The hike was great, thanks! Fitbit says I got in 16K steps, and 160 flights of stairs (equivalent). Took about 1-1/2 hours going up, half hour down.

It does sound like you are firmly in the 150's! Yay!

I hope you have a great day!

Britt that's awesome!! That's got to be such a good feeling. EagleRiverDee, that hike sounds like fun. I can't wait to get hiking in our area this summer, once mid-May comes and things slow down for me.

Well, I leave on vacation tomorrow and today's reading is 151.2, so pretty happy there. I'm super wary though after this plateau of it jumping up again, but it does really seem to be on a consistent down trend for the last few days. Whew! I'm debating whether to take the scale with me on vacation... it seems like overkill, but we're going to be gone for a week and a half and I can do a lot of damage with all those grandma-cooked meals in 10 days if I'm not keeping track! And I wouldn't weigh every day, but two or three times. If I hit 150 even the day after we get back, I'll be officially on track for 1/3 of the year, and I'd really like that. That weekly goal is keeping me motivated, so I don't want to lose it.

I ended up binging for a few days and found myself back at 162 yesterday morning! Got back on track and am back down to 159.8 today. Just made it back in by the skin of my teeth. I think I finally have my eating plan figured out, so I hope to be back to dropping the lbs from now on. I absolutely REFUSE to see the 160s ever again (unless I get pregnant at some point... but who knows?)!

How is vacay going, Princess?
Happy Thursday, everyone!

hi all - I'm back under 160 - hanging out between 158 and 159 which I don't find acceptable! It's so hard to lose weight now...argh! I was 157 on Sunday but that was after a 23 mile bike ride in 80 degree weather I really need to get back down around 150 so I can continue on to the 140s...

Hi everyone. I lost what I had regained and am back to 152 as of today. Not sure why, since my diet hasn't exactly been stellar lately, unless my body just needed a break. I don't think I was undereating before, though.

I've been fighting a bug and have been extremely fatigued this week. I think it's viral as my lymph nodes got swollen, my joints began to hurt, and I had popping ears and a bit of a cough. I went to bed very early last night and didn't work out and I do feel better today. Not 100% but not as fatigued.

Princess- I hope you had a great vacation!

Britt- we all do it! The key is just to do what you did and get back on the program.

Syckgirlsfv- I hear ya. I've been in the 150's longer than any other spot and I'm ready to move on to the 140's. My mini-goal is 145, where I will officially no longer be overweight. My finish goal- right now, anyway- is 135. That's tweakable and will depend on how much muscle I am carrying at the time on whether I stop there or try to go a little lower.

so here is the weird thing! I was 160.6 Friday, and then yesterday somehow dropped to 156.8. I haven't seen 156 in a couple years. Now this morning the scale said 155.6 if you can believe that. I'll take it, but I don't know if it will stick. Strange!

Britt, EagleRiverDee, thanks for asking! I just got back this afternoon and... well, we'll see what the scale says. The last few days were a lot better than the first. Ironically my grandma served much healthier food than my aunts and uncles! The last time they saw me was five years ago when I ate basically nothing but sugar and almost no meat, so having dessert planned out for every meal was a challenge. And so.much.sodium. from eating out. It'll probably take a few days for my body to get back to normal and then we'll see how things shake out with the scale. I'm pretty sure I gained at least a pound, so I will need to make up for some lost time in May. Hope the 150s stick around for good this time, Britt, and that you're down into the 140s soon, EagleRiverDee!

Syckgirlsfv, welcome! Glad to have another person here in the 150s thread!

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been MIA. I have been staying busy. I went biking twice this week with friends. I have a hike scheduled for tomorrow in the mountains. I've been doing cardio and yoga at home plus walking outside with my dogs and also with one of my friends. I finally (FINALLY) dropped another pound. I have been weeks at 152, weighed 151 this morning. I need to get back into the losing weight mindset, I've been eating larger portions and more fats which are high in calories. So need to make a shift because I really want to get down to 145 to start with (it's psychological- 145 would make me "officially" not overweight anymore) and then ultimately down to 135.

Syckgirlsfv- hope that weight loss stuck for you! Congrats!

Princessroja- It sounds like you did great on your vacation!

Britt- how are you doing?

157 this morning...not too shabby. I just took what has to be the mother****er of all mother****ers of tests! OHMY it was the WORST, to say the least! LOLOLOLOL I will pass it next time! I know what I need to focus on and plus I have to start studying for the next one tomorrow!

this has been me for the last few months...not subject to change any time soon!

Syckgirlsfv yikes! Glad you're done with that test! And CONGRATS on that pound, EagleRiverDee!! That has got to be SO encouraging.

For my part, I weighed in at 152 this morning and I think it may go down a little over the course of the morning. That means either I've lost weight this week or I didn't gain even a full pound on vacation, both of which are great options. I should be at 149 on Monday to be on track. I'm obviously not going to be there, but I'd settle for 151. Maybe I can catch up over the next week or two! Gotta stay on track.

Princessroja- congrats! Not gaining weight on a vacation is a great NSV!

Syckgirlsfv- Hope you did good on your test!

I walked my butt off today. Friends and I hiked up a local mountain, traversed up and down across the ridgeline a few miles, and dropped down another mountain and out. 4-1/2 hours of hiking. I'm going to feel that tomorrow!

thanks ladies! I won't find out until August because they changed the exam right before I took it and they have to determine how they are going to score it. I start studying for the next one tonight!

I am up a little today - 159. I had wine last night and drank a lot of fluids along with it so I figured that would happen. I will probably go on a bike ride with hubby after church so hopefully that will take care of that water weight!

You guys are killing those workouts! I'm impressed. With the week from heck now behind me hopefully I can be more active. I did work out 5 out of the last 8 days though, which hey, that's not too bad. Thankfully the cold that threatened over the weekend seems to have lightened up considerably, for which I am *very* grateful.

And... :drumroll: Scale was at 150.8 this morning. Yay!! I feel like running around and squealing after how hard the last few weeks have been. It's even a half pound below my prevacation weight!! Of course, I'll still have to lose two pounds a week for the next two weeks to get back on track, which is pretty ambitious for me, but I'm going to do my darndest!!

Princessroja- Congrats! I'm close- I was at 151.0 this morning. I get a little looser with my diet on the weekends, so I was very pleased to see that I actually lost a bit of weight anyway. That hike on Saturday did indeed make me quite sore, but I did take the dogs for a walk yesterday and did a little yoga.

Syckgirlsfv- Yes, probably just water/glycogen weight. It'll drop off quick.

I hope everyone is having a good Monday. My hubby told me this morning- after he kissed me goodbye- that he's dizzy and thinks he has an ear infection. I was like- "Thanks for telling me AFTER you kissed me!" LOL