We went out to eat Saturday night, Tex-Mex (my favorite) and of course I had a margarita. Gained 1 lb. That always happens if I cheat for even one meal...sigh. It comes right back off in a day or two but it slows my loss down. I'm at 192.6 this morning....up from 191.6 on Saturday morning. My weight loss seems to be grinding to a halt. I am going to have to do something more drastic to get moving more quickly again....I'm thinking of joining weight watchers.

SW: 310.4
CW: 299.6 :carrot::carrot:
GW: 299

SW: 149.2
GW: 144.2

10/31: 149.2
11/01: 148.7 (-.5)
11/02: dnw
11/03: 149.1 (+.4)
11/04: 149.5 (+.4)
11/05: 148.5 (-1)
11/06: 147.2 (-1.3)
11/07: 146.8 (-.4)
11/08: 146.1 (-.7)
11/9 -11/11: dnw
11/12: 148.3 (+2.2)
11/13: 147.0 (-1.3)
11/14: 145.6 (-1.4)
11/15-17 dnw
11/18: 147.2 (+1.4)

I'm back this morning, like I said I would! Yay me! And I have a plan for the day, that always makes all the difference for me.

cincorn: Weight Watchers has always been my backup plan. I've yet to do it, because every time I get desperate enough to consider it, I make a change and things start going my way again.

Um, wrong direction, scale! Oh, it's all right, lol! Just one of those upward fluctuations. After the steady fall last week, I'm not at all surprised. As long as it gets back down to 177 by month's end to reflect I made my November goal, I'll be happy! :D

SW: 183
GW: 177
CW: 178

11/16: 177 Cheat Day
11/17: 177.5
11/18: 178
11/19:
11/20:
11/21:
11/22:

Joy, very glad you are back and on track! :cp:

Turtle, yay on beating that 155! C'mon 153! :trampo:

Boatingmommy, ohhh yes, I've lost personals like that many a time. It is frustrating! :mad: I hope you have a great day!

Wannaskip, no TOM and a 4+ lbs loss week each month? Where do I sign up for that deal?! Lol! :write:

Kelijpa, TOM will play devilish little tricks like that! :devil: Hang in there!

Amanda, you should be proud of yourself for being so dedicated to exercising! Try not to be discouraged about the slow results. It will all begin to show! :hug:

Mainecyn, you are doing great! And hopefully you'll see a whoosh soon! :crossed:

Minneey, drink up! Water, water, water! :cheers:

183, yay on the drop! :carrot:

Pixikat, just get back on plan and keep going! You got this! :cool:

Cincorn, sometimes a change in plans does help! :yes:

Watchout, you are so close to goal!!! Keep going! :broc:

Woodstock, looks like you need to drink some water too! ::coffee2:

Boatingmommy - it's the thought that counts :-)

Pixikat, new week new start - reckon that weight'll slip off like that bday meal did last week. I'm an all or nothing girl so get that feeling at the weekend too - I had an event on Saturday and there was loads of left over pizza - managed to limit myself to two slices which was a major achievement for me (although did eat veggie burger and chips for dinner - ooops!)

So am feeling like I made progress this weekend. Only one pound gain as posed to four and three pounds over the last two in November. So the big question is how close can I get to my goal? If I can get under 135 that'd be great. Look forward to sharing my insanity stats in dec too. Will have some pics to post of I'm feeling brave!

Start weight 139
Goal weight 132

Nov 1 138
Nov 2 DNW
Nov 3 141
Nov 4 142
Nov 5 141
Nov 6 140
Nov 7 139
Nov 8 138
Nov 9 DNW
Nov 10 DNW
Nov 11 141
Nov 12 140
Nov 13 139
Nov 14 138
Nov 15 137
Nov 16 137
Nov 17 139
Nov 18 138

Hi Ladies!!!!

I hope all is well with everyone. I feel like I've missed so much these past few days. I see everybody's still moving along nicely.


CW: 163.4
GW: 150

11/1 - 163.4
11/2 - 163.4
11/3 - 162.0
11/4 - 160.4
11/5 - 162.0
11/6 - 159.0
11/7 - 159.0
11/8 - 159.0
11/9 - 159.0
11/10 - 157.4
11/11 - 157.4
11/12 - 157.4
11/13 - 158.6
11/14 - 158.6
11/15 - 161.2
11/16 - 159.2
11/17 - 158.2
11/18 - 158.2

SW 175
GW 168

Nov 4th 174
Nov 6th 173
Nov 8th 172
Nov 9th 171
Nov 12 th 171
Nov 13 th 171.0 today still
Nov 14 th 170, finally.
Nov 15 th 170
Nov 16th 170
Nov 17th 170
Nov 19th 170. Nothing happening
Nov 18th didn't weigh

They put me on cashiering this morning so I never made it back for personals today, sorry guys! but I'm gonna do personals for todays posts at least.

