Hey Riestrella, you're right, that has been my problem for the past few years, lose a little and backslide, and regain everything and then some, not this time. My big temptation was some Hershey nuggets, I didn't have them and to be honest I'm not big on Hershey brand chocolate.
Weigh in - same as yesterday of 299, working towards 269 by December 31st, 2019. calories were 2,008.

Hii Candidcamster! Good to see you back and posting.

Candid: Yep, I think we've all been there. Lose a little, feel better, eat more, gain it all back. I firmly believe that the key is to keep the right mindset. Even if you just maintain for a while, if you keep the healthy eating mindset instead of the "it's just a little bit, what can it hurt?" or a "I'll get back to it tomorrow" mindset, you will succeed in the end. That isn't to say you can't have just a little bit or take a day off. It isn't about that, it's about the state of mind. Instead of thinking "it's just a little bit, what can it hurt", you think "I can fit this into my plan today", or instead of thinking "I'll get back to it tomorrow", you think instead "I can enjoy myself today, I just need to eat 200 calories less a day the rest of the week". The mindset of HOW we think about our choices will keep us going in the long run.

sgregg: You're right. That is an odd combination. But then, I eat peanut butter toast with cheddar cheese, so I don't think I have room to criticize. Also, I think not weighing in after a bad day can be a very good mental health choice. Way to go. Also, congrats on the new auntie-hood. My sister has twins too, they are 4 now and a lot of fun. Enjoy your day with the family.

Atarimae: My scale is always all over the place. I tend to have a "stall and whoosh" pattern. Keep within about a pound + or - for a week or two (or more) and then lose like 3-5 pounds in a fairly short period of time and then hang out there again. If your pattern ends up like that too, I found that tracking my average weights for the week as well, helps me really see that I actually am making progress, even when the scale doesn't move for a while. For example, I'm up 0.2 pounds this Sunday over last Sunday, but my average weight for the week dropped 1.4 pounds. So even with the apparent gain, I actually had a pretty good week. A lot of weight tracking apps have this feature, also, because it is important to help see the big picture.

Week Two
08: 177.0
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Got back out for a walk this morning, in the rain, no less. Haven't had time for a few days, but got it done today. I have tomorrow and Tuesday to get through at work, and then things quiet down again. I'd really like to see a 175.x this week.

TMI incoming, so stop reading now if you don't want to hear about it.

My entire digestive and reproductive systems have been a little wonky this week, I think my body has been adjusting to the protein shakes for breakfast as my stomach has been slightly upset since midweek. But I'm giving that a few weeks to see if it settles down. Plus it has been my shark week. For me, that is infrequent, but lasts more than a week when it does happen, the only other one this year went for 5 weeks total, and was fairly awful. I'm on birth control to prevent them entirely, and didn't have any for over 10 years, but I think the Metformin and the weight loss is messing with my status quo, and confusing my body because after having none for 10 years, I have had several in the last 18 months. Plus, I'm 41 now and it is entirely possible that I'm entering into the first stages of menopause. Anyway, I'm just hoping this time doesn't last 5 weeks (I had to take iron supplements last time...I'm at 8 days now, so if it doesn't stop soon, I'll probably have to take them again). But because shark week is not a regular occurrence for me, I'm not entirely sure how it affects my weight. So I'm hoping for a drop this week, but not sure what I'll get.

sgregg ~ Here you go! Although I made TONS of adjustments, like using my homemade broth from Sam's Club rotisserie chicken bones, shredding the rotisserie chicken instead of cooking, no xanthan gum but more sour cream and mayo + some mozzarella instead, etc. Hope you get a chance to try it, or something similar! I was quite happy with how it turned out and would love to make it again.

Lacerta ~ I'm glad that you shared this! Now that I think of it, I tend to have a similar pattern. I just didn't expect the stall portion now; it's normally during my shark week :lol: wow, the personal info regarding yours seems awful. I can't imagine 5 WEEKS of it. :o

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Well, now that football season is in full swing, hubby will be confined to the tv most of today, which means I'll probably have some time to meal prep, clean, and do some prep for work. It's such a pain to have to do the amount of prep needed for kindergarten! The kiddos will be having their first parent engagement event this week, so kind of stressing about that. I didn't do five days on/two days off this week...I did better! In other news, Lily's milk chocolate + almond butter...BEST combo, total guilty pleasure!

Hey Wannabehealthy!! *hugs* It's been too long, I feel like going to the introduction area to post, in fact I think I will, and thank you for the welcome and for all the support you've given me!

