Hello! another newbie here =) I'm joining up, even though it's a little late...

My goal will be no fast food until Sept 1st, and lots more homemade dinners. 6 lb would be nice to, but I'll focus on the eating in.

Welcome to all the newcomers! Sorry to hear so many folks are stalling. Maybe the summer heat is causing some water retention.

Regarding diet-friendly chocolate fixes... has anyone tried Gayle's Miracles truffles (only 30 calores each!)? I want to try them but I'd have to mail order them and I am reluctant to do that in the summer because I am afraid they will melt in the mail.

I hit a few big milestones lately. One is that I went out for Chinese food (I could not influence the restaurant choice in this case). I decided to eat without any regard for calories, but to get right back on plan -- and I did!!! I almost certainly ate more during that meal than I usually budget for a whole day, but if I don't do that more than once a month or so, I can have my Chinese food and eat it too .

The other is that I have officially reached my original goal weight of 149 (and that was with TOM to boot!). Unfortunately, most of my "skinny" wardrobe is still too small and I am not content with my current shape, so I've set my goal weight lower. But getting this far is a huge accomplishment that I have not managed in recent years, so I treated myself to a massage and a couple of new pairs of pants .

I haven't checked in here in a long time...
Well, I've been staying on plan and such every day. I haven't weighed myself at all in the past few days, but before that, I was also in the club of staying around the same weight. I forgot to weigh myself this morning before I ate, so I'll do the deed tomorrow...

yoyoma, I love the sound of that, as I completely LOVE Chinese food with a passion and even though I like to schedule it in my 1,250 calorie plan occasionally.. I just wanna have more than tiny little portion controlled servings every once in a while. Also, congrats on reaching your original goal! I'm extremely close to also reaching my original goal, and even though I've already decided to lower it, I'll still be pretty darn happy when it happens.

I hope you're all doing well, and that the other stallers can break the evil cycle!

Hello everyone,
It seems we're all at a stand still. I'm assuming I am too, but I don't know for sure because I packed away my scale cause we are moving tomorrow. YUCK! I HATE moving. My DH and I are both starting new jobs next week in a different city. So I probably won't be on for a bit until my internet is up and running. Good luck to you all!
Welcome to Asynchronous! No, it is never to early or to late! Not eating fast food is a terrific goal!
Yoyoma congrats on making your original goal weight!!!!!!!!!! That is AMAZING!

Everyone is doing awesome, sticking with this regardless of scale feedback. Yay for you!

The scale did move for me, briefly. Now it's that special time of month and I can look forward to being stagnant again. Yay, right?

I signed our family up at the Y so my husband can enjoy a workout too. Tiny gym has no childcare, so I can send the guys to the Y and do my thing guilt free. Thank goodness the tiny gym's membership is only $15.00 a month! I feel so guilty for having two memberships. That's hardcore, eh?

I justify it by thinking about how much the Y offers, the pool, classes, childcare, fun things for my little guy. I don't know how often I'll use it, besides for workout dates with the hubby, because a TON of people are always there. I don't like a ton of people around me while I'm sweating!

I can't quit thinking about that mint chocolate! And now Miracle Truffles?? I want chocolate NOW! With a side of Chinese food.

Hmmm, well my goal was no fast food, and we went to Red Lobster last night, so I guess technically I'm still good. I ordered the broiled lobster and got my salad with red wine vinaigrette, but then my boyfriend ordered dessert.

The scale is still down- about 1/2 a lb this morning- so maybe if I'm good and OP for the next few days, and keep up the exercise, that one little dessert won't hurt me too much. Course, it wasn't all that little... but still...

Asynchronous- Red Lobster can be healthy. I'd agree you stayed on goal. I get the steamed lobster all of the time, without butter. (MMM, now I want buttered up lobster. Can you tell I'm having awful cravings?)

WTG Layri! You're rocking along, scale is moving down. Got any new reward photos to share? A fishing trip with your pop? How fun, have lots of it! (MMM now I want fried catfish )

My losing spree served me well. Only a few measly peasly pounds to my Labor Day goal. I think I'll cry. For reals.

Lol, yeah, he could use a good bonk on the head, since he's supposed to be dieting too! We've been good since then, salads and lean pockets for dinner last night and homemade tomato and grilled chicken pizza tonight. We did so well we got to have a little dessert tonight- I made an orange ice with orange juice, a bit of honey, some vanilla and cinnamon- yummy!

