Yikes, only 2 more pounds to do to my goal. These 150's are flying by, but I am not complaining :D

SW 160
GW 154

01: 160
02: 158.4
03: 157.6
04: 158.2
05: 156

September's Challenge
Start weight:234.2
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)
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Sum way to go!!

nitrus that will feel so great, wishing you lots of weightloss fairy dust!!

Pnkrckpixi I thought I was 5'3" through high school but I gained an inch last year at 26 lol

Hi Wonderful people,

Good job Everyone!!!
Im a little dissapointed.
My scale just fluctuates between 160.8 and 161.3 and it does not really stop.
I weighed myself 3 times.
The scale was a bit at ease with 160.8 but i gained. :(

Im not sure. Am i not eating right? Or do I need some more patients :(

Start Weight: 161.3
Goal Weight: 125

9/3: 161.3
9/4: 160.5
9/5: 160.8 or maybe 161 again.:?:

Down 1 lb today... 2 more to go before I reach my low of 116 :)

Tuscany: You're right, at least there's no gain! Hope the scale moved in the right direction for you today!

Jacqui_D: That darn whoosh fairy had better worked her magic on you (and Tuscany) yesterday! Btw ladies, I had an extra 2 glasses of water yesterday, maybe that helped in my 1 lb loss. Will drink the same today and monitor...

Angelique32: My scale gives me different numbers sometimes so I always weigh a few times then settle on the number that comes up the most.

Seems like everyone's doing great! Let's keep up the good work!

Only three more days until I leave for Europe…can’t wait! As promised, I finally got around to posting pictures in the mini-goal forum. The pics were taken by me with my blackberry, so they’re a little fuzzy, but they’ll have to do. My daughter is an amateur photographer, and I’ll get her to take some better pictures when I’m in Italy and the U.K. I’m so excited to see her again! As for my weight, I’m moving in the wrong direction this morning… hopefully that will reverse shortly:

SW (A31): 147.75
S1: 148.00 (+0.25)
S2: 148.00 (0.00)
S3: 146.75 (-1.25)
S4: 146.75 (0.00)
S5: 147.75 (+1.00)

GW (S30): 144.00

Turtle: Glad to see you’re almost back to your SW. I’m really looking forward to my trip. I know we’ll do lots of walking, and I hope that will compensate for the few extra calories I might consume upon occasion.

Jacqui: I hope you get back to 195 soon. As for height, I was 5’ 7” in high school. I measured myself a few months ago, only to discover I’d shrunk, all the way down to 5’ 5”.

Stay Puft: Great month so far…keep up the good work!

Joy: Along with the aunts, uncles, grandparents and all those “once removed”…

cheeriloos: 2 lbs so far this month…great progress!

Pixi: Thanks for asking about my trip. I can’t wait to see my daughter and her fiancé again. Just a few more days!

Leah: Yes, it’s amazing how much water affects our weight.

Tray: Your numbers will be going down once again very soon.

Sum: You’re doing really well this month…way to get back on track!

chunkie: Another loss…that’s terrific. I’m very happy for you.

seaurchin: Maintaining through the holidays is better than gaining.

Emme: It always takes me a few days to get over the hunger associated with cutting calories, but it’s not too bad once those initial few days pass. These days, whenever I feel hungry but know I shouldn’t eat, I grab my water and drink instead, which helps to keep my tummy happy.

Tavvy: 4 lbs down already…that’s wonderful!

