End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.

Originally Posted by HungerWerks:
Kristi, you're sailing right along! :cheer2::cheer3:

I'm trying anyway. I have been so low carb for so long that I had plenty of them today. I'm traveling and had a kids birthday party to attend today so my meals have been crazy today!
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, double espresso with skim milk and 2 tsp sugar
Lunch: extra protein English muffin with 2 tsp butter and 1tbsp honey, half a string cheese.
Dinner: hot dog with ketchup and mustard, orange fluff jello salad, few potato chips with 1 tbsp French onion dip, two tiny mini cupcakes.

See all the crazy?

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.
6/7- 124.7 traveling- different scale.

SW: 150.0
GW: 147.0

1 June: 150.4
2 June: 150.4
3 June: 150.6
4 June: 150.0
5 June: 150.6
6 June: 150.4
7 June: 149.8
8 June: 151.2 :mad:

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.
6/7- 124.7 traveling- different scale.
6/8- 125.3 TOM started. Ick.

SW: 143.6
GW:135 <-- this is aggressive but I think I can do it.

6/1 - 143.6
6/2 - 144.0
6/3 - NWI
6/4 - NWI
6/5 - 144.0
6/6 - 142.0
6/7 - 142.2
6/8 - 144.2 <--- YIKES. I really hope this is because of TOM. Otherwise I was really good over the weekend. Other than a few extra snacks, I stayed on plan. Plan on being more than strict this week.... on extra snacks, NO SODA (this is my kryptonite and how I "treat" myself sometimes, but not this week!).

I REALLY want to get below 140 this week. I thought it was possible when I was at 142, but now that I jumped to 144, who knows.

Have a great week everyone!

Lowest weight in May: 107.3, from Wednesday, May 20

Last official weigh-in: 110.15, from Saturday, May 30 (after six up days in a row )

STARTED 1200 CALORIE A DAY DIET

6/1 - 108.45
6/2 - 108.75
6/3 - 108.35
6/4 - 107.9
6/5 - 107.45
6/6 - Total fast - gave up caffeinated coffee last week, so just had unlimited water and herbal tea. :D

Official weigh-in, Sunday, June 7: 106.7

I've switched from two up days per week to one, so we'll see what effect that has on getting to my next goal of 106.6 (point four pounds below my last goal weight, which was 107). Official weigh-ins will take place on Sunday mornings, up day will commence on the day the goal for the week is reached! :broc:

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1-- 146.0
June 2 -- 144.2 (-1.8)
June 3 -- 143.2 (-1.0)
June 4 -- 144.2 (+1.0)
June 5 -- 143.8 (-0.4)
June 6 -- no WI
June 7 -- 143.2 (-0.4)
June 8 -- 143.0 (-0.2; -3.0 for the month) <<< though I "saw" 142.6 later :devil:

Originally Posted by HungerWerks:
I could have sworn I said congrats on the five pounds to you somewhere, Emma, but I'm not seeing it, so congrats on the five pounds! :high:

Thanks! I'm not even sure when I lost five pounds... I came close in May... I have been doing cycles of 5-pound losses and I am on my third one. Seems like I am always starting over this way ... according to my schedule, I should have dropped that third 5 pounds by this Thursday. KIDDING of course (that's 3.2 pounds in 3 days) but a girl can dream... that schedule was based on 1.7 pounds/week. I'm already slowing down, from my already slow rate. Oh well. I have 10 more pounds to lose before even considering maintenance.

Originally Posted by crunchymama:
Emma- I feel the same way about calorie-counting. Once I choose the right foods, I find that I'm full with very little such as fruits, veggies and cheeses, but if I'm snacking on breads and crackers, I munch through hundreds of calories without noticing! I know it's hard to plan but I simply buy the fruit and veggies and once they are on hand, I would rather eat them than anything else. Apples and cheese, broccoli and hummus, or bananas and peanut butter are all favorites

YEP! Those are a lot of my faves too. I am on an even stricter diet currently - I got so tired of years of up & down - so no hummus, bananas, apples or cheese for me. Until MAINTENANCE! SO much motivation to get there :D wow I miss hummus in particular...

