It's been awhile since I checked in! I'm still eating on plan and excercising, and the scale is still taunting me :lol. I'm at 223 today, which is higher than my ticker, and higher than I was yesterday. I'm also having some girl issues - I appear to be starting a second round of AF this month. My body is apparently in cahoots with my scale, bent on driving me insane! But, I'm plugging on. The last couple of weeks, scale wise, would have completely thrown me off in the past. I would have said "Well, it's not working anyway! I'm going to eat whatever I want and however much I want! So there! Take that, scale!" and then a couple of months later I would be right back where I started. This time, I'm still weighing and measuring everything. I'm still plugging it all into the daily plate. I'm still excercising. I'm still going.

Today is my first day online and the first day of my diet. I am morbidly obese and cant breathe, walk, have hbp, and cardiac problems wish me well. Ive already had for breakfast a croissant and that will be the last piece of bread I eat today..Wish me well, Im gonna need it.

Hi and welcome! You'll find a lot of great support on the forums. You might want to check out the conversation we're having over on the "Annoyed" thread as well. It might be of help to you in finding a type of hodge podge cycling weight loss program that might work for you as well.

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/weig...9-annoyed.html

Well, I ultimately, I met my goal of bringing my lunch 4x a week. In fact, I brought it every day! I didn't meet my weight goal, but I guess that's more inspiration to try hard in June!

LouisaH-Hey, thanks for reminding me to check in on Shrinking Girl and Tummy Girl. I was really wondering how they were doing. It was so good to read about their continuing journeys.

susiemartin-Yay on getting to keep one of your goals! You deserve it for hopping right back on the wagon once the election was over. You've been doing a great job with checking in too! You are in a great place right now with all this healthy living, so keep on going!

eclipse-Bravo! You're handling the stagnant weight like a champ! It will eventually work itself out, but nobody likes the wait. Keep up the awesome attitude!!

l n s may-I'm so glad you joined us! Please keep us posted on your progress. Most importantly, take good care of yourself!

bama girl-I'll repost the list and mark you red for lunches. I'm still holding out hope to reach goal, but it is beyond unlikely. Gotta have a dream!

The June thread will be up in a couple days so we can reset and see what we can accomplish next month. I know it will be a obstacle-filled month for me, so I'll need the encouragement here to keep me going!

The very best to you. You can do it


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Check In Time
All is well here. Still 100% OP.

I'm going to be EXTRA diligent over this holiday weekend.

Nothing like parties, cookouts & festivities to set me off to nibbling.... then picking....then scarfing....then a full blown blow out binge that will last for 6 weeks to 2 years

Hope everyone has a a wonderful day and weekend.

SW- 169.8
GW- 159.8

1st- 169.8
8th- 167.8
15th- 167.4
22nd- 165.4
29th- 163.2
31st-

I really think I could have attained my goal if I didn't get stalled between the 8th & the 15th. Maybe I can see 162 by the 31st, but my 10lb loss will not happen this month. Still, I can't be too upset, I'm still losing although it's at a much slower rate than before. But a loss is a loss and no matter the number of lbs it's still something to be celebrated.

Check In Time
I'm down another lb. - 257.4

So far this month I've made my goals

Here's looking forward to another OP day and finishing up this month's challenge tomorrow morning.

Hope everyone has a great day!

I put up the Jun thread here: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...ml#post3315087
Please sign up and keep up the great progress we've started here. Also, please let me know if/when you reach goal so I can mark it on the fabulous list!

I'm so happy to say I've been OP for a few days now and I'm feeling good about the momentum I'll carry into June. So far, so good this weekend!

