August 1st: 113.5
August 10th: 113.5

Well, i'd call that Maintaining! I'm the same weight, to the decimal point, that I was when I set off travelling 10 days ago Not bad. The good thing here is that I felt to be eating a sustainable amount (i.e. what I put on the plate felt reasonable), and I also felt to be maintaining in myself (i.e. how my body felt - I didn't feel to have lost or gained weight physically), which hopefully means that i'm starting to get the hang of this thing :) Of course sticking with it and not gaining long-term is another challenge, but it's going to help if I have some idea what the baseline consumption looks like which is hopefully where i'm getting to at the moment. Perfect stuff, and i'm sat safely within my acceptable weight range for the month (and acceptable weight range for ever?....). Feel like a bit of indulgence is justified over the weekend before I have to get back to normal work again next week, and there's even a smidge of wiggle room for that!

For all those mentally wobbling a bit and getting sidetracked from your plan - I say, stop faffing around and just get this job done! It's so so so so so so so so worth it for how it feels afterwards!!

Ophelia - great to see you posting again and massive congratulations on being your lowest ever weight!!!!

August goal: -1 kg (reach 99.4 kgs)

1: 100.4 kgs
2: 100.15
4: 100.65
5: 100.7
6: 100
7: 100.05
8: 100.5
10: 100.45

Week Two
08: 271.2
09: 270.8
10: 270.2
11:
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Total Loss for Week Two:

Good morning everyone

Everyone sounds busy. Don't get down because you fell off the wagon. Dust off and get back on. I have had to do that many times and I'm back on the wagon again. I have been exercising as much as I can and really watching what I consume / drink. It helps that I got a cold and so we haven't been going to watch bands with friends and I haven't been drinking as I've been taking cold meds all day. But my husband pointed out that my belly seems smaller these days. I hadn't even noticed but I looked and I agree it is going down. Something I'm doing is working .... yeah!

SW: 155
GW: 150
CW: 151 (- 4 lbs)

Good luck everyone you can do it

Hello everyone
I have been going up and down with water but eating basically on plan.
On Sunday I will drive to the Tennessee Fitness Spa where I will stay for 3 weeks and I hope to see some progress.
Thank you boatingmommy and Lacerta for the words of support.
Nice to see kfunk and opheliaphoenix!
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

August 2018 Weight Loss Challenge
Goal: 11 lb

Date Weight Loss lb
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8/1 314.2 lb START
8/3 314.6 lb
8/6 319.0 lb
8/7 317.0 lb
8/8 317.4 lb
8/9 313.4 lb
8/10 315.4 lb

Happy Friday!

I've been trying to patch my inflatable kayak without success. I miss the lake so much. I'm thinking about getting a real kayak，but my Mazda 3 is too small to carry it around.

Good morning and Happy Saturday,

Opheliaphoenix: Congrats!!


I am so happy this work week is over and it's this weekend. I decided a while ago to do something alone and just for me every weekend and today I am treating myself to the movies. I like to go early in the morning so I can really enjoy it with less crowds and disruptions. The rest of this weekend I will be going through my stuff and sifting out what I am keeping, giving away or throwing out. I am moving at the end of the month and I want a fresh start. That means letting go of a lot of stuff that I don't need to make space for new stuff. I also need to let go of my bigger clothes. I realized recently that I have been holding on to them as a safety net and I know it's holding me back. It's time to let it all go. My weight loss so far this week is what I expected considering that I had such a big loss last week. I know it was the sugar detox that really kicked into high gear and I am happy as long as the scale is going down. Off to get breakfast and then the movie. Have a good Saturday!


Week Two
08: 271.2
09: 270.8
10: 270.2
11: 270.2
12:
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Total Loss for Week Two:

Lacerta- You are doing great!! I hope that work slows down soon!

nicoley- Crazy that the kids are already back to school, I am dreading when mine goes back in a few weeks because our schedule at night is already jam packed and adding in homework will push bedtimes back. I had Mcdonalds French fries for dinner the other night so I got a kick out of your comment about your popcorn dinner being void of nutrition haha!

riestrella- I cant tell you how many times I have been late and taken a test only to get my period immediately. Congrats!!! You are kicking butt, keep up the hard work!!!

joe- your workouts have been impressive, great job!!

ange- That is fantastic that you maintained while you were away!! Your advice to just get this over with is spot on, I don't understand why I am fighting it so hard.

fungirl- You have come so far, how exciting that you have a dress waiting for your upcoming bday!!! I love going through my things to downsize!! Can you share your diet plan?

jeny- I hear you on the snowballing effect, but I am glad that you are starting to feel like yourself again!

flower- keep on going, your effort will show up on the scales even if it takes longer than it should

raining- you are doing awesome this month!!

