What is your biggest obstacle for weight loss, and what are you doing do overcome it?

Mine is snacking on junk food, at work. I don't actually snack much at home, but when I am at work is a whole other story. While I don't keep candy and such at my desk, most of my coworkers keep little community jars of tootsie rolls, kisses, and such. I am combatting this by bringing several healthly options with me to work each day (oranges, snap peas, grapes, etc). On the days when I do allow myself a stolen treat, I limit it to one or two at the most and really savor it. This way I don't overdo it and sabotage my daily points, but I also don't fall into the diet-y, restricted foods thinking that typically wreaks havoc on my psyche.

What is your biggest obstacle for weight loss, and what are you doing do overcome it?

I am my biggest obstacle to weight loss. I seem to sabotage myself lately. I eat something sweet then feel extremly guilty about it and then next thing I know I am eating off plan again. I have to find a balance, a balance of not feeling deprived and eating healthy. When I exercise I have so much more energy but I can not seem to find the energy to exercise. It is a vicious cycle I am stuck in. I also believe I am seasonably depressed. When it is cold and gray outside I just can not exercise and I tend to go towads my comfort foods. I am ready to welcome spring with open arms. In the mean time I am going to eat on plan and try to get in some type of exercise.

What is your biggest obstacle for weight loss, and what are you doing do overcome it?

I'm like Tina, snacking is my big downfall, but it starts the moment I leave from work. I swing by the convenience store and grab a snack (usually chips) because I 'deserve' one. It goes downhill from there.
I've been packing an extra large lunch, usually with extra rice cakes to munch on the way home and it seems to be doing the trick.

:carrot: The scale is moving...finally! with a vengance too, so I'm hoping to post a pretty big loss tomorrow :)

snacking is killer for me too, I'm really having a hard time with that. Eating a bunch of small meals seems to be helping though, and I'm trying to get a drink of water every time I get up to wander mindlessly instead of getting a snack; it seems to be working.

Wahoo Shea!!! Here's to big losses this week!!!

Mine won't be big, but I am SUPER EXCITED that I made it to onederland this morning!!! I, of course, did quite the happy dance when I saw that little '1'! ...and it is almost exactly my 6 month weightloss anniversary. :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Congratulations on making it to onderland!!

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shea- congrats on your big loss

tina- Congrats, I'm sure you're soooo excited! Onederland is like this mythical idea to me. I can't wait to turn that fantasy into a reality (although I kinda have to, since I've got about 40 lbs to go :lol: )

Well I fell into my usual pattern this week. That is, whenever I hit a big milestone (50 lbs), I turn around and go off plan! So I will be taking a freebie this week and getting my a** back in gear for a good loss next week!

Well, I just had my weekly weigh in, and I'm up 3lbs. Yes, you read that right. I did everything right this week, so I'm not entirely sure what that is all about. There is a couple of things that might be affecting me...1)I switched to a more difficult level of strength training, so I may be retaining water in sore muscles and 2)I started watching my caloric intake on a nutritional level, Protein 30%, Fat 30%, Carbs 40%. Which has resulted in me eating a whole lot more protein, and quite a bit less carbs...this has been great, I've had more energy than I 've had for a long time, but I have noticed that I'm pretty bloated...my pants have been tighter this week. So I'm pretty confident that this isn't a real gain, but it still is annoying.

Well ladies, sorry to tell you all this, but I am in the same boat as MonteCristo. I have been eating POP and working out like crazy and the scale actually went up this week, and then finally is at least back down to my previous weigh in last week. So I won't have a gain for the team this week, but no loss either. Sorry. I have no idea what happened. I really wanted to lose 2 more pounds this week because my "100 pounds lost" tattoo is tomorrow, and I am only at 98 pounds but apparently the scale does not agree with that plan. I am so bummed! I know I still technically have 2 more days to weigh in for the week, but I am leaving tonight to go drive up to where I'm getting the tattoo at, and won't be back in time to post for the week, so I am just going to take the 212 for the moment, and if I do lose in the next few days, then it will be a help for next week's weigh in. Anyways, hope all you ladies did better than me!

Ashley--I do the same thing too! Whenever I hit a huge marker in weight loss, I go out and celebrate by eating a huge meal or something.....kinda seems stupid as you're ruining some of the hard work you just did, lol. In my mind though it is a reward to look forward too, and also a little help in jolting my body's system after dieting so long. Whatever I have to tell myself to justify it, ha ha.

tinabinab - :carrot::carrot::carrot: 3 cheers for Onederland!!! that is awesome, you must feel great!

