hi i will join.
My goal is to loose 2 lbs by the end of July. My goal is to do 20 min on treadmill a day but in reality I do about an hour and end up with 4 miles a day on treadmill. i stopped drinking soda. I watch my portions and what i eat. I have been stuck with 194lbs for couple of weeks now...

now: 194
goal: 192

I am happy to be maintaining today. :cp: I overdid it at the gym yesterday and knew I'd be holding water. I'm glad it isn't more! Incredibly, I am still extremely sore even tonight! :eek: It will be interesting to see what tomorrow brings!

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 194

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
7/19: 195.5
7/20: 195
7/21: 194.5
7/22: 194
7/23: 194

:welcome: Unwanted37lbs! Good luck!

Delphi, have fun dress shopping! You are going to be a lovely bride! :yes:

Leah, okay, what magic elixir are you taking to keep that scale moving down?! You're amazing! :wizard: How exciting that you may be moving your wedding up! You are going to be a gorgeous bride too! Speaking of wedding dress sizes, my daughter bought a size down from what the saleperson recommended, and even though she didn't lose all the weight she intended to, it fit beautifully! I think sometimes you just have to go with what you feel, even if the "expert" disagrees. :yes:

Keli, don't get discouraged! Look at how far you've come and you're going to keep going! I only wish I were in the 170's like you! :dancer:

Lovemylife, lol, thanks! And great job! Keep it up! :woohoo:

Magistra, thank you and congrats on that scale moving! Fantastic! :yay:

Sizzlingina, it's fun to hit the monthly goals but that's just it: They're for fun. The important thing is the big picture and you are doing great! Keep going! :carrot:

SusieKay, thanks, and way to go! :broc: Ohh, that hot, humid Nashville weather! I'm glad I won't be coming back home to visit again until October, lol!

Pigeon, thank you, and good job yourself! :cb:

Purple, thank you! I'm still hoping to make goal like somebody I know, lol!! :crossed:

Joy, looking good! You'll definitely be making goal! :dance:

Jacqui I think it's post TOM whoosh...on steroids. My hormones are so out of whack! After a two week, double visit from TOM, my hormones have really switched gears big time. I feel like I have a lot more energy, even though I'm still struggling with fatigue from my B12 problem. I'm not even entirely sure how that works but my mind is a lot happier and more hyper even if my body is exhausted. And, TMI, a little more randy which the BF certainly isn't complaining about. So I definitely think all of this is crazy hormones but I will take it. This version is a lot more fun than the energy-sucking, craving-inducing, TOM-giving hormones!!!!

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
20/07/15 - 232lb (9lb lost)
21/07/15 - 232lb
22/07/15 - 230.5lb (10.5lb lost) Goal met!
23/07/05 - 231lb
24/07/15 - 231lb

Stuck again but having faith. I've got awful toothache on a wisdom tooth came on yesterday but can't eat / open my mouth properly today, so have had emergency dentist appointment and started on anti-biotics today. Planning a soft food day today as can't chew without pain. Still trying to stick to plan of Slimming world. and who knows maybe it'll do my weight some good. lol

Good Morning Everyone! TGIF :cheer:

It's such a beautiful day :flow1:

PurpleJ: I hope your dentist appointment goes well!

To all who had a loss this weeks, great job! My weigh in is tomorrow and hoping to see a loss.

Have a great weekend everyone:)

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
July 18: 189.6
July 19: 189.6
July 20: 189.4
July 21: 189.4
July 22: 188.8
July 23: 187.6
July 24: 187.4

Have a great Friday everybody! :goodvibes :sunny: May all your losses be great! :carrot:

Goodness gracious, it just keeps dropping! I need to try on some old jeans, my current ones are feeling a little loose. But last week when I tried on an old pair they fit fine around the waist but they looked too tight around my thighs and calves. That seems to be where I'm holding on to a lot of my weight.

