So strange.. I had posted yesterday.... wierd!...

PIXIKAT.. I have posted that I wondered how you were doing.. I am so glad you are doing well! (eh some days) Please come back to keep us up with how and what you are doing. HAVE a great time visiting your friend in Seattle! (Per IanG... alcohol + NO FOOD = weight loss sometimes).. tho don't drive! LOL HUGS to you!

SW 235 2/14
2/15 233.8 (-1.2 ) and drank my water!.
2/16 233.2 (-1.8 total) and drank 1/2 of my water boooo
2/17 233.0 (-2.0 total) and drank my water!
2/18 234.6 (-0.4 total) and drank my water... sigh
2/19 234.2 (-0.8 total) and drank 1/2 of my water Boo
2/26 236.2 (+1.2 total) not counting the water right at this moment
2/27 236.4 (+1.4 total) grrrrrrrrrrrr
2/28 234.6 (-0.4 total) OKAy back in the down down down category! MORE tomorrow!
3/1 233.8 (-1.2 total) whew... and I was 232.8 after my walk too WOOHOO Time for the downdowndown Lulu Dance!
3/2 233.0 (-2.0 total) Woohoo.. back to my lowest.. Now to get rid of MORE!
3/3 232.6 (-2.4 total) YaHOOO ok found the "2"'s now need to find the "1"!
3/4 233.4 (-1.6 total) boooo and shoot!
3/5 233.2 (-1.8 total) wow.. shed .2 oz wow (underwhelmed here)
3/12 234.8 (-.2 total) Okay finally on the good side of the accounting sheet.. now to get MOVING!
3/13 232.8 (-2.2 total) Hooray...the Whoosh Fairy is blessing me this morning. May she be at my side for a few more days!
3/14 232.0 (-3.0 total)
3/15 229.8 (-5.2 total) HOORAY!
3/16 & 3/17 229.8 (-5.2 total) stayed the same.. tho I should have lost as I walked 6 miles yesterday and mulched and weeded and ate on plan... so expecting something lower soon!
3/18 230.00 (-5.0 total) Shoot, I should be inching down not up. Oh well.. the body has other plans! LOLOLOLOLOLOL
3/19 229.8 (-5.2 total) well back to that number again LOL .. tho my skin is getting loser too.. so in line for a lower number SOON!
3/20 230.8 (-4.2 total) BOO! work stress is making me hold water.. I ate well and under 1400 cal.. so no other reason. eh...Waiting for the weekend!
3/21 231.0 (-4.0 total) cr*p! well.. it is stress.. I know that...can't wait to relax alittle over the weekend and lose this water and MORE!
3/22 229.8 (-5.2) Back in my (I wish ) I should say THE 20's LOLOLOL
3/23 229.8 (-5.2 total) Oh well... all my work and walking on the weekend and ZIP - such is life.... Onward!
3/24 229.6 (-5.4 total) Well WOOHOO - .2
3/25 230.6 (-4.4 total) GRRRRRRRRRRR
GW 221

Hey Pixie, great to see you. Congrats on breaking though that weight barrier. Please do come around more often. Vodka and diet tonic is pretty good.

Noshoes, congrats on the dairy and chocolate. That's terrific. Please o heck in often. We still have close to a month unil Easter.

Ames, I am following Atkins 72. Time for me to get serious about this challenge. Three weekend of houseguests and parties nd eating out and I'm at 149.8 this morning.

Good job figuring out what works for you Sarah.

Lulu, you're about to hit the 160's. Now that's something to celebrate!

Sue, we have to get a rope and tie you into the 220's! Hang in there. I have been yoyoing for the last few weeks too. Arg!

Aww I love you guys! Ok, I'll come back. I only left cause the yo-yoing was driving me nuts. But I think that not being here daily made it too easy to go off track here and there.

2/15 - 242.4
3/24 - 239.3
3/25 - 239.7

Calee, Yes that's what I am going back to..
for 2 weeks! see if I can bust off another 8-10 lbs!!
so you been following it the entire time?

Happy Wednesday!! Checking in at 171 this morning...I was sure I was going to see 170 or lower but the scale is a tease.....

Hi Pixikat - 80/20 is still good...choosing a WOE is trial and error...life is not perfect!! The best thing to do is to try again the next meal to make the best on-plan choices!!

Ames - It looked like you only ate about 400 calories by 3 pm ...that is not enough in my opinion. I know it is hard to look past immediate weight loss but I promise if you stick to a consistent WOE you will see the weight melt away!! It stinks but slow and steady will get you to your goal!!

