Neurodoc. I am glad your operation went well. Just rest for a bit and heal completely and youll be back in the gym in no time.

Krampus i feel you. I might have to chnage my december goal as well. November was a fail for me. Ithink i lost like 2 lbs. I am going to weigh in on the 30th hopefully a whole month didnt go to waste and ill see another 2lbs loss.

I am off to a weekend of craziness and club workouts. Hopefuly ill be super motivated and get back on the wagon after a weekend of fun. Have a great thanks giving everyone.

Down to 57.2 today/126 exactly after ONE DAY of being on plan. Ran for about 5-6 miles last night (1 hour at a jog pace) and did pushups, crunches and leg lifts. Today is a "thin" day. I could totally make my Dec. 1 goal if it weren't for this weekend of landmines. Sigh. Always something.

Being an expat on Thanksgiving is always a little sad. I tried to make an omelette for dinner but the egg ripped so it turned into a scramble. Ended up watching Dr. Who and crying like a baby because I'm so darn attached to the characters.

Getting down that quickly with exercise motivates me to work out more Krampus!

Good morning all. It's the morning after thanksgiving, and I've never been heavier. :-( Ugh. Feel exhausted. That is all.

Well, yesterday I weighed 135.4 (I weigh myself daily), and today I weighed 138.4. But getting back in my groove (eating well) sounds really good to me right now. Onward!

Woof. Lotta calories happened yesterday.

But, it happened... and now it's over. I'm ready to get back on track, starting this morning with a healthy breakfast.

Next up: Break a major, major sweat.

Looking forward to getting back into my routine. As for Christmas.... I'm almost thankful I have to work! Hahaha.

Hope you all had a great Holiday. Again, pats on the back to us for working toward our goals during this caloric landmine that is the Holiday Season.

Have a relaxing, healthy day!

-FPSJ

Just want to say hello to everybody -- I took some time off during my trial maintenance period, but I've decided to lose some more. Hope everyone's grooving and doing well. There's no Thanksgiving where I live so it's been business as usual, and now I'm about to go brave the snow to grab some stuff for the fridge while the shops are still open. Hope everyone that did get together with their friends and family had a good time.

Five stone welcome!!

Well i weighed in today and shocking and suprisingly i am at a 135 lbs! How did that happen?! I have no idea at all. I have been eating little so maybe thats why. Hopefully ill get to at least a 132 lbs or 133 lbs by tuesday.

Hello Feathers!

Well, I am happy to be weighing in at 125.4 today. Thanksgiving was, well, it was HUGE. We went to my inlaws for a couple days and had dinner at the home of their friends who are big foodies. The food was phenomenal. Everything was delicious. I tried parsnips for the first time, in a delicious parsnip-apple puree. I ate far too much dessert on Thursday and on Friday.

I ran a Turkey Trot on Thursday, a cross-country 5K in 26:07. I ran there and back, too, for a total run of maybe 5.5 miles. I ran another 5.7 or so on Friday in a vain attempt to offset desserts.

Now I am back home and planning for a solid on-plan week before my first Christmas party on the 4th.

Anyone do any Black Friday shopping?

Yup, I joined the crazies out there on black Friday--got myself a $5 pair of brown dress pants and a group Christmas gift for my five youngest siblings, and a diet root beer for me . Total costs under $18.

The scale has been almost humerous since my surgery:
Tues: 126.2 (pre-op)
Wed: 131.6
Thurs: 129.2
Fri: 126.8
Sat: 128.4
Please note; lowest post-op weight so far has been the morning after the T-giving feast.

I am really missing doing some exercise. I went walking yesterday, but that hardly counts (it wasn't brisk enough to get my HR up). And unfortunately, my appetite's back now, and I've been home all day, so it's a struggle not to overeat by snacking.

Same7, good for you on that running; keeping up with good habits even if you overindulge is a smart way to stay the course. I think it's much easier to eat healthy when you've been out exercising; it definitely makes me feel more motivated to "not keep blowing it."

Well, had what must have been a water-weight miracle this morning. Despite continued holiday overeating, am three pounds down.

Finally, after punishing me horribly all week, the scale decides to give me a break. I will try to take that and run with it today!

Just had my Thanksgiving feast tonight at a friend's house. Potluck dinner with about 25 guests. I never cease to amaze myself with how much freaking food I am capable of eating. People were commenting on it and then finishing their sentences with "...but you're skinny now so you can eat whatever you want." That's not how it works, but I'm not gonna lie - I wore a super tight turtleneck to "show off" the losses (a lot of the guests are people I haven't seen in a while).

As for the teacher trip Friday night, as soon as everyone was drunk they bombarded me with comments about my weight loss! I figured they either didn't notice, but all my coworkers ranging from fellow English teachers to the vice principals were red-faced drunk asking me about how I lost weight etc. Can't say my ego didn't smile a bit.

Petrified of weighing myself tomorrow morning. Maybe I just won't do it.

Krampus, first of all, congrats.

Have to say, though, my goal is to lose my excess weight (all new, all gained in the past two years) slowly enough so that people don't really *notice* in a big way. Reason being, I'm so ashamed to have gained it in the first place, so aware of how fast and surprising my pile-on was, that I want to pretend it never even happened.

Can anyone relate?

Joan, I felt the same way, for much the same reasons (gained 20 pounds in ~2 years). I was a "stealth dieter" - even kept wearing the same wardrobe when it was starting to fall off me, belted and pinned at the waist, so people wouldn't notice the new outfits. It was only when I'd lost 10 pounds OVER my pre-weight gain weight that I had the courage to come out of the closet (love that pun).

I also have to say that most people, especially male coworkers, are quite oblivious to moderate amounts of weight change. It usually takes AT LEAST 20 pounds up or down for the average acquaintance to notice a change, and I bet it could be a lot more than that if you're heavier to start with.