Congrats VickieLou!

Down to 269.2 this morning.

262.5 - I love the beginning...LOL!

I went with my mom today to meet with a surgeon about my mom's cancer. It all went really well, but the diet fell apart at about lunch. I have 500 calories left today, and I haven't decided yet whether I'd rather do extra exercise to buy myself more calories or just give myself permission to take the day off. I'm leaning toward the second, but I know I have a lot of really stressful days coming up, and I don't want that to become an excuse.

So, I think I'll probably throw my gym clothes on and buy myself the calories I need to stay on plan today. We'll see how I'm feeling. Maybe I'll split the difference. Give myself the day off and go to the gym. I'll have to wait an hour or two to let lunch settle.

Hello everyone. I'm enjoying reading your posts!

tinselbear :welcome3: Glad you have joined us!

VickieLou, yayayyyyy congratulations!!! See you soon in the 240s thread!

Weighed in at 268 this morning.

Up a smidge today after a birthday party/football watching last night: 268.4. Maybe I could see 267.? for tomorrow's official weigh-in!

I was up a whole lb for my official weigh in. I'm feeling a bit down, so I've sworn off the scale this week while I try and get myself back on track. At this rate, it's unlikely I'll make my October goal, and I'm really bummed. So, I'm giving up the scale for a week while I focus on fixing whatever I'm doing wrong.

I woke up this morning with a terrible crick in my neck, so I just took a couple Advil, and I've got a heating pad on my neck. I don't know that I'll be able to exercise today, which makes it two days in a row. I'm feeling really defeated.

Aww, Quantum Sheep! Don't feel bad. I have a particularly depressing day about 5 days ago but you just have to pick yourself up. Playing music always helps me get my mind off feeling bad and on really bad days I just tell myself to get through it, tomorrow is always brighter.

Every single pound you've already lost is a victory! Whenever I slip up a little bit I remind myself that almost no one has had a perfectly smooth ride from highest weight to goal. There will be stalls, gains and long plateaus. The thing to remember is that if you keep going you'll definitely reach your goal weight. You have to fight through those small mistakes, because the second you let them defeat you the faster you'll be back up to a higher weigh wishing you'd stayed on track.

Those are some things I've always struggled with, but the past few weeks I've been doing really great because through every little mistake, and there have been many, I have told myself that it won't destroy my ten pound loss and if I want to get to my first goal weight I'll have to just push through. Even if I lose 2lbs and gain one back, that's still 1lb gone. Then I just do it again and in a year I might see Onederland! ;)

As for me, the scale read 249.8!! But I'm not calling it till I see 249 even since tomorrow could easily read 250 again.

I did drop my calories to 1,870. I think to see a steadier 1lb a week loss that's what I need to do, since I still haven't managed to get exercise into my life. But I'm just starting out so I think it's important I just focus on building a really strong habit of calorie counting. Next weekend will mark my first month on-plan and I'm excited to say I lost 10lbs in the month of September and kept it off! Next month my goal is to lose 4lbs.

261.6 this morning.
 

Looking forward to losing an exact 10lbs, maybe tomorrow?

Quantum Sheep- Just the fact that you are in tune with your body/diet is great. You are paying attention and that is important. That one pound is temporary! You have come far in your journey!!


With that being said, I am holding on to 260.2. Ummm, not liking that. I don't move around as I did before (with me previous job) so I have to cut my calories to get desired results. Next week, I repeat, next week I will see a "5" in my weight! :dizzy:

Woohoo! This morning I saw 259.7 on the scale! Goodbye 260's, hello 250's and hello my 50lb mark, right around the corner! I'm pumped! :lifter:

267.6 this morning. Just one pound away from 40 pounds gone!

thewalrus0:dizzy: and RoyalAthena: Thanks for the encouragement. I'm doing well on my non-weighing recommitment. I'm hoping to be just about out of this thread when I weigh myself again in a week.

I knew 249.8 was not going to hold! :P Today the scale was 250.2

Not so bad, since I had quite a lot of sodium yesterday. I have also lowered my calories a bit, trying to acheive a 1 1/2lb loss instead of 1 lb. My Fitness Pal says, without exercise, I should be eating closer to 1,700 for 1 1/2 lb loss. I just hope lowering it a bit keeps the scale moving while I figure out the exercise deal. I am going to get fitted for nice running shoes in October and I'll be buying some quality workout clothes. All my workout clothes are cheap and too small! Maybe they are excuses but I know I have to workout and I know I actually enjoy working out. I just don't enjoy squeezing into workout pants and having to walk in uncomfortable sneakers.

I'm going shopping on Friday for groceries and so my plan is to take a look at what I'm eating and give it a little bit of a healthy overhaul. I eat pretty good but too many carbs and not enough veggies.

I'm working towards 249 even!

We can do this!

260.2 today!
 

A whole 10 lbs gone! I have been thinking of milkshakes for the last 3 days, and the hope of kissing the '60's goodbye is the thread I am hanging on to to keep me from hitting Culver's.