[DaugT]

Wow, Jessica! That is really wonderful news, extra special considering all you have been through and what you've been told! Best wishes for a happy and healthy pregnancy!!

Great work Aubrey!!

I hear ya Steph. You are right, when you are worn out it becomes so much harder for some reason.
I will be away from home Sat and Sun and I am scared to death. This will be the first time since really buckling down.

[mar]

Originally Posted by chickadee32

Welcome Aubrey and nharden - glad you could join us! I added you both to the goal list below.

Steph: YAY!!!! Congratulations on getting into the 140s!! I hope the scale stuck at that lower number for you!

sun: I always feel like I shouldn't place as much emphasis on the scale as I do, but it IS always so motivating to see it go down! I am with you on feeling like I can do anything when that happens.

All In: I'm so sorry, both about the pain as well as any potential longer-term issues. If it makes you feel any more hopeful, a burst ovarian cyst in and of itself doesn't usually impact fertility; it's the chronic conditions (PCOS, or endometriosis) that are sometimes more difficult with regards to fertility. I hope everything with the ultrasound goes smoothly; I'll be thinking about you, and please let us know how things go.



Updated March Weight Loss Goal List:

sun: Get to 169 lbs
Jester: Lose 8 lbs
InControl2Day: Get to 125 lbs
madison27: Lose 8 lbs
DaugT: Lose 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: 14 days under 76.4 kgs
All In: Lose 12 lbs
konfyoozed: Lose 8 lbs
PrincessSophia: Get to 139-140 lbs
loose seal: Lose 6 lbs
chickadee32: Get to 147.6 lbs
hhaffner: Lose 8 lbs
wtfudge: Get to 148 lbs
Fria34: Get to 180 lbs
Steph7409: Get to 148 lbs
jessicado22: Get to 229 lbs
celrae: Get to 225 lbs
mar: Get to 205 lbs
CaliforniaDreamer: Lose 8 lbs
Aubrey87: Get to 158 lbs
nharden84: Get to 210 lbs

Chickadee congratulations on ur weight loss success. You r an inspiration! What did u do to lose the weight and how long did it take?

[mar]

Originally Posted by chickadee32

Welcome Aubrey and nharden - glad you could join us! I added you both to the goal list below.

Steph: YAY!!!! Congratulations on getting into the 140s!! I hope the scale stuck at that lower number for you!

sun: I always feel like I shouldn't place as much emphasis on the scale as I do, but it IS always so motivating to see it go down! I am with you on feeling like I can do anything when that happens.

All In: I'm so sorry, both about the pain as well as any potential longer-term issues. If it makes you feel any more hopeful, a burst ovarian cyst in and of itself doesn't usually impact fertility; it's the chronic conditions (PCOS, or endometriosis) that are sometimes more difficult with regards to fertility. I hope everything with the ultrasound goes smoothly; I'll be thinking about you, and please let us know how things go.



Updated March Weight Loss Goal List:

sun: Get to 169 lbs
Jester: Lose 8 lbs
InControl2Day: Get to 125 lbs
madison27: Lose 8 lbs
DaugT: Lose 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: 14 days under 76.4 kgs
All In: Lose 12 lbs
konfyoozed: Lose 8 lbs
PrincessSophia: Get to 139-140 lbs
loose seal: Lose 6 lbs
chickadee32: Get to 147.6 lbs
hhaffner: Lose 8 lbs
wtfudge: Get to 148 lbs
Fria34: Get to 180 lbs
Steph7409: Get to 148 lbs
jessicado22: Get to 229 lbs
celrae: Get to 225 lbs
mar: Get to 205 lbs
CaliforniaDreamer: Lose 8 lbs
Aubrey87: Get to 158 lbs
nharden84: Get to 210 lbs

Chickadee congratulations on ur weight loss success. You r an inspiration! What did u do to lose the weight and how long did it take?

