Week Two
08: 173.4
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Still hanging out in the 173s, which is fantastic during my busy time. Had an 11 hour day today, and probably will be about that tomorrow again. This month is especially busy as we are getting ready to go live on a new web portal for all our tenants and rental owners, and it requires a lot of extra data gathering and input to get ready. It will be awesome once it is up, but it is some work to get there. And that is on top of my normal 8th to 10th crazy time. So a little busy this week. But I'm finding that I'm a lot less upset by it than I used to be. I think the weight loss is starting to improve my attitude about work as well as everything else, which is fantastic.

Phew, falling slightly behind on the check-ins! I have to be quite honest, and this feels like such a safe platform to do so. So...I FINALLY (about 10 years too late) got my wisdoms pulled. Which means the weight will be fluctuating until I can eat things beyond liquids and soft foods. It felt nice to finally take care of myself (which included having more dentist appointments this year than I did in the last 15). I definitely don't want to go through this trouble and the pain/discomfort of having dental work again. :lol: Well, with that said, this liquid diet is making me unbearably hungry all day, so I advanced to soft solids. Tomorrow is weigh-in. OH BOY!

Atarimae: Ugh. Feel better soon. I got mine surgically removed at 15. One side swelled up and the other side bruised. I looked like a lopsided chipmunk who'd lost a fight. I was sick for 3 days. On the other hand, my husband had his pulled after they'd come in, and he went back to work the same day. Hope yours is more like his was and you are back to normal soon.

Mara: That's exactly right, it is a journey and every journey worth making includes a few detours. If you learned anything this week about things to do, or things not to do, or things you could do differently, it was a successful week, regardless of what the scale says.

Week Two
08: 173.4
09: 173.0
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Total Loss for Week Two:

That was a surprise this morning. After a long day at work, especially during my busy time, I never lose weight, plus this morning was an hour early and prebathroom. Imagine my delight when I discovered I was at another new low today. This has been a good month so far for me. I just wanted to stay under 175 until after the 10th, and here I am on the verge of 172.x.

Thanks Lacerta! I purposely chose this Monday to do them, since we had a week off for October break. Mine had all come in already. Kind of hoping they were part of the contributing factor in all my bad sinus problems. Two days later, and I'm seemingly fine! Congrats on your new low! That is so awesome and you've been doing so well.

Weight went a little up, to 150.2 today, but it's alright! Still trying to remain on liquid and soft foods, so I am not in ketosis...but also hoping that I stay hydrated and nourished. I don't think I'll edit tickers, even though it's a Wednesday. :P

Riestrella - That's encouraging! I do stretching and strengthening stuff for my leg because otherwise it gets really stiff and sore. Maybe there's hope for me! But even if there's not, I can still walk fine on it (so long as I do my exercises) so that's my main thing.

Atarimae - getting your wisdome teeth pulled is an adventure all right! I'm glad you were able to get that done! When I did it I couldn't brush my teeth for a while per my instructions, and that was my least favorite part.

Lacerta - Congrats! Almost 172.x is awesome!

Mara - My weight tends to go up or stall for a long time before it drops again. I think it might be related to my menstruation cycle (maybe?). Maybe yours does too?

etherbunny - How fun! how was your trip?

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Trying to catch up a bit. Work has been nuts and it's unlikely to get better. I like my work but... well, it is what it is.

So, my weight is hanging out. Not a real gain, so I'll take it.


Week 1 (1st Saturday)
1-Oct: 183
2-Oct: 183.6
3-Oct: 183
4-Oct: 182.2
5-Oct: 184.2

Week 2 (2nd Saturday)
6-Oct: 182.6
7-Oct: 182.4
8-Oct: 183
9-Oct: 182.8
10-Oct: 183.4
11-Oct:
12-Oct:

Week Two
08: 173.4
09: 173.0
10: 174.2
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I'm not worried about that bump today. I had a SUPER late dinner (like 9:00, when I usually have my last large meal around 3:00) and then weighed in early again, and prebathroom again. I'm having to eat somewhat late tonight (about 6:00) due to work schedule, but much earlier than last night. I theoretically should be back in the 173s tomorrow.

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I think stress is playing a factor too. We are gearing up for Open Enrollment at work (I am in the benefit department) and it is busy with testing and stuff.

