lol you do need gas to mow! Too hot to be bothered with that! I currently don't have to worry about the yard or mowing - covered with rent but I kinda miss it! I know it's weird because it's always a hot sweaty job but I did always like mowing.

219.6 this AM. I'd like to get to 218 in a hurry - then I'll feel I'm away from the evil 220s forever.

Ditto. After being talked down from my near-panic yesterday, I'm not so worried (though it's hotter today than yesterday, oof! exercise? blurgh...) and I'm feeling fairly confident that most of this is water weight. Nonetheless, it's frustrating. Thankfully TOM has finally started tiptoeing in, so I should see that "woosh" everyone talks about in the next week. I'm looking forward to the weather having a Woosh too! Supposed to go from the mid-nineties today to the mid-seventies by the end of the week. Can't wait!

SW: 193.5
CW: 193.5
GW: 188.5

Yesterday evening I thought to myself "Geez, why am I so tired? I skipped my exercise today!" and after about five minutes realized it was because I had a therapist appointment, which meant I walked to the bus stop a mile from my house - and later back again. I'm getting so I just do that walk automatically rather than have the attitude that if I have to walk more than five minutes, it's not worth doing. I've sunk into that habit over the years out of laziness and the fact that usually I can just wait and get a ride later. I've been trying to retrain myself to think of the one mile walk to the bus stop as no big deal and it's working! I made that walk 3-4 times last week, too!

Gonna try to walk to the gym near me sometime this week to check it out, but it won't be today; too hot, and too much else to do today.

Congrats to Heather, Jo, and Robsia on your losses! Welcome back to Nix - I feel your pain! Stay positive, it'll come back off (I'm saying this to me as much as to you! :lol:)

STILL in water weight ****. Up another f*cking half-pound. I just don't get it.

SW: 200.5
CW: 204
GW: 195.5

OK.. i'm having a HARD time getting back on track with everything. It's taken about a month but i've gained almost 10 pounds. I can't let this happen. Today I have started to get HARD CORE back on track and going to do my best not to waiver like this again.

SW: 285.6
CW:290.4
GW: 281.6

It's hard to get back on the wagon after falling off. I need to remember that everything I eat counts.. the food's not worth it!

I whooshed, I whooshed! :) (No more prednisone and I drank (and pee'd) a gallon of water yesterday!)

SW: 169
CW: 164.6
GW: 164

I'm soooooo close. So very close. If it goes up again tomorrow morning I'm going to start lopping off body parts ... !

(Oooh and Vik - I'm sorry ... I feel bad posting my whoosh right after your water-weight ****! If it's any consolation, I know exactly how you feel!)

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Wow - that's a whoosh and a half that is!! Well done! I can't see this thread lasting much longer . . .

Go Photochick, go! That's so exciting! I sure hope when my water weight gives I'll have a whoosh half as nice as yours. Robsia's right, this challenge is pretty near done!

Whooshy woosh woosh! Go chickie go!

Wowee Photo! Doing great!

Why does everyone think that a whoosh is coming? Does it always? Then mine's gotten lost somewhere!!!! I weighed in this morning at 157.2 and I'm not too unhappy - even though it's up a little. I'm happy to be really well into the 150's.

SW:158.2
CW:157.2
GW:153.2

Well, I've been known to drop 1.5 overnight - but I've never had a 4 lb whoosh.

i am so with you viki.

up to 203.8 today. i am FUMING to say the least, i am not eating processed foods, i am low on sodium, ive cut out massive amounts of caffeine, reduced tea, increased water, been doing my weights and sit ups, eaten whole foods and not cheated.

i am so irritated. i FEEL fatter. i LOOK fatter. My tummy is bloated and swollen, my legs are pudgy.

I seriously think it was being off the Prednisone. I was at 164.2 a little over 2 weeks ago and then I jumped (literally jumped overnight) back up to the 169 while on the drugs. I think my body is levelling out.

However. :)

Don't celebrate too early. I went to lunch with a friend and we had Chili's chocolate chip paradise pie. I think I'm about 600 cals over today and it's just lunch. :) We have reason to celebrate though - and I refuse to feel guilty. His tumor has shrunk by .4 centimeters since his treatment started. I was so happy I could have cried.

I'll put in an extra 10 or 15 mins at the gym every day the rest of this week. :)

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thats wonderful news photo chick.

to give a little more cancer hope

my step-uncle was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 months ago and there was little hope at all.

he had a scan a week ago and the chemo/radio therapy has made the tumour completely dissapear.

he now is just being monitored regularly.

the saddest thing is that in that time his 20 year old business has gone bust as he wasnt able to manage it, he has lost his house and car

how terrible that there is nothing in place to stop this happening?

Nah - if anything, it just serves as inspiration to keep going. Congrats!

It's so weird how one little number can change your entire perspective of yourself, though. I find the reverse is true as well. I'll be like, "God, I'm not making any progress - I look even worse" and then I realize I'm down 10 pounds and suddenly I tell myself, "Gee, I'm start to see cheekbones, my thighs don't rub as much, etc". I'm stepping away from the scale for a few days. I can't let that decide how the rest of my day is going to feel and how I'm going to look to myself. It's just too much stress to place on a little metal dial.