Ophelia- - hiiiii!! You are doing so well, its so nice to see you! Are you still calorie counting along with IF?

darius- Its nice to see you, how have you been??

wantochange- You are doing awesome! I hope that you feel better soon!!

I started the morning out on the wrong foot with a donut and donut holes. I need to fight the urge to throw away the rest of the day because of that.

SW: 170.9
GW: 161.9

8/8 - 170.9
8/11- 170.1

Sure. I eat very low carb so my carbs mostly come from vegetables and fruit. My diet is protein based and I stick mostly to chicken, turkey and pork but have bacon and beef on occasion. I make food that I like so for tacos, I leave out the shell and substitute greek yogurt for sour cream. I have a go to dish called egg roll in a bowl. There are many variations on Pinterest. If I need some thing sweet, which is often lol, I stick to SF popsicles, Fudgesicles, SF pudding and Jellos. When I want some real ice cream, I go with halo top or Yasso Ice cream bars. If I want potato chips, I take shredded cheese and bake it on parchment paper with rosemary for a salty, crispy snack. Prep is the key. I plan and cook on the weekends for the coming week so I won't be tempted to go out for fast food because I don't feel like cooking later in the week. That's not to say that I don't eat off plan sometimes. Today, for instance, I am going to the movies and that means a small popcorn. It just means the rest of my day has to be clean eating, extra water to combat the sodium and an extra strength training session(just to make me feel better).

Week Two
08: 232.0
09: 231.2
10: 231.6
11: 232.2
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Total Loss for Week Two:

So I made it through what turned out to be the worst work week I've had in a while. The less said, the better, but just to give you an idea, last night after I got home, I ended up with a spider in my hair, and that was a highlight of the last few days. I couldn't even bring myself to go for my walk last night, because after the sun went down, it was still over 100. Topped out at 109 yesterday. Ugh!

After the emotional and physcial **** that was yesterday, I almost did a NWI today, but I braved the scale anyway. At least it wasn't up TOO much, but that weigh in was an hour later than usual, so it probably was worse than that, really.

So...232.2 is my starting point for the rest of the month. The good portion of the month.

Aug-03 SW: 132.6
Aug-31 GW: 128

Week Two: (Aug 10-17)
11: 132.8

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End of Week One: 132.6
Total Loss for Week Two:

I'm definitely starting to feel that lull in my workout routine, that tell tale feeling of "I don't wanna!" I need to ignore it, or I'll never reach my goal. Today I'm down to 183.6 lbs, which is wonderful! I didn't make the time to workout yesterday since I had a haircut, then I had to go get gas, followed by laundry which has me walking back and forth between our laundry room up the street. By the time I was done with errands I had checked out and wanted to relax. Not much of an excuse, but there it is!

Today I'm feeling so incredibly drained for some reason, I think I might have gotten too much sleep! I need to push through this laziness and workout. Wish me luck! Hopefully I can report back tomorrow saying I did it. :)

Week Two
06: 187.2 lbs
07: 186.6 lbs
08: 184.8 lbs
09: 183.8 lbs
10: 184.6 lbs
11: 183.6 lbs
12:
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Avg Weight for Week One: 184.8 lbs
Avg Weight for Week Two: 185.1 lbs
Total Loss for Week Two: -0.3 lbs

flower1 - Great to see you too!

ophelia - Ooo what are you going back to school to study? Congrats on seeing your lowest weight ever, that's amazing news!!

kfunk - Haha, glad I'm not the only one! I'm glad my period arrived, but it sure is kicking my butt. Good call on throwing out the temptation!

Lacerta - OMG that's my nightmare! I hope it wasn't a big spider :( Don't worry about stalling, stress is a huge reason people stall so the more you worry about it the worse it'll get! Sending you good vibes to recover from your week.