C'mon scale! :cheer: 1 more lb to goal!

SW: 206.5
GW: 200
CW: 201

6/1: (203) 206.5
6/2: (202.5) 206
6/3: (202) 205.5
6/4: (201) 204.5
6/5: 204.5
6/6: 205.5 Carb Day
6/7: 206
6/8: 206.5
6/9: 205.5
6/10: 206.5
6/11: 205.5
6/12: 204.5
6/13: 204.5 Carb Day
6/14: 204.5
6.15: 205
6/16: 203.5
6/17: 202
6/18: 201.5
6/19: 201

Happy Friday Chicks!

Soooo, posting from my cell (which by the way is awesome as the last time I was on these challenges I did not have that convenience.) It has its pitfalls (no advanced options etc) so I'll do my best.

Sandye, that is awesome. Congrats on first goal. (Insert all the crazy emotiocons here) As for dresses, dunno. I'm a t-shirt/jeans gal myself, soooo no help here. Sorry! I know when I was down to 14/16, I loved me some old navy. JC Penny's has dresses. I bought a dress to go to a summer wedding there a few years back, was a 12 then though. I just bought a really nice plus size swimsuit there as well. Perhaps you can check there? Good luck on your trip today.

Lovemylife, I am so sorry you guys are going through this. The only reason they wouldn't have him on TPN or others nutrition is if his labs looked good and showed no evidence of dehydration etc. Do they have an Infectious Disease doctor working with you? Ask a lot of questions. Not to the nurses or interns but the doctors. If there is a reason they will tell you and if they won't then you need to speak with someone over their head, the person that actually runs the hospital. Please let us know how it goes. I wish you guys the best.
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Sorry if I didn't get to everyone. It's my day off and we have loads to do for va action prep and loads of laundry. Ugh! In any case, TOM is still hanging around but I was down a pound this morning. I really want to see goal, so come on whoosh!!! Ya'll have a great day. Will catch up with personals Sunday.

LMAO at VA action prep. Thank you auto correct. I couldn't edit my post above so please excuse any autocorrect mishaps! (That was supposed to be vacation prep.)

Jacqui So close!! You'll make it soon!

Delphi Have fun on your va action!! ;)

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Sorry I can't get to everyone. I'm having a hard time adjusting to my new work schedule.

I'm a little disappointed with the scale but I think it has to be water weight since I'm doing really well. I think because of how sore my muscles are from work that my muscles are retaining water to heal themselves. At least I think that happens. I read an article once about how you shouldn't trust the scale after strenuous exercise since your muscles with hold onto water to repair themselves or something like that. I'm going with that since it makes me feel better.

But holy crap is work a workout! I'm standing and moving all day. And then when I restocking/straightening the shelves, which is all the time, I'm generally in a squat position for the lower shelves. My thighs hate me!!! Which is a good thing...but ouch!!!

SW: 208.5 (5/30)
6/1 - 206.5
6/2 - 206.5
6/3 - 205.5
6/4 - 205
6/5 - 205
6/6 - 204.5
6/7 - 205
6/8 - 205.5
6/9 - 204.5
6/10 - 203.5
6/11 - 203.5
6/12 - 203
6/13 - 202
6/14 - 202
6/15 - 201
6/16 - 200.5
6/17 - 200.5
6/18 - 200
6/19 - 200.5 - Wrong way scale! Your supposed to go down, not up!
GW: 199.5

SW: 312
GW: 302

6/05: 307.8
6/12: 307.0
6/19: 304.6
6/26:

Hi Everyone...I had a decent week, and I am very happy that the weight is still going down. As always I enjoy reading all your posts, and look forward to what next week brings. Sending some good thoughts and positive energy to all of you not only for the weight loss, but for the other things going on in some of your lives as well. Hopefully work will slow a little for me and I can check in more often over the next few weeks.
Have a wonderful week...I just love summer!

June Goal: Below 190

June 8 SW: 196
June 9: 195.9
June 10: 195.3
June 11: 195.8
June 12: 195.3
June 13: 195.2
June 14: 194.5
June 15: 194.3
June 16: 193.9
June 17: 193.4
June 18: 193.3
June 19: 193.1

It's so much fun to see the scale continuously going down. :dance:

Jacqui D You are amazing! Your hard work is paying off! :bravo:

lovemylife Wow, what a trial. If it was my son, I would be going crazy with worry. I'm so impressed with how you are handling the hospital. Good for you staying on plan. I hope the virus runs its course quickly so your son can go home. I'm sending you and your son some prayers today. :hug:

iDream I homeschooled my kids for over 20 years. They have all graduated, so I'm not homeschooling anymore, but I'm still teaching other kids. I remember those rainy park days and trying to figure out an alternative. :rain: Good luck, and I do hope you and your mom have fun shopping!

