18: 150.8
19: 151.0 TOM
20: 151.6 TOM
21: 151.6 TOM

Thanks for the bday wishes. Still hanging in the same range I have been for about 3 weeks. Moving in the right direction, just very slowly. Down about 2.2 over a month, half a lb a week.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Congrats, Lacerta! New decades are so rewarding!

SW: 279
GW: 273

1: 279
2: 278.5 (have been on 279 for a week so I was due some kind of move)
3: 278 (still losing ovulation water weight)
4: 278
5: 277.5 Did 60 active Fitbit minutes yesterday and concentrated on eating protein and veggies
6: 278 Did no active minutes yesterday and only 3500 steps so not surprised there was a bump today
7: 278 Did 39 active minutes yesterday hauling my bags of slate and walked 5400 steps, but still no drop... My official weigh-in day is Saturday so I'll see what happens then.

Total loss after Week One: 1 pound
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8: 278.5 Did 33 active minutes and 6200 steps yesterday, but 1730 calories with lots of bread, so I'm guessing that explains the bump.
9: 280 Did 85 active minutes and 11108 steps yesterday with lots of hills and steps so I'm not surprised that I'm retaining water. I'll do a moderate amount today and drink lots of water.
10: 280 Still holding onto water, which is annoying, but at least I know it's not a real bump.
11: 278.5 Back down, which is a relief. Hopefully the downward trend will continue.
12: 278.5 No change, but it's been a slow couple of days exercise-wise. Yesterday I was out with my dad, who has dementia and limited mobility so we walked but slowly and not far.
13: 278.5 Still no change. My calories and macros are OK so it's either the lack of exercise or hormones. It'll move eventually!
14: 277 Well, that was a nice surprise this morning! I haven't changed anything so it's just consistency and waiting out the water retention.

Total loss after Week Two: 2 pounds
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15: 277 I didn't expect another loss after such a big drop yesterday, but I'm glad that it stuck given that Saturday is my official weigh-in day. However, I've just shoveled down a plate of butter chicken and naan bread so I'm expecting a 10-pound gain tomorrow!!
16: 277.5 Just half a pound of pain after my Indian yesterday. My total calories were actually fine (1335) but the salt, sugar, and bread were bound to have an effect.
17: 277.5 No change today. That's OK but I'm wondering whether my habit of cramming in steps before midnight is causing me to retain water that's still there when I weight in the next morning. No idea, it's just a theory.
18: 276.5 A bit of a bump. Yesterday I made sure that I'd finished my active minutes by 6pm. No idea if that had any effect.
19: 278 I don't often laugh when I see an increase on the scale but this was entirely predictable.
20: 276.5 Aaand back down again.
21: 275.5 Not sure what I did to deserve the drop but I'm happy. Maybe my hill will ultimately be good for me!

Total loss after Week Three: 3 1/2 pounds
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Lacerta Congratulations on the new decade! It really looks as if you've broken through that stall. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes me to get used to the hill. I'm sure it'll destroy me initially! I don't have stairs at home either and I've got a dodgy knee so slopes/steps are a challenge.

Chunkahlunkah How did the paper go? When I did my bachelor's degree, back in the mists of time, the UK didn't use credits at all. You started your course and continued until it finished. You couldn't take a semester or a year off for illness or to work because the schedule was fixed. You still can't really do that easily, but at least you accumulate credits that can be transferred to another year/course/university.

I unexpectedly ate in a restaurant today. I went to visit a friend of my aunt, who died in June, and we ended up going for a late lunch. Everything tasted really salty so I'm expecting a bump tomorrow.

Newlyn: I'm sure the hill will be an absolute (I can't think of any appropriate words here that won't be censored) to start with, but I'm equally sure it will be good for you in the long run.

Chunkahlunkah: Thank you, they really are. You know what's funny? I've been whining for the last couple weeks about being stuck, but I went back and looked through all my history and found that I actually moved through the 220s faster than any prior decade. Even WITH the 19 day stallout, it only took just over 5 weeks. Normally, it takes me 6-7 weeks to go through a decade. Tracking is important, because it can show us when we are whining for no reason.

Snowmama: At your size, that is great. I hope when I get into the 150s, I can still lose a couple pounds a month.

gardenerjoy: You are always sticking with this and trying so hard, and the scale doesn't seem to reward you the way it should. I have to ask whether you have ever had your blood work checked for any imbalances? I went through that a few years ago, despite everything I did right, I would lose maybe 1 pound a month, working really hard. Getting my hormones in balance has made all the difference for me. It also was a huge help for me being able to curb my "bored eating" and "stress eating" habits. If you haven't looked into it, something to think about.

