Oooo so close! I was at 160.5 yesterday and today I am back up a little; you know how that is. But I just couldn't resist weighing myself two days in a row to see if I made it out yet. Gonna wait two more days and weigh again.

So yay, I think I'm officially 169! Hi!

This should bump the thread. I have been lazy about posting in the decade threads - not sure why - but I finally hit the 160's with my WI on 9/7 after being on vacation. I had a great loss of almost 3 pounds while on vacation! I'm 165.4 as of WI yesterday. Now I'm within less than 15 pounds of my goal and I'm not sure if I want to lose any more. I think my skin is looser than I'd like it to be in my upper arms and thighs. And I'm afraid my face is looking a little thin. Not my rear end, however!

I'm not sure what to do. I set my goal of 152 because it was 100 pounds and because it's just into the healthy range for my height (120 to 159.) But I don't want to have done all this work and then have people think I look like I've been sick! To say I lost 100 pounds sounds so cool. To be in a healthy weight range is very cool. But to look healthy has to count for something. I certainly feel better. And I plan to stay at the gym and continue to exercise. Maybe things will catch up a bit and I won't feel so baggy! I never was skinny - I was about 140 in HS and about 150 in my late 20's and early 30's. At 60, I'm actually pretty happy at 165. In clothes, I look pretty good - naked is a different story! I may just allow things to slow down a bit and see what happens. I wish I just didn't feel like I was giving up.

Hope all the rest of you are having a great week / month. I may be in this decade for a while so I'll be seeing a lot of all of you as you pass through.

Lin

I've said goodbye to the 170's, so will be joining here- hopefully, only for a short time. Weighed in at 167.6 this morning. Next mini-goal is 162, which makes a 100lb loss since recommitting on March 10, 2011 (hope to reach that by Nov.10, 8 months exactly)

Hi Beck!

I knew you would be here soon! Hope this stay is short for both of us. I'm hanging pretty steady the last couple days at 168. We're going for a long hike through a gorge today and hopefully that will result in some more of a drop!

Thasics, LinJ, Beck and CherryPie I am glad to see you all in the 160s! I am slowly and steadily (usually) working my way down this decade.

How's everyone doing? My weight loss has been weird lately. I seem to get stuck at the same weight for a couple weeks and then have a rapid drop. So I'm disappointed that I'm still hanging steady at 168. I'm hoping for some positive movement tomorrow when I weigh in!

Very happily joining you all in the 160s!!! (Hii Beck, Hii Cherrypie, I get to join you 2 here now too! )

167.2 today! SO thrilled. Want to get to 165 as soon as possible!!

163.8 today. I am looking foward to finishing off this decade and getting into the 150s.

Hi everyone!

The 160s and I are really getting to know each other. We've been hanging out for like a month now!! LOL!

I'm at 163 today, so slowly but surely. My weight loss has slowed down so much this past month. I haven't gained or even completely platuead, but it has definitely slowed down. I think I have opened up my eating a bit and I know I'm not getting to the gym like I did. I am finding myself getting pretty complacent. I need to get re-energized and refocused.

I have already acheived a lot of my goals. I feel "normal" now. I can shop in any store I want and not need the biggest size. (I'm a M on top and a size 10/12 on bottom.) I can work out at the gym and do all of the same things the skinny girls do. I wore a 2 piece bathing suit when I went to FL this fall. I feel sexy again.

All of those things that I wanted have happenned but I still want to lose at least another 30lbs. It's harder to lose now but even 5lbs shows a lot on me now. I'll keep plugging along and just try to get to the gym more than 2 times a week like it has been lately and keep the food in check a bit better.

I was really happy to find this thread and hope others will post.

The 160s are being kind of a strange time for me in this weight loss process.

Two things I think... I now fit into straight boutique sizing, so I've shopped a few. I am sad to report that the stuff I can afford anyway is ugly at the moment. It's like the clothes are saying "I am trapped in an office job with people I hate and horrible pms." And even if that is true, I don't want my clothes to say that. They are deeply depressing styles and colors. The alternative is clubwear that I don't personally consider clothing... but check back with me when I get to goal, maybe I'll feel different.

Tastes vary etc. but it's sad that there are not really any more choices for me in clothing than when I was two sizes bigger, even though there are so many more stores I can shop in. I'm going to end up wearing the same clothes as before, just purchased smaller.

The second strange thing is the expressions of "concern" I'm getting from people who I see regularly but am not close to. "You don't look good, you look sick, your face looks too thin, you need to stop" etc. I don't really disagree... I don't think I look all that good in the face at the moment, but I'm doing this for my health and it's nobody else's business. And if my face looks bad, please pretend you don't notice?

Maybe the third thing (sorry to post a book) is just the need to refocus... for some reason at this weight it seems kinda natural to pause and maybe relax a little, even though because of some health issues I need to continue losing. Is it natural to sit a spell when the goal is in sight? And how to get off my rear again and get moving?

OK, if you made it this far, thanks.

Hey girls, I'm new here. do you mind if I join?

I'm 168 just made it into the 160's.

Welcome to the 160's Lee!

Weighed in at 166.4 today. I really feel great being in the 160s. I want to lose wayyyy more weight but ever since I dropped into the 160s my coworkers are commenting like crazy on my weight loss.

I can reallllly tell my stomach is way smaller and my clothes fit so much differently. I am ALMOST down a pant size - I'm somewhere awkward between a 14 & a 12. 12's are just a little too tight still but I know I'm almost there.

Hope I can push through the rest of the 160's with relative ease, but I have to say, being here makes me feel way better than when I was in the 170's & 180s!

Dandyrover - I read you post and thought of how much it is ME. I've been out of these 10 pound threads because they make me nervous - tense and so tied to the scale. I've posted in other threads that I am just holding on to about 162 right now on purpose. I went through the exact same things with my friends. I could have written your post! I am getting baggy, even with working out. I am close to "normal" for 5'-7". You are, too. We should make a thread entitled "hanging out at this weight for a while" and see who joins us. I did this for my health, too, but vanity certainly plays in when you start to look better, too. Losing 10 more pounds can't matter as much as the 90 I lost so far.

Just keep it all in perspective. Let your body catch up if you need to. Hang in there.

Lin

Hello,

I am new to this thread, I am at 168, as of this morning. I know from previous dieting that 167 is a weight that my body would love to stay at! I figure I will need encouragement through this decade. Have a great day and keep posting any ideas or tricks that have worked to mix-it-up a little.