Sue look at you go!!! keep it up!

boatingmommy ouch! that bites! keep up the good work though!

cincorn weight watchers can be good, i liked having the group for support when I used to go. But points are kinda a pain to calculate. at least they used to be, it has been awhile.

Watchout omg congrats!!!!

woodstock water water water!

gardenerjoy welcome back! you got this!

jacqui you got this it'll go back down just stay OP

minneey good job! total progress!

LF keep it up you are doing great!

Mainecyn steadily moving downwards. keep it up!

yesterday's weigh-in: 80,5kg (177.5lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1600
yesterday's exercise: 75min run (8km)
today's weigh-in: 79,4kg (175lbs)
change: -1,1kg (-2.5lbs)

good morning everyone :)

I went for my first run in 3 weeks yesterday, it was freezing cold and I was really slow, but I'm excited to get back into exercising. Going to crossfit today :)
For some reason I slept really bad last night, so I think I'll be grumpy. But we'll see. I dropped 2.5lb over night!! So that's a good thing :)

I'm usually not that technically challenged, but I accidentally deleted my personals. uurgh. I almost never write them, so this is disappointing.
Well, hope everybody has a great day nonetheless!! :)

Nov 1 - 165.7 - weekly WI, down 0.2
Nov 2 - 166.1
Nov 3 - 167.1 - happy birthday to me!
Nov 4 - 167.2
Nov 5 - 164.9 ~ whoosh
Nov 6 - 165.6
Nov 7 - 164.9
Nov 8 - 164.7 - weekly WI, down a whole pound!
Nov 9 - 166.2
Nov 10 - 166.3
Nov 11 - 167.5
Nov 12 - 166.9
Nov 13 - 164.5 - drank a little more water, jogged
Nov 14 - 163.5 - drank more water again...
Nov 15 - 162.5 - weekly WI, down 1.2, jogged & drank more water, I'm stunned...
Nov 16 - 162.9 - TOM has arrived, have to remember to keep up h2o
Nov 17 - 165.0 - acceptable, all things considered, got in 64 oz. of h2o
Nov 18 - 165.6
Nov 19 - 164.0

Nov 30 - goal 160.7

My weight bounces around like a ping pong ball in a wind storm, but hopefully will keep bouncing lower overall.
Best to all

SW (Oct 31) 156
GW 151

Nov 1: 156.0
Nov 2: 155.6
Nov 3: 155.4
Nov 4: 156.4
Nov 5: 155.0
Nov 6: 155.2
Nov 7: 154.8
Nov 8: 155.0
Nov 9: 155.0
Nov 10: 155.6
Nov 11: 155.6
Nov 12: 155.6
Nov 13: 155.6
Nov 14: 154.2
Nov 15: 154.8
Nov 16: 155.6
Nov 17: 154.4
Nov 18: 154.0
Nov 19: 154.6

Sw - 162
11/1 - 162
11/2 - 162
11/3 - 162
11/4 - 164
11/5 - 162.5
11/6 - 161.5
11/7 - 160
11/8 - 160
11/09 - 159.5
11/12 - 160.5
11/13 - 160
11/14 - 160 Ugh!
11/15 - 158.5
11/17 - 160.5
11/18 - 159
11/19 - 158.5
GW - 156
Bbbbrrrr!!! Man is it chilly! Got my little space heater blowing on my feet while I am waiting for the house to warm up. I had my fiber one and banana and I'm ready to face the day. Hope everyone else is ready for action...have a great Tuesday!

Still hanging in here. Not ready to get on the scale yet, but I had a plan yesterday and one for today -- including a salad that I've already selected from the on-line menu from the place I'm meeting my brother for lunch today.

