Good Morning Everyone!!
This week has been a good week. Getting geared up for the weekend activities. We have family in town for the weekend but I'm still fasting through Sunday. So I have to be on my game so I don't fall off the wagon.

NSV - I got a some clothing items from a friend last summer and the shirts were too tight in the arms that they cut off my circulation but I tried them on this morning as I was trying to decide what to wear to work and they all fit my arms. They're short sleeved so I couldn't wear the to work today. I was so happy. How cool as well as I tried on a dress i worked really hard to get in when I first started this journey and it is WAY too big!!! I was amazed because when I wore for the first time I had to put on all the shape wear I owned to wear it on a date with my husband. I was very proud of myself that I was able to wear it that night but now it's it too big...surreal!!

Good news and bad news from my WI this morning. The good news: I have lost *some* of the 2 lbs I had gained as of last week's WI (plus whatever unknown damage I did over Halloween weekend) since my "restart" on Monday. So all in all, I guess it could have been worse.

The bad news: If I'm to be honest with myself--and I need to be--I can't leave my ticker on 176 anymore, so 177 it is. <sigh>. I swear my body is absolutely ENAMORED with the 177-178 range. I have been within about 2 lbs of that weight forEVER now. I'm not sure I'm ready to call it a plateau as I certainly haven't been 100% OP since I came out of maintenance mode around Labor Day...but it is getting frustrating gaining and losing these same few pounds for two months now.

BUT, I am SO determined to break through this time and get under the 175 mark (and to my elusive 100 lbs lost goal) for this challenge. If I don't make it, it won't be because I didn't try, I'll tell you that much! I will NOT be cheating this weekend!

Ok..now for my NSV. I mentioned this in another thread, so I'm sorry if it's a repeat for some, but I'm pretty proud of this one! So for our bi-weekly staff meetings, the kitchen ladies make these WONDERFUL homemade cinnamon rolls (complete with the gooey frosting). I haven't been able to resist all year. "Oh, I deserve a treat twice a month, I've been working hard", you know, all the same old rationalizations. Well this week I resisted...yay!

Have a great weekend, ladies, and keep up the good work!


Tdi: Isn't that wii zumba fun? I have loaned mine to my SIL. I will have to get it back from her soon!

Northern: Excellent job! At least you're making forward progress with the scale and being honest with yourself. Keep doing what you're doing and you will surpass the 175 mark! I tend to do the same thing though. I get to a weight and then I seem to stagnate there for a few weeks. Eventually though, you will get past it! AWESOME NSV too!!

I weighed in at 153! That makes me happy!
My NSV is that I put down the 1/2 off bag of Halloween candy at Walmart! If I want some candy, I'll put a small serving and share it from now on. I'm not buying a big pack like that! All we do is eat the whole bag in 2 days!

I need to get back on the wagon here. I only lost 2 lbs in the Halloween challenge...maintained most of the time. Which is good...could have gained :-)

So 2 weeks to Thanksgiving...I'm going to shoot for 5 lbs. A nice, even 150 would be fantastic. I need to do more formal exercise though. I'm very active in my job but some fresh air and walk/jogging would do me a load of good.

oh...NSV...all candy not given to trick or treaters...in the garbage and to the curb...

Happy Friday!
Sounds like everyone’s geared up for the challenge and doing well so far! As for me, I’ve had a good OP week and gotten in my walks every day. I also seem to be riding a bit of a TOM whoosh, which seems like an auspicious way to start off the challenge I’ll have to resist a bit of food temptation this Sunday though since it’s my sister’s baby shower. But I’m excited to see her, since I haven’t seen her since she got preggers.

Sumu: Maintaining is definitely a good thing
Tdi: Good job resisting the big bag of Halloween candy!
Northern: Congrats on resisting the cinnamon rolls! Those must be really hard to say no to…
Jiggle: Yay! Outshrinking (err… undergrowing?) clothes is awesome!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Oops, I forgot my NSV… So here it is: Despite feeling kinda sick from my TOM yesterday, I went to my BellyFit class. And I’m so glad I went! It was loads of fun, and I know I would have been disappointed if I hadn’t gone. Plus, it gave me something to think about other than my TOM. Yay!