Week Two
08: 314.2
09: Did not weigh
10: 315.4
11: 314.0
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Total Loss for Week Two:

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I WAS SURPRISE TO SEE THAT ALL MY CLOTHES THAT COULD NOT SIZE ME AGAIN IN JULY ARE NOW MY OVER SIZE CLOTHE JUST IN TWO MONTHS OF EXERCISE AND DISCIPLINE. HOW DID YOU LOSE YOURS?:carrot:

Week Two
08: 173.4
09: 173.0
10: 174.2
11: 173.8
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Week Two
08: 173.4
09: 173.0
10: 174.2
11: 173.8
12: 172.2
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Total Loss for Week Two:

Whoosh. I think today was a result of actually eating well the last few days, but being off on my eating and weigh in schedule and retaining water from the stress of my busy time at work. So the last 2 day's weights were artificially inflated. Today was the first day I was on a more normal schedule for me and got to weigh in at my normal time, post bathroom. So while it looks like a whoosh, I think it was just the result of being back on schedule. Wasn't expecting to go quite so far into the 172s, though, and wouldn't be surprised to have a bit of a bump back up tomorrow.

But for now, I can celebrate being more than 95 pounds down, and change my avatar. That also moves my BMI into the 26s. I'm now less than 13 pounds overweight. Even though those 13 pounds will take a while, I'm getting close enough to start being excited about it.

Thanks etherbunny. Those post vacation bloats can be brutal, but I guarantee a bunch of it is water and will come back off quickly once you dive back in to your healthy ways. Good luck for your official weigh in tomorrow

Week Two
08: 173.4
09: 173.0
10: 174.2
11: 173.8
12: 172.2
13: 171.6 **new goal 169.8**
14:
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Total Loss for Week Two:

So apparently I was wrong about being back up today. I whooshed a bit further, even. In fact, I hit my goal already for October, which I felt was an optimistic goal to begin with, and ties with my best month since May, and it's only the 13th today. Oh, and I can also mark off the "15 BMI points lost" minigoal. 41.88 to 26.88

I guess I need to set a new goal. I usually plateau after a whoosh, so it is possible I won't lose anything else the rest of the month (which is totally fine), but just to be crazy, I'm going to go ahead and set a new goal to get into the 160s, so an additional 1.8 pounds, which would be tied for my 2nd best month in 2019 if I can make it.

I don't actually know when I was last in the 160s. I would guess senior year of high school. Some point around now is the lowest I've been since turning 18, but I wasn't weighing in back then, so I don't actually know. But yeah, I'm around the smallest I've ever been as an adult, which is absolutely amazing. I've also noticed that I'm seeing my little sister more and more when I look in the mirror. She's always been thin, and I've never really noticed a resemblance between us, but lately, I find myself looking more and more like her.

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I saw some movement on the scale this morning!

Week Two
08: 314.2
09: Did not weigh
10: 315.4
11: 314.0
12: Did not weigh
13: Did not weigh
14: 311.4
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Total Loss for Week Two: 2.8

Starting Weight: 193.1 lbs

Week 1
30: 192.6 lbs
01: 192.4 lbs
02: No Weigh In
03: 193.4 lbs
04: 191.2 lbs
05: 194.4 lbs
06: 191.6 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 1: 192.6 lbs
Total Loss for Week 1: - 0.5 lbs

Week 2
07: 192.4 lbs
08: 192.4 lbs
09: 193.6 lbs
10: No Weigh In
11: 193.6 lbs
12: No Weigh In
13: No Weigh In
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Average Weight for Week 2: 193 lbs
Total Loss for Week 2: + 0.4 lbs

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Week 4
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Total Loss for Week 4:

Total October Weight Loss:

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Hey everyone! I'm still alive but had a bit of a crappy week last week :lol: I think my anxiety got the better of me + with the decrease in temperature (yay!) my body has been fighting off a cold. Been feel lethargic and run down. I've identified some issues I've been having with my weight loss - late night snacking and breakfast. Breakfast has started to become something large like an egg sandwich, then when I get to lunch I feel programmed to have ANOTHER sandwich because I've been in that habit for 30 years so it'll be a tough nut to crack. I want to start having small breakfasts, something like fruit, which works fine for when I go to my creative agency job. Late night snacking is self explanatory, I don't even know I'm doing it until I'm stuffing my face with chips and salsa and look at the clock and it reads 10pm. Oof.

