Welcome, dcapulet and OokOok!

Avezy44: 15 lbs
Zictory75: 16 lbs
HawtPotatoe: 20 lbs
anm17: 10 lbs
merrilymemory: 11.2 lbs
LittleBlueCat: 11 lbs
Rated: 12 lbs
Fresh_Feeling: 4.5 kgs
jrkessle: 6 lbs
SarainMN: 8.6 lbs
mygirlvj: 5 lbs
twish: 24 lbs
fee128: 15 lbs
183StGB: 5 lbs
Skullarix: 13 lbs
Turtle11: 6 lbs
JazzyPeggy: 5 lbs
Tuscany: 4.5 lbs
Sum38: 6 lbs
Emme: 6 lbs
Big_Fat_Rooster: 12 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
muses: 9.25 lbs
boatingmommy: 6 lbs
stilettolife: 10 lbs
Josiee: 12 lbs
Suds14: 8.8 lbs
Minney: 9 lbs
SouthernBell02: 4 lbs
Rhiko: 1.3 kgs
Hoopty: 6 lbs
gatorgirl6: 9.8 lbs
cincorn: 7.4 lbs
Woodstock: 8 lbs
mzshaunna: 4.3 kgs
VickiN: 3.5 lbs
MrsKevin: 11.6 lbs
nitrus29: ONEderland
fluffygrover: 5 lbs
LovelyLeah: track weight
DaisyBelle: 9.6 lbs
marymo: 8 lbs
Campana: 8 lbs
urockmom: 6 lbs
dcapulet: 4.5 lbs
OokOok: 10 lbs

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 77.85 (-0.45 -- amazing what a day on-plan will do)
GW: 76

SW:175
CW:170.0
GW: 163

Emme - I hear you on the fluctuations, I have been bouncing up and down a lot lately so it is hard to get excited when the scale goes down, since you know there is a possibility of it going right back up again.

Oops - moderation won out for most of the weekend but cooking Sunday dinner last night with friends and wine etc. and I'm up 1.4 lbs today. Time to face the music at the gym!!

10/01: 152.6
10/02: 152.2 (-.4)
10/03: 151.7 (-.5)
10/04: 151.7 (0)
10/05: 151.6 (-.1)
10/06: 150.6 (-1.0)
10/07: 152.0 (+1.4)

Im happy to post some progress on this challenge as of this morning I weigh 215. When I began this challenge last week I was at 217. My goal is 209 by Holloween. Good luck yall

Campana and Ook Ook! Way to go on progress so far... Halloween is a great day to set yourself a target for...! Sure there is a spooky analogy there but can't think of anything witty to say! :-)

Tuscany - good luck on your trip! See you when your back.., hopefully you'll get a nice surprise on those scales...!!!

Rhiko - that sounds like a brownie disaster! So hard not to eat home baked treats!

Woodstock - my fellow weekender! I wasnt too pleased with my will power this weekend ! Here's hoping for a good week ahead and lots of good workouts... Did a 10K tonight too and my legs felt like lead the whole route. Ouch!

Im back down today which is good but had a feeling yesterday's roast lunch made me a bit heavy yesterday...

Really determined to get close to my goal this month...

Start weight 146
Goal weight 137

Oct 1 147
Oct 2 145
Oct 3 146
Oct 4 145
Oct 5 144
Oct 6 147
Oct 7 144

yesterday's weigh-in: 81.6 (179.9lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1429
yesterday's exercise: --
today's weigh-in: 80.7kg (177.9lbs)
change: - 0.9kg (-2lbs)

Have a good day everyone!

I've only lost 2.2 lbs. so far this month! I'm really going to have to step up my game to meet my goal of 7.4 lbs. for October! I crushed my 7 lb. goal in August and September. October is giving me fits!!!

So TOM should be here tomorrow or the next day, so I probably won't see a whoosh until a few days after that has started.


SW (Sept 30): 162
GW: 156

Oct 1: 161.6
Oct 2: 161.4
Oct 3: 161.8
Oct 4: 161.0
Oct 5: 161.8
Oct 6: 161.8
Oct 7: 161.4
Oct 8: 161.2

Down 1.2 today and 1.8 overall for the week.

