Thank You GardnerJoy for fixing my weight for the month! Good Luck, Everyone!

SW: 201
CW: 196.6 (- 4.4)
GW: 190

sgregg: Good drop and way to go getting back into Onederland.

momtopands: Welcome back. I'm sure at least some of that was just water weight and will fall back off quickly.

scarletrunner: I know we all love to see the pounds lost, but I'll take fitting into smaller clothes any day.

Week Three
15: 181.2
16: 181.2
17: 182.2
18:
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Worked a long day yesterday, so not surprised to see the scale up. My weight corresponds closely to my hours worked. I'm convinced that if I could take a month off work, I'd drop like 10 or 12 pounds instead of the 2 or 3 I've been losing in a month lately.

Welcome, scarletrunner!

ange82much: 1 lb
Lacerta: 6 lbs
momtopands: 5.6 lbs
Newlyn: 4 lbs
opheliaphoenix: 10 lbs
scarletrunner: 5 lbs
sgregg: 5 lbs
VickieLou: 11 lbs

Lacerta, why do you think you go up the longer you work? Just extra stress on your body making you hold on too fluids?
Scarlet, you have been busy, busy.
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15: 200
16: 198.4
17: 196.2
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I cannot believe I dropped 2lbs over a day! I did have a good bathroom day yesterday. lol 196 is the lowest I've seen since starting this journey back in January. So, I'm super pumped about it.
I have been trying very hard to stay on-plan this week with my eating and, thankfully, it is paying off. I'm expecting the weight-loss to slow down in the next few days.

nice one Scregg! You're going really well. Great that you've got back in to the swing of it, and are rewarded by seeing some low numbers. Long may it continue

Lacerta - yes, weird about the job v weight thing, but in the end, even with the job factor, you're losing slowly and steadily, and in the long run that's probably a good thing (says me, who dropped the weight pretty much as fast as I possibly could, lol, but that won't stop me preaching alternative advice to others )

I'm going good. The scales say I haven't changed for a few weeks, 51.9kg (114.2lb) this morning - but i'm happy with anything that's got a 51 in it. Gym is still fun. My knee's still getting gradually better (this has been about a 2yr recovery by now) and I've actually started running a little bit without paying a consequence for it in the last month, which i'm really excited about. Yesterday I did some standing jumps on to the biggest box for the first time during my gym class - I looked at it and thought 'no way, I can't do that' but tried, and I could! And i'm loving my regular Saturday trekking in the mountains still. So i'm all positive and enthusiastic at the moment.

Ange82much, knee problems are the worst! I hope you can continue to get your exercise in without too much pain. I started jogging some a few months back and I had horrible hip pain from it, so I had to quit. I think I'll just stick to walking and watching my diet until I lose more weight. A trek in the mountains sounds amazing.
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15: 200
16: 198.4
17: 196.2
18: 197.2
19:
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I'm up today and I know why. DH and I went out to eat last night and I overate and also ate stuff that was not on my plan. So, I'm paying for it today. However, today is a new day and I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I'm going to get back down to where I was by staying on plan today and making sure I get plenty of water to flush out any excess water. I'm doing a weight loss challenge with some friends and tomorrow is the weekly weigh-in.

sgregg: I think it is partly that, but also partly that I can't eat on my schedule. I end up eating dinner 3-4 hours later than I usually would, which means sometimes I get very hungry and end up eating more throughout the day (even though I plan and take healthy snacks, it is still more). Way to go this week. Even with the bump up today, still a great week so far.

ange: Way to maintain! And glad your knee is improving. I tried running a few times. Mentally, I don't mind it, and cardiovascularly, I'm sure I could get there, but my joints weren't happy with me, so I went back to walking for now. Maybe when I get closer to goal.

Week Three
15: 181.2
16: 181.2
17: 182.2
18: 181.6
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Not a new low, but still in the 181s. Still hoping to see a 0 by Sunday.

Dropped a teeny bit 51.8kg today. 51.4 when I got back from the gym, but that doesn't count! Now it would be nice if I could get through the weekend without having an unnecessary food blow out. There's nothing too exceptional to negotiate, but sometimes those cruisy evenings are the worst! And I still have a bit of a reward mentaility at the weekend for being diligent through the week. Got heaps of work to do today before a 3-day workshop next week. That's why i'm procrastinating on here...….

Week Three
15: 181.2
16: 181.2
17: 182.2
18: 181.6
19: 180.6
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Total Loss for Week Three:

New low. Yay! Final push to get out of the 180s. Not too much longer.

Week Three
15: 181.2
16: 181.2
17: 182.2
18: 181.6
19: 180.6
20: 179.8
21:
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Total Loss for Week Three:

So, I wasn't expecting to see that this morning. In fact, I felt a little bloated when I got on the scale, and was thinking I'd be back up in the 181s. Guess not.

