Good morning ladies!!! Happy Monday to you all! I hope everyone had a spectacular weekend!!!

LovelyLeah ~ good to know! Perhaps I'll just stick to my HRM, it seems to be doing the job. :) Stupid TOM and his water weight. I gain every single month right before he shows up. Grrr.

Noggs ~ Doctor's scales are evil! No matter how precise mine is, their's is always saying I'm heavier! I try to make it a point to avoid the doctor's office at all costs for that very reason. ;)

VickieLou ~ I love your can do attitude!! :)

Delphi ~ Awesome job staying on track! I agree, any kind of eating program that is difficult now, will be impossible to maintain. I know you can get the weight off and keep it off for good--I know it! I immediately fell off the wagon after getting to my lowest weight. I didn't know how to maintain. It is definitely a different kind of challenge. Aw, friends turned romantic, how sweet! Hubs and I were the same way. Glad I could give you a chuckle, I remember it being such a hot topic back in the day. ;) LOL Homeschooling here is pretty lax...which for me, is not so great. I am really cranking it up big time this year so as to catch up and get the kids up to speed. On the positive side, they have more friends (real quality friends) now than they have ever had and my middle ds, he is happier than he's ever been which was not the case before. So, it's good. :)

lovemylife ~ You are so right, Saturday and Sunday are just like any other day!! Awesome job on the loss!! I used to love gardening...not so much now, I just don't like weeding. LOL If I could find a way to not have to weed, I'd be good! ;)

JacquiD ~ I hope your RA is better today! We're driving. The kids and I take a trip out there every year (if possible) to visit family and this year my sister is getting married so it's extra special. Hubs will fly out later and then drive back with us.

berryblondeboys ~ woo hoo on the whoosh!!!

dangerouscurves ~ it's great when you find something that works for you, congrats!!

Gordongirl ~ woo hoo on no gain!!! Here's to those 170s sticking...at least until you see the 160s. ;) WTG!!

Had a pretty good weekend here, it was gorgeous on Saturday and I spent a good chunk of it just relaxing outside. Ahhh...yesterday was hot and humid, so I hid inside. LOL At least I got a little housework in. ;) Today is rainy and I plan on getting some school stuff organized and maybe some trip prep done. We leave in a couple of weeks and I haven't even started writing lists yet! :stress: I am also kind of starting to worry about which workouts I am going to do. I'm not so sure I can do my usual one at my mom's, might have to improvise and change it up, we'll see.

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
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Alright ladies, that's enough blabbing from me, get out there and have a fantastic day! I'm off for some much needed coffee!!! :coffee:

I had a mental break-through yesterday. I realized that for more than a year now, I've been eating as if I'm trying to get away with as much as possible. Yesterday, I tried eating as healthy as possible. It felt familiar -- that's how I was eating when I first lost the weight! Duh.

June goal: los3 1.35 kgs (3 lbs)

1: 85.35
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8: 85.75

Um, excuse me, scale, you are going the wrong way, lol! :goodscale: Oh well! It happens! :D

SW: 206.5
GW: 200
CW: 206.5

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 Cheat Day
6/7: 206
6/8: 206.5

Delphi, we just have to go with the flow, not let any fluctuations possibly caused by RA upset us since they are out of our control, and do our best to make ourselves as healthy as we can! :yes: The way I figure it, daily fluctuations occur naturally. Everybody who's ever been on a long-term diet has experienced them, so we're really not that different. We just might have to be a little more patient because sometimes we are forced to move a little more slowly, but we can do it! :cheer: And of course shedding excess weight is easier on our joints, but eating healthy foods and taking vitamin D is probably the best thing we can do for our autoimmune disorder. If I thought I could go without a cheat day, I would, just because I think food affects our condition that much. But realistically, I know I don't have that kind of willpower. Having a cheat day keeps me on track the rest of the week. (At least now I try not to go too crazy on cheat day. I used to just have a quick-carb-fest, lol!) So just keep going, girlie! It will help! :flow1:

Joy, I love your self-awareness! Just by posting your realization, you have helped all of us to stop and think about whether we really are giving it our all. Thank you! And I just know your renewed efforts are going to pay off for you! :cp:

Lovemylife, that's a fantastic loss after a weekend! Great job! :carrot:

Gordongirl, woohoo 170's! Keep that scale moving down! :jig:

Sandye, Thank you! And I hope you have a wonderful trip! It sounds exciting, especially with your sister getting married! :congrat: to her! As for exercise, anything you can do will be better than nothing, so just do what you can! :yes: Congrats on another new low! :flame:

I'm a little late but I would like to join this thread.


I weighed in this morning and found that my weight is at 196.

My goal for June (what remains of it) is to drop below 190.

Jacqui Are scales must be synced in some evil plot against us!

So TOM can't decide if it's happening or not. For a week now I've had bad cramps and now the bloating but no TOM. I think it's because I just started a new birth control a week ago and maybe it was ready to go until my BCP said no and now it's throwing a temper tantrum. I'm going to pause my BCP for a couple days until it works itself out. That's what my doc has said to do in the past.

