Sorry ladies! Life is super duper busy and stressful right now, but I'm doing great despite that!!!! YAY for it not being winter!!!!!!!

My son just found out that he cannot be academically re-admitted to the university after voluntarily leaving this spring which also means he can't keep the summer job (which was supposed to continue through the year(s)) he's majorly bummed and we are too, but at least I'm not self-sabotaging!!! And today I went somewhere with a potluck lunch and I stuck to my fasting lunch!

Thank you Paulitens.....I love this area so much partly for the cooler weather.

So I ended up walking before lunch and it made me love the fitbit even more I went 1.5 miles it recorded it on my phone app the gps and told me what route I could do for 2 or 3 miles.....love!!!!!##

Late check-in, but I'm here!

Jenni - I love my Fitbit too! It inspires me to take the long way, to not take the elevator "just this once" and to not skimp on my exercise. And I love that it automatically saves the information. So cool. And yay for updated tickers! I want to celebrate my re-re-re-losing, not feel like a failure each morning because my regain is staring me in the face.

Melissa - Kid stress (that is completely beyond our control, usually) is the worst. So glad you're pushing through it and staying on track. The more good days we have, the easier this thing is. I know it sounds silly to say it, but I tend to get caught up in the "I can make this mistake and still be okay" cycle and end up making 40 pounds worth of mistakes in the last few months. =)

Paulitens - Hooray for the morning work-out! And I feel you on the regulating it thing. I have done work-outs that have made me unable to walk the next day. I decided to run before a child's birthday party one day, and pushed so hard I barely had energy for the party. And that discourages future work-outs. Way to do it. Way to know your limits and your best interest. Can't wait to hear if it helped. (And one day, I'm going to be like Diane - tough enough to do two-a-days where one of these includes a 5K.)

LondonJulz - Welcome! Welcome! Don't worry about reading past posts (unless you want to and have time). Feel free to just jump in and get caught up in the swing of it all. Glad to have you here.

Diane - I am required to smile when I read your posts. Like - it's a physical imperative. You are just an amazing human being who consistently makes great progress with your fitness. And even when you slip up, you just take it in stride. "Why am I not logging all my food on weekends? That's a great question." It's SO hard to find the right level of intensity. Too intense, and burn-out is inevitable. Not intense enough, we don't get the results we need. Both can lead to: No intensity, and regain is quick and brutal. You are winning this battle, and your constant reevaluation and refocus gives you the edge to continue winning.

Kelly - Thank goodness I can let go of that "baited" breath! Congratulations! (I eat a lot of salmon and tuna, so I feel like my breath must smell too much like bait.) And we're fairly close weight twinners now. Come on 219!

Mandy - Healthy pregnancy progressing! You are over halfway there. Your superpower is growing humans, and it is an incredible one. I had my first baby at 19 as a poor college student, so I never did the crib/nursery planning thing. We just made do. In some ways, I think that was way easier. It sounds like you're loving the planning, though. And the second trimester of pregnancy is the best one, at least in my experience! Love having a baby moving inside of me.

The no sugar thing is really working for me. It's an artificial limit kind of thing, but for whatever reason, it is helping me limit what I eat and make sure I get my exercise. There are Jelly Bellies on the work counter, and I instinctively grabbed for some on Day 1, but thought, "Wait. Those are sugar." And I didn't have any. We had a get-together last night and watched Game 3 of the Finals (Go, Golden State!), and I stuck with popcorn and 2 90-calorie FiberOne bars. (Sugar, yes, but not on my "sugar treat" list. Arbitrary, yes, but still helpful.) And the scale continues to show me excessive, my starting-weight-was-a-lot-of-bloat-from-recent-heavy-eating-but-not-"real-weight-gain" kind of results. And it's very helpful, at least for now. Down to 227.6.

See, Toasted? We really need you back. For some reason, I think I need to write excessively-long posts to take up both your and my word quota, and nobody really wants that. Especially because your posts are far more entertaining than mine.

Have a great (rest of the) day, everyone!

Lol baited breath - I did see that there but couldn't be bothered editing. L.a.z.y!

Just survived a trip to mcdonalds with only having a flat white - yay me!!! My son on the other hand has had 5 pancakes (homemade) yoghurt, mandarins and a happy meal eek! I'm scared at what they will eat as a teenager. I'm really pleased I started logging my calories it really working for me ... until I get bored of it right. But I did get on the scales again and the numbers have stuck sooo maybe it wasn't a one off day. Hmm we shall see. Oh and it the first time today Myfitnesspal has given me a 5 week forcast that is below 100kg, could it be true is the next goal in sight?!