SW: 149.2
GW: 144.2

10/31: 149.2
11/01: 148.7 (-.5)
11/02: dnw
11/03: 149.1 (+.4)
11/04: 149.5 (+.4)
11/05: 148.5 (-1)
11/06: 147.2 (-1.3)
11/07: 146.8 (-.4)
11/08: 146.1 (-.7)
11/9 -11/11: dnw
11/12: 148.3 (+2.2)
11/13: 147.0 (-1.3)
11/14: 145.6 (-1.4)
11/15-17 dnw
11/18: 147.2 (+1.4)
11/19: 147.5 (+.3)

Tough week getting motivated, however, my trainer has scheduled an assessment (my official weigh in i suppose) on Friday so i better get in gear!

Holding steady today at 178. I stayed pretty busy yesterday and didn't drink as much water as I should have, so it's back to green tea and Mio water today! Oh and I am trying to curb my tendency today to use the smiley icons in my posts. I recognize that because I really like them, I get carried away using them. Looking over my last few posts, it occurred to me that my using them so much could get on other people's nerves, so I'm going "cold turkey" in my post today to try to curb my tendency. (And yep, it's hard! The post just doesn't seem as happy, lol!)

SW: 183
GW: 177
CW: 178

11/16: 177 Cheat Day
11/17: 177.5
11/18: 178
11/19: 178
11/20:
11/21:
11/22:

Joy, good job on the planning ahead!

Boatingmommy, glad to see the half-lb drop!

Turtle, I hope your scale does a quick turnaround!

Kelijpa, Yay on the lb back down!

183, woohoo on the big drop and great job getting out there running!

Pixikat, thanks for the encouragement!

Mainecyn, I hope when you weigh again, you'll be pleased!

LfChanges, good job getting that scale moving back in the right direction!

Minneey, good job! Looking forward to your pics if and when you share them!

C'mon Woodstock, you can do it!

Tuscany, come back! We miss you!

Smile away Jacqui! I always reply from my phone, at bedtime, so miss the smiles and formatting using the 'quick response'. Have to often edit typos!

Gnawing away at the 130s slowly. Dreaming about hitting 135 before December. Had a 5am wake up today to squeeze in my exercise session, so off to snooze (and hopefully weight loss) land for the day. Until tomorrow...


Start weight 139
Goal weight 132

Nov 1 138
Nov 2 DNW
Nov 3 141
Nov 4 142
Nov 5 141
Nov 6 140
Nov 7 139
Nov 8 138
Nov 9 DNW
Nov 10 DNW
Nov 11 141
Nov 12 140
Nov 13 139
Nov 14 138
Nov 15 137
Nov 16 137
Nov 17 139
Nov 18 138
Nov 19 138

yesterday's weigh-in: 79,4kg (175lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1700
yesterday's exercise: 1h crossfit
today's weigh-in: 80,0kg (176.2lbs)
change: +0,6kg (+1.2lbs)

good morning :)

I woke up really sore from crossfit today. We did a 10minute circuit of burpees and knees to elbows (some strange kind of pull ups). Admittedly, I've been hanging on the bar like dead weight, but my arms still hurt now. Well, let's me know I did something ;)

kelijpa nice drop! Well done :)

boatingmommy it's crazy cold, right? It's worst when you have to get up, and the room is cold and under your blankets it isn't. And it's more than worse when it's still dark outside. Winter is great!! :ziplip:

gardenerjoy the scale will be there whenever you're ready. It's awesome you're planning - and sticking to it. Hope you enjoyed your lunch :)

Woodstock I hope the extra accountability with your trainer helps you to get motivated. :workout:

Jacqui_D nooo keep using the smileys!! I always look forward to your colorful personals :) Also, I can't wait for thanksgiving when I will use all the thanksgiving themed ones in one post (unfortunately there is only 4). and this one I will use now because it's awesome and I haven't found (and probably won't find) a better opportunity to do so: :belly:

Minneey wow, great job getting up early to get your exercise in! that's amazing!! :cp:

have a great day!

This is a great thread, such encouragement, thank you!! Keeps me going in the right direction.

Nov 1 - 165.7 - weekly WI, down 0.2
Nov 2 - 166.1
Nov 3 - 167.1 - happy birthday to me!
Nov 4 - 167.2
Nov 5 - 164.9 ~ whoosh
Nov 6 - 165.6
Nov 7 - 164.9
Nov 8 - 164.7 - weekly WI, down a whole pound!
Nov 9 - 166.2
Nov 10 - 166.3
Nov 11 - 167.5
Nov 12 - 166.9
Nov 13 - 164.5 - drank a little more water, jogged
Nov 14 - 163.5 - drank more water again...
Nov 15 - 162.5 - weekly WI, down 1.2, jogged & drank more water, I'm stunned...
Nov 16 - 162.9 - TOM has arrived, have to remember to keep up h2o
Nov 17 - 165.0 - acceptable, all things considered, got in 64 oz. of h2o
Nov 18 - 165.6
Nov 19 - 164.0
Nov 20 - 163.3 - is it really the 20th already?!

