wishin' for a whoosh

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 77.3 (+0.05)
GW: 76

Catching up with my posting my progress this morning! Two Turkey dinners on the thanksgiving weekend and the associated celebration have bumped me back up to the 150's, but I'm feeling good about it because 6 months ago, I would have done twice as much "damage" and would have been slow to get back on plan. Thanks everyone for the encouragement here, it is a really big part of staying motivated!

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)
10/11: 149.6 (-1.4)
10/12: 148.5 (-1.1)
10/13: 149.5 (+1)
10/14: dnw
10/15: 150.0 (+.5)

Tuscany - I hope you enjoyed the long beautiful weekend and I'm pulling for a great second half of the month for you!

Minneey - I have a feeling you will defeat 142 this week!

Jacqui - I'm jealous of how close you are to your goal - way to go!!

Turtle11 - You are so close to your next mini-goal, that must feel great :)

TOM came to visit me today with another half lb up. Hopefully, the whoosh fairy will soon be on her way :angel: with a nice drop back down!

SW: 189
GW: 183
CW: 186.5

10/12: 185 Cheat Day
10/13: 185.5
10/14: 186
10/15: 186.5 TOM
10/16:
10/17:
10/18:

Emme, good to see you! I hope things slow down for you soon! :hug:

Joy, keeping my fingers crossed for that 76 to show up SOON! :crossed:

Minneey, I'm sure the whoosh fairy is right around the corner for you! :yes:

Tuscany, hang in there! As you well know, weight loss gets a little crazy sometimes! :dizzy:

183, I hope you get your scale out worked and :getwell:!!!

Sum and Turtle, yay! New lows for both of you! :woohoo:

Woodstock, great job not overdoing it during your Thanksgiving celebration! :thanks2:

My weight this morning 246.8
Last weigh in -----------246

gain .8lb

Big Fatter Rooster


:D

Hi everyone! This weekend I didnt choose my meal wisely. First off Myfamily and I went to a buffet for lunch I did choose healthy dishes and no bread or soda at all but I did have 3 plates yikes! That same night I had 4 beers at a get together and to top it off I had 3 slices of Pizza on Sunday. I felt horrible on Sunday night and was scares to get on the scale on Monday morning, so I decided I would work super hard during my zumba class monday and would weigh myself on tuesday morning. I was actually impressed to see that despite my bad choices I still lost one pound from last thursday.
SW 217
CW 211 (8/15/13)
Goal Weight 209 by Oct 31

Hello everyone,

Day 2 of being completely on plan! This past weekend was terrible. I ate so much junk food because it was my Dad's 70th birthday party. And guess what, it shows on the scale. 147.4 lbs yesterday morning + today. Ugh :( I'm gonna take it one pound at a time, what matters is that I've changed my mindset and I was able to eat healthily these past 2 days. I will follow up with exercise as well once I feel ready for it.

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Turtle11 and Jacqui D - Thanks so much for the kind words and well wishes :hug:

Tuscany - Thank you :hug: I see that you're trying to get out of the 140s as well - ugh, I hate them so much!! :tantrum:

Still waiting..... 142, thou art my nemesis!

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
Oct 11 142
Oct 12 142
Oct 13 141
Oct 14 142
Oct 15 142

Going out for afternoon tea tomorrow. A midweek willpower challenge. Booked in for spin class afterwards though, just need to make some good choices. You are all my mentors :-)

No change for me this morning:
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
10/10: 143.00
10/11: 142.50
10/12: 142.25
10/13: 143.00
10/14: 143.50
10/15: 143.50

Turtle: You remain in the 150’s… :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Jacqui: The one (only?) good thing about my age is that I no longer have to worry about TOM! You’ll be back down to 185 before you know it.

Joy: Dear Whoosh Fairy: Joy and I WANT a whoosh…we NEED a whoosh…and gosh darn it, we DESERVE a whoosh!!

Minneey: Now you just give that pound #142 the heave-ho! Tell it, in no uncertain terms, that it is no longer welcome…

183StGB: I hope you feel better soon.

Woodstock: A belated Happy Thanksgiving to a fellow Canadian! I hope you also enjoyed the festivities. You’ll be back on track soon.

Sum: Every little bit counts.

B Fatter R: LOL! I’m glad to see you’re not losing your sense of humor…better luck with your next weigh in!

Campana: Glad to hear you weren’t penalized too heavily for your sins.

