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 11 - 160.0 pancakes for bfast, pierogies for dinner
Jan 12 - 162.0 supper out did it, sodium, extra cals, etc, today will fix that
Jan 13 - 159.2
Jan 14 - 159.5
Jan 15 - 159.4
Jan 16 - 159.0 sneakin up on last week's weight

Jan 31 - 155

Good morning and Great job everyone!

Jacqui congrats!

WorkingLikeaDog you're doing so good with the no pm snacking, it's such a hard habit to break...

Susan making some progress, good job

imabehot congrats on another pound off!

Minneey I had to yell at myself to get my walk in yesterday, inside my head in actually yelled, get off your butt! for everyone who needs some

Woodstock it's so important to keep looking at what we're doing, evaluating and adjusting when adjustment is needed.

Turtle you're doing great!

everyone I missed!

We got about a 1/4 inch of snow, so I'm using it as an excuse to take my time getting ready for work, better get to it!

Have a great day everyone

This is such a welcoming thread! Thanks all
I'm down 5 lbs so far this month and on track to make my goal. I suggest for calorie counters to download My Fitness Pal, it has been such a helpful tool this past two weeks and I will continue to use it

Have a great day everyone!

I am down to 168 lbs today! 1 more lb to go!

SW: 172
GW: 167
CW: 168

1/1: 172
1/2: 172
1/2: 171.5
1/4: 171 Cheat Day
1/5: 172
1/6: 170.5
1/7: 169
1/8: 169
1/9: 169.5
1/10: 169
1/11: 170 Cheat Day
1/12: 171.5
1/13: 170.5
1/14: 169
1/15: 168.5
1/16: 168

Kalikat, I'm glad MyFitnessPal is working for you! Keep going!

Kelijpa, yay on the 159! I hope you don't get so much snow that you have to shovel again (unless you like to shovel)!

183, hopefully any water weight from the cafeteria food will be gone in time for your weigh-in tomorrow!

Susan, fantastic job staying away from stress eating! Good for you! I'm sure you'll get your schedule figured out. It sounds like you are very organized!

SW - 159
1/13 - 162
1/14 - 159.6
1/15 - 159.4
1/16 - 158.1
GW - 153

Good morning! My body is recovering from the sudden blast of exercise. Hoping to get a workout in at lunch. Working from home, so I will make room to sweat it out in the living room.

Minneey - I love Turbo Jam. You see results quickly and it works your whole body. It's a combo or boxing/kick boxing type moves with pretty good music. Chalene isn't too annoying (some of those overly perky people get on my nerves). The original Turbo Jam comes with a Learn and Burn DVD menu where you learn the moves at a slower pace. It takes a while to get used to it, but it's fun after you get it down. Check ebay for the videos...much cheaper. Haven't done Turbo Fire, so I can't help you there.

kelijpa - More snow here, so back to shoveling I go. Don't know about you, but I'm going to hunt that whoosh fairy down! We are about due, don't you think?

Imabehot - Way to go on the drop...that dress is going to look really awesome!

kalikat - You are doing amazing...keep up the good work!

designchick - I wish my scale would say "whaaa???" more often. Congrats!

Woodstock - Hope your eyes are feeling better. Who knows what is in the medicine?? It may be your retention problem. Time for a whoosh!

WorkingLAD - You and Woodstock need to "Just say "no" to snack!". Sorry, bad joke. I don't have problems with nighttime snacking, it's the afternoon when I am working and getting tired/bored of work.

xRiotGirl - Better late than never! Welcome you our group!!!

JacquiD - You are amazing...you just keep on dropping down!

183 - It stinks when you waste your calories on something you didn't even enjoy. Hope your jello legs took you for a run yesterday.

A BIG HOWDY to all those I missed. Keep up the good work and I know there are a lot of you reading that don't have time to post. I hope you are all doing well and I'm sending you some will power and a hug!!! Have a great day/night!

Had a little visit from the whoosh fairy last night. After losing about a half pound every weigh-in for weeks, I suddenly lost more than a pound between weigh-ins this time. Yeah!

Weigh-in this morning was 159.8. I weigh every two days or so, so when I weigh myself on Saturday, if it sticks I will be able to confidently say I am in a new decade!

It's is an UpDay and I am super busy today so it will be interesting to see how I manage to eat all the food I have planned. I really, really love that I have to worry about forcing myself to eat more food on UpDays rather than forcing myself to eat less. I am really loving JUDDD. The UpDays make the DownDays so totally worth it. Not to mention the weight loss - JUDDD works!

Because I am VERY active what comes to workouts (3 per day), I upped my calories and water intake. Scale jumped 4 pounds, but I bet it is just a temporary thing until all settle down.

SW 152.4
GW 147.4

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
11: 146.4
12: 146.4
13: NO W/I
14: NO W/I
15: NO W/I
16: 150.6

Didn't make it to zumba Didn't eat extra though so apparently that helped.

GW: 207
1/1: 214
1/14: 213.8
1/15: 212
1/16: 211.4

Jacqui D – Congrats on the drop!! You’re soooooo close.