[sun]

jessica Congrats! What a wonderful little twist of fate stay healthy and happy! your wedding will be wonderful! Just grow your little baby and know you are beautiful to all who know you

steph oh yes I have the same problem of thinking that I had a shake for breakfast and lunch and that I can have whatever I want for dinner. Lets just keep it up and keep going

aubrey way to go! you are encouraging me! have a fun at the spa with your mom.

daugt you can do it!

ok so today was not a great day! had a cupcake and didn't get to the gym. oh boy hate to see what my scale says tomorrow. and I didn't drink enough water either. I freakin hate not being on plan and regretting it the next day.
anyhow.tomorrow is a fresh day!

[JazzyPeggy]

I want to succeed this year losing weight. I didn't lose anything last month, maybe a pound. I won't set my goal too high, but I need to lose something.

SW 257.6
CW 258.8 updated 3/20
GW 254

[chickadee32]

jessica: That's wonderful and so exciting!!!!! Congratulations!!!! And especially with all you've been through trying to conceive in the past... I am just so happy for you. You are going to be a beautiful, glowing bride this July!! Even though you won't be losing weight, please do check in with us and let us know how things are going - I totally want to hear the pregnancy and wedding plans updates!! And LOL, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt that way seeing that dress on the model!

Steph: Do you bring food to work with you? Something healthy and filling to snack on so that the office food won't seem so tempting?

Aubrey: Congrats on the loss, and good luck with the spa food next week! At least it will probably be healthy-ish stuff.

Daug: You can do it this weekend!! If you can, maybe take some low-cal things with you that you enjoy - quick snacks that don't need refrigeration like fruit (apples, clementines, bananas), beef or turkey jerky, breakfast bars, etc. I find that having those kinds of familiar foods when I'm away helps me to stay on track a bit better!

mar: Thank you. I count calories (1200-1500/day) and I exercise about 5 times/week, and that's pretty much it! I lost the first 125 lbs in just under a year, but it has been slooooow coming off since then.

sun: When those off-plan days make you feel crummy, it just serves as good motivation to get right back on track! And besides, you can always make up for it by just eating 50 cals or so less for a few days - one cupcake doesn't really do much damage.

JazzyPeggy: Welcome! I'm glad you decided to join us this month. I've added your goal to the list below!


Updated March Weight Loss Goal List:

sun: Get to 169 lbs
Jester: Lose 8 lbs
InControl2Day: Get to 125 lbs
madison27: Lose 8 lbs
DaugT: Lose 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: 14 days under 76.4 kgs
All In: Lose 12 lbs
konfyoozed: Lose 8 lbs
PrincessSophia: Get to 139-140 lbs
loose seal: Lose 6 lbs
chickadee32: Get to 147.6 lbs
hhaffner: Lose 8 lbs
wtfudge: Get to 148 lbs
Fria34: Get to 180 lbs
Steph7409: Get to 148 lbs
jessicado22: Pregnant!
celrae: Get to 225 lbs
mar: Get to 205 lbs
CaliforniaDreamer: Lose 8 lbs
Aubrey87: Get to 158 lbs
nharden84: Get to 210 lbs
ashori602: Lose 5 lbs
JazzyPeggy: Get to 254 lbs

[InControl2Day]

Starting Weight: 130.8 lbs
Goal Weight: Actual Weigh-In
3.08 - 129.0: 128.0 lbs (-2.8 lbs)
3.15 - 128.0
3.22 - 127.0
3.29 - 126.0

1 lb ahead of schedule so hopefully I reach my goal of getting as close to 125 lbs as possible by the end of this month. I'm super psyched since I'm back to the weight I was in June since I took a break from losing weight. Finally lost the pounds I gained (I'm guessing between 5-10 lbs) and getting back to business.

Hope everyone had a fab first week of march!

[dcapulet]

Hi all,

I've been back and forth with the forum over the last year, and would like to try again! Can I please join this challenge?

I am at 250 today - goal is to lose 5lbs by April 1st.

[minoja75]

Hi everybody! Trying to get back on the horse and join the monthly challenges again. Wish you all luck!

[Aubrey87]

I just read a great quote on my former trainer's website that I wanted to share with all!