Week Four
22: 220.2
23:
24:
25:
26:
27:
28:
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Total Loss for Week Four:

I was back up just a bit today, but that wasn't really surprising, as I had a really salty diet yesterday. I actually was happy not to be up more, and I'm hoping to lose that water and be back down again tomorrow. Plus, I weighed in about 90 minutes earlier than usual today. So a bump, but probably not a statistically important one.

GOAL: Averaging under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1 Average = 1395
Week 2 Average = 1365
Week 3:
Sat 9/15: 1391
Sun 9/16: 1497
Mon 9/17: 1372
Tues 9/18: 1081
Wed 9/19: 1495
Thurs 9/20: 1570
Fri 9/21: 1371
Average = 1397

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Newlyn - The paper went well! In writing it, I realized additional texts I want to read and more questions I want to explore. The process never ends!

Lacerta - Ha, that's funny that it was the shortest decade. I agree--tracking can help keep things in perspective by showing what is, which sometimes isn't how it feels! I'm happy to be halfway through the 130's. I was in the 140's for so damn long (diet breaks and backtracking).

Snowmama - About 2 pounds a month has been my rate too lately.

It's been almost 2 months since I started posting here. I had lost weight several times before. But this time, it's so much harder/slower that I almost lose my steam.Need some encouragements.

SW: 279
GW: 273

1: 279
2: 278.5 (have been on 279 for a week so I was due some kind of move)
3: 278 (still losing ovulation water weight)
4: 278
5: 277.5 Did 60 active Fitbit minutes yesterday and concentrated on eating protein and veggies
6: 278 Did no active minutes yesterday and only 3500 steps so not surprised there was a bump today
7: 278 Did 39 active minutes yesterday hauling my bags of slate and walked 5400 steps, but still no drop... My official weigh-in day is Saturday so I'll see what happens then.

Total loss after Week One: 1 pound
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8: 278.5 Did 33 active minutes and 6200 steps yesterday, but 1730 calories with lots of bread, so I'm guessing that explains the bump.
9: 280 Did 85 active minutes and 11108 steps yesterday with lots of hills and steps so I'm not surprised that I'm retaining water. I'll do a moderate amount today and drink lots of water.
10: 280 Still holding onto water, which is annoying, but at least I know it's not a real bump.
11: 278.5 Back down, which is a relief. Hopefully the downward trend will continue.
12: 278.5 No change, but it's been a slow couple of days exercise-wise. Yesterday I was out with my dad, who has dementia and limited mobility so we walked but slowly and not far.
13: 278.5 Still no change. My calories and macros are OK so it's either the lack of exercise or hormones. It'll move eventually!
14: 277 Well, that was a nice surprise this morning! I haven't changed anything so it's just consistency and waiting out the water retention.

Total loss after Week Two: 2 pounds
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15: 277 I didn't expect another loss after such a big drop yesterday, but I'm glad that it stuck given that Saturday is my official weigh-in day. However, I've just shoveled down a plate of butter chicken and naan bread so I'm expecting a 10-pound gain tomorrow!!
16: 277.5 Just half a pound of pain after my Indian yesterday. My total calories were actually fine (1335) but the salt, sugar, and bread were bound to have an effect.
17: 277.5 No change today. That's OK but I'm wondering whether my habit of cramming in steps before midnight is causing me to retain water that's still there when I weight in the next morning. No idea, it's just a theory.
18: 276.5 A bit of a bump. Yesterday I made sure that I'd finished my active minutes by 6pm. No idea if that had any effect.
19: 278 I don't often laugh when I see an increase on the scale but this was entirely predictable.
20: 276.5 Aaand back down again.
21: 275.5 Not sure what I did to deserve the drop but I'm happy. Maybe my hill will ultimately be good for me!

Total loss after Week Three: 3 1/2 pounds
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22: 276.5 Bump back up but not a surprise after my unexpected salty lunch out.
23: 276.5 I very rarely go out but this week I've eaten out three times. Why is everything so salty??

GOAL: Averaging under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1 Average = 1395
Week 2 Average = 1365
Week 3 Average = 1397
Week 4:
Sat 9/22: 1491
Sun 9/23:
Mon 9/24:
Tues 9/25:
Wed 9/26:
Thurs 9/27:
Fri 9/28:
Average =

I hit a new low today--133.6! That's a drop of 1.2 pounds from the last time I weighed a few days ago. In my world, that's a major whoosh! I wasn't expecting it.

yangtzer - Hang in there! Even slow progress is progress. And some would say it's even better to lose slowly because it keeps you in good habits for a longer period of time, so they're more likely to stick. Maintaining is similar to losing, imo, just w/o the occasional thrills of new lows on the scale and a little more leeway in calories.

Week Four
22: 220.2
23: 219.8
24:
25:
26:
27:
28:
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Total Loss for Week Four:

No time for personals today, I'll catch up tomorrow.