Sue/Calee - keep up the great work!!!

Best wishes for an on-plan day!'

good morning!

2/15 - 242.4
3/24 - 239.3
3/25 - 239.7
3/26 - 239.5

Ames, I have not been following much of anything besides low carb for the last three weeks because I had my son here for 5 weeks, then a houseguest the last two weekends. I apparently get easily distracted from my goals. I'm now, at 150 this morning focusing again on Atkins 72 because it's the closest to M&E. I do dairy instead of eggs. I am allergic to eggs and I think they cause inflammation. Drats because I do love them.

It's a good thing Easter is still three weeks away because March has been a wash for me. That's sounds better than a FAIL! ACK!!!

Have a good day everyone. Good to have you back Pixie.

Happy Thursday!!! As a true New Englander says " I'm wicked happy" to report 169!!!!! My original goal for this challenge was 167 for march 17th and 160 by Easter...of course I thought I'd already be at goal by the end of December but I still had some lessons to learn like patience!!! I've never seen anything from 178 to 169 as an adult so it's all a victory!!

True confession: I try on my goal pants - size 34 painter jeans almost everyday to get a gauge on the muffin top!! I felt good enough the other day to show my husband - still can't walk out of the house with them on but soon!!

Dear 165 - I'm planning on seeing you!! - Lulu NH

Thanks for all the support!! 63 weeks in!! Best wishes for an on-plan day!!

Way to go, Lulu, and welcome to a new decade!!!

Watching your patience really helps me keep my own journey in perspective - thank you!

Pixikat.. I am so glad you stayed! and LOOK AT YOU! Shoot.. you are gonna fly by me and my weight!

Calee... I need that boomarang rope... I keep creeping up.. that blackened turkey salad I am having for lunch this week must have some sodium too. I am amazed by how well you maintained with your Son being home and your guests (walking helps ) You are the model of strength!

Ames.. you WILL bust those lbs off! Show me! (I need to too!)

Sarah- Patience is the weight losers 4 letter word! LOL but we can await it!

LULU! ALL I CAN SAY IS and and another YOU ARE IN THE 6's!!!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and shazam! So Happy happy happy for you!

SW 235 2/14
2/15 233.8 (-1.2 ) and drank my water!.
2/16 233.2 (-1.8 total) and drank 1/2 of my water boooo
2/17 233.0 (-2.0 total) and drank my water!
2/18 234.6 (-0.4 total) and drank my water... sigh
2/19 234.2 (-0.8 total) and drank 1/2 of my water Boo
2/26 236.2 (+1.2 total) not counting the water right at this moment
2/27 236.4 (+1.4 total) grrrrrrrrrrrr
2/28 234.6 (-0.4 total) OKAy back in the down down down category! MORE tomorrow!
3/1 233.8 (-1.2 total) whew... and I was 232.8 after my walk too WOOHOO Time for the downdowndown Lulu Dance!
3/2 233.0 (-2.0 total) Woohoo.. back to my lowest.. Now to get rid of MORE!
3/3 232.6 (-2.4 total) YaHOOO ok found the "2"'s now need to find the "1"!
3/4 233.4 (-1.6 total) boooo and shoot!
3/5 233.2 (-1.8 total) wow.. shed .2 oz wow (underwhelmed here)
3/12 234.8 (-.2 total) Okay finally on the good side of the accounting sheet.. now to get MOVING!
3/13 232.8 (-2.2 total) Hooray...the Whoosh Fairy is blessing me this morning. May she be at my side for a few more days!
3/14 232.0 (-3.0 total)
3/15 229.8 (-5.2 total) HOORAY!
3/16 & 3/17 229.8 (-5.2 total) stayed the same.. tho I should have lost as I walked 6 miles yesterday and mulched and weeded and ate on plan... so expecting something lower soon!
3/18 230.00 (-5.0 total) Shoot, I should be inching down not up. Oh well.. the body has other plans! LOLOLOLOLOLOL
3/19 229.8 (-5.2 total) well back to that number again LOL .. tho my skin is getting loser too.. so in line for a lower number SOON!
3/20 230.8 (-4.2 total) BOO! work stress is making me hold water.. I ate well and under 1400 cal.. so no other reason. eh...Waiting for the weekend!
3/21 231.0 (-4.0 total) cr*p! well.. it is stress.. I know that...can't wait to relax alittle over the weekend and lose this water and MORE!
3/22 229.8 (-5.2) Back in my (I wish ) I should say THE 20's LOLOLOL
3/23 229.8 (-5.2 total) Oh well... all my work and walking on the weekend and ZIP - such is life.... Onward!
3/24 229.6 (-5.4 total) Well WOOHOO - .2
3/25 230.6 (-4.4 total) GRRRRRRRRRRR
3/26
3/27 232.8 (-2.2 total) sigh.. For accounting purposes I posted.. but NOT happy!
GW 221

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LULU!!! You go girl. Winner of the day! I love seeing your success. You'll soon be strutting around in those 34 painter pants.