Nov 30 - goal 160.7

My weight bounces around like a ping pong ball in a wind storm, but hopefully will keep bouncing lower overall.
Best to all

Pixikat.. I hope all has straightened out and I know about bad days and the little voice talking you into eating the wrong stuff.. (Its a powerful voice sometimes!).. but this is just a blip! you will be right back down again!! :)

Watchout!! WOW Hooray!! you are in Twoderland!!! HOOORAY!!!!!! congratulations to you! :D

SW 249.6
11/2 248 (-1.6) Hooray!!!!!!! Like the way this is starting!
11/3 247.6 (-2.0) already.. I am amazed.. .I am off my whoosh week (shhhhhhh, Sue, I need to NOT jinx myself)!!!
11/4 248.4 Well I JINXED! boo
11/5 249.4 (-.2 only now )
11/6 248.8 (-.8)
11/7 248.0 on the dot! lol (-1.6)
11/8 248.6 (-1.0)
11/9 248.2 (-1.4) BOING! lol
11.10 248.8 (-.8) BOING up again LOL
11/11 249.2 (-.4) GEEEEEESHHHHH
11/12 248.0 (-1.6) hooray.. back down.. now for the 247's!! (Banning extra salt!!!!)
11/13 247.8 (-1.8 total) okay I like it .. tho the 233.5 on my old scale is
nicer!! lol
11/14 249.2 (-.4 total) GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
11/15 249.2 (-.4 total) gotta deal with it and get past this and MOVE my ARSE!
11/16 247.2 (-2.4 total) Ok.. maybe I will get 6-7 lbs off this month.. end of next week is the start of the "magic" loss week, when I lose several lbs.
11/17 246.2 (-3.4 total) YAY.. Ian's alcohol only for dinner is still working.. I lost alot of extra water and saw 245.6 after my walk... but save that no for tomorrow!
11/18 246.4 (-3.2 total) well up a scooch.. but it is because I did not eat enough. Happy Monday all!
11/19 247.2 (-2.4 total) drats... salty parmesan cheese chicken opps
11/20 247.4 (-2.2 total) wellllllllll Met friends had not seen in 3 months aned ate (gulp) fried fish sandwich and FF... but I had promised myself I could eat anything I wanted and I WOLFED those puppies down... boy is that lesson or what... More to work in my mind for the future!!! Back on track this morning!!! :)

GW 242.6

190.4 this morning! That is 4.4 lbs. down...I only need 1.4 now to meet my November goal! I'm going to Weight Watchers today, I need a little extra kick now as the weight is coming off so much slower now and I am losing motivation to get to goal! I think calculating and writing everything down is just what I need right now

Am I the only one that is terrified of holiday weight gain? Do you know ANYONE or have you EVER lost or at least maintained weight from Thanksgiving until New Years? I'm feeling panicky thinking about it!:eek: :yikes:

SW (Oct 31) 156
GW 151

Nov 1: 156.0
Nov 2: 155.6
Nov 3: 155.4
Nov 4: 156.4
Nov 5: 155.0
Nov 6: 155.2
Nov 7: 154.8
Nov 8: 155.0
Nov 9: 155.0
Nov 10: 155.6
Nov 11: 155.6
Nov 12: 155.6
Nov 13: 155.6
Nov 14: 154.2
Nov 15: 154.8
Nov 16: 155.6
Nov 17: 154.4
Nov 18: 154.0
Nov 19: 154.6
Nov 20: 153.8

My lunch went great and my plan worked well yesterday. I have a plan for today, too, and I slightly scaled back my serving sizes. I was afraid I would balk if I did it earlier, but now I think I won't have any trouble.

Jacqui_D: your post looks naked :o without smilies! And, this coming from someone who hardly ever uses them.

cincorn: In the last few years, I've lost or maintained during the holidays. I've had a loss, some years, on the day after Thanksgiving and the day after Christmas. I have intentions this year, too, even though I messed up last week. My goal is to weigh the same or less on January 1 as I did on November 1. Mostly, just setting that goal and getting determined is what makes it happen for me. Instead of getting panicky about the whole season, just take it one event at a time. We'll help you plan for each one! In between events, keep doing what you're doing -- it's working!

Sw - 162
11/1 - 162
11/2 - 162
11/3 - 162
11/4 - 164
11/5 - 162.5
11/6 - 161.5
11/7 - 160
11/8 - 160
11/09 - 159.5
11/12 - 160.5
11/13 - 160
11/14 - 160 Ugh!
11/15 - 158.5
11/17 - 160.5
11/18 - 159
11/19 - 158.5
11/20 - 158.5
GW - 156
Well, I changed the batteries in the scale. Now I don't have to stand/stomp/jump up and down on the scale to get it to register. Luckily it didn't give me a higher weight, which is why I put off changing the battery for so long.
JacquiD - you use as many smilies as you want. They are very cheerful!:):):) See?? Wow, you are down 5 pounds this challenge. Keep up the good work!
Sue - Fried fish??? YUMMY!!! Making my mouth water. Lunch out with friends is a good reason for a little splurge.:drool:
kelijpa - I know...this month is moving WAY too fast! I still have 2.5 pounds to make goal...we'll just keep plugging away at it!
183StJB - Sounds like a tough workout. I have spaghetti arms so I can't even imagine the workout. Yep, my warm covers have been calling my name these past few mornings. Where are you at in Europe, if I may ask?
Joy - Sounds like you've caught up to the train and are hanging tight to the caboose. You'll be sitting in coach again soon!
Mineey - Early morning working out sounds yucky...but you go girl!!!:cheer: 130s sounds so wonderful...someday...
Woodstock - I'll give you one of these...you give me one back for motivation...:kickbutt:haha!
Lfchanges - Stats are looking good!
Maincyn - That scale needs a beating!:club:
Pixikat - Hope you are recovering from your weekend slip..everyone has them...:hug:
Everyone else that I missed - Hope you are are thinking positive thoughts and having a great Wednesday!!!:)

Yay, I'm down to a new low this morning, 176.5, so I'm calling GOAL! :woohoo:

SW: 183
GW: 177
CW: 176.5

11/16: 177 Cheat Day
11/17: 177.5
11/18: 178
11/19: 178
11/20: 176.5
11/21:
11/22:

Thanks to all who like the smilies! Yeah, I think I may be too attached to them to give them up. I tried, and I do apologize to anyone who may be rolling their eyes right now :rolleyes: (<--lol!) wishing I'd give them up, but as soon as I write something, it's like my brain immediately goes to which smilies would go with that. Hello, I'm Jacqui, and I have a smiley addiction, lol! :D

Pixikat, come on over to the dark side, lol! :devil: You can have a cheat day every week on the Slow Carb Diet (and you'll lose weight)!

183, love the dancing girl!!! Haha! That was great! :cp:

Joy, I'm so glad your lunch and plan went well! It sounds like you are back to your good routine again! :dancer:

Minneey, way to be dedicated to your exercise! :exercise: The whoosh fairy should be rewarding you soon!

Turtle, woohoo! Congrats on the new low! :yay:

Boatingmommy, yay! I'm glad your scale didn't go up with the new batteries! :goodscale:

Kelijpa, yep, it's the 20th already! Glad to see you moving toward goal! :trampo:

Wannaskip, good job getting back on track today! Drink lots of water to help that water weight fall off! :cheers:

Cincorn, congrats on being so close to goal! :broc: Smart move joining WW! And to answer your question, I have never been able to stick to a diet over Thanksgiving and Christmas, but this year, I'm not worried about it because I'll just make sure I line up my cheats days to go with those days. I think that no matter what diet someone is on though, there are certain days when they should allow themselves to cheat--birthday and major holidays--as long as it doesn't throw them off their plan for good. Yes, they'll go up a few lbs the next day, but if they get right back on plan, those lbs will come back off. That's my 2 cents! :yes:

ok, wow, this is putting goal in sight - i'm motivated to make good progress this week - 25 days until my 40th birthday party!

SW: 149.2
GW: 144.2

10/31: 149.2
11/01: 148.7 (-.5)
11/02: dnw
11/03: 149.1 (+.4)
11/04: 149.5 (+.4)
11/05: 148.5 (-1)
11/06: 147.2 (-1.3)
11/07: 146.8 (-.4)
11/08: 146.1 (-.7)
11/9 -11/11: dnw
11/12: 148.3 (+2.2)
11/13: 147.0 (-1.3)
11/14: 145.6 (-1.4)
11/15-17 dnw
11/18: 147.2 (+1.4)
11/19: 147.5 (+.3)
11/20: 145.5 (-2)

pnkrckpixikat you were right about the water water water LOL!

Jacqui_D I gotta say, i missed the smileys, i'm glad to see them back and WAY TO GO on meeting goal!! woo hoo!!!:carrot::carrot:

183StGB Way to go with the cross fit workout - sounds like you're feeling "the good pain"!!

Boatingmommy - thanks a million and right back at ya!!! :kickbutt:

Feeling completely exhausted after these early morning workouts. Long day again tomorrow plus out for dinner. Aiming to pick fish or chicken for dinner plus no starter or desert. So dont want to start going up again.

Start weight 139
Goal weight 132

Nov 1 138
Nov 2 DNW
Nov 3 141
Nov 4 142
Nov 5 141
Nov 6 140
Nov 7 139
Nov 8 138
Nov 9 DNW
Nov 10 DNW
Nov 11 141
Nov 12 140
Nov 13 139
Nov 14 138
Nov 15 137
Nov 16 137
Nov 17 139
Nov 18 138
Nov 19 138
Nov 20 137

Cincorn- congrats on going back to WW, I'm trying like heck to get back to 150 so I can go for free...anyway, last year my work had a holiday program called freeze the gain that went from Nov to Jan, the idea was to just maintain over the holidays. I lost 5 lbs. You got points for logging food and activity.

They're doing it again this year Nov to Jan! They're going to the 12th to give you a chance to get back on track after the holidays, so don't get too stressed, there's some overeating days for sure, but plenty of opportunities to eat well as well. If you look at 3 meals a day and how many days, there's so many more opportunities to eat well to balance the meals that might be out of our control.

Best to all :sunny:

65.0 ... :cry: I've been in a downcast mood since my running race (being hard on myself and knowing that I could've done better). Plus, I saw a video of myself finishing the race and I'm shocked to see how badly my boobs bounce... I thought my exercise bra (which does a perfect job supporting my back etc) wasn't doing the extra job it felt to be doing -- keeping them from bouncing. I hate them so much and it's put me off from running a bit. With my TOM coming and my TOM binges in full swing, this week hasn't gone so great.

I'm going out for a run within the hour to 'get back on the horse' because there is no sense sabotaging everything because I don't like how I look when I run. What has been seen cannot be unseen, but I'll try my best to push it to the back of my mind! Bring on pregnancy and the shrinking that comes from it! (Though, I have to wait a year for that too...)

yesterday's weigh-in: 80,0kg (176.2lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1800
yesterday's exercise: 1h walking
today's weigh-in: 80,0kg (176.2lbs)
change: no change

good morning everyone :)

I'm still a little sore, but it's ok. I want to try Mark Lauren's 'you are your own gym' video tonight, anyone tried it before? It got good reviews on amazon, so I thought I'd try. Other than that, I have my first exam of the semester coming up in 2 weeks, so I start stressing a bit. I don't really care about the subject but gotta do it ;) Once I'm done with that exam I'll hopefully be one with it for a while though! (at least that's what I'm clinging too ;)) The library is my favorite place in the world :p

kelijpa it's crazy how fast this month went by, right? Nice drop!

wannaskipandlaugh hope you had a good time with your friends!

cincorn well done! 4.4lb is amazing!!
I'm not too worried about the holidays - I plan on eating whatever I want at Christmas, and not count and beat myself up over it. I want to try and listen to my body though - not continue eating something if I don't like it just because it's on my plate, and especially stop when I'm full. T
Usually doing planned unplanned days is not an issue, unfortunately events are a little clustered around Christmas time. I just feel like whatever gain I will have will be worth it and then I won't mind having to take it off again.

Turtle11 great job! You're almost at goal!!

boatingmommy haha, yeah, Spaghetti arms!! Got a case of that too!! :p
I'm in Germany :)

Jacqui_D AMAZING!! Well done!! :dance:

Woodstock you're really close to goal! Keep at it!!

Rhiko sorry about your running bra issue. Don't feel self-conscious though. You're running, so I think bouncy boobs are the same as sweating and red head. If it does it's functional job supporting, don't worry. Look out for a stronger one though if it makes you feel better :)

Happy Day everyone!!

This is a great thread, such encouragement, thank you!! Keeps me going in the right direction.