LovelyLeah How wonderful, a workout at work. Your body will adjust to that soon and then your weight will drop. :crossed:

Noggs Wow, you're doing great! :carrot: I love summer too! :sunny: :beach: There's nothing more lovely than a summer afternoon. If I'm ever successful at losing weight, it usually happens during the summer.

Hello ladies! I met goal #2 too. Not 'holding my breath' this latest weigh-in will stick for tomorrow as we are going out for dinner tonight and it's more likely to make me hold water (why is that?), but I'm rolling!!!!

Start was 253.6
Initial goal was 8 pounds. Reached that. (245.6)
Second goal was 10 pounds. Reached that. (243.6)
Today's weigh in: 243.0

BerryBB Your on a roll! Great job!!!

Delphi, woohoo! Definitely prep for some VA action! Oh wait, are you even going to Virginia? :p

Leah, just a little stubborn water weight before you hit GOAL! :yes:

BerryBB, my word, lady, you are killing it! Way to go!!! :bravo:

Magistra, lol, it IS fun when the scale cooperates, isn't it?! Great job! :cp:

Noggs, I'd say you had a decent week! Yay! :yay:

Sometimes I think my mind and body join in cohoots and say, "Okay, let's mess with her!" Lol! One lb away and my whoosh streak has ended. I still have time left, but today is Carb Day, so my scale will go up tomorrow. Hopefully it won't go into another stall but will come down far enough to make goal by the end of the month! :crossed:

SW: 206.5
GW: 200
CW: 201

6/1: (203) 206.5
6/2: (202.5) 206
6/3: (202) 205.5
6/4: (201) 204.5
6/5: 204.5
6/6: 205.5 Carb Day
6/7: 206
6/8: 206.5
6/9: 205.5
6/10: 206.5
6/11: 205.5
6/12: 204.5
6/13: 204.5 Carb Day
6/14: 204.5
6.15: 205
6/16: 203.5
6/17: 202
6/18: 201.5
6/19: 201
6/20: 201 Carb Day

Happy Saturday everyone!!! I hope everyone slept well last night and has been having a fantastic morning!!

JacquiD ~ I hear ya! In the past when I have found someone I like, they end up changing salons and not letting me know or they move or I move...yeah, I just wasn't meant to have glamour hair. lol ;) You can do this!! One pound is easy peasy after the awesome month you've had! You got this!! :cheer:

Delphi ~ Ooooh girlllll I see a whoosh in your future! I can just feel it!! Down a pound during TOM?! That's awesome! A vacation, how fun!!! We'll be vacation buddies! Of course we won't be in the same places, but the challenges will be the same--I got your back girl, if you need a kick I'm your girl! You got mine? ;) Thanks for the shopping recommendations! I think I am going to wait until the last possible moment to shop...that way I'll be a the lowest possible weight. :lol:

LovelyLeah ~ Yeah, you'll kick that water weight to the curb in no time! Your job sounds like it's crazy busy, you're burning calories all day long! Don't forget, with upped activity, you might need to up your calories too. Just a thought.

Noggs ~ You're doing a fantastic job!!! Congratulations on the nice loss!!

Magistra ~ It's nice to meet a fellow homeschool mom! :) We managed to park ourselves at our usual hangout, the library. I swear we live there! :lol: You're having a great month! Congratulations on the loss!!

berryblondeboys ~ look at you GO!!! WTG girl!! Wow!! You are rockin' it this month!! :woohoo: Have fun at dinner tonight and drink some extra water, maybe that will help with any retention. :)

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June 1: 213
June 2: 212.6
June 3: 212.6
June 4: 211.6
June 5: 211.4
June 6: 210.6
June 7: 210.4
June 8: 209.8
June 9: 209.6
June 10: 209.6
June 11: 209 -- OMGosh...50 lbs GONE!
June 12: 208.8
June 13: 209.2
June 14: 209.6
June 15: 211
June 16: 209.2
June 17: 208.4 -- Whew! Back to 50 lbs, now to make it stick for good!
June 18: 207.6 -- GOAL!
June 19: 207.2
June 20: 206 --What the what?!?! I'm not getting attached to that loss...I don't trust it yet. :nono:
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Well, I have recruited a friend over to the light side!!! Mwahaha!! A fellow homeschool mom has started working out and texting me daily about it. I am so proud of her. I also told her about this site, so perhaps she'll join us. This comes a perfect time! Vacation is tough when you're trying to lose and having a fresh shiny newbie with tons of motivation just cranks mine up!! :D Lots to do today as I have put off everything until the last possible minute :rolleyes:. Laundry, packing, cleaning out the van (please stay away for a little while rain!), putting the car carrier on the van, cleaning, organizing, more packing, planning, shopping...yeah, I'll be busy. Then tomorrow it's off to my ils' house for Father's Day and some off plan food...give me strength!
I had a slightly irritating thing happen yesterday. As my workout buddies and I were chatting about diet and exercise, one of the other homeschool moms was getting ready to leave and said in a snarky voice, "I'll leave you ladies to all of your diet talk" with a snarky look to boot, and started to head out. I smiled, said goodbye and made quick small talk to be nice (well, she did all the talking actually) and then she left. :dunno: I dunno...even when I was at my heaviest, I never felt angry at people who were more fit than me or that were trying to get there. I usually felt jealous and hated myself for getting to where I was. It wasn't their fault, so I was never rude to them. Sigh...oh well, what does T. Swift say? "The haters gunna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate..." I shall shake it off. ;)

