Sw: 319.2
Gw: 309.2

5/01: 319.2
5/08: 317.0
5/15: 316.4
5/22: 314.2
5/29:

l 5.2 pounds

5/1-175.1
5/2-176.7
5/3-176.5
5/4-176.3
5/5-176.2
5/6-175.2
5/7-174.7
5/8-176.0 weekly WI
5/9-175.6
5/10-175.8
5/11-177.3
5/12-176.8
5/13-175.4
5/14-
5/15-174.1 weekly WI
5/16-173.2
5/17-175.3
5/18-174.9
5/19-173.4
5/20-172.5
5/20-172.5 weekly WI - TTOM showed up
Won't have access to scale far a few days...
5/25-174.0
5/26-175.6 dang kettle corn

Best to all

5/31-169.9

Noggs, congrats on the new low! That's a good drop!
Keli, c'mon! Push put of that mid-170's range! You can do it!

I am down a lb today according to my Dad's scale! Oh, how I hope that's right! (I won't be changing my ticker till I get back home and see what my scale says though! )

SW: 220
GW: Met
CW: (205)

5/1: 220
5/2: 220
5/3: 220 Started anew
5/4: 218
5/5: 217.5
5/6: 218 TOM
5/7: 216
5/8: 216
5/9: 216 Cheat Day
5/10: 215
5/11: 215.5
5/12: 214.5
5/13: 213.5
5/14: 213.5
5/15: 212.5
5/16: 211.5 Cheat Day
5/17: 213
5/18: 211 Goal!
5/19: 210.5
5/20: 210
5/21: 209.5
5/22: 208.5 Bonus Goal!
5/23: 208 Cheat Day
5/24: 209.5
5/25: (206)
5/26: (205)

May goal: work through 1st part of The Diet Trap Solution

Foundation Strategies I'm practicing daily (adding one every 3 or 4 days):
1. Read my list of advantages of losing weight
2. Eat slowly while seated
3. Give myself credit during the day
4. Read my response cards (tips, tricks, and talk-backs to sabotaging thoughts)
5. Weigh Daily (see below)
6. Build "resistance muscle"
7. Manage hunger and cravings
8. Eat according to a schedule
9. Eat according to a plan

May 10: 84.95kgs
11: 85.05kgs
12: 85.5
13: 85.75
14: 85.65
15: 85.5
16: 85.5
17: 85.55
18: 86.00
19: 85.6
20: 85.55
21: 85.5
22: 85.45
23: 85.6
24: 85.25
25: 84.6
26: 85.0

Yay, I managed to do it. At one point I was sure that I wasn't going to get it done, so glad that I just stuck to plan and powered through.

Sw: 240
Gw: 230

5/1: 240
5/2: 239.7
5/3: 239.6
5/4: 238.6
5/5: 238.1
5/6: 238.3
5/7: 237.7
5/8: 239.6
5/9: 239.2
5/10: 239
5/11: 238.3
5/12: 238.7
5/13: 238.6
5/14: 237.7
5/15: 237.8
5/16: 236.1
5/17: 235.6
5/18: 235.2
5/19: 235.5
5/20: 235.2
5/21: 234.9
5/22: 234.4
5/23: 232.1
5/24: 230.7
5/25: 230.9
5/26: 228.9

l 5.2 pounds

5/1-175.1
5/2-176.7
5/3-176.5
5/4-176.3
5/5-176.2
5/6-175.2
5/7-174.7
5/8-176.0 weekly WI
5/9-175.6
5/10-175.8
5/11-177.3
5/12-176.8
5/13-175.4
5/14-
5/15-174.1 weekly WI
5/16-173.2
5/17-175.3
5/18-174.9
5/19-173.4
5/20-172.5
5/20-172.5 weekly WI - TTOM showed up
Won't have access to scale far a few days...
5/25-174.0
5/26-175.6 dang kettle corn
5/27-175.5 honestly I expected a little more of a drop...

Best to all

5/31-169.9

Morning all!!

So exciting to see these goals being met. I didn't so much fall off the wagon but I was hanging on by a thread. No gains but no loss either. I just had a really difficult last week and then going into memorial day weekend...BUT I am just going to shake it off, as I do, and get back to it. I hope I can pull out those last 3 pounds to hit goal and I'm really gonna try. I just need to keep my butt motivated on the bad days. Stress ate me up last week and I'm not one to let a little stress affect me in a negative fashion but when it involves one of my children, that is a whole other ballgame. Soooo, needing a little extra encouragement and support as I try to figure things out.