SW: 206.5
6/6 - 204.5
6/7 - 205
6/8 - 205.5
6/9 -
6/10 -
6/11 -
6/12 -
6/13 -
6/14 -
GW: 199.5

:welcome2: magistra17! Good luck!

Leah, :lol: they might be! I've been wondering if my jump up could be TOM-related too because normally I'd have TOM by now, but at my age (54), you never know what's going to happen month-to-month, lol!

My weight this morning was 80.9kg :)
Only 1kg left until my June goal!
84.4 ------- 80.9 --------- 79.9
So happy! Well done everyone, loving this little supportive group!!

Hello all,
Shooting for the 160's again

Goal 6.3

6/1-176.2
6/2-175.2
6/3-174.8
6/4-174.3
6/5-174.5
6/6-176.6
6/7-176.4
6/8-176.4
6/9-174.0

6/30-goal 169.9

Sw: 184.3
Gw: 178

6/9: 182.2
6/10 : 181.8
6/11: 180.6
6/18: 181.8
6/30: 180.8

This was my goal for May...but I didn't lose ANYTHING then. I'm eating 200 more* cals/day now since June 1, and it is coming off.

*I probably wasn't eating enough to support all the physical activity that I do.

SW: 182.0
GW: 172.0

6/1: 182.0
6/2: 182.0
6/3: 179.4
6/4: 180.2
6/5: 179.8
6/6: ???
6/7: ???
6/8: 179.8
6/9: 179.8

*sigh* I get so impatient!

LovelyLeah I've had some trouble with TOM when switching birth control pills...after this first cycle on the new one everything should go back to normal, but I understand your frustration in the meantime!

Ambience way to go!! You're almost at your goal already! Tell me your secrets!

SW - 169.9
6/1/ - 170.6
6/2 - 170.9
6/3 - 172.3
6/4 - 171.4
6/5 - 171.3 Come on!!! That's all??!@#$#
6/9 - 174.5 YIKES! I did not behave on my long weekend.
GW - 164.9

Welcome, magistra17 and EnglishMcTeach!

Jacqui_D: 6.5 lbs
LovelyLeah: 9 lbs
CakeGirl75: 18 lbs
Delphi: 10 lbs, check-in every day
srjph: 4.1 lbs
MrsT15: 10.1 lbs
boatingmommy: 5 lbs
Candidcamster: 6 lbs
SeeMyFeet: 3 lbs
Aclai4067: 12 lbs
berryblondeboys: 8.6 lbs
hepzibah: 14.2 lbs
Noggs: 10 lbs
Ambience: 5 kgs
nonameslob: 1.4 lbs
GordonGirl16: 10 lbs
verywell: 3 lbs
gardenerjoy: 1.35 kgs
CatRN78: 10 lbs
Turtle11: 3.4 lbs
JenDestiny: 10 lbs
lovemylife001: 8 lbs
kelijpa: 6.3 lbs
dangerouscurves76: 8 lbs
Future: 11 lbs
iDream: 5 lbs
scout83: 3 lbs
VickieLou: 10 lbs
magistra17: 6 lbs
EnglishMcTeach: 6.3 lbs

Good morning ladies! Thanks for all the encouragement and support. :grouphug:

Yesterday's weigh-in was a great success. I'm down 1.5 lbs! I was hoping for a little more but I'll take it. Lower numbers mean I moving in the right direction! Even if I'm whining all along the way. :goodscale

Jacqui D and Delphi: Thanks for the insight on ibuprofen usage and water retention. Ages ago, I read an article that said allergy meds and anti-inflammatories can cause weight gain. At the time, I didn't worry too much about it. Did some research yesterday and realized that I need to ease up all this pill popping. There's no reason I can't survive on just one allergy med per day and take Advil only when I desperately need it. To think I was doing more harm than good.

Hope everyone has a fantastic day!

Good morning girls!!!

Gardenerjoy ~ I reached that point a couple of weeks ago too. Here's to continued success in that area!

JacquiD ~ Thanks! :) She is Super Bride, so prepared and has all of her ducks in a row...it's amazing. I told her she needs to become a wedding planner! LOL

Magistra ~ :welcome: Good luck to you with your goal this month!! :)

LovelyLeah ~ bummer about the BCP. I am perimenopausal and sometimes skip a month and it messes everything up (including my husband's heart rate LOL). Hope it sorts itself out.

Ambience ~ Great job on the loss!!! :carrot:

EnglishMcTeach ~ :wave: Funny how extra calories can help to get the loss going again. I just had to alter mine as well, great job on figuring it out and getting the scale moving again!

boatingmommy ~ sorry about the gain, but I loved your commentary off to the side. lol

dangerouscurves ~ :woohoo: congrats on the loss!!! That's awesome!

Just a little loss for me today, but I'll take it. I think my days of big whooshes after TOM leaves are behind me, it never seems to happen anymore. Sigh...oh well. Anyway...

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
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Have a great day everyone!!! :) I get to go see my squishy three month old nephew today!! I am so excited! I need a baby fix in a bad way and he's so stinkin' adorable! :dance: