toobig- you weigh 168 lbs.. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE A 6 IN THE TENS PLACE!!! You should be proud of how far you've come, you have room to go up and down a little bit now don't get down on yourself you've lost almost 100lbs... do you understand how much that is???? 8lbs to your goal... 95 away from your start weight, go look at some old pictures of yourself and be proud of how far you've come!!! :)


As for me today... I stepped on the scale and saw.... 175.4!!! :) :) :) So I've hit my June challange!!! as long as it stays there, I won't be overly shocked if it bumps up a little before the week is over but I think by sunday (my official weigh in day) it should be sitting pretty good at my goal :)

Thanks for the reality check! Sometimes I get too caught up in the scale!

Hey all. I'm new to this part of the forum! I started Ideal Protein in February and hit my goal of 120 about a month ago. However, entering maintenance and going on vacation at the same time sent the scale up. I struggled sticking to the IP protocol after coming back and decided it wasn't worth the misery anymore. I don't think I was getting enough food and had no energy all the time. I also was not fond of their maintenance program. So I'm here and doing a sort of calorie counting which has made me a LOT happier. I don't like being restricted and I find that now i'm no longer having cravings.

I'm eating mostly whole foods but sticking to a 1200-1400 calorie range. I track my food on caloriecount.about.com and am doing well. I officially started doing this yesterday. I'm currently at 126.4 and hope to be at 124.0 by the end of the month. I'm not in a rush to lose the weight. I just want to become healthier living a "real" healthy lifestyle, no more diet foods for this girl. Also I'm hoping that calorie counting and exercising will help me fit in my clothes better. After all, it's not about the scale anymore! If anyone has any advice please let me know. :)

I am trying to stay active but on IP we did not have to exercise and it was actually recommended to refrain from working out. I've started jogging in place for 20-30 minutes while watching tv at the end of the night and finding it's increasing my energy and endurance. I like this. Eventually i'd like to start actually jogging out on the sidewalk.

We can do this ladies!

hi ladies, back on the pony.

guess my little vacation got extended a bit- but i am going back to my old city (ottawa) for canada day!! (july 1st) for a little visit, so time to work hard!!

me too.

i guess it's the magic 100 right?

scares the bajeeebus out of everybody, straight back into the fridge.

just white knuckle through it!!

stimkovs- I guess you are right. This whole weightloss journey has been a head game.

I am back down to 169 this morning. Two days ago I was 174. What the heck? The only thing I have changed is my carb intake. Is it possible that all of a sudden my body has decided to be carb sensitive?

toobig, good for you for getting your weight back down but yep that's quite a fluctuation! :dizzy: :)

We're on the last 7-8 days of this challenge already!! :spin:

My June Goal
Start 213
End 203
~Current 206.6~
I may have set too big a goal for the month but I'm going to come close. :)

Hi all. Just wanted to update. Still having problems with bloating and in the high 190's. This week I haven't eaten well at all but the weight remains the same as the first few weeks that I did. Hmmm...I don't really know what's going on here but I am going to do this last week at 1400 cals solid and really monitor my portion sizes and make sure I get enough heart-pumping exercise.

Hey Ladies!
Thanks for the welcome Bridgette and 4star!!

I thought I would check back in. Congrats to all your progress. I have lost 4pounds so far (5 pounds really) I am so tired of the scale. I weighed myself and I know I didn't gain my 1 pound overnight. I eat about 1500-1600 calories a day and I burned (in workouts) about 500-750 calories a day (one time 1250). Anyway, I have to figure something out. Maybe it is the M&Ms...it isn't over my calorie count and it is a treat :( This week since I feel comfortable with the calories I am going to reevaluate the content of my diet. Right now it is just the M&Ms but with those calories I could be eating like 4 pieces of fruit (with skin) which would up my fiber, nutrients and etc. Ummmm, did I just answer my own question! Fruit vs M&Ms...but I don't wanna!!! LOL
I have one week to see what I can do with this challenge (then another week in my 4th of July personal challenge).

1 lb this week, which brings me up to one whole stone lost :D

Edited to add: Wow, just reweighed myself & am 228.4! That's a pretty nice morning woosh & means I am down 2.6 lbs! Really odd! Ooh, and I can change my avatar!

Way to go! I say if you can eat treats in moderation and still lose weight, that's the best of both worlds and exactly what most people want to get from calorie counting. :)

Well my weight is still hanging in the high 190. I am going to work very hard on making sure I account for every thing I eat. I guess if I can't see some downward progress in a few weeks, I'll see my doc and find out what's going on with me and all of this bloat hanging out in my tummy. :shrug:

It's really weird as you're obviously an experienced enough dieter to know what you're doing. I'm not an experienced enough dieter to know why you have plateaued, but maybe others will have some ideas. Seeing your doctor sounds like a good plan.

Hi Everyone
 

I would love to join your group. My name is Marian and I live in Medina Ohio. I hope you continue with a challenge for July. I lost 6 lbs in June and I am very happy about that. I'm trying to keep meals down to 400 calories. So far this strategy has worked. Look forward to ending June strong and going into July with a bang. Marian

211/205/140

4star- I feel you! It is horrible when your body does weird stuff for no reason. Maybe its stress?

teati- Welcome!