SW: 242
GW: 232

05/01: 242
05/02: 243
05/03: 242
05/04: 242
05/05: 242
05/06: 242
05/07: 240
05/08: 239
05/09: 238
05/10: 238
05/11: 240
05/12: 240
05/13: 238
05/14: 236
05/15: 236
05/16: 235
05/17: 235
05/18: 236 TOM
05/19: 236
05/20: 238
05/21: 235
05/22: 236
05/23: 236
05/24: 235
05/25: 237
05/26: 236
05/27: 235

Delphi: Sorry for the stressful time -- I hope things are working themselves through now. You're doing great when you look as the month as a whole. Keep it up!

I finally got to the last section of the 1st part of The Diet Trap Solution -- keeping track of the good moments (like a day made more enjoyable because I stuck to my plan and felt good about it) to remind myself that all of this effort is really worth it! I'm making index cards because that has worked really well for me with #1 and #4 -- I'll read my Good Memory cards right along with the Advantages and Responses cards.

And, I got to a new low for the month!

May goal: work through 1st part of The Diet Trap Solution

Foundation Strategies I'm practicing daily (adding one every 3 or 4 days):
1. Read my list of advantages of losing weight
2. Eat slowly while seated
3. Give myself credit during the day
4. Read my response cards (tips, tricks, and talk-backs to sabotaging thoughts)
5. Weigh Daily (see below)
6. Build "resistance muscle"
7. Manage hunger and cravings
8. Eat according to a schedule
9. Eat according to a plan
10. Capture "worth-it memories"

May 10: 84.95kgs
11: 85.05kgs
12: 85.5
13: 85.75
14: 85.65
15: 85.5
16: 85.5
17: 85.55
18: 86.00
19: 85.6
20: 85.55
21: 85.5
22: 85.45
23: 85.6
24: 85.25
25: 84.6
26: 85.0
27: 84.55

Way to go, Synderella and me!

Sum38: 4 lbs
Synderella: 10 lbs
ShaMac: 9 lbs
SeeMyFeet: 5 lbs
Crow: 4.6 lbs
EmilieMarie: 4x/week planned meals
Candidcamster: 7.5 lbs
Noggs: 10 lbs
wantochange: 5 lbs
atmos: 3 lbs
Turtle11: 4 lbs
stilettolife: 4 lbs
kelijpa: 5.2 lbs
Jodaleeb: 3kgs, 1200-1500 cals/day
SnowWolf: track measurements
thin_is_my_destiny: 8 lbs, cleaner diet
nonameslob: 2.5 lbs
AngelOnHorseback: 10 lbs
PollifaxFive: 4 lbs
stepbystep: 4 kgs, daily weigh-ins
nickilaughs: reach 177 lbs
EnglishMcTeach: 6.6 lbs
Delphi: 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: work through 1st part of The Diet Trap Solution
momtopands: 5 lbs
JenDestiny: get out of 300s
Jacqui_D: 9 lbs Bonus goal: 2 more lbs
rainbow84uk: 4.6 kgs
CakeGirl75: 10 lbs

05/19 248
05/20 248
05/21 247
05/22 246 Tom
05/23 246
05/24 247 (ugh...I did have a big dinner and cheated with a piece of corn on the cob, I am sure it is mostly water weight so I won't stress it until TOM is over!)
05/25 248 (apparently my body can't handle even a little detour off plan so as of today back at it full force!)
05/26 250 (I have no words)
05/27 249 (I gave in to the munchies last night and the night before and had cereal...also the massive quantities of fruit over the last couple days did not help...cleaning the sugar out of my system again, hoping to at least get halfway to goal by end of month)
05/28
05/29
05/30
05/31 (goal 238)

Congrats Synderella and Joy on making goal!
Cakegirl, oh those carbs are wicked. Work hard to break that cycle! You can do it!
Keli, at least you're on the way back down!
Delphi, 2 drops in the last 2 days, that's great! I hope your stressful times are over now!

I am down a half lb today!

