You ladies are doing awesome!!!

Just venting.....

The focus on reaching my weight goal is sitting on a shelf. Worse, it's in a box on the shelf. I haven't been working out as much as I used to. I have not eaten so much where I am gaining weight but I am not loosing either. I don't know what my problem is! Did I burn out and hit a wall?

I started dating again too. I'm distracted. My focus has changed. I knew this would happen..... I can't seem to find a healthy balance.

You know what Shan, I've been there for months and months, and there are much worse things than standing still for a while. It's important to realize that when "life gets in the way" it's not something to be disappointed or upset about that your goal hasn't been met yet. You're still not reverting entirely to unhealthy habits or throwing out all that you have learned through the journey, so don't worry about it too much, okay?

hugs, etc.

128.0 this morning. I've decided once I hit 127 I'll feel comfortably in the
120's, since I've seen water affect my weight by 3 lbs. within a few days.

Next week TOM is due and I'm on vacation with lots of day trips planned, so I'm expecting a slight gain. Going to try to pack food whenever possible.

Shan, krampus makes a great point. I wish I'd heard those words of wisdom when I got frustrated with my weight being stuck last year. Gave up and ended up gaining 11 lbs. Keep doing the right things, maybe switch up your food and exercise plan a bit - sometimes we all need a change.

Down this morning to 132.2! I'm nervous because I'm going on a beach vacation with family on Sunday... no access to the gym + a lot of restaurant eating sounds disasterous. I'm hoping to get lots of walking/jogging in by the beach and will make the healthiest possible eating choices I hope.

You know what? I think you will do just fine! You will be talking walks on the beach (which, in my opinion, takes more effort walking in sand than a road) and then there is swimming too! If your body isn't used to these exercises it may just respond very positively. Plus the sun and salty air will make you want to drink a lot of water. AND -- I always think about all the great seafood dishes at those beach restaurants!!

Most importantly -- ENJOY YOURSELF!

2 days in a row just under 130. This weekend is party party party so I'm sure I'll be up a little when it's over, but my goal is to not blow up over 61 kg (134.5 lb) - I'm very sensitive to water weight-type fluctuations so it's normal to be 130 lb on Friday, 136 on Monday, and back down to 130 by Wednesday.

I don't have a scale, I only weigh myself at the doctor every third month. Last time I weighed was the beginning of may. I've lost 7 cm around the waist since then, so I know I've lost weight. I just have no idea how much I've lost.
*Impatient* *Curious*

Well, the scale read 129 for only two days. Since then, it has been at 132ish. There have just been many social events, i.e. weekend away, dinner and drinks with friends, father's day bbq, a concert, etc. I am trying to be neither too stressed nor too lax about about my eating habits. Balance.
I really, really have to fight my old habits. Like last night, I went to a concert. I had only 270 calories left for the day by time I got to the concert. While there, I had a very large pretzel with cheese, a wine cooler, and worst of all a ginormous frozen drink, so on the way home I am thinking, "I already blew it, might as well stop at Taco Bell....oh wait, how about the new 24 hour icecream drive through. I should go there!" I had to pull in the reigns and really think about what I was doing and stop myself. I haven't been to a concert in at least five years. It is okay to indulge while I am there, but to continue after it is over for the heck of it is a habit that will lead to me regaining weight.

Aimee, I could have written your post. This was always my pattern.... overindulge, then say "SCREW IT! I already messed up" and use it as an excuse to binge. It's a really hard cycle to break, but it's gotten easier over the last few months. Yesterday I overate in the afternoon and was so tempted to just continue eating out of control for the rest of the night. I had to fight to resist the impulse and hit the gym hard instead. Great job on gaining self control!

ShanIAM, thank you! I'll be with family members that I haven't seen in a couple of years, so I'm excited. I'll also be chasing my 2 year old around the beach and carrying for my 5 month old, so I'm sure they'll keep me active. I don't eat seafood, so I'll probably sticking to grilled chicken for dinner.

Krampus, it sounds like you've come to know your body's fluctuations well. Enjoy your weekend!

IsabellaOlivia, I'd be lost without my scale! I imagine there are advantages to going without one though... you don't get caught up in the numbers and can focus on how you're actually feeling.

aimeebell I too couldve written ur post. Its great that you had the will power to pull back and regain control. Indulging is healthy every now and then but that " screw it, Ive already done the damage" attitude can get you into trouble... Fast. I always have a hard time with cutting myself off once I give in to that kind of thinking.

ohtheplaces Great job on hitting the gym instead!

Last night all I could think about was pizza, pasta, and anything fried. This was after Id eaten ALL of my allotted calories for the day. I popped in a DVD instead and burned 500 cals instead of consuming 1000+. Self control and mind over matter thinking is SOOOOO critical to this process. I like to tell myself I can always eat things the next day so no need to go overboard tonight. Usually by the next day the craving is gone.

Skinnyelle Good job resisting the junk and working out instead! You burned 500 calories instead of eating 1000. That is like -1500 calories then, a major workout! LOL

Ohtheplaces It is so dang hard to not just say, "Screw it. I will start over tomorrow." But I have done that so many times in my life, there have been way too many "tomorrows", and that leads me to being 160ish pounds, miserable in my own skin, and hiding from the fun of life because I don't want to be seen. Good job on hitting the gym instead of sitting home, eating icecream, and starting over "tomorrow"!

Read my mind!!!!! Soo true

Soo...after being stuck at 135 for a while I finally saw 134.4 on the scale a few days ago. This morning I jumped on again hoping to have lost those 4 ounces to bring me into the 133's. But instead, I saw 132.2!

I have absolutely NO IDEA where this whoosh came from but all I know is that I made a very important goal. I don't put a whole lot of stock into the BMI chart but according to it, I have offically reached normal! I have looked "normal" for a while but it has always been in the back of my mind that I was still in an overweight category.

I finally feel like I made it over the mountain. I have 8 more pounds to go and I'm still anxious to get out of the 130's but --

I FEEL OUTSTANDING TODAY!

Okay so I survived my Graduation ceremony and the parties that come with it and I'm finally about to get back on track. I've been fluctuating between 130 and 133 this whole time. I really have to just get out of the 130s now. I figure since I'll be applying for jobs, looking for my own place and just generally becoming a grown up, I want to live my ideal life and that includes being as slim as I've always dreamed of and healthy.