Sue, I've got the sodium thing happening as well. I think it's my chili that I made.

Hanging in at 149.8 which is 2 pounds over my weight when my son came home March 6th. This has been a rough month for me in many ways. Not. Giving. Up!

Calee I agree with Sue. You have done an outstanding job maintaining your weight with your son visiting for a month and the other visitors you've had!
Lulu...that is AWESOME!!
Pixiekat...glad you decided to stay!
Sue ...hope to have you back with me soon!

SW: 240.2
CW: 225.4
GW: 224

Happy Friday!!! Thanks everyone for the kind words!! It's a journey right?!!

I have a date with the elliptical as I did not work out yesterday...real life and work got in the way!! HA! But I'm committed to myself and worth it!! So exercise it is!!

Focusing on the next number down and seeing what I can do by Easter!!

Best wishes for an on-plan day!!

Newme (Carol) I am trying like crazy to get back to the 220's arggg

Lulu... now we have to look towards 165!

Calee.. Sodium and stress lethal combination I am thinking.. taking the weekend to get my mind set again (again and again and... well you know)

SW 235 2/14
2/15 233.8 (-1.2 ) and drank my water!.
2/16 233.2 (-1.8 total) and drank 1/2 of my water boooo
2/17 233.0 (-2.0 total) and drank my water!
2/18 234.6 (-0.4 total) and drank my water... sigh
2/19 234.2 (-0.8 total) and drank 1/2 of my water Boo
2/26 236.2 (+1.2 total) not counting the water right at this moment
2/27 236.4 (+1.4 total) grrrrrrrrrrrr
2/28 234.6 (-0.4 total) OKAy back in the down down down category! MORE tomorrow!
3/1 233.8 (-1.2 total) whew... and I was 232.8 after my walk too WOOHOO Time for the downdowndown Lulu Dance!
3/2 233.0 (-2.0 total) Woohoo.. back to my lowest.. Now to get rid of MORE!
3/3 232.6 (-2.4 total) YaHOOO ok found the "2"'s now need to find the "1"!
3/4 233.4 (-1.6 total) boooo and shoot!
3/5 233.2 (-1.8 total) wow.. shed .2 oz wow (underwhelmed here)
3/12 234.8 (-.2 total) Okay finally on the good side of the accounting sheet.. now to get MOVING!
3/13 232.8 (-2.2 total) Hooray...the Whoosh Fairy is blessing me this morning. May she be at my side for a few more days!
3/14 232.0 (-3.0 total)
3/15 229.8 (-5.2 total) HOORAY!
3/16 & 3/17 229.8 (-5.2 total) stayed the same.. tho I should have lost as I walked 6 miles yesterday and mulched and weeded and ate on plan... so expecting something lower soon!
3/18 230.00 (-5.0 total) Shoot, I should be inching down not up. Oh well.. the body has other plans! LOLOLOLOLOLOL
3/19 229.8 (-5.2 total) well back to that number again LOL .. tho my skin is getting loser too.. so in line for a lower number SOON!
3/20 230.8 (-4.2 total) BOO! work stress is making me hold water.. I ate well and under 1400 cal.. so no other reason. eh...Waiting for the weekend!
3/21 231.0 (-4.0 total) cr*p! well.. it is stress.. I know that...can't wait to relax alittle over the weekend and lose this water and MORE!
3/22 229.8 (-5.2) Back in my (I wish ) I should say THE 20's LOLOLOL
3/23 229.8 (-5.2 total) Oh well... all my work and walking on the weekend and ZIP - such is life.... Onward!
3/24 229.6 (-5.4 total) Well WOOHOO - .2
3/25 230.6 (-4.4 total) GRRRRRRRRRRR
3/26
3/27 232.8 (-2.2 total) sigh.. For accounting purposes I posted.. but NOT happy!
3/29 231.6 (-3.4 total) okay.. (yesterday I was 234 EYK!) lost some water and the stressful week is done. Next week has a rotten icky file waiting on my.. but only have to do my job and not the other persons job. whew! 220's I am coming to get you again and then hanging onto you!
GW 221