Well, the houseguests are gone and I am happy to report that I basically stayed on plan the entire time. I didn't eat the healthy leafy greens that I am trying to make such a large part of my new eating style. Instead it was a piece of pizza (just one!) and a cake donut, etc. Technically still on my WW plan since I didn't go over my weekly plan allowance. Good I guess.

I'm counting as a win anyhow.

This is turning out to be a fun filled week with lunches out. But all that fun does not come free; I am sure my scale will show my price

Quick check-in. Most of the visiting family went back home, rest are leaving Sunday. Some of the visitors were sick, and now I've caught a horrible cold. Feeling like crud. Food still not good and I am hoping to get back on track for real on Monday. Ugh....

I hope you get better soon!!!

Thanks!

I feel like I will never reach my goal with all of these "interruptions." - Guac

This is so true. I've always followed the policy of 'one day off a week' just so that I could take care of cravings and have some social time, but this last week I've become more and more convinced that it's just not going to work - especially once I get to the 150s. (I'm short, and calorie deficits are getting hard earned =P)

Luckily, in the fall I tend to want to socialize less anyways, so perhaps I can skip the wine and dining out for the month of October and not miss it.

edit to add: Except for our friend's wedding brunch on the 21st... forgot about that... argh, see how that happens?

Well - I had a carb meltdown last night - ate well all day, but then had a glass (or two) of Chardonnay and broke down and had two hot pretzels with mustard.

At least it wasn't cheese sauce! LOL

And I did run last night so....

At any rate, I'm not losing - still stuck at 139. So I have a choice to make - either push the "reset" button, stay at 139, or gain weight.

Gaining weight - NOT AN OPTION - uh, I got rid of all my bigger clothes, and candidly can't afford a new wardrobe....LOL. Importantly, I never want to feel like I did at 183.

Staying at 139 - possible - I'm wearing size 4/6 - but still have belly fat and also can see some of it still in my legs....also, there is no room for error here...so if I gain 5 pounds, it's a size 8

Going for my goal - would definitely make this a "win" year - I've lost 45 pounds already (which in itself is a win), but to hit that 55 pound mark would be fabulous - and would also give me more "wiggle room" to play with 5 pounds up or down....

I need to decide. If I focus, I can hit my goal (10 pounds down) by Thanksgiving! I need to start food journaling again - keeps me aware and more choiceful.

So I'm going for it girls - by Thanksgiving I'm hitting my goal! Consider that "reset" button officially PUSHED!

Haven't posted in a bit...life has been crazy busy and there wasn't time to do anything but hang on for the ride. Sounds like a lot of you are dealing with colds and flu germs! Hope everyone gets healthy soon! It's no fun being sick!!!

Have kind of slipped off the wagon here and there, foodwise, but have been faithful to my twice a week body pump and cxworx classes. I cannot say enough good things about these classes - only two hours a week and all the strength training I need is DONE! I wore shorts this summer for the first time in years. Whenever I think about skipping a class, I just have to think about how much I enjoy the results... What I really need to ramp up is cardio. When time got tight, that's one of the things that got chopped, sadly. I really need to find a way to stuff it back into the schedule..with a shoehorn if necessary!

For some motivation, I signed up for my first 5K - it's actually an obstacle race 5K....WITH ZOMBIES! hahahahahahaha! It's at a site: runforyourlives.com if you want to see the videos - totally hilarious!! You start the race with three 'life flags' on your belt and the zombies along the race/obstacle course try to rip them off. If you make it to the finish line with at least one flag, you are 'alive', otherwise, you're transformed into a zombie. TOO FUNNY!! I think having the zombies will make me run faster, for sure! I figure, with 12 obstacles along 5K, I won't have to run much more than than a half mile at a pop...I hope. I had been doing 3-5 on the tm earlier in the summer, so if I start NOW, maybe I can be up to speed by race day (erm...in like 2 weeks). And, really, it's not going to be about speed, anyway. It's about getting through the obstacles and finishing. Should be an interesting time!!

To work I go - another long day, I expect. Focusing on eating right and not straying from the goal...

Hi Ladies,

Finally pushed past the stuck number on the scale. 262.3 today which is a number I have yet to see in this journey.

Hope you all are having a great week.

JO

Good for you Jo!
I am so proud of you and I'm sure you'll enjoy this journey even more now that you are lighter...

hang in there...
I am sure you are going to be just fine.
I hear you when you say stuck at 139
I did that for the last 3 weeks... and finally when my TOM was over,
I found myself lower... was hard to believe the first day but it really did happen.
in my case, it is too difficult to lose 10 by Thanksgiving but even a 5 will make me super happy!!!
Good Luck!!!

Congrats Sheila on your weight loss so far! I am at the very start of my journey and hope I am in your shoes some day! Good Luck!

Jo - I am SOOO jealous! 262 is my 10% weight loss goal. Happy for you though! My progress is such that I should be there next week. Here's hopin'

Sheila - I am so excited for you! To recommit yourself to your goal today is SO brave. You should know that you have support from all us 40 somethings!

Hello ladies!
Feeling good this week, speaking of reset button, after reading the posts about stalling and losing motivation, I looked at my own program and realized that I was slipping back without noticing, my activity level was less, thoughts about trying a taste of this or that were coming back.

So, made some tweaks and things seem to be moving again, whew...I'm only halfway there, so I can't start maintaining (DH is almost at maintenance so that's a bit of a challenge, but is a great one).

thanks for the inspirations Jo, Syndehat, Sheila and Grace, the 5K sounds like lots of fun...Zombies! hope you feel better soon Guac! Sum, I'm meeting a friend for lunch today and going to NYC tomorrow with another friend, know I'll have to get right back on track after...yeeps
Sorry if I missed anyone!

3FC rocks!

I've been gone for a few weeks. I started my CNA course and we had so much homework that I was staying off line for a bit. I'll be done with the class on Wed. then the state exam the next Wed. I haven't been going to the gym like I was before either. I did manage to eat much better though.

When I first started class I am not sure what happened but I gained 9 lbs in a very short time period, while working out and eating right. But this morning I am back to 261. That 9 lbs gain when I was doing everything right was depressing. I almost wanted to give up. Someone in class said perhaps the stress of losing my dad, losing my job then starting classes again for a new career all in such a short period of time was showing in my weight somehow...body chemistry off. I did feel very puffy the whole time and just ick. I don't know..just happy it is all back off again and I no longer feel puffy and icky.

I'm going to catch up on reading this thread and the end of the Sept one to see how everyone else is doing..I hope it is all wonderful!

Have a great day!