Weighed in today at 206.2
That's a gain of .2 pounds, which is a lot less than I was expecting after the past couple of days.

I've decided to have Tuesdays be my weigh-in day, since it's my rest day from half-marathon training, and will be easier to remember. BTW: Way to go, Enygirl!

SW: 172.0
CW: 168.9
GW: 163.0

Hey everyone! Hope today was a great day for everybody. It's cold and windy here, perfect hibernation weather! I have bad PMS and have been STARVING all day even though I've had lots of protein and good veggies. TOM makes my stomach a bottomless pit. So I'm planning on going over my calorie budget for the day with healthy stuff just so I don't go nuts. It's too hard to ignore ravenous hunger like that! Anyone else experience crazy hunger caused by hormones? I mean I would literally eat ANYTHING right now, even foods I typically don't crave like eggs or meat...

Stupid hormones! OH well. I feel like I am not binging or anything because I am actively letting myself eat a little extra to be satisfied. anyone else do that sometimes?

Sw = 186.5
Cw = 185
Gw = 181.5

i did bad math, lol. i was hoping to lose 5 lbs this month which makes my goal 181.5!

Wednesdays are my weigh in day, and I was pleased to find that after 1 week, I'm down 8lbs! I'm currently sitting at 290lbs. Since my goal for November was originally 10lbs, I'm thinking I should push myself and really make this month count. So I'm going to extend my goal to 20 pounds- which would bring me to 278. Fingers crossed I can keep going!

Sw 255.6
Cw 253.4
Gw 249

I would like to lose 11 LB's this month. Good Luck, Everyone!


SW: 236
CW: 234.8 ( - 1.2)
GW: 225

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SW: 227.5
CW: 226
GW: 212.5

slowly, slowly getting closer!

went up .4 lbs since my last weigh in =[

SW: 232.1
CW: 231
GW: 225


1.1 lb down, 6 lbs to go

@ClaireBear92: Girl, I just wanted to tell you that you are so pretty!

Down to 237.6. Ticker says I have lost 20 lbs but I really have .8 lbs to go... Hoping to get that by the end of the week.
Lost our bag of Halloween candy. So weird but relieved.

Good morning Ladies! I hope everyone's week is going well! It's ALMOST friday! :)

Due to my large appetite and lack of control during PMS, I have eaten 2000-2200 calories each day for the past couple days, but all relatively healthy stuff, lots of protein veggies etc so I don't feel guilty. I've just been real hungry! Today I'm going to try to get back on track and eat a little less, have a protein shake for a snack, do a little more cardio, and get to bed early.

I weighed in at 144.6 this morning, which is the lowest weight I've EVER seen on the scale, despite having eaten more the past few nights than usual. I'm really happy about that! My goal was to get to 145 by Thanksgiving and maintain it, and I am there! Now just gotta make sure I keep OP for the next couple weeks! Woohoo!

Wishing everyone positive vibes and a great OP Thursday:)

SW: 236
CW: 232 ( - 4)
GW: 225

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I weighed in at 230.2 today, so I'm halfway to my GW. Good Luck, Everyone!

SW: 236
CW: 230.2 ( - 5.8)
GW: 225

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sw = 186.5
cw = 183.8
gw = 181.5

Fixed juliastl27's bad math -- LOL! I changed my goal to something that might actually happen. Changed FerrisW to the new goal that matches the stellar accomplishment so far! Added VickieLou -- welcome!

watchoutforthatcar: 299
ClaireBear92: 225
Twilightwing: 295.2
Puffyamiyumifan: 229
AilsaPearl: 145 and maintain it
gardenerjoy: 20+ morning weigh-ins below 77kgs
Enygirl: 215.8
JazzyPeggy: 249
AmyAmy: 65kgs
UnderTheMoon: go down a pant size from 18
juliastl27: 181.5
Tabbycat: 125 or less
kelly315: 213
Pink_Hurricane: out of the 220s for our reception and ceremony with our friends and family in the beginning of December!
MelodyLeigh: 139.9
cherbear: 170
jrkessle: 216
FerrisW: 278
RVAscreenwriter: 163
Kalymarie: 226.6
Changergirl: 93kg
Avezy44: 260
Bellasmommy924: 150
Tesalyn: 148
xRiotGirl: 199
ASaladandaDream: 169
VickieLou: 225

@Gardenerjoy - my goal is 212.5! not 216 :P though 216 may be more attainable, but I'm shooting for the stars this time!

Fixed my error on jrkessle's goal. Thanks!

watchoutforthatcar: 299
ClaireBear92: 225
Twilightwing: 295.2
Puffyamiyumifan: 229
AilsaPearl: 145 and maintain it
gardenerjoy: 20+ morning weigh-ins below 77kgs
Enygirl: 215.8
JazzyPeggy: 249
AmyAmy: 65kgs
UnderTheMoon: go down a pant size from 18
juliastl27: 181.5
Tabbycat: 125 or less
kelly315: 213
Pink_Hurricane: out of the 220s for our reception and ceremony with our friends and family in the beginning of December!
MelodyLeigh: 139.9
cherbear: 170
jrkessle: 212.5
FerrisW: 278
RVAscreenwriter: 163
Kalymarie: 226.6
Changergirl: 93kg
Avezy44: 260
Bellasmommy924: 150
Tesalyn: 148
xRiotGirl: 199
ASaladandaDream: 169
VickieLou: 225

I'm at 9 days of 20 that I want to be below 77kgs. How is everyone else doing?

Good Morning Everyone! :wave: This week was a tough one; the boyfriend's birthday was Thursday, and Friday became a sodium filled, eat out every meal day. :( HOWEVER - I was able to eat clean the rest of the week, and get rid of the water weight for a small loss this week. :)

SW: #225.8
CW: #223.8 (#.4 loss for the week.)
GW: #215.8 (#2/#10 gone!)

Terrible, terrible week for me. Completely unsure of what my weight will be on Wednesday. *insert 5,000 sad faces here*

I ate bad all week. Just a lot of going out and eating out. However, I was careful not to stuff myself each time and although I know those calories were sneakily high, I still lost a pound!

SW: 206
CW: 205
GW: 199

Weighed in at 144 on the scale tonight after my workout at 9PM. Up .4 lbs since Saturday but it was a nighttime after eating and drinking all day, so I'm happy! I was not OP this weekend, my mom and I had brunch, Lemon ricotta pancakes with almond butter and whole heavy whipping cream, SO DELICIOUS and worth every calorie :))) So today was back OP and this week will be OP too until my sister and I celebrate our birthdays Saturday with delicious Indian food :) I'm hoping having something to look forward to will keep me OP this week!


Sending positive vibes to everyone for a great Tuesday!

Weeeell... I'm up 3lbs. since last Tuesday, but I think that it might be due to muscle gain, since I've been hitting the weights pretty hard, lately. At least, I hope so! I can't figure why else, since I've been sticking very faithfully to my diet.

Best of luck to everyone else on the weight loss!

I've had a frustrating week. I don't think I've eaten enough calories with the amount of exercise I've been trying to do, have been on antibiotics for a couple of days this week, and have been a bit stressed out. I made the mistake of checking my weight a few times during the week and found that one day I was up several pounds. It really depressed me for a little while. Last night I got busy with some things and decided to skip my regular exercise, so I was dreading what the scale would say.

But to my surprise, it said 287! That's 11 pounds this month. I'm really pleased (and over halfway to my end of the month goal)! I'm a bit worried as have just found out I have to go away on a work trip at the end of the month, which includes a dinner with a set menu and I'm not sure how healthy it's going to be. I've been avoiding eating with people, as I hate the comments I get when people realise I'm on a diet, so I suspect it's going to be awkward!

SW: 298
CW: 287
GW: 278

only down to 225.8 this week, so -.02 loss :/ i'm doing a cleanse today of fruits and veggies to get everything bad out of my system and start over. making changes today!

SW: 227.5
CW: 225.8
GW: 212.5

I've been struggling a little bit to stay OP this week with both my eating and getting my lazy bum to the gym. Times are really stressful at my university right now, but it's no excuse. Gotta stick with it! I hope the rest of you are doing better than me :P Good luck this weekend!

I'm excited to say that I went down on the scale! I'm sure that the previous uptick was related to muscle building. I'm so glad that muscle burns fat! My week has kind of been difficult with money stresses and schedule nightmares. Oh, and my knees. Darn them!
SW: 172
CW: 167
GW: 163

AilsaPearl - You are so tough, having lost as much as you have, already! Keep up the good work!

Yay RVAscreenwriter! It's great to see the scale move down when you're working so hard for it. I have a knee recommendation. This video really helped me out: http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-...ong-knees-5706. It's like having a physical therapist. There's some trick to getting it to play without all the explanation which you only need the first time. Let me know if you try it and I'll figure out what it was I did.

AilsaPearl: I hope you're weekend's going better and that you're getting some down time.

jrkessle: how are you doing? Did the cleanse work as a restart? I've never tried that. But I often find I need something dramatic to tell myself that I'm doing something different today than I did yesterday.

FerrisW: awesome to see an 11 pound loss already! My mantra for meals out is focus on the veggies and tiny portions of everything else. No need to tell anyone you're on a diet. Just follow your plan and don't talk about it. If anyone asks just say "Yeah it's all yummy and just so filling, thanks." Would that work for you? I'm sure other folks here have more ideas.

Thanks, gardernerjoy, I'll check it out! I've been doing some strengthening work for my knees already. That has helped tremendously, but I think that jogging uphill on unforgiving concrete sidewalks has canceled some of that out. I wish that I could jog on asphalt in my neighborhood without getting run over!

gardenerjoy the cleanse actually DID work, it's just eating clean after the cleanse that didn't work, lol. that day I ate an entire bag of steamed broccoli and a whole can of pineapple in 100% pineapple juice. i was down 2 pounds the next morning, however i went on carb overload the very next day, so ... however now i'm back to where i was post-cleanse. so, the cleanse itself DOES work, but to keep the results going i needed to not eat carbs the next day. also, eating that much broccoli gave me the worst stomach cramps of my life, and about 4-5 hours after eating it i was in the bathroom for about 30 minutes pooping the broccoli, so that's where the loss came from. it cleans out your colon sooo well though. but i think 2 hours of stomach cramps and lots of poop was worth it!

Well, I've already hit my goal for this month!! :carrot:

For the rest of the month, I'll focus on maintaining my loss. (I've been resisting the urge to have pumpkin pie, but I will allow myself one slice on Thanksgiving day. ;))

If I lose anymore, that'll just give me a head-start on next month's goal!

Thanks gardenerjoy, that's really good advice! I've never been on a diet and had to go somewhere with a set menu before so was feeling rather daunted, but I will definitely focus on the veggies. Plus my plan is really just calorie counting, and if I'm very good during the day, I should be able to minimise any naughtiness from the dinner! I have a get-out-of-dessert card I can use- I'm allergic to chocolate, and since 90% of desserts have some sort of chocolate I always have a limited choice, so unless there's a fruit salad option I might say I'm worried about food being prepared alongside chocolate as an excuse for not having one. I can totally handle this! I just have to be prepared.

Sw: 317.6
Cw: 315.6
Gw: 307.6

11/04: 315.6
11/11: --
11/18: -- Unfortunately these last two weeks have not been stellar. I'm lucky to have only maintained. :(
11/25:

WOW! Great work! Awesome times 1000!

watchoutforthatcar - As you've said, at least you've maintained. That's an accomplishment! We still have 11 days left in November. Any progress that you make will be progress.

All of you ladies losing every week makes me want to get off the computer and go for a run! Weigh-in on Wednesday, and I am already down 1 pound from last week :) can't wait to see what I am on Wednesday after work!

watchoutforthatcar YOU ARE SO CLOSE TO YOUR FIRST MINI-GOAL!!! KEEP GOING!!!

Lost another 1.3 pounds,surprising since I've seriously been slacking this week!

Way to go, MelodyLeigh!

watchoutforthatcar: 299
ClaireBear92: 225
Twilightwing: 295.2
Puffyamiyumifan: 229
AilsaPearl: 145 and maintain it
gardenerjoy: 20+ morning weigh-ins below 77kgs
Enygirl: 215.8
JazzyPeggy: 249
AmyAmy: 65kgs
UnderTheMoon: go down a pant size from 18
juliastl27: 181.5
Tabbycat: 125 or less
kelly315: 213
Pink_Hurricane: out of the 220s for our reception and ceremony with our friends and family in the beginning of December!
MelodyLeigh: 139.9
cherbear: 170
jrkessle: 212.5
FerrisW: 278
RVAscreenwriter: 163
Kalymarie: 226.6
Changergirl: 93kg
Avezy44: 260
Bellasmommy924: 150
Tesalyn: 148
xRiotGirl: 199
ASaladandaDream: 169
VickieLou: 225

Okay - TOM decided to show up (over a week late), so this week wasn't stellar. However, I'm okay with it. I've been staying OP, working out, and I am starting to really see and feel muscle. Now while a realize that a pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle, since muscle is leaner, it weighs more per volume. This being said, and the fact that I am and really seeing a difference in inches I'm okay with not hitting my goal.

SW: 225.8
CW: 223.6
GW: 215.8