SW: 220
GW: Met
CW: (204.5)

5/1: 220
5/2: 220
5/3: 220 Started anew
5/4: 218
5/5: 217.5
5/6: 218 TOM
5/7: 216
5/8: 216
5/9: 216 Cheat Day
5/10: 215
5/11: 215.5
5/12: 214.5
5/13: 213.5
5/14: 213.5
5/15: 212.5
5/16: 211.5 Cheat Day
5/17: 213
5/18: 211 Goal!
5/19: 210.5
5/20: 210
5/21: 209.5
5/22: 208.5 Bonus Goal!
5/23: 208 Cheat Day
5/24: 209.5
5/25: (206)
5/26: (205)
5/27: (204.5)

Thanks Jacqui and gardenerjoy.

It looks like that things are starting to settle down around here. I'm getting back at it and just trying to find something to switch up my routine a bit. I miss running but after I hurt my back last year and my knee issues, I just wanted to wait until I hit Onderland before I started training like that again. Soooo, I'm back to walking but it just doesn't give me that heart pumping cardio sweat. In any case, I'll get it figured out. I'm doing a lot of research, so I'm sure I will come up with something. No losses Jacqui, just losing some of that water weight from TOM and just back down to where I was pre-TOM. But no gains, so thats a very groovy thing. In any case, I am so proud of you guys. Everyone has been working hard and regardless if you hit your goals, coming here and all progress is worth giving yourself a pat on the back. As long as you remain engaged, I believe, you keep fighting and progressing. We will get there...

Now, no loss again today but I am finally back to PRE-TOM weight with the bloating finally gone. Sooo, I'm full steam ahead and will see what the scale has in store for me as our May challenge winds down. Sure hope you folks have a great day!!!

SW: 242
GW: 232

05/01: 242
05/02: 243
05/03: 242
05/04: 242
05/05: 242
05/06: 242
05/07: 240
05/08: 239
05/09: 238
05/10: 238
05/11: 240
05/12: 240
05/13: 238
05/14: 236
05/15: 236
05/16: 235
05/17: 235
05/18: 236 TOM
05/19: 236
05/20: 238
05/21: 235
05/22: 236
05/23: 236
05/24: 235
05/25: 237
05/26: 236
05/27: 235
05/28: 235

May goal: work through 1st part of The Diet Trap Solution

Foundation Strategies I'm practicing daily (adding one every 3 or 4 days):
1. Read my list of advantages of losing weight
2. Eat slowly while seated
3. Give myself credit during the day
4. Read my response cards (tips, tricks, and talk-backs to sabotaging thoughts)
5. Weigh Daily (see below)
6. Build "resistance muscle"
7. Manage hunger and cravings
8. Eat according to a schedule
9. Eat according to a plan
10. Capture "worth-it memories"

May 10: 84.95kgs
11: 85.05kgs
12: 85.5
13: 85.75
14: 85.65
15: 85.5
16: 85.5
17: 85.55
18: 86.00
19: 85.6
20: 85.55
21: 85.5
22: 85.45
23: 85.6
24: 85.25
25: 84.6
26: 85.0
27: 84.55
28: 84.7

05/19 248
05/20 248
05/21 247
05/22 246 Tom
05/23 246
05/24 247 (ugh...I did have a big dinner and cheated with a piece of corn on the cob, I am sure it is mostly water weight so I won't stress it until TOM is over!)
05/25 248 (apparently my body can't handle even a little detour off plan so as of today back at it full force!)
05/26 250 (I have no words)
05/27 249 (I gave in to the munchies last night and the night before and had cereal...also the massive quantities of fruit over the last couple days did not help...cleaning the sugar out of my system again, hoping to at least get halfway to goal by end of month)
05/28 249
05/29
05/30
05/31 (goal 238)

Delphi, I'm so glad you're back on track!
Joy, woohoo on the drop!
Cakegirl, keep going!

Incredibly, I am another half lb down! I'm can't be sure of what I weigh since I'm on Dad's scale, but I can see that I'm still losing!

SW: 220
GW: Met
CW: (204)

5/1: 220
5/2: 220
5/3: 220 Started anew
5/4: 218
5/5: 217.5
5/6: 218 TOM
5/7: 216
5/8: 216
5/9: 216 Cheat Day
5/10: 215
5/11: 215.5
5/12: 214.5
5/13: 213.5
5/14: 213.5
5/15: 212.5
5/16: 211.5 Cheat Day
5/17: 213
5/18: 211 Goal!
5/19: 210.5
5/20: 210
5/21: 209.5
5/22: 208.5 Bonus Goal!
5/23: 208 Cheat Day
5/24: 209.5
5/25: (206)
5/26: (205)
5/27: (204.5)
5/28: (204)