I would love to lose 15 pounds by 10/31. I am going on vacation at the end of November and 15+ pounds lighter would make me feel really good.

I'm in too! I'm goaling for 10 lbs by Howl-o-ween!

Welcome, all! We can do this!

7 is my lucky number, lets see if I can get that mark, I will be happy with more but 7 (that's only a pound a week) so that will be it!



got a little scarried away!

Hello Chickies,

Still at 183.5 (-.5) but I did have cake this week! So I cannot complain - just don't want it to slow down too much.

Hoping everyone has a great great day!

Today's Goal: Get at least 30 minutes of cardio and drink 8-10 glasses of water. I'm really hoping to lose 15 by Halloween.

I'm in!
Put me in for 16, that would put me at 185, this is what I need!
"The Eye of the Tiger!"
I'm not an everyday weigher, I weigh in every 2 weeks, so this Monday I will report my actual weight "Yikes!"

Wow, that sure takes perseverance!! I definitely need the immediate gratification of the daily weigh-in...

I have stayed on plan for several days and I have exercised every day this week. I am going to officially weigh in this coming Tuesday. I have a doctor's appointment that day and I am sure my doctor will be pleased to see I have lost close to 20 pounds since my last visit!!! The scale was down a pound yesterday, yay!!!!!!

We can do this by staying on our plans, being here for each other and celebrating our successes!!! Have a good evening and a great Friday.

Can't get back to sleep so I thought I would just stay up, i have to be up in 2 hours anyway.

Collectively we will be losing close to 200 pounds by Halloween! I know we can and will be successful.

Some things I do that have been helping me: keeping a food journal, exercising each day even if it is just taking a brisk walk on my break at work, keeping healthy food in the house, getting 5 or more servings of fruits and veggies a day, not beating myself up for a temporary slipup, coming here for support and inspiration and drinking lots of water and herbal teas.

I hope you all have a good Friday!!!

Struggling to get past a long weekend of celebrating my son's bday and move to college. Weight is up a little, but I'm not going to let it get me down. I have still been walking everyday, twice yesterday for a total of 100 minutes!

Everyone have a great weekend of accomplishments!

Chickies,

I am thrilled to see another pound gone. Yay TOM! Yesterday was my splurge day, too. I allow myself some favorite food and sometimes I stay within my calorie limit - yesterday I went over 400. I really want this to be a lifestyle so I figure I cannot deprive myself or I won't be able to do this long term.

Hydra: so sorry you could not get back to sleep. I don't like those nights at all. You have some great habits. The food journal+weightloss graph and coming here everyday has helped my tremendously.

sukierd: great great job getting all that exercise in. You had a big weekend - the weight will come right back off!

have a great weekend!

Oooohhh I forgot to report that my tummy is getting smaller and so my tummy flap is getting larger!!!
IN THE PAST I would have been disgusted by my tummy flap. But TODAY I was happy to see it. It's gross but it is a real sign that I am losing.
Who knows what it will look like when I get to goal. I'll decide what to do then.
Hope you can understand my weirdness!

way to go, inthemidst! I think that we have a major advantage over the young'uns on our journey because we have a better grip on the fact that our bodies are changing and we can celebrate all of them. I feel like the 20 pounds I've lost have turned the clock back at least a few years.

hydra - 200??? Whoa. That's like an entire shelf of Halloween candy! Candy that I will certainly be trying to stay away from! My weakness is the bite-size dark chocolate Snickers. They look so small and innocent - what harm could just one be? LOL! chewychocolateysaltycrunchy - hey, where'd the bag go?

Great job with the walking, sukie - we're getting into the prettiest time of the year in Michigan! I'm between Flint and Ann Arbor - and we're seeing just the first hints of color on some of the weaker trees. How about where you're at?

layddi - every 2 weeks? Wow! I'm with Newleaf - it's my first-thing-in-the-morning ritual. I don't get antsy if I'm away from the scale and I've been at this long enough to expect the fluctuation patterns ... but I also know that I need that feedback too.

Next week, I'll be getting back into the pool. DS10's team starts working out again Monday. Not sure if we're going to have a Masters team again this year, but I plan to swim in one meet every month this season, and train alone if I have to. I also have a GF who's challenging me to do a 5K with her at Halloween, and I owe her an answer in one week. Hmpf. Running is NOT my favorite sport, despite personal evidence that it's incredibly effective for muscle toning in the spots I need it the most - hips and thighs!

I'm up a couple pounds from my lowest (ticker) as expected during this place in my cycle. It will be at least next Wednesday before I get back there and can start dropping again. Please keep posting all your scale and NSVs! It keeps me motivated!

Halloween is a real weakness of mine, too. I have to be sure that we only buy candy that I don't like, and I have to wait to buy a bag of candy corn until right before the holiday (so I can savor 1 bag and then be done).

I feel like I am cranking along nicely, but as everyone who has been around since the summer knows, I have a long history of being very successful at going from 167 to 164 (ie, that's where I have been maintaining since June). So, I can't get excited by anything until 162.

I realized something about these goals. What happened last time was that I realized that I wasn't serious about making my goal, and so I adopted the mindset that I would just maintain for the remainder of the period and once the goal period was past, then I would recommit. Or the other trap I have seen myself fall into is feeling like I am ahead of target so I can slack off for a little bit. It sure is all about self discovery, eh?

So, I refuse to let that happen this time. I'm not really working towards the date goal (10/31) just the pound goal. I think that's a better outlook for me. I thought I'd mention those traps to hopefully forewarn people if they seem themselves falling into them -- in the end, it's about the number, not the date (at least for me).