I am staying on plan technically, but eating more carbs than I would like....had some mission white flour wraps and also a bit of white rice in a chicken casserole I made. Nothing too bad, but it all adds up on the scale at the end of the week. I weighed myself this morning at 160. Ugh. I really want to get solidly in the 150s. I've been feeling hungry lately, and that's causing me to make poorer choices in my food.

Good luck, everyone!

I've slowed. I know what the problem is and will correct it Monday. Hopefully better news to report next week.

Guac, what eating plan do you follow? Is it counting calories, carbs, etc.?

I'm not really following a diet, I just purchased the Body Bugg back in January & am trying to eat less than I burn. The weight is coming off slowly, but steady. I'm thinking about trying something different for a week or two to try to increase my weight loss.

I usually eat about 1,800 calories per day & find that leaves me pretty satisfied. I don't want to feel starved because I know that will trigger a binge for me.

Thanks,

Kim

cldwv - that's what successful weight loss is all about - seeing what works and what doesn't and making corrections! You are doing great!

kandd416 - I do calorie counting and use myfitnesspal to track my food and beverage intake. I range between 1200-1400 calories per day, but often tend to go over those calories on the weekend - that's been my problem! I had a bad weekend last weekend and spent all of this week trying to make up for it. Now the weekend is here again, and I am going for dinner at a friends house tonight - I only have a few hundred calories left for the day, so I know that I will be going over 1400. Oh well. I have been feeling hungry lately, so I think I will need to up my calories back to 1500-1600. It is tremendously helpful for me to track all my food - because then I have the real picture of what I am actually eating. When I was approximating in my mind what I thought I was eating (before I started using the calorie counting program) I was underestimating by a lot!

Good luck in however you decide to proceed!

Hello, everyone! My food has not been great this weekend - what else is new? Plus, I have a dinner to go to tomorrow...so my goal is to eat very little during the day and drink lots of water, so that I can eat whatever off plan foods they serve tomorrow night - minimize the damage, so to speak.

I got tons of compliments this weekend about how good I am looking - I haven't lost anything major in March...but I got a few new bras that actually fit me and I think it is making a difference in how my clothes fit. Wearing a well-fitting bra can actually make you appear slimmer! Thanks to 3fc member runningfromfat for the bra fitting tips.

I love this guy:

http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/

Sum38 - Great to see you positive and progressing. You sure do inspire me to keep going!!

Had an NSV moment today...kind of an emotional one. Last year at this time I had an event to go to. It was one of those stuffy affairs where you have to dress up and in this case, I had to get up on a stage to receive an award. I was extremely overweight and rarely went to any social events - rarely went out at all in fact. Needless to say, I was terrified at the prospect of having to go to this event and be in the spotlight, however briefly. I searched high and low for a dress that would fit me, and finally found one in 16W. I felt so large in it, but it fit me and it was dressy enough for the occasion. I can't tell you how mortified I was both in the moments on stage and seeing photos of myself afterwards. I put the dress in the back of my closet and never wore it again. I never even looked at it again until last week when I weeded out my closet of all sizes above 14 and gave them to charity, including that dress.

Tonight, I went to the same dinner for the same organization (not as an honoree this time). I wore a size 12 dress that I felt good in and received many compliments (last year I received none, and with good reason!). What a difference a year makes! As many have said, I am so glad that I started this journey last year - even though I am not at my goal I am so much closer to getting there than I was 1 year ago. You would think that one event would have sparked me to diet and exercise, but no, it took another more personal big family event that happened one month later to finally kick my butt into gear. I guess that was my final rock bottom - facing family and friends in such an obese state was even more embarrassing than facing colleagues and acquaintances at the first event. I hope that 1 year from now I will be at my goal and look back on this year and think how far I've come since March 2012. My progress seems so slow sometimes, but it's times like tonight that I realize how much it all adds up.

Hope everyone had a great day!

Kristiina, this weather is awesome! High 70's this weekend meant it was time to get the bike out. I washed off the cobwebs & went on a ride. I don't know what I was thinking! I used to ride 20-30 miles at a time, but I hadn't ridden in almost 2 years. So I got about half as far as I wanted & realized my legs were getting pretty sore. There was no way I could go all the way where I wanted to go & come back, so I decided to turn around & start heading home.

Good thing too because the last mile or two was ****! I made it home, barely. lol. To my best estimate I think I went about 15 miles. Which doesn't seem like much, but a lot of my riding was on either dirt roads or the side of the road which is also dirt & a lot harder to ride on than the pavement that I'm used to. I think I will be investing in a bike rack this week as there are some wonderful trails around my new house, just not a good way to ride there.

I love my house that's more in the "country", but boy do I miss having sidewalks. That's why I didn't do any riding last year, but I missed it & am determined to do a lot of it this year.

As far as my BB, I love it! I think it really helps to keep me motivated to move more. I'm always trying to break my highest burn day. I think if I were to purchase it again, I might look at the Body Media Fit instead. It seems to have a couple of features the Bugg doesn't, but all in all I think the Bugg rocks.

Guac, congratulations on your NSV. It's moments like those that let you know that what you're doing is working. Keep up the great work!

Have a wonderful Monday all!

Kim

Sum38 - glad you are doing well. PMS has hit me too - I seem to be getting periods every 3 weeks now. Joy.

kandd416 - nice to see you! Congrats on the bike ride. Living in the country sounds so nice. Probably a better workout riding on a dirt road than a paved one.

Went shopping for underwear today. It will feel good to get rid of my old baggy ones and wear some that actually fit!

Hey everyone!

I'm sorry I've been MIA but between work, yoga everyday, homework for my class... it's been pretty busy! I'm not weighing in myself but my nutritionist is weighing me so at least someone knows what's up! She was very pleased with last week and we'll see how this week goes... three straight days of eating out might have put a snafu in my progress but I did try to be healthy!

Looks like folks are rocking and rolling here! Kudos friends! Keep it up!
Nameste! LOL!

Hello!

I am super excited this morning. I had a new low; 145.5 lbs. I nearly cried.

I pulled out all my summer clothes. I need to get some of them altered. I have some strapless summer dresses that literally fall off Shorts were still okay, but if this trend continues, and I am 10 pounds lighter by June, I will need to get some new stuff.

Donamari: You are making me miss yoga. I think I will add that to my schedule next fall. -- I like being outdoors during summer months. -- I can't believe the willpower you have about your scale! I have totally unhealthy relationship with it.

guacamole Did any thongs jump into your basket?

Kim I think 15 miles is great! I biked a little bit last summer and after 12 miles I was spent. You know the area where we live; sort of country. We have loads of trails as well.

Everyone have a happi day! I am going to be all day.

Kristiina, congratulations on your low! Woohoo! You've worked so hard for it & it's nice to see it happen for you.

Guac, congrats on pitching those baggy britches. LOL. That's definitely a NSV.

Donamari, great job on sticking with the yoga. I've tried it once or twice & find it just a little too hard for me. Maybe once I've lost a little more weight & got in a little better shape I should try it again. I'm not at all flexible & yoga should help with that.

Have a great day ladies.
Kim

fyreflie24 - great to hear you are on track! I haven't been weighing myself either due to PMS bloating. I get depressed when I see a gain every month, so why traumatize myself?

Sum38 - Congrats on the weight loss!!! I don't do thongs! I got size 7s in underwear, and while some styles fit me, others are still too baggy! I probably should have gone for size 6. I will see what happens if/when they shrink in the laundry.

kandd416 - Thanks! Glad to hear from you.

Have a terrific on plan day, everyone!