Jacqui I hate when your scale seems to sense your goals and then decides to be mean. You're going to make it soon enough. Remember how stubborn Onederland was, but you made it.

Today is a lazy day. I'm feeling under the weather again. Just a couple more weeks until I can start getting my B12 shots and hopefully I'll start feeling better. I think I used what little energy my body has these past few days helping to set up the store that my body just doesn't have any left. That and TOM round 2 doesn't help either. But I'm going to curl up in bed, recoup my energy, and relax.

SW: 196 (6/30)
7/1 - 195.5
7/2 - 196
7/3 - 198
7/4 - 197.5
7/5 - 196
7/6 - 196
7/7 - 195.5
7/8 - 194.5
7/9 - 194.5
7/10 - 193.5
7/11 - 193.5
7/12 - 193
7/12 - 193
7/13 - 194.5
7/14 - 193
7/15 - 193
7/16 - 192 - For being on TOM...again, I'm not doing too bad.
GW: 189.5

Happy Thursday Chicks.

Well I am having a hard time readjusting from vacation. I was really bummed about being laid off in the manner I was especially seeing as we have a lot of wedding expenses that will be paid soon. Then TOM came Sunday and this week as just been crazy. So, I have been job hunting and trying to catch up on things around the house while I have time and doing a lot of thinking. So as berryblondes calls it, I'm rebooting this journey and doing it with a bang to. I'm so far behind with personals, I'd be sitting here for the day trying to catch up. Really proud of you guys though. Everyone is doing an amazing job! In any case, I gotta get off here and get to work. I have cardio to get in and I am going to tackle my desk area today. Since I'm no longer working from home, I figure I can try reorganize this mess. So, I'm gonna get to it. I sure hope you guys have an amazing day.

Oh and :congrat: on getting to ONEDERLAND sandye. :cheer: :cheer: I can't wait to join ya. You have done an amazing job kiddo. So freakin proud of you.

GW: 181.4

July 1: 191.4
July 2: 190.4
July 3: 189.8
July 4: 189.0
July 5: 189.6
July 6: 190.6
July 7: 189.8
July 8: 190.9
July 9: 190.9
July 10: 190.0
July 11: 191.0
July 12: 190.6
July 13: 190.0
July 14: 191.0
July 15: 190.6
July 16: 190.6

Wow! I just realized that July is half over. How did that happen? My weight has basically stayed the same all month. I guess I'm maintaining? I need to give my metabolism a jolt. I'll give that some thought today. I have a long list of critical things that I have to get done this summer. I think I'll write it all down and check-mark things off as I get them done. I'm going to call it "my distasteful task list."

Delphi Good luck on your reboot! You can do it! :cheer3: I hope you have fun tackling your desk. Reorganizing is one of my favorite things to do. I have been having a blast cleaning out my closets this week. I love purging junk from the house. It gives me the feeling of a fresh start.

LovelyLeah Having a lazy day sounds wonderful! You gotta take care of yourself. I hope I can have a lazy day too this week. :D


susiekay, gardenerjoy, kelijpa, darius, PurpleJ, Jacqui :wave: Hope you all have a great day!

I made my mini-goal! I am no longer obese! :encore:

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 196

7/1: 198.5
7/2: 198.5
7/3: 198.5
7/4: 199.5 Carb Day
7/5: 200.5
7/6: 200
7/7: 198.5
7/8: 197
7/9: 196.5
7/10: 197
7/11: 197 Carb Day
7/12: 198.5
7/13: 198
7/14: 198
7/15: 196.5
7/16: 196

Darius, yes, I do hate that little up-down battle I do with the scale, lol! I'm sorry to hear your scale does it to you too! :goodscale:

Delphi, glad to see you posting! Good for you staying positive and going with a fresh new start! Good luck with the job-hunting! :goodluck:

Leah, I have no doubt the 2nd TOM has zapped your energy. But look at you still losing! :yay: And oh yes, I remember the teeter-totter I was on before ONEderland. I seem to do it anytime I starting hoping to reach a certain number! :lol:

