Down another 2.2 lbs this week to 201.4. I weigh myself everyday, to keep myself on track, and yesterday I was 200.6. I was hoping to break that #200 mark today, but it was not to be. That's ok, I know weight fluctuates day to day and I know I had a good day yesterday, so it's all good.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!

188 this morning, which is a loss of 3lbs!

I'm going to get a digital scale this week, so i can get a more accurate reading next week. Hopefully I won't regret it.

I'm another latecomer to the thread... I added myself to the spreadsheet and I added in formulas to do the weekly loss calculations. (I work with spreadsheets every day!)

My goal is 30 pounds by 4th of July (which would be an end weight of 250#). I'm setting my goal for Labor day to an end weight of 230# which would be a total loss of 50 pounds from my start date.

Yay!

WELCOME ALL NEWBIES!!! Congrats to all losers. I gained. yep .8 lbs lovely.. :\

Very cool! I was worried when it said total pounds loss was the same as my cw... then realized when you input your weigh-in, it does all the math for you! Thanks!!

My WI isn't till Wednesday, but I'm not feeling very confident that I'll have lost. It's been quite a lazy weekend, including my anniversary. But I DID do my first workout in a very long time. VERY easy because I still have this irrational fear of my incision coming undone and all my guts spilling out, but still- we did light abs and some light handweights. It felt good! I want to/need to walk but it's been rainy and weird outside.

Yep, just input your weight and voila! No need to tax your brain to do math! LOL! My next goal is to learn how to build pivot tables... HEE HEE!

Thanks for the welcome. I've been digging these forums. I use the WW eTools, but their community / forums are terrible to navigate. This place has been a lifesaver!

Count me in, a day late! Starting in the morning, and I can't wait... Thanks for the spreadsheet!

I am going to jump in here and add myself to the sheet. I have a total of 80 lbs. to lose but I think 45 by LaborDay is a reasonable goal.
98 days to go !

Summer

I was up .8 this week. My sister gave me the whole set for the Points Plus WW diet. I'm starting it today. I can't wait to lose more weight.

Could I possibly join a little late? I weighed yesterday, and think I could reasonably get to my goal weight by Labor Day. :)

changed my goal to 150 by LaborDay. I know this is my first week and it is probably a lot of water weight but I am losing a butt load of weight this week.

So I tell myself that to get back on track I am going to join a new challenge to be Luscious by Labor Day. And that I have to check in everyday to hold myself accountable. And what do I do.....I disappear immediately and gain 2 pounds!!! Just goes to show I was right all along. I have added myself to the spreadsheet and put the gain. (:mad:)

Congrats to 101 days, doubtingJulia on the losses, sorry to the gainers, and looking forward to getting to know everybody! LisaP916, do I need to copy the calculations down the spreadsheet to my row?

It was a rough week. My boyfriend and I of 2 years broke up, i had a wedding to go to, and I moved back to Pennsylvania all in 4 days!! Lots of depressed eating, and happy wedding eating lol. I gained .8 pounds. I guess It's not as bad as it could be, so I'm going to keep on keeping on!!
Great job to everyone trying so hard!!!

Sorry to hear that, Kristen.

Congrats to those who lost, Keep Pushing Through!!! to those who gained.
I've been MIA for almost 2 weeks now and am reporting with nearly 2lb gain (194lbs.) Had a scary moment last week after I came back from my vacation- bright red blood in the bathtub, apparently my cat has a UTI (not serious yet, thank goodness) and I also sprained my ankle badly so no exercise to counteract my eating for the last 2 weeks! I'm here and I'm ready to be back on track!!!

If you know how to do that, sure you can. Otherwise I'll look it over and fix any missing calculations when I add my weight in on Saturday. :-)

So last week was a good week - lost 1.5 lbs. But the holiday weekend wasn't so good... I got some exercise but there were just too many treats calling my name. But I'm back on track today!

The spreadsheet is great, BTW.

Nancy

Kristen I'm sorry about your breakup, that's really hard. :(

My wi is tomorrow morning... I'm not expecting anything though. This week is my first week of calorie counting.

I'd love to join in on this challenge! I just finished a Memorial Day challenge that ran since January, so this long term one fits the bill for me. I would like to lose 20# by Labor Day. Thanks for the spreadsheet, that is awesome!

Oh, goodness. I dropped almost 4 POUNDS in water weight last night after drinking a ton of water. Rehydrating is weird. I am hoping it will stay off as long as I keep hydrated and don't let that nasty water weight get stored again.

Well not much, but not up either! 216, which puts me down 0.8 this week. I'll take it!

Congrats to PacSunMama (I'd take any loss at this point!), bama girl (REALLY??!!! 4 lbs!!!! I drink a ton of water and that never happens to me.), bookwmn1 (yea!) on your losses.

Welcome to jomatho!

Kristen-So sorry about the breakup. :hug: I know it is a really tough time for you now but you just push through and stay on track.

amandie-Yikes! Sounds like you've been spending all your time at the doctor's or the vet's. Hope that ankle heals quickly. (Oh, and kitty too.)

I got on the scale yesterday and there was another 2 pounds on there. TOM is on the way so I am not going to worry about it, just keep drinking my water, and I did a big 50 minute workout on the elliptical yesterday so hopefully it will all whoosh on outta here.

Congrats to everyone who lost!

This is such a great group. I'm so glad we can all support each other. :)

urockmom - TOM always does that to me too. It's a pain, but you're right! Just keep pushing!

I lost another 1.2 lb overnight. I am starting to think I was REALLY dehydrated! Haha. I am fairly certain that my body will eventually get used to it and level off.

How's everyone doing today?

I agree, its a great group!
And thanks to everyone who commented about the break up. Who knows... maybe it will inspire me to stick to the diet and exercise better! LOL.

my weigh in from 5/29 (272.2) is a little over 4lbs higher than my weigh in the week previous, due to wedding and honeymoon fun. workin on getting that off of me soon! i'm already back down to 269.8 as of today, so hopefully this sunday will show a better number than before. :D

That is the spirit kristen! Sorry I have been away so much everyone, Finals week at school, gotta love it!

SMSDREAMER2007, good luck with your finals!

Kristen, great attitude. If you can do well during the rough spots, you'll be in great shape. :hug:

Mandy, glad to hear the wedding & honeymoon were such fun! 4lbs is not bad at all. Especially if you get right back on track.

Congrats to everyone else on doing so well. This really is an inspirational group. I myself have been entertaining the same 1.2 lbs for a few days now - one day it's off, next day it's back, over and over again. :) Normally, I wouldn't obsess over it, but it's the 1.2 lbs that will get me out of the #200s. And I reallllly want out of there! :)

Urockmom- Keep at it, you'll get that whoosh!!
Bama- isn't it AMAZING how dehydration can do such weird things to our bodies?? I can't wait to see your weekly weigh in, it's going to be awesome!
Kristen- when I lost weight in college (I lost about 45 pounds in 3-4 months) it was immediately after breaking up with a bf of nearly 6 years. Breaking up with him was the final measure between my "old" and unhealthy identity and me actually doing something for ME and me only. Maybe you'll be able to do the same thing? It's so liberating, taking your health into your own hands and moving forward, it's very empowering too! No better way to heal from a breakup that I can possibly think of, actually.
Mandy- I'm so happy your honeymoon and wedding were fun! Don't worry too much about those 4 pounds, they'll come off and it's your wedding after all! Plus when you travel you tend to eat so much more sodium/processed foods and that wreaks havoc on your body.
RMC- stick with it! Can you step it up at all this week, add 10 minutes to your workout each day, or another bottle of water? I bet you just need a teeny push and you'll be forever out of the 200's!!

Day 3 of my diet went incredibly well, I filled up with so much protein in lieu of empty carbs. I'm finding, however, that my best sources of protein contain lots of fat- eggs, cheese, nuts. Is there anything I can do about that without adding in tons of sodium or artificial sweeteners? I'm trying to cut down on my carbs since with my pcos, my body is actually addicted to carbs. Since I'm breastfeeding, I don't want to cut them down super low or out entirely, but I am finding I feel so great with eating this much protein! Luckily I think the fat isn't necessarily "bad" fat like fried or grease or anything, but still, I want to watch that and not go crazy with it.

Also, I'm not sure but I think AF found me yesterday. It doesn't make sense because of the pcos, breastfeeding and that I have a newborn, but it's what seems to be the case. I'm really just not sure... just hoping it doesn't hinder my weight loss efforts!

Thanks PacSunMama. I actually stepped up my gym routine as of June 1st - 45 mins cardio, instead of 30, at least 5 times per week. I guess I'll just have to be patient. :lol:

And congrats on staying OP. I have the same problem in terms of proteins and fats. I'm trying to stay away form carbs, mainly because they are my downfall. As such, I sometimes struggle with reaching 1200 calories without the charts showing too many fats, even though they're the good kind. Chicken breasts are my new best friend. Good thing there are a million and one ways to prep them!

Have a great weekend everyone!

ETA: Saturday morning here and I finally cracked 200lbs! :woohoo: Of course, that 1.2 lbs will probably be back tomorrow, but at least I'm heading in the right direction!

Yay yay yay!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

It won't be back tomorrow if you don't LET it come back tomorrow! Or better yet, try to resist weighing in all week long and stay perfectly OP. Then you won't have an up/down week if for some reason your body decides to freak out on you one day. Great job!

I lost 3.2 this week! Whoo hoo! I'm 7 pounds from my Independence Day goal, so I'm going to focus on that over the next four weeks. My average over the last 10 weeks has been 2.3 pounds per week, so I should be able to make that work.

Labor Day is two weeks before my 40th birthday and I can't wait to go shopping for a kickass outfit for that special event!

Thanks PacSunMama! I know that by weighing myself everyday I set myself up for potential disappointment, but I've found that it really works best for me for motivation. When I was weighing weekly, I'd find myself saying, "Well today is Tuesday and I don't have to weigh in until Sunday, so I'll work extra hard later in the week." Yeah, not so much. By weighing everyday, I'm accountable EVERY SINGLE DAY. Of course, I've had to learn not to obsess about every uptick and I'm usually pretty good about remembering that weight loss is not linear.

That said, I'm down 1.8 for the week, leaving me with 14.6 more lbs to lose by Labor Day. I didn't measure myself at the beginning (wish I had), but just from last week, I've lost several inches overall. And most importantly, I feel great!

Good luck to everyone as we keep working at it!

Good Morning Everyone!
I'm still trudging along. My weight loss has been slow but continuous and I'm glad to say I'm down again this week. Every little bit is getting my closer to my goal.
I'm really going to step it up the next few weeks. I'd like to get ahead a bit for my 4th of July weekend :)

Great job to everyone who lost this week!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

To everyone who is struggling, we are all here for you and know that you can do it!!!! So get pumped! :strong:

With TOM of the month headed out the door and a pretty good OP week, I am happy to say that my bump up is gone and I have lost 2.5 lbs this week. I'll take it..:D Now, I'm am determined :sumo: to have a really, really tight week with lots of exercise, water, and good food.

Who's with me??

Sorry for being away all, started new on call job where I do daycare. This week was my full week and my mind is boggling at how it shows.....the scale says I am down 9 lbs. 9 LBS!!!!!!! to 267...wowowow. I am hoping its not wrong, I would be disappointed to see the 270's again next week :\

sunday means weigh in, 269.4 for me. -2.8lbs from last weekend!

I lost .2 from last week, but am still up .6 for the challenge. I did WW Point Plus last week, but I am going to lower my allowance this week, and see if I do better.

What do you mean "lower your allowance"? You should make sure to eat your daily points every day... Eating less than that may PREVENT you from losing anything.

I've been having great success with WW - 23 pounds in 10 weeks. I eat all my dailies and probably half my weeklies every week. I don't eat any of my AP's.

Whoa!! Did you know that the childcare job came with its own built-in gym?? Holy moly! :D

Lisa, I mean I had better not eat my 49 extra allowance, just stick to my daily points. Thanks for the heads up though. I guess I should have explained better.

Wow, SMS- if that's the case then sign me up for a childcare job! LOL Congrats on your 9lbs, :crossed: hard that you're still in the 260s next week, girl!

Jazzy- I thought the same thing as Lisa when I first read your post, glad to hear that isn't the issue. Yea, I read a few posts where people cannot touch their weekly allowance just to see a decent loss!

Today's weigh in is 191.2lbs, about 1.2lbs less (192.4) than I was when I left for vacation on May 18th so not too bad but I gotta get my butt in gear if I want to make goal!!

Have a great day, y'all!!!