Still not back on track, today I weighed in at 115.8. 1lb gain. I don't know what's going on, I keep gaining and losing that 1lb. Last night I was too tired to exercise. I should have pushed myself so I could see a loss this morning. My calories are always right below 1200. I'm sure this is muscle gain, which I should be happy about. I would really like to get to my goal weight first and then begin working out. Has anyone done that before?

Ekicna- I lost almost 35 lbs. before I started exercising. At that point i was more comfortable with exercise. I guess I'm strange but if I don't exercise I lose weight faster. It's a habit now that I can't just stop doing.

Ate too much today(4393) over the course of the day, had a 4oz gain for no reason, so i got angry and just ate what I wanted. It's like my way of rebelling. I feel guilty for eating too much P.B and junk food, hopefully it's out of my system now and back on plan tomorrow. After today I most likely won't want any junk tomorrow. Exercised for 20min. Rode the bike cause it was raining. Soon i won't be a maintainer anymore, I'll be a gainer! I'll gain all the weight back!

That's what was happening with me. I lost weight easily this time around when I wasn't exercising. I do like the definition I'm getting though. I'm so conflicted.

Just think - your resting metabolism will be higher with more muscle so the more muscle you add - the more you can eat later to maintain....

Hugs to everyone who is struggling and congrats to those that are seeing results.

I must of lost my mind to think that taking a college class the last two weeks of my teaching school year was a good idea. Tooo crazy and stressed!But I'm staying in my calories, we will see on Friday what will come up on the scale.

Thin thoughts for all of you!

Sorry I haven't checked in a while ladies, been kinda busy at work. So far I was able to get down to 141.8, and then TOM came and I was taking in alot of sodium and i'm up to 145.2 now. Hopefully when TOM goes away by tomorrow I will see a nice lil loss.

I'm still taking Alli and haven't noticed any negative side effects yet. I love it! I'm responsible for the sodium intake and my water intake and well TOM is out of my control, Alli has helped me really watch my consumption of calories and fat again and when I do it right I notice the results. My stomach has even shrink a little and my clothes fit a little better. So even though i'm going through a lil gain rough patch I'm going to keep going for it.

This week on Alli I have to foucus on making this a LIFE change and not just a diet quick fix so that's what I'm doing.

Sorry to make this short and not get to everyone but i have to get back to work. I will try and get on later. Have a great day ladies!

jdonato- so glad this is working for you!

Exercised 20min & had 1278cal. Gained alot of weight( 11lbs.) over the winter, I almost gave up a few days ago. I think as long as i can have my sweets every couple days, I'll be ok.

Check-in...I gained a little after my mini-goal triumph, but it's falling back off; I am not weighing daily while I'm at bootcamp, so I'm not on here every morning like before. I am just hoping I can hold it at 233 this week, so I'll only be 4 lbs away from my Memorial day goal of reaching the 220's...have a good one ladies!!!

Hi ladies,

I guess the bad weekend really caught up to me. I did a sneak weigh in this morning and I'm exactly where I was last week Friday. It wouldn't be so horrible except I've been working out at least an hour every single day! Bah.

Anyway, though, it's TOM, so maybe by Friday I'll see a magical weight drop. We'll see. It's not all about the number anyway.

Hi all...FINALLY posting a loss this AM. I know it's probably water since I cut my carbs pretty drastically but it feels great to be able to update the ticker!

peggy: congrats on the loss! keep up the great work!

Amberelise: we all have bad weekends, and I'm sure it's TOM and you will see a drop!

Fit4Lyfe: bootcamp?...do tell! I give you alot of credit for working out in the morning, I love my sleep and know I should work out in the morning but can't get my lazy but out of bed. I have faith in you that you'll reach your memorial goal

fruitlady: thanks, and the way I see it 11lbs is nothing compared to how you were before and how you felt. You've have come a long way and have made so many great changes, so I know you'll keep it off and work very hard. I'm always here for support no matter what!


This morning I was back down to 142.8! I drank a crap load of water yesterday and kept my sodium down, plus with TOM gone it was a nice loss. I just want to keep that now, so I'm going to work very hard today and tomorrow. My friend's birthday is tomorrow and we are going out to some restaurant but it's not until 9pm, so I figure I can eat dinner before and order a diet coke while im out. I have to go now, i'll be back on later to check in! have a great day

Good morning all! Just a quick check in. Had TOM the past few days and was super bloated. I also indulged in more chocolate than I should have, but within my calorie goals.

I'm taking a road trip down to Montauk in a couple of weeks, so I better be bathing suit ready!

I'm starting the day off with a slim fast shake because I don't have time to eat a "proper" breakfast. Alright, well I have to run ladies! Hugs to everyone!

Soooo still not really on track. not eating off plan every day like i was doing for a couple days but i just feel so exhausted and drained from all the financial stress i've got going on right now. Probably wont work out at all this week but its only one week of my life and i need to keep reminding myself that. I still have a firm eye on the prize that i will still reach my ultimate goal when i want to reach it! I have decided to give myself something else to shoot for... Those that know my, know i prefer to keep my hair cut short.. however my friends and family really wanted me to grow it out so i did. But its a pain and its so curly that i need a perm to control it... So for now it looks fine but i really prefer to have it short. I think i gave in to growing it out because my face is a lot thicker than i'd like it to be and didnt feel like the short style flattered me much.

So... I've decided that i am not to cut my hair until i reach my goal weight, and then i'm chopping it off! haha I'll have a nice new slimmer face to frame with my cute short hair cut and it will give me all the motivation i need to know that i cant touch my hair until i reach my goal. Now, i may trim it to keep it looking healthy and not gross but the big cut when i reach my goal will be a nice gift to myself

On that note, i'm trying to do things like that to try and remind me why i started and keep me going. I might be tired and have fallen off the path a bit but i'll fix it.

I'm leaving my memorial day goal where it is, although it will be extremely tough to reach it at this point, but i'm not a quitter and changing my goal is the same as quitting to me. I'd rather have something hard to shoot for and not reach it, than relax just the succeed. Havent weighed myself because i know it wont be good, but i will weigh in on Sunday to see where i'm at and what i'm working with and try to get back on track for monday!

Sorry to see others are struggling, i know how you feel..

jdonato yea, I'm in a 8-week bootcamp program, it was only $100 so I was like "why not?" and it's only 30 minutes every day, and he is working us out! I love it, I really do and I've always been a morning workout person, because of work or school. Plus, I'm lazy at night! lol, I can't go workout after my looooong day. But AM exercises are the ONLY thing I will wake up for, not even AM classes or anything, lol...

Sorry you guys, I'm a little pooped, he had us do sprints and it was awful...but I did sneak a weigh-in this morning (even though I said I was going to STOP daily weighing, I just like doing it) and I was back to 233.4, so I'm happy. I would like to get to 232 by official weigh-in Sunday and that leaves a few lbs. and a little over a week for me to reach my goal of the 220's and I am crossing my fingers that it will.

I am still having problems with my digestive system, I thought the Aloe Vera juice was helping but now it's not so I am taking some fiber supplements now, chewable and they taste like candy! LOL, I am soooo excited. If anybody has any other suggestions about how to spur my digestive system on, please do share...have a good one, we only have about 2 weeks left, so let's make it count!!!

Peggy: Great job on the loss!

I weighed in this morning and I got a huge shock. My scale said 114.0. I didn't exercise yesterday but I definitely will from today on to keep the weight off. I have surpassed my Memorial Day goal of 114.6. I am going to revise my goal and shoot for 112.9 on May 30th.