September goal: -1 kg (reach 98.0 kgs)

1: 99.0 kgs
3: 99.35
4: 99.5
7: 99.2
20: 98.85
21: 98.9
23: 98.3

September goal: -1 kg (reach 98.0 kgs)

1: 99.0 kgs
3: 99.35
4: 99.5
7: 99.2
20: 98.85
21: 98.9
23: 98.3
24: 98.0 (GOAL!)

GOAL: Averaging under 1400 daily calories each week
Week 1 Average = 1395
Week 2 Average = 1365
Week 3 Average = 1397
Week 4:
Sat 9/22: 1491
Sun 9/23: 1406
Mon 9/24:
Tues 9/25:
Wed 9/26:
Thurs 9/27:
Fri 9/28:
Average =

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I'm down a couple more ounces today to 133.4! I was in the 140's for so long that sailing through this decade almost feels surreal. I think the difference is from added activity (walking around campus) and not having a party night when I eat all the food. I have a regular weekly night for get-togethers here too, but instead of at anyone's house, we go to restaurants/bars. Since that's more expensive, that naturally reigns in how much I eat. I've been good about sticking to one food item and one drink.

Congrats on goal, gardenerjoy!

Chunkahlunkah congrats on the new low. thank you for the kind words.
It's very hard for me to be a conscious eater. food means so much more than just food in my life. I eat when I am happy, sad, bored etc.. if you know what I'm saying. LOL
Do you do any differently in losing phase vs. maintenance phase? both calories intake and exercise.

SW: 279
GW: 273

1: 279
2: 278.5 (have been on 279 for a week so I was due some kind of move)
3: 278 (still losing ovulation water weight)
4: 278
5: 277.5 Did 60 active Fitbit minutes yesterday and concentrated on eating protein and veggies
6: 278 Did no active minutes yesterday and only 3500 steps so not surprised there was a bump today
7: 278 Did 39 active minutes yesterday hauling my bags of slate and walked 5400 steps, but still no drop... My official weigh-in day is Saturday so I'll see what happens then.

Total loss after Week One: 1 pound
.................................................. ..............................

8: 278.5 Did 33 active minutes and 6200 steps yesterday, but 1730 calories with lots of bread, so I'm guessing that explains the bump.
9: 280 Did 85 active minutes and 11108 steps yesterday with lots of hills and steps so I'm not surprised that I'm retaining water. I'll do a moderate amount today and drink lots of water.
10: 280 Still holding onto water, which is annoying, but at least I know it's not a real bump.
11: 278.5 Back down, which is a relief. Hopefully the downward trend will continue.
12: 278.5 No change, but it's been a slow couple of days exercise-wise. Yesterday I was out with my dad, who has dementia and limited mobility so we walked but slowly and not far.
13: 278.5 Still no change. My calories and macros are OK so it's either the lack of exercise or hormones. It'll move eventually!
14: 277 Well, that was a nice surprise this morning! I haven't changed anything so it's just consistency and waiting out the water retention.

Total loss after Week Two: 2 pounds
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15: 277 I didn't expect another loss after such a big drop yesterday, but I'm glad that it stuck given that Saturday is my official weigh-in day. However, I've just shoveled down a plate of butter chicken and naan bread so I'm expecting a 10-pound gain tomorrow!!
16: 277.5 Just half a pound of pain after my Indian yesterday. My total calories were actually fine (1335) but the salt, sugar, and bread were bound to have an effect.
17: 277.5 No change today. That's OK but I'm wondering whether my habit of cramming in steps before midnight is causing me to retain water that's still there when I weight in the next morning. No idea, it's just a theory.
18: 276.5 A bit of a bump. Yesterday I made sure that I'd finished my active minutes by 6pm. No idea if that had any effect.
19: 278 I don't often laugh when I see an increase on the scale but this was entirely predictable.
20: 276.5 Aaand back down again.
21: 275.5 Not sure what I did to deserve the drop but I'm happy. Maybe my hill will ultimately be good for me!

Total loss after Week Three: 3 1/2 pounds
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22: 276.5 Bump back up but not a surprise after my unexpected salty lunch out.
23: 276.5 I very rarely go out but this week I've eaten out three times. Why is everything so salty??
24: 276.5 Salt and TOM combo...

Chunkahlunkah Woohoo! Well done on the new low! School starts tomorrow so I hope that running around my campus will have a positive effect as well!
Lacerta Congrats on another drop!
gardenerjoy Congratulations on reaching your goal!!

Well, bumped up over the weekend but it's nearly all back off again. Hopefully this is the start lf a new downward trend.

9-13 240.3
9-19 241
9-20 238.5
9-21 240.3
9-22 241.3
9-23 243(gotta love night shift)
9-24 238.8