I notice there are a lot of these for various "decades" of weight, but I couldn't find any for the one I just entered: the 210's. I feel like I need a smaller goal between now and the glorious onederland, to help keep me from feeling overwhelmed.
I would normaly put a date on this goal, but I think I'm going to leave this first goal open, and embrace it when it happens.
I just weighed in this week at 213. I'm sooooo excited to hit onderland it's not even funny. Although I've lost over sixty pounds, I don't think I will really believe I've accomplished 'weight loss" until I get to onederland. But for now: Yah for the 210's!
It's so nice to have a little support group for this effort.
Jcourtney -- I know what you mean about magic 199. It wasn't until I foound out I weighed more than 200 that I realized I needed to lose weight (I've since gained more), and I know that marker has grown in my mind since. I feel like at 199 I will have the success behind me to fuel the rest of this process. If I can get there, then I can really accomplish this weight loss thing. That said, I need to reward myself for the steps its going to take to get to that point. That goal is just too big to start out with. We'll get there.
Nutrition Junkie -- I feel you on bouncing around. That's a large part of why I joined this site. I've been losing and gaining the same 10-15 pounds for a year and I'm sick of it. If I'm going to put the effort into my diet and fitness, I should have the consistency to make some progress toward a healthier weight! I'm hoping this thread helps me stay more accountable. I'm also finding it helpful to give myself some fresh perspective on these particular pounds: I'm losing them for good this time.
I was happy to weigh in at 218 this morning. 8 pounds to go!
I'm here, too!! I'm stuck between 218 and 219, and I am itching to be in onederland! I think onederland is just as important of a goal to me as my actual goal... I'm just ready to write my weight as 1XX... I'll still be "obese" until 190, but 199 is so exciting!!
It looks like 199 means an awful lot to all of us. Hopefully this effort will move us all that much closer to that goal. Maybe we'll have to start a new thread when for us when we get out of these 210's.
I completely forgot about the obese/overweight classification until you just mentioned that. A year ago I wanted to be 199 because I will move from obese to overweight then. Thanks for the reminder and the extra encouragement!
I weighed in this morning at 217.6! I have been stuck between 218-219 for over a week so its good to see this new number! I just can't wait to be within 10 pounds of onederland!
Way to go mdchick! 7.6 pounds to go until you can start the countdown from ten to 199!
I am now dealing with that TOM, so I need to focus on not getting discouraged by the water retention numbers on the scale, and on keeping cravings at bay. Powering through!
congrats mdchick and alliquot!!!
I'm excited because i was at 213.4 this morning, but I know it won't last, i think i'm just dehydrated...but it was so nice to finally see under 215 again.
I am also skeptical of my weigh in this morning. It's waaaaay too good to be true: 216.2! And it's that TOM? It just can't be true.
Regardless, I say we take it and run with it. Maybe if we just go with the flow it can work as inspiration. Or, maybe this group is magic! It seems like it's working. It's really working! Haha
Take care this weekend everyone, stick to this. Even if it's not magic, I feel like this group is highly motivated. I think we can all get to this goal sooner than we imagine.
I am indeed skeptical of my weigh-in this morning as well. I usually weigh in once every two weeks (I can get a little bit obsessive about the scale, so that does alot better for me), and this morning it said 210.4.
What?! I've been doing terrible for the past two weeks with final papers and exams. I'll definitely be checking back tomorrow to see if it sticks.
So long, 210's