SW 152.6
GW 144.6

10/01: 152.6
10/02: 152.2 (-.4)
10/03: 151.7 (-.5)
10/04: 151.7 (0)
10/05: 151.6 (-.1)
10/06: 150.6 (-1.0)
10/07: 152.0 (+1.4)
10/08: 150.8 (-1.2)

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 77.35 (-0.5 -- back to the starting line!)
GW: 76

Um, I'm thinking my goal of six pounds for October was a bit too lofty seeing as I'm 8 days in and technically I should be down 1.5 pounds by now. Oh well. Some days I feel like stopping because it just takes so much work, but I've done this before and I know how to do it. I just have to stay focused.

I haven't been able to exercise very much and that really stinks. I used to be able to work out every single day before I had my daughter and I loved it! Now, when 8:00 rolls around and she's in bed, I just collapse. I do have a rec center at work, though, so I should really start taking advantage of it over lunch. That's my own lazy fault for not doing that. I used to go a lot over the summer, but then I stopped.

10/1: 200.4 (2440 calories)
10/2: 202.8 (1620)
10/3: 200.2 (1515)
10/4: 199.8
10/5: 200.2
10/6: 202.2
10/7: 201.6
10/8: 200.8

183, great job! :carrot:

cincorn, you're doing so great! I've lost nothing, so don't beat yourself up.

Turtle, ugh, TOM...I hope you get an awesome whoosh after it's gone!


Woodstock, congrats on the loss! You're doing great.

My weight this morning 246
start weight 248

2 little lbs for this week :D

BFR

Probably because of hormones, I am up to 190 this morning. I was hoping the 190's were gone for good, but apparently not. I haven't been off plan so that's not it. I'm going to focus on drinking green tea and water today and see if that helps any. I had 3 glasses of water in a row last night and wasn't running to the bathroom so obviously my body's holding onto it.

BFR, good job on the 2 lbs down! :carrot:

Emme, hang in there! I was on plan all last month and yet it took me to day 18 to finally stop going around in circles between 195 and 197. By the end of the month, however, I dropped to 189. :dust:

Joy, :cp: Onward to goal!

Woodstock, way to go! :cb:

Turtle, wishing a nice whoosh for you! :wizard:

Cincorn, there are still lots of days left! You can do it! :cheer:

183, you are just doing great! :broc:

Minneey, congrats on the big drop back down! :flow2:

Campana, yay on the 2 lb loss! :dancer:

Rated, looking good! :yes:

Day eight of insanity... cant feel my legs but it seems to be working. Dreading my seven am 'Pure cardio' workout tomorrow morning. Then will have to navigate a 'team lunch' at work - we're ordering pizza. Taking soup with me. Who will win? Soup or pizza...

Start weight 146
Goal weight 137

Oct 1 147
Oct 2 145
Oct 3 146
Oct 4 145
Oct 5 144
Oct 6 147
Oct 7 144
Oct 8 143

I'm getting anxious about Thursday's weigh in day. I changed it up a bit this week and did my own version of the Wendie Plan--not sure it that was a good move. Thursday's number should be a good indicator. On the up side of things, I FINALLY went out for a run today. I haven't been out for a solid two weeks. Today I ran my longest run yet (5.12 miles!). There were brief stops along the way to catch my breath and for water. But overall I am super happy with getting outside and taking charge of my exercise. I tend to overcompensate with food on days I work out--so I;m trying really hard to fight the urge to have a bowl of cereal right now.

