09/12 - 234
09/13 - 233
09/14 - 233
09/15 - 234
09/16 - 238
09/17 - 237
09/18 - 234.8
09/19 - 233.6

LovelyLeah - it's great that you stay positive. I hope I can have the same mentality when I'm in a plateau. It's hard not to be negative but kudos to you.

Everyone looks like they are doing great

Yay! The whoosh fairy came to visit me again last night! I dropped 2 more lbs! I'm at 191 now! It's really strange because TOM surprised me this morning and I always gain pre-TOM. It usually isn't until 3 days in or so that I see a whoosh, but I'm very excited for the 4-lb loss in the last two days! (Edited to add: I just realized that today is exactly two months from the date I started my new low-carb diet with its wonderful cheat days, and I have lost 20 lbs in those two months! I never would have dreamed it!)

Grover, congrats on the big drop! Don't you just love those whooshes?!

Emme, I just noticed how you give your calories beside your weight each day. What a good idea! You can look for patterns between eating more or fewer calories and how it affects your weight loss and fluctuations. I don't count calories but I used to and I find it interesting, especially the times when you add calories and still lose weight. It just goes to show that sometimes it helps to shake things up by adding or cutting more calories to keep a steady weight loss.

Yep, Rhiko, that "starving" feeling when you just ate is classic pre-TOM and/or TOM symptoms. Carbs make it worse, yet it's carbs that we usually crave!

Turtle, my fingers are crossed for you! C'mon 163!

Cheeri, yay, a drop for you, even though you are sick. I hope that means you are getting better!

Leah, a great reminder for all of us!

Dear Whoosh Fairy, please throw some of your pixie dust on Joy too! Thanks!

Morning, all! I started TOM yesterday and I was pretty snacky in the evening. It stunk. I tried hard to stay away from eating, but I felt so hungry and I was just so wiped out. I had a Skinny Cow ice cream bar and some peanut butter. It was tasty and I don't regret it. I've made it a point to not beat myself up for eating food. If I'm hungry, I eat. My challenge has just been working through wanting-to-binge episodes. So far, so good.

1: DNW
2: DNW
3: 207.6 (1610 calories)
4: 206.6 (1730 calories)
5: 205.2 (1695 calories)
6: 204.4 (2019)
7: 204.0 (1956)
8: 203.8 (DNT)
9: 204.4 (1715)
10: 204.6 (1952)
11: 205.0 (1762)
12: 204.0 (1842)
13: 203.0 (1610)
14: 200.8 (1527)
15: 200.6 (2057)
16: 201.4 (2328)
17: 201.8 (1775)
18: 201.4 (1955) TOM
19: 201.2

I'm still at 191 today so considering TOM is visiting, I'm very happy with that!

Emme, I agree there are times when it's best not to fight against your body's hunger and TOM is the ultimate one of them! And it looks like giving in to those cravings is not hurting you.

Pretty quiet in here this morning. I hope everyone is doing well!

9/1 - 156.5
9/2 - 157
9/3 - 159
9/4 - 157.5
9/5 - 157.5
9/6 - 156
9/7 - 155.5
9/8 - 156
9/9 - 154.5
9/10 - 154
9/11 - 154.5
9/12 - 153.5
9/13 - 153.5
9/14 - 153
9/15 - 154
9/16 - 152.5
9/17 - 152.5
9/18 - 153.5
9/19 - 153.5
9/20 - 155 <-- Okay, now I'm starting to wonder. I've be eating within my usual calorie range, and I know this isn't from sodium. I'm okay with small fluctuations but that's a steep jump over a couple of days. I've also been drinking more water than usual. I would switch to maintenance mode but if I'm gaining in deficit mode what will happen when I increase calories?

SW 160
GW 154

01: 160
02: 158.4
03: 157.6
04: 158.2
05: 156
06: 156.8
07: 157.8
08: 157.2
09: 157.2
10: 156.4
11: 156.4
12: No W/I
13: 159.2
14: 160.4
15: 159
16: 159.6
17: 158.2
18: 159
19: 157.2
20: 156.4

Start weight:234.2 Goal 10.2 lbs. Lost 4lbs 6 to go
01:235.2(+1.0) that's from sushi,tea,ice cream,noodles.
02:235.4 (+.2) it was only one slice of pizza seriously!&2 chick nuggets
03:233.8 (-1.6) yay!! New low,now let's keep going!!
04:233.6 (-.2)
05:232.2(-1.4)
06:232.2 Polly would had a good loss here, but we went out and I just let go,, I mean bad.
We are going to a brazillian street party in Boca , I'm going to avoid the food as much as possible to get back k on track.
07:
08:237.4 (+5.2)i know its bad but i had chinese and been a bad girl,willbe off soon
09:234.4. (-3.0)back in business! 100% OP til I stall , bellydance tonight.
10:233.0 (-1.4)
11:232.2 (-.8) bittersweet to hit this # wish it was less that`ll teach me!!
12:231.8 (-.4) finally said bye to 232.2! New low! I am in it for the long haul !
13:230.2 (-1.6)fridayfest downtown,clubbing! No booze though
14:229.0 (-1.2)Bellydance party,ate like crazy
15:229.6 (+0.6) tomorrow going to be worse, I'm having a bad day
16:229.0 (-0.6)wow i lost?gonna go hard this week
17:229.6(+0.6) idk why i gained,
18:229.2(-0.4) i wanna see 228, I'm feeling so sick my throat hurts
19:228.8 (-0.4) yahoo!
20:228.8 (0.0)
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Goal weight:224