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
7/20 - 190
7/21 - 189.5
7/22 - 189
7/23 - 188.5
7/23 - 187.5
GW: 189.5 (Met 7/21)

Welcome, unwanted37lbs!

30ToGo170: 10 lbs
atmos: 3 lbs
berryblondeboys: 10 lbs
Candidcamster: 6 lbs
CarlaVeg:
colleengirl: 10 lbs
dangerouscurves76: 5 lbs
darius: 10 lbs
Delphi: 5 lbs
econ_nerd: see 304 on the scale
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 New goal: 2.5 lbs more
lovemylife001: 8 lbs
magistra17: 10 lbs
mars735: 4 lbs
Monkeysocks: 10 lbs
MsTibbles: 5 lbs
Noggs: 10 lbs
pigeon: 10 lbs
PurpleJ: 10 lbs New goal: 3lbs more
sizzlingina: 16 lbs
susiekay: 10 lbs
thirti4thirty: 11 lbs
unwanted37lbs: 2 lbs
verywell: 4 lbs
VickieLou: 10 lbs

July goal: a post a day on 3FC
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 ,21,22,23,24

Another day of maintenance! :cp: I might be up tomorrow because I didn't drink as much water as usual today, so we'll see! :crossed:

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 194

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
7/19: 195.5
7/20: 195
7/21: 194.5
7/22: 194
7/23: 194
7/24: 194

Joy, :cp:

Leah, congrats on being another lb down! :bravo: Hm, more energy, uptake on randiness, fantastic weight loss...if only there were a way to bottle that, you'd be a billionaire, lol! Enjoy! After 2 TOM's, you deserve it! :D

Vickielou, good job getting back down and then some! You are so close to Onederland! :goodluck:

Magistra, yay on another drop down! :dancer:

Lovemylife, wishing you a great weigh-in! :goodscale:

Purple, oh no! I'm so sorry you are going through that! :hug: Just focus on taking care of yourself and getting well!

Good Saturday Morning Everyone:)

I just had my weigh in and I'm down 3.2lbs this week :carrot:

I had to get on the scale twice to make sure that was correct :cheer: I'm so excited. I guess my not eating anything after 5pm is really helping.

Have a great weekend everyone :dust:

July 1 167
July 4 167.2
July 10 167.2
July 17 166.4
July 24 166.4

Lovemylife, woohoo! :bravo: That's a fantastic weigh-in! Keep doing what you're doing! It's working! :cp:

Mars, yay! Enjoy your (modest) Carb Day today! :carrot:

I am up a half lb but it's Carb Day, so I'm still happy! :flow2: I just have to make sure I keep mine a modest Carb Day! :lol:

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 194.5

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
7/19: 195.5
7/20: 195
7/21: 194.5
7/22: 194
7/23: 194
7/24: 194
7/25: 194.5

July goal: a post a day on 3FC
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 ,21,22,23,24,25

I'm up today but I'm also severely dehydrated. I haven't been drinking enough recently to compensate for the heat we've been having and the extreme AC I deal with at work. But that's my focus today is to get plenty of water in me.

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
7/20 - 190
7/21 - 189.5
7/22 - 189
7/23 - 188.5
7/24 - 187.5
7/25 - 188
GW: 189.5 (Met 7/21)

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
July 18: 189.6
July 19: 189.6
July 20: 189.4
July 21: 189.4
July 22: 188.8
July 23: 187.6
July 24: 187.4
July 25: 187.8


I ate poorly yesterday. I had two slices of pizza for dinner, and no veggies yesterday. I have to go shopping.

Hope everybody is having a nice weekend! :D :D

Joy, good job! :carrot:

Leah, I hope you drank up today! I didn't drink as much water as usual yesterday but definitely enough not to become dehydrated. I hope you're feeling better! :cheers:

Magistra, wow! For not eating as well as usual and having two slices of pizza, that is a great number on the scale! :cp:

Just popping in to say hi, well done everyone as the month comes to a close you've all done brilliantly :)

I won't make my 2nd goal as struggling to eat anything at the moment. i'm still on Slimming world plan but scale is not moving. I'm happy to finish with 10lb loss for the month though that's what I aimed for an am chuffed.