Rheko: Instead of thinking “If I hadn’t stopped, I would have been”, it’s much more fun to think: “If I keep going, I soon will be….” :)

Angelique: If your scale is fluctuating, it might need new batteries. In addition, when you weigh daily, you’re going to find that some days you lose and some days you gain. The gains are just fluctuations in water weight. Our body retains water for all sorts of different reasons…here are some examples: (1) eating foods high in sodium (which would include low calorie things such as soup); (2) beginning a new exercise program that makes us feel sore…the body retains water to help repair our muscles; (3) it’s humid outside, which will also cause water retention; (4) not drinking enough fluids, which will cause our body to retain water to compensate; (5) hormones and/or your menstrual cycle, which can cause large fluctuations in water retention; and, (6) all sorts of other reasons! So, if you’re going to weigh daily, you need to ignore the daily fluctuations and concentrate on the overall trends. So far, in only two days, you have lost a half pound, and that’s great!

mjmelwel: Welcome and good luck with your September goal!

nitrus: Welcome and good luck reaching ONEderland!

Sum - thats awesome, you're going to have to get into a bonus round goal

cheeriloss - you are totally killing that scale.

Emme - Awesome job, I've actually found that if I can differentiate hunger from needing food, and tell myself it is just the fat screaming, I stay on track. (you don't want to be toooo hungry!!)

tavvy - I WISH i didn't like baked goods. Growing up the family had a bakery, so I guess it runs in the family. Luckily my mother made some good decisions and said my dad couldn't bring his work home, so we were all pretty healthy.

jacqui - These setpoints are killing us!! I'm stuck on the 6 too!! Hopefully today you went down :)

Pixi - I try not to keep baked goods in the house either in the house either. You are so right about the water. I sometimes have to remind myself to drink more.

Angeliquie - I'm sure its water weight, you'll probably get a whoosh in a few days.

chunkie - congrats on the 1 lb!!! Thats has to be really hard when you are closer to goal.

Tuscany - You might hit goal before you even leave :)

I'm definately not going to measure my height, because I'm probably closer to 5 5.5" and that would lower my normal BMI that I want to get to.

SW (August 31st) 165
GW 159

Sept 1: DNW
Sept 2: DNW
Sept 3: 166.8
Sept 4: 166.0
Sept 5: 166.0

207.8 WOOSH! My mojo is back! :lol3::yay:

Welcome, mjmelwel and nitrus29!

Tuscany: 3.75 lbs
mygirlvj: 5 lbs
Sum38: 6 lbs
seaurchin: 8 lbs
pnkrckpixikat: 5.2 lbs
Stay_Puft: 6.8 lbs
Bridget37: 8 lbs
lene1974: 5 lbs
cheeriloos: 10.2 lbs
SarainMN: 9 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
SuperHeroTeacher: 10 lbs
tavvy: 11.4 lbs
Rhiko: 2.8 kgs
chunkie89: 12 lbs
Changergirl: 4 lbs
emurph: 2 lbs
SLahti: 11.6
OK_Lizzy: 15 lbs
LovelyLeah: 4.5 lbs
gardenerjoy: 3 lbs
Tereh0527: 12 lbs
muses: 8 lbs
j0ndysse: 8.5 lbs
VikiN: 5.5 lbs
firegirl441: 10.1 lbs
SouthernBell02: 8 lbs
Big_Fat_Rooster: 12 lbs
MixedColors: 10.3 lbs
gossamer: 18.4 lbs
rastalove: 26.5 lbs
sburleson89: 5 lbs
cincorn: 7 lbs
Turtle11: 6 lbs
Emme: 4 lbs
TrayTeam: 7 lbs
Angelique32: 10 lbs
RachelAnne: 4 lbs
mjmelwel: 10 lbs
nitrus29: 10 lbs

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 78.2 (NC)
GW: 77

Thanks, Tuscany for your great words of wisdom for Angelique32!

Jacqui~You are just a very welcoming person! When I first introduced myself on this forum you were very welcoming to me. It only makes sense that those pounds want to stay with you. Just let them know that they are starting to outstay their welcome!
mjmelwel~ Welcome!! This thread it hopping. Its going to be a great month!
Tuscany~ I am super jealous of your trip coming up! I hope you have a great time with your daughter!

