Hello! I hope I can jump into this thread... I weighed in at 149.6 today! Yes, it's very close to 150, but I'm still very proud of today's .6 lb drop, as I'm finally officially considered "normal" by bmi standards!

I'm heading back to college September 8th, for my senior year. I'm kind of worried about what the change in pace and place will do for my weight loss. I know at least that I will have to include alcohol into my calorie count, which doesn't seem like very much fun. It's also my 21st birthday on the 12th, which I'm looking forward to, but not as much because of what it will mean for my health and weight.

Soo ready to be done with the 140s!
 

Hi all,

I am new to 3FC, and super happy to see that there is a thread here for exactly what i am battling with. I have been in the 140's for a while, but a recent uptick to the 150s (my scary number!) has made me want to push into the 130s so that is not even a risk.

Currently at 144 and holding- this is just what i need to push through!

Thanks ladies :D

Welcome kasmel and sarobrts!!

Me...141.0 this morning, but I'm not moving my ticker back up...my eating wasn't so good yesterday, but I'll do some weights this afternoon to make up for it.

Grah. I jumped back up 1.8 lbs after two days of bad eating (went to visit my parents). I decided Friday night when we went out for dinner that I would let myself get whatever I wanted to celebrate the completion of my first week of law school, so I got a meatball dish (at half) and a piece of cheesecake. This alone would have been fine, but then in the morning my dad made scones (mmm chocolate chocolate chip and lemon poppyseed) and I ate the second half of my meatball dinner for lunch. Blah.

I'm not changing my ticker, though. Hoping I'll be back down tomorrow or the next day.

Welcome, everyone!

I've had a bad week, but today is Monday so I'm determined to be back on track. I made the mistake of buying some ready made things that I knew I couldn't keep my hands off of, I ate out three times this week, and I drank a lot. I actually only ate above my calorie limit one day -- and only about 2500 calories for the whole day, so I only overate by 200-300 calories -- but this whole week I've felt bloated and gross.

On the plus side, I exercised for a total of 355 minutes this week. I'm hoping this will make up for not having a huge calorie deficit.

I'm taking a short road trip later this week with my grandmother. I hope I can make good choices while eating out in unfamiliar places!

Good morning everyone. It's very early :( I need to get to school early so I can redo some drawings that are, unfortunately, due today. Sooo sleeepy.

I ate waay over my limit this weekend because of a family party out of town. It was great, but time to get on track ;)

I weight 143 on Friday and 145 this morning, so I'm considering myself 144 until next weigh in... Denial much?

Back down to 143 today, just .2 lbs above where I was Friday. Hopefully I'll keep going down!

kasmel:
Welcome! :D Who cares how FAR into the 140s you are! The point is that you're in them! Congratulations, and welcome!!!! :D

sarobrts:
Welcome! And good luck, I'm sure you'll be able to push yourself into those 130s and say goodbye to the 150s for good. :)

Stringbean:
Everyone has their off days... it's just great that you're taking into account slight slip-ups and working hard to counteract them! Well done! :hug:

Ruby:
Did that meatball dish have tomato sauce in it? Because I'm pretty positive that tomato sauce is sodium infested like you wouldn't believe, so I bet you're just retaining water. That alone wouldn't make you GAIN almost two lbs overnight. You'll be back down in no time. Lotsa water! :)

Canadia:
I always think that these weeks happen for a reason... to remind us that we can go off-plan, but we can get back up and keep working towards our goals. And I know that you'll do just that! You've come so fantastically far already... and I just know you're going to make it to your goal. :) :hug:

souvenirdarling:
Ughnn. As an ex-studio art major at university (now that I've graduated), I'm so sorry about your drawings. No one knows like me what it feels like to try to last-minute a drawing, especially if it isn't going well. GOOD LUCK! :hug:
And... pfeh, I'm sure you are 144. ;) <3

As for me....
Like my thread says (if you saw it), I have no idea what's going on. I know everyone was anticipating a woosh here, but I'm in SHOCK. In my brand new house, my scale is now weighing me at 142.6.............. and I almost don't want to change my ticker, because I feel like I've just cheated somehow... like the floor has messed with the numbers, and I've just skipped out on three lbs.
But I suppose what it comes right down to, is... even if I didn't actually lose that weight, I'm gonna need to keep taking my scale's number as "accurate," because I don't have any other scales at my disposal right now. I don't go to a gym, I run.... and we don't have bed, bath & beyonds in Canada with scales lying all over the floor like someone else suggested, lol.

