yep, your RIGHT behind me, i know it won't be long!! (:

YAY Ashley!! Really well done- seems like you crept along towards that mark at a very good pace! I'm still stalled at 131.2, but can't wait to party in the 120s with you

Ashley, nice work!!! I bet you were beaming this morning, huh?!

Ha! I cheated and got myself down to that 130 I was looking for. I was out all morning and hadn't had lunch yet, so when I got home I weighed myself. I had to take off ALL my clothes (sorry, TMI) but I got to 130.8. I can't actually claim that that's how much I weigh but seeing that 130, which I haven't seen in months, was lovely. Motivation, motivation!!

How's everyone else doing?

way to go indiblue!!! YES!!!!

i did creep along but id rather lose it slow than so quick i worry bout it not being a true loss lol. i wanna keep these pounds off!!! ahhh! yayyy im so proud indiblue!! sooooo proud!!! keep it up!!!! maybe we'll cross the goal of 120 together!

You're exactly right- (and re-reading that post I shouldn't have used the word crept... I meant that you did it at a steady, continual pace instead of big spurts, which is the right, healthy way to do it, sorry if I didn't get that across like I meant to )

Ok now I just woke up and weighed myself the correct way and I actually am 130.8. Huzzah!

Hope everyone is seeing positive numbers today

I finally got a on scale for the first time in two weeks and I had GAINED .5 kilo. that puts me at 60.5 kilos, which is 133 pounds. I was clothed, and had just chugged alot of water, but it was still pretty disappointing.

I think I need to get a scale at home to chart my progress better. I have always had a scale (I even had two while I was in college). This is my first time in my life without one, and i'm just gaining, gaining, gaining.

See you ladies in the 120s thread! 58.8 kg this morning, 129.6 lbs.

Niiiiiiiice, Krampus!!!

Well Ladies, I'm getting pretty frustrated. I have been working out- HARD and eating very clean, well balanced meals, tracking calories- basically doing everything properly, as far as I know and I'm gaining weight, not losing. Last week I was 133, I'm all the way up to 140 and I just don't get it. I thought maybe I wasn't consuming enough calories because I eat so clean so often it's hard to meet a good calories goal, so I increased my calories intake and it didn't help. I did have my period and my weight spiked then, but if it's water weight it's not gone and my period is over. I know, I know, I know....I should just be patient and keep working out and eating good, but sheesh......it's just so irritating to step on the scale and see a higher number each day. I figured you regular weighers (is that even a word? ) would understand. Last night I went on a rant, telling my Fiance and was going to eat a packet of cookies "because sh*it, if I'm going to gain weight I may as well enjoy it while I do!", poor guy. I didn't eat the cookies. I'm just venting here. Blah.

bananapancakes that is so frustrating . For me when that happens I often cut back on exercising. For some reason, my body occassionally freaks out when I work out hard. I don't know if this is retaining water weight or conserving calories or what. Engaging in less-strenuous exercise, usually by walking a few times throughout the day or just doing a light workout, and still ensuring I'm under my daily calorie allotment sometimes helps. Have you also been drinking a lot of water? Maybe increase that too and see if you can't move any water retention along...

Good luck! It's so frustrating, but hang in there. It's a process and you're doing awesome at plowing through at a good, steady pace.

maenad I wouldn't discount the water and clothes. After drinking a huge water bottle of water and wearing jeans/shirt I can be as much as 2-3 lbs heavier than I actually am.

yay Krampus congrats!

Yeah BP, it sucks, that is so frustrating, I feel for you. I weigh every day, and have for months, so I can always tell when I'm gaining and why. It's how I resist even having a grilled chicken sandwich from Wendy's--because I know I'll be up 2-3 lbs the next day from sodium, and for about 4 days after! It sucks. If you don't weigh yourself daily, try it for a month or so and you'll start to see patterns.

So I'm gearing up for seeing 135 or 136 tomorrow. I weighed myself after dinner today and was 137.6. I'm always 2 lbs almost on the nose lighter in the morning, so I look forward to the new low!!! This is a great loss of a few lbs this month, after a couple months of barely losing. And I"m not doing anything differently (save for Christmas)!

I'm also leaving on vacation tomorrow (road trip), so I am going to make healthy choices, even if my husband gets annoyed. Like I'm packing a reasonable amount of food: hard boiled eggs, fresh fruit, turkey, etc for meals, and he actually had the nerve to get irritated at me because it's "too much work, and takes up too much room." Well I have news for him, I'm not eating fast food for days on end and packing back on 3-4 lbs that took me over 2 months to lose in the first place! We'll be hitting up the grocery store as soon as we arrive to our hotel. And yes, I'll eat out with them, and pick a reasonable dish, but once a day only...the rest will be my normal healthy foods Argh, this will be fun putting up with his resistance

PinkFlower- Good Luck with your road trip. It's important to go into something like that with a plan, which you have. I'm sure you will stick to it!

BananaPancakes - I wish I could solve your weight gain mystery, but I can't. I know I gain as much as 2 Pounds around TOM, and sometimes it sticks around for several days, while some other woman gain MUCH more, and it hangs around LONGER. Only advice I can give is to put away the scale for a few days, maybe even a week or two. It's really disheartening to see the scale move UP, you're on plan, so you WILL lose, just stop weighing for a few days (I know that is easier said than done!)

As for me, had a REALLY off plan dinner yesterday after a great day of good choices. I'm not too upset about it, just need to make a change today.

pinkflower good luck!! Yes, realizing a few years ago that I can go to grocery stores while on road trips was a huge epiphany for me haha. That and a cooler for the hotel room ensures you save calories and money and can actually enjoy the trip without stressing over ever meal you eat out. I hope it's a great trip.

I'm about to start packing for our trip this weekend too. We have about a 14 hour train ride (we live in India) so must pack enough to keep me from buying the absurdly cheap and delicious street food all the vendors will be selling. I'm a street food nut and am so tempted every time I see something new. Too bad everything has basically been stewing in ghee (clarified butter) for hours and probably has more cream in one bite than I've eaten in the past year.

130.8 for the second day in a row. I'm going to challenge myself to actually lose over the next 4 days we're traveling instead of just maintain... we'll see how it goes!

Thanks for the support and wise words ladies, much appreciated. I have considered putting the scale away, but I won't lie....I'm currently hooked, ugh, that sounds terrible and a wee bit embarrassing. Normally I'm not so stuck on the scale, but I'm so incredibly eager to see 129. Today was better, weighed in at 135 and that was late in the day after food, drink and p.j's on. I'm hanging in there and putting up a fight, I will not be defeated. I just visioned 'Eye of The Tiger' playing and me punching fists forward.

indiblue - good luck on your travels as well. Street food in Vietnam is also hard to turn down at times, although much more healthy here. Indian is one of my biggest weaknesses in life, it's just so good!

Bananapancake- I know how you feel being hooked to the scale, that's why I am glad we don't have one right now.

Over all feeling really good about my day so far. things are looking up!