This spreadsheet looks familiar ;)

I'm grateful for this thread. :) Life is busy but I can always find time to pop in here and plug my numbers into the spreadsheet. It's good to see so many sticking with it. :)

Keep on keeping on, y'all :dancer:

Yikes. I've had a set back, but I'm still working toward Halloween. Thanks for being here.

Thanks!

8/6:250
8/9:248.4
8/14: 247.4
8/15: 243.4
8/16:242.0
8/17:241.0
8/18:240.2 ate some junk and TOM is here so lets see what happens...
8/19:239.0
8/20:238.2
8/21-238.6
8/22:
8/23:237.2
8/24:237.4
8/25:237.4
8/26:237.4
8/27:237.0
8/28:236.2
8/29:235.4
8/30:234.2
9/2: 235.4
:haphal:
:badbat:Halloween Challenge::badbat:
219 lbs!
15.8 down
:sklol:15.2 to go:sklol:

8/19: 173
8/25: 171
9/2: 169

Another 2 lbs this week! Definitely have a shot at making my Halloween goal :dracula:

8/6:250
8/9:248.4
8/14: 247.4
8/15: 243.4
8/16:242.0
8/17:241.0
8/18:240.2 ate some junk and TOM is here so lets see what happens...
8/19:239.0
8/20:238.2
8/21-238.6
8/22:
8/23:237.2
8/24:237.4
8/25:237.4
8/26:237.4
8/27:237.0
8/28:236.2
8/29:235.4
8/30:234.2
9/02:235.4
9/03:233.8
:haphal:
:badbat:Halloween Challenge::badbat:
219 lbs!
15.8 down
:sklol:15.2 to go:sklol:

Oh, long weekends... I love them so much but they always wreck my weight loss plans, haha! I weighed in at like 3 pounds heavier than I was Friday this morning, but I'm 100% sure it's bloating from all the alcohol and other delicious but crappy things I ate this weekend. I'm not going to beat myself up about it, especially because TOM starts this week, but I am re-trying low carb out again starting today. It's not a permanent solution for me, but I think doing it for a week or two and sticking to it might help jump start my body a little bit and get me back on track.

On a happier note, I saw a bunch of friends this weekend who I hadn't seen in about a year and it seemed like people really did notice that I've gotten smaller. It's nice to get that feedback from other people, especially because I have a hard time seeing it myself -- when I look in the mirror I still see what I saw 40 pounds ago. I also noticed this weekend that a lot of what I've been thinking was extra fat has now turned into loose skin. Not exactly a great thing, but at least it isn't fat I guess? Now I've got to try to figure out how to tighten it all up... haha joy! Anybody have this problem/a solution?

Lol, Rie- I stole your spreadsheet for this challenge. Hope that's okay?

As expected, I'm back from Branson with a temporary gain of 2lbs. The tattoo is beautiful and it was fricking painful as heck, lol. I will post a picture later on this week.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Down one lonely pound this week, not the roarin start I wanted, but I think there are monthly factors in play, so hopefully it'll mean a more impressive number next week! Fingers crossed! :dizzy:

8/6:250
8/9:248.4
8/14: 247.4
8/15: 243.4
8/16:242.0
8/17:241.0
8/18:240.2 ate some junk and TOM is here so lets see what happens...
8/19:239.0
8/20:238.2
8/21-238.6
8/22:
8/23:237.2
8/24:237.4
8/25:237.4
8/26:237.4
8/27:237.0
8/28:236.2
8/29:235.4
8/30:234.2
9/02:235.4
9/03:233.8
9/04:233.6
:haphal:
:badbat:Halloween Challenge::badbat:
219 lbs!
16.4down
:sklol:14.6 to go:sklol:

8/6:250
8/9:248.4
8/14: 247.4
8/15: 243.4
8/16:242.0
8/17:241.0
8/18:240.2 ate some junk and TOM is here so lets see what happens...
8/19:239.0
8/20:238.2
8/21-238.6
8/22:
8/23:237.2
8/24:237.4
8/25:237.4
8/26:237.4
8/27:237.0
8/28:236.2
8/29:235.4
8/30:234.2
9/02:235.4
9/03:233.8
9/04:233.6
9/05:232.2
:haphal:
:badbat:Halloween Challenge::badbat:
219 lbs!
17.8down
:sklol:13.2 to go:sklol:

Looks like low carbing may be working, at least for now. Down one pound today from last time. Might just be water weight, but I'll take what I can get right now. This low carb stuff is hard *** work! But i can also see why it's effective--removing most carbs is forcing me to eat a lot more of the better stuff that keeps me full longer. Guess I have to suck it up and stick with it!

Good luck on your weigh ins today everyone!

Good Morning :coffee:

I am so excited that I am getting so close to the 220's that I could scream!!! The scale read 231 this morning which is a 2lb loss from last week. Considering my TOM was hanging around and playing havoc with my scale this past week I am really happy with the loss. Only 6 more lbs until I reach my goal weight for this challenge, I am thinking I am going to make it my own personal challenge to hit 219 by Halloween :devil:... Wow, I would be super duper excited to hit that!
Who knows onelanders by Christmas MAYBE... LOL ok, ok, one goal at a time, but a girl can dream right!!!


:bat::bat::bat: :haphal: :bat::bat::bat:

suzukigurl -- way to go! Getting to the 220's was so awesome. Just sounds so much better for some reason than the 230s. And Onederland is so close!

Amandia --can't wait to see pics. Hope you had a blast!

cheeriloos -- way to keep plugging along!

vdh2102 - I hear you on the loose skin. :( I'm sure mine is much worse than yours. I've read conflicting things...nothing you can do to it'll tighten up over time. I am really hoping for the second option, ha ha. If not, I might consider surgery after our third kid. We are hoping to conceive next year (after baby #2 can walk and is out of diapers). So that will give me a year to tone up and see what happens. I have been overweight for the past 15 years though, and I don't think the pregnancies or breast feeding is helping. It is so horrible to look at! Almost worse than being fat in a sense. At least when the clothes are off. The hubby doesn't mind, so I guess that is a plus. Anyways, here's hoping that we can get it to shrink back up!

As for me...down another few pounds this week. 173! We're off to a vacation resort for the week with a bunch of buffets, so I'm not sure what I'll weigh when I come back, ha ha. Even though I am going to run while I'm there! So hopefully too much damage won't be done. Whoosh fairies to all!