Hope everyone's week is off to a good start!! Thanks for the check in...it always helps.

yesterday's weigh-in: 80.7kg (177.9lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1500
yesterday's exercise: 1h walking
today's weigh-in: 80.5kg (177.4lbs)
change: - 0.2kg (-0.5lbs)

Wednesday already! Only 2 more days till the Weekend :)

Starting weight 155.4
Goal weight 149.4

10/01: 155
10/02: 152.8
10/03: 154.4
10/04: 153.4
10/05: 153.2
10/06: 154.4
10/07: 152.8
10/08: No W/I
10/09: 152.8

SW: 189
GW: 183
CW: 188.5

10/1: 189
10/2: 188
10/3: 187
10/4: 187
10/5: 186.5 CD
10/6: 189
10/7: 188.5
10/8: 190
10/9: 188.5

Back down to 188.5 today. Whew! I don't know what caused me to jump up to 190 yesterday, but I'd rather that not happen again. :shrug:

Minneey, Let us know which wins out, the soup or pizza (soup! soup! soup! :cheer:).

Suds, good job on getting out there and running! :carrot:

183, glad to see the scale's still moving for you! :cp:

Sum, maintenance is a good thing! :yes:

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 77.45 (+0.1)
GW: 76

up .1 lb after a Long run again last night (and eating on plan) and i am starting to see this pattern of not losing after my long runs. I think I've seen chicks posting about this phenomenon before, so I am happy to accept it and stick with the plan!

10/01: 152.6
10/02: 152.2 (-.4)
10/03: 151.7 (-.5)
10/04: 151.7 (0)
10/05: 151.6 (-.1)
10/06: 150.6 (-1.0)
10/07: 152.0 (+1.4)
10/08: 150.8 (-1.2)
10/09: 150.9 (+.1)

Jacqui_D - way to go, happy to see great results for you this morning!

gardenerjoy - thanks for keeping such great track of all the goals - so awesome!

Minneey - if i can just say, willpower or not on the weekend, your results are amazing. Seems like you have the willpower where you need it -- way to go with the running and the intense workouts!!

Emme I'm sending wavelengths of motivational energy your way -- i think giving the lunch gym another shot this fall sounds like a great idea. It is hard to get in to the habit, isn't it. I bet you will feel great if you do decide to do it!

Yeah!! A 160 :)


SW (Sept 30): 162
GW: 156

Oct 1: 161.6
Oct 2: 161.4
Oct 3: 161.8
Oct 4: 161.0
Oct 5: 161.8
Oct 6: 161.8
Oct 7: 161.4
Oct 8: 161.2
Oct 9: 160.8

Yeah, I totally didn't within my calorie range yesterday and I managed to drop a pound. I'm back on the wagon today, but it's so funny how crazy our bodies can be.

10/1: 200.4 (2440 calories)
10/2: 202.8 (1620)
10/3: 200.2 (1515)
10/4: 199.8
10/5: 200.2
10/6: 202.2
10/7: 201.6
10/8: 200.8
10/9: 199.6

Jacqui, glad you are back down!

Woodstock, thanks for the motivational energy! You're doing awesome with two pounds down already!

Suds, how awesome that you went for that long of a run. I'm working my way back up to a 5k and so far I'm only up to about 2 miles. I'll get there, though. Slowly but surely!

Turtle, look at you go!! :)

My crazy exercise regime is paying off. Exhausting but effective! Not sustainable though. Think i need to see this time as just a two month hit to get me trim for my brother's wedding at Christmas...

Start weight 146
Goal weight 137

Oct 1 147
Oct 2 145
Oct 3 146
Oct 4 145
Oct 5 144
Oct 6 147
Oct 7 144
Oct 8 143
Oct 9 142

Suds! Go you for getting out for a run.

Jacqui - soup won but I let myself have a tiny slice of pizza too. Swerved the biscuits too!

Emme, hang in there! I have a feeling there's a big drop heading your way soon :-) lunchtime gym sounds like a great idea !

10/1 - 280
10/2 - 280
10/3 - 282
10/4 - 282 (first day of TOM - :devil:)
10/5 - 281
10/6 - 280
10/7 - 280
10/8 - 279
10/9 - 278 (last day of TOM)

I've realized that I consume food as though I will never see it again. I don't bite food--I shovel it in. I don't chew 15 times and wallow, I just gulp. I don't intentionally eat a meal, I pick and graze and graze and graze. It's nuts! Lately I've found a strategy that has seemed to alter my way of thinking. I keep telling myself you are done with today's calories---but don't worry tomorrow you get a whole new set! This seems to be working as I avoid the kitchen and late night snacks.

