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Hi there....thanks for offering the Columbus Day challenge. I am a newbie (well back after a four year sabatical) from 3fatchicks.
Good to be back with you all, but obviously I still have the same ongoing problem..and I've learned that it's more about what is going on in my head than dieting.
I began a new on Sept. 4th weighing in at 222, and have lost 8 pounds my first 10 days. These pounds all came off the in the first three days, which is understandable but I am a bit discouraged with no loss in the last 7 days :(

Oh well....back to the theme of the thread..... CC Day
I plan to be in Onederland (I know it's a big optimistic) but I am committed!
199 here I come on Oct. 11th!

Thanks for all of your support and it's great to be back!

NorthernExposure – you are 100% right, it’s getting back on the horse again after those splurge moments. I really feel like I am relearning how to eat and view food. I’ve been tracking my face off, but haven’t made any huge changes in the choices I make and that is phase #2 for me. Now that I see how many calories I eat and when my tough moments are I can be prepared! GL on your workout plan, that’s a good goal!

Halfbakedlibrarian – WTG on the 2 lb loss, that is fantastic!

Jigglefree – from now on I am going to! You totally have my word! Great job on the workouts and staying within your calories.

1travelchick - welcome back and congrats on the big loss! I bet you lost a lot of water and some fat and now your body is regulating. I am sure another loss is just around the corner!

So I have to admit I am a nervous wreck. I haven’t told any of our friends this but we will have a TV crew at work on Friday to film us for an upcoming tv series (I own a business). I am not a fan of reality TV but I couldn’t turn this opportunity down. They are filming us and a few others in our industry so we may not be their pick but I am sick to my stomach thinking about it and need to buck up and go work out or something. I had froyo for lunch, which is totally unacceptable – NO MORE EMO EATING FOR ME.

AUGH.

I just needed to vent.

I hope everyone has a great day.

Im a little late but will also join!!! hello everyone Id like to get down to 223 for this challenge.

SW 231
GW 223

Just weighed in this morning, my muscles are still so sore from my jog/walk on Monday and it's Wednesday! I couldn't do it again last night so I did some stationary biking instead - still way harder than usual due to the sore muscles!

Inception (the movie) was really good but I spent the second half needing to pee so badly and not wanting to leave in case I missed out on something haha, so my brain was having trouble focusing on the movie while needing to pee. Not fun!

As for the weigh in, I'm 77.6 kilograms/ 171 pounds as of this morning! And I've been right on track with my calories. I'm hoping that once TOM is over I'll have a better drop, I'd been hovering at the same weight for 2 weeks before!

I went over my calorie limit today, but not too bad( 2100). I'm down to 105.3 and I really don't want to lose anymore. I had a feeling I was going to lose again when I weigh in tomorrow. I won't now! Knowing me, i'll gain a pound. It was worth it, I stayed in control. I was just nibbling on several kinds of snack food that I didn't have in a while, even though I wasn't that hungry. I can't do that at night, if I do it during the day, then I can burn more of it off, it doesn't do as much damage. The calories really add up quick when you just nibble, it could have been much worse though. Good luck to all!

Sooo tired but wanted to check in...
I've moved my goal to 217 :D Lost 6.4 my first week back on plan :yay: It's been pretty easy to stay on track the last few days with the non stop running around I've been doing this week. With all the errands, taking care of my in laws animals and driving up to see my grandmother my car has seen a lot of miles this week :lol: My in laws are back in town so one less to do on the list :D Letting my DD stay home from school tomorrow so after my errands we are going to hit the mall.. so she can spend the money her great gramma gave her. Then spending the rest of the day with my grandmother & family before she leaves tomorrow:( Note to self don't forget to CHARGE AND TAKE CAMERA :eek:

Hi everyone. Sry I dont remember if i post last night. Anyway I weighed 259 on monday night. I'm staying on track calories counting doing good. Ive been very tried lately because ive up some of my excercise. I'm doing 1 hr of water arobic class and im up to 5 weight machines and today I swam 13 laps my goal is to get up to 17 by friday. gn ;):dust::wave:

330:swim:--------------259:workout:--------------------------:goodscale150




challenge goal for Columbus Day to lose 5 lbs 259:swim:------254:cheer:



:goodluck:

Wow, you girls weren't kidding when you said you talked alot on here. I get a daily digest in my email that i read, but I'm never quite sure what to contribute other than 'good job girls! keep it up!' :)

So I thought I'd just check in that I've lost .6 lbs since last Wednesday's weigh in. I was worried I wouldn't lose because I had my time of the month between then and now and weights were high, but its over now and apparently my weight went back down as well. woot!

I had a bridal shower this weekend and it required traveling to get there so I had 2 sorta bad eating days. I didn't go over calories (2000) except maybe the day OF the shower since I don't know how many calories stuff had but I didn't really like anything so i only ate a few bites of everything. Even the chocolate chocolate cookies were gross. The only thing that was good were these tiny carrot cake cupcakes. they were about 1" by 1/2" so tiny! I had two of those (which was like equivalent to 2 bites). But everything else I just had a bite or two and stopped. Why waste calories on yucky food?

I also have seen but one photo of me from the shower and while I still think I look HUGE it was put up on facebook (and tagged of course) I've had 3 comments on how good I look. I don't see it but I guess its good to know. I took my last progress pics as 215 and I plan to take some again when i hit 199. I don't have any official ones from being 240. I avoided the camera at all costs then. I kind of wish i had some though to compare.

