Hey everyone!

I'm usually a silent lurker, but I just feel so excited...and thought maybe this would help someone stuck in a rut.

2 weeks ago I was steadily going down the 130s (138.8..137.9..etc.)..and I *finally* hit 135 (the lowest I've been since I started gaining my depression weight). I was estatic. The next day, for no apparent reason...it went back up to 137. 0_0 After a momentary freakout, I told myself it was a fluke and expected it to be back down tmw. But nope, still 137. It made no sense. I was working so.GOSH.DARN.HARD and so why wasn't the scale reflecting it?

I know everyone says to not put so much value in the scale...to focus on how you feel...etc.etc. But honestly, losing weight is hard work and sometimes I just feel tired. And when you start getting to featherweight level..from 1lb to another..you don't *see* much of a difference so the scale is really the best indication/validation for all the hard work you put in day in-day out. I'm not crazy for thinking that right?

Anyways, a year ago this sort of thing would have thrown me into a funk and make me binge for a few days. This time around, I dug my heels in and kept at my workout/eating routine...even though the gain remained for days. I'd shake my fist at the scale...and keep going. Then a few days ago, the craziest thing happened. The lbs started coming off again! Back down to 135.8...then 135.2...until this morning I weighted in at 132.8!!

I'm so glad I ignored the scale and stuck it through....it totally paid off and, not to sound snobby, but I'm pretty proud of myself. =)

So...this was all to say...to those of you stuck in a rut...don't lose hope!! If you're doing everything right, the loss will eventually kick in again and you'll be so glad you did it.

Have a wonderful losing week everyone. :)

Awesome yenniechan, nothing works like staying strong and pushing forward. Seriously if you do everything right, chances are you will lose!

I've been doing OK myself. Recently getting out of the 130s is looking doable and realistic - I'm hovering around 131-132.

Congrats Krampus!! You're so close! You'll be my inspiration ;)

Wow, what's going on? I was having a weird sad day for no apparent reason and overdid it at Dennys and woke up feeling like I had a crappy food hangover.

yay! two more pounds and i'll finally be out of the 130's :-) keep it up, everyone! hurrah!

After thinking I was stuck, I finally moved down! I'm at 136.6 now! Finally beyond that dreaded 139. Finally.

139 this morning! Still have a ways to go, though....my goal is to lose 5 lbs/month and end up at 120 (OR a bit more, if I can build the muscle). I went on a diet and fitness regime a few years ago and got down to 120, and I felt FANTASTIC (and looked it, too!). I bought a whole bunch of clothes that of course I no longer fit into =/ I want to be able to wear them again =)

My inspiration to lose weight was getting interested in nail polish...it just felt so weird to have perfectly polished fingers but otherwise look like a schlub!

JoJoP: welcome! LOL @ the nailpolish moment. We have about the same stats, though I started a bit heavier. I started back up after maintaining 139 for half a year. Took me 3weeks to finally leave those danged 139s behind me. Hihi. Goodluck. And hope to see you at the 120s eventually! I've not been at 120 5 years. Yikes.

Philana, what jumpstarted the weight loss again? :-D Do share! And congrats!!

gogosj: What helped was just really sticking to plan for a bit. I just was not doing exercise as much as I wanted to and would go over my calories. So I took myc alorie limit down to 1100 for 3 days and back to 1350 and then it moved. Sometimes it's just as simple as doing as you planned. ;)

Congrats Philana! =D

I don't keep track of my calories at all, but I know that the foods I eat are pretty low-calorie...

I need to stop weighing myself everyday, though, 'cause I feel disappointed if the dial doesn't change each time I step on the scale, and I know that expectation is unrealistic! I'm trying to focus more on how I look and feel physically.

I think I'm gonna dig out those skinny jeans to get some inspiration, though!

Hey ladies! I started this thread, and after getting so close to leaving the 130s (132) my husband came home from deployment in July and I fell completely back into old habits. Just in the last week or so I've really been able to mentally get my head around losing again. So I am now back in the high 130s (grrr), but I'm here, and ready to reach my goal! :D

I feel mortified. I've been out of the 130's for a few days now, only the wrong direction. It's been a month of depression and binging, no joke. My new clothes don't even fit me properly at the moment, and I feel like I'll never get back to where I was. Best I can do right now is try and fill my time up as much as possible with friends to avoid binging. It's become a really serious problem, and I'm so angry at myself for not treating my body the way it deserves :(

Been having some really serious self-esteem problems, and the excess weight is definitely not helping. Had a good day today, and hoping it continue on and I'm back in the 130's within a couple days :)

Hi everyone :) I weighed in at 138.5 today and I feel great! I have come to join you all here after spending several months with the 140's thread. I am so close to my mini goal of a normal BMI which I haven't been in over 25 years :)

Congrats Lulu! =D

I'm wondering if I can manage to get out of the 130s by March 1, but I'm not counting on it...don't want to disappoint myself or put too much pressure on myself to loose too quickly.