Hoopty: Good for you, getting right back on plan. I’ve been in the 140’s since the end of August…it’s taking forever to get into the 130’s! Although I expected it would become harder to lose weight as I got closer to goal.

yesterday's weigh-in: 80.6kg (177.6lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1400
yesterday's exercise: --
today's weigh-in: 80.6kg (176.8lbs)
change: -0.4kg (-0.8lbs)

have a nice day :)

Dear whoosh fairy, you seem to have taken a small vacation, and as I know we all need some time off, I think you need to come back to work. Tuscany, Joy, Jacqui, and Minneey have all earned a visit.

Sincerely,
HR fairy department

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
Oct 11: 161.2
Oct 12: 160.2
Oct 13: 159.4
Oct 14: 159.8
Oct 15: 159.0
Oct 16: 159.8

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
10/11: 151
10/12: 152
10/13: 151.6
10/14: 150.6
10/15: 150.4
10/16: 150.4

Ouch, TOM is doing a number on me! I'm up another pound today, and that's after walking for hours and sticking to my diet during my town's pumpkin festival yesterday! No fun. Is it possible to gain weight just walking down the street smelling pumpkin pie, cake, ice cream, brownies, fudge, cookies, bread, doughnuts, etc.? Lol! I think I probably need to drink more water today. :shrug:

SW: 189
GW: 183
CW: 187.5

10/12: 185 Cheat Day
10/13: 185.5
10/14: 186
10/15: 186.5 TOM
10/16: 187.5
10/17:
10/18:

BFR, hang in there! :hug:

Campana, great news on losing a lb! As soon as I read that you had three plates at the buffet, I thought "uh-oh." But sometimes I think our metabolism needs a jolt. Apparently, it worked for you! :flow2:

Hoopty, way to go getting back on plan! Keep it up! :carrot:

Minneey, just stick to it and that scale will start moving for you again! Have fun, but not too much fun, at your afternoon tea! :D

Tuscany, keeping my fingers crossed for you to see a drop! :crossed:

183, yay, you're headed in the right direction again! Keep going! :spin:

Turtle, lol! Thanks for the whoosh fairy work order! :lol:

Sum, good job keeping it low! :cp:

LOL at the HR fairy department, Turtle! Thanks for putting a good word in!

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 77.25 (-0.05)
GW: 76

down .9lbs 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)
10/11: 149.6 (-1.4)
10/12: 148.5 (-1.1)
10/13: 149.5 (+1)
10/14: dnw
10/15: 150.0 (+.5)
10/16: 149.1 (-.9)

Looking at everyone's updates today, I have a feeling this team is getting a group Whoosh any day now - keep up the great work, I know it is coming!

Thanks to everyone sending the whoosh wishes. I am getting a bit desperate for some progress now. Insanity workout regime is seriously intense and the lack of movement is demoralising me!

On a more joyous note, today has been a good day - took some leave from work and feel good for having some time to breathe (or pant as it was during insanity this morning)!

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
Oct 11 142
Oct 12 142
Oct 13 141
Oct 14 142
Oct 15 142
Oct 16 142

Another OP day for me as well! I should start working out again, though. Haven't lifted any weights in almost 2 weeks, I think.
My Mom told me today that I had gained weight. And it wasn't the nice kind of way, you know. We were looking through pictures of this past weekend and I said that my hand looked fat in one of them. My mom just straight up said "that's because you gained weight" with that disgusted look, almost trying to spite me. Gah, that didn't feel good. But it motivated me even more to be healthy.

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Tuscany - Tell me about it... I started out at 142 lbs in April, slowly made my way down to 137 lbs in mid-August and now I'm here, at 146.8 lbs this morning. It's the emotional eating and not being able to get back on plan that gets in the way every. single. time. I'm doing it to myself which is terrible but I am trying. Since we're the same height, too - how many calories do you consume and how often do you work out? I'm always curious about what other girls on here do.

Jacqui D - Thanks girl! TOM is always a pain in the boootay but I think water will definitely help flush the excess water out, though that just sounded really weird :D

Woodstock - Group whoosh? I'm all in! :)

Well, I blew my diet out of the water yesterday! I've put back on everything I lost last month. :cry: I only hope it temporary and while my body gets over the shock of my indulgence. Hah! Oh well, I'm off to walk to uni and back to submit my assignment (Yay, 2 left this semester :D).

Keep up the good work everyone else :)

No change for me yet again this morning. I’ll just keep plowing away, since things have to break at some point.
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
10/10: 143.00
10/11: 142.50
10/12: 142.25
10/13: 143.00
10/14: 143.50
10/15: 143.50

Turtle: You’re hanging in there and staying in the 150’s. And thanks for the note from the HR Fairy (LOL!)

Jacqui: TOM will soon be over and your scales will make you happy again.

