Hi guys! I started this month's weigh in thread since I did not see one already. Just copy and paste to a new post to track your weight. I have included a blank form for you to use.

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Total weight loss:

SW: 252.8
GW: 242.8

1 252.8
2 250.6
3 250.4 (too much beer and bagel bites last night)
4 249.2
5 247.2
6 248.1
7 248.1
Loss this week: 4.7lbs

8 247.7
9 248.5 (TOM started 26 days late...again)
10 246.7
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12 247.6
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14
Loss this week: Not sure as I have 4 days I did not weigh in.

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16 255.0
17 247.9 (this past week was incredibly stressful due to money and other people)
18 245.6 (not sure I believe my weight from Monday because I don't think I managed to lose almost 10 lbs in two days)
19 248.0
20 246.1
21 246.5
Loss this week: 9.5 lbs

22 247.0
23 249.9
24 249.5
25 246.4
26 247.1
27 247.7
28 248.5
Loss this week: Gained 1.5 lbs

29 DNW
30 DNW
31 249.9
Loss this week: Gained ??

May Weight Loss: 2.9 lbs
Total weight loss: 25.6 lbs

Alright here we go again. Last month was incredibly stressful and I lost no weight but lost 2% bodyfat which my trainer said is significant so this month I am tracking both.

SW 239.5 ____43%
GW 229 ____40%

5/1=239.5 ______43%
5/2=238.2 ______42.8 %
5/3
5/4=241.1 _______42.5%
5/5=240.8 _______42.1%
5/6=239.8________42.7%
5/7=238.7_______42.5%
5/8=DNW
5/9=237_________42.7%
5/10=237________42.3%
5/11=236.6______42.3%
5/12=238_______ ?
5/13=237.1______?
5/14=237.1______?
5/15=234.8______43%
5/16=235.2______43%
5/17=226.8______41.7% (scale having its 1x/mos wonkiness)
5/18=233.6______42.7%
5/19=234.2______42.6%
5/20=236.2______43%
5/21= Out of town DNW
5/22= Out of town DNW
5/23= 236.2_____42.8%
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Sw: 268.6
Gw: 258

1. 268.6
2. 273.8
3. 272.7
4. 271.8
5. 269.6
6. 269.4
7. 269.6
8. 270
9. 270.8
10. 270.6
11. 269
12. 268.6
13. 268
14. 265.4
15. 267.2
16. 266
17. 264.8
18. 265.6
19. 264.6
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SW: 165.3
GW: 161

1 165.3
2 165.4
3 164.8
4 164.1
5 162.7
6 163
7 165.7

8 162.9
9 164.5
10 165.7
11 166.0
12 162.6
13 163.2
14 162.2

15 161.9
16 162.0
17 162.3
18 164.2
19 165
20 162.7
21 163

22 161.9
23 162.3
24 162.8
25 160.5
26 161.4
27 DNW
28 DNW

29 164.2
30 162.2
31 160.9
actually made my goal this month... wasn't expecting that!

Monthly loss: 4.4lbs
Total loss 32.1lbs

Last month was a bummer so it's time to implement a new strategy. It's like ever since I hit the 170s I have plateaued at every 5 lbs or so. I listened to one lecture that said it is an insulin issue and the key is cutting out sugar completely, even fruit, and cutting out between meal snacks. I'm desperate enough to try ketosis or intermittent fasting this month, whatever gets results.

