Not a good week, I lost 0 (ZERO) pounds this week. :?:

My goal is to lose 2 pounds a week which would equal 42 pounds. This makes my Thanksgiving goal weight at 184 pounds

July 07 ~ 226
July 14 ~ 224
July 21 ~ 222
July 28 ~ 220

Aug 04 ~ 225
Aug 11 ~ 217 ** 100 pounds lost since 1/6//11 **
Aug 18 ~ 215
Aug 25 ~ 215 ** I have been on a plateau for 12 days now as of today 8/27 :(

Sept 01 ~
Sept 08 ~
Sept 15 ~
Sept 22 ~
Sept 29 ~

Oct 06 ~
Oct 13 ~
Oct 20 ~
Oct 27 ~

Nov 03 ~
Nov 10 ~
Nov 17 ~
Nov 24 ~


Larry,

Congrats to EVERYONE, losers or otherwise this week. The point is that we are ALL taking that major step in bettering our health and it WILL happen so as long as you keep at it. So good job guys! See you all here next week:)

Trish -- I hope your DH is recovering well from his surgery. Congrats on your .9 :)

LBC -- Congratulations on your 1lb loss!

Lin -- I'm not quite on the track I wanted to be either, but it's trending in the right direction so I'll take it. We still have 12 weeks left, so you never know what can happen. The one good thing I found during slower loss periods was that my body had time to catch up a bit...my face went back to it's normal shape (it had looked a bit saggy for a while there) and my skin seemed to tighten up a bit.

Jami -- One of these weeks all your exercise is going to hit all at once and you will have a MAJOR loss!

Sarabrooke -- Congratulations on a 6lb week! You're doing amazing!\

LBC, Aprilsnow and Rennie -- I was looking around and I'm surprised there has never been a long lasting thread for those doing Dukan, you guys should get one started -- I want to learn more about how it works and how you all like it.

KarenJane -- :welcome: to the challenge!

Larry -- Sorry about the disappointing weigh in. I hope the plateau breaks soon for you. Are you doing anything differently than you have in the past? I think you'll look and feel great at 184 for Thanksgiving, I'm confident you won't be crying in the stuffing over those other two pounds :lol:

The Dukan thread is here http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/othe...t-support.html

It's been around for a while but I asked the Moderators to change the name to be more general and cover all the phases of the diet, not just the Cruise phase.

It's a great plan as far as I'm concerned, so ask away if you have any questions!

I'm down 1.4 for the week, to 222.8. That's a total of 15.6 since beginning this challenge and leaves me exactly 23 lbs away from my challenge goal (anything below 200 counts!!) But even if I don't make the goal, I'm still excited to be making good progress towards Onederland and with less than 25 lbs to go, I feel comfortable that I WILL get there, whether it's by Thanksgiving or not.

Sara -- Sweet loss this week chicky!

Karen-- WELCOME!!

Larry -- Boo plateaus! You've been doing this weight loss thing for a while though so I'm sure you know how to push through. Keep up the good work!

Angie -- Thanks so much for always being so supportive. I think my body is close to listening to me. At least it is if it knows what's good for it.

April -- Nice loss for the week missy!

Nancy, I have to tell you I just LOVE this....SO PERFECT for all phases of our lives.

Nancy thinks: It's never too late to be what you might have been...

In that case, I'll share another one:
Never Give Up! Every step you take is a step closer to success.

I got several of these sayings, and I copied them onto the back side of old business cards. Words of encouragement, I call them. Feel free to use it :hug:

Thanks, Nancy...I love quotes...not so easy to always follow them, but I do try!! :dizzy:

Weigh In Day for Me!!Aug 01 260
Aug 04 254
Aug 11 252.8
Aug 19 251.4
Aug 25 249.2
Sept 01 247.4
Sept 08
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 06
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 03
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24 226 Goal

"All you have to worry/think about is TODAY." So take it one day at a time, and you will get there at the end. And this will be my reason to stay OP - today.

Start weight: 175.0
Goal weight by Thanksgiving: 140.0
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Aug 04 - just started on Aug 7th - 175.0
Aug 11 - 171
Aug 18 – 168.5
Aug 25 – 167.5
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Sept 01 - 166.5
Sept 08
Sept 15

I stayed the same this week...I've actually been bouncing up and down between 202.4 and 201.6 for about 4-5 days now, but hopefully things will get moving again by next week.

April Snow -- Congratulations for your 1.4 loss and your total so far

Samadhi -- Good job on your loss this week!

Nancy -- Congratulations for your loss!

Angie, good job and I'm sure you'll rock it out next week:)

I had a bigger loss this week than last. Yay! Down 1.8 for the week. Man this weight loss stuff is stressful lol

July 21: 223
July 28: 220
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Aug 4: 219
Aug 11: 217.4
Aug 18: 215.6
Aug 25: 215.2
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Sept 1: 213.4

I WI tomorrow and I'm hopeful that, for the first time in two weeks, I'll actually be able to report a loss! ;)

Samadhi -- Nice job this week! You are well on your way to your goal weight! In fact, keep up this rate and you'll SO be there!

Cat -- Having come off two weeks of unexplained gains, I applaud your loss. Everything little counts in the long run. GREAT job!

Angie -- They will definitely get moving again soon. You know I'VE been there with you. ;)

Sweet -- Woo hoo! Nice job this week girly!