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Lol, wow, thats some serious bloat there Fleming!

Back down to 164 today...WTF? if anyone ever tells you you can't gain and lose 5 lbs in a day...refer them to me please.

I love this thread too, but pretty soon we are all going to be out of the 170's for good and we'll have to start a new thread for the 160ers and then the 150ers...I can dream right?

Ghost: I know that's an awesome thought!!!

Seriously- I was 171.2 yesterday. This morning? 173.8 ... ?! Seriously! I was hoping to see 170 by Monday but I don't know. I'm bloating like nuts and I hate PMS... I HATE YOU PMS! I am thinking of trying Midol PMS again because last time I tried it I noticed it did help me to bloat less, but I don't have anymore, it was a sampler thing. HAHA Maybe I"ll go buy some today

Midol should be a controlled substance! Lol, I like to take two, with a glass of wine, take a steaming hot hot hot shower and pass out.

I'm still 170. I can't be mad because I've been super busy and not working out like I was. I also have been working a lot of events and eating some catered food which there's always tons of carbs and even more desserts. Its bad news. I just have to work 2 days this next week and I have 3 finals other than that my butt is gonna be the gym again. I'm going to be in the 160's before I move on the 17th. I just gotta.

carcar: I wouldnt make it through life without midol. Neither would some other people because I could possibly kill them without it.

ghost: you lucky little biotch for being 165.. I just noticed that your getting dangerously close to being at 100 lbs lost. Are you doing anything special? like posting some before and afters

I feel like giving up lately, I don't know why. PMS maybe? Anyway. I've been SO busy, my husband and I are going into business together and it's so time consuming and stressful. I set a goal to do the 30 day shred for 30 days in December and I've done it 2 days this month and it's the 5th... Looks like I blew it! I feel guilty and crappy. And we've eaten out almost every day this week, just because of a lack of time to prepare meals.

I just feel like crap for some reason, like I feel discouraged and upset. I feel like I will never see the other side of 170 on the scale- you know, the 160 side. I have been wanting this for so long and I just don't get why I'm not losing. It's really pissing me off and I feel like giving up. ANYWAY I know this is stupid and maybe ranting will just help me feel better.

Anyway, Kelli we've missed ya!

Good luck everyone, and GHOST that is so true- getting close to 100 pounds down lady! You rock!

carcar: I'm having a rough time too right now. With getting ready to leave I'm eating out with friends and going out more because I'm leaving my college life behind shortly so I'm getting it out of my system I guess. I work out more when my schedule is full because if I dont go at a certain time I won't have time to, but when I"m not busy (like now that classes are over) I put it off all day until its too late or something comes up. I hate it. I need to get re-motivated myself! I'm just really excited about my new job, I get use of their personal trainers for free which is SWEET!

Just work through the tough time and don't go completely off the wagon but maybe don't be so restrictive because its only tearing you up. Instead of focusing on losing just try and maintain until your life slows back down a bit. Thats what I have been doing for the last 3 weeks with school and work being so crazy. It really helps! Good luck girl you know you don't want to quit! If this was easy everyone would be skinny, right.

Hey ladies,

So I am back. I have been a little discouraged as well, because I gained 7 pounds just over the Thanksgiving holiday. Im now down 2 pounds, but still up 5 pounds from my posted weight. SOOO, with that said, I have decided to try the Special K diet for a little while. While I know that this is not a life long change, it will give me a jumpstart to stay OP and get out of my slump. Today is day 1, and I must say that I do not feel hungry at all. I feel less bloated, which is a good thing. I will keep you guys posted.

CARCAR- Don't give up, you are so close and I know that you can do it.

This weekend has been a total disaster. I finally got fed up with my own bad decisions and spent an hour chopping veggies so that I can make a salad in about 2 seconds flat for the rest of the week. I've had cheese dip, pizza, hot wings, burger king. Oh my goodness. I haven't eaten like this since before I started losing in September. The only thing thats keeping me from freaking out on myself has been portion control. I may have eaten crap but it wasn't a lot.. thats not good that I'm justifying it.

Anyhow.. I'm pretty disappointd with myself and I'm going to hit up my WL biggest loser style for a solid month. I"m going to work out a few hours a day and stay strict to my calories! I"m going to get lower than this stupid 170 I've been stuck at right now!

So it is day 2 on my Special K diet and so far I am 3 pounds away from my displayed weight. (Exciting). Day 2 was not bad at all. It is actually much easier than I thought in terms of having that feeling of not being hungry. The hardest part I must say is the lack of variety. But as long as I am seeing results, it is keeping me motivated to see it through.

I always wondered if that would work. I guess I never tried it for the same reason-lack of variety. Good luck to you looks like its going well!

what the heck is the special k diet?

164 again this am (leaning towards 163). TOM started today too, so If I'm bloated I'm not noticing it. I have noticed that bloating and water weight are a thing of the past for me since I stopped taking birth control. before thre would be a few lbs difference and now I actually lose weight the second day. I did have massive chocolate cravings last nght though and ended up having a cocoa pebbles mini binge...shame shame shame.

I'm just glad that the vacation and thanksgiving weight is finally gone and I'm making progress again.

Carcar, don't give up, that 170's rut was one that I was stuck in for a while too and just when I thought I broke it, I went back up not once, not twice, but THREE times. But, you can do this, you just need to find you stride and it will happen.

The Special K Diet I must admit is not a great one in terms of nutrtion and teaching you about making the right choices. Basically you replace 2 meals a day with a bowl of special k and you eat dinner or lunch as usual. Throughout the day you snack on fruits and veggies and you can have 2 special k cereal bars as midmorning and afternoon snacks. Like I said before, I know this is not a lifelong or even long term thing, i am using this plan as a stepping stone. The one benefit though, is that it teaches portion control.

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Ladies. I weigh myself nearly every day. I know I shouldn't, but I have a problem of addiction with my scale... Anyway, I have taken a few days off from weighing myself, just like 2 days. And last time I weighed myself I was 173.4!! (I had been 171.2 at my recent lowest) Well guess what... TODAY I was at 170.4!!!!!!

I glanced at it and thought it said 174... then I realized it was 170.4 and so I reweighed myself! 170.4 170.4 170.4 ... woo hoo!

I guess all that hard work DOES pay off, and yesterday I had a higher calorie day so I'm really hoping it doesnt' come back and bite me in the hiney! Anyway, this is TOM week too but I havent' started yet- isn't that cool, 170 during PMS and everything!!!!! I haven't seen 170 in AGES, like literally over 8 months! YEAH!

I'm not going to weigh myself again until next Monday (I'll have my husband hide the scale... haha!) so I'm not obsessing over it for the next week. Just had to share my good news!

Congrats! I know how you've been tryin to shake the 170's.. now you've caught up to me! I weight in tomorrow and I"m keeping my fingers crossed for a possible 169?