6/1: 131 - 5 mile run
6/2: 131
6/3: 131.4 - 3 mile walk
6/4: 131.2 - 4 mile walk
6/5: NWI
6/6: 130.8 - 5 mile run
6/7: NWI
6/8: 131

Originally Posted by EmmaD:
Thanks! I'm not even sure when I lost five pounds... I came close in May... I have been doing cycles of 5-pound losses and I am on my third one. Seems like I am always starting over this way ... according to my schedule, I should have dropped that third 5 pounds by this Thursday. KIDDING of course (that's 3.2 pounds in 3 days) but a girl can dream... that schedule was based on 1.7 pounds/week. I'm already slowing down, from my already slow rate. Oh well. I have 10 more pounds to lose before even considering maintenance.

respectfully snipped

You said you "kinda sorta did" on the first page of this thread, so I thought that deserved recognition - all of our efforts do! :hug:

Sw: 143.6
Gw:135

6/1 - 143.6
6/2 - 144.0
6/3 - Nwi
6/4 - Nwi
6/5 - 144.0
6/6 - 142.0
6/7 - 142.2
6/8 - 144.2
6/9 - 142.6

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.
6/7- 124.7 traveling- different scale.
6/8- 125.3 TOM started. Ick.
6/9- 126.2

Ate all the food yesterday. Still recorded it all. But ick. Talking myself down out of the stress today. Preferably without food.

SW: 150.0
GW: 147.0

1 June: 150.4
2 June: 150.4
3 June: 150.6
4 June: 150.0
5 June: 150.6
6 June: 150.4
7 June: 149.8
8 June: 151.2 :mad:
9 June: 150.2

Happy June!

I'm not putting a goal other than to stay at 120 lbs on my heavier scale. I would be thrilled to maintain at aything under 120, like 118-119 :)

Everyone is making great progress!

6/1 119.9 lbs
6/2 120.4 lbs 17,000 steps
6/3 119.6 lbs 18,000 steps
6/4 120.4 lbs ??
6/5 120.5 lbs time of themonth...
6/6 120.6 lbs (LS) ran 6 miles
6/7 119.8 lbs (LS)
6/8 120.8 lbs
6/9 120.6 lbs
6/10 119.7 lbs

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.
6/7- 124.7 traveling- different scale.
6/8- 125.3 TOM started. Ick.
6/9- 126.2
6/10- 125.3 hopefully back down from here!

Sw: 143.6
Gw:135

6/1 - 143.6
6/2 - 144.0
6/3 - Nwi
6/4 - Nwi
6/5 - 144.0
6/6 - 142.0
6/7 - 142.2
6/8 - 144.2
6/9 - 142.6
6/10 - 141.8 :dizzy: HOLY SMOKES! Finally broke under 142... That took WAY longer than it should have. Now to break 140!

6/1: 131 - 5 mile run
6/2: 131
6/3: 131.4 - 3 mile walk
6/4: 131.2 - 4 mile walk
6/5: NWI
6/6: 130.8 - 5 mile run
6/7: NWI
6/8: 131
6/9: 131.4
6/10: 130.4

Super stressful week here. Trying not to use food to cope but, well, it's my favorite coping strategy. :D Going away this weekend, then coming back to a few more days of stress before, AHHHH, summer!

6/1/15 - NWI
6/2/15 - 151.4
6/3/15 - 150.2
6/4/15 - 150.4
6/5/15 - 150.8
6/6/15 - NWI
6/7/15 - NWI
6/8/15 - NWI
6/9/15 - NWI
6/10/15 - 150.8

Had a pretty crappy last few days (TOM), but hoping to get brush it off and get back in the game. C'mon 145!

Have a weekend get away to LBI on 6/26... Don't know if it's wishful thinking but would be awesome to hit goal by then...

Originally Posted by HungerWerks:
You said you "kinda sorta did" on the first page of this thread, so I thought that deserved recognition - all of our efforts do! :hug:

THANK YOU, HW!! I'll take all the recognition I can get ;) Every single tenth of a pound is so much work

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1-- 146.0
June 2 -- 144.2 (-1.8)
June 3 -- 143.2 (-1.0)
June 4 -- 144.2 (+1.0)
June 5 -- 143.8 (-0.4)
June 6 -- no WI
June 7 -- 143.2 (-0.4)
June 8 -- 143.0 (-0.2)
June 9 - 143.0 (0)
June 10 -- 143.8 (+0.8; -2.2 for month)

Originally Posted by TBCourt:
Sw: 143.6
Gw:135

6/1 - 143.6
6/2 - 144.0
6/3 - Nwi
6/4 - Nwi
6/5 - 144.0
6/6 - 142.0
6/7 - 142.2
6/8 - 144.2
6/9 - 142.6
6/10 - 141.8 :dizzy: HOLY SMOKES! Finally broke under 142... That took WAY longer than it should have. Now to break 140!

:broc: :carrot: :cb: Congratulations, TBC!

Happy June!

I'm not putting a goal other than to stay at 120 lbs on my heavier scale. I would be thrilled to maintain at aything under 120, like 118-119 :)

Everyone is making great progress!

