Hello everyone it is Friday weigh-in day.
boatingmommy: you're right there are a lot of healthy asian food choices here where I live. It's hard to be overweight unless you just decide to be. I have lived in Jpn over 10 years but I never developed a taste for some of the things. We have mcdonalds here but I only go once a month - not at all since I started my diet on Oct 18th. Anyway - if all I ate was japanese food it would greatly simplify my diet that's for sure. I think 50% of the stuff probably has negative calories
an example of some of the things I think have negative calories - probably not far from joking - konyaku, daikon, burdock.

Goal: 10 lb

01/01 .... 134.0 kg .... Start
01/03 .... 133.7 kg .... -0.7 lb
01/10 .... 133.0 kg .... -1.5 lb
01/17 ....
01/24 ....
01/31 ....
-2.2 lb TOTAL
22.0% of goal reached

SW: 80,7kg
1/3: 80,7kg (no change; Øcals: 1550; exercise: 2x)
1/10: 78,2kg (-2,5kg; Øcals: 1560; exercise: 5x)
1/17:
1/24:
1/31:
GW: 78,0kg

yesterday's exercise: 80min walk/run
yesterday's calories: 1500

good morning

So, I had a really weird time running yesterday - 45 minutes in, I just didn't feel like running anymore. I wasn't exhausted or anything, I jut didn't feel like it. And literally couldn't get myself to keep running. So I ended up walking like 3k back. Well, happens.
Anyways, it's my weigh-in day today! I'm happy with the result, guess sticking to plan does reward you It is probably a lot of water weight. Well, or maybe what woodstock said, weight you gain fast, you lose fast. Glad to have lost the Christmas junk though!

boatingmommy I laughed at your 'bunch of losers' comment. Thanks!

Turtle11 Nice drop!

imabehot probably water weight keep at it!!

NightAngel26 well done! Hope you're having a great day

Woodstock guess you're scale is rewarding you for sticking through all the unreasoned gains and awkward stalls. Good job!

Jacqui_D Yep, I guess people need to understand that the Biggest Loser is a TV show for entertainment like Survivor and has nothing to do with real life. The German version is still not a lifestyle for real life, but not so much over the top. It's just sad that the contestants are hard to be identified with this season.
Loved the quote collection, by the way!

darius I looked up the foods you mentioned - looks real delicious! Do you like the taste of it? Also, nice loss this week

Have a great start into the weekend, everyone!

When The Whoosh Fairy comes, she really is being generous with me . I had a 3.2 drop yesterday Which means I met my GOAL for the month. -- I knew I should had lost weight all week, but those darn TOM hormones kept me bloated. Now that TOM came all that water is escaping my system

SW 152.4
GW 147.2

31: 152.2
01: 152.4
02: 151.6
03: 149.4
04: 149.4
05: 149.6
06: 149.8
07: 150.6
08: No w/i
09: 149.6 TOM
10: 146.4

The first 10 days of January have gone well............

Start Weight 01/01/2014: 325.8
03/01/2014: 323.6
10/01/2014: 317.6
17/01/2014:
24/01/2014
31/01/2014:

Goal for January 31st is 310 lbs - 7 more lbs. to go!

GW: 188
1/6: 196.6
1/7: 196.6
1/8: 195.8
1/9: 196.8
1/10: 195.4

Lost my first pound!

Good morning all
My goal is to lose 4.9 and get to 155

Jan 1 - 159.9
Jan 2 - 162.0 - here we go, really starting with weekly WI tomorrow, so ok with this for now...
Jan 3 - 163.4 weekly WI, hopefully this will be my high for the year
Jan 4 - 162.9 headed in the right direction
Jan 5 - 162.9
Jan 6 - 159.4 yay for the whoosh, nice to get rid if that water!
Jan 7 - 159.0 TOM showed up...bleh
Jan 8 - 159.1
Jan 9 - 159.7 wine...d'oh, should be down for WI tomorrow
Jan 10 - 159.1 weekly WI (-4.3 got that bump up off!)

Jan 31 - 155

boatingmommy we got that inch of snow last night, everything white again, glad it's my day off, possible freezing rain later with the warm up.

