yesterday's weigh-in: 77,7kg (171.3lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1600
yesterday's exercise: 1h stationary bike
today's weigh-in: 78,7kg (173.5lbs)
change: +1,0kg (+2.2lbs)

good morning :)

scale is crazy! Seriously. Right now I don't really care though. I hope I can go run later in the afternoon.
Anyways - yesterday my sister and I took our annual pictures with our Christmas baking, and considering it's pretty much the same pose as last year, I must say I do look pretty awesome. My momma is really proud :)

kelijpa I think it's pretty much impossible to gain 4lbs over night, so yep, water!! No worries :)

Jacqui_D you're totally welcome ;) I think the important thing for me is to start the day with the thought of making it a good one with food and exercise. Posting here reminds me of that!! :)

pnkrckpixikat I really like school and what I'm studying, but right now I really lack motivation. My plan is to make a study guide for the next 2 weeks that I'll work on while at my parents'. I mean, I carried the books here, might as well look into them ;)
Well done on being so successful in school! And also, for maintain your low :)

Big Fat Rooster lose clothes are one of the most awesome things ever! Right along with getting new ones and throwing the old ones out for good :)

boatingmommy feel better soon!

One more sleeps till Christmas! Have a good one!

Thanks everyone for the positive vibes and encouragement I really appreciate it!

Happy December!
My goal is to lose 6.8 pounds and get solidly into the 150s!

Dec 1 - 163.8
Dec 2 - 162.6
Dec 3 - 161.6
Dec 4 - 159.8
Dec 5 - 159.1
Dec 6 - 159.0 weekly WI
Dec 7 - 158.8
Dec 8 - 157.6
Dec 9 - 158.1
Dec 10 - 158.5
Dec 11 - 158.7
Dec 12 - 158.6 (TOM)
Dec 13 - 157.6 Weekly WI - getting close again
Dec 14 - 158.7 (Xmas play, cookies, hot chocolate)
Dec 15 - 159.7 (ok, that's my usual TOM 2 )
Dec 16 - 160.5 urg
Dec 17 - 158.8 that's better
Dec 18 - 158.1
Dec 19 - 157.4 weekly WI - work holiday lunch today
Dec 20 - 157.2 truly my weekly WI, I'm stunned, in a good way
Dec 21 - 156.8 goal!
Dec 22 - 160.2 - I knew the Chinese food would get me, no worries, water, water, water
Dec 23 - 161.0 - need more water, got my baking done, only tasted 2, so that's good, today looks very promising for OP!

Dec 31 - 157
best to all

Merry Christmas Eve Eve everyone, we're doing great for December big challenges this month!
:sunny:

BFR congrats on the clothes being baggy, that is a great feeling, now you have to make sure you remember your belt lol. I love taquitos especially from this place in SoCal, I only get them once a year..boo hoo...when I go out to visit, one is really like two, homemade, yummy, good thing they are thousands of miles away, I'd be there now :rofl:

Thanks again everyone for the kind words, ok, first sips of water in, plan forward is still to do as good as I can on the days that I can and hit it hard in 2014!!

CW: 282.4
GW: 280

I knew after such a big loss last week I would hardly see anything. Hopefully this week I can lose that 2.4 and get to goal!

BFR loose clothes are an awesome indicator that things are working! Mexican food would be my downfall alot more if I had a place here in Dallas like the places in San Diego and Salt Lake City. The Texas mexican food joints all taste bland, or like chili powder and not much else. It saves my diet alot I am sure!

turtle they may be kicking your butt, but your scale is still on its way down! good job! we all may need lessons on how to stay so OP during the holiday :)

boating awwwww darn! well I hope you feel better super quickly, being sick on Christmas is no fun :(

183 if you brought them you should totally crack them open! I don't have any of my books yet for next semester, but I really should look through my old statistics book to refresh my memory because it was a prereq for one of my classes this semester.... it can wait til after christmas though lol

kelijpa it is totally just water, drink lots of tea, coffee and water and it'll flush off in the next couple days... maybe even by christmas morning, in time to start the cycle again from christmas dinner lol

lyn don't worry! it is that time of year! If I had more things to attend I am sure I wouldn't be doing near this well, I have just been rather isolated this season. (it also helps that the snacks at work are on a side of the office I NEVER have to go near... helps with temptation, out of sight out of mind)

watchout sounds like a plan! you got this!

Down .7 more today! hooray! It isn't likely but I am hoping to see another small amount off tomorrow since I won't be weighing in on Christmas morning since we will be at my aunt's house. I am really anxious for the next dacade but at the rate I am going it will be mid to late Jan :( oh well as long as the downward trend continues I will take it, I just wish it would speed up some lol

12/01 - 248.0
12/02 - 246.3
12/03 - 246.3
12/04 - 246.3
12/05 - 245.2
12/09 - 244.7
12/10 - 244.5
12/11 - 245.0
12/12 - 245.5
12/13 - 245.9
12/17 - 244.6
12/18 - 244.6
12/19 - 245.7
12/20 - 245.7
12/21 - 243.7
12/22 - 243.7
12/23 - 243.0

Not to worry, we had our healthy greens dish with the soy sauce last night. I almost always get a sodium bump the next day.

SW: 76 kgs
CW: 76.1 kgs (+0.6 in kgs)
GW: 75 kgs

183StGB: Love that you can compare last year's photo to this year's. It's so great to find long-term ways of looking at ourselves besides the short-term scale reading with all its jitters.