Hoping the antibiotics sort my tooth out soon (day three of them now) as still in a lot of pain, but will keep pushing forward and hope for more losses soon :)

July goal: a post a day on 3FC
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 ,21,22,23,24,25,26

Still dehydrated, hard to drink a lot while at work but I didn't do too bad yesterday. But I know I'm dehydrated when I slam a couple large glasses of water and don't have to pee in the next 20 minutes. But I plan to drink a lot today as week.

7/26 - 188

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
July 18: 189.6
July 19: 189.6
July 20: 189.4
July 21: 189.4
July 22: 188.8
July 23: 187.6
July 24: 187.4
July 25: 187.8
July 26: 187.8

I managed to go food shopping yesterday so now I have good choices in my kitchen. I hope to see another drop this week. At this point I won't make it to goal, but now I have a better idea of my weight loss patterns, so I can choose a more realistic goal for next month.

Have a beautiful Sunday everybody! :sunny: :beach:

This has never happened before and will probably never happen again, but I lost weight on Carb Day! :trampo: That's great news for my attempt to make goal this week, but it also clearly shows that ANYTHING can happen, so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed! :crossed:

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 194

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
7/19: 195.5
7/20: 195
7/21: 194.5
7/22: 194
7/23: 194
7/24: 194
7/25: 194.5 Carb Day
7/26: 194

Purple, bless your heart! Be sure to take all your antibiotics, even if you get to feeling better, and I do hope you get to feeling better! :hug:

Joy, yay, almost there! You'll have to fill us in on how much posting each day has affected your progress! :yes:

Leah, drink, drink, drink! :chicken: :D

Magistra, yay on getting out and getting your kitchen stocked! :cp: You have done great this month! :carrot: It can be really hard to judge how much to make a monthly goal, so all we can do is just take our best guess, do our best to stick to plan, and wish for luck! :lol:

Thanks Jaqui :) Am feeling a bit better today - more time between pain meds and swelling is down. Looking less like a hamster too ;) swelling under my jaw is now minimal.

Cheered myself up with a hair cut and fresh hair dye (trying to get back to my natural colour so it was a blend colour). :)

Happy Sunday ladies!! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!! :carrot:
Now, let's get to some proper personals shall we? :D

PurpleJ ~ sorry to hear about your wisdom tooth, I hope you're feeling better soon! Congrats on meeting your GOAL!!:cheer2::cheer2:

VickieLou ~ you are so close to Onederland! You can do it!! Here's to finishing out the month strong!! :)

Lovemylife ~ Awesome loss this month!! You should be so proud of yourself on doing so well!!! :banana:

LovelyLeah ~ girl, you are on FIRE!!:flame: A new job, ring shopping and dealing with a snotty salesman, photobombing, losing 25 lbs, meeting your GOAL and fitting into smaller jeans--it's an inferno!!! :flame: :flame: :flame: Congratulations all around!! :woohoo:

GardenerJoy ~ you are doing fantastic with your goal! I am so glad that it is working for you! :)

Magistra ~ I too have a 'distasteful task list' and in the midst of it right now. I hope to finally conquer it this summer!! Great job on the loss this month!

SusieKay ~ alcohol can be a pain! I try not to drink my calories, but sometimes...a glass of wine is definitely called for. ;)

JacquiD ~ Another girl on fire over here!!! :flame: No longer obese, another 25 lbs down--girl, you are doing so fantastic!! I hear ya on weight loss being more fun without an event looming over you. Last time I lost I had nothing but me to focus on, this time, my sister's wedding loomed large and sometimes put quite a damper on my progress. Now that it's over and I survived public speaking (gulp), I have only me to worry about and I am ready for the fun to begin! :)

Sizzlingina ~ TOM is such a pain! I mean, it's bad enough we have to deal with him showing up, why does he have to throw a wrench in our progress! Ugh! Great job staying the course, TOM will be gone and progress will resume! :)

BerryBlondeBoys ~ Congrats on making GOAL!!! :cheer2: I hope you're having a blast on your vacation!! :)

:welcome: to all the newbies! Unwanted37, CarlaVeg, and EconNerd!!!

