LOL, yes, that post about smashing your scale. Several times since that thread, whenever I get mad at the scale, I've thought of you and laughed. I'm just willing to bet there are plenty of us who over the years, have felt like doing that. Your fun posts always make my day, so glad we're both back! PS- Loved the PM, will reply soon- computer is slow, gggrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

By the skin of my teeth...trainer weighed me this morning - in at 199¾! It's not the official weigh-in (that's Thursday) but it's been over a week since my last weigh-in and it was killing me to know. Now just to have it hold for a couple of more days to be "legit" LOL

Have a great week everyone

Congratulations! That is awesome! You have to be feeling so proud of yourself today! Great job!

Welcome, PartTimeHippie and kristinee1!

Jasmine31, still going going going

I weighed in at 205.6 this morning, have been hovering around that number a few days. I'm finding my equilibrium, finding ways to build more walking into my daily routine, finding ways to deal with the stress of this move. I'll get there. Seeing 205 on the scale, I think, "Wouldn't it be great to be under 200 by October?" But my rate of weight loss (slooow) tells me that is probably not going to happen. Ah, well. I'll just keep doing as I have been and let the scale fall where it may. Still no internet (...) but thinking about those working to get and stay under 200. Best.

Weighed in at 203.8 this morning! Not what I expected so I was glad to see it. It was a good reminder to keep it up- yesterday I barely walked at all. I was too busy, but that's something I need to work on. It's ok to be busy, but find a way to be active as well.

OMG, PEOPLE! I have firmly arrived in Onederland. I barely squeaked through the gate last week but a 4-pound loss this week and brought me to within 3-pounds of a total 100-pound weight loss. 97 pounds gone and counting.

Congratulations to everyone in this thread who is working so very hard to hit our collective goal. I am proof that we can ALL do this!

Congratulations, Worththeeffort!

Been watching this thread and I am super stoked about everyone attempting to get to onederland and wished I had your enthusiasm.

Its seems like such a silly thing to want...but I wanted it.

Last time I remember being there was after giving birth to my daughter (27 years ago)


I finally made it on Thursday. Thanks for letting me read your thread

the food is not great...but at least it works

Hello All,

Worththeeffort: WOW! that's incredible, way to go! It must feel awesome.

Scout83: sounds like you had a whoosh! those are always pleasant surprises. I'm hoping one of those soon to cross the line into onederland.

Still hovering right at 200. Yesterday I was 200.00 exactly. And the last 3 days the scale has shown 199 and then hopped back to 200. I worked out yesterday (yoga and High Intensity) and I'm at 200.8 today. Lately I've been feeling like my body is just unwilling to let me back into onederland (I know it's crazy, but my weight loss has been so slow! crazy slow). I just want to be in onederland by the time my husband and I go on vacation (mid October). hopefully things will pick up soon.

Sigh. I am all the way back to my high weight. Not nearly as exciting working toward onderland the second time.

Well, got on the scale to measure yesterday. Weight 201, % fat is down 1.8 percent over the past couple months, and % Muscle is up 1%! My weight hasn't really changed but my body composition has, so that is really nice to know. It helps me motivate myself to keep going. I'm always needing motivation, its so easy to lose steam. Gotta reach onederland!

worththeeffort2 Awesome, congrats!!! I can't wait to be where you are!

Claygirl1518 Keep up the good work. I love the variety of work outs you do.

I've settled at 204 this week, 204.2 this morning. So, I'm going to change my ticker and keep on keeping on. I'm still not being as active as I was before the move- things are just so busy, and I'm struggling to fit in walking. I'm working on it though, trying to build a routine and look for ways to go for long walks. A big part of this is just leaving the house a little earlier without sacrificing sleep. Which means, of course, doing what I need to do in the evenings without spending too much time on non-work things. Like, say, the internet With that, I'm off!

Hi all. I weighed in at 203.8 this morning after avoiding the scale a few days. The downward trend is telling me I'm doing fine, but I also know that I'm not being nearly as intentional as I'd like to be. Water? What's that? Walking for exercise? Psssh. That I'm not gaining, losing even, is the result of a smaller appetite and a hectic schedule that prevents me from overeating. Great but not necessarily how I want to maintain my weight long-term. Rather than beat myself up or try to make wholesale changes to make myself fit into my idea of "healthy", I'm going to focus on one change at a time. If my journey up to now is any indication, I bet as I move along, things will fall into place. First up:

Drink minimum amount of water every day. Stop fudging with carrot juice/coffee/tea ("They're liquids!" I say...). Make it a point to drink a tall glass of water as soon as you wake up. If you're in the kitchen, grab a glass of water. Drink of glass before bed.

I'm going to focus on that this week. I have two tasty salads planned for lunch and dinner tonight so I'm excited about that. Still truckin'

I need to be in SHAPE I feel like potato most of the times

Just checking in as I feel SO HUNGRY again. I realize this is cyclical, but it's sure not a cycle I can recognize (not, say, monthly). I need to pick up a little physical pocket calendar to record this kind of stuff-- the fancy apps I downloaded don't seem to do the trick. I think I need something super simple.

I didn't weigh today but might tomorrow. We'll see if I remember in the morning. I made a quick quesadilla for breakfast on the run, grabbed some kind of Cuban tortilla wrap at Trader Joe's for lunch (didn't even check the label! It wasn't physically large, though, and I tossed the dressing that came with it), and made a big salad with lots of greens, roasted potatoes, and tomatoes for dinner. Sprinkled some cheese and ate it with hummus dressing I found myself still hungry so I ate a noosa yogurt. All in all, I guess the day food-wise was/is not as bad as I'd thought. Just wondering about this hunger. Going to let it play out, as always.