Hit the 160's FINALLY at my last weigh in!

I stalled out at 173 for almost eight months while losing inches and now the evil scale is moving again. My body sure has done some strange things when it comes to how both the scale and the measurements are moving! lol

Thanks, again, Fluffypuppy!

AnnaK - how are things going for you?

Congrats, strutter!

The new year has been up and down for me, but mostly down. Weighed in at 165 this morning, halfway to the 150's! Woohoo!

167 today! These first few lbs are flying off. I've done a good job staying on plan and exercising so I'm expecting to go back to 1 to 2 lbs a week after this. Which means a good month of 160s, oh well. I will be SO EXCITED to be in the 150s! 158 is the lightest I've been in a decade, so when I get back there I will have lost all of my regain and be ready to land this plane once and for all. My weight goal is 135, but my short term "real" goal is 148 for May 1st. Somehow 20lbs seems a long way off, but getting to 158 seems so close and then it's just a last 10lbs. lol These head games crack me up.

Mostly - the 160s are a pivotal decade for me. Below it and I feel great, above it and I'm dangerously close to a serious backslide. 158 is a size 10 and 170 is a size 14. 10 means shorts and a two piece bathing suit - 14 means capris, a full piece and "Watch out - you're almost back into plus sizes." I'm so excited to be on this threshold and I KNOW which direction I want to go in!

Thanks for sharing your positivity, Annie!

I hope to join you all here next week... My scale was showing this morning 170.8 :-).... I am working on it!!!

Gonna be a while til I can join back. Really enjoying all the food and drink life has to offer has brought me back up to 178. I'll keep following til I can come back. Doctor's orders now to take some weight off!
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Mid-Month Mandatory water retention, ugh. But I am staying the course!

The Goal boards are inspiring!

Howdy, ladies! Would love to join you in escaping the 160s - I'm at 166 and amy trying to get down to 160 or below by 2/9 for a week's beach vacation. Every little bit helps in a bathing suit!

Totally agree with Annie on this being a pivotal decade - above the 160s, I feel chubby, below I feel slim - can't wait to hit the 150s!

Hang in there, Jenn, hugs!

I can't either. The last time I saw a 5 in the middle I was in HS - but it was before 2 kids and I was far more athletic and lean. 20 years makes a difference. Can't wait to get there!

I'm dancing on 165. One more and I'll be closer to 160 than 170. It's funny the mind games we play with ourselves for motivation, but I'll take them all!

Things are going well for me - I've been eating really healthy and exercising most days. I feel thankful that now that I'm down as far as the 160s, I have the athletic endurance now to exercise. When I first started out, it was so hard to get in shape and even when I made progress, it was so much harder to move a heavier body around.

Right now, I'm just trying to take it one day and one meal at a time and have my fingers double and triple crossed that I'll keep these habits!!

BB - YES - I agree, I know they are head games but I am happy to let my brain occupy itself.

Thank you for the reminder... I remember thinking how much better it felt to have the weight off and feel lighter, exercising. My 'baby' is 19 months... and I've been stalled in the 160's since late sept/early oct. I am *so* trying to get my head in the mode again!

Your avatar has a runner in it - do you enjoy running? It is my favorite way to exercise.

Hi Becky!

Yes, I am a runner! It's my escape, my processing time, my therapist, my peace, a source of physical pride and lots more - I don't think you can see all of words written on the picture. I can't figure out how to attach the picture to this post? I want to type out the words, though, because I find them extremely inspiring. It can be applied to choosing your own health or staying on plan in general, but I like it applied to running or other cardio/ strength training exercise because it's something that makes my heart or my muscles strong.

Run through fat days.
Run despite whoever loves you or doesn't.
Run through regret and guilt.
Run through frustration.
Run through loneliness.
Run through those blissful days.
Run despite your dysfunctional family.
Run through people drifting in and out of your life.
Run through your own fits of self doubt.

Because we are no longer those girls who thought constantly of their struggle to disappear.

I choose to be healthy, to grow stronger, to be as alive as I possibly can. Who's with me?

Almost at the other side! 160.5 on Tuesday. Only lost half a pound last week though. Things have slowed. Motivation is down.