Whoa, Eilidh, another pound! That is great. I wanted to post here what your plan is, so people will be aware of how you achieve these goals. It's super-interesting to see what works!
From your post in the Calorie Counters Forum:
I eat 1250 a day and always feel completely full and happy, I find it quite a liveable amount!
Here's a typical day of things I eat but I change it up quite a lot -
That totals 867 calories, leaving just under 400 for whatever you fancy. You could have bigger portions of the meals above (although they are not actually small portions to begin with!)
I usually have around 250 cal of dark chocolate in the evening. And during the day I might eat a bag of pop chips or something.
5/1/15 - 147.6
5/2/15 - 149.4 <-- Not bad at all, considering I ate a ton and after cut off...
5/3/15 - NWI
5/4/15 - 151 (uggghhhh.... too much... of everything... Had Italian food at a baby shower... Oy.)
Much less than I gained over the weekend. And can we really call it "gained"? If it's just food and water weight, it's not a gain, technically.
Thanks for sharing your weight-loss journey with us, and congratulations on the THREE POUNDS you've lost since April 30!!
Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the congrats- I will say that I sat at 139 for several days before dropping any more, and I anticipate sitting around 136 for several days before budging again. I love that I'm starting to see patterns! Yay!
5/1: 129.6
5/2: 129
5/3: 130.6 - 5 mile run
5/4: 130.6 - 4 mile walk
Running made my hip a little sore again so not sure what I'll do this week.
EmmaD, I'm actually pretty happy at 129 but I like to get lower to account for those inevitable fluctuations. I think I look pretty fit but I do not trust my perception of my body -- one of my demons. I took a pic of myself trying on a bikini the other day -- I may post it if I can figure out how to black out my face.
to all the new people here and welcome back to those who stop in from time to time (which I have done often over the years)!
5/1/15 - 147.6
5/2/15 - 149.4 <-- Not bad at all, considering I ate a ton and after cut off...
5/3/15 - NWI
5/4/15 - 151
5/5/15 - 151 <--- Oy... I'm eating candy... why???
SW: 150.6
GW: 145.6, which honestly would be an unusually successful month for me
May 1 - 150.6
May 2 - 149.4 (-1.2)
May 3 - 149.2 (-0.2; -1.4 for month)
May 4 - 148.6 (-0.6; -2.0 for month)
May 5 - 149.2 (+0.6; -1.4 for month) arg gaining weight on 1200 calories ... the joys of daily weighing!
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Originally Posted by thesame7lbs
EmmaD, I'm actually pretty happy at 129 but I like to get lower to account for those inevitable fluctuations. I think I look pretty fit but I do not trust my perception of my body -- one of my demons. I took a pic of myself trying on a bikini the other day -- I may post it if I can figure out how to black out my face.
I hope you do post a photo (for mine I just crop them at the neck so it is just body no head that is a helpful trick also for seeing your body as it really looks like rather than "you") I too have problems too with body perception and it has really helped seeing others my height at various weights. I will post a photo if I ever get down a few... I am personally shocked when I look at the photos from me over a range of "only" 10-15 pounds. It's just shocking.
Fully anticipating a slump coming on- I'm feeling a touch PMSy today, even though she's not due til next week. I AM walking an exceptionally brisk and hilly 40 minutes during my lunch this week, so not sure how that will play into things as well.
5/1/15 - 147.6
5/2/15 - 149.4 <-- Not bad at all, considering I ate a ton and after cut off...
5/3/15 - NWI
5/4/15 - 151
5/5/15 - 151 <--- Oy... I'm eating candy... why???
5/6/15 - 149.6
That is great. 
I wanted to post here what your plan is, so people will be aware of how you achieve these goals. It's super-interesting to see what works!
I was super active yesterday (cleaning, yard work, etc) so it was way above my usual calorie burn.
I took a pic of myself trying on a bikini the other day -- I may post it if I can figure out how to black out my face. 
to all the new people here and welcome back to those who stop in from time to time (which I have done often over the years)!
... the joys of daily weighing!