I'm not close at all! Still 9ish pounds away. I keep playing with the same few pounds. Ugh.

Hi to everyone..

I've been MIA I was moving from Italy to Seattle and weighed myself and I MADE MY GOAL that is how I feel as well.. It has been a journey.. If I can do it I know you guys will make your goal as well.. Don't think I'm not going to stay in this forum to encourage you guys.. This forum as been the key to my weight loss. all the support and encouragement has been excellent..now for me to maintain this weight loss that is the next lifetime goal

It seems as if everyone is doing good.. maybe a few stalls here and there but believe me I understand it took me almost 2 months to lose the last 6 pounds..

hang in there

Yay Globe I am so happy for you!!! Congrats!!! Yes stick around and stay accountable so you aren't tempted to slip!

As far as this goal, I am not going to make it after my big stall, however I am making good progress now so I am happy! So far I am down 4.8 for the challenge, so no where near my 12lb goal but I am going to keep pushing to get as close as I can.

Sunday nights I do measuring I do left and right thigh, calve, upper arm, I also do bust, waist, tummy(biggest part) and hips. Since I started measuring on 5/26 I am down a total of 9.25 inches and in the last week alone I am down 4 inches. Also, my left leg has always measured bigger than my right at start it was 1 in different in the thigh area, it is down to only a fourth of an inch different so I am more balanced-lol. My biggest loss has been in the hips at 2.25 inches (the place I need to lose the most!lol

To anyone not measuring, I really suggest it because even in the weeks I wasn't losing lbs I still saw something in inches and it helps to stay motivated!

wow gapeach you are doing great!!!! Don't let the scale not moving discourage you.. I started taking measurements as well when the scale wasn't moving for me as well and remember we wear our clothes size based on inches not weight...

Hang in there I've had a few hiccups but I made it.. I'll be foolish after this hard work to gain the weight back.. but I started with the GI Diet because I knew I couldn't keep the atkins as a lifetime and I calorie count as well..

Way to go guys! I made it to my goal, but I definitely need this thread for me to stay accountable. I went waaay off plan a few days ago, and bounced from 148 to 153, back down to 149.

Crazy thing happened today, my boyfriend ordered a pizza for dinner and the delivery guy couldn't find our house. We were already waiting outside for him when he called, and left a message that said "Hey motherf***er, come get your pizza, son of a b****.". So my boyfriend called the delivery guy and he said that our address didn't exist. ???? When he finally did show up, he was nearly an hour late and was going the opposite way on a one way street. Then he had the nerve to make my boyfriend PAY for the cold pizza (but apologised for the nasty message we got on our machine). So my boyfriend called the pizza company, and all the manager had to say was "Well, you got the pizza, right?". Omg.

Hi guys sorry to be MIA. Have been doing some major house stuff - as in tearing apart a closet and going thru clothes that some were probably 25-30 years old ... Why no I'm not a fashionista why do you ask -- and I filled one big black garbage bag to take to the clothes bin behind the church.. And I washed all the rest so I have some shirts to wear that fit again (out of style but how out of style can t shirts be) or finally fit (new and never worn that I bought on vacations for when I lose weight - and it only took decades to happen) and a few pair of shorts ...they are a little big but it will get me thru the summer since I only wear them at home not out.

I have so much to do in my house it's not funny... I decided that I will work every day in a section and will tear things apart for exactly 15 minutes ... Then will go thru things and chuck things and organize till that amount is done ... I know it will take forever to do but I figure this is how I'm doing weight loss (slow and steady and keep plugging away) and it will work for other areas of my life too... Does that make sense to you guys too?

I'm not going to make the current goal unless I have a huge whoosh but no matter what I know I've been on plan and it's because of the good loss the last challenge that I am going slow now .. I'm working to get as close as possible ... Like I say if I have a whoosh it could happen,

Globe for sure don't leave the group ... Make your new goal for each challenge to stay at goal - and you got there during a stressful move you are amazing! congratulations!!

Ramra yay! On making your goal too... You can make your new goal to see how far you can go beyond the original one by the 4th... Then start the next new challenge at an even lower number ...

Gapeach you are doing great .. Keep plugging along and you will lose - maybe a little slower because you are near your total goal but WHOO HOO on the inches lost - heck to be truthful if you lose inches and the weight goes slower everyone will notice more anyway ... And a new to you car is exciting! A chance tovisit with the in-laws and then a nice trip home sounds great too.

serenity Oh ugh on the classroom temps that was brutal!

Better shower - going to get my haircut ... I was growing it out a bit but it was too hot last week and I can't stand it ..so getting it short again ... I so hope it will start looking cute not old as I go down more ... The trial and tribulations of white curly hair - you would think I would be used to it by now ... I've had white hair since my late 30's and was grey in my 20's ....

Have a great day all!

Hi all! Good job on the loses! I am down 2lbs I was hoping for a bit more but it was TOM too so Ill take what I can get. Hope you all have a great week Ill try to read through more later!

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been around much! Globe, congrats on hitting goal!

I'm on the worst TOM I have ever had, cramping, cranky, and it's heavy and not letting up. I'm sooooo bloated. Blah, I feel like crap but being good today.

I'm looking into doing a swim class for Sloane, the class is for 6-12 month olds, so I figure I won't be the only one looking bad in a bathing suit because everyone else will have just had babies 6-12 months ago :P haha.

Still really wanting to join the YMCA so I can start working out more, but my husband is still working on the deck so we're at his parents every day once he gets off at work. They have a gym downstairs so maybe I'll talk MIL into taking Sloane so I can work out a bit. The only problem is FIL likes to 'supervise' my husband (and nag, question him) and he has MIL cook while he is doing that.