Congrats on the losses big and small to EnolaAlone, Kelijpa, Pigeon, MsTibbles, Darius, Hazledust, and Haninhudds!!

Last but not least...

Delphi ~ Girl I missed you too!:hug: Wow, you're having a crazy month too! Congrats on the new job!!! :woohoo: I hope you love it! Don't sweat the prevacation weight, it'll come right off! You're getting in some awesome workouts girlie and already the scale is moving in the right direction! I agree with the other ladies, taking in a dress is far easier than letting one out. Just find a dress you love, let them know you are losing and that it will need to be taken in. Some dresses might be more tricky than others, so they'll be able to keep that in mind. Lastly, wanna come clean, purge and organize my house? Please oh please oh please?! It is my very least favorite thing to do and I so very much need to do it!

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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: 202.2
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: 198.6* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 15: 199.8* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 16: 199.4* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 17: 199 -- GOAL! Well, for today anyway...between today and tomorrow who know what will happen. Lol
July 18: 199.8 (Told ya! ;) I had some AMAZING pizza at the rehearsal dinner...it was worth the gain! LOL)
July 19: ?? Not sure what happened, I thought I weighed and was down, but I don't have it in MFP
July 20: 199.6
July 21: ?? No scale at my MIL's
July 22: ?? No scale on the road
July 23: ?? No scale on the road
July 24: ?? No scale on the road
July 25: 198.2
July 26: 198.8

I knew I'd see a bump up today, we ate out last night and I had too many chips with my salsa. I stayed under my calories, but the dang salt...oh, not to mention that TOM is still hanging around. However...I can still say GOAL MET :dancer: so it's all good. :D

Okay, so let's see...the wedding went well, I didn't end up sweating through my dress while I did my reading :lol:, no one passed out or freaked out--so it was great! My sister was gorgeous and my new bil is so sweet! I am so very happy for them. They are currently on their honeymoon and I am now jealous of them. LOL ;) I managed to get every single workout in while being gone for a month and I lost a total of 9 lbs while I was away (as of yesterday). I am also down a pant size!!! The hardest part of this journey, besides having to do it ;), was how agonizingly slow dropping clothing sizes has been. I know it's because I was pushing the very limits of the seams of my biggest sizes, but still...it hurt to be down 20, 30, 40 lbs without seeing the next size down. Finally 60 lbs in and I am down a solid two sizes. Whew! I am looking forward to finishing out this month and getting a fresh start next month. I have one more vacation at the end of next month, but it's only for a week and if I can do a month and lose, I can do a week in my sleep. ;)

Okay ladies, I am officially all caught up! Now to just keep up! Have a great rest of the day girls!!!

Sandye, thank you, and CONGRATS on making GOAL! :carrot: :broc: :cb: It sounds like the wedding was successful and so were you! Great job!

Purple, I'm so glad to hear you're feeling better! :getwell: Yay on the new 'do! :dance:

Good morning ladies!!! I hope this Monday morning is treating you well! :)

JacquiD ~ Thanks! It was a blast and I definitely kept busy right up until the ceremony started. LOL I had no idea I was going to be doing half of what I did, but I really enjoyed it! It was nice to be busy during our trip, I never got a chance to get bored! :D

PurpleJ ~ Glad to hear you're feeling better and that you're less hamster'ish! ;)