Hi Lacerta - I've been in that nightmare for the past few years. I am a new mom to a beautiful 10 month daughter, and I had to resolve to do this for her. I don't want her to have to tell friends that she lost her mom young. I hate to sound so dour but I'm just being honest, obesity kills, we know that but our number one way of targeting it is body shaming. It's like wanting people to stop smoking by pointing out how it yellows your teeth & makes you smell like smoke instead of it causing cancer and respiratory issues. We don't properly take it serious, nor treat it as a medical problem and we should. That said, I allowed myself some fro-yo tonight with toppings of walnut & a macaroon and a little bit of peanut butter cup (real healthy I know). My day was light other than that indulgence, I was mindful but I erred on the side of caution to assume I ate at around maintenance for me which is around 2,500. I will not make processed sweets a habit.

Rest day yesterday. So I ate a lot 😋 I should start to watch what I eat today. Joe

I've pretty well answered my question about whether I'm maintaining or losing -- clearly maintaining. I'll have to step it up a little if I'm going to get the scale moving downward.

September goal: -1 kg (reach 97.15 kgs)

1: 98.15 kgs
5: 98.2
6: 98.25
9: 98.35

Welcome, everyone! Let me know if I messed up anything in the list.

Atarimae: 2.9 lbs
Candidcamster: 16 lbs
etherbunny: 7 lbs
gardenerjoy: 1 kg
Lacerta: 4.2 lbs
Riestrella: 4 lbs
sgregg: 8.8 lbs
Shazzerinthesun: 8.4 lbs
VickieLou: 4.4 lbs
yangtzer: 7.6 lbs

Sept 1 186.0
Sept 2 184.4 (-1.6)
Sept 9 183.0 (-1.4)
Sept 16 (weekend travel plans, hope I don't puff up too much)
Sept 23
Sept 30

I'm hoping my 7 lb goal for the month is attainable. If I stay on track, it should be. Onward and downward!

Week Two
08: 177.0
09: 175.8
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Little whoosh today, new low almost a pound lower than my old low, so that was nice. Even more because I usually don't lose weight before the 10th of each month, so any loss ahead of that is always welcome. I really want to see a big loss this month, after quite a few months of small losses, I'm ready to make a bit of a push, so a head start before the 10th is really nice to see. Probably because I worked a long shift on Saturday, which got us caught up enough that I'm not as stressed this month. More work hours but less time crunch, so less stress. We'll see if I can hold onto it and end the week still in the 175s. Maybe I can even lose a bit more and end the week in the 174s. That'd be great.

Also, I'm basically halfway through "overweight" now. 0.4 more pounds and I'll be closer to "normal" than to "obese". That's a place I never thought I'd see when I was class 3 morbid obese. I thought I might be able to reach overweight, as I'd barely done it once before, but only by 1 pound. I never thought I'd even reach the 170s, let alone be seriously contemplating getting lower.

Starting Weight: 191.4 lbs

Week 1
02: 191.1 lbs
03: 191.9 lbs
04: 191.9 lbs
05: 193.2 lbs
06: 192.2 lbs
07: 190.3 lbs
08: 192.6 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 1: 191.8 lbs
Total Loss for Week 1: +0.4 lbs

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A slight gain in week one but that's to be expected when I've made no real change to my routine! Last night was a rough nights sleep since a burglar was ransacking the cars in the parking lot. We got a call from our friend saying it had happened so we might want to check the car so we did. Luckily nothing was stolen and the guy was caught, but the cats thought it was time to wake up so they were annoying from 5am onward! I was close to not going to work but I powered through, I'm a big baby when I haven't had much sleep :lol: I forgot to weigh in this morning (long story short). I felt less snacky today so hopefully that will reflect on the scale tomorrow.

Atarimae - That's pretty funny you guys will be glued to the TV! How come you're stressed about the event? I hope it goes well!

Lacerta - I started taking protein shakes a few years ago but stopped because it did a number on my stomach. I know you mentioned you had intestinal problems too, maybe we're not built for those shakes?!

sgregg - That is quite the unusual meal! Well done for sticking on plan.

Quick post. I avoided binge last night and enjoyed some hot soup instead. Joe

Week Two
08: 177.0
09: 175.8
10: 177.0
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Back up today. But I'm not worried. I had dinner REALLY late last night (like 4 hours later than usual) and I'm in DOMS from my workouts, so I'm sure I'm retaining both food and water this morning. Today is my last long day at work, so I hopefully will drop back down in the next few days.

September goal: -1 kg (reach 97.15 kgs)


1: 98.15 kgs
5: 98.2
6: 98.25
9: 98.35
10: 98.1