i just got home from the out of town wedding.

i am going to weigh tomorrow, and no matter what the scale says I will:

- drink 3 liters of water (at least). that is 4 refills of my water bottle.
- I will stay away from simple carbs.
- I will go to either the studio/ or the gym for a kettlebell workout.

I am slowly learning that weight loss is not my life, but weight MAINTENANCE is a huge part of my life, I am also becoming more accepting, gaining more self control, and leading a more balanced lifestyle.

There are 2 more weeks left in September, and I REALLY want to see something below 175.

stimkovs- you can do it! How was the wedding? Did it go ok with the date? How did your dress look?

166.5 this morning. I did nothing all weekend. My back is still out of whack and TOM is hanging around. At least I am still on plan.

Everyone have a great day!

Hi! Just a quick check in. I have gained weight and really need to get back to plan. I am up 5-10 pounds. I decided to go ahead and stop the birth control I had been trying b/c I was having migraines 2-3X a week lately. I was also fatigued, nauseous, and bloated but that huge increase in migraines was the last straw. It's been only a week but I feel much better.

My body pain is still way down! My pain relief meds are working out well. Looks like the temps are cooling off too so I am looking forward to going for long walks without worrying about heat exhaustion or sunburns.

Anyway, I am trying to get back on track. We have about 6 weeks til Halloween. I am dressing up as Marcelline from Adventure Time and I'd like to be slimmer by then. I will not be going over 1750 in cals, shooting for closer to 1500. I really want to make the most of this next 6 weeks to give myself a big boost towards goal. Hopefully by the end of the year, I will need a new wardrobe!

Hope everyone is doing well!

179.2 is what my extremely dehydrated self weighed!! this is after eggrolls, carbs, grease, booze, rinse and repeat. i think we may have found a happy place? now, 10 more lbs to go. haha

toobig- thanks for asking! the wedding was beautiful, there was a tonne of food, but i had gone with the bride to pick out her main meal, so it was impressively clean, so steak, complex carb/veg. there were "munchies" after at the reception that did involve a tonne of greasy stuff like mozza sticks, but after drinking and dancing all night, that is a-ok.

the date was great, it was one of the tennants from the house that my original date owns, the whole house showed me a good time, and they said some incredibly nice things, which is obviously fantastic. i also avoided seeing my original date which obviously created less stress. overall, it went as well as it could've gone!

actually, no. my dress was too big. see attached pictorial: lol

I am down 5 lbs today:carrot:

stimkovs- You look GREAT!!!!! I am glad you had a good time!

lisa- You go girl!!!!

bridgettedavis- Where are you??? Cabin?


I had all you can eat chinese food with my mother today. I'll be paying for that in the morning on the scale.

Way to go Lisa!

Chinese food! I'm drooling here Toobig :D

I overate Saturday & Sunday and got back on plan today. I weighed in at 130 this morning. We've had beautiful weather the past couple days, I love this time of year. We're supposed to get a couple inches of rain tonight & tomorrow, so I'll have to do inside cardio for sure.

toobig- THANK YOU. now that it's over. back to work!! haha

tzumom- inside cardio is nice for a good switch up! and overeating happens, i mean- what would life be without a twist right?


me: all goals went well for yesterday. i even did c25k w3d1 yesterday. i think i am going to register for a 5 k.
got the water in, had an interview, saw 178 - this morning woo.

today i plan on going to the studio, then doing a run, then doing spinning. and drinking a tonne of water. i really enjoy having all of this time on my hands lol

Checking in from camping. it's been tough to stay on plan! Now I only have 400 cals left for dinner and friends talked us into going out to eat at a fish shack instead of what we had planned. I think I can do halibut without the chips and sub in veggies.

This morning I weighed in at 67.9. That means I've reached one of my September goals! Hopefully I can keep it off and lose some more for the rest of the month.

165.5 this morning. Good bye TOM hello low weight. Its nice to be back at my low weight. Now if I can just push through and get to 163!

Great job AmyAmy!

I know you will get there TooBig. You are a real inspiration!

Well, phew, weight is back down so it was just bloat. Saw 217 this morning, Slow progress, but progress.

toobig- way to go!! you're tiny!

northernrose- back down is nice isn't it?

amyamy- that's awesome! you still have 2 weeks left!

coolmom- fish and veggies is always a good choice!

I'm holding at 178. given the amount of crap I ate yesterday, I will take it.

I have been doing ok the last couple of days,I am coming down with a nasty cold.
Keep up the good work everyone!:carrot:

Well So far I am down 4lbs....I have been working hard for 6-7 weeks and I am down a total of 19lbs!!! I am utterly shocked!