So.... I guess I'm 153? Why do I feel like a naughty child who just cheated at a game???
[Edit: You see this? I'm so in denial about being 143, that I didn't even typo there. I automatically typed 1-FIFTY-3 because I can't even subconsciously believe I'm 143...]
[Second Edit: ....I just took my measurements tho... and my natural waist is down from 30 inches to 29.5, and my hips are down from 37.5 to 37... and my thighs from 22.5 to 22, and my bust from 35.5 to 35.... Holy sh!t. My waist is in the 20s!]

Yay Jelbb you moved your ticker! I'm sure it's a REAL 143!! Did you have a company move you or did you do it yourself? Moving is hard work and it could have given you that extra push!

Woo hoo Jelbb! That is awesome!! See, told you that you would have a WHOOSH :)

kk140:
Nahhh, it wasn't a company move. I moved from my university town back in with my family at the beginning of the summer.... but I love my family a whole lot more when I don't live with them, so... four months was about the maximum I could take. So, my cousin (who's just a few years older than me) bought a townhouse with his fiance, and they offered me their spare room, which is hella convenient, since it's in my NEW college town. :)

Stringbean:
Thanks honey. :) Not as big of a woosh as before, but yay for wooshes either way! (See below)

Me:
Well, I weighed in this morning at 144.4.... one of two things has happened here. I've thought, "Damnit, how did I gain that much weight from my 142-number!? Was I just really dehydrated?" and secondly, I've discovered that 144.4 is a number I can believe!
Which is almost more exciting than the 142-point-whatever, because... 144.4! I just PASSED a mini goal! I'm no longer overweight by BMI standards!!!! :o I'm... normal!!!!! :o I haven't been normal in sooooooooo long. 4 years at least, a bit more likely. I'm really proud of myself for sticking through things even with that plateau. :) Yay!

Oh and I have another date tonight, and I'm super thrilled he's coming up here to see me. :) *swoons*

I'm proud of you too! Have fun on the date :)

I diiiiid. I really... really... really did. He's just so sweet. To quote Friends, a show I watch way too much.... I am so the smitten kitten.

143.8 this morning. We went out for dinner last night, and I stopped eating when I wasn't hungry anymore. (*cheer*) Probably made slightly easier by the nervousness of a new relationship.... but that's okay. Whatever works!

Speaking of... off to work now. Which is probably a bad idea because I've just sneezed 7 times in a row, and I am very sick.... but it's a new job, and I don't wanna start calling in already. Hopefully as I wake up, the sickness will fade to a background annoyance instead of a front-running personality trait. -.-

Love all!!! <3

Yaaay! Finally got back down this morning, and weighed in at 142.6. I hadn't been able to move my ticker in almost a week and it was making me sad :(

Jelbb - I hope you feel better, kiddo!

Jelbb- congrats on the intuitive eating :) hope you feel better.

Ruby- yay for moving the ticker again!

I guess it's about time for me to move the ticker too...I haven't weighed in in a week, bc I've been outside rather than at the gym, and just not that focused on the numbers (which is a good thing for me)...but I did weigh myself at the gym this morning and was surprised I'm down to 141.0. I'm still a little neurotic with the measuring tape bc I'm between sizes (sometimes when I measure myself I'm 28-38, but sometimes I'm closer to 29-39, w-h) and it hasn't settled on the 28s yet, so I didn't think I was going to be down so much. I was very well hydrated so I don't think water weight (or lack thereof) is throwing it off much, either.