Erg I really need to go and visit my grandparents .. but its hailing :( okay I'm rambling I'll go now... too much caffeine o_O

Good morning!

From a late check-in to an early one.

Kelly - So glad the calorie logging is doing it for you. Also really happy that the weight dip is sticking! And I'm with you. I get bored of things and then have to try something new. But . . . continuing on is the only thing that matters. And I, too, am always amazed at the quantity which my children can consume.

Weight was 227.4. Looks like the initial steep drop-off is done, and that's fair. Tomorrow we are going to an amusement park. If this time resembles the other times, I will be walking all day, and may get some scale friendliness subsequent to that.

Glad to be here. Such a great community.

Have a fantastic day, all!

Oh wow went for a walk this morning and got lost ended up doing 5 miles my whole 10000 steps in one hour. Not sure if that time is good but wow lol. And I live in hills lots of uphill.

Laurie have fun at the park!

Kelly good job logging.

Diane you rock as always.

Paula you are gonna get there!!!!!

Well, I was only 4 ounces down since yesterday at 191.2 this morning. Boo. And I had such a terrible night that I ended up getting up super late. Getting up super late = no work out. Oy vey. I'm still trying to eat as healthy as if I had worked out. Also I am super sore from the extra cleaning I did in the backyard yesterday after working out. :lol: I'll get back to it tomorrow.

Rainy, rainy day again. It makes the gym so humid! I went running after work yesterday. It was a really good feeling run, but was so sweaty by the time I got done. Today was Body Pump, and it wasn't as bad, but still drippy. I wear glasses, and it drives me crazy to have sweat dripping on them. I usually wear a sweat band, but not typically when I go to body pump. Could have used one today.

I've been really diligent with my food plan this week, so I hope it pays off. The big thing is to keep it going through the weekend. That's my struggle time. But, I'm so wanting to see this number go down!! I realized that I'll be going to see my parents in about a month, so I'd like to be able to say I'm 80 pounds down. They, of course, love me no matter what, but they are also very supportive of everything I'm doing, and they'll be tickled to see the difference from when I saw them at Christmas.

Paulitens: Still going down, so that is a victory for you!! I get what you mean about getting close to a goal and then thinking it will just be so easy to get there. I feel like that too! 220 has been a tough one to conquer for me.

Jenni: Wow! Lots of steps all at once. That's really good. That might be a good "shock" to your body, too, and maybe that will help you lose some extra pounds!

Laurie: Thanks for the good words! I appreciate it. I do feel like I'm in a very good place right now with it all. I am not going down as fast as I would like, but I also feel a little patience now. It will happen, just not in my time frame. I just need to stay as consistent as I can. For you, congrats on being so good with sugar! I feel like sugar can be a big trigger for me, as well. On weekends, if I indulge, I tend to spiral downward in a hurry. You were really mindful about it and that's such a great thing. You've totally got this!!!

MissLoud: That's cool that you saw those lower projections on myfitnesspal. I love it when I have a good day and it shows something so wonderful! The other day, it showed me 204. I won't get there in 5 weeks, but loved seeing that it might be in sight!

Berryblonde: Oh boy, kid struggles. Even though they are older, we still worry about them, don't we? I am sure that it will all work out for your son, and hopefully you won't worry too much!

Londonjulz: Welcome! Jump right in and join us! I'm looking forward to hearing more from you. Hopefully we can help you and be supportive of each other!

Hello everyone!

I keep trying to kickstart losing my regain, and my effort fizzles out :( I'm wholly unimpressed with myself.

Despite that, I'm feeling great. I am 5 months out from emergency strangulated hernia surgery. I'm just overall relieved to have recovered well and living life! I'm working a lot more hours at work, where I do a lot of walking, lifting, and general activity (I work in retail.)

I was 211 lbs at the date of surgery, but I'm 215 now. I have an obligation to my health to lose weight to help protect the integrity of the surgical site long term. Please wish me luck and determination. My first itty bitty goal is to get back to 211.

TooWicky - Great to see you back here! And to have essentially maintained after a major health crisis is fantastic.

Diane - As your husband would say (well, probably not, but I'm going to try anyway) - Why don't you just crack down over this weekend so you can get the results you want? Make this YOUR weekend. Doesn't have to be every weekend, but for just this weekend, decide that you are going to bear down and get it done so that all of your work this week shows up on the scale. (And then hope the scale doesn't play one of its ridiculous tricks. =) )

Paulitens - Everyone needs a rest day. =) And extra cleaning is a work out, so it makes sense to rest after you've done a double work-out, right? Can't wait to see you break out of the 190s.

Jenni - 5 miles in an hour is a pretty decent running pace, and if you sustained that pace for an hour - that's amazing, especially if it was hilly. Look at you go!

Amusement park day! Just at work for an hour or two to get a couple of quick things done.

My resolve on sugar has been slipping. I almost ate a jellybean yesterday. A freaking jellybean from the bowl that has been sitting out on the counter since Monday. Why would I lose 4 days of no sugar for that? Especially when I allow myself things like fiber bars, that do have sugar? So, I am committing to finishing this thing out. I'm almost there. No reason to give up.

Amusement park day! And I'm bleeding. Bad timing for that, because we're going to do the water park. Not undoable. Just unfortunate.

Have a great day, all!

Today is my weigh-in day. I lost a pound. Usually JUST a one pound loss would drive me mad. However, I'm feeling pretty excited about this one. For starters, my special purpose (aka TOM) showed up 2 days early. And as we know, any loss during TOM is reason to celebrate! For two, my scale is the lowest it's been since February. Lastly, this past week I have felt better about the eating decisions I've made. I'm feeling more energy and less draggy that I have. So I press on....

Spin class this morning. It was a good workout, and it is still so humid here. Sweating!! One more run this afternoon and that will be done for the week. I do like running, but I also like to have it done for the week. :) Tomorrow I'll hit Body Pump and then Body Flow. I'm happy to be on a good schedule with workouts.

So, we have donuts and bagels here today. I've been good about avoiding them so far. The donuts really called to me earlier, but I just don't want to log those calories, so I'm staying away. I really want to stay strong this week and through the weekend, so I'll just have to ignore them. I was on the scale this morning, and it is down. I hope to get it a little farther down by Monday. We'll see.

Laurie: Thank you for the support. I do want results, so I have to put in the discipline, too. I like how you put that!! "decide that you are going to bear down and get it done so that all of your work this week shows up on the scale". So, that's what I am going to do. I will put that in my head for the weekend, too, so that I can feel really good about it all on Monday morning, regardless of what the scale says. I can't have another week of looking at 220's. So, again, thank you!!!!!!!!!! I needed that!!!! Oh, and enjoy the water park and stay away from the jelly beans!!

TooWicky: So good to see you back here! You have done well with just a little gain, following surgery. And you have a great attitude to get back to where you want to be.

LondonJulz: Congrats on the pound! A loss is always a good thing!!

Quick checkin busy day went 3.5 miles today and I feel tge 8.5 miles I have gone in 2 days.....sore!!!! Scale has not budged ....I hopefully tomorrow on my official weigh day it will show some love. I know when your sore your body retains so I hope that may be the case.

18 days on plan ladies!! Very proud of myself. Having lunch out with girls today so might be a bit over my calories but I figure if I average 1200 calories for the week I'm on plan right?! I'm feeling good this week. Got on the scales this morning and they showed me love, hope it sticks til Wednesday - I can feel the next goal ladies!!

LondinJulz: Hi there! Yay for a new low. Always feels good to beat the battle of the hormones

Laurie: oh sugar! Enjoy the waterpark, may the sugar cravings be kind now Aunt Flo has arrived. Oh looks like there are a few scale twinners on here now, Nice!

Jenni: you are really pushing the excercise, making me feel lazy ;) may the scales show some love.

TooWickey: awesome to see you back and in good health

Diane: I'm totally guilty of being a bit slack at the weekends, and yes a bit of discipline does help, but yeah don't be to hard on yourself. May your scales be well and truely leading the charge to onderland this week.

Paulitens: geez those 190s just don't want to leave do they, bit like me and the 230s! Good luck

Right im goung to go get gussied up for my girl date, might pop away for a spot of shopping too, seriously need some pants its getting ridiculous! Have a great weekend :)

Confession: I had my cheat meal a day early because it was my sis bday party we went to pizza. I had pizza then omg 3 slices of cheesecake. I was so sick last night and left me wondering why do I do this? 1 piece would have been fine but nope. I am feeling it today too. I am proud to say I am still motivated back on it sorecfrom all the walking but just questioning why I let it get over what could have been plenty......