Rsadler keep working your plan, that weight will fall off, just make sure you go back next week, you're doing great.

Sum congrats on the whoosh!!

Jacqui you're right, that's just water

I'm seeing lots of great progress, seems like we're getting back into the swing after the holidays. Feels good doesn't it?!

imabehot on your first pound, you're on your way!!

Have a good day!

good morning! It looks like most everyone is doing great!

Congrats sum for meeting goal already!!!!! Thats outstanding!

To everyone struggling, just keep up the good work and the scale has to cooperate eventually! I am struggling too, I have been keeping my carbs below 30 net and usually 17-23 and I have been working out and I am just bouncing around 244-45 since the first. GRRRRR! It is all good though, because it has to cooperate eventually. Yesterday I saw 243.7 and was so happy it was 243 again, but then did a heavy arm workout and was so busy at the front counter at work I barely got any water in at all. So today I am sore and retaining water.

I am fine with bouncing like this, I just need to see that the trend is downward at least!
eta: well when I look at my fluctuations, each high is lower than the last... I guess that is a good sign.

SW - 244.6
GW - 239.6
01/01 - 249.8
01/02 - 247.8
01/03 - 246.7
01/04 - 245.7
01/05 - 244.5
01/06 - 246.6
01/07 - 245.3
01/08 - 244.4
01/09 - 243.7
01/10 - 244.5

SW - 159
CW - 157.2
GW - 153

Was on target in points yesterday. Shoveled more snow for exercise...now I have jello arms. Going to do my best to behave this weekend. It is the RV/Camper show in St. Louis. We will go and think thoughts of spring and warmer weather. Hope you all have a great weekend lined up! Oh, and today marks 20 weeks until our Disney World Trip (more warm weather thoughts).

Darius - I have never heard of some of the dishes you posted, but I do love a lot of those vegetable based meals. They are so good for you...if the added meat isn't loaded with sodium. You have been doing such a great job with your diet...keep it up!

183 - Nice job! Even giving up on the run you still exercised, which is more than most (me) would do. I've tried to be a runner...just not into it. I love video workouts where I am in the comfort of my home in my sloppy old workout clothes.

Sum - Fabulous drop! I hope when my TOM is over I get a whoosh of some sort.

NightAngel, Woodstock - nice drops since the beginning of the month!!

Rsadler - Hang in there!!! Sending you lots of willpower and a hug.

Jacqui - Love all the quotes!

pixikat - I know you are working like crazy...hope your week went well!!!

To all I have missed - Keep moving forward!!!

Okay, I have to go get dressed for work. Happy Friday!!!

Way to go, Sum38! Great to see one of us get on the board early in January!

Rsadler126: 6 lbs (Onederland!)
boatingmommy: 6 lbs
kelijpa: 4.9 lbs
Sum38: 5 lbs
183StGB: 2.7 kgs
shr1nk1ngme: 10 lbs
nickadee: 10 lbs
SouthernBell02: 6.2 lbs
Kilketay: 5 lbs
allyp: 7 lbs
SeeMyFeet:
stilettolife: 4 lbs
workinglikeadog: 4 lbs
marymo: 4.4 lbs
Big_Fat_Rooster: 8 lbs
designchick88: 7 lbs
finale: Onederland
NightAngel26: 10 lbs
gardenerjoy: 1 lb
susan1975: 202
Turtle11: 5 lbs
pnkrckpixikat: 5 lbs
Jacqui_D: 5 lbs
kris2008: 1500 calories each day
Woodstock: 7 lbs
vix: 10.5 lbs
jennybutler357: Onederland!
ajlee33: 7 lbs
delosmuertos44: 10 lbs
onebyone: 5 lbs
darius: 10 lbs
Alhamdulillah: 5 lbs
nitrus29: Onederland!
watchoutforthatcar: 10 lbs
teati: 6 lbs
lemc87: 5 lbs
Kaitie9399: 4 lbs
Rhiko: get to 63kgs
TrayTeam: 8 lbs
dcapulet: 6 lbs
lisa4621: 5 lbs
SharShar1: 7 lbs
finale: 16 lbs
freckfrecks: 16 lbs
Joyfulme: Stick to the IP diet
vicki1: 15 lbs
cincorn: 5.2 lbs
Minneey: 5 lbs
imabehot: get to 188 lbs
gypsylthr: 3 lbs

I don't have TOM any more, and that's just fine with me, even if it means fewer visits from the whoosh fairy. I just wish Aunt Flo hadn't taken my metabolism with her when she left. Congrats on the huge whoosh! That's a LOT of weight to drop overnight, even if it was just water. Wow!