SusieKay, the first post on this thread tells specifically what I'm doing: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/othe...e-dieting.html. I'm amazed at how well this diet works with my taking a Carb Day each week, but it does! And I hear you on worrying about getting back on track, but I figure if my diet is lenient enough to allow me to have one day every single week in which I can eat anything I want, the least I can do is stick to that! Sometimes if I do go "all out" on Carb Day, I may have to do serious battle with cravings the next day, but I figure that's better than the battle I was having to do with them EVERY DAY before I discovered this diet! :yes:

Joy, congrats on setting a new goal! :dance:

Purple, thank you! I made it! :jig: And looking at you still on fire! :flame:

Magistra, we all have months like that! Often, though, the 2nd half takes a downward turn, so keep your fingers crossed! :crossed:

Keli, that 175 sure is being stubborn! We might have to have a serious talk with your scale, lol! :club:

Jacqui_D That's wonderful!!! I'm so pleased for you! You must feel absolutely amazing :carrot: Congrats!

I'll join in for the remaining two weeks of July if you'll have me :dizzy: I only re-started on Sunday, and I do weigh daily but I 'officially' weigh in weekly :D

SW: 283lbs
CW: 278lbs (unofficial weigh in but still counts :wink: )
Jul GW: 273lbs

18th:
25th:
31st/1st:

Bit of a push but hoping i'll make it. Will also settle for close enough. :carrot: The 5lbs in the past 5 days certainly gave me a leg-up. First official weigh-in Saturday. :D

Good Afternoon Everyone:)

It's such a beautiful day outside :flow1:

Jacqui :congrat: for making your mini goal. That's so awesome. Keep up the good work:carrot:

Congrats to anyone else who achieved their goal or mini goal for the month. Have a great day, will check in tomorrow morning!

:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::c arrot::carrot:

Whoop!! How amazing is that! Well done :)

Hello everyone today is Friday weigh-in day.
My scale went back up this morning after being between 135 and 134 all week.

PurpleJ congratulations on your big losses this month!
JacquiD congratulations on making your mini goal!
Kelijpa and magistra thank you for the support!

July 2015 Weight Loss Challenge
Goal: 10 lb
...........................LOSS pounds
7/1.....137.7 kg......0.0 lb
7/3.....137.9 kg......+0.4 lb
7/10....135.6 kg......5.1 lb
7/17....135.2 kg......0.9 lb
7/24....
7/31....

5.5 lb TOTAL LOSS
55.1% of goal reached

Thanks so much Darius, it's my first month so the losses are due to new plan / way of eating on slimming world. So won't see this for the future, but it's been lovely I can't lie. :)

The support here is amazing too and really appreciate it.

Evening all! How's everyone doing? I'm losing slowly so my 9lbs may have been ambitious....never mind, it's the right direction!! Xx

SW: 19 St 12.4
1st July: 19 St 12.4
2nd July: 19 St 11.8
6th July: 19 St 12.0
9th July: 19 St 10.4
13th July: 19 St 10.2
16th July: 19 St 9.4
GW: 19 St 3 (minus 9.4 lbs)

:welcome: MsTibbles! I'm glad you're joining us! Congrats on the 5-lb loss! :cp: And thank you! I'm pretty happy about it! Now if my weight will just keep going down. It likes to teeter-totter occasionally, lol!

Thanks, Lovemylife, Purple, and Darius! Reaching the mini-goal definitely put a smile on my face today! :D

Darius, yay on your downward progress! Good job! :dance:

Hanin, the important thing is that you are losing! :woohoo:

oal -lose 6

7/1-175.9
7/2-176.0
7/3-174.8 weekly WI -1.0
7/4- 175.2
7/5-178.7
7/6-177.0
7/7-175.8
7/8-175.3
7/9-175.1
7/10- 173.9 weekly WI down 0.9
Camping/music fest no scale
7/14-174.9
7/15-174.8
7/16-175.1
7/17-174.4 weekly WI up 0.5

Best to all :sunny:

:congrat: Jacqui!