6/1 119.9 lbs
6/2 120.4 lbs 17,000 steps
6/3 119.6 lbs 18,000 steps
6/4 120.4 lbs ??
6/5 120.5 lbs time of themonth...
6/6 120.6 lbs (LS) ran 6 miles
6/7 119.8 lbs (LS)
6/8 120.8 lbs
6/9 120.6 lbs
6/10 119.7 lbs
6/11 119.7 lbs
6/12 119.7 lbs
6/13 118.8 lbs (LS)

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.
6/7- 124.7 traveling- different scale.
6/8- 125.3 TOM started. Ick.
6/9- 126.2
6/10- 125.3
6/11- 125.0

Sw: 143.6
Gw:135

6/1 - 143.6
6/2 - 144.0
6/3 - Nwi
6/4 - Nwi
6/5 - 144.0
6/6 - 142.0
6/7 - 142.2
6/8 - 144.2
6/9 - 142.6
6/10 - 141.8
6/11 - 140.8

Well, my scale said 141.2 the first 2 times I stepped on it, and then 140.8 the third time (and a 4th time to check), so I'll go with that :). It is crazy what being super strict for a few days can do! I have been really good about planning out my food and going to the gym every day this week, and the results show. I am trying to be as good as possible because we do have some friends coming into town this weekend, so I know there will be a few "cheat" meals. I just don't want to ruin the hard work I've put in, so hopefully only a few bad bites here and there.

Happy Thursday all!

6/1: 131 - 5 mile run
6/2: 131
6/3: 131.4 - 3 mile walk
6/4: 131.2 - 4 mile walk
6/5: NWI
6/6: 130.8 - 5 mile run
6/7: NWI
6/8: 131
6/9: 131.4 - 3.5 mile run
6/10: 130.4
6/11: 131.8

:tantrum:

I was actually optimistic about today's weigh-in because I was pretty darn good yesterday... of course I am well aware that a weigh in is not a reflection of just the previous day's food, and so it goes. Up. Again. Which can trigger a binge for me, especially when combined with stress and fatigue. I am trying to stay strong today!

Originally Posted by TBCourt:

Well, my scale said 141.2 the first 2 times I stepped on it, and then 140.8 the third time (and a 4th time to check), so I'll go with that :)

haha I do that too sometimes if I am looking for a certain number, sometimes even just a 0.2 pound loss. Congrats on your recent downward movement!

Originally Posted by thesame7lbs:
I was actually optimistic about today's weigh-in because I was pretty darn good yesterday... of course I am well aware that a weigh in is not a reflection of just the previous day's food, and so it goes. Up. Again. Which can trigger a binge for me, especially when combined with stress and fatigue. I am trying to stay strong today!

Hi Same7 - I am struggling with binge-triggers as well. It has been bad recently. Seems like I can be strict for about 4 weeks until I start dealing with huge compulsions to binge eat again. It's very frustrating. For me, usually if I make sure I am full on healthy foods first I have less desire to gorge on simple carbs... but that being said I had a disaster yesterday. I cut myself off early and didn't eat again (any of my healthy planned meals!) so calorically it was not bad, but ick such an unhealthy day overall. I feel for you. Stay strong! :goodvibes:

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1-- 146.0
June 2 -- 144.2 (-1.8)
June 3 -- 143.2 (-1.0)
June 4 -- 144.2 (+1.0)
June 5 -- 143.8 (-0.4)
June 6 -- no WI
June 7 -- 143.2 (-0.4)
June 8 -- 143.0 (-0.2)
June 9 - 143.0 (0)
June 10 -- 143.8 (+0.8)
June 11 - 143.2 (-0.6; -2.8 for month)

I saw 142.8 flash on my scale a couple of days ago but it is proving to be elusive to get below 143 pounds. I'm going to buckle down again today and see if I can get this scale moving.

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.
6/7- 124.7 traveling- different scale.
6/8- 125.3 TOM started. Ick.
6/9- 126.2
6/10- 125.3
6/11- 125.0
6/12- 124.9

I'll have two days of no official weigh in coming up- another traveling weekend. Still gonna weigh, but it's a different scale.

Sw: 143.6
Gw:135

6/1 - 143.6
6/2 - 144.0
6/3 - Nwi
6/4 - Nwi
6/5 - 144.0
6/6 - 142.0
6/7 - 142.2
6/8 - 144.2
6/9 - 142.6
6/10 - 141.8
6/11 - 140.8
6/12 - 139.8

WAHOOOOOO!!!! Broke 140! Too bad I'm going to ruin it w/ mexican food tonight. It is ok though, I'm willing to take the hit. I have been fantasizing about it for weeks and with friends in town, I'm ok with it. I will split something w/ the BF and not get any alcohol, and limit the chips, so I should be good.