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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: 202.2
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: 198.6* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 15: 199.8* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 16: 199.4* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 17: 199 -- GOAL! Well, for today anyway...between today and tomorrow who know what will happen. Lol
July 18: 199.8 (Told ya! I had some AMAZING pizza at the rehearsal dinner...it was worth the gain! LOL)
July 19: ?? Not sure what happened, I thought I weighed and was down, but I don't have it in MFP
July 20: 199.6
July 21: ?? No scale at my MIL's
July 22: ?? No scale on the road
July 23: ?? No scale on the road
July 24: ?? No scale on the road
July 25: 198.2
July 26: 198.8
July 27: 198 :goodscale:

*yawn* Trying to get back on IN time and stop staying up and sleeping in so late. The kids sleep cycles are a mess too, so I had to wake them up early even though they were up well past 11:00 (the boys well past midnight), they should be a treat this afternoon. ;)
More cleaning and organizing on the schedule today and then I need to figure out what our week will be like. We haven't seen our friends in a month and the kids are chomping at the bit to bit the library (well, the boys are, the girls want to stay home and play with the neighbor girls :) ).

Well, that's it for me. Time to finish my water and then it's coffee time!! :coffee::coffee2:

Good Morning Everyone :wave: It's Marvelous Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a great weekend and even exceeded my daily water intake :yay:

Have a great day everyone! It's time for more :coffee2:

Back from vacation and it was not fun in the holding water weight department. I was gaining at least a pound a day EVEN WHEN I KNEW I was eating right. I stopped weighing myself halfway through and weighed myself this morning - 24 hours after getting home. I can pack on water/glycogen weight like nobody's business! So, I'm hoping to pee it off these next few days. I had "some" true gain, for sure, but not THAT much!

Start weight: 242.4
Goal weight: 232.4

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!!!!
19: 231.4 (-11.0) HOW??????
20: 230.6 (-11.8) What???
21: 232.6
22: 234.6
23:
24:
25:
26:
27: 236.6
28:
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30:
31:

BerryBB, good idea to stop weighing since it wasn't an accurate representation of how you were eating. That water will drop back off and then you'll be on your way to more weight loss! :carrot:

Lovemylife, woohoo on the water! :cheers: I hope you have a great Monday as well!

Sandye, aw, that's sounds really delightful, the wedding that is, not the sleepy children, lol! It's so wonderful to go on vacation and to see family, etc., but isn't it also nice when you get back home and things just kind of normalize again? I'm glad you had a great time! And congrats on your continued weight loss!!! Fun! :yay:

I have dropped another half lb! I don't know if I can make it to goal in just four more days, but my scale sure is giving me its best effort! C'mon scale! Keep going! :goodscale:

SW: 198.5
GW: 192.5
CW: 193.5

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
7/19: 195.5
7/20: 195
7/21: 194.5
7/22: 194
7/23: 194
7/24: 194
7/25: 194.5 Carb Day
7/26: 194
7/27: 193.5

Sandye You are an awesome human being!!!!! Congrats on making your goal, talk about being on fire!

Jacqui You're scale looks like it's whooshing, especially considering it's post carb day. You just might hit that goal! And even if you don't, you're still doing incredible.
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This weekend it was slow at work so my fiance and I discussed wedding details and got most of the heavy lifting done. We both really don't like the idea of having the ceremony as part of the wedding, we want it more private and intimate, so we decided we'll do a courthouse wedding (immediate family only) and then a separate reception (close friends and extended relatives). We even picked our venue and we have an appointment set next week to decide if it's a fit for us and if that goes well we'll set the date. So much stress is off my plate now that we have a lot of things ironed out. I kept looking on pinterest for wedding ideas and I felt so overwhelmed. None of it reflected what I really wanted. I also don't like the idea of spending what is nearly equal to a house down payment on wedding. Granted, the venue we're looking at isn't cheap, but they are also all inclusive with bar and catering, and then a courthouse marriage is super cheap.