Joy: You and I are equally stuck in neutral.

Minneey: You have also been stuck for a while. I hope you get a whoosh soon!

183StGB: You continue to do well with your losses.

Woodstock: You’re back in the 140’s…way to go!

Sum: You’ll lose again soon.

Hoopty: My calories range from 1,200 to 1,400…it varies a bit from day to day, but I rarely go under 1,200 and rarely go over 1,400. As for exercise, I typically average about 90 minutes a day (mostly cardio). That said, I’m 55 years old, which I suspect is a lot older than you. At my age, I need to eat less and exercise more to lose the same amount of weight as someone younger.

Rhiko: Good luck getting back on track.

GOAL :dance:

The Whoosh Fairy came to see me last night. Thanks for summoning her!

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
10/11: 151
10/12: 152
10/13: 151.6
10/14: 150.6
10/15: 150.4
10/16: 150.4
10/17: 148.6

BEWARE, rare rant ahead: TOM, you son-of-a-gun! I have gained another pound! At this rate, in a couple of days, I'll weigh 190 again! :tantrum: The fact that I am being so good during our town's pumpkin festival makes it doubly unfair. Yes, I plan to load up on pumpkin treats on Saturday, my cheat day, but until then, I have been patiently sticking to plan, and that's while everyone around me is feeding their faces with heavenly pumpkin delights and devilish concession stand foods. Why this week, TOM? Why are you testing my patience this week? It turned cold yesterday, so I did make crockpot chili, and I ate two big bowls for lunch and dinner in an effort to stay warm, so it's possible the beans in it are causing me to hold additional water. But I also drank plenty of water yesterday, as well as two cups of green tea. Apparently that didn't help. I have gained 3.5 lbs in just 5 days! All I have to say is I had better have a BIG whoosh at the end of this torture! Not a baby whoosh :bb:, not a mama whoosh :angel:, but a BIG DADDY whoosh :wizard:!!! Rant over. Lol! :D

SW: 189
GW: 183
CW: 188.5

10/12: 185 Cheat Day
10/13: 185.5
10/14: 186
10/15: 186.5 TOM
10/16: 187.5
10/17: 188.5
10/18:

Sum, congrats!!! Now that's the way it's done! Great job! :carrot: :broc: :cb:

Tuscany, I'm sure you'll see a drop soon! Your body's just realigning itself. ;)

Rhiko, just jump back on the wagon! It''ll be okay! :dust:

Hoopty, hahaha! Your reply to me just cracked me up! :lol:

Minneey, hang in there! There is a still a lot of time left in the month to make goal! :yes:

Woodstock, good job! :cp:

Joy, fingers still crossed for you! :crossed:

Good Morning all!! I see that it is slow going for many while others are doing fantastic! I just wanted to stop by and say that I have found that this site and you ladies are one of the main things that I need to stick to my diet. I have been super busy this week so I have not visited for several days. As a result I have eaten VERY badly!! I still exercised but its no where near where I was the last few weeks. I am dreading my weigh in tomorrow and will probably be up a few pounds. But I am back to it! I will visit daily again and I will get over this slump!! Thanks for listening;)

The late night mexican obviously isn't helping. Although I did have a chicken taco salad without the fried bowl and without sour cream. Its the chips and salsa that get me everytime. Does anyone ever refuse the free chips and salsa? I'm thinking about it for next time. And now I have lunch at Max & Ermas. I'll be chugging my lemon water all day and night. I want to be back in the 150s!!!!!

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
Oct 11: 161.2
Oct 12: 160.2
Oct 13: 159.4
Oct 14: 159.8
Oct 15: 159.0
Oct 16: 159.8
Oct 17: 160.4

yesterday's weigh-in: 80.2kg (176.8lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1450
yesterday's exercise: 20min run
today's weigh-in: 76.6kg (175.5lbs)
change: -0.6kg (-1.3lbs)

have a god day :)

Down .3 today. I'm focusing on staying OP this week. More then one "carrot" was dangled in front of me yesterday (co-workers going out for drinks and significant other came home with take out while I was eating my salad (LOL)) and I resisted temptation - such a new but liberating concept for me!

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)
10/11: 149.6 (-1.4)
10/12: 148.5 (-1.1)
10/13: 149.5 (+1)
10/14: dnw
10/15: 150.0 (+.5)
10/16: 149.1 (-.9)
10/17: 148.8 (-.3)

Minneey - the scale will react soon, meanwhile, I bet you are seeing a drop in measurements from all of your hard work!!

Tuscany - what a great attitude as always, your diligence will pay off soon!

Jacqui - big daddy woosh is on order, please stand by!!! (ps - great job resisting all the pumpkin fest goodies!)

Hoopty - if you find time to squeeze in some weights I bet it will help with the motivation - keep up the great work!!

SUM - congrats on reaching goal, way to get it done!!!

Edited to add that it actually didn't feel liberating last night, and the take out put me in a bad mood. But today it feels good and the power of being able to make that decision feels liberating now. I will work on how it feels "at the time"

Woohoo, Sum38! We needed some good news on this board!

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

Yay! A 76! I assume I should credit all the good things I've done the last few days and not the rare glass of wine I had last night.

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 76.9 (-0.35)
GW: 76

Rhiko: drink lots of water! I also recommend taking a look at why that happened and what you could do differently next time. Besides helping next time, that kind of evaluation helps me right now because it reminds me why I'm doing this and why I want to keep doing it.

Turtle11: We have refused the chips and salsa. I think others must do it as well, because some restaurants ask before bringing it now. Another trick that works for me is to say, "I'll have three chips and that's it." That works especially well if I put the three on the little plate and then push the basket far away on the table.

Woodstock: I love your observation that it feels liberating now, even though it didn't at the time. Just noticing that will make a difference, I think, in your ability to feel it in the moment.

:hug:Miss Jacqui_D!!!!:hug:

You WILL get there, keep the Faith. It's trying time for me too, but I know that I'm eating better than I have most of my adult life, and some weeks can be up and others down, but the trend, even if it's slowly is "DOWN and to the right" which is what we need as dieters. (That would be tragic in the stock market of course! :lol: )

At least you still have your TOM, which could be some of the water weight you are experiencing. As I told you before, I don't even getta blame my TOM, I'm in menapause now, I think, because my Aunt Flo hasn't been seen at my house in well over a year.

You'll get there, and I'm here right beside you and if you didn't live several hours drive away, I'd switch MY cheat day to Saturday just so I could share your special day with you at the pumpkin festival.

:hug:MrsKevin

Finally a move away from 142. Not exhaling yet in case it makes a nightmare return. Motivation to stay on plan this weekend is fear of returning to ghastly 142. Will celebrate more fully on Monday if I've seen the back of it.

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
Oct 11 142
Oct 12 142
Oct 13 141
Oct 14 142
Oct 15 142
Oct 16 142
Oct 17 141

Go Sum!! Wow! Well done... That's amazing

Hang in there Tuscany... Keep plodding away. Change is a coming...

Hoopty, your last post really touched me. Get those weights going. If you feel strong on the outside you'll feel more empowered and tough on the inside. My class instructor always shouts 'you are a machine!!' when my muscles are burning and I feel like my legs are going to explode...

Jacqui, you must be spitting feathers! What goes up must come down tho... Reckon it is only temp hiccup!

Willpower Woodstock - way to go! So hard to be disciplined at the time but that feeling of making a good decision is so much better than the binge/bad decision guilt right? Good advice on the measurements too - didn't take any and regretting it. Have some 'before' shots tho! Looking forward to November 1st and comparing!

Yeah…thanks to those who sent the whoosh fairy my way. I dropped two whole pounds this morning…that’s more like it! :)

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
10/10: 143.00
10/11: 142.50
10/12: 142.25
10/13: 143.00
10/14: 143.50
10/15: 143.50
10/16: 141.50

Turtle: Aww…I’m not a fan of Mexican food so I can’t relate, but I hope you’re back in the 150’s very soon!

Jacqui: I hope you get a mega-whoosh soon, so you’re back to where you were earlier in the week!

Joy & Minneey: Glad to see that both of you lost as well!

183StGB: Another nice loss…way to go!

Woodstock: Good for you, resisting the dangling carrot. For that, I shall give you a dancing carrot! :carrot:

Sum: Congratulations on making goal and on getting into the 140’s!!

Amanda: Good for you, recognizing your slip and getting right back at it!

Thanks :)

Thank you :) I'm not giving up!

What happened was a Dominoes pizza lol It was meant to be my 'Yay, I made it to 65kgs' reward, but it turned into a nightmare instead. Lesson learned, trust me!
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I weighed myself today and I'm down to 65.6 kgs. PHEW! I'm walking everywhere to make up for my slip up and hopefully I'll get into the 64s this month. Never.Doing.That.Again!