Susan1975 – Good for you Susan! It can be so hard not to use food to deal with stress!


Shr1nk1ngme – congrats on the woosh!

Sum38 – When I’m working out harder I hold on to crazy waterweight before it magically drops off after an off day. Bet the calories help!

Gw: 188
1/6: 196.6
1/7: 196.6
1/8: 195.8
1/9: 196.8
1/10: 195.4
1/11: 193.8
1/12: 195.4
1/13: 195
1/14: 193.4
1/15: 192.4
1/16: 192

Back on plan with a solid workout and no snacking last night. My trainer measured body fat percentage and although I weigh more then our last assessment, by his measurements, the percentage has gone down a few points since last time which was at my lowest weight in November. I'm not convinced on the accuracy of the calipers and his measurements -- but i was glad anyway!

Jan 1: 151.9
Jan 2: 152.4 +.5
Jan 3: 153.4 +1
Jan 4: 152.3 -1.1
Jan 5: dnw
Jan 6: 152.5 +.2
Jan 7: 149.9 - 2.6
Jan 8: 149.4 -.5
Jan 9: 146.9 -2.5
Jan 10: 147.8 +1.1
Jan 11 - 13: dnw
Jan 14: 152 +4.2
Jan 15: 152.3 +.3
Jan 16: 150.8 -1.5

Jacqui - way to go, you're having a great week!!

Minneey - I love the Whoosh List, you made me LOL

kelijpa - Keep going, you can do it - good for you getting back to the low!! And you're so right about the constant evaluating. It amazes me how vigilant one has to be!

boatingmommyYou have to love a sudden blast of exercise - good for you, hopefully that recovery feeling is a good one! And you are right about "saying no to snack" (haha!). Last night i stuck to the plan. I know i've done ok when i am going to bed with that kinda sorta hungry feeling. i learned my lesson this week lol

designchick88Way to go with the drop! Although you didn't make your class you obviously stuck to your eating plan, well done!

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: 253
1/12: 254
1/13: 254
1/14: DNW
1/15: 256
1/16: 255
1/17:
1/18:
1/19:
1/20:
1/21:
1/22:
1/23:
1/24:
1/25:

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
Jan 11: 146.4
Jan 12: 145.8
Jan 13: 146.6
Jan 14: 145.2
Jan 15: 144.4
Jan 16: 145.2

Hello everyone it is Friday weigh-in day.
kelijpa I had to look up pierogies on the internet to see what they were. Now I want some. We have a similar fried dumpling here stuffed with some kind of pork or shrimp & cabbage/other unidentifiable vegetables - called gyouza. They are terrific. They aren't really fried either they are kind of scorched on a griddle.
Thank you kelijpa, Jacqui_D, gardener, boating, 183, & NightAngel for all of the words of support this week.

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 .... 131.2 kg .... -4.0 lb
01/24 ....
01/31 ....

-6.2 lb TOTAL

61.7% of goal reached

Susan1975 - have you thoughts about adding in a workout before work and setting the alarm a bit earlier? I started doing that in September and it HURT at first, but now I'm used to it I manage it alright (apart from the killer workout days when I get the dreads). Have also tried workouts during lunch break (not ideal as we don't have a shower so I just did a short run - but was a good start). Last idea - might be impossible - but cycling to work a few days a week. Might not work for you but just thought I'd try a few ideas.

183 - I hear you on the cafeteria lunches. Lunch seems to be the meal where ill most likely loose my plan and then once I fall off, I find it hard not to write off the rest of the day. Still working in that one!!

Kalikat - Woah!!! You are smashing it this month!

Jacqui - thanks for the encouragement. I think I'm suffering from a bit of impatience ... Heading into a potential cheat weekend again - out fri/sat/sun. Am going to limit myself to one desert and no alcohol. You are nearly at goal already! Your plan is really working for you- like ten pounds in two months right!?

Woodstock - I overheard a guy in the gym saying body fat is much more important than BMI and weight - he's 5'10'' weighs 85kg and is a PT, so not much fat there but is classified as obese. So yeh, less body fat sounds better than less lbs or kgs. Do you know how to calculate it? I might have a go and set myself a goal in feb for a small % drop...

Boating - thanks for the eBay tip. Might check it out before I invest in CLX and see what she's like on turbo jam first as it'll be much cheaper. Something to add to my fella's watch list :-)

To everyone I've not mentioned, wishing you a good weekend with a few treats but not too many ;-)

Start Weight - 141
Goal Weight - 136

Jan 6 - 141
Jan 7 - 142
Jan 8 - 141
Jan 9 - DNW
Jan 10 - 141 (just)
Jan 11 - DNW
Jan 12- DNW
Jan 13 - DNW
Jan 14 - 141
Jan 15 - 140
Jan 16 - DNW

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
01/11 - 243.4
01/12 - 243.2
01/13 - 243.2
01/14 - 242.7
01/15 - 241.6
01/16 - 242.1

You all were right! It WAS a typo. But wouldn't that be AWESOME!