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
7/20 - 190
7/21 - 189.5
7/22 - 189
7/23 - 188.5
7/24 - 187.5
7/25 - 188
7/26 - 188
7/27 - 188
GW: 189.5 (Met 7/21)

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
July 18: 189.6
July 19: 189.6
July 20: 189.4
July 21: 189.4
July 22: 188.8
July 23: 187.6
July 24: 187.4
July 25: 187.8
July 26: 187.8
July 27: 185.8

I had a nice surprise on my scale this morning, a 2lb drop. We will see if I get to keep it. I am happy though. I really wanted to see another drop this week and I got my wish.

Jacqui D Good for you! You are so right! Anything CAN happen! Your progress this month is amazing.

Purple So glad to hear that you are feeling better! A new hairdo sounds like a lovely way to get a fresh start.

iDream I missed you! So glad you are back. I'm impressed with how well you did while you were on vacation. Congratulations on your amazing loss and being down a pant size!

lovemylife Glad you had a great weekend and good job on your daily water intake!

berryblondeboys I hope you lose your water weight soon! It can be elusive, but it will eventually disappear.

LovelyLeah That is such a wise choice for a wedding. You will eliminate so much stress by simplifying things. Good luck with the rest of your planning.

SW 194
GW 192
NEW GW 190

I made it to my 192 goal! now my new goal is to not go over 190 in July
July 19: 194
July 24: 192 (after a day of fasting)
July 25: 190
July 26: 190.8
July 27: 190

Goal -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
7/18-175.6
7/19-no scale TOM
7/20-178.0
7/21-176.9
7/22-175.4 inching back down...
7/23-176.4 grr
7/24-178.3
7/25-176.2
7/26-177.2
7/27-175.2
7/28-175.0 whew...going to get as close as I can...

Best to all :sunny:

Need to catch up on a couple pages, hope everyone is doing well!

Thanks all :)
Today is SW weigh in and my scale moved down to where it had been before anti-biotics... :) so hoping for a small loss on paper.

SW 241lb
CW 231lb
GW 231lb

Think it's wise for me to keep my goal at 231lb - not achieving the extra 3lb I'd hoped but still 10lb overall for the month of July is great! ;)

Thanks so much for all of your support - really appreciate it, this thread is fab! you've all done so well too :) Can't believe it's nearly the end of the month.

Gooooooooood morning ladies!!!! :sunny: Happy Tuesday to you all! Let's get this thing started!

Lovemylife ~ WTG on exceeding your water intake!!! :carrot: I have not been getting my usual amount in lately...I need to kick it up a notch.

Berryblondeboys ~ Ugh...water weight! I can't stand it! I think you made the right choice skipping the scale. I hope you had a great vacation despite the water weight. Don't fret, it'll come right off I'm sure!! :)

JacquiD ~ Oh yes, normal is good! Well, unless normal means a messy house and mountains of laundry. :lol: You can totally make goal! Come on girl! You got this!! And ya know what, if the scale revolts, it doesn't matter--you have had an great month!!!

LovelyLeah ~ thanks hun! :) You are making such a great choice on your wedding!! So much money and stress goes into everything, anything you can do to cut back on the spending and stress is will be worth it in the long run. Besides, the reception is the best part anyway. ;)

Magistra ~ :woohoo: two pounds?! That's awesome!! Thanks, I am pretty happy that I didn't come back 10 lbs heavier--which was a real possibility...my new brother in law makes some AMAZING guacamole!! Nom, nom, nom!! :T

unwanted37 ~ congrats on the loss and making your new goal!!

kelijpa ~ way to get that scale moving! Hope you're doing well too! :)

Purple ~ 10 lbs in July is awesome!! Hope that tooth is finish giving you problems!