Hey ladies!! I'm embarassed to say that I fell off the wagon AGAIN last month for the Halloween Challenge. I didn't completely fall off when it came to eating, and I went to the gym pretty regularly, but I wasn't OP totally...one of my main goals for that challenge was to sign into 3FC daily to keep my motivation up and get the inspiration from you guys, but my only real time to do that is at work and we've been super busy...excuses, excuses, I know...but I'm here to say I gotta put a stop to it NOW!!

I'm joining this challenge with great motivation and a good track record for last week AND this week...thanks to an early Christmas gift from my mom...the FITBIT...I LOVE IT!!! I've used it religously since Tues (Nov.1) and I can honestly say I'm addicted! haha I love seeing the numbers on the actual FitBit piece, but even more so when I sync it up with the website and see my totals and how it relates to the food i've eaten with calories in vs. calories out! it's amazing!!!

However, I haven't weighed since near the beginning of the Halloween challenge and I'm not going to until closer to Thanksgiving...I know it might give me that kick in the butt I need to stay on track to see a disappointing number, BUUUUT, the last few months the scale has only sabotaged my efforts!! I'll be doing so good and then expect a good number and when I dont get it, I give up...this is not good....sooo, for now, since I"ve been FULLY ON PLAN since Nov. 1st, I'm going to continue on this path and weigh myself on Thanksgiving morning. That'll be 3 whole weeks of being ON PLAN and hopefully the scale will be rewarding!

GOALS for this challenge:
1) read AND post daily on 3FC
2) wear FitBit every day & log everything eaten on their website
3) stay within the daily calorie limit proposed by FitBit (varies depending on activity level)
4) workout for atleast 40min 3x/week

NSV for this week: the only thing I can think of is actually taking responsibility for my cheating...meaning, this week when I've eaten a piece of halloween candy or that dirt cake my co-worker brought to work, I actually logged the calories! In the past, I've cheated but not really logged it...eventually (hopefully) my NSV will say NO CHEATING THE ENTIRE WEEK...haha we'll see about that one bc I've always been a firm believer in if you want that piece of candy, then eat it & don't deprive yourself! LoL at least now I'm logging those calores! haha

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!! Glad to see some of the oldies back...Jdonato, Farn, Jiggle, And Northern!!!!

Hello everyone! I'm so happy to see a few mini-whooshes.

I had another one as well--down 2 lbs from unofficial weigh-in on Halloween.

My NSV: I went to Goodwill today and bought 3 pairs of jeans one size smaller than what I've been wearing for 6 weeks! Yay! Bought three shirts too, 2 large & 1 medium. As a top heavy girl, I do not expect to wear mediums all the time because of my chest, but it's sure nice to show off my hourglass.

Slim n up--what walk tapes do you do?

I need to get more "geared up" for the challenge!

I need to find my mojo again!

I'm still doing 15 - 1700 calories a day, walking daily, and jogging multiple times a week. But the mojo is gone. But, I'm still consistent.

Anyway, I think it has something to do with my boyfriend. Not him, in particular, but I seem to do the best with WL when he is away on business and I'm alone - like, I simply have more time for to envision and fantasize about my goal and such. Sounds odd. He doesn't do anything to sabotage my plan. Sometimes he offers me a square of choco (25cal), but that's it.

He'll be gone again Monday - maybe I'll be able to reclaim the missing motivation then. Until then, I'll just remain consistent.

So I woke up today and just had one of those "feeling thinner" days. Decided to sneak a peek on the scale and sure enough, I was down almost a lb since yesterday! Saturday is not my "official" WI day, but I am going to claim it anyway. I really need the psychological boost. Now I'm back to about where I was before I gained the 2 lbs last week. Feel like I have a "clean slate" now

Scottie: smaller sizes are SO motivating, way to go!!