Gonna be working on those this week (already failed on the breakfast thing, oops!) and hopefully I'll see some changes.

I have to remind myself constantly that weight loss takes time. Sometimes people get lucky and just start losing crazy amounts all at once in the beginning, but I'm SO MUCH different than other people. It usually takes a month or two for my body to catch up and also that amount of time for me to identify my bad habits and fix them. I can't get disheartened even though I've been trailing along for the last couple of months. I have to keep going!!

Lacerta - What an amazing thing to have hit your lightest adult weight goal! And to start seeing similarities with you and and your sister.

Week Two
08: 173.4
09: 173.0
10: 174.2
11: 173.8
12: 172.2
13: 171.6 **new goal 169.8**
14: 171.6
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Total Loss for Week Two: -1.6

No drop today, but I hung on to the low, which I feel really good about. I expected a bit of a rebound, and so far, so good.

Riestrella: I feel you on the breakfast habit. Sometimes if it doesn't seem breakfast enough in my mind, then I stress if I will feel fulfilled. And I know that is not logical, just a habit.
Lacerta: Way to go on the low!

I haven't been on to update much! YIKES. Weight has been very up and down due to inconsistent meals/eating. I'm low on time again, so I'll check in better later. :lol: On a side note, had a check up with the oral surgeon, and he gave the thumbs up for my healing...yay!

Week Three
15: 172.6
16: 172.4
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Total Loss for Week Three:

I'm up a smidge the last couple of days, but I'm ok with it. I did some new arm/chest exercises and feeling some doms, plus I've just been extra busy at work. Honestly, I've reached a range where I'm ok to just maintain for a while and then lose when I have time to focus on it, and then maintain for a while again. Feeling good.

I try not to weigh myself except for official weigh in days but I had to see if I was trending back down. 177.5 yesterday! Not at my monthly low yet but good to see the travel weight is coming off quickly. I'm more hopeful now that I can make my monthly goal. Less than 4 lbs away :)

October is half over! How's everyone doing?

My weight has been pretty much the same (hanging at 183 right now), and a lot of it is definitely because I'm not watching as close. Lately I've been doing the work, sleep, work, sleep, work, sleep cycle, and that means no time to make meals, and that means eating whatever food other people bring to work (usually desserts, pizza, etc.) and wolfing it down before going back to work.

I'm no trying to make excuses so much as vent frustration that I need to obviously find a way to work with this because it's not going away any time soon. Hey, at least I haven't had a huge gain.

Hope everyone's October is going well! I likely won't meet my goal, but I hope to get close-ish.

Week Three
15: 172.6
16: 172.4
17: 172.0
18: 172.6
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Week Three
15: 172.6
16: 172.4
17: 172.0
18: 172.6
19: 172.0
20: 169.8
21:
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Really quiet thread this month. I haven't been posting every day, as I've been just hanging out in the 172s with nothing much going on, plus working extra hours. But this morning, I don't know what happened. Maybe I woke up short a kidney or something. We'll see if it sticks, but for now, I'm marking that off as goal achieved. I am now my high school weight. I'm not even going to set a new goal for October, I just want to keep this one through the rest of the month. I also was curious, so took a few measurements. I've lost inches too. My unofficial waist measurement is now 33", which puts me below the 1/2 my height recommendation for the first time. This is getting real. I've still got a lot of lower belly to lose, though. That measurement is a lot bigger. But progress is being made. Yay!

etherbunny: Thanks :)

Week Three
15: 172.6
16: 172.4
17: 172.0
18: 172.6
19: 172.0
20: 169.8
21: 170.0
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Total Loss for Week Three: -1.6

Despite being back in the 7s, I was still very happy to see today's weight, because it means yesterday's wasn't a fluke, and I really did lose that 2 pounds. I'm guessing I'll hover around 170 until the end of the month now, which is perfectly fine with me. I'm less than 3 pounds away from my 2019 goal, with over 2 months to go. I might actually make it.

Sorry for MIA! We have been testing and setting up for Open Enrollment (I am in the benefits department), so I have been swamped. I am up a little today at 312.8, but that is probably salt and stress. LOL

Good Luck, Everyone!