On top of it all, my old best friend is moving here. I'm so excited to have a good friend in town. She started doing Atkins but I know she's not doing it anymore. I hope I can help her get back on plan, and it doesn't go the opposite way where she gets me off plan. Because I can assure it will be one or the other as it has always been since we were teenagers!

Globe for making your Goal! and moving across the world and being back in the States. I've been to Seattle and loved it! Lots of good coffee there, donuts too, but stay away from those. lol

Hi everybody, we can do this.

Brooklyn you didn't think I would let this pass without comment did you.... You are in ONDERLAND!!!!! Did you do a happy dance after you got off the scale

So yesterday I screwed up my courage and did something really scary .. Joined an exercise class that has been in progress .... And not just any exercise class ---- hoopla hoop class.... I will never ever be like they all are .. They dance with the hoop.. But if I can keep the hoop going and do a few things (with no grace) I will be happy. After 45 minutes I hurt fom my head to my waist and my arm was screaming too from trying to do some arm things with it. This was a class of 6 who were all thin and pretty and graceful and young and oh so good! But they were nice and I am buying a hoop so I can practice at home and I will go more ... I also found an video of just an exercise class online without the dance moves that I might like to try at home .. It isn't instructional just a video of a class that I could follow along. It is supposed to be really good for you for you core and your tummy muscles of course and your low back and it burns 350 calories an hour just hooping and if you get into the other moves and dance it can go up into the 600 calorie range ....l also think it will be good therapy for my shoulder and arm that I broke ... Because you have to hold the arm you are using up as straight as possible and I don't have a fantastic range of motion or strength after the shoulder surgeries and the doctor said I won't ever have it - but I figure any increase is a help ... I will just be slow on doing those moves so I don't injure it .. I can always just hoop if I want in between .. Now I can't wait till tomorrow to see how bruised I am since I am the bruise queen!

Stephanie the swim class sounds like a great idea ... You will have fun and my niece did it with her kids and kept it up every summer - it makes her feel much more at ease about the pool they have now. She is still totally aware but at least she knows if they did get in there she could get out there to scold them about going in alone without worry that anything would happen..... Plus it will just be fun,


I am all about making things games and fun ... I do it with finding and trying new recipes, trying the challenges, now the hoop class ... Heck I've even tried making cleaning house fun ... I will never grow up I guess cause if I can't have fun doing things I don't want to do them .... stomping my feet and crossing my arms here ...

The scale finally tipped in the downward direction. I was 223 a few hours ago. That's about 3it pounds this week. I will sooo take it! I'm glad you are all doing so well!

I wanted to apologize for not doing any kind of personals when I post.. I'm on my phone so its difficult to even type this silly comment hah!

Rho, way to go on challenging yourself! I used to be a member of a gym that offered exercise groups, but I was too chicken to ever exercise with other people. lol

Steph, I bet Sloane will love it. My boyfriend's 2 year old has been in swimming lessons for a while. At first he was very nervous, but now he loves to splash around and get dunked under water. It's a huge boost in confidence for him.

Awesome work Sizlinga! I love your ultimate goal by the way, I love showing snoots a thing or two. ;P

Hey guys, there was an article printed in USA Today yesterday about a scientific study that found that a person burns more calories on a low carb diet. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...oss/55843134/1

We could have told them that. lol

Keep on doing it peeps!

Hey guys, just realized I haven't done any check-ins since the day this challenge started. I've been way off plan, went to the coast for a couple of days for a vacation and came back with dental problems. So just recovering from all that fun stuff now, also started school this week. Most of my summer classes are 4 weeks long so I have class from 1-7pm 4 days a week which isn't much fun and there's not much of a break between classes. Thankfully I will be completely done by September. My goal for 4th of July is just to get back on plan. Right before I went off plan I was down to 207, I'm up to 218 right now, for the most part I'm living on soft foods which makes low carb hard but once I'm completely better I'm going to start back OP. I don't think I've ever missed salads so much haha.
Good job everybody on your losses!

So are we going to do a Labor Day Challenge . I was thinking again - dangerous I know- but how about if some people want to go scale free or not have an emphasis on weight loss and make it days on plan or measurements at the beginning and end or do a weigh in at the beginning and the end with just staying on plan each day.. People could do all three or one or all if they want. I think if we are struggling to get back that doing a day at a time and planning out our food for the week could be a less pressure filled challenge to ease back in.

Weights starting to go down again for me it's done with its stuck .. I doubt I will make my goal but that is ok .. I will get there a week or so later I'm sure and I will be in ONDERLAND soon.

Sizzl no problems I ramble on enough for both of us . And YAY! Doing good..

Air - vacations yay - dental problems ugh ugh ugh .. You will be back in the swing of things in no time Im sure .. Take it one day or meal at a time .. And for now concentrate on healing.. And maybe you can. Plan what you can do ahead of time to make your school time easier ..

Ramra going to the class was HARD and I wanted to turn and run when I saw how young and thin everyone was but I said to myself that would be even more embarrassing lol ...my hoop should be done today or tomorrow and I ordered a book and DVD from amazon to work with till the next class. I won't go to all the classes but I figure one or two a month should be ok (it's a money thing too) if I keep it up at home . I've been reading success stories of people who used it to help lose weight and just get healthier too. So if I can do a few 10 or 15 minute workouts a day it should help.

I should do a before and after shouldn't I? I took out shorts from last year and OMG I really did get thinner ... Isn't it funny that to my mind I'm the same size until I try something on from back when I began.