Everyone is KILLING IT! SW: 183. CW: 182.8 WOO down 0.6 so far!! I still refuse to acknowledge it as weight but soon I'll believe!

]Start weight: 187
Goal weight: 180

Oct. 1: 187
2: 185.5 Yea! Some of the water weight coming off!
3: 183.6 Turbo Jam last night. Had to move and groove!
4. 185.6 WTH??? I even did a power walk for 40 minutes! Uuuuugh!!!

GOAL: Average under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1
Mon 01: 1268
Tues 02: 1462
Wed 03: 1693 (running average = 1474)
Thurs: 04:
Fri 05:
Sat 06:
Sun 07:
Average =

I went out last night instead of the usual night (Thurs), so that's why that day was on the high side. I'll aim for 1300 or below today to stay on track.

I was hoping that first kilogram was all water weight. Looks like I was right.

October goal: -2 kg (reach 97.1 kgs)

1: 99.1 kgs
4: 97.9 kgs

SW: 275.5
GW: 270

1: 273.5 Post-TOM whoosh! Miffed that it didn't happen yesterday for my September goal, but happy that it gives me an early boost for October!
2: 273 There was obviously a bit more water to lose - my rings fit again!
3: 272
4: 271.5

I'm assuming that this week's loss is a combo of post-TOM whoosh, post-salty food water loss, and shock after tacking the 'hill of doom' this week. All I know is that it's very unusual and totally unsustainable, nice as it is. I'm not officially back at university until Tuesday so my steps and active minutes will be much lower for the next few days and there might be a rebound, but there hasn't been a lot of movement over the past couple of weeks so I'm happy!

Is it too late to join the October challenge? I used to post in the 300+ forum but it's too quiet now.

My current weight is 241 pounds and I am hoping to get to 233 pounds by end of October.

My weigh in days will be Wednesdays.

Thanks, Bek.

Hello everyone; today is Friday weigh-in day.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

October 2018 Weight Loss Challenge
Goal: 10 lb

Date Weight lb
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10/01 294.6 START
10/03 291.6
10/05 290.4
10/12
10/19
10/26
10/31

SW: 275.5
GW: 270

1: 273.5 Post-TOM whoosh! Miffed that it didn't happen yesterday for my September goal, but happy that it gives me an early boost for October!
2: 273 There was obviously a bit more water to lose - my rings fit again!
3: 272
4: 271.5
5: 270.5 I didn't expect a loss today but there it is. Over a month it's 7 pounds, so not unreasonable, but 6.5 of those pounds have been lost in the last week. I guess that's what happens when you're sedentary for a long time and then suddenly you aren't.

Chunkahlunkah That's a great average considering that you've already had your high calorie day!

gardenerjoy Congratulations on getting into the 97s!

darius Great loss for the first few days of the month!

I've now lost 20.5 pounds since I started this latest weight-loss journey in July. I know that's an achievement but in March 2017 I was 5 pounds lighter so I won't really feel as if I've made any progress until I've reached that weight again.

I've been debating whether to join in this month. I'm comfortable where I'm at but I'd rather be closer to 120 than 130. And I really like being a part of this group, you all are great and it keeps me honest. And when I stop checking in, things can start to go sideways. So here I go:

SW: 126
CW: 126
GW: 123

gardenerjoy, grats! Whatever you are doing, it is working! Also, thanks for being our steadfast threadstarter.

Newlyn, you are rocking these challenges, nice going. You too, darius! Good to see everyone here and off to such a great start.

Welcome, Lucy!

October goal: -2 kg (reach 97.1 kgs)

1: 99.1 kgs
4: 97.9 kgs
5: 97.75 kgs

GOAL: Average under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1
Mon 01: 1268
Tues 02: 1462
Wed 03: 1693
Thurs: 04: 1494 (running average = 1479)
Fri 05:
Sat 06:
Sun 07:
Average =

So yesterday I was thinking I closed out my day at around 1,000 calories. This morning I realized I'd forgotten to include a whole meal yesterday in my calorie count. Ugh!

Hi Chunkalunkah - don't you hate it when it is 1PM and you already have reached 1400 kcal

Hi Newlyn congratulations on your great progress!
Hi Cattails thanks for the encouragement!

Welcome, everyone! Great to see new folks and returning folks!

Bloom843: 10 lbs
boatingmommy: 7 lbs
Cattails: 3 lbs
chub: 5.6 lbs
Chunkahlunkah: average under 1400 cals each week
darius: 10 lbs
flower1: 3.8 lbs
gardenerjoy: 2 kgs
Lacerta: 5.4 lbs
Lucy_Lastic: 8 lbs
momtopands: 5.3 lbs
Newlyn: 5.5 lbs
NorthernChick13: 10 lbs
opheliaphoenix: 5 lbs
Rainbow123: 5 lbs
Tesni: 3 lbs
yangtzer: average under 1500 cals

GOAL: Average under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1
Mon 01: 1268
Tues 02: 1462
Wed 03: 1693
Thurs: 04: 1494
Fri 05: 1940 (running average = 1571)
Sat 06:
Sun 07:
Average =

I needed a low cal day today but I instead ended up having my highest calorie day in a long time. Womp womp. I'd have to eat *really* low cal the next couple of days to hit goal this week. Not sure if I want to do that...

darius - You know my life!

SW: 275.5
GW: 270

1: 273.5 Post-TOM whoosh! Miffed that it didn't happen yesterday for my September goal, but happy that it gives me an early boost for October!
2: 273 There was obviously a bit more water to lose - my rings fit again!
3: 272
4: 271.5
5: 270.5 I didn't expect a loss today but there it is. Over a month it's 7 pounds, so not unreasonable, but 6.5 of those pounds have been lost in the last week. I guess that's what happens when you're sedentary for a long time and then suddenly you aren't.
6: 271

Saturday is my official WI day and I was 276 last week, so that's a 5-pound loss this week (4.5-pound loss from my October start weight). I've never lost that much in one week but in addition to everything else, my daily calorie average is 150 calories less than last week (1500 v 1650) so I guess it's been a perfect storm. Slight bump today, probably because of the giant plate of tortellini I had last night.
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Chunkahlunkah Sometimes it just has to be done. If you eat your usual <1400 you'll still be pretty close to goal without it feeling like a punishment. (I say this knowing that this morning I bought a giant bar of peppermint Aero chocolate and I'm already trying to justify it!)