Thanks for all the support regarding the big run yesterday. I was definitely feeling the after affects today. But I felt strong and proud and awesome! Crossing my fingers for weigh in tomorrow. Keep working hard everyone!

I’m back from my business trip. As I feared, I was put in quite a few situations where I had a choice between eating something off plan or eating nothing. A few times, I chose to not eat…but I could only do that so often. Long story short, I gained a half pound, which puts me back to where I started October. I suppose it could have been worse. Hopefully, I will lose it again in the next day or so.

SW: 143.50
GW: 139.00

10/1: 143.50
10/2: 142.75
10/3: 142.75
10/4: 142.50
10/5: 142.75
10/6: 143.00
10/7: DNW (business trip)
10/8: DNW (business trip)
10/9: 143.50

Turtle: Woohoo, a 160! You’ll soon be in the 150’s. My fingers are crossed for a whoosh once TOM is over!

Jacqui: I’m glad to see you got rid of the 190’s so quickly…let’s hope that’s the last of them!

Joy: I hope I do as well as you in eliminating the extra weight from my business trip.

Emme: You’re back in ONEderland! Pretty soon, you’ll be there permanently!

Woodstock: Sometimes our bodies retain water when we step up the pace in our existing exercise routines. I suspect that’s what you’re seeing.

Minneey: Holy smokes…5 lbs since the beginning of October…you go, girl!

183StGB: You’re doing well so far!

Rated: Keep going…

Campana, stilettolife & BFR: Good job losing 2 lbs since the beginning of the month!

cincorn: Losing 2.2 lbs. in the first 8 days is a great result…and puts you in great shape to lose 7.4 lbs for the month!

Sum: A little over 2 lbs in just over a week…good job!

Suds: Way to go with the running! Good luck with Thursday’s weigh-in.

Beth & dcapulet: Welcome and good luck with your October goals!

week 1-179.1

don't ask me how I lost 4 lbs this week but I did WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

yesterday's weigh-in: 80.5kg (177.4lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1600
yesterday's exercise: 45min walking
today's weigh-in: 79.9kg (176.1lbs)
change: - 0.6kg (-1.3lbs)

have a great day :)

Starting weight 155.4
Goal weight 149.4

10/01: 155
10/02: 152.8
10/03: 154.4
10/04: 153.4
10/05: 153.2
10/06: 154.4
10/07: 152.8
10/08: No W/I
10/09: 152.8
10/10: 151

SW (Sept 30): 162
GW: 156

Oct 1: 161.6
Oct 2: 161.4
Oct 3: 161.8
Oct 4: 161.0
Oct 5: 161.8
Oct 6: 161.8
Oct 7: 161.4
Oct 8: 161.2
Oct 9: 160.8
Oct 10: 161.2

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 77.45 (NC)
GW: 76

SW217 (10/3/13)
CW 212 (10/10/13)
GOAL 209 by (10/31/13)

I'm pretty close to my goal weight for this challenge. I am very optimistic I know I will get to my goal! I underarand that first week is the ine where you loose the most so I know I shouldn't be expecting to loose another 5 lbs in the next week. But don't get diacouraged easily Campana (I know I tend to do that a lot) Great job everyone lets keep on loosing thise pounds!!!

I'm up .1 lb today

10/01: 152.6
10/02: 152.2 (-.4)
10/03: 151.7 (-.5)
10/04: 151.7 (0)
10/05: 151.6 (-.1)
10/06: 150.6 (-1.0)
10/07: 152.0 (+1.4)
10/08: 150.8 (-1.2)
10/09: 150.9 (+.1)
10/10: 151.0 (+.1)

This morning i was a bit disappointed at the scale as I burned a lot of calories at the gym yesterday and expected to lose rather than gain. It is likely the Dim Sum lunch I had. I decided to eat an apple half an hour before lunch to control my appetite and I thought it worked quite well as I wasn't starving when we sat down to eat and i only had 5 steamed dumplings. My fitness pal indicated these types of dumplings can be 50 calories, but i suspect now that is an understatement of calories.

