southern - congrats on the whoosh! You'll probably be even more on Friday :D

cheeriloos - sorry about the sore throat, I know something is going on around here as the seasons change... I'm sure we see 228 this morning.

jondysse - You're really close to goal for this time of the month !

Leah - Stress is such pain, sorry about other people unloading on you. It is difficult to listen and not feel compasionate towards other's problems.

garden - the extra water seems to be helping me, I'm sure your sodium will filter through today.

Jacqui - A 3 !!!! Congrats, I'm hoping to see one tomorrow.:goodvibes

fluffy - gotta love that whoosh fairy

Emme - thanks, yeah I will have to remember to drink more every day. I think it also helps moderate other sodium and time of month stuff.

Rhiko, I seem to have one moderately bad day around TOM, and don't beat myself up. I will win against those hormones!!

Hoping to see a 3, and never a 66 again :)

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

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!
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Goal weight:224:crossed:

turtle you were right! Thank you for being positive:hug:,, now lets go 3!!

emme and Jacqui thank you! :hug:


leah sick to your guns! He will let up when he sees you're not biting

Great way to look at situations like that, im taking a page out of your book :D

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 <-- I was not happy about this number. Then I remember last month I was having the same issue with getting stuck around 163. Back then I felt like the scale was never gonna move. A month later I am 10 pounds lighter. So I need to focus on the big picture. I've lost 30 pounds since May and I'm still on track.

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 78.3 (-0.25)
GW: 77

Jacqui_D: yay for the whoosh! Can you send the Whoosh Fairy my way?

LovelyLeah: Yep! It's the big picture that counts. The small picture can help keep us focused, but we can't let it be a source of frustration.

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! :yay: 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! :dance: (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! :crossed: 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! :yes:

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

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:crossed:

Slowly going down
 

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 :D 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! :carrot:

Yay on the 163's, Turtle!

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

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! :D Silly me for stressing, but hey.

Therefore, September 21st: 65.8 kgs :D

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!

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
Sept 21: 164.2

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
21: 156.6

202.8 this morning! That's down 7.6 for the month (and my goal was 7 lbs.) I'd sure like to see onederland at the end of the month!!!

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
21: 248.2

SW: 195
CW: 189!!!
GW: 189

I weigh 189 this morning!! Oh my gosh, I haven't been here in 4 years and I am only 10 lbs away from where I fell off the wagon on my last ticker! Of course, today is my cheat day, and you'd think I'd just skip it, but nope! It seems to be working for me and I'm not going to mess with it now. I can stand the 1 or 2 water weight lbs that I'll put back on for a couple of days because I'm losing weight overall! (Not to mention, Ohio State plays today and I need game snacks, lol!) I am just so excited! A week ago, I thought I had no chance of reaching goal! :woohoo:

Cincorn :congrat: Great job!!!

Pixikat, glad to see you back! We missed you! :hug: Congrats on the overnight drop! :cp:

Turtle, 163! 163! 163! C'mon 163 or lower! :cheer:

Sum, one nice whoosh is all you need now! :wizard:

SouthernBell, you are doing great! Way to go on the treadmill! I'm proud of you! :broc:

Rhiko, woohoo! Yay 65! (Yep, never give up!) :dancer:

Joy, I'm sure the whoosh fairy is ready to swoop in anytime now! :goodvibes:

Start weight:234.2 Goal 10.2 lbs down 7.0..3.2 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)
21:227.2(-1.6)bday cake, fatoush, taouk, lots water,bellydance, clubbing,look cute, feet sore!
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Goal weight:224:crossed:

Hey!thank you! The last two weeks have been rocky but, I drink lots of water, green tea when I remember , occasional crystal light. breakfast is normally a cheesestick with an apple, or eggs with fruit, lunch is tuna or chicken with veg, dinner is Mostly veggies meat and legumes, creams like whipped cream on fruit is dessert, sour cream on dinner, no grains period. It works for me. Once I get chocolate in the house forget it, lol. We went out for two friends birthday last night, I ate half my Fatoush salad, half my chicken taouk pita, a d boxed the rest, I ate it when I got home at 3 am after dancing, but no booze just water. Had a little tiny cake. But last night wasan exception.I dance a lot. I take Zumba 2x a week and I bellydance, I use dance as my exercise, samba will kill your thighs been practicing that, i dance a little bachata nearly everyday but only a half song or so cuz the music is on not really for exercise.

But yeah, that's really all I do.

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
9/21 - 154 <-- Better than expected after bingeing yesterday. I stayed within my maintenance range but I'm paying dearly for all that sugar. Between the sugar and the cold my joints are stiff and swollen. I'd take it easy but I'm working and it's Scrapfest 2013 at the mall I work at so it'll be psychotic day (make that weekend. It was crazy yesterday and I work tomorrow to which is the final day). But I'm back on track with eating.

Yay, cincorn! Who else is ready to see red this month?

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: 1.8 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
hbr777: 8 lbs
Gloricat: 6 lbs
fluffygrover: 5 lbs

I got my visit from the Whoosh Fairy! Thanks, Jacqui_D!

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 77.45 (-0.85)
GW: 77

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 (DNT <---had lunch out w/friends yesterday)
21: 200.0 <---I'm not planning on CC today -- eating lunch at my folks' house, but my mom makes some really good, low fat, healthy food, so I'm looking forward to it.

Oh Jacqui_D Congrats!!! -- Last time when I lost 30 pounds I did it with one cheat day per week. I am thinking about adopting the same plan again. I seem to fall off the wagon when I am too strict and want the losses bad/fast.

TOM arrived...expecting The Whoosh Fairy to follow :D

Lol! Yay! I'm so glad! :D

Thanks Sum! :hug: I really am surprised by how well it works for me in combination with a low-carb diet. I just don't struggle anymore, and every time before when I went on a diet, I did. I struggled so much in fact, it took me four years just to work up the motivation to attempt to lose weight again. I wish I had figured all this out 30 years ago. I would have saved myself lots of yo-yo dieting!

I'm sure the whoosh fairy is headed your way! :D

Haha, I'd reach my goals in no time if it worked that way! :)

Congrats and thank you. Enjoy your win :)
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I'm still 65.8. Yay! I didn't go up lol Fingers-crossed I drop more once my TOM finishes (it should be starting any time now)

I’m back and I had a fabulous time! As I earlier mentioned, the purposes of my vacation were to plan my daughter’s wedding, which will take place next year in Italy, to attend her graduation from Oxford University which took place last Friday, and to have fun! I was in Italy for 5 days and in the UK the rest of the time. I remained on plan except for a few days when we celebrated, including the day we did the food tasting with the Italian caterer (yummy!) and my daughter’s graduation day when we had both a celebratory lunch and supper. Plus there was the day when we found and ordered my daughter's wedding dress, following which the store gave us each a glass of champagne and we then went out for a celebratory lunch. The dress is beautiful! To combat the extra calories, I did a LOT of walking when I was in Europe. All in all, I’m pretty happy with my diet results. I’m down 2 lbs since I left two weeks ago, and I’m in good shape to make goal this month (fingers crossed!).

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)
S7: 147.25 (-0.50)
S8: 148.00 (+0.75)
S9-21: DNW (on vacation)
S22: 146.00 (-2.00)

GW (S30): 144.00

Turtle: I hope all is well with you. I will keep my fingers crossed for a whoosh in your near future!

Jacqui: Congratulations on reaching the 180’s and on making goal early…that’s fabulous news and definitely deserving of a few dancing carrots!! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Pixi: Good luck with your tests and with getting back on track.

Joy: Nice woosh!

Emme: You’ve made good progress so far this month. I hope you enjoy lunch with your folks today.

Sum: If you stay on track, you just might make goal this month.

Leah: Glad to hear you’re back on track. I hope your weekend at work is not too psychotic!

fluffygrover: It’s great when you’re able to fit back into clothes that were previously too small!

Cheeriloos: You’re having a great month and you’re in good shape to make goal!

cincorn: Congrats on making goal for the month and I hope you see ONEderland very soon!

SouthernBell: Great success on the exercise front…keep up the good work.

Rhiko: Congrats on getting out of the 66’s.

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
9/21 - 154
9/22 - 153.5

Tuscany It was pretty psychotic but in a decent way. My shift flew by because we were so busy. My only problem was that we are supposed to close at 9:30pm but we still had paying customers at that time. Finally at 9:50, I spoke to the closing manager and told her that I had a train to catch or I would miss my connecting bus which would mean I would have to wait close to midnight for the next one. There were still people in the shop when I left.

Tuscany!!!! I'm so glad you are back :hug: and it sounds like you had a fabulous time! Congrats on your daughter's graduation! :congrat: You must be just beaming with pride! And great job in losing 2 lbs while on a European vacation! Who else could have done that? Lol! It's great to have you back! :dance:

Rhiko, my fingers are crossed for you to have a post-TOM drop! :crossed:

I am up 2 water-weight lbs after my cheat day, as I expected, so I'm back to 191 temporarily, and that's okay! That should drop off in the next couple of days, and I'll be back to my goal weight! I'll be stealing Cheeri's idea today of drinking green tea, which I always drink in the fall and winter months anyway, so hopefully that will help it along! :D

I may make this goal yet!

SW: 78.45kgs
CW: 77.1 (-0.35)
GW: 77

Welcome home, Tuscany! Love hearing about your European adventure! You sure did something right to lose 2 pounds on vacation.

congrats jacqui on meeting goal!!!

After going out for Mexican last night and making breakfast for some extended family (waffles, sausage....) I'm not surprised that I gained. I did good with the breakfast, but I have no idea how many calories/points are in taco salads... And when I don't know my portion size I go over. Going to make sure I do my 80 oz of water routine today :)

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
Sept 21: 164.2
Sept 22: 164.6