Tdi: Thanks so much for the encouragement and good work on your NSV! I thought of you when I was at Walmart last night. I almost bought a bag of beef jerky. Not that beef jerky is so horrible in and of itself, but I WILL eat the whole bag, and I do NOT need all that sodium. I put it back!

Sparkle: good job going to your class, sounds like you had fun!

KDM: welcome back! This group is on fire for this challenge, hope you'll stick around and help keep us (and yourself) motivated Good deal on the fitbit, sounds awesome! As far as cheating, FWIW, I don't consider a piece of candy cheating if it's logged and fits into your calories for the day. I always make room for a little treat. That's just me though!

Unna: I kind of know what you mean. My DH is gone for the weekend, and it always seems to be easier for me to stay OP when he's not around. Maybe because we're not eating out? He doesn't sabatoge me either or anything (he's actually lost about 100 lbs too!)...it's just easier for him to lose weight (darn men!), so where he has room to slack off a little on the weekends and still lose, I have to stay more focused, and it's easier to do by myself.

Hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend!

NorthernExposure: I love the thinner feeling days!! Congrats!

So, yesterday was a BIG, finely catered birthday party for my boyfriend's father. I ate very tiny portions of the 4 course meal. I never felt stuffed. I estimated 2000 cal. or so for the day. I can't be for sure how many exactly. I did try to overestimate calorie counts, to account for any hidden buttery/oily ingredients.

Anyway, while everyone else was sipping champagne, then wine, then beer, then more wine, I drank water the entire time. I know I saved 300 cal. alone from not drinking alcohol. I did eat dessert - but it wasn't a huge portion.

Today, we are going to jog 1hr 10 min. and I'm going to keep it around 1500. Hopefully that will help me avoid any weight gain from the evening.

We DON'T want to go backwards people! Losing weight is SO hard, in itself, without going backwards and undoing the hard work.

Happy Sunday!

So far this is the most OP weekend I've had in a looooong time. Friday was about 1520 cals, rest day. Yesterday was 1530 and cleaning my house top to bottom, as well as laundry (which I have to haul up and down the stairs, so it counts!) Today will be a little higher as DH is coming back from his weekend trip and I have nice Sunday dinner planned...I figure I'll end at about 1700. Kind of blustery out today for walk, but I will at least do my yoga video later. If I'm really motivated, I might ease back into my weight training. I've been trying to take advantage of walking/jogging outside as much as I can before winter, so my weight training has been on the back burner for quite some time.

Unna: great job keeping things reasonable at the party. All that great food and drink must have been so tempting! I think you have a great damage control plan. And you're right, undoing the work sucks! Though I'm very happy about losing the two lbs I gained recently, it frustrates me to think that had I not gained it in the first place, I would have lost the NEXT two lbs instead (which would have gotten me to my 174 goal!). Oh well, live and learn.

Hey ladies!!! I can't be on here long, gotta fly. Going antiquing with my mom today!! I've managed to lose 4 pound so far on this challenge I just realized, finally dropping another pound today after staying the same for the last few days. Feeling pumped!!

Looks like you guys are all doing great!!! keep it up!!!!

Have a good day!

I've stayed OP for the entire challenge so far. I support eating Halloween candy as long as you log it too! My scales are really hard to read, and I have to get a better set, but so far, it looks like almost 2 pounds down.

Stay the course, ladies! We can do it.

I Had a Weekend of Pigging out! ~ FAIL!

I ate out 3 times this past weekend! I feel so guilty & like a complete failure. I really need to straighten up this week! I hope to be on plan for the next couple weeks, but I will take it one day at a time since that seems to be easier for me! I sure hope you beauties are having a better challenge beginning than me! SMH!!! I just want to look in the mirror & say "you disgust me" .. SMH...