SW: 154.6
GW: 147

5/01: 154.6
5/02: 155.6
5/03: 154.2
5/04: 153.0
5/05: 153.8
5/06: 152.0
5/07: 151.0 officially more successful than last month
5/08: 152.8
5/09: 152.2
5/10: 151.0
5/11: 152.4
5/12: 151.8 Maybe my losses and stalls happen regardless of my strategies because my body is going to do what it wants to do to regulate itself on its own time. I guess all I can do is try my best to be healthier and hope that new lbs will eventually come off. I don't want to starve weight off or mess with my metabolism in a negative way. I just want to be a healthy BMI weight. Maybe stalled progress isn't necessarily failure but a very slow adjustment from a lifetime of obesity.
5/13: 151.4
5/14: 151.8
5/15: 151.6
5/16: 152.4 T
5/17: 154.0
5/18: 154.6 O
5/19: 155.0
5/20: 155.2 M
5/21: 154.4
5/22: 153.6
5/23: 153.2
5/24: 152.6
5/25: 152.0
5/26: 154.0 Ate out
5/27: 153.2
5/28: 153.6 Had some cashews and throat feels funny, possibly a little swollen. Me and nuts have a love/hate relationship.
5/29: 155.6 Cookout, lots and lots of meat
5/30: 154.8 I managed not to stall post TOM week, but I screwed myself on the 26th and 29th. If I've got my patterns figured out I have until June 4th before I go into regain mode, so I'd better make this week count.
5/31: 153.6

Total weight loss: -1 lb, but overall +4

I honestly believe if not for those 2 big gains last week I probably could have hit 149 this month and had a couple more June days of loss before regaining, thusly progress, but nope. Stupid food choices. I didn't get stuck after TOM though, so I hope this is a sign that the plateau is over and I will be able to lose new weight next month. I zigzagged my calories the first half of May, not counting but eating less for 2 days and not restricting the 3rd day and repeating the cycle. I like to think that was enough mixing it up that allowed me not to get stuck at TOM weight for an additional week, or like I mentioned before, maybe my body was going to do what it has to do regardless and that means plateauing and losing weight at it's own rate despite what I want.

SW: 153.0
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4 151.3 (this has got to be an anomaly)
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6 150.8 (Well, a little effort gone to the right place, I guess!)
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18 148.8 (Well, I may not post a lot, but the march is steady.)
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SW: 200
GW: 190

1: 200
2: 200
3: 200
4: 199.8
5: 199.6
6: 199.4
7: 198
Loss this week: 2 Pounds

8: 198
9: Not weighing in because of Mother's Day yesterday <3
10: 197.6
11: I totally forgot to weigh-in today
12: 197.2
13: 197 What is going on!!
14: 197
Loss this week: 1 Pound

What a discouraging week. Really a discouraging month so far. I don't know if it's my age, or what .. but it has been so hard for me to lose weight!

15: 200
16: 197.8
17: 197.4
18: 196.8
19: 196.5
20: 195.6
21: 194.2
Loss this week: 3.6 Pounds

22: 194.2
23: 194.2
24: 194.2
25: Gah totally PMS'ing today
26: Not weighing in today.
27: 194.2 So pissed right now and I know it's bloating, but it still sucks!
Loss this week: 0 Pounds

28: 194.2 Still on my stupid period
29: 194. 2
30:194.2
31: 194.2
Loss this week: 0 Pounds

Total weight loss: 7 Pounds

SW: 189
GW: 179

1 189
2 189
3 189.5
4 188
5 188
6 186.5 (finally!!!)
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WTG!!!! You are in rockstar status!!

I totally agree with you! As long as you are working for it, you are going to hit your goal. Being consistent is so important!

Yeah, you're right. I just get so bummed when I hit these stalls. After I lost the first 50 lbs it's been like a pattern of lose a few lbs - stall a few months. I assume that there's something I'm not doing right and when I think I find a solution it doesn't last long, the pattern repeats, so I'm wondering if there are other factors to consider. It's taken longer than expected to hit my goal, but I'm still determined to reach it.

How much water are you drinking every day?

It varies, but on average about three to four 16.9 oz bottles per day. I will usually heat up a bottle's worth in my mug and put a green tea bag in it, some days with a lemon slice and some days just water with lemon. For just plain water without tea or lemon, I'm not sure. It varies from day to day.

I guarantee you that if you start drinking a gallon of water every day (consistently) you will lose the weight.