Asynchronous, welcome to 3FC, and the challenge! No worries about being "late", since we'll do another challenge when this one is done.

FB and Layri, congrats on the loss this week! The scale has started heading down again for me the last few days, but no idea if it will keep going, and it's still not past my previous lowest weight, so no change on the ticker for me yet. I've decided to try the BFL program and do the 12 weeks. I actually started on Weds, and so far the workouts have been good...UB workout kicked my butt yesterday...it was so bad, I was down to 10 lb dumbbells for the last set of bicep curls. I was toast about ten sets before it was over. Great workout! The cardio was good, too, on Weds...it's sorta like the intervals from heck, so I got a good workout in the 20 mins. I'm hoping this change in the workouts will help kick the fat burning back into gear. I figure, worst case, it can't hurt, and the eating plan is pretty close to what I was already doing, so no big change there, except for the "free day". I've kinda been doing a free meal once in a while, but scheduling it once a week might actually help keep me on track the rest of the week.

Gotta run, but hoping to have more computer time later today. My sisters and the boy (ds11) and I are going to the waterfront now, to walk dogs and have lunch. I've been holding out all week, so I can have a yummy burger with onions and tomato from the snack shack at the fishing pier. (FB, you want one of those, too? lol)

I am reading a good book I found at the library. It's called "never say diet", written by a gal who lost close to 200 lbs with calorie counting and exercise. Real sensible so far...I can't remember her first name, but her last name is Hobbs...anyway, if you're looking for a good read, check it out!

I just weighed in and I've lost 2.5 pounds this week. Oh, yes, oh yes. I could do a Snoopy dance right now.

I've changed my start weight to reflect how much I have actually lost. I started doing this in January but didn't join 3FC until April. So if you see a huge change in my weight loss that's the reason why.

I see that the weight loss that stalled in some of us is starting to move and that's just great. My Labor Day Challenge is now 6/10. I might make it.

Hello everyone
Thanks for the well wishes with the move. It went well and I've stayed OP the whole time, finally unpacked my scale and NOTHING. This is SOOO frustrating Plus with all the extra calorie burning from the move you'd think I would have lost SOMETHING...maybe I gained muscle

Congrats to everyone who is losing, retiredone WOW you really have lost a lot, way to go!

Morning, ladies! Yesterday was my first "free day" with the BFL (Body for Life) program. In the book, the author says it's good to give the body a bigger calorie day, so it's more likely to freely burn fat the rest of the week, but it was hard to do. I did go for more calories than normal, and enjoyed my burger at the waterfront for lunch, but stuck with healthy choices the rest of the day, because I'm just not used to eating a bunch of greased up food or white carbs these days. I'm going to give it an honest try, but think I'll stick with healthy carbs/proteins/fats for the bulk of it, and maybe one treat if I'm really having a craving I feel is worth indulging. I can see how a guy could get away with a free day eating whatever he wants, but am not sure if it works the same for women.

Walked about 6 miles yesterday with the dogs, while the boy rode his bike and explored the beaches. The dogs had a nice swim, fetching the tennis ball and a floaty kong toy. I had skating last night. I did the skate dancing for a little over 3 hours, then called it a night, as my legs were toast from the walking at lunch time.

Today is LB lifting, so I'm off to the Y in a little bit for that. I'm thinking I might play around a bit on some of the machines. I've been doing BB squats and deadlifts for a few months, and could use a change, so I think I'll see what else I can find to do for legs.

Isabella, congrats on the big loss this week! That's amazing! Hopefully I'll be able to report something good in the coming weeks. Sgirl, glad to hear you're in your new place. Remember to take time for taking care of you, in between all the unpacking and such.

Sgirl and Cheryl, thanks for your kind comments. I was really surprised this morning. Keep up with your good work and you'll see a drop any time now, too. It seems as if the weight comes off so slowly but when I look back it is not as slow as it seems. Anyhoo, let's all keep walking and jumping and hopping and lifting and pumping and .....eating good wholesome food.

Hey, challengers! Just checking in. I am on track for my challenge. I haven't tried on the garment in question and won't until Labour Day, but I think I am going to make it. I may have already done so... I don't know. I refuse to try until the actual day.

Good luck, everyone! Keep on keeping on and way to go everyone for the small victories on the way to a goal.