The "artifically low" weight last week really was just that, too low based on one day of not eating much due to extreme stress. Now I am basically the same weight as last week so I will take it!
7 pounds to meet this goal in 6 weeks! I REALLY want to meet this one!
Welcome Riri! you can do it! my weight loss has this time has been super slow but steady.
I'm getting back into the game! #3.4 loss this week. Definitely will take it! I'm not sure how easily I'll drop #13 in 6 weeks, but a few weeks like this will help! I REALLY want to be at my first #20... that's my first mini-mini goal. I've been SO CLOSE for so long. Only #1 to go!
My official weigh in is Mondays
SW (7/30): #233
GW (10/29): #215
Kittkatt, I hear you on that. I am a horribly slow loser, even when I am on track. If you've been kicking butt on the stairmaster, you may be actually putting on muscle, which is why you're not seeing a loss on the scale.
I have the same issue, which is why I started taking measurements. It's really helped me keep perspective when last month I lost less than a pound, but I also ended up losing over 5 inches! That's huge. I may have only lost 20 pounds in 9 months, but I've lost over 30 inches.
So, moral of this rambling is don't get discouraged by what you see on the scale. Also look at how you're clothes are fitting, take measurements, etc. If you're on track your hard work will show. Eventually.
Okay girls, you all may not need it, but I need chit chat... I need accountability and to know I'm not in this alone. So Hopefully there are more of you that want to join in mindless banter that is not always diet related.
So - my thought for today - Now that I've been eating better, there are "off limit" foods that I no longer like. For example, I decided last night that I was going to make breakfast burritos with sausage. I cut back on the amount of sausage, added more veggies, and didn't add cheese. I hated it. I used to love sausage... like eat 10 links in one sitting love... today, I can't stand it. It actually ruined my breakfast. *sigh* On a good note, it's a food that isn't all that great for me to begin with.
Enygirl - i enjoy chit chat! I haven't been able to work out at all this week or last week because my little one has been sick. Luckily I still managed to lose almost 2 lbs. I more lb and I will be at 60 lbs lost... looking back from when I started I never thought I would reach it or be even close.. and now when I look back to high school when I thought I was so fat at 140 I think.. why couldn't I just lose 20 lbs then and be happy... its so crazy how it seems like you never really are happy with your body... my ultimate goal was to get to 150... and be a size 10.. but now i'm thinking that once I hit 150 if i'm going to want to keep going.. it's an exciting journey but a the same time i'm afraid.. i cannot eat something without knowing the calories.. and if I don't know the calories when I eat it I think about it constantly hoping that they are as low as I hoped until I can look them up ... i have become obsessed with calories.. luckily though many restaurants are starting to include calorie counts on their menus... i like to get oatmeal some mornings from Mcdonalds.. I don't know how someone can order a meal that is 1,000 calories and not feel bad.. i think showing the calories will be very helpful.. i don't think I ever would have eaten as terrible as I have in the past if the calories were staring me in the face. Any thoughts?
Amber I totally agree that I don't think I would have eaten a lot of the crap I did if the calories were staring me in the face. I haven't been to McDonald's in a long time but at one time in my life I almost lived there. Lol but my sister went recently because my nephew wanted chicken nuggets and she said she didn't order anything because what she wanted had way too many calories. So I guess it's working.
I agree completely Amber! One of my favorite meals ever was Qdoba's Chicken Nachos. I was looking at it one day, and the way that i used to order it - 1140 calories! Seriously, that's a whole day's worth of food! I don't think I EVER would've eaten that if I was calorie conscious. I still miss some things, but I've found healthier ways of making favorites, cutting back and cutting down. I honestly enjoy calorie counting. What I don' enjoy is the "other factors." If I have a 3500 deficit, I should lose a pound...period. However, TOM, water weight, carbs too late at night, etc., all affect it. *sigh*. I do like having the increased control though.
On the topic of calorie counting, how many of you avoid going out to eat because you don't know or can't control the calories in your food? I was very much like that at the begining of my weight loss journey and avoided restaurants like the plague! Which may be why I had better results in the begining.
I've decided to increase my goal for this challenge to 165, up five pounds from my original goal, but a little more realistic for me I think. We've just booked our trip to Key West for Thanksgiving weekend, so I'm hoping to be a lot thinner by then. Now I just need to put in the work to make that happen. That's the hard part for me!
SW 257.8 (When I first signed up on this challenge)
CW 255.6
I'm resetting my goal to 245 on Oct. 31
09/23:
09/30:
10/07:
10/14:
10/21:
10/28:
10/31:
I haven't been here on this thread in a long time. There is no way I can reach the original goal I set. So instead of dropping totally out, I reset my goal. I hope that is ok. I promise I will stay with you all til the challenge is over.
Kandd - YES! I hate eating out! Chain restaurants aren't so bad because most of their nutritional info can be found online, but the little hole-in-the-wall diners that I love so much, I have to avoid. I even went as far as not eating at the church potluck last week because I don't know how people make their goodies.
I noticed some people are changing their Oct. goals. I've really been considering it too. But I'm wondering if the reminder that I need to work harder is more important and motivating to me than seeing I hit m goal? I know when I set the goal it wasn't unattainable. But I haven't stayed as focused as I should have, and had some bumps in the way. THoughts?
Seriously, that's a whole day's worth of food! I don't think I EVER would've eaten that if I was calorie conscious. I still miss some things, but I've found healthier ways of making favorites, cutting back and cutting down. I honestly enjoy calorie counting. What I don' enjoy is the "other factors." If I have a 3500 deficit, I should lose a pound...period. However, TOM, water weight, carbs too late at night, etc., all affect it. *sigh*. I do like having the increased control though. 
I even went as far as not eating at the church potluck last week because I don't know how people make their goodies. 
