WANNASKIPANDLAUGH - aw hun .. you still down so dont stress .. as it seems to be the alternating weeks .. maybe you should weigh in fortnightly :) Just make sure you get the woosh week :) I think this week will be the week I add on again .. was expecting it last week .. but then last week I still tried to stick near the better plan ... but I have gone off a bit this week .. so Im bracing myself and just going to try to behave for the next 3 days before weigh in.

MARA - Hey .. they positive of being stuck .. you arent going up :) Thanks. I have been asked if Im getting nervous .. but no .. Im getting excited lol .. a part of me wants it to be next week .. but I still have weight to lose so Im happy its still 2 months away lol.

TIME4ME2CHANGE - No prob hun .. I did mean to suggest if you dont want to post then just keep a note of them .. believe me .. they do make a difference when you start to lose the weight and then reach a plateau. I did mine at the beginning .. but discovered I was measuring the wrong points (when I went in to get professionally measured for my wedding dress .. talk about an uncomfortable experience!) so mine went up for the second measure .. so Im hoping something positive for the 3rd lol .. I use Calorie Count ... its a good one to put my food in each day to keep me conscious of what I am putting in. This week I have had a day or two with bad intake ... but Im aware of it now and trying to continue with the good choices. Again for me some of them I am having to approximate cos its a US site and Im in NZ so some of the foods arent right lol .. but I do try to look for the closest .. and I can also "create" foods so I can put the info on the packaging in .. or create recipes with what I have used in making a meal (like a stir fry) and it gives a good guideline for the meal. It also keeps track of my weight and activity that I put in :) Im sure you will do great .. and dont forget to take a pic of yourself! You dont have to post it :) just so you know .. Im really proud of you for posting your weight ... good on you for taking the steering wheel in your life instead of leaving your weight to run it for you :)


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So Im getting excited and nervous about my measure tomorrow ... I know I have lost a lot .. but really .. other than my waist .. I can't see where its gone from .. so will brave the photos again and post this months "change" .. maybe when I get the first and then this one together I will see it for myself instead of posting and having to get told the changes lol ..

Oh .. something else I discovered for me on this journey .. the days I dont drink at least the 8 glasses (2litres) of water ... I feel icky, I feel tired .. and I feel hungry! So Im keeping better track of it again now .. cant afford to go off the rails this close to the wedding :)

Have a great day everyone .. its a good week :) Hopefully we have some more weigh ins coming in soon too :)

@Nightkatt

I will definitely be taking a 'before' pictures, and I'd like to post it once I have my first 'progress' picture...although the picture in my avatar is me 2 years ago and essentially the same size.... give or take 10 poudns that seems to shift positions on my body.

I have my next measurement scheduled for October 20, as I took the initial ones on Sept. 20....

I am enjoying tracking my calories, it's nice to be well under what the website tells me I can have and still feel full... and I can also track exercise and it tells me "If everyday was like today in 5 weeks you would weigh....) kind of neat.

I am on a week vacation now and headed to a hotel tomorrow to hang out and read (no work for the next 3 days at least... might do some when I come back to my apartment)

I hope your next measurement session goes well! And I am enjoying reading about all of your wedding progress :) :)

Hey...my post from yesterday isn't here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

What was it about??? Darn .. like coming in to read :)




Okee .. so today I did my measurements .. AND took the new pics .. I think I see a difference in my face .. and maybe my arms ... possibly my tummy .. but Im not too sure .. still .. I am ok about it ... could have been worse.

http://www.kattsgifts.co.nz/gallery/...s/normal_1.jpg

http://www.kattsgifts.co.nz/gallery/...s/normal_2.jpg

http://www.kattsgifts.co.nz/gallery/...s/normal_3.jpg


I really need to get a new bra lol .. everything seems to be dropping! So that is 30 pounds of change ;)

Not looking forward to weigh in .. as if my off track wasnt bad enough .. TOM has come to the party today .. grrr .. ah well .. I will just roll with it when I do the weigh in :)

Hi, I am done pouting about loosing my post Thursday...and am back!:comp:

I have been trying to get ready for the coming months...getting cold here. Dug out my sweaters...need to do yard work but it has been so darn windy I haven't been able to tackle that yet.