Haninhudds ~ Ambition regarding weight loss is never a bad thing. You are doing a terrific job.

Jacqui_D ~ :bravo: on hitting your mini goal. No longer obese is a WIN all the way around. Hello healthy!!!! Good job.

lovemylife001 ~ Hey :wave: How have you been? 75 and sunny sounds great. The heat index has been over 100 here with insanely high humidity...:dizzy:. Oh well, I suppose I should enjoy it while it lasts. Before you know it we will be freezing our butts off again.

LovelyLeah ~ Sorry you are feeling a bit blah. Sure hope it gets better for you. I've been out of the loop for a few weeks, but was curious how you were adjusting to the job? Did you finally nail down fitting everything in around the new schedule? Looks like you have been making excellent progress as well. Awesome!!!!
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Well reboot day 2 here folks and all is well. I'm back in action. Yesterday was one monster of a day. I did get my whole living room/office reorganized, cleaned and rearranged to be more efficient as well. The only draw back is I'm typing this on a 55 inch TV instead of my 20 inch monitor I usually have on my desk. I feel like I'm in a sci-fi movie typing like this. :lol: In any case, was down a few pounds this morning which I am assuming is from TOM's departure, but I'll take it. Well I gotta run and pick up my son from cross country practice and then I have a phone interview/screening at 9 about a job. Then perhaps my cardio, cardio, cardio. You folks have an amazing day and remember to smile.

Eek! An unexpected drop on the scale this morning. That makes me .5 from my goal for the month - RIGHT before I leave for vacation on Sunday!

Good Morning Everyone TGIF :cheer:

It's been a long week for me, filling in for another manager on a afternoon shift. So glad today is the last day. I've done really well this week with my water intake and also not eating anything after 5pm. It felt good not to eat after 5, but I think I'm done with that after today lol. It was a nice experiment for me :)

Delphi I've been doing good and you're right we have to enjoy this warm weather before it's gone. The winters here in Michigan are terrible lol. So I'm enjoying it.

Have a great day and weekend everyone!

01/07/15 - 241lb
02/07/15 - 240lb (1lb lost)
03/07/15 - 239lb (2lb lost)
04/07/15 - 238lb (3lb lost)
05/07/15 - 237.5lb (3.5lb lost)
06/07/15 - 238.0lbs (3lb lost)
07/07/15 - 237.5lb (3.5lb lost)
08/07/15 - 237.5lb
09/07/15 - 236lb (5 lost)
10/07/15 - 236lb
11/07/15 - 236lb
12/07/15 - 235.5
13/07/15 - 235lb (6lb lost)
14/07/15 - 235lb
15/07/15 - 233.5
16/07/15 - 233lb
17/07/15 - 234lb (7lb lost)

Scale fluctuating today..

Welcome, MsTibbles!

30ToGo170: 10 lbs
atmos: 3 lbs
berryblondeboys: 10 lbs
Candidcamster: 6 lbs
colleengirl: 10 lbs
dangerouscurves76: 5 lbs
darius: 10 lbs
Delphi: 5 lbs
EnglishMcTeach: 10.8 lbs
EnolaAlone: 7 lbs
Firecracker777: 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: post every day
GordonGirl16: 6 lbs
Haninhudds: 9.4 British lbs
hazeldust: 7 lbs
HIheart: 7 lbs
iDream: 5 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
kelijpa: 6 lbs
kymb92: 4.4 lbs
LovelyLeah: 6.5 lbs
lovemylife001: 8 lbs
magistra17: 10 lbs
mars735: 4 lbs
Monkeysocks: 10 lbs
MsTibbles: 5 lbs
Noggs: 10 lbs
pigeon: 10 lbs
PurpleJ: 10 lbs
sizzlingina: 16 lbs
susiekay: 10 lbs
thirti4thirty: 11 lbs
verywell: 4 lbs
VickieLou: 10 lbs

July 1 167
July 4 167.2
July 10 167.2
July 17 166.4 down .6, 3.4 to go

Yay, Jacqui_D, for hitting that wonderful milestone!

