wtg K0nfy!!!! :cheer:

k0nfy great job!!

SMS- my biggest challenge seems to be these holiday weekends!! Between father's day and 4th of July, I'm seriously still recovering! I know that had I not participated in the festivities, I'd have lost even more weight already! But I'm also very satisfied and proud of my progress so far.The challenge for me is getting back on track and not falling off the wagon. At the rate I've been losing weight, I'd be at my goal in mid-January, but I'm hoping to be there by my son's first birthday which is mid-April. So I'm okay with ups and downs and slow weeks and fast weeks.

I have big goals for this summer- I want VERY badly to be at 197 for my son's 3d birthday in August. It's only 5.5 weeks away, and with the damage I did over the weekend, it's 10 pounds or more to lose. I want it BAD though. I will stay perfectly on my plan with no cheating or cheat days until then (then I'll have cake and maybe pizza!!) Also revising my focus now a little more than calorie counting, I'm going to aim for my protein intake to be at least 30% of my daily calories. The day goes by so easily when I have that amount, it's easy to stay on plan and I don't feel hungry or tired!

Just wanted to add that Labor day is only 8 weeks from this coming Sunday! Kick it up ladies, time to really get LUCIOUS!!! :)

rmc- Look at you go!!:carrot:

I do believe you will be the first to goal on this thread:hug:

Awesome job! I'm going to see if I can catch up:D

Hi all!!!!

Been MIA - busy moving into another place in another state plus unpacking! I sure must have burned a lot of calories to offset the junky food and booze since I'm still holding at 187-188 tho I saw 185 at one time! Now have more time to focus on myself and get back to business.

Congrats to those who lost! <3 to all! :)

pacsun- I hear ya I think bout that too :\ thank god after my last "treat" time its been easier to stay on plan and get right back on plan :D

amandie- great to have you back! time to kick it a notch and yes, moving is GREAT exercise.


i have a migraine so i heading to bed but good luck all cant wait to see what happens come sunday!

SMS- Migraines, yuckkkkkk!!!! Hope you are feeling better now?

Sarah- :crossed: I believe you can do it, 197 by your lil boy's birthday!

Good Morning All!
I'm glad to see some people are still sticking with it on here.

Dreamer- I hope some sleep will help with your migraine. There really is nothing worse.

Sarah- I'm with Amandie, you can totally do it. 2lbs a week for 5 weeks. Stick to a diet of 1600-1800 calories and get in some sort of exercise every day and it will work for you. Keeping your protein high really does help you stay full so that will help out a lot as well. We're all rooting for you :)

Amandie- If you can keep off the junk food and focus on a healthy diet it seems like you would be well on your way to a loss. Hope you've had a healthy week and we can all report good numbers on Sunday.

K3ll3y- Agreed! I'm just happy I actually have food in my new place now, lol. I also need to get back to being more active. ;)

amandie & k3ll3y - yes, I feel MUCH better now! suprisingly so because normally sleep doesn't cure it, but now it is..maybe a sign i'm healthier now? LOL one can only dream

sarah - I agree with the girls, you can do it!! :cheer:

Thanks for the encouragement guys!! I am trying so hard, but right now the baby's hitting his 3-month growth spurt and I'm so hungry all the time!!! I'm trying to make good choices but then I just feel completely starving and grab the nearest snack!

I hope he gets through this quickly, it's been going on for 2 days already!! And it's 10:15 and he is STILL sleeping, we put him in bed at 9pm last night! (He has eaten twice in his sleep)

Where is everyone?!?

I'm struggling... I need the scale to go down already. I screwed up Monday, I get that. I've been exercising. I've been eating above my range because the baby has hit a growth spurt and I feel so hungry all the time, but I'm not eating so far above my range that I should be gaining!!

I hate that I have to work SO HARD to lose a pound and if I go slightly over my range it seems like I gain 3 instantly. It shouldn't work like that! There should be some sort of cushion where you maintain, right?

Sarah we're still lurking but don't post all the time.