"If it's important to you, you'll find a way. If it's not, you'll find an excuss"
I am going to keep that one in the back of my head!!

I'm so happy to be a part of this site and have you ladies and gents help me through the excusses! Best of luck to all this month.

[PrincessSophia]

Originally Posted by jessicado22

Okay...so back on track. I'm pregnant, which is INSANE. Wedding plans are going to change dramatically, lol. And no more dieting at 1200 calories for me. I still want to continue working out though as much as I can. And eating healthily, so perhaps maintaining will be my new goal instead of getting under 230....life is full of surprises!!!!!

Congratulations!!! I wish you easy pregnancy and delivery. Wow!!!

[PrincessSophia]

I am 2 lbs down this morning. But official weighing day is tomorrow. So, will change my tracker tomorrow.

Happy woman day!

[Steph7409]

I had a good weigh in today, 150.4. That's down over a pound since last week, which is what I'm aiming for.

chickadee, I do bring food to work - granola, salads, microwave dinners, and lots of 100-calorie snack packs. I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at my desk at this time of year, so I'm well stocked. It's just that there's a lot of tempting food here, all the time. Originally, I was going to just try to not gain during tax season but I've been doing well at keeping up with the exercise and staying within my calorie budget (which I increased to 1500-1600). I hope I can keep it going for the next 6 weeks.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

[AilsaPearl]

Hey everybody! I know it's a little late, but I'd like to join! I reached 149 lbs last month with lots of hard work and this past week being spring break for me AND having the flu, I didn't exercise or even think about eating healthy. Well I'm back up to 155 and my goal for March is to get back to 149! Good luck everyone!

[chickadee32]

InControl: Nice job! It must feel good to take off what you had gained.

dcapulet: It's good to see you again! Thrilled to have you join us this month. I added your goal below!

minoja: Feel free to jump in anytime!!

Aubrey: I read that one recently too, and LOVE it. It's so true. I need to post it somewhere that I can see it everyday.

PrincessSophia: Yay on the 2 lbs!! It's always fun to change the ticker!

Steph: Congrats on the loss!! And I remember reading it, but totally forget - your work gets crazy around tax season, right? Gah, I can imagine that's definitely rough when you're working such long hours - I would be really tempted by good food in the office too. I hope the next 6 weeks pass quickly for you!

AilsaPearl: Gaining 6 lbs of fat in a week is pretty tough to do (you would have to have eaten ~3000 calories per day ABOVE your maintenance level), so some of it may be water and you could see that portion drop off pretty quickly! Fingers crossed. Glad to have you with us this month though, and I've added you below!

So, this morning... I reached my goal. 147.3 lbs, which is a BMI of 24.9. I'll have to get my husband to take some photos of me this weekend in my new dress. I'm not going to stop here though; I've decided that I would eventually like to maintain in the 135-140 range, and so I have another 12 to lose. With the way things have been going lately, that should take a while! There's plenty of time though; I just wanted desperately to officially be a normal weight, which I haven't been since I was about 13 years old - 20 years ago. So yay!!



Updated March Weight Loss Goal List:

sun: Get to 169 lbs
Jester: Lose 8 lbs
InControl2Day: Get to 125 lbs
madison27: Lose 8 lbs
DaugT: Lose 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: 14 days under 76.4 kgs
All In: Lose 12 lbs
konfyoozed: Lose 8 lbs
PrincessSophia: Get to 139-140 lbs
loose seal: Lose 6 lbs
chickadee32: Get to 147.6 lbs
hhaffner: Lose 8 lbs
wtfudge: Get to 148 lbs
Fria34: Get to 180 lbs
Steph7409: Get to 148 lbs
jessicado22: Pregnant!
celrae: Get to 225 lbs
mar: Get to 205 lbs
CaliforniaDreamer: Lose 8 lbs
Aubrey87: Get to 158 lbs
nharden84: Get to 210 lbs
ashori602: Lose 5 lbs
JazzyPeggy: Get to 254 lbs
dcapulet: Lose 5 lbs
AilsaPearl: Get to 149 lbs