Congrats on all the losses!!! Awesome!

WormwoodDoll & Fashinjunkie09: Sorry to hear things aren't going so well with the scale. I've completely been there. I think everyone has. It's a good idea to distance yourself.

Megwini: Beautiful new avatar picture!! That dark hair makes your eyes pop :D Congrats on 3 lbs!!

Since my vacation, I've lost 1.6 lbs. Yay. I also managed to bypass the TOM water weight scare. I didn't have a scale on the trip.

I would really, really love to be down another 8lbs by the time school starts on August 21st ( I believe...)
But if I haven't, it's not the end of the world...I can keep going!
Besides, there's an upside too. Grazing is much more uncommon when you're in a classroom for about 6hrs/day. I just hope I can fit my exercise in.

Good luck everyone! :D

Hey everyone, I haven't been on 3fc in a while because, well, I've been making some pretty stupid decisions and I gave up on my eating plan. I really would like to drop 10-15 lbs before school starts at the end of August. I am ready to work hard, I really have to do this for myself. Sorry so late on joining the thread, but I look forward to supporting and getting to know everyone!

Never to late to start!

Just got back from the doctors. She said my thyroid levels are perfect with my meds now, so thats good to know. Ordered my prescriptions for the rest of the year and I am good to go!!She said I wouldn't have to see her until January now unless I need to for some reason. No more needles every month either for blood work. Still a few other concerns, but nothing I can't deal with at home.

Jumping in and going to work toward a mini goal of 8 lbs by the start of school in August. Gives me just one month to start and then continue. Once school starts it gets crazy with the Food that is brought in the teachers lounge.

My name is Rachel, I have 30 lbs to lose. I am going to start tracking all calories and exercise daily. I look forward to getting to know everyone else who is working toward the same goal ...to be slimmer by school.

I have 3 kids and a husband of 19 years. I work as a media para in a school library. I am lacking motivation and don't have alot of support around me. It begins with me and I know that if I start sharing and focusing I will do this.

Awesome progress everyone!

Hello all, I'm an older nursing major but I have set a goal for myself to be down to 170lbs by Mid August. That is when I start my classes. I am so excited and stressed. I have been working on it since you started this thread but wanted to share my real goal. amynbebes--seeing your post actually motivated me. I would love to be in the 160s by my 30th September 11th. And starting the year 2010 at my ideal weight!

down another pound this week (and during TOM!) to 156, 17 more to lose in 7 weeks, a little tough but i think the upcoming woooosh will help me get there.

congrats everyone! lets keep on going through the summertimeee

I just started my program on Monday, but it is very important to me to lose weight by August 28th because I leave for my semester in Salamanca, Spain and I want to be healthier, and more confident. I am also nervous about fitting comfortably in the plane seat. :(

My goal is to lose 2 lbs a week.
so for 7 weeks... 14lbs.

Hoping to make my -20lbs by August 24th, but I've gained 2 lbs this week. I have plenty of time, I know....just a bit discouraged.

I'll check in after next Fridays weigh in.

Hi, Everyone.

I just wanted to update my progress. I have lost 4 # so far, with 3 more to go before 8/24. I hope I can do it!

Thanks.

wormwooddoll I've definitely just not gone on the scale as much lately. I agree with Angel's_Dust, sometimes you do need to step back, especially if what you see is going to ruin your week. The 2 lbs. will come back off!
Angel's_Dust congrats on the post vacation loss!
Megwini Awesome that you are so on track for your goal by the start of the school year! Go you!!

I have actually made it (just BARELY) into the 130's!!! I can't believe I still have 14 lbs. left until I make it to my goal...it seems like I've already done so much, you know!? So I guess by September I hope to reach my goal, it will feel good!!

Angel's_Dust: :o Thanks for the compliment, and congrats on the 1.6 lb loss! I'm not going on vacation this year (money's too tight) so I guess I don't have to worry about gaining on vacation. So I guess it's a blessing in disguise, right? :D

Synesthetes: Yeah, I started a summer class at a local community college a few weeks ago, and I hear you! I don't eat as many snacks now, because of that. But it's not a big deal, because I've stopped getting hungry, mostly. I think the pains in my stomach were more like withdrawal from junk food, and when I stopped giving it to my body, I stopped getting them. If I don't eat for a while I'll get dizzy but no more extreme hunger pains... except after I've eaten some processed foods... hm... :rolleyes:

soure1sl: Don't feel bad. No one's perfect. And even if you don't make it to your goal (which I hope you do!), just doing this and working in the right direction makes you a WINNER!

lizzie1111: Welcome to 3FC! I just love your avatar! What a pretty picture. :) Yeah, I imagine wanting to fit in a plane seat would be good motivation too, huh? Good luck!

FutureFitChick: You're so close, girl! Just 3 MORE POUNDS! I bet you can almost taste it! :D

km25: Congrats on the 130's! You're getting closer and closer to goal, so don't be too upset if you don't make it by September, since they say the last 10 pounds takes FOREVER. I hope you make it though!!!!!!!!!!! =D

I've been doing good. Only weigh every few weeks so no updates on that but... -_- today my mother (I'm home from college for summer break, btw) stopped me and was like, "You've gotten so skinny, are you sure you are eating enough? Are you sure you don't have an eating disorder?" and I was like lol, thinking in my head, "Does she not realize that I'm still 8 pounds overweight? That is by NOOOOOOOO means skinny." I used to weigh less than I do now in high school! Oh, and then she kind of had to add, "Because you were so chunky at Christmas." I think I cringed a little on the inside. CHUNKY! CHUNKY! Of ALL the words she could have used! :dizzy: Oh well, at least I'm not chunky now!

Ugh megwini, chunky sucks... It's always rough when your mom says something like that.
lizzie1111, I spent a summer taking classes in Salamanca!! It was so much fun, and so so beautiful! I am envious! And you'll be there when all the actual students from Spain will be there too, that's so cool. Some tips for trying to lose weight while there: there are gyms you can join that are pretty cheap, also across the old Roman bridge that is past the where the Cathedral is, there is a running track!
Anyway, you will have a great time. I did some travelling around Spain while I was there, and it is just a great country! Definitely try to get to Madrid. And I'm sending "motivational energy" to you for your goal :)

Acck! So I've been out of town for 19 days, and calorie counting didn't happen. Fortunately, I'm not up any, but I'm also not down.

I really want to just learn how to eat by listening to my body. hmpf.