hhm6: No, I'm not doing any weights currently. I've been doing mostly cardio-ish stuff lately (running, skating etc). I'd kinda like to get into it though. I've not yet done the whole program but like 30 day shred for the "completeness" of how many areas you work on (and it really not all that hard).

Omg, you guys, 179.8 today. Gah! Well, I thank my lucky stars that I didn't hit 180. That woulda really pissed me off. lol I am much more easily going with the flow on this than I used to, though. I used to get really frustrated and face plant in the carbs when the scale wasn't going where I wanted it to, but now I'm feeling pretty willing to wait and see what happens. At least I know that running out and eating a bunch of cake didn't get me anywhere.

I think this is either bc I have just recently started exercising (like six weeks ago, but today my legs are feeling a little sore, so maybe retaining some water there) or bc I am kinda sick with a sore throat (which I do not think is being helped by the exercise). At any rate, it is not because I am getting fatter. Really!

You guys are awesome Thanks for the tips! I'll def start looking into the suggestions! I only have 5lb dumb bells so it's not much to work with but I'll look into the "non-weight" strength training stuff!

Still 178 today!! Scale needs to move asap!!! I'm tired of seeing 178!!

Hey all! Excited to see this thread, because I hit 177.5 today. Wooo! I've been bouncing between 181 and 179 for almost a week, so this drop was a relief. I am hoping to hit 169 by the second week of May... Please please please lol, so I can be in the 160s for my bridal shower

Hhm6: I do some lifting, including lunges and body squats. If you want to include your upper body, do a shoulder press while you squat (thank you Jillian Michaels), or a bicep curl while you lunge. Saves some serious time! And if you don't have access to a gym or weights, grab some cans from the pantry... Some resistance is better than none!

Omg, you guys! Shoot me now! I was 179.4 this morning, which is beyond irritating. Gah! I just looked it up at fatsecret, and exactly a month ago I weighed 181.6 That's 2.2 pounds! And you would not believe what I am doing to lose weight at that glacial pace -- 1100-1200 calories a day, 20 hours of which is fasting, under 15 g carb, under 65 g protein, and exercising my butt off. This is so crazy!

Because I need to rationalize this somehow... I am going to assume that starting exercise is what's tripping me up. I was losing slowly, but not nearly this slowly before I started exercising about six weeks ago. I am assuming that as my body gets more acclimated to it, I will be able to lose again. I am not exercising for the sake of weight loss, as I know that it has always been counterproductive for me. I am keeping it up bc of the health benefits, as I am pretty sure I'll be better off fat and fit than thinner and out of breath. But still... Gah!

teehee, just peaking in...183.1 still. I am on my way!!! You guys are so inspirational!!

Northern chick: you will be joining us soon!

Rubidoux: I totally understand your frustration. I was back to 178 this morning. Glacial speed describes it exactly,

rubidoux- I definitely feel you. Sometimes looking back to see how much weight you've lost is awesome, but it sucks when you've started slowing down to glacial speed. The last 3 weeks, I've lost 1.1 pounds. Pretty crappy. However the 4 months prior were pretty good so it means overall I've still lost more than 30 pounds, it looks like you've lost over 35 which is amazing. Sometimes it helps to go back to the beginning for perspective.

As for me after 3 weeks of seeing 179 or more, I finally saw 178, 178.4! I'm just hoping it sticks around.

Yay, Changergirl! I was up .2 this am to 178.2, but I have a full social weekend planned, so I'm not surprised! I am also dreading TOM weight, which is quickly approaching!

Yes! ITA! It's hard to see the forest for the trees sometimes. Most days I think I appreciate the loss I've already had quite a lot -- like, I remember what it felt like to be much bigger and I feel so much better in terms of what I can wear and how it feels and how I look and how I can move my body. It's very freeing, just to have gotten where I've gotten to! BUT yesterday somehow I was feeling FAT. Just having one of those fat days, yk? (Of course, I still am fat, but it's all relative, right?) And feeling like I was never gonna get to not fat.

But apparently I had a little whoosh! 177.2! Which is more than a pound below my recent low of 178.4. Go figure. Now I feel not fat again, lol. I need to not let what the scale says affect how I'm feeling. Often, I don't and am able to see it in context, but sometimes it does get to me.

I'm happy you got down past 179 finally and I hope you keep going in the next few days. Often when I sit still for a while, I will then have a big sudden drop or lose between .5 and 1 pound a day for several days running.

I hope you have a fun weekend! I'm sitting on the couch, where I would like to be for the whole rest of the weekend, as I'm feeling kinda spent. My four year old is running around like a crazy person, though, so I think I see some running around outside in the cards. In a way, that's good, because I think I would probably end up getting a little snacky if I just sat here surfing the web all day.

OMG, you guys, I just found my records from last time I lost this weight and look how freaking fast I lost it! 173 was the lowest weight I got to last time. I was sadly derailed by a vacation. When I got back I could not make my plan work for me any more. I am never going on vacation again, if I get down below 173. lol

08/30/2011 ------ 173.0
08/28/2011 ------ 174.0
08/21/2011 ------ 175.0
08/20/2011 ------ 175.8
08/11/2011 ------ 176.0
08/09/2011 ------ 176.4
08/06/2011 ------ 177.6
08/04/2011 ------ 178.2
08/03/2011 ------ 178.8
07/28/2011 ------ 181.0

Hey guys! I'm 179.8 today and I'm hoping it will stick for my official weekly weigh-in on Monday! Nice to meet you all!

Great job, Underwater! I'm sure it will stick!

Rubidoux: dang, that's some fast loss! What were you doing?

I was at 177.2 today, and I'm really hoping it sticks for tomorrow! I am ready to be in the id 170s for a while!

Hey I just wanted to check in with everybody!

It seems like we're all going through a period of sloooowww weight loss. It's so annoying! I try to remind myself that I've lost 17 lbs so far and that I WILL get to my goal even if it takes a long time, but I'm sooooo ready to stop being fat!

My weigh-in is tomorrow and I hope hope hope I'll see a good number. I'm planning on being really good today and I'll try and go out for a run when my oldest is napping.

Hi Underwater and welcome.

I can't believe how many people are so close in weight, it's awesome to have so much support!

rubidoux- I'm glad I'm not the only one with charts and graphs of all my previous weight loss attempts. What's nice about this one, is it's by far my longest go at it so I know I'll be successful. And holy crap, you did lose that weight quick. I think the most I've ever lost in a month was 7 pounds and that was at a much higher weight than you.

As for me I saw 178.2 on the scale today which is fantastic. I'm going through 178 about 100x faster than 179! I really hope I see 177._ tomorrow, though I doubt it.