Great to see you, LovelyLeah!

Good luck on your new job, Darius! That's exciting!

January goal: weigh everyday (starting on the 6th)

6: 86.05 kgs (sigh)
7: 85.65
8: 85.6
9: 85.95 (stir-fry for supper last night)
10: 85.65
11: 85.8 (lower than last post-stir-fry weight!)
12: 85.7
13: 85.65
14: 85.05 (now we're talking!)
15: 85.65 (sigh -- too good to be true)
16: 85.95
17: 85.75
18: 85.95
.....
25: 85.5
26:
27: 85.3

Holding steady so not too bad.

1/25 - 181.5
1/26 - 182
1/27 - 182

Sw: 163
Gw: 158

01/01: 163
01/04: 163
01/05: 162
01/06: 162
01/07: 162
01/08: 162
01/11: 162
01/13: 162
01/15: 161
01/18: 161
01/20: 160
01/21: 160
01/22: 159
01/25: 159
01/27: 159

SW: 182.5
GW: 175

4th - 182.5
5th - 181.25
6th - 182.25
7th - 182
8th - 181.5
9th - 180.75
10th - 179.3
11th - 182
12th - 182
13th - 180.5
14th - 180.5
15th - 181
16th - 180.5
17th - 180.75
18th - 181.75 (no idea why it is going back up again! I will not let this discourage me)
19th - 180.75
20th - 179.5 (did up the water intake yesterday so i think that helped!)
21st - 179
22nd - 178.75 (just under 4 pounds to go)
23rd - 178.75
24th - 179
25th - 180 - the weekend has blown me off course again. I blame the wine!!
26th - 179.5
27th - 179.5
28th - 180 - this is getting frustrating now!!

Starting weight: 151.0 lbs
Ending weight: 146.0 lbs
Total lost: 5 lbs (secretly 6.8 lbs to make up for last month's shortfall)

1/01: 151.0 lbs - salt fest yesterday
1/02: 150.4 lbs - still puffy though
1/03: 149.4 lbs - Puff has left the building!
1/04: 150.0 lbs - Urgh!
1/05: 148.8 lbs - (-2.2 :)
1/06: 149.2 lbs - expected after last night's pub grub & AF
1/07: 150.0 lbs - expected, AF
1/08: 150.4 lbs - expected, AF
1/09: 149.8 lbs - water has started to go, AF (she should leave tomorrow!)
1/10: DNW
1/11: 150.4 lbs - back on the wagon today
1/12: 149.0 lbs - there we go
1/13: 148.4 lbs - (-2.6) halfway there
1/14: 149.0 lbs - ??? I guess I should've skipped the carb-rich snack last night.
1/15: 147.2 lbs - (-3.8) Woot! Woot!
1/16: 147.2 lbs - 2 days in a row :)
1/17: 148.8 lbs - expected after last night's pub grub
1/18: I weighed, but can't remember what is was, It was higher than yesterday though
1/19: 149.8 lbs - something is out of whack
1/20: 148.8 lbs - getting back to feeling "normal"
1/21: 148.2 lbs - still a pound up from this month's low
1/22: 148.2 lbs
1/23: 148.2 lbs - not bad after take out pizza last night
1/24: DNW - slept in as well :)
1/25: 148.2 lbs - I am stuck :( More exercise needed :)
1/26: 147.0 lbs - a new low (-4.0 lbs)
1/27: 147.2 lbs - not bad at all after pub grub last night!
1/28: 147.0 lbs - I need to lose one pound by Sunday and AF is due to arrive on that day! I don't think its going to happen unless I get an unexpected whoosh :(

January goal: weigh everyday (starting on the 6th)

6: 86.05 kgs (sigh)
7: 85.65
8: 85.6
9: 85.95 (stir-fry for supper last night)
10: 85.65
11: 85.8 (lower than last post-stir-fry weight!)
12: 85.7
13: 85.65
14: 85.05 (now we're talking!)
15: 85.65 (sigh -- too good to be true)
16: 85.95
17: 85.75
18: 85.95
.....
25: 85.5
26:
27: 85.3
28: 85.25

SMF you're on a roll!

Hello everyone; today is Friday weigh-in day.
Jacqui D, flower1, Tuca125, and gardenerjoy, thank you very much for the words of encouragement all month long!
I don't know what's going on - I am dieting but I am not starving myself. I am working like a farm animal so that's probably it. Also I am accustomed to having unusually large water losses when I first start a diet (I started in December).
Best of luck to everyone through the rest of this month!

January 2016 Weight Loss Challenge
Goal: 10 lb
...........................LOSS pounds
1/1.....141.2 kg.....START
1/8.....140.1 kg.....2.4 lb
1/15....138.6 kg.....3.3 lb
1/22....136.6 kg.....4.4 lb
1/29....135.0 kg.....3.5 lb
1/31

-13.7 lb TOTAL LOSS
136.7% of goal reached

Congrats Darius! All I can say is "wow!"

Yay! Leah's back! :hug: I hope you're feeling better with having your tonsils out! :getwell: Definitely drink up if you're dehydrated and don't worry about water weight lbs! Water comes and goes! :cheers: So glad you're back!

Darius, thanks! :D wow, 3.7 lbs past your monthly goal! That's fantastic! :woohoo:

Joy, thanks! :D Great job on tricking the scale and congrats on the drop! Looking good! :carrot:

SeeMyFeet, woohoo! You're doing great! Keep going! :cb:

C'mon PrairieQueen! :cheer: I'm rooting for ya! You can do it! 146! 146!

Volatis, occasionally we have months that go around in circles. Hang in there! I did that for two months in a row, but it gets better! :flow1:

Thanks Raining! :D :congrat: on a new decade! :broc:

Sundove, so close to a new decade and your January goal! Keep going! :flow2:

Noshoes, great attitude in not giving up! :cp:

Keli, way to keep it in the 170's! :jig:

Cakegirl, how are your daily weigh-ins going? :goodscale: I do daily weigh-ins because I don't want to miss going down and then maybe being back up just because of water weight. That may be what happened with you. :yes: Keep giving it your best!

Sum, you're so close to goal! You can do it! :trampo:

LittleBlueCat, keep at it! You're so close to a new decade! :dancer:

Flower, woohoo! I hope you make your Bonus Goal #2! :crossed:

Good luck to everyone for continued progress! :grouphug:

Jacqui I missed you!!! I'm feeling way better. I'm not eating solid foods without much issue anymore. Hopefully by the start of next week things should be back to normal.

I went wedding dress shopping today. It was actually fun and enjoyable but now I'm completely drained. Nothing really stood out to me but it was nice to finally feel like a bride. So many life changes recently that the wedding has kinda been on the back burner of my mind.

1/25 - 181.5
1/26 - 182
1/27 - 182
1/28 - 181

My goal for January is to get under 160.
1/1 163.4
1/16 161.6
1/20 159.2
1/22 159 Goal!
1/23 158.8

Glad to see everyone doing so well this month! :)

SW: 224
1st Goal: 214.
2nd Goal: 209.
Current weight: 209.5

I'm getting so close but I think I had a bit extra to eat today so I might go up tomorrow.

Thank you very much PrairieQueen and Jacqui D! It's been a really good month! I hope we all have a good February too.