I am down another .8 pounds to 162.0. w00t!

Today's an UpDay so I am looking forward to lots of yummy food, some gardening/yard work, and then a serious walking workout tonight. I purchased a waist leash for the dog so I can do some upper body work with wrist weights while I walk. Also I got some additional vest weights. Tonight it will be three miles, with hills, one whole hour of light arm exercises, plus carrying 24 pounds total weights.

woodstock: Good job with the 2 lb drop!I'm sure you're just seeing success after working so hard....congrats!!

jacqui d: salt seems to affect weight huh? ty on the props...I'm a lil up myself.... might have been salt....I don't track my salt as well and I don't drink enough water....I'm sure you'll be fine though, water probably helps.

gardenerjoy: it is hard when we are home a lot and can't go outside isn't it? I really miss green grass and no ice...!! how much snow do you have right now in Missouri? We're Vermont... it snows a foot then rains two days later this year, it's odd.

trayteam: good job sticking to it and eating better...watch salt though it's terrible for retention....

rsadler126: eh, TOM does that, heavy gains...you should see a nice whoosh next time, don't get too discouraged!

susan 1975: good job going in the right direction

darius: I have heard that there are a lot of foods we don't see in the U.S. that are not so heavy and overloaded and that here we even add more junk to things we claim to be authentic? make sense? Also, good job moving toward your goal!!

183stgb: hey you are soooo! close to your goal....that's awesome and keep up the good work!

sum38: congrats on goal!! and so early this month that's awesome!!!

vicki1: good job on your loss!! did I ask you yet what your plan is?

imabehot: good job on the loss, if I haven't said it...welcome!!

kelijpa: good job going in the right direction!

pnkrckpixicat: it'll be ok, you're not really increasing much whick probably points to retention which falls off pretty well.

boatingmommy: ty and you're doing well too! Shoveling should help too it sure is a workout....haven't had a big enough snow to bother for a few days but that's sure ok too. Have a good day!

shr1nk1ng me: congrats on the loss, I'm impressed with your weights, most I ever had were some ankle weights but you'd be hard pressed to get me to do any serious walking or whatnot outside anyway....bleh snow....now if i had snow pants a snowball fight might be in order...sadly very few snowpants would fit me have a good day!!!

I dunno what's up with my weight, might be retention, might be that frozen yogurt, even greek isn't good on a low carb diet??? argh!.... I only ate 100cals worth...nonfat and everything ....grr... oh well. My interview thing, well I guess they won't need anyone for at least a month which doesn't help me at all. I need to drink more water, I don't drink our tap water, it's terrible (too much iron and maganese I think, smells and tastes bad) and so it'd be great if I didn't let my bottled water freeze on the porch. Anywho, have a good day everyone!

Jan. 1: 260
1/2: 259
1/3: 257
1/4: 256
1/5: 256
1/6: 256
1/7: 256
1/8: 255
1/9: 253
1/10: 254 what?!?
1/11:
1/12:
1/13:
1/14:

Thanks Jacqui for the quotes!! They're awesome.

Back to my start weight.

SW (Dec 31) 145.6
GW: 140.6

Jan 1: 145.6
Jan 2: 148.4 !
Jan 3: 148.0
Jan 4: 146.4
Jan 5: 146.2
Jan 6: 145.8
Jan 7: 146.6
Jan 8: 147.8
Jan 9: 146.0
Jan 10: 145.6

Weighed in today at 157.2!! That's 1.8lbs in a week which I'm super happy with as that puts me below my pre-Christmas weight of 158.2 and means I'm firmly into the 150s.

If any of you are in the 150s and would like to join a support thread for those around the same weight, I just started one today called 'Getting out of the 150s - all ages and diets welcome' if you want to join me!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!