July goal: a post a day on 3FC
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17

Friday weigh-in, unchanged from Tuesday....grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

SW 200
GW 190

6/30-200
7/3-(7/2) 199 Woo Hoo! Early weigh-in, leaving town for the weekend.
7/7- 200 Long July 4th weekend, too much beer!
7/10-201 What the ?????!!@#$%%^
7/14-199
7/17-199
7/21-
7/24-
7/28-
7/31-
8/1-If current weight is 190 or less, I'm having a spa day!!

Delphi My new job is actually an old job. It's a Christmas store so it's open about 6 months out of the year. I know it's early, I work at Mall of America so we rely on summer tourism for sales and it's actually one of our best times since most of our customers are international. We die down in September and October but pick up again after Halloween. This is my third year working there and it's like home. I wish it was a permanent store so badly! My owners are my work mom and aunts, this store is where I met my fiance, and they treat me great. When she heard that my other job was treating me really bad and even, once, asked me to perform wage theft on myself she told me that if I quit and came back to her she would give me full time hours and a raise. It's such a relief working back there! The only problem is I'll need to find another job come January. But at least this gives me time to look. Speaking of, I'm so sorry to hear that you were laid off. Was it completely unexpected or were there things in the company leading up to it. I'm really hoping that you can find a new one soon. That's rough!

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I'm experiencing some steady drops...I like it! Also TOM 2.0 might be a short stay. But then again it's tricked me before.

SW: 196 (6/30)
7/1 - 195.5
7/2 - 196
7/3 - 198
7/4 - 197.5
7/5 - 196
7/6 - 196
7/7 - 195.5
7/8 - 194.5
7/9 - 194.5
7/10 - 193.5
7/11 - 193.5
7/12 - 193
7/12 - 193
7/13 - 194.5
7/14 - 193
7/15 - 193
7/16 - 192
7/17 - 191
GW: 189.5

TGIF ladies! Super fast fly by post from my phone today...
Today is rehearsal day! So much to do, so much craziness in the air. We managed to get everything done despite hiccups along the way. I hope my sister isn't a basket case. Lol ;)
I hope everyone is doing well! I can't wait to sit down and catch up with what's been going on with everyone!
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SW: 204.2
GW: 199.2

July 1: 204.2
July 2: 202.8 (Yes!!! Take that water weight with thee TOM!!)
July 3: 203.2 Come on man!*
July 4: no clue, was at a hotel without a scale
July 5: 205.6 (GNO bit me in the butt! I drank too much wine and retained like a camel!)
July 6: 202.8 (drank a gallon of water, and flushed all the retention out--whew!!)
July 7: 202.2c
July 8: 200.6*
July 9: 200.2
July 10: 200.2
July 11: 200
July 12: 199.4
July 13: 199.8
July 14: 199.6
July 15: 199.4
July 16: 199 -- GOAL! Well, for today anyway...between today and tomorrow who know what will happen. Lol

Okay, gotta run! So much to do!! I feel like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland running around like crazy! Lol Have a great day and a fantastic weekend!!

Haven't weighed in for a while so I decided to check my weight this morning and was pleasantly surprised! 4.4 lbs until I reach my goal for this month. Seems like a lofty goal but you never know unless you try right?

Keep going strong girls!!

July 1st: 166
July 2nd: 165.6
July 3rd: 165.8
July 4th: 165.5
July 5th: 165.5
July 6th: 165
July 7th: 166
July 8th: DNW
July 9th: 168

July 17th: 164.4


GW: 159

GW: 181.4

July 1: 191.4
July 2: 190.4
July 3: 189.8
July 4: 189.0
July 5: 189.6
July 6: 190.6
July 7: 189.8
July 8: 190.9
July 9: 190.9
July 10: 190.0
July 11: 191.0
July 12: 190.6
July 13: 190.0
July 14: 191.0
July 15: 190.6
July 16: 190.6
July 17: 189.0

Finally! I'm back to my July 4 weight! Now to keep it here . . . This thread has been really busy! I had fun reading all your posts today. :D