Ok I don't know how to do this but I will jump in even tho its late.
sw 245
cw 242
gw for oct...235

:carrot:Ok I don't know how to do this but I will jump in even tho its late.
sw 245
cw 242
gw for oct...235

236.8, up almost 3 pounds:( Oh well I am sure some of that is water so I will just keep at it and try my hardest not to slip anymore for a while. I wont say never because I know they will happen but I will work hard. Its nice to know that I can come here and be honest and not be judged for my slips:)
Oh and I am NOT going to change my tickers because it will not stay up!

yesterday's weigh-in: 76.6kg (175.5lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1800
yesterday's exercise: --
today's weigh-in: 76.6kg (175.5lbs)
change: no change

have a nice 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
10/11: 151
10/12: 152
10/13: 151.6
10/14: 150.6
10/15: 150.4
10/16: 150.4
10/17: 148.6
10/17: 147.8

Feel much better about today :)

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
Oct 11: 161.2
Oct 12: 160.2
Oct 13: 159.4
Oct 14: 159.8
Oct 15: 159.0
Oct 16: 159.8
Oct 17: 160.4
Oct 18: 159.4

Tuscany - Yeah whoosh fairy!!! I knew she'd show up :D

Joy - I do like the chips, and I hate to deny anything regarding food, it makes me resent losing weight. I think I'll try your 3 chip rule, then push them to the other side of the table.

Jacqui - Stay Strong :hug: It'll come off in a whoosh very soon. Did you add a new workout in? Sometimes you can retain water that way.

Minneey - yeah no more 141 :)

Rhiko - Dominos can be a killer. I actually have a list of non food related rewards. I'm trying not to associate food with anything other than fuel. (Its not totally working, but I'm trying)

healthytobe - Welcome !!

Southern - its probably water, drink a ton today. I like adding lemon and lime sometimes.

Sum - You are unbelievable this month!!!

Hoopty - Family can be the hardest sometimes with weight. They feel like they can be more "honest" because they are family. Do you lift heavy weights? I'm thinking about starting.

woodstock - Sounds very liberating. I do have a "control" problem, and feeling like I am in control of what I eat is important to me.

Welcome, healthytobe! You're doing it perfectly.

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
healthytobe: 10 lbs

Another new low for this month -- 2nd day in a row!

SW: 77.35kgs
CW: 76.65 (-0.25)
GW: 76

Hi Healthytobe! :welcome: Good to have you! :)

Yay Joy!! I'm so happy for you! :yay: You've worked hard and waited patiently for that 76! Great job! Love the new low! :carrot:

Tuscany, woohoo! fantastic on the 2 lb drop! :dancer:

Amanda, I'm with you. I never change my tickers to reflect up because unless I plan to quit (and I don't!) I know it's going to go back down where it should be, minus the water weight! :yes:

Turtle, glad to see you dropped back down! :cp: And I'm just walking. I've gone from walking a path to walking around town and walking to the Leslie Sansone videos, but still, it's just walking, so I don't think that's the reason. It's probably just a combination of TOM and the sodium in chili beans over the last few days. :shrug:

183, hopefully that maintenance is just for today and then you'll be on the move down again! :crossed:

Woodstock, lol! I'm standing by! Good for you resisting temptation! :woohoo:

MrsKevin, you're so sweet! Thank you! :hug:

Minneey, yay! 141! Now run away quick! :running: (Other way, lol! >>>)

Rhiko, good job! Keep it going! :cheer:

Sum, you go, girl! :cb:

So, I'm down half a lb today. I'll take it. I hope it continues over next week, but tomorrow is cheat day and as reluctant as I am now to go through with it, the pumpkin festival is here only once a year, and I've waited patiently all week for this cheat day, so I'm using it. I probably just won't go as crazy as I had hoped to. I'll have to pick and choose my absolute favorite pumpkin treats to indulge in! :T

SW: 189
GW: 183
CW: 188
Week 11: High-188.5, Low-185

10/12: 185 Cheat Day
10/13: 185.5
10/14: 186
10/15: 186.5 TOM
10/16: 187.5
10/17: 188.5
10/18: 188

No change today, but food and exercise were on point yesterday so I'll keep plugging. Low key weekend is planned as well which makes fewer high risk food situations!

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)
10/11: 149.6 (-1.4)
10/12: 148.5 (-1.1)
10/13: 149.5 (+1)
10/14: dnw
10/15: 150.0 (+.5)
10/16: 149.1 (-.9)
10/17: 148.8 (-.3)
10/18: 148.8 (0)

Tuscany - Thanks for the dancing Carrot - so much more fun then those other dangling carrots! LOL.. And congrats on the well deserved woosh - you are so close to the 130's!!!!!

Turtle11 - Congrats on your progress today - well done!

Gardinderjoy - Amazing! Don't "New Low's" feel great :)

Welcome Healthytobe, glad to see you here!