RVA congratulations! Enjoy the week & don't even look at the scale.
Bethann You and I joined 3FC about the same time & our starting weights were pretty close. I've never had really big weight losses & have dealt with a lot of fluctuations on the scale. But I've stuck with it & am now almost 25 pounds down. Stick with it. It's the most important thing. You didn't put on the weight overnight & you're not going to lose it overnight either.
What I've discovered works the best for me is simply I can't live off of 1,200 calories per day. I would quit. So, I aim to eat between 1,800-2,000 calories & burn 2,200 or more per day. I can live with that. Is my weight loss slow? Heck yes! Does it at time discourage me when I see people on here dropping 2-4 pounds a week & I only lose 1 or 2 pounds a month? Heck yes! But I'm losing in a way that I can stick with.
I know it's hard, but STICK WITH IT! You can do it!
I've been hiding from the weight loss challenges I'm currently in because I had a terrible weekend. I was out with a small group of friends for the entire weekend, all of whom like to drink, something I've tried to avoid as I have no willpower! And because I have none, I drank. We were also in a big city that was full of delicious western food so of course all of our meals were eaten at restaurants that we can't find in our tiny tiny town. All of this meant I was up 2 pounds over the weekend, which is not terrible, but it's Thursday and I'm still up a pound. I also saw my weight loss slow down the previous 2 weeks so I currently weigh more then I did 2 weeks ago. It sucks, but this is me recommitting to these challenges, even though I'm up a bit. I know I won't make my goal, but as long as I loss something I'm happy.
Good job getting back to it, Changergirl! That was the entire difference between this successful weight loss journey and my previous attempts. Before, I gave up way too easily. This time, I still went off the track now and then, but I always clawed my way back to it. I still go off the track now and then (there's nothing magic about reaching goal weight that keeps that from happening, sigh), but I still keep clawing my way back.
been a rough month for me.. haven't been eating the healthiest.. so i been worried to step on the scale.. so I am eatting healthier the past few days so I will weigh in probably saturday or sunday morning. hopefully I haven't gained to much..
Still stuck at 190...really hoping to drop just one pound by Monday. I have not been able to break 190 in months. Today at work was insane. I work at an elementary school and one part of my job is taking some special needs kids to PE. This week we're doing orienteering (getting a map and finding things). The problem is is that it's been raining all week, so we've been doing it inside. Our school is extremely spread out, so I walked approximately 5,000 steps more than usual (which is 11,000) while at work! And will be doing this again tomorrow, so if that doesn't help me drop one pound I'm not sure what will!
Thanks for all the encouragement! Sometimes I just need to realize how far I've come and how long it's taken. One weekend won't make a big difference in the long run. The happy news is I've finally lost all my weekend weight and almost (.2 lbs) where I was 2 weeks ago. I can't wait to finally see 178!
Last edited by Changergirl; 04-12-2013 at 01:55 AM.
Yay!! down again!
For this challenge I am 2 down, 4 to go!
Just over 2 weeks to go, so I will be thrilled with making the goal!
Hang in there gang, we can do it one day at a time!
Wow! Great jobs ladies! So many of you are already so close to goal!
I'm up 1.5 pounds from where I was last weekend, but since TOM is supposed to visit this weekend I'm not sweating it. Too much. LOL Thankfully it's coming down from where it was on Monday. I hate seeing the scale read over 170 when it took forever to get below that mark! It's probably how I will feel once I get below the 160s too. I was in the 170s for 6 months before finally clawing my way out of them. I'm hoping to get out of the 160s much quicker!