Delphi ~ girl...where are you?:?:

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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: 202.2
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: 198.6* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 15: 199.8* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 16: 199.4* (edited as I had my stats off)
July 17: 199 -- GOAL! Well, for today anyway...between today and tomorrow who know what will happen. Lol
July 18: 199.8 (Told ya! I had some AMAZING pizza at the rehearsal dinner...it was worth the gain! LOL)
July 19: ?? Not sure what happened, I thought I weighed and was down, but I don't have it in MFP
July 20: 199.6
July 21: ?? No scale at my MIL's
July 22: ?? No scale on the road
July 23: ?? No scale on the road
July 24: ?? No scale on the road
July 25: 198.2
July 26: 198.8
July 27: 196.8 Um...okay...but you know me...not getting attached to that number just yet. ;)

So the scale is being really kind today. It could be because TOM is finally gone, it might be because I didn't drink my usual 4-5 bottles of water yesterday, or it could be that Jupiter is aligned with Mars just so...whatever it is, it's nice to see but I will not be surprised if it jumps back up tomorrow.
Spent yesterday putzing around the house, went to see a friend for a couple of hours, grilled and ate a very yummy dinner and then went with the same friend and her family for ice cream--yes, ice cream! I was able to resist it while in CA, but decided that I could have a soft serve and be well within my calories. But...when I got there, I realized I had a TON of calories left and went for a small peanut butter cup razzle (it's a Blizzard ;) ). It was heaven in a cup, but man oh man was I full afterwards! Ugh! I can't believe I used to eat LARGE Blizzards and pints of Ben & Jerry's without blinking back in the day! It actually felt good to feel so full (and a little miserable ;) LOL). It reminded me why I started this journey again and why I need to stick to it. However, eating it was a bit freeing. Last time I lost the weight I was so rigid and hardly every strayed off course. It made maintaining so much harder and when I fell off the wagon...I fell hard. So, I need to practice moderation. That will be the last Razzle for a long while and I am back on track this morning and all is well. :)

Well ladies, I need to finish my coffee and hit the showers! We need to hit the library and then come home and figure out what to do for dinner. :) Have a fantastic day and be sure to keep hydrated! It's going to be hot out there!

Way to go, iDream!

30ToGo170: 10 lbs
atmos: 3 lbs
berryblondeboys: 10 lbs
Candidcamster: 6 lbs
CarlaVeg:
colleengirl: 10 lbs
dangerouscurves76: 5 lbs
darius: 10 lbs
Delphi: 5 lbs
econ_nerd: see 304 on the scale
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 New goal: 2.5 lbs more
lovemylife001: 8 lbs
magistra17: 10 lbs
mars735: 4 lbs
Monkeysocks: 10 lbs
MsTibbles: 5 lbs
Noggs: 10 lbs
pigeon: 10 lbs
PurpleJ: 10 lbs New goal: 3lbs more
sizzlingina: 16 lbs
susiekay: 10 lbs
thirti4thirty: 11 lbs
unwanted37lbs: 2 lbs
verywell: 4 lbs
VickieLou: 10 lbs

July goal: a post a day on 3FC
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 ,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28

Jacqui_D asked how posting every day is working for me -- it's great! It works great when things are going well (I hit a new low for the year earlier in the month).

Even better, it works great when things aren't going well. My normal pattern when I go off plan is to quit posting for a week or two (or six). I went off the rails for a week or so this month, but I kept posting! Without that, my bad days would have been much worse and it would have taken longer to get back to a 100% On Plan day.

So, I'm declaring posting every day to be a successful strategy for weight loss and maintenance!

Just a quick check in. I should be getting my laptop back sometime this week which is exciting!

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
7/20 - 190
7/21 - 189.5
7/22 - 189
7/23 - 188.5
7/24 - 187.5
7/25 - 188
7/26 - 188
7/27 - 188
7/28 - 187.5
GW: 189.5 (Met 7/21)

Good Late Morning Everyone :wave: It's such a beautiful day :sunny:

IDream: :congrat: on your loss! You are on fire lol

Berryblondeboys: :welcome: back. Hope you had a great vacation

Jacqui: You continue to impress me with your losses:cheer: Way to go!

Delphi We miss you!

Gardenerjoy: :bravo: on posting here everyday. I know it really does help me with my journey to a new me.