09/12 - 234
09/13 - 233
09/14 - 233
09/15 - 234
09/16 - 238
09/17 - 237
09/18 - 234.8
09/19 - 233.4
09/20 - 232.6

I was pretty depressed last night thinking of all the food I couldn't have but then I tried on a pair of pants that wouldn't even close last month and they closed, so I got over it pretty quickly. Then when I woke up this morning the scale gave me a big It's paying off...slowly but surely!

well hello 3

SW (August 31st) 165
GW 159

Sept 1: DNW camping
Sept 2: DNW camping
Sept 3: 166.8
Sept 4: 166.0
Sept 5: 166.0
Sept 6: 165.8
Sept 7: 166.0
Sept 8: 166.2
Sept 9: 166.2
Sept 10: 165.4
Sept 11: 165.2
Sept 12: 166.2
Sept 13: 165.4
Sept 14: 164.8
Sept 15: DNW traveling
Sept 16: 166.2 ugh
Sept 17: 165.8
Sept 18: 164.6
Sept 19: 164.0
Sept 20: 163.8

Leah, don't freak out. Just keep doing what you are doing. There might be a whoosh behind that small gain. You know it's not actually a true gain if you've been eating within your calories. Stick with it!

Grover, that's awesome about the pants fitting! Woo hoo!

Jacqui, glad you are still maintaining with TOM here!

1: DNW
2: DNW
3: 207.6 (1610 calories)
4: 206.6 (1730 calories)
5: 205.2 (1695 calories)
6: 204.4 (2019)
7: 204.0 (1956)
8: 203.8 (DNT)
9: 204.4 (1715)
10: 204.6 (1952)
11: 205.0 (1762)
12: 204.0 (1842)
13: 203.0 (1610)
14: 200.8 (1527)
15: 200.6 (2057)
16: 201.4 (2328)
17: 201.8 (1775)
18: 201.4 (1955) TOM
19: 201.2 (1655)
20: 200.0

Hopefully I'll be in onderland sometime next week. I'm going out to lunch today with friends and I don't consider myself to be out of the 200s until I've hit 197 because of all the fluctuations.

Leah, I started out at 195 this month and went up to 197 and stayed there for no reason (other than I do believe it's a set point for me). Then in the last week, I dropped down to 191, doing nothing differently. So hang in there!

Looking good, Sum!

Hope you're feeling better, Cheeri!

Grover, congrats on the non-scale and scale victories!

Yay on the 163's, Turtle!

Emme, how exciting! You are so close to Onederland!

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 78.3 (NC)
GW: 77

Still waiting for the whoosh fairy Hoping she visits LovelyLeah, too!

Leah just hang in there, something similar happened last month then your TOM showed up (i think later that day) Something has to explain it that has nothing to do with gaining fat. Sick it out and it'll flush back off soon!

Soooo I've been AWOL this week :s My schedule has been hectic, going from 9am-9pm or later all week. I've been exhausted so sleeping until the last minute in the mornings and just vegging when I get home. My calories have been on track most of the days. Higher than I would like, up a maintenance a couple days, below but not at my target a couple days, but yesterday and the day before were AWFUL. Yesterday would have been fine but the lab I work in for credit hours had cookies and all I want in times of stress are baked goods. Oh well, next time I allow myself 1 as I am leaving so the desire to grab another (and another and another lol) doesn't get me.

SW: 247.2
GW: 242.0
01: 250.0
02: 251.2
03: 248.8
04: 248.2
05: 246.6
06: 246.2
07: 248.8 (fully clothed @ Doctors)
08: 248.6 (ate out)
09: 247.4
10: 246.0 (I expected to still be up, had tons of sodium yest.)
11: 244.0 (apparently I WAS still up lol)
12: 246.2/244.6
13: 245.6
14: 245.6
15: DNW
16: 245.6
17: 245.0
18: 244.8
19: 247.2
20: 249.4

OK, time to get back on track! I have no idea if I will have time to post until after my tests Tuesday but I will keep weighing and fill in whenever I make it back. I also vow to try to read more, either on my phone or during slow times at work, in hopes that it'll help keep me more focused.

Well, after my complaining and feeling that all is lost, I weighed myself this morning and I'm out of the 66s! Silly me for stressing, but hey.

Therefore, September 21st: 65.8 kgs

Well it looks like the whoosh fairy has been pretty busy. Don't worry she will make her rounds soon to the others! Feeling really good about this weeks weigh in. I also feel GREAT about my exercise these past two weeks too. I have walked on the treadmill for 2 miles on Monday's Wednesday's and Friday's for the past two weeks! Yesterday I walked for 2.5 miles while watching Pitch Perfect on the iPad! (love that movie) Exercise is something I have always HATED but since keeping to it I have noticed that I am not as grumpy when I do My hubby and munchkins probably appreciate it too So here us the official results!

Sept 1~241.7
Sept 6~240.5
Sept 13~241.7
Sept 20~238.6

So unless I have a MAJOR whoosh next week I wont make goal again this month but I am ok with it if I get 5 pounds

Rhiko- If only all we had to do was complain Great Job!!

Jacqui-Awesome on the whoosh! Even with TOM! Almost in the 80's I can really hear it callin' you now, can you?

Emme-Almost back to ONEderland!!! Eeekk! You are doing amazing, keep it up!

Cheeriloos-Your weight loss is amazing! Can I ask what you are doing? Calorie counting or something else!