Jacqui Congratulations on getting to your mini goal! :congrat:

MsTibbles Good luck with your day! :goodvibes

lovemylife I'm glad you are having nice weather. That's always a boost to morale, isn't it? It's a beautiful day here too! :sunny:

darius That's probably just a little water weight and you will see a drop again soon. :goodscale

Purple I hope you are having a nice day. :sunny:

Haninhudds You are doing great! It's wonderful to look at the overall picture and see that you have lost. I agree with you. It's the right direction! :D

kelijpa Best to you too! :D

Delphi Sounds like you got a lot accomplished yesterday. Good for you! I hope you have a lovely day today and good luck with your job interviews! :goodluck:

berryblondeboys :yay: You're so close to goal! That's awesome!

mars You are doing great! Congrats on your drop! :)

gardenerjoy Hi! :wave:

susikay I hope your scale moves for you soon! :crossed:

LovelyLeah Congrats on your drop! Your new/old job sounds wonderful. That other place was not good for your mental health. I hope you are able to find another job in January that is equally as nice or at least comparable to the one you have now. :hug:

iDream Congratulations on making goal! :bravo:

hazeldust Congrats on your drop. Sounds like you might make goal this month! :goodvibes

I have lost 25 lbs total now! Got to add a new little cheerleader in my signature, lol! :cheer3: I had really thought weight loss wasn't as fun this time around since I've hit all these weights before, but it kind of is, maybe because there's no pressure on me this time like there was last time with my daughter's wedding looming. Now I'm just enjoying doing it for me! :yes:

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 195

7/1: 198.5
7/2: 198.5
7/3: 198.5
7/4: 199.5 Carb Day
7/5: 200.5
7/6: 200
7/7: 198.5
7/8: 197
7/9: 196.5
7/10: 197
7/11: 197 Carb Day
7/12: 198.5
7/13: 198
7/14: 198
7/15: 196.5
7/16: 196
7/17: 195

Thanks Keli, Delphi, Joy, and Magistra! :grouphug:

Magistra, yay on being back down into the 180's! :woohoo:

Hazeldust, you can do it! :cheer:

Sandye, CONGRATS on making GOAL! :carrot: :broc: :cb: And have a wonderful day tomorrow!

Leah, woohoo on your being another lb down and so close to goal! :high:

SusieKay, I am wishing the best for your next weigh-in! :goodluck:

Joy, your posting numbers are looking good! :cp:

Mars, Loving that new number and hoping for more for you! :crossed:

Purple, it's ok! What a run you've been on! :spin:

Lovemylife, great job on the water and not eating after 5 pm! :dancer:

BerryBB, yay! That had to be a fun surprise! :flow2:

Delphi, woot woot on being down on the scale! :goodscale: Good luck on the job interview!!!

Keli, yay on losing that number 5! :flow1:

Magistra Thanks! That's great that you are down. Here's to more downage for us both :hat:

Jacqui Holy cow 25 lbs!!! You are a lean, mean fat-burning machine! I'm so glad you're having more fun--and spreading it around! :thanks:

:wave: Have a great weekend everyone! :beach: :sunny:

01/07/15 - 241lb
02/07/15 - 240lb (1lb lost)
03/07/15 - 239lb (2lb lost)
04/07/15 - 238lb (3lb lost)
05/07/15 - 237.5lb (3.5lb lost)
06/07/15 - 238.0lbs (3lb lost)
07/07/15 - 237.5lb (3.5lb lost)
08/07/15 - 237.5lb
09/07/15 - 236lb (5 lost)
10/07/15 - 236lb
11/07/15 - 236lb
12/07/15 - 235.5
13/07/15 - 235lb (6lb lost)
14/07/15 - 235lb
15/07/15 - 233.5
16/07/15 - 233lb
17/07/15 - 234lb
18/08/15 - 233lb

back down the lb that went on yesterday.. weird how weight fluctuates like that. lol

GOAL IS MET!!!!! -10.1 this morning!!! No additional goal. We are going on vacation next week.


