I have seriously not been binging or anything and this stupid scale is still misbehaving. I am op for the day and my carbs are within the range the dietician set. I'm hoping that my wretched back will feel better soon so I can exercise again. It's driving me nuts.

Hang in there Katie! I you keep doing things right, the scale is sure to catch up with your good behavior sooner or later.

I am fully OP today! Finally! Yeah!!!

Will try to do it again tomorrow.

:congrat: Bonnie

I am feeling lost. My back still hurts, my food has been off. I get moments throughout the day where I am completely ravenous--that didn't happen before this medication. 3 squares a day was all I needed. Now I feel like if I don't eat that I'm going to get shaky. My food intake is off and since the scale isn't moving I'm feeling less than motivated to eat right. I thought metformin helped people lose weight. My reaction is the complete opposite. It's making me eat. I feel blah. 5 pounds, I should've been at 160 by the end of june and now it's almost September and I'm still 5 pound aways. I'm losing my motivation. I wanted to be skinny before I got pregnant. I didn't want to gain so much weight that I'd see the 180's ever again---now I'll be lucky if I don't see 190. It all feels pointless. I'm just a ray of sunshine huh?

Good morning ladies and happy Friday :carrot:

Kaitie :hug: Hang in there and like Bonnie said the scale will catch up.

Bonnie - Congrats on your 100% day! You should be so proud of yourself. Each day will get easier. Keep up the great work :cb:

Junebug - You're right it is so hard. I've been trying for so long to lose about 60 pounds and I'm still not there. I see people lose 200+ pounds and I wonder WHY can't I lose 60. We just have to keep plugging along and eventually we'll get to where we want to be. Stay strong!

Hoopty - I hope you're doing better :)

This has been a crazy busy week for me at work. I am doing my job and covering for 2 other ladies who are out. It will be just as bad next week but I am staying positive and the good thing is it has not derailed me from my plan. I decided to start taking public transportation and in the evenings, rather than getting a bus to my train, I've been walking 1.5 miles (uphill) and I'm feeling so good. I have tracked my WW Points and have stayed within my range. The only negative thing is that the scale hasn't moved (Kaitie I know how you feel). I'm not letting it discourage me though because I know if I keep it up, I will soon have a woosh.

Stay strong ladies and let's all have a great OP Friday.

Getting Fit - good job of staying OP while all that work stress is going on. The extra walking sounds like a good way to handle the stress (much better than eating poorly)!

Katie - hang in there!

I am scarred and worried abo ut my health. I have been having tingles that are somewhat painful in my calf and foot - almost like my leg falling asleep - but it doesnt. Then I hear commercials about diabetic nerve pain. I wonder if I need to be on medication.

I almost went Off plan today. I had this huge craving for food. I fought it off, but it was very close. I think maybe I'm not eating enough protien, and maybe that started the problem, with my head feeling had to concentrate and wanting food. I actually started walking to a nearby restaurant (i was in a mall) but somehow stopped myself, and just went home and ate yogurt instead. I did stay OP today, but it was vety hard.

I went swimming for about 75 minutes. I am very worried about my health, and really need to get this weight off.

OP today. lots of exercise and tired in a good way :)

BonnieL - Glad to hear that you're doing well. Keep up the good work and it'll pay off soon enough!

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I was off plan for 6 out of the past 7 days. Yesterday was my first 100% OP day after all the bingeing. My cravings were so freaking bad all week long and then all of a sudden they were GONE. I didn't have to think twice about not grabbing any junk which was awesome. So I hopped on the scale this morning to see how big of a damage I had done and I gotta say, I have never been so confused about a number: 139.2 lbs, what?? Holy gazoly, really? I expected to see around 143 lbs on the scale! And I hadn't even pooped yet. Now tomorrow is my niece's birthday which means I'm gonna have tons of food but I'm determined to stay OP and do a lot of exercise starting Monday. I'll weigh myself again on Tuesday and then I'll know.

Hope all is well with everyone! Happy Sunday!

Hoopty - sounds like one of those lucky times when the damage isn't too bad!

Another OP day for me. I have to focus on making each day an OP day and try to string a bunch of them together, because I am still very shaky. But had a solid good day today(plan-wise anyway).

Hello ladies,

I hope you all are having a great day.

Bonnie - Great job on staying OP and on all the exercise you're doing. I hope your leg issue is nothing serious. I know what you mean about getting the weight off for health reasons, I'm in the same boat too. I'm afraid that if I don't get the weight off, I may eventually have to go on more meds. I am fighting to get it off. Hang in there I know we can do it.

Hoopty - I hope you've had a good day.

I wasn't 100% OP on Sat & Sun but I have fought off eating any sweets and I've been successful at that. I wanted to bake some goodies so bad but I resisted because I knew I'd binge on them. So far, today has been good and I'm on target with my Points for the day. I will do a workout later this afternoon.

I can't believe it's already September! This year is flying by. I do want to be in onederland before the end of the year. In order to accomplish this, I need to get back to following the WW plan 100% and I need to make sure I attend weekly meetings.

Have a great day everyone ;)

OP today- was hard b/c I have trouble concentrating and feel like want food to improve it & also b/c am truely hungry. I am eating the right amount of food, but I'm exercising more.

GetinFit- my leg is feeling a lot better, but the problem is not all the way gone. I feel like I am i n a race with diabetes to get the weight off before it gets me, and that it is on my heels and almost has me

Completely fallen off the wagon and trying to find the motivation to get back on. I don't care what people say...metformin is making me gain weight--and/or not lose any. It sucks. Since I can't lose the weight I've basically said 'screw it!' and started eating whatever the heck I want.

My back is doing better so I'm going to get off of here and work my fat but off. It won't make a difference for today---I had IHOP, Pizza, and my dinner was a Baskin Robbins Oreo Sundae--but it will help burn off some of this sugar coursing through my veins!

SO! School starts tomorrow and I'm re-kicking things into high gear. No more soda, no more excuses, I'm seriously tired of not reaching 160. I was supposed to be there in June. It's September. ARGH!

I'm back on track starting today! I already made a little goal-tracker that I called my "birthday challenge" since my birthday is on the 26th of this month. I want to hit 136 lbs by then. I didn't weigh myself this morning and I probably won't until Thuraday since I ate massive amounts of junk food these past few days, again. We had so much fun at my niece's birthday party though :)

I'm on my break at work and had a salad and apple slices. I will definitely get a workout in later this afternoon but my top priorities are NO JUNK FOOD and DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND GREEN TEA. I will check back later.

Happy Tuesday!

Hello ladies,

Bonnie - Hang in there and you are going win the race! I really need to work hard to take of about 30 by the end of the year.

Hoopty - I'm with you on NO JUNK FOOD today.

Kaitie - Glad your back is better.

So far, I've had a very good day eating, tracking, drinking water. I will definitely get a workout in after work. Last night I took some current pics of how I look and I'm not at all pleased. It is quite depressing to see what over eating and binging has done to my body. I feel like a fat blob! I gotta stay committed and focused.

I hope you all have a great Tuesday.

My JournalB:
Greek yogurt, banana, coffee
L: Healthy Choice Cafe Steamer, 1/2 C SF Jello Pudding
S: banana, popcorn
D: 4 baked chicken drummetts, salad
Exercise: Firm Cardio Overdrive

OP today.

Katie - don't give up! You have come so far!

Hi Hoopty & Gettin Fit - I't trying to eat healthy too.