Morning all

I have had a weird morning. Woke up alone and slightly lonely. My fiancée is away helping his sister move. I don't know if its my TOM that's making me feel super lonely or if its what is actually happening. Anyway, when I stepped on the scale this morning, it said 177.0. Its going down, but I'm not happy about it... I really was hoping to see 175 by the 15th

8/1: 180.6
8/2: 179.6
8/6: 178.6
8/7: 177.8
8/10: 176.2
8/12: 179.2
8/13: 179.0
8/14: 177.0

@ Tuscany:
LOL Thata Girl! You tell them fat cells who's boss!

@ pixikat :
Hope our D&D night is awesome! I am starting to dread having outing with friends cause I get the >_> looks when I order a salad or bring something really healthy.

@ Jacqui_D :
I never heard that before, that when we lose fat, our fat cells fill up with water as a temporary replacement as the body works on shrinking the cells... It makes a WHOLE lot of sense.

@ cincorn :
WTG!!! Glad you broke that wall

Bleu, it's a weight loss theory. I've dieted for years and I've read about this theory many times over the years. Some people disagree with it, but like you, I think it makes a lot of sense. I'm not sure what outside links we are allowed to post, so I will simply post a link to a 3FC thread that already contains a link to an article about it. http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weig...sh-thread.html

Cincorn, congrats!

TOM you little *******! Well that explains a lot... This my first month on a new BCP and I had no idea when to expect to get it because it's not as simple as my last one. My last one was only 2 colors, 21 no-period and 7 period pills. This pack has a different color for each week and goes in a circle and I'm not entirely sure I started in the right spot because the instructions were so vague. Well I guess as much as TOM sucks it's nice to have an explanation.

Leah but it is always good to have an explination. That may explain your tiredness the other day too! I'll cross my fingers you don't bounce up too much and have a nice woosh down at the end

Bg crack it open and give it a try, worst that can happen is it'll taste funky and you throw it away! I'm not sure it really goes bad very easily though. I've carried little bottles around, left them in my car for day at a time in 100 degree heat etc. They start smelling stronger (sour-er i guess) but always tasted fine and never made me sick. (I think it just dehydrated the juice some so it was thicker)

Bleumaus you are flushing off that water fast, 2 lbs since yesterday! just keep it up, maybe you won't see it tomorrow but maybe the 16th! thats not too bad! Or maybe you will see it tomorrow if you flush another 2 lbs of water off again.

we are gaming with a whole new group, so I'm hoping if I set precedence now of our healthy habits we won't get too many strange looks later.

So it looks like I'm jumping on the TOM wagon too. It makes makes this weight loss thing seem much more unpredictable. Feeling emotional too!!!

SW (July 31): 172
GW: 165

August 1: 171
August 2: 171
August 3: 171
August 4: 170.2
August 5: 170.0
August 6: 169.8
August 7: 168.8
August 8: 168.4
August 9: 169.8
August 10: 169.8
August 11: 169.6
August 12: 169.0
August 13: 168.4
August 14: 168.8

So close to seeing 78!

SW: 79.6kgs
CW: 79.00 (-0.05)
GW: 78

SW: 177.6
GW: 167.6

8/1: 177.6
8/2: 176.8
8/3: 175.6
8/4: 176.8
8/5: 177
8/6: 176.4
8/7: 175.6
8/8: 174.8
8/9: 175.6
8/10: DNW
8/11: DNW
8/12: DNW
8/13: 175 (I'll take it!)
8/14: 175.6

My scale sure does like me at 175.6. Super sore today from doing a barre class tuesday and then bootcamp this morning. I'm sure my muscles are hanging onto some water after the torture I put them through.

OMG GUYS!!! Non-scale victory!
So I have had no cloths for the past year or so because i didnt fit into anything. Out of curiosity i put on an old pair of pants, size ten and guess what... they fit PERFECTLY!!!!
OMG!!
Im feeling a lot better about my weight flux now :3

Way to go, Bleu!! When you earlier said you wanted to be 175 by the 15th, I was going to say "Who but you (and us!) would know? The only thing that matters is how you look." And, if you're already in a size 10, then it sounds to me like you're looking pretty good! All your hard work is starting to pay off! Congratulations!

CONGRATS bleu

I said goodbye to another half pound this morning and I'm now back to where I was on Monday, which is the lowest weight I've been so far in this century!

Aug 1: 157.25
Aug 2: 156.75 (-0.50)
Aug 3: 156.00 (-0.75)
Aug 4: 155.25 (-0.75)
Aug 5: 154.50 (-0.75)
Aug 6: 154.50 (0.00)
Aug 7: 154.25 (-0.25)
Aug 8: 154.50 (+0.25)
Aug 9: 154.00 (-0.50)
Aug 10: 153.25 (-0.75)
Aug 11: 152.75 (-0.50)
Aug 12: 152.50 (-0.25)
Aug 13: 152.75 (+0.25)
Aug 14: 153.00 (+0.25)
Aug 15: 152.50 (-0.50)

GW: 149.00

Turtle: You'll be back to losing once TOM is over. Keep smiling!

Jacqui: Oooo…I'm hoping to see a number beginning with ONE in your post today!

Cincorn: Yeah for your 4 lb loss in August! That's great progress! It's very easy to get frustrated when we stay OP and the scales don't cooperate. It happens to all of us, so not to worry.

Joy: I'm keeping my fingers crossed for "78.x" today!

Pixi: Hope your D&D night went well and that you're still in the 240's.

Bleu: You'll see 175 soon enough…for now enjoy your size 10's.

bg124: Hope you're doing well!

Tray: Barre AND bootcamp...Ouch...that certainly sounds like torture to me! I'm sure your water weight comment is bang on.

Leah: At least you now have a reason for the slight gain...I hope you feel better soon.

I'm definately not liking these upper 160s. I used to have a set point around 167/168 where I was naturally for around 3 years. I hope I can sneak by them with a whoosh later this week . Everyone seems to be doing so great!

SW (July 31): 172
GW: 165

August 1: 171
August 2: 171
August 3: 171
August 4: 170.2
August 5: 170.0
August 6: 169.8
August 7: 168.8
August 8: 168.4
August 9: 169.8
August 10: 169.8
August 11: 169.6
August 12: 169.0
August 13: 168.4
August 14: 168.8
August 15: 169.0

Guess who just entered ONEDERLAND?! Meeeeeeeee! Thank you all for your encouragement in my getting here!

Leah, I'm sorry TOM came unexpectedly, but glad you found the reason you've been feeling sick. Hope you feel better soon!

Pixikat, great idea. I hope you're able to influence the new group to eat healthier snacks, but no matter what they do, you keep bringing healthier snacks. You're doing a great job staying OP!

Turtle, my emotions always hit me during TOM too. Hang in there!

Joy, I do believe you are going to make it to goal!

Tray, yep it's water. Keep going!

Bleu, size 10!! How exciting!!! Good for you!!

Tuscany, yay! Great job! And now to go lower! (For me too!)

Turtle, my set point used to be 197, so it will be interesting to see if I can get to my August goal of 196. I'll get there, but I know last time I tried, I was stuck at 197 for a while. You WILL break that barrier. Just keep going!

Congrats Jacqui!!!