Congrats on the size 10, Leah! Very exciting!

Cincorn, Joy, and Pixikat, hang in there. That water will fall away before you know it!

Wolfgirl, maintaining is fine, especially if you ate a lot and late at night!

Turtle, good job on the scale! Don't know if the dreams are diet-related. I wouldn't be surprised.

Thanks, Tuscany! I'm having a great time! And your body is just finding a balance before it keeps losing. Some people don't believe one's body resets itself in weight loss, but I do.

Lene, you go, girl! 4 straight days of weight loss! Woohoo!

Tray, great job on another loss! And good for you in planning your weekend now!

I am still maintaining. I'd rather be losing but I know that under the circumstances--vacation and TOM--maintaining is a great option.

Jacqui If you aren't gaining with TOM and vacation you are definitely doing something right!!!!

Ugh...yesterday, over night i gained 2lbs...
Then the cramps started and the "you nees to eat everything in sight" started.
I didnt give into the binge... but i did go 90 cal over my limit. Ill live with that.
I am refuseing to weigh myself until next week, Monday.
If i keep seeing 179 I might get discouraged.

Since I did successfully hit 179, I get my goal prize, lazer tattoo fading. Since my prize for my ultimate goal is a new tattoo, i need to get it faded first. I saw the lazer doctor yesterday and Im excited. Makes me want to hit 160 even quicker

Also on a very random note... my kitchen sink STINKS!!! I think something is caught in the piping below....

@ Leah:
Wtg on your size 10!!!!

@PixiCat:
Im in the same boat. My body is just so bloated i dont even want to weigh myself this weekend.

Sw: 176
Gw: 165

8/1: 176
8/2: 175
8/3: 175
8/4: 174.4
8/5: 174
8/6: 173.6
8/7: 173
8/8: 173
8/9: 172.2

Whoa where did that come from! Must have been bloated a little bit from the day I binged . Well I'm happy! Okay I'm really happy! lol

Best friend is coming over today! YAY! Haven't seen each other in so long. Then it's off to see my sick granfather and grandmother with altzheimers this weekend for a week..... On the bright side we're driving there! ROAD TRIP!

Down 0.5 pounds this morning...yeah!

Aug 1: 157.25
Aug 2: 156.75 (-0.50)
Aug 3: 156.00 (-0.75)
Aug 4: 155.25 (-0.75)
Aug 5: 154.50 (-0.75)
Aug 6: 154.50 (0.00)
Aug 7: 154.25 (-0.25)
Aug 8: 154.50 (+0.25)
Aug 9: 154.00 (-0.50)

GW: 149.00

Lene: You're down four days in a row...yeah!

Turtle: Hope the scales are kind to you this morning.

Jacqui: Glad to hear you're still maintaining and having a good time. I go on vacation next month, and I hope I can also maintain while away.

Gardener & Pixi: Darn that sodium…but no worries, water weight is only temporary

Leah: Congrats on the size 10...that's fantastic!!

wolfgirl: Great loss to date. Sorry to hear about your grandparents' health, but I hope you have a nice road trip!

BleuMaus: Only 90 calories over is a victory…hang in there!

TrayTeam: Another loss...good for you...and good luck on the weekend.

I had a light day yesterday, so I'm not worried about today's number. The scale will catch up eventually--probably tomorrow.

SW: 79.6kgs
CW: 79.7 (+0.15)
GW: 78

LovelyLeah: that's a great NSV! Woohoo!

I totally wiped out and fell down the stairs this morning. No worries I'm fine beyond the fact that I probably have a few bruises down my left hip and ankle and the back of my right wrist. It was actually best case scenario because I was carrying a large load of wash in my arms and because I couldn't see I missed the bottom step. We have a small landing at the bottom of main stairs that turns and goes down a couple more stairs. I pinballed off the wall with my wrist and was launched down the next couple of steps. Luckily I landed mostly on the large load of laundry which cushioned most of my fall. I also landed at a slight angle so I hit my hip and my flailing left foot hit the steps far behind me. All in all, no damage which is great considering tonight is my first day of work. More than anything I kinda wish the whole scene was recorded because I imagine it was quite comical.


