Last week I was in a not so good place, weight wise and just wanted to say thanks for the encouraging words. I decided to finally do a more formal eating plan. Originally I was worried that I would fail if I did anything restrictive but its been the opposite. It's forced me to really look at the food choices I make and its easier to say no to stuff when I can say 'that's not part of the plan'.
foreverfaye - I have to do the same thing. I need the rules in order to keep myself in check. I just had to get to a place to where I was okay with that loss of control. But really, I find myself relishing in the rules because I am choosing to do so. I'm choosing to be strict because I know I can do it. And for some reason that feels more powerful than not having rules. Or maybe I'm just a little nuts.
Either way, I'm proud of you for pushing through your rough patch and reworking your plan to get you past this time. I'm sure you'll have to do the same thing again at some point, but that's just what it takes to be successful, yeah?
foreverfaye, good for you for reevaluating your plan and doing what works for you. It's all a big learning process.
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As for me, the scale said 225 this morning...um, ok. It's not that I'm not happy about it, it's just odd for me to see a 3lb loss in 8 days and usually my weight goes down by 2's. I'm sure I'll be back to 226 tomorrow. <-- psyching my self out so I'm not disappointed, lol.
After jumping up a few pounds earlier in the week for some unknown reason, I'm back down again. Woo hoo! I can almost see the next the thread in the distance. I am a few days from my TOM though, so I expect a few more up and downs before I get there.
LebenAlles, glad you had a good time at the wedding. Good luck on your sugar detox.
hi everyone,
this is probably the hundredth time im starting on a diet ,, i just hope i persist this time and get the weight off! im already 18 days on plan and have lost 12 lbs,,, 95 to go!! lets do it!!!
This morning I weighed in at 224!!! 4lb in 9 days is unheard of for me. I've read about the infamous whooshes, but have never experienced one. They're amazing!!
I weighed in at 232.8 today. I'm tired of being in the 230's. I would like to get to onderland before Fall. I restarted my food plan on Monday 4/15 and been doing really well. Good Luck, Everyone!
Thanks LebenAlles and PreciousMissy!!! LebenAlles, let us know how the sugar detox goes. PreciousMissy, celebrate that whoosh and don't look back! Charliee, glad to see you're back down. You are getting close to moving out of here! Which is for us 220-230ers but for you!
Welcome Hamlette, congrats on your success so far!
And thanks everyone for the well wishes on the sugar detox. The first two days were hard, yesterday was better, and today I'm feeling really good. The hard part, though, is yet to come...the dreaded weekend where work doesn't keep you from wanting to raid the fridge. Thankfully I have nothing bad in my fridge or pantry since I cleaned out for paleo in feb, but there are still a few fruit and nut bars and some fruit in there that I have to stay away from. I have confidence I can do it though. It will be amazing to be less of a slave to the sugar craving though...so amazing.
I lost all of my vacation weight plus one lb and I'm totally stoked. Only 16 more lbs til I hit a MAJOR goal and am the lowest I've been since freshman year in college...ten years ago. I'm positive I won't reach my goal of under 200 by my 30th bday on June 1st, but I'm still extremely happy of my progress.
Congrats to everyone for the losses...in the great words of Ben Howard, keep your head up, keep your heart strong!
Thanks for the Welcomes! Welcome to all the newcomers. I weighed in at 230.8 today. I can't wait to be out of the 230's. Summer will be here soon. Let's keep motivated. Good Luck, Everyone!
for us 220-230ers but 
for you!
