Well, I did buy the scale and can't believe I've only lost 11.5 pounds in 2 months. But there it is.

Goals for the rest of the week: stay under 1900 calories each day, and exercise at least 10 minutes daily.

Barb's Weekly Update! :D

Highest Weight: 328 (1/03) :(
Starting again weight: 300 (7/20/04) :o

WEIGH INS:

7/20/04: 300 :fr:

7/23/04: 296 :)

7/30/04: 298 :o

8/5/04: 296.2 :p

Heading back in the right direction this week! Now to control myself and keep my body moving for the next 3 days while we are out of town and tempted by the buffets in Atlantic City. :nono:

Angela - 11.5 pounds is WONDERFUL!!! Don't let yourself get frustrated with it. Slow and steady is great!!!

Kat - Very impressive weigh-in after vacation! WooHOo!

Skittles - Super Job on the 15 pounds down!!!

Barb.g - Vacations are tough! You'll get those 8 pounds off in no time!

How is everyone else doing???
Gotta run for now!
;)

Hey guys - I'm gonna join y'all over here - I need some accountability now that my sister is going to be GAINING weight - and not trying to lose it! It's a good thing for her - and I know after the baby comes, she'll lose it all fast again. Anyway, here goes:

Highest weight 4/2004 = 291.00 :o :yikes:
Current weight 8/4/2004 = 265.50
Goal weight = 175.00

Gotta get my bod moving more :tread: :coach: :strong: :drill: , eat better - was doing great for a while but those :nono: foods keep attacking me! :cookie: :chockiss: :m: :mcd:. Okay, I'm a liar :nose: it's me who attacks them! :o . Also am going to focus on drinking more water. It's not that I don't like it, I just don't take the time - and I know that sounds crazy, but when I have a house full of kids, all my needs - and I mean ALL of them come last - imagine that! :dizzy:

:drill: :soap: Keep up the good work this week!!!

Great going everyone! The scale has made me accountable also, I have lost 7lbs since I first weighed last week. It's a very small step, I weighed 357 when i got the scales, so I have a long way to go...but something is always better than nothing. I read your stories for inspiration.
I am thinking about a lap pool for my yard. I live so far from anyplace that there is no facility close to home for me to swim at. There is one close to work, the Y. I already get up at 4 to be in the office at 6:30, out at 3:30 and home by 6 (or more if traffic is very heavy) so a lap pool in the yard sounds like my best solution. Does anyone else have a lap pool at home? I would like to use it year-round so it must be heated...
Today was good, I had the Grandkids over, cooked on the grill so I could not only have supper tonight, but use grilled meat in my lunch salads or rice dishes for the week.

Have a great week everyone.
Debra

I don't have a pool, and will probally not get one at home because we belong to a health club that has two, and we go every day, but this is the site of the pool we would get. I have talked to people who have them and they say they are wonderful.http://www.endlesspool.com/index.html

Just a quick check in. I weighed in this morning and have maintained from last week. I guess that's good. At least I haven't gained any. Food this last week was the worst it's been for a long time! :mad: Really, someone needs to come up here and kick me in the rear or slap me upside the head! :lol:

Anyway, I'm back on track today and will (hopefully) keep it up.

Everyone :coach: have a good, healthy, exercise :workout: , water filled day! And we'll all make simutaneous trips to the john with all that water we're drinking :dizzy: Hopefull we won't feel like we're floating away! :rain:

tata!

Barb's Weekly Update! :D

Highest Weight: 328 (1/03) :(
Starting again weight: 300 (7/20/04) :o

WEIGH INS:

7/20/04: 300 :fr:

7/23/04: 296 :)

7/30/04: 298 :o

8/5/04: 296.2 :p

8/13/04: 299 :censored:

Expecting AF anytime now so I think a bit of this can be attributed to the bloating and water retention. And, some to DH's B-day cake I had this week. :( One day at a time! Turning this around!

I weighed in Tuesday down 3 1/4 WOOHOO!

6/28/04
Weight: 271.5 ouch!
Body Fat: 45.2%

7/5/04
Weight: 266.5
Body Fat: 44.2

7/12/04
Weight:264
Body Fat:44

7/19/04
weight: 266 (?)
body fat: 44.4

8/02/04
weight: 266.5 <---after vacation!
body fat: 44.4

8/16/04
W: 264
BF: 43.9

Hey, all, didn't get to check in here for 2 weeks. Down 1.5 pounds since last weigh-in; hips measuring 65 inches (down from 65.5). (Thanks for the encouragement, BarbPA.)

Don't think I'll be wearing that summer dress in 3 weeks at the English Dept. beginning-of-the-year faculty party :( Well, I've been doing fine with calorie targets but not exercise, so my goal for this week is a mere 10 minutes a day.

Friday 8/20/04 Official weigh in for 2 pound challange: 294.5

Barb's Weekly Update! :D

Highest Weight: 328 (1/03) :(
Starting again weight: 300 (7/20/04) :o

WEIGH INS:

7/20/04: 300 :fr:

7/23/04: 296 :)

7/30/04: 298 :o

8/5/04: 296.2 :p

8/13/04: 299 :censored:

8/20/04: 297.6 :dz:

Boy - talk about a Yo-Yo pattern.....Using today's weigh for my 2 Pound Challenge.

Wow, weigh-ins seem to be dropping off...

I'm down one pound from last week. Hip measurement, not surprisingly, hasn't changed: 65 inches (yikes). Did not meet my modest exercise goal last week (10 minutes of something aerobic daily). Still think it's a reasonable goal and will try it again this week.

Hang in there, BarbPA--those little fluctuations happen to us all. And the trend is downward, which is the main point!

Hi Weigh-In Buddies!
How is everyone doing???

I use Friday as my weigh in, but wanted to pop in for a moment. The scale was back to 296 today so I think I am started to break back through my yo-yo. On target for the 2 pound challenge! :)

Angela - No change is better than the opposite! :o Your goal of 10 minutes a day is a great start! Let us know!!!

Gotta run to the dentist!

Love you gals!
:)

168 last week ~ 164 today! YEAH!