Hello Everybody!

June 4: 186.2
June 11: 179.2
June 18: 176.8
June 25:
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Labor Day:

Kfunk: CONGRATULATIONS on a new century! WTG!!

GulfMagnolia: Looking Good! Nice, sustained loss!

Magistra: your pajama/journaling day sounds wonderful. I wish I could eat ice cream for one day like you, and then not go into a carbohydrate consuming frenzy! I have no restraint!

Farn: Weight loss looking good! Did you manage to avoid the "cheat weekend"?

CandidCamster: CONGRATULATIONS on that low weight! And for finding healthy substitutes for processed sweets! I'm hoping to eventually be able to add fruits back without them triggering unhealthy cravings. We went to the farmer's market today. My oh My! The peaches smelled so fabulous, not like grocery store peaches. They had cantaloupe and little round watermelons, plums and cherry tomatoes.....I did get some green beans, cabbage, cucumbers, some kind of giant onion that's supposed to be as sweet as an apple (I'll have to dice it very thin and just sprinkle it on top of a salad or an omelet), and red, yellow and green tomatoes. (The green ones are for DH who gave me puppy dog eyes and asked if I'd fry him some even if I couldn't have them....I acquiesced, and he bought a whole basket! Grrrrr!) I love your Churchill quotes!

Joyful in Missouri: Great job on the four pounds down! Cheesecake!! OMG....you are killing me!

LauraRVA: Hope your family situation sorted itself out. I love the picture of you with the medal! You GO!

DayDreamer: I hope you are doing well in spite of the slew of plans! Hang in and hang on!

Have a great week everyone!

Heya LurchMomma! Yeah I'm a huge fan of Churchill's wisdom/quotes, he was an incredible man. Also congratulations on the huge weight loss, you're doing wonderful! I'm currently avoiding the scale because yesterday was TERRIBLE (I ate a whole box of peanut butter granola bars by Annie's & a pint of Halo Top ice cream, plus a couple of frozen pizzas). The day before I had stayed on track but my weight climbed up 2.2 lbs. overnight (I'd had a lot of sodium I think is what did it + plus while I stayed within a deficit my dinner was very heavy which usually makes me heavier the next day ). Today I had a Coke Life (I normally avoid soda, but I wanted to try it, I know, I know) it was good but I won't make it a habit, and a cheesy bean and rice burrito from Taco Bell sprinkled with Cayenne Pepper powder.

Hi there! I kind of lost track of my weight loss for the last 2 months, so this will be my way of getting back in my rhythm again! Luckily, during that 2 months I gained maybe 3 pounds back, and have worked that off already to be back to where I was 2 months ago. My goal between now and Labor Day is to lose 8 pounds; to continue to be active for 25-30 minutes (at least) every day; and to keep my calories at 1600 every day and stop allowing myself the small cheats on a regular basis.

SW: 262
GW: 254

Good luck, all!

Ok note to self - No more soda for the next couple of weeks (after I polish off this Coke Life today ), no more Annie's fruit snacks or other sugar-based nutrient-poor snacks. 256.6 today (2.6 up from my recent lowest) but in a weird way I'm just super thankful to be out of the 260's. Today I am aiming for 2,000 or less calories.

Oops, forgot I joined this! Yay me that I did!!

SW: 249.4
CW: 249.4
GW: 230

06/12: 249.4
06/19: 247.8
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Thank you, gulf, joyful, lurch and daydreamer

Gulf you are doing so well!! It took me ALL week to get back into the 197's after last weekend! How has it been going cutting out diet coke? I had none Monday-Thursday and then I decided to have some this weekend, but it is helping me stay on plan with food so I will keep cutting back slowly and surely!

Lurch your numbers look great, keep up the great work!!

daydreamer 204.6 is awesome, I bet you are right and can drop a couple more by Monday!! You are SO close to onderland Great job getting back on track after the weekend!!

Jrkessle welcome back!! Nice job maintaining during the last couple months! Your goals look great!

Candid The first couple days will be the hardest, but you can do it!! I bet the 2.6 will come off pretty fast, most of it is probably water!

Hi laura, great progress!! Your post made me giggle, I just found a challenge that I forgot I joined as well

joyful You will be there before you know it! How have you been doing lately?

HI all, I hope that everyone is doing great!! I feel like I am getting my confidence back and hopefully I can keep going strong. The fourth of July will be okay, but we are having a party to celebrate on the 8th, and that will be difficult. I am not going to be strict at all, and nothing will be off limits except getting drunk and binging.


SW 203.2
GW 180

6/1: 203.2
6/11: 201 (-2.2)
6/18: 199.8 (-.2)
6/25: 197 (-2.8)

Joyful thank you dear one!

Candid how is the no soda life? I wish I had your strength

kfunk it's NOT going hahaha! Sometimes I feel that Diet Coke is the only thing keeping me going. But now that the heat is here, it's making me feel crappy. Sigh

Jrkessle hi there!

Zero exercise this past week. Back on the wagon blah

Labor Day Goal: 220.4 lbs
Start: 247 lbs

May 29: 247.0
June 4: 241.6
June 13: 243.8 (post vacation)
June 18: 237.8
June 25: 235.4
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Labor Day:

I finally beat my weight loss plateau!!! I've been sitting at 261.2 (with going up and down a few times the last 2 months) but I haven't been able to break 261.2 for months! Today after work I checked in at 260.2!! I'm hoping tomorrow to be under 260.

SW: 262
CW: 260.2
GW: 254

I've also been going for a walk with my dog every night for 25-30 minutes, and the last two nights I've walked two miles with her. We've been doing this every evening at 8pm for the last couple of weeks, and it feels really good to build this healthy routine!

259.2 this morning! Woohoo!

SW: 262
CW: 259.2
GW: 254

I never want to see 260 on the scale ever again!

gulf 2.4 lbs. is amazing, especially for not working out!! What do you do for exercise? I have cut way back, but I totally agree with you that it keeps me going. Oh well, one battle at a time

Jrkessle Congrats on breaking your plateau AND getting out of the 260's Good job on the walks as well!!

daydreamer Holy smokes!!! How does it feel to be SO close to getting out of the 2's??

It is so wonderful to read the posts and see how everyone is doing. I had a 1 pound gain this week, and I wasn't pleased. but I know why I did. This week will be better. In spite of the slight weight gain I am meeting 2 of the mini goals that I set for myself for this challenge. My clothes are fitting better and I have increased my daily steps to 5000 a day (from an average of 2200 before this challenge). Small steps towards a big change is how I look at it.