Have a great weekend all!

Originally Posted by TBCourt:

WAHOOOOOO!!!! Broke 140! Too bad I'm going to ruin it w/ mexican food tonight. It is ok though, I'm willing to take the hit. I have been fantasizing about it for weeks and with friends in town, I'm ok with it. I will split something w/ the BF and not get any alcohol, and limit the chips, so I should be good.

Have a great weekend all!

:carrot::cb::broc::woohoo::congrat:
oooooooooh I remember how good 139.8 felt! Hoping to see it again someday...

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1-- 146.0
June 2 -- 144.2 (-1.8)
June 3 -- 143.2 (-1.0)
June 4 -- 144.2 (+1.0)
June 5 -- 143.8 (-0.4)
June 6 -- no WI
June 7 -- 143.2 (-0.4)
June 8 -- 143.0 (-0.2)
June 9 - 143.0 (0)
June 10 -- 143.8 (+0.8)
June 11 -- 143.2 (-0.6)
June 12 -- 142.8 (-0.4;-3.2 for month)

142 pounds is symbolic to me (first max weight I saw when I started putting on weight eight years ago) so I am psychotically devoted to being below that number again .... I'm within striking distance.:p

Originally Posted by TBCourt:
Sw: 143.6
Gw:135

6/1 - 143.6
6/2 - 144.0
6/3 - Nwi
6/4 - Nwi
6/5 - 144.0
6/6 - 142.0
6/7 - 142.2
6/8 - 144.2
6/9 - 142.6
6/10 - 141.8
6/11 - 140.8
6/12 - 139.8

WAHOOOOOO!!!! Broke 140! Too bad I'm going to ruin it w/ mexican food tonight. It is ok though, I'm willing to take the hit. I have been fantasizing about it for weeks and with friends in town, I'm ok with it. I will split something w/ the BF and not get any alcohol, and limit the chips, so I should be good.

Have a great weekend all!

What fabulous news - congratulations! And have a bueno fiesta at the restaurant! :yay::yay::yay:

Originally Posted by thesame7lbs:
6/1: 131 - 5 mile run
6/2: 131
6/3: 131.4 - 3 mile walk
6/4: 131.2 - 4 mile walk
6/5: NWI
6/6: 130.8 - 5 mile run
6/7: NWI
6/8: 131
6/9: 131.4 - 3.5 mile run
6/10: 130.4
6/11: 131.8

:tantrum:

I was actually optimistic about today's weigh-in because I was pretty darn good yesterday... of course I am well aware that a weigh in is not a reflection of just the previous day's food, and so it goes. Up. Again. Which can trigger a binge for me, especially when combined with stress and fatigue. I am trying to stay strong today!

You can do it! My scale went up, too, and it's a freak out. But I like what Emma said about getting in our nutrients, so we won't be so tempted to binge. Protein maybe can help stave off some hunger pangs, too.

It's all a learning process, and we just keep getting better and better! :hug:

Originally Posted by EmmaD:
:carrot::cb::broc::woohoo::congrat:
oooooooooh I remember how good 139.8 felt! Hoping to see it again someday...

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1-- 146.0
June 2 -- 144.2 (-1.8)
June 3 -- 143.2 (-1.0)
June 4 -- 144.2 (+1.0)
June 5 -- 143.8 (-0.4)
June 6 -- no WI
June 7 -- 143.2 (-0.4)
June 8 -- 143.0 (-0.2)
June 9 - 143.0 (0)
June 10 -- 143.8 (+0.8)
June 11 -- 143.2 (-0.6)
June 12 -- 142.8 (-0.4;-3.2 for month)

142 pounds is symbolic to me (first max weight I saw when I started putting on weight eight years ago) so I am psychotically devoted to being below that number again .... I'm within striking distance.:p

"Psychotically devoted" - I love that phrase! That would perfectly describe how serious I am about not gaining any appreciable amount of weight ever again. There's no use in it. It's the opposite of what I want. There are myriad benefits to being skinny, and I love all of them. And the reverse is also true. So I'm with you, Emma, in your psychotic devotion! :high:

STARTED 1200 CALORIE A DAY DIET

6/1 - 108.45
6/2 - 108.75
6/3 - 108.35
6/4 - 107.9
6/5 - 107.45
6/6 - Total fast - gave up caffeinated coffee last week, so just had unlimited water and herbal tea.