SW: 189.8
CW: 182.6 (- 7)
GW: 179.8


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Riestrella, Atarimae miss you. Hope all is well.
Keala, steady is ok especially when you're stressed out.
Mara, hang in there! Work will get better in a few weeks!
Lacerta, yup! You've lost those pounds! Congrats!
VickieLou, :bravo:

One day at a time. We can do this. Thank you all for the support.

Hi lovely ladies! I finally have a little time in the morning to swing by and have a proper-ish post. :lol: Thanks to happy scale, I've still been keeping track of numbers daily!

ether ~ You're doing well! Yay for the travel weight going down! Very afraid of what my numbers will look like on our two week belated honeymoon in December. EEK!
Keala ~ A stall is still better than a gain! At least, that is how I like to look at things. Before I started meal prepping, the work/sleep thing used to really affect me too, so I can DEFINITELY relate.
Lacerta ~ Your numbers have been amazing! :hug:
Vickie ~ Wow, you're doing well. Congrats!

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Eep. So the next two weeks will be parent teacher conferences. The upside? One less hour of school daily. The downside? Talking to parents! AH. It's always intimidating; I never know what to expect!

Anyway, I've been failing to actually POST my numbers, but I've been in the 149s most of this week, and revealed 147.3 yesterday and 147.0 today. I'm not sure if I'm undereating because I'm too lazy to clean the wisdom socket...on weekdays especially, I've been doing OMAD for the most part! I only drink calories at work since my lunch is only 30 min. Healing is fine though! No pain anymore. Happy Monday! :carrot:

Hi all, I'm back looking for some inspiration and accountability. Mid-May I was at 136.6 (down 51.4lbs) but I've been less diligent about food and have allowed my weight to creep back up to 144.8. I need to reset and refocus on eating habits. I haven't been way off, in terms of food choices, but I'm eating more than I need to maintain. Fitness is in a good place, but I don't want to workout to eat. I have made some big fitness goals over the last month - made it to the summit of Mount Whitney (22 miles, 14,505 ft) and running regularly again post-ACL/MCL tear (4+ miles/3x week).

So. My goal is -1.5 lbs by 10/31 or 143.3.

GW: 143.3

10/21: 144.8

Week Four
22: 169.8
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Just here to say what the heck is up with this morning?? Had a terrible time sleeping last night and night sweats and woke up this morning to almost a 2 lb. bump up. Just one of those days, I guess. Food is all planned for today - hope I feel better later and up to the gym. Have a great (or at least better than me) day. Lol.

GW: 143.3

10/21: 144.8
10/22: 146.6

Welcome back SnowMama! Lemme just say I totally can relate! Good on you for catching the weight creep earlier on. It took me a few months and 20 pounds to return.

This morning: 148.0 from 147.0 yesterday. I wouldn't be upset if 148 is the norm this week, since I was hovering an average of 149 last week. Today is the pumpkin carving activity with the kiddos, yay! Hopefully we have a great parent turnout. I'm the teacher in charge, so fingers crossed everything runs smoothly. :lol:

Week Four
22: 169.8
23: 170.0
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Welcome back, SnowMama!

Atarimae: 6.2 lbs
etherbunny: 3 lbs
gardenerjoy: 1 kg
Keala: 8.6 lbs
Lacerta: 4.2 lbs
Linewife: 11.4 lbs
Mara: 11.8 lbs
Riestrella: 4 lbs
SnowMama: 1.5 lbs
VickieLou: 10 lbs

Good morning everyone! Thanks for the welcome back Atarimae and gardenerjoy.

TOM is here, which probably accounts for the bump up. It usually isn't so dramatic, so we'll see what happens over the next week. Dinner was chicken, mashed cauliflower, and green beans. Not feeling all that hungry today.



GW: 143.3

10/21: 144.8
10/22: 146.6

10/23: 146.2

Wednesday = ticker changing day! Ticker will change to 147.7. Glad that there's a positive change since this whole month has been relatively stall-y so far. The parent event was a success; I only had one student who didn't have a parent show...which was probably the best turnout in the grade level! :) I feel like my eating has been more on track this week. Yay. Happy Wednesday!

Thank You Etherbunny and Atarimae! :congrat: Lacerta on being 100 LBS down. Good Luck, Everyone!


SW: 189.8
CW: 182 (- 7.8) I'm down 80 LBS from my highest weight!!! :congrat:
GW: 179.8


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