Have an amazing weekend girls!!! Keep your eyes on the prize and keep fighting the good fight and for Pete's sake--don't forget to DRINK YOUR WATER!!! :D :D :D

...checking in, as I've been AWOL...June 20 already...where has the month gone??? Work demands have increased dramatically. That and dealing with this RA has derailed my life :(. I've not been losing, & grateful to not be gaining, with swelling and meds and all. The fatigue and pain have been awful and the fevers are not fun. I finally had my appt with a different rheum (boy, that 1st one was an idiot!), and am now on meds--hoping they will do the job SOON! Bad that this is a severe case, but good that it is apparently early stage--thankfully, no obvious evidence of joint damage! Feet and knees are somewhat better, but most days I can barely use my hands or right arm to do even the simplest, most ordinary things. I'm sooo behind with gardening and housekeeping, and we have relatives coming to visit next week :yikes:. Trying not to worry or get too depressed. (You know it's bad when you're grateful you haven't peed your pants at work yet 'cause it takes so long with the buttons!)

Enuf whining. I hope to be among the land of the living and losing soon. (The reasons to lose keep increasing.) You all seem to be having so much fun. I KNOW I would be happier if I were losing.

Yay! I reached onederland! Also I have lost all the weight I put on this past semester. So four months of weight gain have been lost in 27 days. That's incredible to me!

SW: 208.5 (5/30)
6/1 - 206.5
6/2 - 206.5
6/3 - 205.5
6/4 - 205
6/5 - 205
6/6 - 204.5
6/7 - 205
6/8 - 205.5
6/9 - 204.5
6/10 - 203.5
6/11 - 203.5
6/12 - 203
6/13 - 202
6/14 - 202
6/15 - 201
6/16 - 200.5
6/17 - 200.5
6/18 - 200
6/19 - 200.5
6/19 - 199.5 YAY!!!!! Onederland!
GW: 199.5

June Goal: Below 190

June 8 SW: 196
June 9: 195.9
June 10: 195.3
June 11: 195.8
June 12: 195.3
June 13: 195.2
June 14: 194.5
June 15: 194.3
June 16: 193.9
June 17: 193.4
June 18: 193.3
June 19: 193.1
June 20: 192.9

I have 3 pounds to go and only 10 days left to the month. I don't know . . . might be unrealistic. I figure whatever number I get to, it was worth setting the goal, and I'm definitely doing this again next month. I have never gotten into the habit of weighing myself every day. I've always felt a little afraid to do that since I know my weight can go up and down quite a bit from one day to the next. Now that I've tried it, I find that whatever the scale tells me in the morning, I am motivated to either eat with caution or eat with flexiblity. I am not so scared anymore of what the scale might say.

berrybb Going out to dinner does that to me too. I think it's all the salt they use in the food when they cook. It's tastes delicious, but puts the water weight on. Good luck!

LovelyLeah Congratulations on reaching onederland! :bravo: That is incredible! :woohoo: Good for you! You did it!

JacquiD Crossing my fingers that you reach your goal! :goodluck: You can do it!

iDream Yes! The library, how we loved the library! Still love it. It was so sweet of you to take a moment to give that snarky mom some respect and attention. I'm sure she appreciated you for it. I always feel that when people say snarky things, they must be experiencing some kind of stress or pain in their life. They project their feelings onto others and it comes out in this ugly way. It's not fair to do that to people, and I usually feel defensive when someone says snarky things to me, but then they are obviously suffering somehow, so in the end I feel empathetic towards them.

SeeMyFeet I love your name! It makes me smile. I'm so sorry to hear about your RA. My dad has that and he has good days and bad days. I hope they get the meds right for you. It's good that you are maintaining. We will be right here when you are ready.

well Magistra, the heart is ready, but the brain is foggy and the bod doesn't wanna move. Hubs brought home some yummy looking strawberries today, but I gave up on getting the flimsy package open, so no strawberries for me. Given how many meals I'm skipping on accounta stuff like that, you'd think I'd be losing tonnes. I just logged my weighins over the past few days, and starting to journal calories again today. Let's hope I can keep up.

So many moving into Onderland...good to see....