Or, as you mentioned Tuscany, this could still be exercise -- I have a trainer and we trained my legs last night like I've never done before. Perhaps there is a woosh in my near future! LOL

Tuscany - I think you did great to be so conscious of your choices on your business trip. It is so tough in these situations where you have no access to things from your plan.

Way to go, Campana, how awesome that you are so close to goal already!

I'm back down to my low, 186.5! Thanks Whoosh Fairy! :wizard:

SW: 189
GW: 183
CW: 186.5

10/1: 189
10/2: 188
10/3: 187
10/4: 187
10/5: 186.5 CD
10/6: 189
10/7: 188.5
10/8: 190
10/9: 188.5
10/10: 186.5

I've started keeping a log of my weight loss to see if I can spot any patterns, because to tell you the truth, I'm still not quite sure why this diet works when I have a cheat day every week that always causes me to put on a lb or 2 the day after! Yes it drops back off in the next 2-3 days, but do I really lose or at least maintain every single week? So, tallying the stats, this is the picture I've gotten since the first cheat day in August when I started keeping track:

Week 1--High 201.5, Low 200
Week 2--High 200, Low 197
Week 3--High 199, Low 197
Week 4--High 199.5, Low 196
Week 5--High 196.5, Low 195
Week 6--High 197, Low 195
Week 7--High 196.5, Low 191
Week 8--High 191, Low 188.5
Week 9--High 190.5, Low 187
Week 10--(not yet complete)

I kind of like this way of looking at my progress. I might have a low at the beginning of a week and a high at the end, but overall, I can see what's going on. The low of each week is always lower than or maintains the low of the previous week, which is good because that shows a steady pace of weight loss. However, the same is not true of the highs. Week 4 and 6 have higher highs than the weeks before them. I guess the message I should take away from that is don't fret the highs. They will work themselves out and lead to lower lows! :D

And I still don't understand why my diet works, lol!

No, I haven't forgotten personals, lol! My last post was just too long!

Turtle, yay! 160's! (Boo 161's!) Now for a drop straight to 159! :crossed:

Tuscany, glad you are home safely! And don't worry, I'm sure that extra water weight will drop away soon!

Joy, the whoosh fairy needs to get the message: 76! 76! 76! Enough of the 77's already! :D

Woodstock, it sounds like your body is holding water to repair your muscles. It will soon drop off!

Emme, woohoo on the lb down!

Minneey, good job on the good eating! :cp: And I hear ya on the wedding weight. My daughter gets married in April and it's a big motivating factor!

Stiletto, congrats on the lb down (and the end of TOM, lol)! :yes:

Suds, great job on that realization about food! I think we all eventually have to come to that conclusion or we are doomed to gain weight again!

Sara, Woohoo! You are so close to that 60 lbs down! :carrot:

183, you go! You are killing it!

Sum, yay on the lb down! :spin:

Campana, you're doing great! :cb:

Keep up the good work, everyone!

The scale read 177.8 this morning. A bit disappointing as I thought I would maybe see 176. Regardless, I will keep fighting and working hard.

In other news, I roasted beets late night and am having them in my salad for lunch. Sooo gooood!

SW: 214.6
CW: 212.0
GW: 205

10/1: 214.6
10/2: 214.2
10/3: 213.4
10/4: 214.4
10/5: 213.0
10/6: 213.4
10/7: 213.4
10/8: 213.4
10/9: 212.2
10/10: 212.0

total lost so far: 2.6lbs

Welcome home Tuscany :-) Half a pound will fall away soon. That's amazing will power choosing not to eat to stay in the game. In my experience those work events are a succession of evil biscuit temptations.

Day ten on this forum and I've been raving about it to my friends. Finding is so motivating and supportive. Thanks everyone.

Start weight 146
Goal weight 137

Oct 1 147
Oct 2 145
Oct 3 146
Oct 4 145
Oct 5 144
Oct 6 147
Oct 7 144
Oct 8 143
Oct 9 142
Oct 10 142

Just the Friday night hazard to navigate tomorrow. I've heard rumours about a Chinese. Gulp...