I hope everyone continues to do well!!!! 25 days to go!!!! :D

Thought I'd better post this in here now so I don't forget what my start weight was for this challenge - just went all the way back to the beginning of the thread and realised I hadn't put the numbers down - so hard to keep track of myself sometimes hah!
SW: 78kg / 171.9 pounds
CW: 77.3kg / 170.4 pounds
GW: 74.5kg / 164.2 pounds

Today I'm taking a break from exercise to let my muscles heal a bit and I'm going to go and treat myself to a massage. I'm also going to make something with ground turkey, which I never have before because it's not that common in New Zealand. So that should be fun!

losing4another Hope the time spent with your family is good! And congrats on the loss/moving your goal down! Awesome!

Elizabeth Congrats on the loss! And yay for saying no to food that isn't that tasty - I'm totally with you on that, if I'm going to use calories on food that isn't "everyday food" it totally has to be worth it in the taste department!

Hi all! Well, I gained 1.3 lbs. so far from yesterday's nibbling. I was expecting it, even though I kept my sodium low. I just hope that's it now. Only had 1230 calories today, just wasn't that hungry, I didn't do it on purpose, but maybe I'll lose this water weight quicker. Good luck to us all!

love2b150 I hope u stay in contact at least~If not u will be missed until next challenge!

CONGRADULATIONS LORRA OMG GIRL WAY TO GO!!!! 6.4 pounds U ROCK! I AM SOOOO PROUD OF U!!!


everyone else In a hurry But wanted to yell a big Hello to all & send a huge hug to all.

Quick update I am trying to up my calories & tone only & just remain at the 144.4 and see how that goes cause some areas are just getting to darn small to Lose much more pounds wise ~I need it to go off the belly...So I plan to up calories & exercise still & target those problem areas still(mainly the tummy)~As for the house I was thinking of trading for me & the hubby got to see it today OMG~SO Unworthy of trading....It was totally junk side...We decided we would do whatever it takes as a family to help him with the yard here next year to keep it maintained if he is unable to do to his rheumatoid arthritis...Cause we got an awesome house that I think I just can't let go of...It's huge ~it's in decent shape & I am in heaven land here...I don't know what I was even thinking ~I guess I was just freaking over my daughters ex & My hubby's condition trying to solve those problems by leaving the place we all love...I can't bear to leave even if the place would have been amazing we looked at today...Just keep us in your prayers~I decided I am never moving unless it's in Gods Plan for me...Cause I love it here. We all do. GOTTA GO TTYL.

Ugh, why did I watch the news this morning? I quit watching it because its such a bummer to see all the bad things in the world :(. This morning they kept going on about a recent family invasion, it was horrible what happened to this family:( 3 of the 4 family member were murdered. No more news watching for me, i don't want to be reminded of what kind of world we live in, what kind of world i have to raise my kids in!:mad:

Back to reality, I've got a circuit type workout on tabs today but first a dog walk. I hit a new low today! 170.6...yay.

Okay so yesterday I went over calories and to top that off I had way too much salt. Even worse...TOM is due in the next couple days. AAAARRRGG!

On a better note, I keep working out and plan to drink about four liters of water today. I'm working on liter number 2 already. But doesn't matter until the end of the day and I can say I drank 4 liters. I was going to wait to measure this weekend but nope gotta face the music so I'll think twice about going over calories again. I have visions of myself in the dressing room of NY and Comp trying on a size 10 and jumping around. Can't get there if I don't keep it together.

I have been stressed with lots of school work, and lack of sleep. Both of these combined have led to some really strong food cravings. I woke up this morning after a full nights sleep and decided that this would end today.

Welcome 1travelchick! I go through stages where I have been on plan and do not lose for a while and then I have a big woosh, swoosh, or whatever they are called, they are wonderful!

YaYaGirl How exciting!!! I will be thinking of you on Friday.

I know exactly what you mean with the emotional eating, my instructors are stressing me out telling us how crazily busy we will be for the rest of the semester. This morning I heard Merril Hodge talk about his moto in life "Find a Way" and how it helped him become a player in the NFL and later when he was told that he had cancer and he was focused on all the negatives including chemo and death. When he explained his condition to his children his 9 yo daughter told him to find a way to beat this. It inspired me, I can find a way to eat healthy. I can find a way to get all the assignments and projects done for school.

Welcome Matilda08

rainbowstripe I retain extra water when my muscles are sore...maybe you are too. How was the turkey? I :val1: ground turkey burgers.

fruitlady This thought just came to me the other evening, but isn't it normal for our weights to fluctuate on a daily basis, maybe even on a monthly basis? If so then maybe you could think of your maintaining weight as a range. Maybe something like 102 - 108 or 103 - 107 and as long as you are not at one end or the other for more than a couple weeks at a time then you are maintaining.

Losing4another 6.4 is wonderful!!!

bigmamatexas :wave:

ElizabethG You did great while you were away!!! I agree with you on not wasting cals on food unless the food is really worth it.

love2b150 - I hope you keep stopping in to say hello to us, we would miss you if you stayed away until the next challenge.

Lori259 I am glad you are so happy with your house. The rest will all work out. :hug:

misspriss78 Congratulations on your new low!!!