Ms Perception: Reach goal weight (129), Take multivitamin, Track food
mmccurdy: Reach 166 lbs or 74 kgs by 5/15, 162 by 5/31; Fit comfortably into size 8's
ma26: Lose 10 lbs, No snacky junk food
Asynchronous: Lose 10 lbs, Calorie count
LouisaH: Lose 10 lbs
Taurie: Lose 10 lbs, avg. 1200-1400 cals/day
xMeaganx: Lose 8 lbs, No cheat days
nemaa: Lose 10 lbs, Stop binging, Maintain food journal, Avoid coffee and drink 3 cups green tea
knobhdy: Lose 4 lbs
motivated chickie: Reach 132 lbs
Jacque: Lose 10 lbs, Keep food journal
Hopeful8: Lose 10 lbs
Matilda08: Lose 10 lbs, Drink more water
mystical: Lose 5 lbs
preppingbride: Lose 6-7 lbs, Keep food journaling
xooma: Stay within 1400-1600 cals/day, Lose 5-10 lbs
renstwin: Lose 6 lbs, Lose 1" from waist or hips, Eat 4 fruits/veggies daily
Avezy44: Reach 208 lbs
onestar: Lose 10 lbs
Dixiemae: Lose 5 lbs, Post/Journal daily for accountability
aluxa: Reach 165 lbs (then 160 lbs)
energie: Lose 7-8 lbs
Lola Dark: Lose 6 lbs
eclipse: Reach 220 lbs (then 218 lbs)
bama girl: Reach 134 lbs, Take lunch to work at least 4 days/wk
VickieLou: Not gain weight, Get into 220's
leonafoxworth: Lose 10 lbs, Drink at least 3L water daily
Summer 2010: Lose 10 lbs
Alicia87: Lose 5 lbs
ChunkySmoo: Get back on track with healthy eating/exercise, Get out of 200's
Rashomon: Reach 190-195 lbs, Return to calorie counting
beaka: Avg 1800 cals/day, Track food at least 85% of the time, Check in on threads more often for support/motivation, No impulse cheat meals, Update SparkBlog at least 1x/week, Weigh under 190 lbs
NightAngel 26: Reach 210 lbs
susiemartin: Lose 8 lbs, Eat 1300-1400 cals/day, Check in on 3FC at least 1x/day
jeanelld: Stay on lower end of cal. range, Drink 64 oz water/day, Take steps to kick sugar addiction, Continue food journaling
girlieyorkie: Lose 7.3 lbs
xocessy: Lose 10 lbs, Drink 99 oz water daily
beansmama: Reach 205 lbs, Stay on track on weekends, Drink more water, PLAN
lesmith: Lose 10 lbs
tamaraj: Get below 190 lbs
Terre: Reach Onederland by 5/21
Krista: Get out of the 220's, Get outside and enjoy life more
Shytowngal: Lose 6 lbs
Gamerlady: Get out of the 200's
Scatterheart: Lose 10 lbs
TracyWay: Reach 169 lbs by 5/15, 163 lbs by 5/31
ange82much: Be safely under 122 lbs
Lewisempire: Lose 3 lbs
MiniChick: Lose 2 lbs
SaraLee0114: Lose 2 lbs (Reach 188.2 lbs)

eclipse: my body and scale seem to be in cahoots with yours, as I am also receiving another visit from our "friends" this month. WTF? What do I look like a B&B? It's like deja vu wiht the scale--Yay, I'm out of the 170s! Oh, I'm back in the 170s. Yay, I'm out of the 170s! Oh, I'm back in the 170s...

MsP: thank you once again for posting next month's challenge. I'll join it on the first so I can include my starting weight on the next 10 pound goal. Hopefully I'll reach that one, unlike this month, unless by some stroke of grace the scale plummets 4.2 pounds in the next two days!

at this point I'll see you guys on the next thread, I'm rather disappointed in myself for not making any progress... I will regain my willpower! My bday is next month.....good luck all and see you soon.

My body seems to be headed back down. I'm at 220.8 today. That's only .8 from my May goal. I probably won't quite hit 220, but I'm getting closer than I expected.

Saw a nice little woosh today, but I still won't make my May goal. I'm less than 2lbs away. Already posted my goal for next month, I'll post my starting weight on Tuesday.

Even though I won't make goal, I still got to change my avatar today. I can't believe that 45lbs is completely gone from my body forever! Good luck everyone!

Check In Time

Made all my goals for May!
I'm up a 1/2 pound since yesterday (my weigh day). Probably due to the grilled Kielbasi I ate for dinner last night. I'm 258.0 on the nose.

Just in time for the June thread and new goals

See you there