Huh. I was sure I posted yesterday, but I guess not.

Now, I'm starting to get concerned about the wrong way the scale is moving. It wouldn't surprise me if my current plan is too generous to meet my current goals, but since I lost weight at the beginning of the month, I was hopeful. I'm going to give it the weekend, but if I don't get the whoosh I expected this morning, I'll tweak something on Monday.

SW: 79.6kgs
CW: 80 (+0.15)
GW: 78

We ate out last night again. It...wasnt great calorie wise or taste wise. but it was within matenence so not too awful in the end caloriewise at least.

I forgot to weigh before my run so the number is a bit off due to a 2 mile run and 2 bottles of water. I am logging just to keep up the habit.

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
8/10: 250.6
8/11: 252.2

SBell, I'm so glad you joined us! Good for you! We'll keep you going!

Tuscany, Woohoo! It must be fun to step on the scales each morning this month! And I have 5 other furbabies, lol--2 more cats and 3 mastiffs!

Lol, Leah, he only looks stern in the pic. He is such a big lovey-dovey sweetheart baby! Great job on the weight loss!

Turtle, yay on the scale movement!

Joy, you'll probably do what Tuscany did--maintain for a bit and then lose steadily. I hope the numbers start moving for you soon!

Pixikat, good job staying on plan!

Well, I didn't do so badly for cheat day yesterday. Scale is showing only 1 lb up, so I'll take it! Hope to drop into the 100's soon!

8/01 - 155.4
8/02 - 155.4
8/03 - 154.4
8/04 - 154.2
8/05 - 153.8
8/06 - 152.6 (huge dinner)
8/07 - 154.8
8/08 - 155.8
Sneaking in after a few horrid days
8/11 - 155.6

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
8/10: ??? (on the road)
8/11: ??? (on the road)

We made it through/from California, through Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and finally to Wyoming to see family! So Happy! And over this trip stayed true to my diet! I've also decided to get my learners permit! Whoo!

I weighed myself on my grandpas doctor scale after my mom weighed to see if it was accurate-it was she didn't lose because she went off her diet on this journey. I got on..... OMG I weighed about 172.4!!! At night!!! And I'm a bit bloated from French fries!!! (it was one medium fry and I'm on a road trip stuck with few choices) Cant wait for morning!

A small (0.25 lb) loss this morning. No complaints...and yes, Jacqui, I am enjoying stepping on the scales in August!

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)
Aug 10: 153.25 (-0.75)
Aug 11: 152.75 (-0.50)
Aug 12: 152.50 (-0.25)

GW: 149.00

Turtle: Happy to see you're back to moving in the right direction. I drink my water with lemon Mia…does that count?

Gardener: I hope you're able to tweak your plan so it works for you. It can be so difficult to strike the right balance at times.

Jacqui: Keeping my fingers crossed for a quick path to ONE-derland for you!

Leah: Great job so far in August.

Pixi: Your running will serve you well over time!

wolfgirl: Glad to hear you're having a good time…and it sounds like today's weigh-in will be good news!

Sum: Good luck getting back on track

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
August 10: 169.8
August 11: 169.6
August 12: 169.0

Start weight- 171.1
Goal weight- 165

Aug 1- 171.1
Aug 2- 171.2 (+.1) TOM
Aug 3- 172.8 (+.6)
Aug 4- 172.8 (.0)
Aug 5- 172.5 (-.3)
Aug 6- 171.9 (-.6)
Aug 7- 170.8 (-1.1)
Aug 8- 170.0 (-.8)
Aug 9- 171.2 (+1.2)
Aug 10- 171.2. (0)
Aug 11- 171.8 (+.6)


I had a really bad weekend! Hubby and I celebrated our anniversary on Saturday with a yummy dinner and I didn't even try to hold back. Then on Sunday I decided to go to church for the first time since my biological father and grandmother passed away in March/April. We sang that hymn "How great thou art" and I lost it and stood there sobbing. I went to church by myself so at least my kids and DH didn't see me, but it was embarrassing. Later that day I ate pretty much whatever I wanted. I'm a huge emotional eater!

Today is a new day and I need to find my focus. I'm off work and my step-dad and mom are taking my kids for some quality time. I'm going to try to use this free time for 1) a nice long hard workout 2) meal planning 3) grocery shopping. My kids go back to school in 2 weeks so we are starting to set bedtimes and routines back in place tonight. That means I have to get my act together too, before all heck breaks loose with sports/school events.

Tuscany, another loss! Wahoo! Are you following a particular eating plan?

Wolfgirl, way to stay on track while traveling! You're doing super!

Pixi, great job on the 2 mile run!

Joy and Sum, I'm right where you are. I think we can still shake up the rest of this month if we refocus. Good luck!

Leah, August has been a great month for you, so far! Great job!

Jacqui, love your adorable cat!

Turtle, looks like the scale is going the right way!

Welcome Decapulet and Southernbelle!!

Have a great day!

Up more today, all I can do is keep reminding myself that even the day we ate out I was within maintence so I have to be paitent for my body to flush out. By the time that happens it'll be the weekend and we have plans to go out on fri or sat to celebrate DH's new job with part of his first check. *headdesk* After that I really need to break the habit of us picking up fast food 2 or 3 times a week. Even when it is 100% OP it messes with my weigh ins which messes with my head lol

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
8/10: 250.6
8/11: 252.2
8/12: 253.0

Finally a down turn -- and that's with soy sauce in last night's supper. I pulled out my kitchen scale yesterday and that helped me keep the serving sizes down a little, so I'm going to keep doing that.

SW: 79.6kgs
CW: 79.6 (-0.4)
GW: 78

Hi All!!!

This weekend was FANTASTIC! Eating wise, not to much. So on Saturday we did some yard work and did some house work before my fiancée decided to make an AMAZING crab lunch with lobster bisque. So I deemed Saturday a cheat day. Then we went to go have a late dinner with a few friends of ours at Buffalo Wild Wings. Still, I got a salad. THEN me and my fiancée and shared and ice cream. Oh yeah, bad day for eating, great day for socializing. Its like a mathematical formula:

Great Socialization = Bad Food Decisions/Day
Great Food Decisions/Day = Moderate-Low Socialization

Anyway, yesterday we went to the beach. I packed myself tuna and celery and blueberries. Then we came back an bad a BBQ. I had a smart dog. two shots of vodka, some pasta salad and a 1/2 a chicken ad a slice of watermelon sherbet.

So when I stepped on the scale this morning, I was not expecting it to still read 179.2!!!! I almost fell over!! How could I jump from 176.2 to 179.2?? Im kind of upset because I wanted to hit 175 by the 15th. But weightloss isn't linear....

8/1: 180.6
8/2: 179.6
8/6: 178.6
8/7: 177.8
8/10: 176.2
8/12: 179.2

@ Jacqui_D :
You kitty is SO cute! I wake up every morning to my kitty meowing & rolling around. And when I'm home I HAVE to pay attention to him or he starts trying to climb my leg (he cant jump because he had a neurological disorder)

@ Tuscany:
WTG on your loss! Your going in the right direction!!

@ lene1974:
I know that feeling of a good weekend and needing to refocus. That's exactly where I am right now. Is it easier to focus on yourself while your children are in school or while they are on summer vacation?

@ Pixicat:
Dot worry, for some reason the weekends are hard on everyone it seems. Pray to the scale gods to show the results

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
8/10: ??? (on the road)
9/11: ??? (on the road)
9/12: 171

Hooray!!!

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
8/10 - 159.5
8/11 - 159
8/12 - 158.5 <-- 5lbs down!

I'm not sure how today will go, I feel sick to my stomach and I haven't been sleeping much recently. I'll have to check if we still have some ginger tea. I know we still have ginger pills from when my parents went on a trip across Lake Superior. I'll try that but otherwise it might be a day spent curled up on the couch watching Netflix or spent on the deck in the sun reading a book. And hopefully a nap!

I think all the stress from last week has just caught up with my body and not being able to sleep hasn't helped much either.

Sum, the scale is moving downward, good for you!

Wolf Congrats on the weight loss and the decision to get your learner's permit!

Tuscany, look at you go! It's fun to watch your progress!

Turtle, good job! Keep it going!

Lene, bless your heart! I'm so proud of you for setting your mind today on getting back on track. And Happy Anniversary!

Pixikat, hang in there, girlie! And congrats on DH's new job!

Joy, woohoo! Glad to see you're losing again!

Bleu, don't get nervous about the weight gain after a cheat day. You could not possibly have eaten enough to gain 3 lbs! It's just water weight, probably due to sodium. It will be gone before you know it! And my kitty likes to wake me up in the morning too, usually with loud meowing and whiskers in my face, saying, "Feed me, feed me!" Lol!

Leah, wow! 5 lbs down?! Fantastic! Oh, but I hope you start feeling better soon and that your sleep pattern straightens out. You've had a lot going on lately.

Bg, you just made me laugh out loud! I do that scale trick too, not that it ever changes, lol!

I've lost that cheat day pound and am back down to 200, so YAY!

A small (0.25 lb) gain this morning...perhaps because it's the unlucky 13th.

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)
Aug 10: 153.25 (-0.75)
Aug 11: 152.75 (-0.50)
Aug 12: 152.50 (-0.25)
Aug 13: 152.75 (+0.25)

GW: 149.00

Turtle: Congrats on another loss!

Lene: A belated Happy Anniversary, but I'm sorry to hear you were so upset by the recent passing of your father and grandmother. Don't be too hard on yourself…the weekend is past and you'll be back on track before you know it. As for my eating plan: no formal diet, but I'm on a very strict calorie count (1,200-1,300), no refined carbs/starches, high protein and otherwise healthy foods. So, lots of salmon/chicken, salads, veggies, fruit...and so far NO cheating (although that will change when I'm in Europe in September).

Jacqui: Way to go! I have my fingers crossed that you'll be in ONE-derland very soon!!

BleuMaus: I agree with Jacqui…the 3 lbs is not fat gain, it's just water weight. Just get back OP and the scales will co-operate soon.

Pixi: Yep…I think you'll do better if you skip the fast food...unless the fast food is for DH and you're just having a salad. But even then, you can probably make a much better salad yourself at home!

Gardener: Let's hope the kitchen scale does the trick.

Leah: Great weight loss trend, and I hope you're feeling better soon.

bg124: LOL…I think my more stable weight trend is a result of my age, not my scales. I no longer worry about TOM…so, I don't get too many fluctuations from being bloated every month.

wolfgirl: Congrats on losing while on your mini-vacation…great result!