Aclai4067 - You'll do great this week, I'm sure; and that is a great milestone, you deserved to celebrate a bit :)

MonteCristo - I'm sure that that is a quick gain that will be gone soon once you get used to the new exercise and diet.

jessicado22 - you'll drop that 2# in no time; can't wait to see the tatoo!

So officially down 5.8 for the week; it was a little more down yesterday morning than today, but I'll take anything at this point. I'm hoping it continues, I feel like I'm busting my rear end pretty hard with the eating and working out :)

Non Scale Victory
So I was getting my 50 lb reward hair cut and brow wax today and my stylist noticed that I'd lost weight. I realized that an NSV I'm looking forward to is that stupid rubber thing they put around you neck fitting me like it's supposed to. Right now it lays all weird on my neck fat, ugh.

QOTD ladies: What are your recent NSVs and what's an NSV you look forward to?

What is your biggest obstacle for weight loss, and what are you doing do overcome it?
I would also have to say mine is snacking outside of the home- I travel daily for my job and work in convience stores that make the best smelling food :)
anyways even some days with good intentions and bring mine own - I still end up eating other stuff- I have to get my will power back and I am hoping that Monday will be the day :)

Tina great job on onderland :carrot: you go girl
Montecristo, I to have had my 3lb weight gain this time around but it has been slowing come back off - you will get there and like you said you upped your routine and you could very well be holding on to water, next week will probably be a big loss for you :)

Jessica can't wait to see you tattoo either - you deserve it, make sure to post a picture

Well off to clean some house so have a Great Day

WTG Shea!! 5.8 lbs in a week- amazing. Keep up the great work.

Monte- sorry to hear about the weight gain. Hope it's a temporary thing.

Jessica- hope your tattoo turns out great- will you share a pic please?

It finally seems my fruit & salad lunches are starting to pay off. Came up with a 1.8 lb loss this week!! I've officially hit 45lb lost now too. It could be the fact that I'm working 6 days straight- so don't have time to get out of control with snacking.

Next week I have 3 days off so I'm looking forward to hitting the gym.


QOTD ladies: What are your recent NSVs and what's an NSV you look forward to?
Not really a NSV, but my new thing to do since losing weight is taking the clothes that are too big, donating them to goodwill & go shopping there too for pants that fit.

Well I can relate to going up and down. I'm stuck at 149.4. I gain then lose then gain then lose. And the sad part is that I am VERY OP! I track every bite. Blah! We shall see tomorrow. :)

QOTD ladies: What are your recent NSVs and what's an NSV you look forward to?

My husband is noticing differences in my body. Thank goodness because I'm not! Today he told me that when I were my tight leggings there isn't has much "love handle" hanging over. BTW, he said it much nicer. More like...."wow you are looking alot tighter through your hips!"

i'm finally back down to my starting challenge weight....145. i've been between 144.6 and 145 for the past week almost. been busy with helping hubby clean house and out doing errands. DD has had us very busy this weekend ;) she had a make up gymnastics (beginner) class friday night, then yesterday she had her first intermediate level gymnastics class then participate in a GS cookie sales booth, then went to a school friend's house for a playdate - which turned into a sleepover (she'll be home in an hour). and this afternoon she has GS meeting. ;)
i have someone coming later to buy my old dining table set. which i'll be glad to finally be getting rid of it. as i have the new dining set my parents bought me being delivered this upcoming weekend.
DS has a friend from his gymnastics class having a bday party i think this coming up weekend (his mom is to give me details this week). DD has gymnastics for 2 hours on next saturday (to makeup a class from last month for the inter level class)...and hubby might try to fix his boat this coming weekend since our neighbor (who helped his fix my van) also knows how to fix boats - and this coming weekend is a 3 days for him (hubby's still on leave-so no work) ;) so Saturday will be very busy again. and Saturday is also my bday. good thing i wasnt planning to celebrate, dont know when we'd have time to fit that in. LOL :)
we're still waiting on hubby's money from the deployment - per diem......as soon as we get that we're going to Dicks sporting goods and buying the treadmill we wanted ;) hope to get back into the workouts soon...but been so busy - its helping me not snack so much ;) plus when the weather's been nice i've been on the trampoline with the kids ;) so i'm burning calories with 'life' and soon will add workouts to the mix ;) lol