First time I've seen the 170s since around the time I got married in 2000, right out of college. I think I actually might have already been over 180 then, not sure. But definitely not since then. I fit back into a dress I wore around that same time. So I've removed nearly 20 years of gain.

I'm getting closer to goal weight, and finding it harder to maintain a deficit on a regular basis. Some days are good, others are around maintenance, but I'm picking away. If I can get to the 160s by Halloween, I'll be thrilled. My goal for the end of the year is 167.4 (100 pounds down total). So that would leave me just a couple pounds to lose over the holidays. I haven't weighed in the 160s since high school. So I am nearing the lowest I've ever been as an adult mark. I didn't actually start tracking my weight until 2005, so unfortunately, I don't know what that number is, but it isn't too far away.

Oh, and I"m changing my signature. My college weight wasn't "170", it was "in the 170s, so I'm marking that one complete today. And adding one for 100 pounds down (ange, you were right, I do need that one)

Lacerta, look at you go!
Ange, hoping you have a good weekend that you feel proud of. I have always used 3FC & FB to procrastinate...lol.
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15: 200
16: 198.4
17: 196.2
18: 197.2
19: 196.4
20: 195.2
21:

I cannot believe that 195 was on the scale this morning. I had some foods that were off-plan yesterday, but I ate them earlier on in the day and then my last meal was around 3-4 and I didn't snack/munch on anything after that. Just tried to drink my water and wait it out until today. Do any of you do Intermittent Fasting? My husband is thinking of trying it out to see if it helps him lose some weight. I do it most days, but not intentionally. I try to eat when I'm hungry and not before that. It's easy right now with school out, but it's going to be a challenge when school starts back. I'm a teacher and get a 20 minute window to eat my lunch. So, I usually eat even if I'm not hungry because I don't want to be hungry in the middle of class. Okay, now I'm rambling...

Anyway, planning to eat on-plan today...NO cheats, even though its the weekend and I seem to always eat more loosely on the weekends. If anything, I'll go heavier on my veggies/fruits instead of eating breads/sugars. Hope you all have a great day!

51.8kg today and marks exactly a year since I got below 52kg for the first time in my adult life - and I've stayed there for a year! Got to be happy with that.
Eating was pretty good this weekend, probably maintenance, hopefully. Had more wine than I needed to on Saturday, but that's ok. I"m away interstate at workshops Mon-Wed next week though, so there'll be meals out and whatnot with colleagues to negotiate so that might make it not the best week overall. Spent most of today working in preparation for my presentations, which isn't my idea of weekend fun.

wow scregg you're going gangbusters this week! Well done! Yep i'm a bit like you in that I do IF by natural preference but not by design really - I normally have breakfast around 8.30 and eat my last mouthful for the day by between about 4-6pm
yay Lacerta for your new low and a new decade. I must say it's about time to say goodbye to the 80's - the 70's are much more exciting Congratulations and exceptional work.

sgregg: Great week for you. Way to go! I also do IF by choice, I eat breakfast and then combine lunch/dinner around 3:00. In practice, it doesn't always work out that way, but I do try and when it does, I lose the most weight. For some people, lots of small meals works, but that was terrible for me. 2 meals a day is perfect for me.

ange: Wow, has it been a year? That's amazing. I would say you've made it once you've maintained for a year.

Week Three
15: 181.2
16: 181.2
17: 182.2
18: 181.6
19: 180.6
20: 179.8
21: 179.6
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Total Loss for Week Three: -2.0

So it was a great week for me. I ended up 2 pounds down, which is the best week I've had in a while. Not only did I hang on to the 170s, I moved a smidge further down. AND, I did my first strength training workout in a while yesterday, so I'm sore with DOMS today, and was STILL down. Now that I'm into the 170s, I REALLY want to get back into strength training.

Fantastic stuff Lacerta on both the weight and the weights Are you doing your strength training from home or do you go to a gym? You can tell by the fact i'm still on here bleating about it that it doesn't feel like 'i've made it' with regard to maintenance, but i'm still loving being this shape and not taking it for granted at all which is good as I don't ever want to feel blaze about it.
I've just got back from a weights class 15min ago. Guessing my inner thighs and shoulders are going to be feeling it tomorrow, but that's a good feeling! And now I'm off to the airport this morning for my work workshop/meetings bonanza.....

ange: I'm just working out at home, at least for now. I have a full set of dumbbells, as well as an offbrand bowflex machine, so I can do a lot here to start with. For now, I'm sticking with bodyweight and dumbbells.

Week Four
22: 180.0
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Total Loss for Week Four:

Not at all surprised to be up today. DOMS are kicking my butt (and hamstrings) this morning, so I'm sure I'm retaining ALL the water. I was actually surprised it wasn't higher.