When you are breast feeding you need more calories to maintain then usual. What calorie level are you shooting for? To maintain while breast feeding they usually recommend 2400 calories a day. If you are going anywhere less than 1800-2000 your body is probably responding by holding on to weight and water because of the extra demands on your body. Breast feeding is relatively equivalent to working out 3 times a week for the extra calories your body uses up.
Let me know if you need extra support, it's hard to stick with it especially when you have extra demands on your body and your time. Just stick with eating healthy for you and your baby and you will lose weight.

pacsun I have that issues too (im not beast feeding) if I eat even a few cals over what im supposed to gain like 3 but for me it is because I have pcos. I would say much when you are hungry hungry, your body will know what it needs.

lost 1 lb! yay!!

wow... july 4th weekend took a little toll on me. thankfully i lost the 3 pounds i gained! i hate how i let myself just eat like that though. ugh...its over. back on track!
nice job sms! keep it up!

thanks kristen you too! Kind of wondering bout my goal though I dont know if I will make it by labor day yikes!

Yay, SMS!!!

Kristen- Way to go on your 3lbs!!! ;)

I'm not drinking nearly enough water since I moved here. I now live on 3rd floor so carrying the 5 gallon water jugs up the stairs are a pain in the butt for my water cooler BUT that could count as exercise, though.... LOL. Still holding at 187...

haha YES amandie!! doooo itt!!! its what 50 lbs? 40 something like that I think 1 gallon is equal to 8 lbs or something.

AH I think I found the root of my problem and why I'm still up from last weekend despite being very OP since Monday's disaster. I think stupid AF is here!!! Which is very lame because I don't get it with PCOS and especially nursing a baby around the clock at 13 weeks postpartum! It doesn't make sense that I have it, but it does make sense that I've gained a mysterious 4 pounds, been super moody, crampy and painfully bloated, milk supply has seemed to be less despite baby's growth spurt... it just all adds up.

But still scratching my head because when you're used to NEVER EVER getting your period because of pcos and then it happens... lol. Hopefully next week's weigh in will be more stabilized!

Yea, SMS- you're about right. A friend told me 5 gallon liter was about 45lbs and if I drink like I used to in AZ, I probably will be refilling every 2-3 days. So that's a good start, yea? Heh. Though I am thinking about

Aw, Sarah. :hug: At least you know those 4lbs aren't real!!!

Weighed in 185.0 this am :carrot:. I also saw 183.4 and 184.8 but the surface was all squeaky and wobbly. Darnnn, haha.

Pacsun...I hear you, I had one this month too and I too have pcos, its the irregularity, thing is you CAN get a perio while breast feeding and you CAN get on with pcos. So its possible, ahh the lovely trials of pcos, I am right there with ya!

Amandie- See! LOL so lug that wter up the stairs an relish your muscles at the end of it!!

Rndomly jumped on the scale this AM weighed in at 268.4!!! YESSSS!!!! (insert dancing bananaa that I don't have the code for) hahahah

Yes!! Goooo SMS!

Had a fantastic evening! I took the dog for a jog/walk for about 25 minutes then went to the gym and did a c25k session with my
girlfriends. Then did light weights in the gym, very light really.

It feels so wonderful to be able to move again! I really feel like running another half marathon is in my future and not just a pipe dream!!

So much positive energy here lately! :cheer:

Congrats amandie, sms, pacsun, and everyone else!

I'm still grinding away. This week hasn't been the best as far as attitude goes, but I'm happy that I haven't given up! :D

I am very close to my Labor Day goal, so I'll probably adjust it on Sunday. Have to give some thought as to what I want to aim for.

Have a great day everyone!

thanks! Actually down to 267.4 yest AM for the thanksgiving weigh in thread...cant wait to see what sunday brings!!!

Down 2.2 lbs this week, which brings me 0.8 lbs beyond my Labor Day goal. :D

Start: 215
Goal: 185
Current: 184.2

I'm going to continue with an amended goal - 10 lbs in the coming 7 weeks. That's less than 1.5 lbs each week. I know I'm going to hit a plateau at some point, so it may not be doable. But, I'm going to give it my best shot.

Here's to another hard-charging week for all of us. :cp:

:carrot:Congratulations!:carrot:

I knew you were going to hit that goal early! :D Keep up the good work:hug:

WTG RMC!!! THATS AWESOME!!! I am 265. today so roughly 15 lbs till my labor day goal *starts sweating it* we shall see!

rmc- congrats!!! Wooooohoooo!! And a very reasonable goal, too. You're doing so great!

I weighed in today on a new scale, my old one's battery tab thingy popped off so we have to toss it. New scale has me at 207.8 which sounds about right. I don't understand why I'm so stuck. I haven't been doing wonderfully, but I should still be losing. I still have a deficit and I'm still tracking everything. I should be losing at least a pound a week.

I'm going to keep plugging away and hopefully the scale will move down this weekend. I'm also kicking it up a notch again with exercise this week, both walking with my boys during the day and going to the gym at night with girlfriends. If the scale really doesn't start moving again (it's been 3 weeks, I was 205 July 3, then went up to 209 and have been at 207ish since then) I might not eat my exercise calories anymore because I just do not understand what's going on. My fatso baby is very well fed, and that's still my priority but it's just such a hard emotional place when I want two things very badly that don't compliment each other.

Oh well- onward and downward! Gym tonight will be fun, we're working on week 2 of the couch to 5k again, and I just LOVE the way I feel after one of those workouts. I love to hate running, totally forgot how much it makes me feel amazing!

eta: Maybe I just didn't see it until entering my numbers but I AM making progress!! I didn't realize I'm down 2 pounds from last week!! I think it's because I'm "over 205" and so I feel like I haven't lost anything until I am at that weight again. Either way, hooray!

if you look at what you've lost...

you used to carry about that much up and down the stairs all the time, without the 5 gallon jug of water ;)

Sorry guys, I didn't check in lately. Crazy times! Anyways, I updated the sheet and I can report a 3 lbs loss this week. Yay. I am very excited after a few weeks with no change.

WTG JOSEY!!!!


lost 1.4 this week, after the large loss last week. I WILL TAKE IT!!

Thanks Dreamer! 1.4 lbs is a good loss in my books. I hardly have anything over 1.5 lbs usually.

3.1 down this week to 252.9 from last week's 256.0

2.9 to go to hit my goal... considering revising to 245...

WTG KONFY!!!

thanks josey!!

I am 14 lbs from my goal of 250 by labor day :X im doing 100 days OP so I MIGHT make it we shall see. I think that if I can get to somehting rediculously close like 252 I will count it as making it to goal. My goal for jan first is to be to 225 or so. I am hopping I will be 200 or super close to it by march, that is when I started my journey and would be 100 lbs in 1 year!

I updated the spreadsheet. Only one pound lost, but I gained a couple of pounds this week or it would have been more. I really haven't even been on 3fc for several weeks.

Hello Luscious Ladies!

I have officially made my 22lb goal today logging in at 179.8lbs!
Big 2lb loss for me this week :)

I'd like to hit 175 by labor day now. 4 weeks and just 1lb a week.

I'm glad to see those of you who are sticking with this thread and having losses to post. Even if we go up one week it's important that we come back the next and stick with it :D

Dreamer- You are doing so amazingly well. You've already lost 20lbs on this challenge! 1-2lbs a week and just imagine how far you can go. I don't doubt you could complete your 100lbs in a year goal (which just blows my mind by the way ;) )

WTG K3LL3Y!!!

I am like super emotional this AM. I hit my halfway goal today, I got into the 250's and 60 lbs lost today PLUS I am only 39.9 lbs away from 100 lbs lost! Whew thats a lot to say. The scale hit 259.9 today. WOowow

K3 & Dreamer - Great successes guys! I am so happy for you. I only dropped a pound this week but after last week's 3.5 pounds I am not complaining!

Ladies, you are ALL going to be luscious by Labor Day! Everyone's doing such a great job of committing to reaching their goals.

Dreamer, congrats on all of your success! You'll be at that 100 lb mark in no time - what an accomplishment!

K3LL3Y - Great job on making goal!! I know you've been working your buns off - so glad all that hard work had paid off for you! :carrot:

k0nfyo0zed, wtg on such a great loss this week. 8 pounds in 5 weeks is a pretty reasonable goal. Go for it :goodluck:

josey, 4.5 lbs in two weeks is awesome. :cheer:

I'm down 2.5 lbs this week, which I'm incredibly happy about, since it was not a great week. We had a family emergency to contend with. Although I stuck to my eating plan and worked out everyday, my head wasn't in it as much as usual and I was afraid that it would reflect on the scale. It's great to know that this new behavior is becoming ingrained, so I don't have to focus on it 24/7 in order to find success.

Life has calmed down somewhat and I'm looking forward to a "normal" week. Let's all make it a great one!