8/1 - 163.5
8/2 - 162.5
8/3 - 162.5
8/4 - 163
8/5 - 162
8/6 - 161
8/7 - 160
8/8 - 160
8/9 - 160 <-- Not bad considering I ate out yesterday and didn't sleep at all last night. Excited/nervous about my job.

@ Leah:
OMG! I hope you'll be ok! You need to not have bruises for your job!

Jaqui Maintaining during TOM and vacation is very impressive! Keep it up

BleuMaus only going 90 cals over is wonderful when those munchies are attacking! Let me know how the laser tattoo thing goes, I have a tatt on each wrist that I want to remove completely.

Wolfgirl yup definitely some bloat from your binge flushing off good job!! Have a great road trip!

Tuscany if you keep on losing so steadily you may even need to lower your goal for the month!

Gardener it is just a fluctuation, I'm sure you will see it in no time!

Leah That does sound pretty funny to see! I'm glad you are ok! When does your job start? Did you ever tell us what it is or am i just forgetful?

I have another interview today, yay! After that I need to go to the gym, my groupon expires on the 14th and I still have 4 more sessions to work in.

8/1: 251.4
8/2: 250.6
8/3: 250.2
8/4: 251.4
8/5: 251.6
8/6: 250.6
8/7: 249.4
8/8: 251.6
8/9: 249.4 (I weighed after going for my walk though so it may bounce back up again)

Woohoo! Onederland, here I come! I lost a lb, so I'm down to 200! Tomorrow is cheat day. If I can just maintain or not gain more than a lb because of that, I should be able to drop into the 100's next week!

Leah, bless your heart! I'm so glad you weren't injured more. Good luck on your 1st day of work!

Wolfgirl, have fun on your road trip (but not too much fun!)

Bleu, hang in there! Keep that goal in mind!

Pixikat, good luck!!!

Tuscany, good job!

Joy, you're due anytime now for a drop! Keep that positive attitude. It's inspirational!

Pixi I'm work at 5pm and I'm working at a Christmas store as an ornament personalizer. The store is in a really large mall with 2 food courts and lots of candy and chocolate stores. I'm challenging myself to see how long I can go without buying food there. I'm not counting the cheese store but that I plan on bringing home and because they have specialty cheese I can't find at normal grocery stores. But the idea is to not waste money and calories on pointless food. So I'm gonna have to do a lot of planning to make sure I bring enough healthy snacks as well as meals on longer days.

And good luck on your interview!

Jacqui You are so close!!! Yay!

Leah Thats right! See I knew you had told us, I'm just forgetful lol August seems really early in the season for a Christmas store to be opening already. But the stores seem to push it forward a bit every year. Good luck with the food court! Maybe make it a habit to leave your money or card at home so it isn't even an option unless it is pre-planned?

Jaqui you are right there!!! congrats I look forward to seeing you hit Onederland

Thanks for the interview luck everyone! Unfortunately about a minute in we realized our lines were crossed at some point, she was looking for full time 40+ hrs a week and I am looking for 20, maybe 30 max. So she is going to talk to the regional manager and see if any of the other locations near me are looking for someone part time.

SW: 177.6

8/1: 177.6
8/2: 176.8
8/3: 175.6
8/4: 176.8
8/5: 177
8/6: 176.4
8/7: 175.6
8/8: 174.8
8/9: 176.4 (eeeeesh. water retention I hope!)

Pixi I've had a similar experience but mine was the the worst interview of my life because it wasn't a minute in but 20 very awkward minutes. He was interviewing me for one position that started at 4am and I had applied for a completely different position to work in the evenings. Finally I just had to stop him and figure out what he was interviewing me for. It was such a relief when we both realized it was a mistake that my application got mixed in with his! We were able to laugh about it at the end but up until that point it was torture!!

SW (July 31): 172
GW: 165

August 1: 171
August 2: 171
August 3: 171
August 4: 170.2
August 5: 170.0
August 6: 169.8
August 7: 168.8
August 8: 168.4
August 9: 169.8 booo, too much soy sauce. Hope it goes down tomorrow.