Ugh I'm having a bad week I didn't go as well as I wanted to on the GRE's last night and I'm having my wisdom teeth out tomorrow which is going to hurt and drain my bank account!

I'm down to 135 which is 10 lbs away from my goal but I'm not feeling good about myself at all. I guess it shows it's all psychological.

Sorry you're having a bad week, Lisa.

Hope the teeth go okay, and I'm sure you look fabulous!

We had a bake sale at work this week. Between baking and buying, I did not eat healthily this week. And the next two weeks will be a challenge for sure!

I'm going to hop on in here... only 12ish more days until 2012, guys!

I'm feeling cautiously optimistic about making it to goal this time. I made it all the way from 160 to 130 at one point in 2010, then stopped a while, then made it from 137 to 123 earlier this year... And now I'm just ready to finish this thing for good.

I make myself kind of nervous with my goal weights sometimes because my original goal was 120... then it went to 115, then 110, and now between 106, the lowest possible healthy weight for my height, and 110. I do happen to have a tiny frame, so being that small isn't unhealthy for me by any means, but I'm starting to wonder what I'm going to do when I make it there and there's no longer a challenge. I think that's been in the back of my head sabotaging me, which is why I keep stopping right before goal. Does anyone else feel like this when you're this close?

bama girl, I would say why don't you re-evaluate your goal along the way. You may get down to 115 and feel great there. It could also just be lower then your body is willing to go? You might have a tough time maintaining 106 and leading a normal life.

I'm kind of in the same boat, I've gotten done to 135 several times before (my height weight was 175) but I've always had an ultimate goal of 125. Now I'm getting close to that I'm like "maybe 115 would be better". But I don't know if my body is meant to be that weight.

Lisa, I think you might be right. It seems like one of the biggest challenges when you get to or really near your goal weight is knowing when to *stop*. The last thing I really want is to be unhealthy... that was the whole reason I started losing in the first place. For now, I am going to drop the 106 and set it a little higher at 110 (4 lb makes a BIG difference at my height!), but if I feel good at 115 I'm not going to go lower.

I'm really frustrated today because I went up 2 lb from yesterday morning, probably due to water retention from alcohol and salt. (I had a margarita and Mexican food, which is a rare occurrence for me). Logically, I know I did not gain 2 lb of fat, but it can just be so discouraging because 2 lb feels like so much MORE when you have 10 lb to lose than when you have 50. I know I should probably not be weighing every day, but I get curious and sometimes it can be helpful to keep track of fluctuations.

Aaaanyway, sorry for the ranting. Anyone have any exciting plans for the holidays?

Merry Christmas feathers! Yesterday was my birthday and among my gifts was a digital scale...I did the stupid thing and got on it this morning, and apparently I am all the way up to 138.5! SH!T!!! I can't blame any of it on muscle because I've been slacking severely on exercise. I guess here on marks the end of my "new relationship careless eating" period.

Hey krampus! Just happened to notice you here. Did you know you've got a happy birthday thread in Maintainers??

Hello Feathers! This is my very first post here on 3fc. I feel like one of you because I've been reading you for what feels like years, but never felt bold enough to post. I'm at the tail end of my weight loss goals; the last fifteen have taken about two years. It's been a really long haul for me, but I think I'm in the home stretch of what will amount to a 40 lb weight loss. And these last pounds are being STUBBORN. Here's hoping that joining up will help me stay on track and finish what I started. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season and wish you all much happiness in the new year.

Ugh as if I wasn't having a bad time already, on the 23rd I fell and broke my foot and bruised my spine. I had a pretty good Christmas regardless, and despite not worrying about calories I maintained my weight.

Happy New Years everyone

I'm struggling with all of the holiday food. I did get down to 136 earlier this month, but have been afraid to step on the scale lately. I really don't want to see 140+, but frankly can't imagine that I'm not there, given all the crap I've eaten over the last few weeks. Thank goodness the madness is almost over. I'm back to work today after about a week off. I'm much better at managing my food intake when I have structure.

AmyCO maybe you should try weighing your self, I was really suprised to see that I'd only gained a pound over the holidays in addition to being in bed for 3 weeks because of injury/surgery.

Ah, how good it is to come back to a forum after 9 months and see familiar names and faces! I am a little late on the December board here, but didn't want to wait until tomorrow for January.

I left to have a baby, because really who wants to read about weight los when you are steadily tipping the scales? My weight topped out at 156 full-term, and 2 weeks after my son was born I am down to 135. I can handle 135. I have been here before and know ho wto get past it. The only trouble is I can't work out for several more weeks and I am so exhausted I am back to my old nemesis--soda. When I consume sugar I gain weight pretty quickly. I will have to make the switch back to good old water or at least diet stuff soon.

I can't wait to be moving my ticker back down. My goal is 115, like always.

I've been gone since July, but after 5 months away (and 8 lbs gained ) I'm back and ready to get at goal and STAY there! I have it set at 130 for now, but I honestly feel that I'll probably eventually move it down to 125.

Kwinkle, congratulations on the new baby! It sounds like you're doing amazingly well with losing the baby weight. My baby will turn 1 on Wednesday... time flies so quickly!