Hey there Ojeavg-

I started monday, as well!

Seems like a GREAT site, so much great info!

Thanks for all the tips so far Ipeeps! The thread, what are you eating today is fantastic!

Kelly in Texas

Well, today (late afternoon) was weigh in day... only lost .6 -but it's better than gaining .6. I lost 1/2" on my waist and thighs and 1/4 on my chest. I wasn't feeling so hot yesterday afternoon, felt like I was coming down with the flu, nausea, bloated lousy feeling. So I got home from work and went straight to bed, no dinner, no pills, nada- today I'm better but still not 100%. It was all I could do to eat my veggies at lunch. Hopefully it's just a hiccup because of that and not the beginning of one of those cycles I've read about where people get stuck.

I have a box of clothes to be donated and will keep adding items to them as I shrink out of them. Kinda looking forward to finally clearing out my closets and dressers over the next few months :carrot:

Sorry your not feeling well, maybe that's why you had the small loss.
Be optimistic, next week will be better.
That's what I told myself all day after my WI this morning, only down 1
Sure was hoping for more, but after I got home, I looked at my progress over the 7 weeks since I started, and I'm averaging a bit more than 2 a week.

Thank you!! This morning I am feeling more myself. It is amazing when you think about the long term, and 10 lbs a month on average and 21ish inches overall in 4 months for me. In reading back through the threads, most of us feel that way when we have our 1st really low loss. "Just keep swimming" :D

Glad you are feeling better - summer viruses are the worst :(

I finally hit a 'real' slow patch for IP - 16 days of bouncing the same pound up and down. I finally saw some movement this morning. Now, I am working on a spreadsheet of the last 20 weeks (5 MONTHS! Wow! Doesn't even seem real...) to get a better idea of what my actual losses have been and to monitor to see what changes are happening and if there are things I need to think about switching up. One thing I won't be doing though is lowering my calories. I will deal with losing slowly before going below the 950 k/cal average

TMI: Still didn't have a good movement (Day 6 now...) - and this was after doubling my Natural Calm last night *sigh* This is the worst constipation I've had since February and it feels like I have a brick in my belly :( (it's not water either - upped that on Monday)

But on the bright side, my weight this morning put me 0.7 away from breaking into the 170's :cheer: :broc: which after the Natural Calm does it's thing, should officially be in the 170's!

Look at you, chugging along like a the little engine that could! (And definitely little- almost in the 170s! :D ) I love it when I don't lose all week, and then my exlax kicks in. I've become pretty regular now, I only take it once a month or so, but it sure works!

Thanks Shark :) I am almost to the point of drinking some Smooth Move...the problem is I am scared to death to do it when I have to go to work the next day...it works a little too well :o

WI yesterday and down 2 lbs which finally puts me under 200 at 199. Soooo happy, I never want to see that number again. I'm in a size 18 jeans that I bought a year ago, still had tags on that before I started IP, I couldn't get past my thighs.
I know this is a long journey but these milestones really keep me motivated to stay OP.

WOOHOOO !!! Congrats !!! Keep going :)

ONEderful!!! Congratulations!!

I sure know how good that feels. I started at just a few lb over 200, so I got into the one-hundreds pretty quickly, but it really felt good anyway!. Something about that number starting with "2"

When I started, I told myself that when I got to 20 lb loss, I would empty out my closet and try everything on, get rid of anything too big. I'm still a few lb from that (getting there slowly).... but along the way, if I have tried something on and it was too big, I've been putting it in a pile in a spare room ready to be donated.
Yesterday, I decided to make a trip to the thrift store, and, my goodness, I had enough to fill up a pretty big bag! :)

I absolutely agree, livinglrg, a great motivator for sure!

:broc: :broc: Welcome to ONEDERLAND! :D Really happy for you!

Happy Friday!

Day 8 with very little :o movement - ugh! Desperately trying everything else before the Smooth Move (I don't even keep Ex-Lax in the house...) -w/ work, dd10's dress rehearsal, helping friends move early tomorrow, recital that afternoon, a concert, and then a Nationals baseball game on Father's Day I am a little too busy to deal with the after effects I get :(
water is up, still taking 2 doses of Natural Calm, added celery last night and again with breakfast.

Hi, everyone! Just checking in. I had my week 9 weigh in today and lost a surprising 3 lbs (my highest weekly loss since week 2). So happy to be 27 lbs lighter, and I just dropped into the 170's which means I get to buy a new fancy purse! I'm all about mini-goals and rewarding myself. :) I can't wait until the 160's when I get to buy myself a new iPhone 6. :D

Cheers! And happy losing to everyone!

Thanks all for the cheers!
I'm almost at the 30lbs mark so I have some clothes that I can throw out rather than donate. My clothes were getting so old and ratty .... And tight. I absolutely refused to buy a bigger size because I didn't want to admit I was a size 22. So out in the trash they go.
Fiannalove: way to go on the WI. I love the mini-goals and the rewards to celebrate your hard work. It's a great way to stay OP.

Congratulations!!! Isn't that a wonderful, beyond words feeling??? I love it, love it love it!!
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