Well, I'm probably being overly ambitious as we have a vacation this month, but hey, I managed a four day conference, I can handle vacation, right? Errrr...

So... ten pound goal for me this month.

Start weight: 242.4
Goal weight: 232.4
Goal met 7/18: 232.3

01: 242.6 (+0.2)
02: 242.1 (-0.3)
03: 241.4 (-1.0)
04: 239.8 (-2.6)
05: 239.1 (-3.3)
06: 238.8 (-3.6)
07: 237.1 (-5-3)
08: 236.9 (-5.5)
09: 235.6 (-6.8)
10: 235.2 (-7.2)
11: 234.5 (-7.9)
12: 235.6 (-6.8) was at a party the night before and ate cake - an instant pound gainer when I do that!
13: 234.9 (-7.5)
14: 233.9 (-8.5) reaching 30 pounds lost since the reboot! Woohoo!!!
15: 233.8 (-8.6) yay! Yesterday wasn't a fluke!!!
16: 233.9 (-8.5)
17: 232.9 (-9.5)
18: 232.3 (-10.1) made goal!!!!
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As of right now, I am still 195! :carrot:

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 195

7/1: 198.5
7/2: 198.5
7/3: 198.5
7/4: 199.5 Carb Day
7/5: 200.5
7/6: 200
7/7: 198.5
7/8: 197
7/9: 196.5
7/10: 197
7/11: 197 Carb Day
7/12: 198.5
7/13: 198
7/14: 198
7/15: 196.5
7/16: 196
7/17: 195
7/18: 195 Carb Day

Mars, aw, thanks! :hug:

Purple, woohoo! Glad to see that scale drop back down! :goodscale:

BerryBB, CONGRATS on making GOAL! :carrot: :broc: :cb:

Way to go berryblondeboys! And, have a great vacation!

30ToGo170: 10 lbs
atmos: 3 lbs
berryblondeboys: 10 lbs
Candidcamster: 6 lbs
colleengirl: 10 lbs
dangerouscurves76: 5 lbs
darius: 10 lbs
Delphi: 5 lbs
EnglishMcTeach: 10.8 lbs
EnolaAlone: 7 lbs
Firecracker777: 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: post every day
GordonGirl16: 6 lbs
Haninhudds: 9.4 British lbs
hazeldust: 7 lbs
HIheart: 7 lbs
iDream: 5 lbs
Jacqui_D: 6 lbs
kelijpa: 6 lbs
kymb92: 4.4 lbs
LovelyLeah: 6.5 lbs
lovemylife001: 8 lbs
magistra17: 10 lbs
mars735: 4 lbs
Monkeysocks: 10 lbs
MsTibbles: 5 lbs
Noggs: 10 lbs
pigeon: 10 lbs
PurpleJ: 10 lbs
sizzlingina: 16 lbs
susiekay: 10 lbs
thirti4thirty: 11 lbs
verywell: 4 lbs
VickieLou: 10 lbs

July goal: a post a day on 3FC
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18

SW: 283lbs
CW: 278lbs (unofficial weigh in but still counts :wink: )
Jul GW: 273lbs

18th: 276lbs
25th:
31st/1st:

3lbs to go! :D :carrot:

Great job Berry on making your goal. You're always one of the first to complete their goal and I'm so proud of you. Also congrats on the NSV I read elsewhere, that's amazing.

Jacqui Great job staying consistent before carb day!

Today is our first day open at work. I'm ready for everyone yelling into the store "it's too early!!" I politely holler back "I still get paid!" Oh the joys of working at a Christmas store in July. :D It's even more funny to photobomb their selfies. I make a sport of it. I can always tell when they're making a snapchat vid of themselves exclaiming how it's too early for Christmas so I'll sneak into the background and shake my head at them. It gives me a sense of pride.