Me~ Yesterday was a great day! I met every single one of my goals on my Fitbit Flex!! 2700+ calories burned (actually had over 3,000 burned) 10,000 steps(had 13,000) 5 miles walked (actually had 5.6 miles) and 30 minutes of very active activity (had 42!) First time I have done this in the month of having it!!! YAY ME! Will have weekly weigh in tomorrow! Hopefully it shows:)

9/1 - 156.5
9/2 - 157
9/3 - 159
9/4 - 157.5
9/5 - 157.5

Good morning, ladies! I would love to write more, but I'm sick and crawling into bed. I hope to write more tomorrow if I'm better. I read every one of your posts and I'm glad to be in this group. It's helping me stay focused.

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Southern AWESOME JOB on meeting all your fitbit goals! I hope it becomes a new trend and helps with the scale.

angelique I agree that the scale may need new batteries. As to the fluctuation up, Don't stress about it! Unless you ate you maintenance cals AND an additional 1000-3500 (depending on which number is right) there is no possible way that you gained weight. As Tuscany said, there are many reasons the body will fluctuate. Try not to focus on each day's number as much as the fact that the trend is overall downward. Celebrate new lows, yes, but don't stress the bumps up unless you went crazy with food.

Keep up the good work everyone! :)

SW: 247.2
GW: 242.0
01: 250.0
02: 251.2
03: 248.8
04: 248.2
05: 246.6 (new low yay!)

SW: 195.8
GW: 189.0

9/01: 196.0
9/02: 194.4
9/03: 193.8
9/04: 193.4
9/05: 193.8

Not a great morning for me. Forgot to eat breakfast before I left. Then it was so muggy outside. Just miserable. Made me sweaty and yucky. Still I did my planned walk which made me hungry. Not sure if actual hunger or that faux hunger that comes with realizing I forgot to eat.

At least I didn't cheat. Although I did stare longingly at the vending machine. That scale better show me some respect tomorrow or I may throw it into the vending machine. ;)

seaurchin, congrats on keeping the portions small. Thank goodness there aren't anymore holidays for me until the dreaded Halloween.

SouthernBell02, good to know. I used to work 3rd shift so I know the weirdness of it. As an insomniac it actually worked for me a little. Great job with your flex. And those were some lofty goals you achieved!

LovelyLeah, all hail water!

pnkrckpixikat, nice!

gardenerjoy, yes a family reunion of losses on the scale!

Emme, sorry about your hunger. When I cut my portions it definitely was a couple of days of hunger before I settled down. Hope you feel better.

Turtle11, crossing my fingers for 3 months of goals in a row for you. That would be fantastic! Not measuring my height either. I can't take the risk of losing any more inches.

tavvy, wow 4 lbs in 4 days is incredible!

Jacqui_D, I will threaten your scale for you. Perhaps even shake an angry fist of fury at it menacingly. You are stronger than those hormones so you'll just have to hunker down and wait them out. Easier said than done sometimes, but you can do it.

TrayTeam, lots of time left in the month to make it happen.

mjmelwel, good to have you here with us!

nitrus29, what a great goal! You will do it!

Sum38, wow! Everything else you lose this month will just be a fantastic bonus.

cheeriloos, look at you go. You are melting away!

Angelique32, weight fluctuates. You just have to wait it out. I'm .4 higher than yesterday but I know it isn't real. I tend to bounce around a few days then lose weight. Currently I'm in the bouncy stage.

Tuscany, I'll have to go look at your pics. We'll miss you while you are gone. Have a great trip.

cincorn, congrats!

SW: 172
GW: 165

9/4: 172.6
9/5: 172.6

Appears my body likes staying .6's. I'll let it slide today. Did a great ballet barre class today, I feel my muscles slowly start to attempt to grow!

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the kind words and motivation.
TOM got me this morning after me weighing in. So maybe its that, cause with TOM my tummy bloaths a little.

Southern: I want a fitbit so badly! WHEN (not if!) I make my Halloween goal, I am going to buy one. Awesome job meeting your goals!