Official weigh-in, Sunday, June 7: 106.7

6/8 - 110.05
6/9 - 109.65
6/10 - 108.2
6/11 - 107.7
6/12 - 108.15 (realized later in the evening that I actually had 200 more calories left - YIPPEE! - and celebrated with an open-faced salmon-salad sandwich - no mayo, just a little lemon juice, on Ezekiel sesame bread. YUM! :broc:)

Would like to make 106.6 by Sunday morning, but modified my diet to include one up day, which was last Sunday, so that may have skewed things a bit. We'll see... :chin:

SW: 150.0
GW: 147.0

1 June: 150.4
2 June: 150.4
3 June: 150.6
4 June: 150.0
5 June: 150.6
6 June: 150.4
7 June: 149.8
8 June: 151.2 :mad:
9 June: 150.2
10 June: NWI
11 June: NWI
12 June: 149.4
13 June: 148.6 :D:D:D

Happy June!

I'm not putting a goal other than to stay at 120 lbs on my heavier scale. I would be thrilled to maintain at aything under 120, like 118-119 :)

Everyone is making great progress!

6/1 119.9 lbs
6/2 120.4 lbs 17,000 steps
6/3 119.6 lbs 18,000 steps
6/4 120.4 lbs ??
6/5 120.5 lbs time of themonth...
6/6 120.6 lbs (LS) ran 6 miles
6/7 119.8 lbs (LS)
6/8 120.8 lbs
6/9 120.6 lbs
6/10 119.7 lbs
6/11 119.7 lbs
6/12 119.7 lbs
6/13 118.8 lbs (LS)

This is the longest I have been under 120 recently. Whoo hoo.

I'm changing my goal slightly. I used to be 25/35 and am now closer to 26/36 so I'm hoping to lose an inch regardless of the scale. That should be good enough.

Nice job ladies! It's nice to see everyone is getting closer to their goals.

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0
6/3- 125.3
6/4- 125.4
6/5- 125.1
6/6- 125.1 approaching TOM. Cringe.
6/7- 124.7 traveling- different scale.
6/8- 125.3 TOM started. Ick.
6/9- 126.2
6/10- 125.3
6/11- 125.0
6/12- 124.9
6/13- 122.9 traveling- different scale

Originally Posted by FruitsNVeggies:
SW: 150.0
GW: 147.0

1 June: 150.4
2 June: 150.4
3 June: 150.6
4 June: 150.0
5 June: 150.6
6 June: 150.4
7 June: 149.8
8 June: 151.2 :mad:
9 June: 150.2
10 June: NWI
11 June: NWI
12 June: 149.4
13 June: 148.6 :D:D:D

Nice work! :carrot: :broc: :cb::hug:;)

Originally Posted by JenFZ09:
Happy June!

I'm not putting a goal other than to stay at 120 lbs on my heavier scale. I would be thrilled to maintain at aything under 120, like 118-119 :)

Everyone is making great progress!

6/1 119.9 lbs
6/2 120.4 lbs 17,000 steps
6/3 119.6 lbs 18,000 steps
6/4 120.4 lbs ??
6/5 120.5 lbs time of themonth...
6/6 120.6 lbs (LS) ran 6 miles
6/7 119.8 lbs (LS)
6/8 120.8 lbs
6/9 120.6 lbs
6/10 119.7 lbs
6/11 119.7 lbs
6/12 119.7 lbs
6/13 118.8 lbs (LS)

This is the longest I have been under 120 recently. Whoo hoo.

I'm changing my goal slightly. I used to be 25/35 and am now closer to 26/36 so I'm hoping to lose an inch regardless of the scale. That should be good enough.

Nice job ladies! It's nice to see everyone is getting closer to their goals.

Happy Jen in happy June! :hug: That's great, Jen. But what do you mean by 26/36, etc? :?:

Originally Posted by HungerWerks:
I'm with you, Emma, in your psychotic devotion! :high:

yes!!! :dizzy:

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1-- 146.0
June 2 -- 144.2 (-1.8)
June 3 -- 143.2 (-1.0)
June 4 -- 144.2 (+1.0)
June 5 -- 143.8 (-0.4)
June 6 -- no WI
June 7 -- 143.2 (-0.4)
June 8 -- 143.0 (-0.2)
June 9 - 143.0 (0)
June 10 -- 143.8 (+0.8)
June 11 -- 143.2 (-0.6)
June 12 -- 142.8 (-0.4)
June 13 -- some crazy-a$$ number that I refuse to even write down... it is not possible to gain nearly 2 pounds on ~1300 calories!!!

Originally Posted by HungerWerks:
Happy Jen in happy June! :hug: That's great, Jen. But what do you mean by 26/36, etc? :?:

36/26/36 measurements :)

Hoping for 25/35 waist/hip