I couldn't wait!!
My weight loss was stalling, and I thought maybe (uh probably) it was because my motivation was faltering, so I gave myself a challenge to motivate me.
I decided that I wasn't going to allow myself to change my ticker until I got under 300 lbs. After which I would also change my goal (which had been set at 299). Well, I couldn't wait. I had to open my present early. On Tuesday at my TOPS weigh in, I weighed 301.75. I earned biggest loser for the week (but only because the week before I had had a gain due to restaurant food induced water retention). I have two milestone goals coming up very close. Breaking 300, and only 6 lbs later having lost 100 lbs. This has been the slowest weight loss ever, but also the easiest (slow is the price I was willing to pay for easy), but I think I'm ready to speed things up a bit (but I still vow not to let slow results discourage me). I finally feel like the 100 lbs is well within my grasp. It's been so long since I've weighed less than 300 lbs, that I'm not sure I really believed it could happen. Now it's so close, I can almost taste it. |
I've been watching your ticker like a hawk since it hit 304 (feel a bit like a stalker), and I'm so excited to see it just on that edge of 300/299.
I almost wish there could be a way to make a sparkly, blinking thread for when you do leave the 300's forever. This is thrilling :D |
I admit it, I'm really excited for you and I know that you will accomplish it.
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You are such a wonderful presence on these boards, and I am also very excited for you. Well done, and make sure you let us all know when you hit each of those goals! We're all rooting for you! :)
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wow, wonderful! I hope you have a good reward planned to commemorate!
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WTG Kaplods you are so close I know you can do it :)
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That's fantastic. Really, really wonderful!! So happy for you. Yay!!!
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Good for you, Kaplods!! I'm very happy for you. :)
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Well...I guess no more Steak and Shake really works (said the man with our inside joke) ;)
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Ugh, Now I'm craving Chili Mac (with onions, cheese, and extra orange grease, of course). I've even thought of looking up restaurant clone recipes and trying to "healthify" a clone recipe, but I think that's a lost cause. I can replace the wheat pasta with quinoa pasta, easily enough, but I don't think there's a healthy replacement for the orange beef-fat, and it just wouldn't be chili mac without the fat (and racing to eat it before it solidifies and you realize just how bad it is for you). |
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Anywhoo... I love reading your comments on the boards- you are always so thoughtful and honest- and kind! Congrats on your weight loss! You are so close to that milestone. How exciting! :carrot: My DH broke the 300 barrier last week (he started at 330). It has been so inspiring watching him work so hard. |
WTG kaplods! You are so close! How exciting!
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Ugh, I'm up a few pounds today. I know it has to be water weight, so I'm trying to talk myself out of feeling discouraged (and mostly succeeding).
I know it's water weight, because I have stayed on plan, and my face, ankles, wrists, and fingers are swollen - for me, that's a dead give away. If I'm up on the scale, but my rings are loose, that's a pretty good clue that it's NOT water retention and could be real weight (or it could also be constipation - sorry TMI). I was so thirsty that I was guzzling water all day, at least two to three times my normal intake, and yet I didn't seem to be peeing any more often. That should have been a tip-off that I might see a gain, but I didn't expect it. My face is swollen and puffy (the pollen and allergen count is extremely high, today, so it may be an allergic reaction). I know from experience that the "cure" is more water, watching carbohydrates a little closer and allergy medication. Still, it's a bit annoying to have the weight loss hidden by water retention. I don't usually change my ticker back when I'm pretty sure it's just water, or a temporary fluctuation, and I'm sure it will be gone in a day or two. It just feels a bit Murphy's Law-ish, to see even a water weight gain after a big loss (even though it happens often enough that I should expect it). I'm just really hoping it disappears by tomorrow night (my TOPS club weigh-in). I am always embarassed to have a gain the week after a big loss (especially after having won biggest loser contest last week). It's not like everyone in the group doesn't understand, we all always give encouragement to people who experience a gain after a big loss. Fluctuations happen, I just wish the timing of this one was better. But on the bright side, I'm not discouraged or upset by the situation. I wasn't tempted to give up or indulge in a consolation binge. I'm anxious to get far enough under 300 that even water retention won't pull me back across that line (I figure another 15 pounds from now, since I can gain up to 10 lbs during TOM). |
Way to go, kaplods. You're doing wonderfully. Your weight loss thus far is really inspiring, and I am convinced that you can achieve the weight loss. Don't feel bad for the water retention! It's not what I consider actual weight anyway, and it will go away in due time! Seriously, wonderful job.
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Woot Woot Great job!
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