Sum: You are doing an amazing job this month!!

Cincorn: Wooshes are very very good for morale (at least in our house!) Keep up the good work!

Emme: Feel better soon, I can't imagine being bedridden with a one year old in the house!

Stay: Thanks for the double congrats :)

SO I am down another lb today, and am happy as a lark. I think the combination of meds and clean eating is really doing the trick and I am very excited about it! Sorry if I seem boastful, I am just excited.

Hope everyone has a great OP day!

Hey everyone :) Hope you don't mind me joining in this challenge a few days late. I weighed myself a few days ago and was the heaviest I have ever been so wanting to kick my butt into gear!

SW: 101.4kg
GW: 97.5kg

66.2 kgs today! My 6 km run burnt off extra kgs lol

What a day! Our English Mastiff, Josie...

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slipped a disk in her back and we had to take her to the vet. It's not easy getting her to the vet when her back isn't bothering her, so this was really tricky. But she came through it with flying colors and is now on inflammation and pain meds, poor baby. As for me, I weigh 195 today! Woohoo, back to my starting weight! Now maybe I can get this show on the road! :flow2:

Pixikat, Congrats on the new low! :yay: And good point on the height. If I came in at 5'7.5", I'm not sure how I would take that!

Nitrus, good luck on getting to Onederland! My fingers are crossed for you! :crossed:

Sum, great job!

Yay, Cheeri Good loss!

Angelique, hopefully after TOM you'll get a whoosh of weight loss!

Chunkie, way to go! And we'll see if the whoosh fairy is working her whoosh magic. For now, I'm happy just getting back to my starting weight, so it's all good! :D

Tuscany, your pics are amazing! You look wonderful!!!! I'm so happy for you! :woohoo:

Turtle, I f-i-n-a-l-l-y went down. Your turn! :wizard: Those set points are buggers!

Good job, Cincorn!

Aw, SouthernBell, you're a sweetheart! :hug: Way to go on the fitness stats!

Emme, I hope you are feeling better again soon! :getwell:

Puft, hoping the best for you with that scale! (P.S. I think my scale is scared of you, keep it up, lol!)

Tray, those 6's are stubborn! :shrug: Hang in there!

Taavy, yay! We want you to be boastful! We are happy for you!

:welcome: mzshaunna! Good to have you!

Good job, Rhiko!

No change this morning. This is a SLOW month from a weight loss perspective…no loss at all so far, even though I’ve remained OP. Hopefully, I’ll get another whoosh soon and it won’t promptly disappear!

SW (A31): 147.75
S1: 148.00 (+0.25)
S2: 148.00 (0.00)
S3: 146.75 (-1.25)
S4: 146.75 (0.00)
S5: 147.75 (+1.00)
S6: 147.75 (0.00)

GW (S30): 144.00

Turtle: Time to bring old Greyhound out of the closet!

Jacqui: YEAH 195! The carrot and I are very happy for you! :carrot: And thanks for your comments on my pics. I hope Josie is feeling better soon…poor little thing. I get so worried when one of my two babies needs the vet.

Pixi: Congrats on the new low! And thanks for your comments on my pic thread.

Stay Puft: Good for you doing your planned walk even though you didn’t feel like it. I’m weird. I love power walking in the heat. I come home and I’m drenched with sweat, but I feel like I’ve had a great workout. Then I just hop in the shower and I feel so refreshed. LOL to your comment about your dog on my picture thread. What kind of dog do you have (with my luck, it's a Doberman! :)) ?

Joy: NC beats a gain.

Emme: You’re doing really well so far! I hope you feel better soon. It's not fun to be sick in bed when you have a baby at home.

SouthernBell: Great results on the exercise front!

Leah & Tray: I hope the whoosh fairy visits both of you soon.

Angelique: TOM certainly explains your gain. Your weight will start to decline again when TOM is finished.

Tavvy: Congrats on losing another pound. And you needn’t worry about sounding boastful…feel free to celebrate your losses...you can even throw in some dancing carrots!

