Nov 1st - No pm snacking.
2nd - No pm snacking.
3rd - No snacking
4th - No snacking(and that was a challenge tonight!)
5th
6th
7th

Weigh in day for me today...

SW: 200lbs
CW: 193lbs
GW: 190lbs

Welcome to the new "faces".
SW: 249.6
CW: 241.6

GW: 235 (6.6lbs to go!)

Hey everybody.... i'be been maintaining and it's been hard. This week i'm doing better with no migraines yet and i hope to lose some weight. Yesterday i did something pretty bad... i bought pistachios, almonds and chocolate (!) and binged on those. I woke up at 3 am and spent maybe 15 minutes in the bathroom..... need i say "never again"? Sorry if this is too much information...

ginamay28,welcome! Of course you can join! The weigh-in day is a sugestion but you can post your weight daily if you want to. Some people here do it, and I think it's great.

alyssarof2012 What JB explained you is right. Part of your confusion is my fault, i don't have much challenge-thread experience. I had never created one, so sorry for not being clear! Oh, and i do think your goal is realistic. I miss the early stages when i'd lose faster but then again i had more to lose.

workinglikeadog I might as well join you in your no pm snacking challenge. OMG, i am doing it all wrong! Lol! I guess mine would have to be sort of an "only one portion of sugary treat a day and no snacking in between meals unless I am truly hungry which i know it's actually pretty rare" challenge. Lol.... ok, i like this idea. I'll join you in november and then see how it goes.

Bllondy I've never been to Ceará, but my partner has and she says its lovely! Lot's of sun and nice people, not to mention the exquisite foode. Iam vegetarian so no coxinhas for me, but i love pastéis. I thought they were like chinese food and could be found anywhere. The chinese were the ones who introduced them here in Brazil. Fresh fruits and vegetables are sometimes taken for granted here. We grow acustommed to having them and only realize how lucky we are when we travel abroad... fresh food is expensive in some countries i've been to and here it's cheap. Have you been going to the rec center?

I didn't weigh in on Monday and I've been sick all week. I just stepped on a scale this morning and I gained a pound :-( I'm number, but it's just more motivation to keep going.

SW: 281
CW: 282
GW: 261

Anyone else just in the mood for Christmas? As an American, I know that thanksgiving is just around the corner, but this year I want to skip it and go straight for Christmas! I think it's because of my kids.

My body is hanging onto this weight for it's dear life. I ate OP, low cals all week, and I am up. I think I am ovulating though. So I am hoping to see a drop in a few days. I need to learn to handle these weeks when I feel I do everything right but my body does not want to co-operate.

My goal for next week is to add water and exercise back into my life style. I have been doing poorly on both subjects.

I tried on my size 6 party dress. It is tight around my butt and chest But 10 pounds should make it fit beautifully. I will keep trying it on each week, and hoping to "feel" some difference. BUT, I CAN zip it up...LOL! There is hope!

SW 144
GW 134
CW 146.4

Sum, congrats on getting in your dress! Such a sweet sound, the sound of a zipper that wouldn't zip before!

SW: 249.6
CW: 241.2

GW: 235 (6.2 lbs to go!)

JB: "Sum, congrats on getting in your dress! Such a sweet sound, the sound of a zipper that wouldn't zip before!"

LMAO I am not a woman, but I can sure appreciate that thought!!

And Sum, I always thought women loved dresses and pants that looked like they had been melted and poured into them

Marina: "I miss the early stages when i'd lose faster but then again i had more to lose."

No kidding !!

Keep it up all, wishing us all the best

B F R

My Goal is to be in the early 240's by Christmas so I'll say -
Start Weight (SW) is 256.6 (gained .8 lb. overnight due to eating binge yesterday *grrr*)
Goal Weight (GW) 242 (nude) by Christmas/2014
The best to all of us! <3

11/1: 244.4
11/2: 243.4
11/3: 244.2
11/4: 243.6
11/5: 243.2
11/6:241.6
11/7: 241.2
11/8: 239.8!!!!!

OMG, that is so funny!! NOT in million years with my curves!

Not quite where I was at the beginning of this challenge, but making progress.

I am back to calorie counting, and throwing in an occasional fast day when I feel up to it. Maybe 1-2 times per week.

Now luckily I am back to my 8's fitting "well". It is a good thing because I gave away all my 10/12/14's. So when the 8's started fitting snugly; I looked like a sausage in them. So that is a relief! I gave all my 10's away, on purpose; when I hit 136 last summer... I did not want to balloon to 150 again (which I did)... and I knew if I did, lacking clothing would give me motivation to get back on track, which it did. -- If I ever get down to my goal weight, parting from my 8's will be a huge deal, since I have a closet full of beautiful things in that size. But it will be fun to rebuilt my wardrobe in smaller sizes; woot!

Today's plan is to eat low cals; 800-1200; walk the dog at a brisk pace. And to hope that I will be closer to my 140's than 150's at tomorrow's weigh in.

Everyone have a FAB day!

SW 144
GW 134
CW 145

Nov 1st - No pm snacking.
2nd - No pm snacking.
3rd - No snacking
4th - No snacking(and that was a challenge tonight!)
5th No pm snacking
6th No pm snacking
7th No pm snacking
8th blew it, pity party over, time to refocus.
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Good luck to everyone on keeping your goals and exceeding them this week!

Marina, Nice to hear I have a partner in my no pm snacking challenge. I started putting 16 oz of cold water by my seat and am now drinking more pm water. One sugary treat a day is also good. I allow myself a sq of dk choc after lunch and dinner. If I have a sugary treat before lunch, watchout, I'm gonna snack and have a hard temptation day all day long. Gonna refocus on writing down all foods and act as if I have to show you ladies, that is a real motivator for me.

Sum, I do the same thing with tossing out big clothes. I still re-gain more weight than Ild like to but there is an earlier alert alarm that goes off to get back on track. I am so glad to be going down and having more focused healthy habits moments. Could you share how you do a fast day. I probably need to consider something like this when I know I have a low physical exercise day ahead of me.

workinglikeadog I have followed 5:2 plan on and off. What I do, on my fast days, I usually skip bfast and lunch and have 500-600 calories for dinner. Some people spread out the calories through out the day. If I wake up starving, I have an egg or two and then a smaller dinner (big salad with grilled chicken). The funny thing is, after a fast day, I am not hungry on the following day and it usually means a healthier and lower calorie day.