Northern ~ I'm glad you are off to a good start this week ~ I have a feeling that you'll have an awesome weigh-in on Friday!

Novelista ~ I am joining you in clawing my way lower this week!

Hokie ~ you are almost past the mid-way point of the 180s...you can do it!

Toonses ~ It's awesome that you were able to exercise so much when you were on vacation -- that's the best kind of exercise: the kind you don't mind doing!

Hope everyone has a great day.

Hi Everyone - Yay, I'm out of the 190's! I'm so excited! I had a good loss this week - down 3.4 lbs. so I'm a very happy camper. I'm glad to "meet" all of you here. It's a beautiful day here so I'm off to walk the dog. TTYL

welcome, Laffalot!

Toonses: that's exactly what I plan on doing: exercise. a barefoot run on the beach in the morning, I'm going to bring my dumbbells, and I know we're going to be walking and swimming a lot.

Emme, Northern and novelista, you guys are going to have to go to the 170s thread soon! You are so close, great job!

this morning I was at 184.6

woohoo, I crossed that halfway point!! unfortunately, I started my TOM today so I will see some water retention tomorrow... and I also ate a small handful of Doritos, but I still stayed within my calories for the day. It was a pain to drag myself to the gym, but I was able to get in a half-@ssed workout in. only 3 miles on the treadmill and abs, and I skipped lifting.

Good morning! Had another OP day yesterday and took the dog for a walk OUTSIDE! It was SO nice to switch up the routine a bit. Tired of being cooped up working out in my basement all winter!

Toonses: Last summer when we went to Vegas, I definitely did NOT stick to my CC plan. We did do a lot of walking though. I waited about a week until after we got back to weigh in and I had only gained a pound (probably had gained more but lost it that week after getting back OP) but I was really thrilled to only have a net gain of one pound a week after.

Emme: thanks, I sure hope so!

Laffalot: congrats on getting "offically" into the 180's!

Hokie: a half-@$$ workout is better than none! We all have those days. Still a MUCH better way to go than sitting on the couch.

Welcome, Laffalot ~ It sure feels good to be out of the 190s, doesn't it?!

Hokie ~ awesome job being under the halfway point...that was fast! LOL!!

Northern ~ I hear you about being able to switch things up and get outside. The nice weather really helps out!

I WI at 182.2 this morning which is soooo much better than the 184.0 that I saw on Monday. I would like to be 182 on my official WI day on Friday so that means I only gained one pound from eating crap last weekend, but then I am ovulating, too, so I always retain a few pounds during that time. So, who knows what will happen. But I'm going to really keep track of my calories this weekend. I'm anxious to get out of the 180s and as much as I love to enjoy the weekends and have higher calories, it's time to buckle down.

well, just as I thought, I am back up to 185.1 this morning... no worries though, I know it's just water.

Northern: I love the weather this time of year! I like to take my dog for an hour long walk almost every day. She loves it, too

Emme, thanks! I can lose pretty fast when I am 100% eating right and working out. It's sticking to that for a long period of time that messes me up, haha

Well...I weighed in at 183.2 every SINGLE day this week...even this morning. That is so unusual for me so I took the batteries out of my scale and got back on ....... 181.6...... so. weird.

Now let's see if I can keep myself from gaining back over the weekend!!

Emme: wishing us both luck for official WI tomorrow!! <fingers crossed!>

Hokie: I wish I could still lose that fast at this size. My rate of loss has really slowed down since I got under 200 lbs or so. Of course I don't eat OP 100% the time either, lol.

Novelista: that is weird. Maybe your scale just needed to be "rebooted" or something??

Novelista ~ I hope your scale gets in gear and gives you the correct readings!!

Yes, Northern, good luck to you on your WI tomorrow, too!! I am not expecting a loss. I'm actually expecting at least a 1 pound gain which I am ok with. In a weird way, I had so much fun eating last weekend that I don't feel bad about it.

Last Friday: 181.9
Today: 180.8

Honestly, I was hoping for a wee bit more as I did have a good week, BUT I am still a little sore from my workouts this week (haven't walked hills in a long time)...so I'm hoping there's a little water retention in play and that I will see 170-something next Friday!

Have a great weekend, ladies!!

Northern, you are sooooo close to the 170s!! Good for you!

I WI this morning at 181 which is exactly the same as what I was last Friday, and after all the pigging out I did last weekend with a 3 pound gain on Monday, I will take this and run with it!!! I am very glad I didn't have a gain today even though I expected it. I am going to hunker down this week and limit my calories to 1600. I've done 1700-1800 for the past 14 pounds, and now I think I am ready to go down a smidge. I am really anxious to see the 170s, so I'm going to bust my butt. TGIF!

Emme: great job on the no gain! I hope I am as lucky the WI after Easter (we're going out of town for the long weekend and I don't anticipate being OP the whole time.)

I also try to keep my cals under 1600 most days. I allow for a little more on weekends (only two days though...either Friday & Saturday or Saturday & Sunday, depending on what I have going on.) I've been losing about 1/lb week on average. Not quite as fast as I'd like to be losing, but it's been pretty consistent. It's also a calorie amount I can stick with long term, so that's also important!

Let's keep each other motivated for the next week and hopefully we'll get out of the 180's together

Northern ~ Yes, weight-loss-twin, let's keep each other motivated...we can do this!

Woo-hoo!! Have a great weekend, Emme