This coming week has 4 days of business lunches....YIKES. :yikes: My plan is to do the best I can each day. Luckily I like salad! :hungry:

Katt, I see a overall difference in your pictures....well, maybe not your toes.:)

NightKatt I can see the difference overall! You are doing great!

Finally fixed my signature....however it isn't anything to brag about.

I am working on being "serious" and getting on with this...doubt I will make my Christmas goal...but am not quitting.... There is always a Valentines, Easter, Summer goal to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:val1: :bunny2: :swim:

I had a really good week, by Friday I had dropped down to 69.6 kg!
Then I went and bought a delicious katsu chicken bento and sparkling wine, and garlic bread... it was awful. THEN saturday morning, I knew it would be awful but not this awful. I went from 69.6 to 72.4 D:

So I went for a 40 min walk/run and then walked my dog afterwards for an additional hour in an attempt to try turn back the clock a day before my weigh in! haha

So after all of that, this is where I am *sigh*

START
Sunday
September 22 - 72.5 kg
September 29 - 70.5 kg

October 6 -
October 13 - 70.3
October 20 -
October 27 -

November 3 -
November 10 -
November 17 -
November 24 -

December 1 -
December 8 -
December 15 -
December 22 -

Dont stress!! That just makes things worse I always find ... I am going to have to think of how I am going to eat for the next however long because when I start in my new store I wont be getting any breaks and I wont be home til 630/7pm ... so may have to do some rethinking of my times ... but hey .. its gonna be fun! And it sounds like you have some fun things coming up too :)
Yeah .. my toes just dont want to lose anything lol... but from my measurements its all dropping .. cos the lower body ones are up .. and the upper body ones are down lol ... gravity at work :?:

Also like your siggie .. and dont be sayin you wont make it ... you will do as good as you can I am sure :) Besides you are right .. after the Cmas one .. I am going to do an Easter one lol .. I figure if I can break it up into smaller time frames then I can also set smaller goals and it doesnt look so unreachable.



ONLY BELIEVE - Thanks :) I can see it in my face .. and maybe my arms ... need to get a new bra so I can get a better idea about my belly ... but I think that its gone down a little .... feeling very bloated today with TOM arrival so not looking forward to tomorrows weigh in and having to put my loose clothes back on cos its too sore otherwise lol.


FRESH FEELING - great to be honest about your oops moments .. and hey .. it could have been worse .. at least you recognise it and fight back instead of giving up :) So well done on your loss this week ... at least you recovered what was added on :)


http://www.kattsgifts.co.nz/gallery/...llenge%7E0.jpg

Sooo .. Im a little disappointed about how few weigh ins I have for this week .. but hopefully it will be better next week .. Will send out an message to those that are on 3 grey ... the 4th is removal (for now) from the chart .. hopefully some will come back to us :)'

Also waiting to see if any more measurements are coming in .. otherwise Im the only one again lol ..



Oh .. before I forget ...

CAN I PLEASE HEAR FROM THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN A CMAS CARD EXCHANGE? I will send out a PM to everyone interested ... will leave it for a week to hear from those interested .. then will put together everyones addresses to send cards to ... nice to get something in the mail that isnt a bill :) Hopefully will have a few of you interested :)

Have a great rest of weekend .. and if I have missed your weigh in .. after you smack me over the head with a carrot ... let me know and I will update the chart :)

quickly popping in from vacation (room included free internet, can't argue)

I will opt out of the card exchange based on pure logistics (mail in Egypt = unreliable)

I will be doing my weigh in Tuesday I think instead of tomorrow.... (I'll change my weekly weigh-in thing to reflect this)... just because I've been pretty good but I know my sodium is way up and want 1 day to combat water weight....

@Nightkatt I can see the difference in your photos! Good for you!

Just here to say GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:coffee:

I am going to do some kettlebell today...:wl: (closest smilie I could find)

I will report back later.

:dust:

Nightkatt, you look great in the picture!!! How much have you lost?

I would totally be into joining your Christmas card exchange. One of my favorite things about the Holidays is going to the mailbox and getting cards! Please let me know how I can join :)

Well, I fell off the diet the last couple of weeks, I did great in August and September lost almost 15 pounds, but been bad the last couple of weeks and gained back 4 but I am back on and recommitted. I am changing my goal to 2 pounds a week, I think more realistic for me.

