How is Everyone doing? I finally got serious about losing weight and had my best month this year in July. I lost 7.4 LBS. I had wanted to lose 11 LBS. But I'm finally back to counting calories and working out more. I do strength training and cardio.
Weigh in, check in. First gain since starting, but I know what I did to cause it and now I'm back on track.
Started March 1 at my heaviest ever 234.6
April 16 219.4 (-15.2)
May 21 217 (-2)
June 11 204.5 (-12.5)
June 18 201.5 (-3)
July 15 195 (-6.5)
Aug 1 189.8 (-5.2)
Aug 8 190.2 (+0.4)
Have a great week everyone. See you next Thursday before my South American trip!
Better late than never I didn't start weighing myself again until May of this year. I know last year (thanks to a doctor's visit) I was 285lbs at my highest.
May 31: 243 lbs June 30: 233 lbs July 31:222 lbs August 31:___- Hoping for 215 lbs! At 218 lbs right now! September 30: ___ October 31: ___ November 30: ___ December 31: ___
It's never too late to start taking care of yourself! Welcome Denise!
Started March 1 at my heaviest ever 234.6
April 16 219.4 (-15.2)
May 21 217 (-2)
June 11 204.5 (-12.5)
June 18 201.5 (-3)
July 15 195 (-6.5)
Aug 1 189.8 (-5.2)
Aug 8 190.2 (+0.4)
Aug 30 188.4 (-1.8)
Just back from South America. Glad I was able to still post a small loss. Hopefully a little more once the travel water weight comes off. I always get swollen ankles when I fly.
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Started March 1 at my heaviest ever 234.6
April 16 219.4 (-15.2)
May 21 217 (-2)
June 11 204.5 (-12.5)
June 18 201.5 (-3)
July 15 195 (-6.5)
Aug 1 189.8 (-5.2)
Aug 8 190.2 (+0.4)
Aug 30 188.4 (-1.8)
Sept 1 186 (-2.4 water weight from traveling)
I use an app to track food and exercise. It claims I can reach goal by Dec 15. I'm kind of skeptical about the timeline but I do feel it helps to keep me accountable and on track. I count my exercise as bonus and do not factor it into my daily calorie counts.
How is Everyone doing? I lost 7 LBS for the month of August. I don't think I will reach my GW for the Year, but will do the best I can. Good Luck, Everyone!
I'm picking away slow and steady (ish). To be on schedule to reach my end of year goal, I need to be under 176 by end of September. I'm at 176.8 today. So I should make it. Then I just need a little less than 3 pounds a month to make it. If I don't get there, I'll be close. I'm not fast, but I still haven't had a month with a gain (lots of weeks with a gain, but no months overall), so I feel like I'm doing well.
I'm not depriving myself of anything, if that's what you are asking. But my fridge and pantry are stocked with a lot healthier alternatives now, so if I'm feeling snacky, I choose healthier things to snack on. Some days, I'm especially peckish, and I end up eating more than intended, but because they are healthy options, I basically end up maintaining during those times, rather than gaining. And that's ok. I don't really have an "endless appetite", I'm hungry at mealtimes and so I eat, and sometimes I'm a little hungry between meals, so I have a snack (or don't and just wait for the next meal). Your comment sort of makes it sound like I'm depriving myself of everything good and constantly having to fight impulses. That just isn't the case. I had some chocolate already this morning. You can still have small amounts of "bad" things that taste good as part of a healthy way of eating. In fact, that's the only way I think I could ever succeed in the long run.
I will say that hormones are a big part of that. I have PCOS and hypothyroid and before I got those figured out, it was much harder to fight the cravings, which were constant and overwhelming. But once I got the wacky hormones treated and balanced, it got a lot easier.
Thanks Denise Taylor! I had forgotten about this thread!
____ UPDATE:
May 31: 243 lbs June 30: 233 lbs July 31:222 lbs August 31:214 lbs September 30: 208 lbs October 31: ___ - Hoping for 200 lbs! November 30: ___ December 31: ___
I didn't start weighing myself again until May of this year. I know last year (thanks to a doctor's visit) I was 285lbs at my highest. 
I hope it's not to late for me to jump on in!!
