousin (the one I sit who is doing soooo much better by the way.. err, except she was in the car the other day when her mother was hit by a guy running a red light which totaled the car but no one was hurt and she just tells me 'The car went BOOM!!!') She is two and wants to be a ballerina so we just started dancing. :lol: It's fun, makes my heart pump and no one can see me. I'm so excited for weigh in tomorrow. I think it's going to be about 1 pound down but maybe more???

KurLEQ, what's the verdict??? Down more than a pound??? :)

I'm still 153.4 so the scale was not fooling with me yesterday, whoo!!!

Samantha417 yahoo!

Did Kenpo X on P90X. Its lotsa fun what with the kicking and punches and blocking. Pouring sweat :) Hope everyone is having a rocking day!

shasha, you are as impatient as I am! :lol: You know my booty was on that scale before I even rubbed the sleep out of my eyes this morning and...

not more than a pound. Just a POUND! Wahooooooo! I've been stuck for so long that I was almost crying :)

152.6! That's .6 away from losing 40 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY KURRI!!!!!!!:carrot::carrot::carrot: Congrats!!! :D:D Looks like adding in the dancing has done the job! I figured you'd see results if you added something else along with your walking. My mom is a postal worker and walks 13 miles a day, yet she doesn't lose weight because her body is so used to all the walking she does. So anyways, our race to the 140s has been a loooong one! Looks like it could end up a tie! haha :)

Congrats Samantha!!! :carrot::carrot: There are so many of us that are gonna be moving into the 140s around the same time! lol I'd say you're gonna be one of them!! :D

I haven't weighed myself yet this week, but I've been doing pretty well so I should see some kind of loss when I decide to weigh in! I'm so pumped to get my gym membership!! We're planning to go on Friday. I found out that they offer Zumba classes!!! I'm SO there!! If you dunno what Zumba is, check out this youtube link....it looks like so much fun!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL0_hENl_vk

:lol: No kidding, Amber! We were like two snails racing and spent half our time staying still but NO MORE!!! We are steadily rolling into the 140s and I'm getting so excited!!!!!!!

I have been so good all week and then I come home to about 10 boxes of girl scout cookies on the table. I only like do-si-dos so I ordered one box and I'm limiting myself to two cookies per day as one of my snacks. My mom always goes nuts ordering from nieces and friend's children. Last year we donated half the cookies because everyone started dieting and no one ate them! Not a joke, two years ago I would have had one sleeve of the cookies tonight and one sleeve tomorrow night. Bleh. It makes me sick to think I did that!

PS: Your BMI is getting so close to normal. Isn't that exciting???

Kurri--Yes, it is exciting!! Only 8 more lbs til I'm normal! :D I ended up ordering girl scout cookies this year too. I didn't want to, but it was some random neighborhood girl that I never met before...I would have felt bad saying no. So I ordered one box of my favorites (tagalongs!!) and I ordered 1 box of my hubby's favories (thin mints). I don't really plan to eat many of mine...maybe just a couple. I'll let the kids have at the rest! My mom used to go nuts ordering girl scout cookies too...she'd usually get at least $50 worth..no joke! lol I would eat a lot of them too...but at that time, I could eat a whole box and not even gain an ounce! Wish I had that metabolism back!! :p:D

Samantha! We're weight twins! (except you're like 4 inches taller than me... haha) 153.4 this morning!

Oh, water weight, how I despise thee...