Cincorn: Nice whoosh.

Rhiko: Good progress so far!

mzshaunna: Welcome and good luck in meeting your September goal! :welcome2:

Sw 160
Gw 154

01: 160
02: 158.4
03: 157.6
04: 158.2
05: 156
06: 156.8

Hi Everyone,

My weight today has climbed again. I did overeat last night cause of TOM.
I just get these urges. Nothing bad though. Just some fresh pineapple and 2 pcs corn. But i gained :(. Lets see what happens when its over.
Good luck to the rest of you.


Start Weight: 161.3
Goal Weight: 125

9/3: 161.3
9/4: 160.5
9/5: 160.8
9/6: 161.8 :(

Saw a 5 this morning too!! (barely) .2 drop after an anniversary dinner is alright in my book though :)

I hope September isn't the month of the turtle.

SW (August 31st) 165
GW 159

Sept 1: DNW
Sept 2: DNW
Sept 3: 166.8
Sept 4: 166.0
Sept 5: 166.0
Sept 6: 165.8

What a pleasant surprise this morning - down 2 lbs! Which brings me back to my lowest so far. And just in time for the weekend, hope this loss will give me extra motivation to stick to my diet for the next few days.

Tuscany: Thanks! Enjoy your trip and come back recharged and ready to continue on your weight loss journey. :)

Turtle11: Yes it does get tougher by the day as I inch closer to my goal weight. Really a test of my commitment!

mzshaunna: Welcome!

Rhiko: Wow 6km, great job!

Jacqui_D: Yay so glad for you! Hope the whoosh fairy hangs around a bit like she did for me!

SW: 195.8
GW: 189.0

9/01: 196.0
9/02: 194.4
9/03: 193.8
9/04: 193.4
9/05: 193.8
9/06: 194.0

Still bouncing. Although last few bounces are all up. Apparently scale doesn't bounce correctly. Still, a loss is a coming just as long as I wait it out.

Angelique32, probably just TOM bloat.

tavvy, I always think you should boast when you accomplish something! So boast away. This is the place for it. And congrats!

mzshaunna, welcome!!

Rhiko, congrats!

Jacqui_D, poor dog. I hope she gets better quickly. And yeah on the 195! Let's get ready to rumble!!!!

Tuscany, he's a labradoodle but more lab than doodle. You'll be in great danger of being licked if you try to put a hat on him. I think the whoosh fairy is on vacation. Hopefully she returns tomorrow.

Sum38, still a great month even with a small bounce.

Turtle11, we're just saving up for the big whoosh.

chunkie89, wow and congrat!

September's Challenge
Start weight:234.2
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.
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Jacqui, poor puppy, he will be alright. Beautiful doggy you have

Southern, I love my tidbit, you won't regret it

Staypuft, skipping breakfast always does me in for the day


Keep up the good work and focus on today's choices , you can do this!!

Welcome, mzshaunna!

Tuscany: 3.75 lbs
mygirlvj: 5 lbs
Sum38: 6 lbs
seaurchin: 8 lbs
pnkrckpixikat: 5.2 lbs
Stay_Puft: 6.8 lbs
Bridget37: 8 lbs
lene1974: 5 lbs
cheeriloos: 10.2 lbs
SarainMN: 9 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
SuperHeroTeacher: 10 lbs
tavvy: 11.4 lbs
Rhiko: 2.8 kgs
chunkie89: 12 lbs
Changergirl: 4 lbs
emurph: 2 lbs
SLahti: 11.6
OK_Lizzy: 15 lbs
LovelyLeah: 4.5 lbs
gardenerjoy: 3 lbs
Tereh0527: 12 lbs
muses: 8 lbs
j0ndysse: 8.5 lbs
VikiN: 5.5 lbs
firegirl441: 10.1 lbs
SouthernBell02: 8 lbs
Big_Fat_Rooster: 12 lbs
MixedColors: 10.3 lbs
gossamer: 18.4 lbs
rastalove: 26.5 lbs
sburleson89: 5 lbs
cincorn: 7 lbs
Turtle11: 6 lbs
Emme: 4 lbs
TrayTeam: 7 lbs
Angelique32: 10 lbs
RachelAnne: 4 lbs
mjmelwel: 10 lbs
nitrus29: 10 lbs
mzshaunna: 3.9kgs

I went off the rails yesterday. But I weighed this morning (even I though I didn't wanna) because that's my fastest route back on track.

