Feeling much better now, thank you everyone for your sympathy. This arthritis thing sucks but it could be much, much worse so I'm glad for what I can do most of the time. And you're right, krampus, exercise helps in so many ways; it usually warms me up and makes my joints feel better as well as my mind/mood, so having to miss out hurts doubly.

Our family went to visit my folks yesterday in NV. It was really good to see them, especially my mom, who is not in good health right now despite a lifetime of relatively clean living. She worries me. Anyway, I was so concerned with not overeating on the roadtrip there and back that somehow I ended up not eating enough - and lost another pound. This has me feeling really weird, like this is going too easy and karma is bound to step in soon and really mess me up. I don't want to be helplessly watching the pounds pile on despite everything I'm doing, you know? I'm trying to tell myself to relax and stop worrying about what I can't control (the future) and just enjoy what life is now! Does anybody else have these conflicting emotions from dropping weight?

@thesame7lbs - The lizard is a mountain horned dragon - he looks like a juvenile iguana but he'll only get about 12" long. He's really neat. Being a 'dragon,' my DS named him Smaug. LOL

I only wish that figuring out this weightloss/happy weight stuff was easy; if it was, life would be so much easier for a lot of us! I spent almost 20 years overweight; it never really clicked for me until this time - which is probably why I'm kind of anxious about losing focus and falling back into my old ways. All I can really offer you is treat yourself with kindness, like you would your best friend. Remind yourself that those 3 pounds on the scale aren't nearly as important as how you feel. :)

@Hoopty - Hi there! I agree that it sounds like you're getting lots of exercise in, that's awesome. Your boy Rodgers was looking pretty good last week. Hope Finley recovers, that was a nasty injury.

@LisaT - I'm so glad you enjoyed your shower! Good job on the nice dress sizes - you're going to look beautiful.

@olehcat - Great job on your restart - you've got this now! And please don't die if you get into the teens; that would be such a tragedy to not get to enjoy it at all!

Hope everybody's weekend is a good one. :D

Hi ladies,

So I flew home last night, I had a nice trip but I am really glad to be home. Good news! I only gain 1.5 pounds while I was away, I was 141 this morning. I'm hoping to lose it this week and then see if I can hit 134 by the end of November.

thesame7lbs - I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time! I've totally been there. But it's only 3lbs, you're not back where you started, it's really a small set back. I bet you could lose that in 2 weeks if you get back on track.

Cattails - I'm glad to here your arthritis is getting better! I'm just developing it and I can only image how painful it must be. I do have those conflicting emotions..like worrying that I'm so stressed out about calories that I don't enjoy just living life. I find having a more balanced attitude, like eating what everyone else is eating in moderation, or just having one glass of wine helps me keep these feelings in check.

Hoopty - I think that sounds like plenty of exercise!! I bet your burning a lot of calories throughout the day so maybe you could just do 2 weight lifting sessions a week or something?

Hi Feathers!

It seems like everyone is doing pretty well around here! I got my period unexpectedly yesterday after watching "Carrie" the night before (......!) and had AWFUL cramps in the afternoon that were so bad I nearly went home - but they subsided, and I ended up running SEVEN MILES after work which is basically something that never happens.

The other day I went shopping and was looking at a display of patterned tights and these two women in their early-mid thirties walked by and said "THAT MUST BE WHERE THE WHORES GET THEIR STOCKINGS" really loudly. I giggled a lot - who says that? Kohl's is not exactly that kind of store, either.

Halloween was celebrated this weekend. I was a baby and it really creeped people out!

LisaTcan I am so glad the shower went well and you had a good trip! :D What was the best gift you got?

Cattails Good news that you are feeling better - it is hard to see parents' health declining despite their best efforts. Sometimes maintaining featherweight status really does feel like "cheating" but really it isn't - being mindful of food/exercise totally counts.

thesame7lbs According to the daily weigh-in thread you have already bounced most of the way back down from that high - but it really is disheartening when that happens!

Hoopty Mmm cake. I can only imagine how delicious it must have been ;)

olehcat I'm SO HAPPY to hear you are finally seeing benefits of all the effort you've been putting in - and I think moderation really is more likely to be a sustainable method vs losing it all really quickly and then not even knowing how to not diet!

LOL -- crazy! A little embarrassed about my woe-is-me temper tantrum. Also wondering what kind of magic I worked to come down so quickly. I'm wondering if it's because I've barely had any meat since Sunday? A vegetarian friend told me meat takes a long time to process through your digestive system. So maybe I'm just "less full?" Either way, I'll take it. :)

LisaT, welcome home!

:wave: to everyone else reading or lurking!

Holy gazoly, October is over already :eek: Well, just wanted to give you guys a quick update.

thesame7lbs - Thanks for your comment in the Daily Weigh-In Thread :) Let me tell you though...I have no idea what's going on! I never EVER lose that much that fast. It's really nice to see the numbers go down but I'm not gonna lie, this morning I thought I'm kind of not...really...liking this.....DID I REALLY JUST THINK THAT?. Sounds crazy but I'm just too scared that most of it is just gonna come right back OR that my scale is off or something? I don't know. I told myself I would just wait it out and see what happens... Have you been able to get back into your routine of tracking food and such? I totally understand your frustration about the stupid 3 pounds :hug:

LisaTcan - Oh wow, 1.5 lbs is pretty much nothing considering the fact that you were on vacation! I was actually thinking about aiming for 2 weight lifting sessions a week, if I feel like it then I'll do more, but 2 should be good. I realized that I probably do burn a lot more than I thought throughout the day.

krampus - Ew, how immature of them. Maybe they were just jealous, lol.

Cattails - Eek...Finley, Cobb...not cool. But they're doing really well with Lacy so I'm happy about that! The Niners are doing really well with Gore, too. DH is super thrilled. We were gonna go to the Jacksonville game in London but money didn't allow us... I swear, I totally understand why you felt like it was going too easy with the weight loss. I felt like that this morning. But hey, just try to go with it, do your best and do it right. I think that's all we can do. :hug:

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So like I've mentioned, I was super surprised this morning. I weighed 142.2lbs out of NOWHERE. I didn't expect to weigh anywhere near 142lbs until maybe next week or so. So yes, I'm scared it's gonna come right back or that it's not gonna go any lower since I've already dropped so many pounds in such a short amount of time (for me anyways..).
BUT, I'll take it, keep doing what I'm doing and just see what happens. I gotta weigh myself really early tomorrow because I gotta get ready for work at 4am. I am expecting a gain, simply because I usually weigh-in much, much later, but again - we'll see.

So, HAPPY HALLOWEEN, and see you guys in the November thread :)