I have to get ready for that CHRISTMAS CRUISE and 50th Bday just around the corner YIKES…..

Going to make a diet Turkey Chili, will let you guys know how it turns out….

Happy Dieting this week Guys…..

Total Loss so far in challenge: 7
Weight Loss goal for Challenge: 35

Week 1 – Aug 12: 203 START
Week 2 – Aug 19: 201 – Lost 2 pounds
Week 3 – Aug 26: 199 – lost 2 pounds
Week 4 - Sept 2: 199 – lost 0 pounds
Week 5 - Sept 09: 197 – lost 2 pounds
Week 6 - Sept 16: 192 – lost 5 pounds 24 pounds to go to hit goal 
Week 7 – Sept 23:did not weigh
Week 8 – Sept 30:did not weigh
Week 9 - Oct 7: oops 196 , back on track   
Week 10 - Oct 14:
Week 11 - Oct 21:
Week 12 - Oct 28:
Week 13 - Nov 4:
Week 14 - Nov 11:
Week 15 - Nov 18:
Week 16 - Nov 25:
Week 17 - Dec 2:
Week 18 - Dec 9:
Week 19 - Dec 16:
Week 20 - Dec 23: CHRISTMAS EVE Goal Weight 175


GOAL 28 POUND LOSS BEFORE OUR CHRISTMAS CRUISE…..

Just quickly popping in to post my weigh in for the week .. very surprised at a loss of any kind with TOM around .. but really happy about it too :)


TARGET - 53 pounds

WEEK 1 - 12/8 - 317.3 lb Difference - 0 START
WEEK 2 - 19/8 - 312.4 lb Difference = -4.9 Total loss = 4.9 (49.1)
WEEK 3 - 26/8 - 304.0 lb Difference =-8.4 Total loss = 13.3 (39.7)
WEEK 4 - 02/9 - 301.2 lb Difference = -2.8 Total loss = 16.1 (36.9)
WEEK 5 - 09/9 - 299.8 lb Difference = -1.4 Total loss = 17.5 (38.5)(TOM)
WEEK 6 - 16/9 - 296.5 lb Difference = -3.3 Total loss = 20.8 (32.2)
WEEK 7 - 23/9 - 292.3 lb Difference = -4.2 Total loss = 25!! (28)
WEEK 8 - 30/9 - 290.8 lb Difference = -1.5 Total loss = 26.5 (26.5) (HALFWAY!)
WEEK 9 - 07/10 - 286.4 lb Difference = -4.4 Total loss = 30.9 (22.1)
WEEK 10 - 14/10 - 282.9 lb Difference = -3.5 Total loss = 34.4 (18.6)
WEEK 11 - 21/10 -
WEEK 12 - 28/10 -
WEEK 13 - 04/11 -
WEEK 14 - 11/11 -
WEEK 15 - 18/11 -
WEEK 16 - 25/11 -
WEEK 17 - 02/12 -
WEEK 18 - 09/12 -

Off to get ready for work .. will catch up more later :)

Hello everyone,

I haven't really said much throughout this process, but I have read everyone's posts and they have been great to read.

Nightkatt I definatly see a difference in your pics:cp: I use an app called Body Compare and it is great for taking pics each month and seeing the difference.

I must say that when I really started to be more aware of what I was eating and started to really focus on losing weight I was doing awesome. Lately I have been going back to old ways and it is frustrating. I ate Chinese food twice this week and it is Thanksgiving too!!! I am also going over calories each day:(. I need to get back on track and thought if I say it out loud to you all then I will have to be accountable to someone!! Tomorrow I am refocusing fully:). When I weigh in tomorrow and post it I know it will be a gain, but that is okay. Anyway, enough rambling.

First Weigh-in!!!


Starting weight - 373

WEEK 1 - 10/14 - 368.7 (-4.3 and 19.7 left to goal) :carrot:
WEEK 2 - 10/21 -
WEEK 3 - 10/28 -
WEEK 4 - 11/04 -
WEEK 5 - 11/11 -
WEEK 6 - 11/18 -
WEEK 7 - 11/25 -
WEEK 8 - 12/02 -
WEEK 9 - 12/09 -
WEEK 10 - 12/16 -

Goal Weight - 349