SW: 196 (6/30)
7/1 - 195.5
7/2 - 196
7/3 - 198
7/4 - 197.5
7/5 - 196
7/6 - 196
7/7 - 195.5
7/8 - 194.5
7/9 - 194.5
7/10 - 193.5
7/11 - 193.5
7/12 - 193
7/12 - 193
7/13 - 194.5
7/14 - 193
7/15 - 193
7/16 - 192
7/17 - 191
7/18 - 191
GW: 189.5

Congratulations BerryBlondeBoys - First past the post! :cb::cheer2::cheer3::congrat:

Truly amazing losing 10lb in 18 days! :hug:

Keep going everyone else, we can do this! ;)

Hi Everyone :)

Hope everyone is having a great Saturday. It's steamy today in Michigan. I weighed in today and I'm at 149.8. I'm down 1.4lbs this week :carrot:

:congrat: to BerryBB and Jacqui for your losses. Let's keep the momentum going.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!

Posting every day is working -- I hit another new low for the year this morning!

July goal: a post a day on 3FC
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19

I have to remind myself that I'm not plateauing when I weigh myself daily. When the scale doesn't move for 3 days my first thought is uh-oh, plateau! I have to remind myself I am still losing each week, and I'm having big drops but then my weight stabilizes before dropping again. That's far from being a real plateau. I just need to remember the big picture. That's why I made myself a weekly weight loss grid (I'm a graph nerd!). Here's a link to a crappy cell phone picture of it. On the left is weight loss, on the bottom is weekly dates spanning a year, the straight diagonal green line is projected weigh loss of 65 pounds in a year, the black dots and lines is actual weight loss, and the yellow highlighted lines are BMI milestones. This is my tangible "big picture."

SW: 196 (6/30)
7/1 - 195.5
7/2 - 196
7/3 - 198
7/4 - 197.5
7/5 - 196
7/6 - 196
7/7 - 195.5
7/8 - 194.5
7/9 - 194.5
7/10 - 193.5
7/11 - 193.5
7/12 - 193
7/12 - 193
7/13 - 194.5
7/14 - 193
7/15 - 193
7/16 - 192
7/17 - 191
7/18 - 191
7/19 - 191
GW: 189.5

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01/07/15 - 241lb
02/07/15 - 240lb (1lb lost)
03/07/15 - 239lb (2lb lost)
04/07/15 - 238lb (3lb lost)
05/07/15 - 237.5lb (3.5lb lost)
06/07/15 - 238.0lbs (3lb lost)
07/07/15 - 237.5lb (3.5lb lost)
08/07/15 - 237.5lb
09/07/15 - 236lb (5 lost)
10/07/15 - 236lb
11/07/15 - 236lb
12/07/15 - 235.5
13/07/15 - 235lb (6lb lost)
14/07/15 - 235lb
15/07/15 - 233.5
16/07/15 - 233lb
17/07/15 - 234lb
18/07/15 - 233lb
19/07/15 - 233lb

LovelyLeah - I know the feeling when the scale doesn't move, I think the worst too.. but staying strong and having faith in what we're eating is key.

I avoided Pizza, cupcakes, sweets and chocolate at a childrens party this afternoon - so hard as it was in abundance and adults eating as well as children. Proud of myself for making it through even with my own children tempting me. lol

Is it too late to join?
 

I started at 159 lbs.... I was down to 156 3 days ago and today I am 158.... GGGRRR.... My goal is to lose 20 lbs. am trying to stick to the 21 day fix plan, using the containers. I was doing well but I blew it this weekend.

Anyway, I need support!!!! Thanks!

I am really late to the July party but I'm jumping in anyway :) My goal for the month is to see my scale say 304 - anything above that shows E... I was at 316 in the beginning of June (checked on my sister's scale while visiting there). I was on vacation/at a conference in Milan Italy for the past two weeks and while there lost some weight (I can feel it in how my clothes fit and my rings are looser). I think on the trip we walked miles and miles every day, ate only at mealtimes (and several of those were small meals - light breakfasts and some days we packed light lunches - and virtually zero extra snacking, and sweat buckets each day in the heat and humidity!). So the rest of the month I am going to continue with the progress I made while away and hope to break the error message on my scale!