Thank you whoosh fairy!!!! And now the holliday festivities are going to begin tonight.... Nice to see this low. Hopefully it can keep me strong through the end of the month :wl:

I'm not sure I'll get a chance to post anything but weigh-in numbers for a while, so I wanted to say

:tree: Happy Holidays :tree:

SW (Nov 30) 150
GW 145

Dec 1: 150.6
Dec 2: 150.4
Dec 3: 151.2
Dec 4: 152.0
Dec 5: 152.8
Dec 6: 151.0
Dec 7: 151.6
Dec 8: 152.0
Dec 9: 150.6
Dec 10: 151.0
Dec 11: 150.8
Dec 12: 149.4
Dec 13: 151.0
Dec 14: 150.4
Dec 15: 151.0
Dec 16: 151.2
Dec 17: 151.2
Dec 18: 150.8
Dec 19: 149.4
Dec 20: 149.0
Dec 21: 148.4
Dec 22: 148.2
Dec 23: 147.4

Holding at 175.5 today, which is fine! I'd prefer to drop of course, but I'll just stay OP and let my body work it out! :D

Week 21:
2/21: 176
2/22: 175.5
2/23: 175.5
2/24:
2/25: Christmas-Cheat Day
2/26:
2/27:

183, aw, I love the Christmas pics story! I hope to see a huge difference in pics of me from my son's wedding 2 years ago to my daughter's wedding in April. :yes:

Kelijpa, got my fingers crossed for you for a good OP day today!
:crossed: Merry Christmas Eve Eve to you, lol! :xcheer:

Lyn, I sure hope you aren't coming down with anything, and I'm wishing you a great time out eating shrimp with your mom! :goodvibes:

Watchoutforthatcar, go for it! :goodluck:

Pixikat, yay on another drop :carrot: Slow and steady wins every time! :yes: Hang in there!

Joy, you got this! :flow2:

Turtle, congrats on the new low! :dance: Happy Holidays to you too! :wreath:

PixiKat you made me smile with the ref. to Christmas dinner, lol!

Jacqui Going good so far, got in some water , a walk and just finished my lunch salad, feeling strong!

Best to all :sunny:

Kelijpa, yay! I'm proud of you! Keep going! :cp:

yesterday's weigh-in: 78,7kg (173.5lbs)
yesterday's calories: 1600
yesterday's exercise: --
today's weigh-in: 78,0kg (172lbs)
change: -0,kg (-1.5lbs)

hi guys :)

it's Christmas!! Well, Christmas Eve :) I won't be counting calories the next 2 days, but I'll still check in. My family is having Raclette for dinner tonight, we only have that once a year so I'm really looking forward to it. Also, :xcheer: with my family :)

Lyn77 yeah, my mom is crazy proud I'm not that big anymore. Actually, my entire family is. So it's cool.
Yay for being a quarter German :) Hope you'll feel better. And I'm sure we'll both make goal in 2014!!

watchoutforthatcar if you stick to your plan, I'm sure you'll make your goal. Good luck!

pnkrckpixikat yep, the downward trend is what matters. losing .7 is awesome!
I made my study guide yesterday, and I'll start working on it today. I'm only halfway through the semester, so I really need to start putting my butt down and studying.

As one of my professors put it last week: 'ich wünsche ein friedvolles und gesegnetes Weihnachtsfest'!! I tell that to everybody because it's about the most awesome old-fashioned German I heard in a while. It basically comes down to MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! take care everyone :)

Thanks everyone for the positive vibes and encouragement I really appreciate it!

Happy December!
My goal is to lose 6.8 pounds and get solidly into the 150s!

Dec 1 - 163.8
Dec 2 - 162.6
Dec 3 - 161.6
Dec 4 - 159.8
Dec 5 - 159.1
Dec 6 - 159.0 weekly WI
Dec 7 - 158.8
Dec 8 - 157.6
Dec 9 - 158.1
Dec 10 - 158.5
Dec 11 - 158.7
Dec 12 - 158.6 (TOM)
Dec 13 - 157.6 Weekly WI - getting close again
Dec 14 - 158.7 (Xmas play, cookies, hot chocolate)
Dec 15 - 159.7 (ok, that's my usual TOM 2 )
Dec 16 - 160.5 urg
Dec 17 - 158.8 that's better
Dec 18 - 158.1
Dec 19 - 157.4 weekly WI - work holiday lunch today
Dec 20 - 157.2 truly my weekly WI, I'm stunned, in a good way
Dec 21 - 156.8 goal!
Dec 22 - 160.2 - I knew the Chinese food would get me, no worries, water, water, water
Dec 23 - 161.0 - need more water, got my baking done, only tasted 2, so that's good, today looks very promising for OP!
Dec 24 - 158.5 - back in the 150s, keep drinking water

Dec 31 - 157
best to all :sunny:

183 happy Christmas! Enjoy your celebrations! I'm looking at 2 days not counting as well, definitely not tomorrow, today shouldn't be horrible, but won't be as good as yesterday, I'm out of spring mix :rofl: like that's the only challenge...

Merry Christmas Eve!! :hohoho:

Merry Christmas Eve! :elf:

I am down a half-lb to 175! :cp: But I definitely need to drink more water today! :xcheer:

Week 21:
2/21: 176
2/22: 175.5
2/23: 175.5
2/24: 175
2/25: Christmas-Cheat Day
2/26:
2/27:

183, have a wonderful Christmas celebration today! :present:

Kelijpa, yay on the drop! :bravo: