Hallelujah!!! I reclaimed most of my skinny clothes today!!! I put on a shirt to go to church and it was just so huge and baggy I thought--hmm, let me see if I have any smaller clothes that will fit and low and behold, I have lots of old but new clothes to be worn now!! I have a little ways to go until I fit back into my medium tops, and truth be told I don't think I'm going to get there before my master plan is put into effect but I'm feeling GREAT! WAHOO!!!!!

Mostly OP with a slight derailment of strawberry shortcake and a cookie but I did 95 minutes of exercise to work it all off. I did 64 minutes of zumba! and 31 minutes of wfp (and I took the dog for a 15 minutes walk). Here's hoping for a smaller number on tomorrow's scale!

So, on Sunday evening I noticed that I had forgotten to take my BCP for Saturday which means I had to take 2 at once. Unfortunately, I had the biggest frigging cravings in the world yesterday, on top of feeling bloated and, well - TMI - bleeding. I stayed strong throughout the day, ate very healthily both at work and when I came home. I only had one coconut macaroon for dessert which was totally fine. Then DH and I went grocery shopping aaaaaaand needless to say - I gave into my cravings. I ate a lot of junk until close to midnight and felt super satisfied yet I knew that I would regret it soon.

My weight this morning (early morning actually, 4:15 am, didn't get enough sleep at all!): 142.2 lbs :eek: I had already eaten a lot of food on our anniversary on Saturday but yesterday's binge was totally uncalled for. I was hesitant at first to weigh myself but I figured I would just suck it up and face the truth and maybe it would help me stay OP today.

I still had cravings today and almost gave in at work but I resisted. Then I was gonna have "just one" coconut macaroon right before lunch at home but I knew that it would just be the start of another binge, so I waited, ate my healthy food and had 5 prunes and 1 nectarine for dessert instead. I worked out, though I didn't follow my regular routine and skipped the squats and the stretching, but went for a nice walk with DH afterwards.

I am hoping to shed these few extra pounds soon. I was at my lowest weight on Saturday at 137.0 lbs and I wanna get right back to where I was. I want to make it to 136 lbs before the month ends.


Hope all is well with everyone! Happy Wednesday!

I was OP, though a little high in carbs, and went for a 3.2 mile jog. My weight went back down to 139.8 lbs, phew!

Happy Thursday! I am on cloud 9! :yay:

OP for 3 days and today! It paid off! Officially down to 149. That means 40 pounds lost!!! Woo Hoo!!

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Measurements are scheduled for next Friday and I honestly can't wait!
I really hope everyone has been having good luck and good days!! :D

:carrot:53+ inches lost:carrot:

:flow1:= 5 pounds lost
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:bravo: junebug!!! 40 pounds you'll never see again!

OP for the day and I did 35 minutes of zumba! Does standing in the rain while your brother powerwashes the house count as exercise? And does taking your MIL shopping for 5 hours count too? It'd be nice.

Anyway, the house looks great, never cleaner! and he cleaned the roof too so that it's not a streaked with black lines anymore. It looks great!!

Time for bed, now that the outside of the house and roof are so clean I feel compelled to stop being the neighbor with the cruddy landscaping. :-)

Night! and Happy Friday!

junebug37 - Wooohooo :congrat: I'm so happy for you! Keep up the good work :)

I was OP and did 30min of weight training + 10min of stretching. Still enjoyed a white Twix bar and a small chocolate-wafer-bar, mmmhhh :)

Happy Friday everyone!

Good evening girls,

I was off plan yesterday, binged on mug-brownies, bread and candy after I overheard a conversation between my parents talking about me in a very negative way. I don't wanna get into details, what matters is that I let my emotions get the best of me. I also didn't get any sleep, about 2-3 hours. My weight was up by a little under 3 lbs which was surprising and relieving since I thought I'd weigh about 142 lbs when in fact the scale said 140.2 lbs. It's also pre-TOM again, this whole forgetting the BCP thing really screwed with my body. I know I'm retaining water right now since I haven't had to use the bathroom at all and on top of that I feel super bloated.

Today was a good day for me as far as eating and exercising goes. I didn't have anything for dinner though since I wasn't hungry and didn't feel like forcing myself to eat something. I went for a 3.2 mile jog and worked out my abs and obliques plus stretched for about 12 min.

Hope all is well with everyone. Happy Sunday!

Hello - wanting to jump onto this challenge. I need the accountability to stay on plan consistently. I'm really bad about staying on plan for 4 or 5 days then going off for 2-3 days and then I'm just in this cycle that never gets me closer to my goals!

My goals:
Stay on plan by staying at or under my allotted calories for the day. (1600 right now)
Complete the C25K plan - ready to start week 6 on Monday
Do a strength training workout 3x per week.
Post on this challenge thread at least twice per week for accountability.

Hi - I am still struggling to get back to a good place. I spent the last few days just trying to get back on plan, anf thankfully I am almost there. Every day I am trying to get closer to being fully on plan. The last 3 months have been full of bad eating and no exercise for several days, followed by good eating and exercise for a few days . . . with the result that i've regained about 8 pounds over this period. :( :( :(

I really, really hope it works this time and I get back on track for a while now!!!

Katie & Hoopty - congrats on all that exercise. I hope that one day I can do a lot of exercise again! Now I am pretty limited.

Junebug - Glad to hear you got off 40 pounds! That must feel great!

Toodles - hi & welcome to the group!

I just joined today and am glad to have found this thread. My main goal right now is just to stay on plan everyday and track the weight loss as it happens.

I'm doing the Dukan Diet. My body always seems much happier on mostly protein so I suspect this will work well for me. Initial weigh in this morning at 278.5. And I'm doing well today. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Ok, so I'm an idiot. No really. Including my first round of losing weight and this time (after gaining it all back plus 4) I've lost about 100 pounds. I gained back all of my weight because the instant I decided that 145 was a good place to stop I stopped dieting. My mental thought process was 'It's gone, I'm good, I don't need to try anymore'. WRONG! So of course I gained back the 65 pounds that I had lost. This time around I'm close to my 160 goal and again my mental thought process is 'I'm doing so well, I'll be ok with this little brownie, oh a little soda will be ok, hey the dietician said that I'm doing great so of course--let me eat a little treat. Now in all seriousness, there is no way that I ate enough junk food (or even regular food) to gain 3 pounds in 5 days. Something is up with my body, maybe the metformin is making me retain water or the fact that my back has been killing me and is probably inflamed--but still. After getting to 163.8, seeing the dietician who said I was doing so well, and pulling out most of my skinny clothes I've fallen right back into my original mental trap. Wake up Kaitie, you are still fat, you are not done dieting--you haven't even reached your original goal yet and that was supposed to be met way back in June. You are not done. You will never be done. You must count calories, resist the endless amounts of junk food that seem to swarm around you, and you must exercise every single day. I know what happens if I don't and I already let it start this week with 3 pounds. I'm an idiot.

Hello everyone,

I've been MIA but I have been on track. Just no time to post. I have decided that I really need to find time to post at least once daily. I have been doing good with my exercise these past few days. I even started riding public transportation to work so that I can get extra walking/stairs in each day. My sister & I have made a committment with each other that we are going to lose weight by the end of the year. My goal is to reach 199 or lower and her goal is to lose 30 pounds. Heart disease runs in our family so we're both trying to get healthy.

:welcome: ana & Toodles - I wish you two much success in your weight loss efforts.

Bonnie - How are you doing with getting back on plan? Just take it one meal at a time and keep reminding yourself why you are doing this. You can do it!!!

I hope everyone else is doing good:)

My journal
B: Greek yogurt, banana, plum, coffee
L: Lean Cuisine dinner, WW snack bar, 4 dk choc Hershey's kisses
S: cucumber, Nature Valley bar
D: Salad, Chicken breast, WW Ice cream bar
Exercise: Walk 45 mins

I've been off plan, BADLY, for the past couple of days now. My hormones have been going nuts and I haven't been able to control my cravings. I am so full right now that I wanna cry and puke. Why am I doing this to myself? Shouldn't it be so easy to just say NO to all the junk food? :(

Katie: I do the same thing!! I get cocky and feel like I DESERVE a treat for all the hard work and depravation! But that never makes anything better for me! You are not done yet and you have done great so just try to keep your head up! Don't beat yourself up about it too much! 3 pounds in 5 days isn't food, its probably a combination of things. And you are stressing about it too! :hug:

Hoopty: Sometimes I get so frustrated with all the FOOD everywhere!! All night at work when I'm trying to calculate my protein & carb intake for the most energy and to stabilize my weird blood sugar EVERYONE is eating junk all night without a care in the world! I don't blame them but its just so HARD! I understand where you are coming from!! :hug:

So I was doing so wonderful with staying OP, until I the end of my shift and I think my blood sugar drops. I feel shaky and sick & my stomach burns! I don't know what else to do besides drink another shake and eat some protein. But sometimes healthy protein isn't available so I get what I can find. I know I can beat this issue but I just need a little help. The allotted "meals" and certain amounts of everything just don't feel right anymore. I am just frustrated and don't want to feel like this every time I go to work. I have almost an hour drive home and trust me feeling like that while I'm already really tired breaks my willpower down to ZERO.

I also got stressed by some unexpected expenses the other day and had some cookies. Doesn't sound so bad but for me its usually the beginning of a downward spiral! This is just so hard every day!!!

I know I will have to work at this and always think of this for the rest of my life! I think that may have really sunk in....................:(

Anyway my scale says I gained 4 pounds since Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad:

May have to put off measurements until I can feel a little better about myself!

Hi guys!

Gettin Fit - today is the first day in a long time that I am 100% totally OP. Yeah!!!! It has been so hard to get here, and I am still pretty shaky. I am going to try to be fully OP tomorrow.

Katie - I know how you feel. I have lost a lot of weight 3 times before, and each time I get a lot off I went back to old habits and gained it all back plus more! Ugh - it is so hard. But it sounds like you have not been off for too long, and that if you get right back on plan you can get back to where you were relatively soon.

Hoopty - hang in there! I find that it is easier for me to eat no sugar than just a little. Once I eat a little, I soonwind up eating a lot.

Junebug - I also find it hard at the end of work to do my hour long commute home without madly consuming whatever food I can get my hands on. I think maybe I should eat more during the day and not save so many calories for dinner, but it is hard!