Welcome Novangel and LizzRR. Glad to see some new comers to the 140s thread. I feel like I've been here forever and my scale jumps all over the place. I need to start eating right or I'll be back in the 150s before I know it.

Liz- I love your tag line for a healthy baby making weight. My bf and I are working on that goal too. We would of been excepting this August but unfortunately it didnt work out a we had hoped.

I start personal training again today with my old trainer and I'm very excited about that. I am thinking of seeing a nutritionist come this fall when I have less things on my plate.

I am so sorry to hear about your loss, I cannot begin to express my condolence. Big congratulations on the training, I love my weightlifting class - I take it 3x/week and feel so strong afterwards. I can actually see muscle definition in my arms and shoulders now!

Thanks Liz.

Training yesterday was awesome. Slowly getting soarer and soarer as the day goes on. My goal is to get to the gym this evening and do some cardio and stretching to help alleviate some of that.

Still need to work on the diet. I keep repeating that so hopefully it will eventually happen.

Jamie, did you hit your mini goal? I see your size goal and was wondering if you are there yet as you are the same height as me and I bought my first size 4 pants at 145 and have a 28 inch waist. I have a large dense head though so that maybe where I store my pounds.

No success reaching my goal yet. I carry all my weight in my stomach and have a plump butt. I havent lost weight in a long time. I haven't been sticking to eating right and have been missing work outs. Right now I need to focus on my CPA and getting a new job. I think taking on losing weight is being counter productive in achieving my other goals.

My current size is a tight 6 and comfortable 8. I can live with that for now. My bf and I are going to FL in nov. hopefully by the end of sep or early oct I can refocus my efforts on losing these final pounds.

I'm very jealous of ur size 4 and 28 in waist. Have you reached your size/goal? Are you looking to just maintain?

Ahh...the scale giveth and the scale taketh away! Yesterday my home scale said I was at 141.2lb, this morning 144.6lb! BUT - I know it is water retention, as Aunt Flo is knocking on my door - I'm just hoping this whooshes away before Friday @ 1pm as that's my final Weigh In with my coach for Phase 1 and I REALLY want to be 'officially' at 145lb goal according to their scale. My home scale is usually ~3lb lighter (first thing in the AM, birthday suit, after bathroom) - so I was on track to make it - just hope stupid hormones don't mess it up!

Well, no matter what - I still know I 'made it', at least unofficially - and I can't complain too much! I went to The Limited this weekend and fit into size 2! I was wearing Old Navy size 2, but was leery of their vanity sizing, so it's always great to get a 'second opinion'. I'm planning on hitting up Ann Taylor soon, so we'll see what the sizing fairies say I am there. It's a bit frustrating, because even within the same store, the different 'styles' can have different sizes!

I was at 148.2 the other day so I'm almost at 147p! Gonna get there by my Birthday in 2 weeks hopefully.

Keep it up ladies. Jamie, I am lackadaisically trying to get a BMI of 22.0 but I am in no rush as I do not want to buy a smaller bra. Liz, you are too right about the scale. Official weighing at the doctor's office typically finds me in the lightest clothes I can wear which stinks in the winter. Novangel, any cool birthday plans?

Keep up the good work ladies. I have a job interview today and I'm squeezing into my size 6 suit. When I interviewed six years ago at my current job the suit was actually loose. I guess I should just be glad to get in it!

I have a lot of studying to do, so the gym and eating are side-barred till Wednesday.

So, finally after two wks, during one of which Auntie Erma/Flo was occupying Main St, I'm dwn 2 lbs. Hot yoga, beginning ballet, 1x wk at YMCA, + one other activity is helping. I'm a little sore and I defn need more sleep, but it's such a relief to see a loss. Congrats to the rest of you who have had losses.

It's so strange how differently my body acts now than it did 5 yrs ago. I wish I knew whether it was just aging or having had a child or being 20 lbs heavier. Everything feels weird, creaky, and lethargic.

I hurt a muscle in my back loading the dishwasher. Seriously, I haven't pulled or strained anything while working out for the past year. I do hear my joints some times when lifting weights. That is the sound of resistance to idly accepting the aging process ;-).

Lol...my husband has pulled his hammy twice unloading the dishwasher! He's such a trooper, doesn't use it as an excuse to not do the dishes!

Hello ladies. How's it going? I bounced down to 138.8 over the weekend but I am back up. I probably will never call myself at goal as maintenance is a task in itself and I fear giving myself a gold star for completion will make me less vigilant.

It's been a month and a half and I'm still 148p. Granted no gain but what the h*ll?? I have 8 pounds to goal and I'm ready to bang my head on the wall. I've recently added more weight resistance to my rountine in hopes it kicks things into gear. I'm so over this journey. Seeing the scale not move an ounce makes me lose motivation. I won't quit but I want to.

The weight resistance will change sizes even if weight doesn't drop. I can currently rock size 2 pants event when bloated. However my biceps won't allow me to wear certain shirts/dresses in size small. That's the price I pay I guess.