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 78.9 (+0.7)
GW: 77

Jacqui Your pup is SOOOO cute! I'm sure he will be back to normal soon :)

Gardener good for you for getting on the scale! There are days I don't wanna do it either, but sucking it up works best for me as well.

staypuft if you have been OP than a bounce up just means a larger bounce down eventually! Keep it up!

Down again this morning, didn't think much of it (beyond the usual yay factor) until I entered it on my 4th of july to halloween challenge spreadsheet. I am finally back down to my end of June weight, So everything I gained from multiple days at the San Diego Fair and multiple family birthday parties is gone! Woot! Now just to get rid of the Oct-May gains lol

SW: 247.2
GW: 242.0
01: 250.0
02: 251.2
03: 248.8
04: 248.2
05: 246.6
06: 246.2

Happy Friday, ladies! I do feel better today. I work during the week, so I sent my daughter to daycare for the day yesterday so I could stay in bed. I give so much credit to stay at home moms who don't have help during the day when they are sick and have to take care of babies.

I'm feeling better and I'm really hungry. I'm just going to stay on track and keep slamming my water.

1: DNW
2: DNW
3: 207.6 (1610 calories)
4: 206.6 (1730 calories)
5: 205.2 (1695 calories)
6: 204.4

Jacqui, your poor doggie! Glad she'll be on the mend. We have a rescue dog named Jasper and he's our family. Congrats at being at your start weight!

Tuscany, there is a downward trend in your weigh-ins, so don't get discouraged with the slow movement. Slow movement is better than no movement.

Angelique, if you only ate that little, then I'm sure the pound will fall right off. Drink a ton of water and your system will flush itself out.

Turtle, great job on the loss! I love seeing the numbers going down.

Chunkie, great job on the 2 pound loss! Exciting!

Stay_Puft, yes, that's the attitude to have: a loss is coming...it's just a matter of waiting it out. You're doing great.

Cheeriloos, water, water, water! That's how I flush out my system after I've eaten a bit too much off track. You'll be fine in no time.

gardnerjoy, I can totally relate. That's what jump-started me to do this challenge. I weighed myself and said "Nope, time to get on track." Good luck to you!

9/1 - 156.5
9/2 - 157
9/3 - 159
9/4 - 157.5
9/5 - 157.5
9/6 - 156 <-- Yay! I'm gonna try my best not to binge this morning. I woke up badly hypoglycemic which usually sends me running to the fridge to eat everything in sight, which later causes another attack. So I had some fruit and I'm waiting on my toast. Still not 100% but a lot better than when I first got up.

pnkrckpixikat You are doing great! Keep up the good work :)

emme Awesome losses so far, you will be at goal in no time!

joy Good for you getting on the scale this morning! I know that for me, avoiding it only leads to more denial and greater gains.

staypuft and tuscany :wizard: Hope y'all see the woosh fairy soon!!


Me: Down .6 lbs from yesterday. I use the Lose It app on my phone to casually log my food and/or check the calories in restaurant food before proceeding. According to it, with losing 2lbs a week I will have met my goal of 180 in December 2014. This morning I logged my current weight and it moved my tentative end date to November 2014.

I really hope I can keep up the stamina. My son (nearly 7 months) isn't sleeping well at ALL...last night we got a grand total of 3 hours. He is teething and trying to learn to crawl. Add that to the fact that I work 12-15 hours a day (taking care of two kiddos, ages 2 and 4 along with my own) I am just exhausted! And when I am tired I crave sugar and carbs. This morning, to curb the cravings, I made a banana avocado cocao smoothie. It worked so far. I have my clingy and exhausted little boy in a mei tai on my chest, and sent the other two outdoors to play for a while...so for now it is rather peaceful inside!

Maintaining 195 right now. Better than 196! Thanks Tuscany, Puft, Cheeri, Pixikat, and Emme for your well wishes for Josie! She's moving a tad better today.

Tuscany, the whoosh fairy loves you! I'm sure she's just lurking around the corner! :D

Angelique, I always get cravings for chocolate and sweets around TOM. Good job on only eating pineapple and corn! :cp:

Turtle, yay on the 5! :carrot:

Chunkie, fantastic loss! How exciting! :broc:

Puft, I am ready to rumble! Now, if only my body will cooperate, lol!

Cheeri, :nono: No more than one cheat day a week! :D

Joy, I've found weighing after cheat days is best for that exact reason--it helps keep me honest and on track.

Pixikat, good job on the drop! Every bit helps! :flow2:

Emme, so glad you are feeling better! Take care of yourself! :hug:

Leah, yay on the 1.5 lb drop! My daughter and I both have reactive hypoglycemia. She can tell when her blood sugar is getting low because she becomes very hungry. It's really difficult for her to get her blood sugar levels up though, even her highs are only in the 90's, and so she has passed out a few times because it's dropped too low. As for me, I don't even notice anything's wrong until I am on the verge of passing out, and then I have to stop everything and eat immediately. It's not fun! So sorry you woke up that way!

Tavvy, wow! You really have your hands full! The smoothie was a good idea. Congrats on the move up of your goal date! :cb:

SW: 172
GW: 165

9/4: 172.6
9/5: 172.6
9/6: 172.2

Yay! progress!

Is it time to go back to sleep?

Oh, Tavvy. I feel you, girl. I feel you. My daughter was a horrible, horrible sleeper for quite some time. Is he waking up from the pain or do you think it is more out of habit?

It seems to be more the crawling thing that is keeping him awake. His arms have a mind of his own and he pushes up into a crawling position in his sleep so I have had to start swaddling his arms again. It definitely isn't habit since he usually sleeps like a dream (about 7 hours at a time). Bleck. I will be glad when this is over.

Jacqui D: Thanks for the welcome :) By the way your dog is soooo cute! Hope she feels better soon

Tuscany: Thanks same to you :)

chunkie89: congrats on the 2lbs loss

Stay Puft: I think you're still going really well, a loss is a loss so congrats :)

gardenerjoy: Thanks for the welcome :)



I still haven't gone to the gym and I am beating myself up about it too :( Really kciking my butt into gear to go today. With a scale that measures in KG not pounds (I'm in Aussie) I dont think I'll weiugh myself everyday but instead once a week as otherwise I am going to drive myself crazy

Jaqui I typically only get it in the morning because I'm pretty good about eating frequently enough during the day to stay stable. But my blood sugar drops so much while I'm sleeping that I often wake up low. I have 3 warning signs figured out so far. Irritability is my first sign that I need to eat. I usually wake up grumpy as all **** but I'm perfectly okay after breakfast. The next is nausea. When I reach the nausea stage it is really tough for me because I know I need to eat, I feel better when I eat, but everything turns my stomach. The final sign is dizziness, blacking out (but not yet fainting), and ears ringing. That's how I was in the morning. Sometimes I've just grabbed the bottle of honey and squeezed it directly into my mouth despite not being a huge honey fan. But now I've learned to grab some quick fruit because it doesn't cause a second crash later on. Today I had a really hard time keeping my levels up. On the way to school I just bought a bag of lollipops and have sucked on a few. I'm doing much better now though. I just gotta take it easy the rest of the night.