Nov 1 - 165.7 - weekly WI, down 0.2
Nov 2 - 166.1
Nov 3 - 167.1 - happy birthday to me!
Nov 4 - 167.2
Nov 5 - 164.9 ~ whoosh
Nov 6 - 165.6
Nov 7 - 164.9
Nov 8 - 164.7 - weekly WI, down a whole pound!
Nov 9 - 166.2
Nov 10 - 166.3
Nov 11 - 167.5
Nov 12 - 166.9
Nov 13 - 164.5 - drank a little more water, jogged
Nov 14 - 163.5 - drank more water again...
Nov 15 - 162.5 - weekly WI, down 1.2, jogged & drank more water, I'm stunned...
Nov 16 - 162.9 - TOM has arrived, have to remember to keep up h2o
Nov 17 - 165.0 - acceptable, all things considered, got in 64 oz. of h2o
Nov 18 - 165.6
Nov 19 - 164.0
Nov 20 - 163.3 - is it really the 20th already?!
Nov 21 - 162.5 - 64 oz of h2o

Nov 30 - goal 160.7

My weight bounces around like a ping pong ball in a wind storm, but hopefully will keep bouncing lower overall.
Best to all

Jacqui:congrat:

SW 249.6
11/2 248 (-1.6) Hooray!!!!!!! Like the way this is starting!
11/3 247.6 (-2.0) already.. I am amazed.. .I am off my whoosh week (shhhhhhh, Sue, I need to NOT jinx myself)!!!
11/4 248.4 Well I JINXED! boo
11/5 249.4 (-.2 only now )
11/6 248.8 (-.8)
11/7 248.0 on the dot! lol (-1.6)
11/8 248.6 (-1.0)
11/9 248.2 (-1.4) BOING! lol
11.10 248.8 (-.8) BOING up again LOL
11/11 249.2 (-.4) GEEEEEESHHHHH
11/12 248.0 (-1.6) hooray.. back down.. now for the 247's!! (Banning extra salt!!!!)
11/13 247.8 (-1.8 total) okay I like it .. tho the 233.5 on my old scale is
nicer!! lol
11/14 249.2 (-.4 total) GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
11/15 249.2 (-.4 total) gotta deal with it and get past this and MOVE my ARSE!
11/16 247.2 (-2.4 total) Ok.. maybe I will get 6-7 lbs off this month.. end of next week is the start of the "magic" loss week, when I lose several lbs.
11/17 246.2 (-3.4 total) YAY.. Ian's alcohol only for dinner is still working.. I lost alot of extra water and saw 245.6 after my walk... but save that no for tomorrow!
11/18 246.4 (-3.2 total) well up a scooch.. but it is because I did not eat enough. Happy Monday all!
11/19 247.2 (-2.4 total) drats... salty parmesan cheese chicken opps
11/20 247.4 (-2.2 total) wellllllllll Met friends had not seen in 3 months aned ate (gulp) fried fish sandwich and FF... but I had promised myself I could eat anything I wanted and I WOLFED those puppies down... boy is that lesson or what... More to work in my mind for the future!!! Back on track this morning!!!
11/21 246.4 WHew back down again... Did the Red Wine only for dinner and the carbs from the night before Bye bye along with the water! :) now for more!!!

GW 242.6

Sw - 162
11/1 - 162
11/2 - 162
11/3 - 162
11/4 - 164
11/5 - 162.5
11/6 - 161.5
11/7 - 160
11/8 - 160
11/09 - 159.5
11/12 - 160.5
11/13 - 160
11/14 - 160 Ugh!
11/15 - 158.5
11/17 - 160.5
11/18 - 159
11/19 - 158.5
11/20 - 158.5
11/21 - 158.5
GW - 156
Okay...no gain...no loss...moving on!
Way to go Jaqui!!!
Looking good Sue!!!
Everyone have a great day!

Congrats Jacqui on reaching goal!!!!

Cincorn - I did exactly the same thing a few years ago. I join WW on Dec 2nd, and stopped late Feb. From Dec 2nd to Jan 30th, I lost 5 lbs!! I gained maybe 1-2 from December 20th to the first week of Jan., but it was a great overall idea.

I'm trying to figure out something myself to keep me good over the hollidays. I might start a Black Friday to Valentine's Day challenge with a spreadsheet.

I'm hoping I get my end of month whoosh that I've gotten the past few months. Although I've been plugging through November pretty good. Nov 30th makes exactly 6 months (I started this journey on May 30th) so I can't wait to see where I am at the end. Hopefully that can push me through the four parties I have this next week starting Saturday.

SW (Oct 31) 156
GW 151

Nov 1: 156.0
Nov 2: 155.6
Nov 3: 155.4
Nov 4: 156.4
Nov 5: 155.0
Nov 6: 155.2
Nov 7: 154.8
Nov 8: 155.0
Nov 9: 155.0
Nov 10: 155.6
Nov 11: 155.6
Nov 12: 155.6
Nov 13: 155.6
Nov 14: 154.2
Nov 15: 154.8
Nov 16: 155.6
Nov 17: 154.4
Nov 18: 154.0
Nov 19: 154.6
Nov 20: 153.8
Nov 21: 153.8

Woohoo, Jacqui_D! You're an inspiration!

Rated: 5 lbs
Mori_M: 15 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
mygirlvj: 6 lbs
cincorn: 5.8 lbs
Campana: 8 lbs
marymo: 4.2 lbs
tefrey: 10.1 lbs
nitrus29: ONEderland!
Sum38: 6 lbs
Turtle11: 5 lbs
nlauah: 3.6 lbs
therecoveringfatchic: 10 lbs
MrsKevin: 6 lbs
Woodstock: 5 lbs
stilettolife: 5 lbs
Tuscany: 5 lbs
SouthernBell02: 6 lbs
183StGB: 2.2 kgs
wannaskipandlaugh: 7 lbs
boatingmommy: 6 lbs
Psav: 7 lbs
Only_Believe: 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: 1.5 lbs
watchoutforthatcar: 11.4 lbs
Rsadler126: 7.4 lbs
twish: 20 lbs
Big_Fat_Rooster: 10 lbs
keljipa: 5 lbs
highcidity: 9 lbs
soon2beskinnyCarma: 9.6 lbs
Jbhigdon: 9.8 lbs
LfChanges: 13.4 lbs
Rhiko: 0.7 kgs
Minneey: 7 lbs
Learning_2_Live: 7 lbs
kellyk1027: 5.5 lbs
darius: 10 lbs
SuperHeroTeacher: 5 lbs
pnkrckpixicat: 5 lbs
amberjune29: 10 lbs
finale: 15 lbs

I've got my routines up and running again! Pretty soon, I'm going to be brave enough to start stepping on the scale in the morning again.

Thanks everyone! I'm holding at 176.5 today! :spin:

SW: 183
GW: 177
CW: 176.5

11/16: 177 Cheat Day
11/17: 177.5
11/18: 178
11/19: 178
11/20: 176.5
11/21: 176.5
11/22:

Joy, thanks for turning me red! :jig:

Turtle, congrats on your upcoming 6-month mark! :bravo: Good luck getting through the parties and hopefully you will get that whoosh!

Kelijpa, yay! You are back down to your low and so close to goal! :yay: Keep drinking that water!

Woodstock, whoosh! :trampo: Keep going!!!

Rhiko, way to get back to running! :running: Your determination to follow through with what you know is right is inspiring!

Minneey, great job planning your meals! :chef: Yay on getting back to 137!

183, I'm sure you'll do fine on your exam! You're a dedicated student. And as a former English teacher and librarian, I love that you love the library! :book2:

Wannaskip, congrats on the lb down! :carrot:

Boatingmommy, holding steady at your low weight is a good thing! :dancer:

Happy to be holding steady at the mid 145 mark and looking for more downward action tomorrow!

SW: 149.2
GW: 144.2

10/31: 149.2
11/01: 148.7 (-.5)
11/02: dnw
11/03: 149.1 (+.4)
11/04: 149.5 (+.4)
11/05: 148.5 (-1)
11/06: 147.2 (-1.3)
11/07: 146.8 (-.4)
11/08: 146.1 (-.7)
11/9 -11/11: dnw
11/12: 148.3 (+2.2)
11/13: 147.0 (-1.3)
11/14: 145.6 (-1.4)
11/15-17 dnw
11/18: 147.2 (+1.4)
11/19: 147.5 (+.3)
11/20: 145.5 (-2)
11/21: 145.4 (-.1)

Now it's Friday morning and time to weigh in:

Goal.........-10 lb
Nov 1.......start
Nov 8.......-0 lb
Nov 15.....-4 lb......-4 lb total
Nov 22.....-1 lb......-5 lb total

I binged earlier this week and I am lucky to be posting a loss at all.
But I am losing again and had a good feeling when I got up this morning.
I am grateful for all of the support and inspiration in this thread.