O0o0o0oh, this will be fun and motivating. Looks like everyone is doing a good job Im kinda down now though cause I overate last night wondering what my weight will be, hmmmm. Lol. Well to everyone and

8/13/13~198 lbs

Aug. 3 - 216.6
Aug. 4 - 216 (-.6)
Aug 5 - 215.2 (-.8)
Aug 6 - 214.2 (-1.0)
Aug 7 - 213.8 (-.4)
Aug 8 - 215 (+1.2) No explanation for this other than high sodium?
Aug 9 - 215.2
Aug 10- 214.2
Aug 11- 214.4
Aug 12- 213.2
Aug 13- 213.4 I'm really struggling right now and I don't know why??? Eating around 1000-1200 cal. per day and working out at the gym and weight up a lb., down a lb., up and down....basically "stuck"!

Whoosh! I hope to lose again tomorrow -- it would be so great to see a number under 79! I have a meal plan (with weights for my kitchen scale) and an exercise plan for today.

SW: 79.6kgs
CW: 79.05 (-0.55)
GW: 78

cincorn: you're doing great -- down 3 pounds for the month! It's the long-term trend that counts. I put my daily weights in a spreadsheet so I can better see the long-term trend when the daily jitters get me down.

Thanks guys for the support

I'm loosing motivation...

This morning I stepped on the scale, it said 179.0...

And then, my TOM started....

I went to the gym but I'm getting so frustrated! The last few days have been upsetting, but with eating all that salty food and my TOM... water retention... ugh....

8/1: 180.6
8/2: 179.6
8/6: 178.6
8/7: 177.8
8/10: 176.2
8/12: 179.2
8/13: 179.0

Wolf - just a cautionary warning that I hope isn't true because I know you have been doing great. Take your grandfathers scale with a grain of salt, sometimes scales are calibrated differently and two scales can show different numbers for the same thing. That said, I hope it is dead on with your scale and you had a small woosh during your drive

Bleumaus I agree with the previous posters, it is water weight from the sodium and alcohol, it'll be gone in a couple days!

bg I LOVE lemon in my water, I am lazy and get the bottles of 100% lemon juice though, that way I don't have to worry about it going bad lol I have been eyeing this nifty water bottle though: http://zinganything.com/product/aquazinger

Jacqui OMG you will totally see Onderland in the next couple days, I am so excited for you!

Tuscany for us fast food is one of two things, subway, or a local pizza place that sells 6 inch and 10 inch pizzas made to order. I load mine up with veggies and either grilled chicken or turkey pepperoni and very little cheese. So both places is yummy fresh food easily within my plan, just the sodium is higher than what I eat at home.

8/1: 251.4
8/2: 250.6
8/3: 250.2
8/4: 251.4
8/5: 251.6
8/6: 250.6
8/7: 249.4
8/8: 251.6
8/9: 249.4
8/10: 250.6
8/11: 252.2
8/12: 253.0
8/13: 250.8

Hopefully tomorrow I will be back to 249.4 or lower! Just no eating out tonight lol or until the end of the week.

I am kind of worried that instead of getting better our eating out habit will get worse, we found a local store that hosts board game night on Sat and D&D night on Wed (yes me and DH are huge geeks lol) I'm scared that on those nights it'll be too easy to just say screw it and order in food (which it seems many of the players on Sat did) or pick up something on the way. I need to come up with picnic type things to take that are yummy and filling.

8/1 - 163.5
8/2 - 162.5
8/3 - 162.5
8/4 - 163
8/5 - 162
8/6 - 161
8/7 - 160
8/8 - 160
8/9 - 160
8/10 - 159.5
8/11 - 159
8/12 - 158.5
8/13 - 158.5

Since I've decided my pain is stress related I'm gonna try and be playful today. I'm not sure what that means but I'm not going to indulge my worries today.

@ PixiCat:
I sure as **** hope its only water.


@ cincorn:
I am in the same boat right now too. I just don't understand it. I brought a ton of tea to work, am going to drink like a gazillion cups of water and just wait this out but it SUCKS!! I wanted to see 175 on the 15th

Back to 168.4 hopefully I can not jump back up again

SW (July 31): 172
GW: 165

August 1: 171
August 2: 171
August 3: 171
August 4: 170.2
August 5: 170.0
August 6: 169.8
August 7: 168.8
August 8: 168.4
August 9: 169.8
August 10: 169.8
August 11: 169.6
August 12: 169.0
August 13: 168.4

I'm back! was so busy I didn't even have time to weigh in the last few days.

SW: 177.6
GW: 167.6

8/1: 177.6
8/2: 176.8
8/3: 175.6
8/4: 176.8
8/5: 177
8/6: 176.4
8/7: 175.6
8/8: 174.8
8/9: 175.6
8/10: DNW
8/11: DNW
8/12: DNW
8/13: 175 (I'll take it!)

Haha! I weighed 202 this morning! Who knows why? I didn't overeat, so apparently I ate something that has caused me to hold water. Oh well, my body will work it out. I still feel bloated tonight so I doubt tomorrow will be any better, but I'm sure I'll jump on that scale in the morning anyway!

Tuscany, ah, okay, the 13th must be responsible for my upward scale too, lol!

Welcome Leecpieces! What is your weight loss goal for the month of August?

Cincorn, if you are working out at the gym, it's possible you're not taking in enough daily calories. If your body thinks it doesn't have enough to operate, it's going to slow your metabolism down, working against your efforts. You might try raising your calories to 1500 and see if that jumpstarts your metabolism.

Yay, Joy! You're going to get there! You're on the move again!

Bleu, don't let the scale upset you! The human body naturally fluctuates. It's going to be okay! A month from now, you won't even remember this little blip of a stall. Look at how much weight you've lost overall. I wish I were where you are! Keep going, girl!

Thanks Pixikat. Onederland might be a few more days away now! As for your game night, plan, plan, plan!

Leah, if you figure out how not to indulge your worries, please share your secret! I am a worrier about so many things, and I have yet to be able to convince myself not to worry. (Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, the scale is not one of the things I really worry about.) Stress really does cause physical pain, so I hope you are able to find a way to relax.

Great going, Turtle!

Welcome back, Tray! I wondered where you were. Good job on the scale movement!

Apparently the 14th is also unlucky, as I saw another small gain this morning. My body is saying: "No, no, no. I don't want to say goodbye to these pounds. We've been friends for many years. They've always been happy little pounds, and I will miss them. I've said goodbye to too many pounds already. I'm hanging on to these last 28, no matter what." My mind replied: "Dream on body. These remaining 28 pounds will soon be history. Get used to it."

My mind WILL WIN!!

Aug 1: 157.25
Aug 2: 156.75 (-0.50)
Aug 3: 156.00 (-0.75)
Aug 4: 155.25 (-0.75)
Aug 5: 154.50 (-0.75)
Aug 6: 154.50 (0.00)
Aug 7: 154.25 (-0.25)
Aug 8: 154.50 (+0.25)
Aug 9: 154.00 (-0.50)
Aug 10: 153.25 (-0.75)
Aug 11: 152.75 (-0.50)
Aug 12: 152.50 (-0.25)
Aug 13: 152.75 (+0.25)
Aug 14: 153.00 (+0.25)

GW: 149.00

Jacqui: Sorry you saw 202...regrettably, sometimes the scale just has a mind of its own…love your attitude though!

Turtle: Glad to see your downward trend continues.

Joy: Hope you see "78.x" today!

Cincorn: I agree with Gardener. You can't look to a trend from a few days. Over the past 13 days, you've lost a little over 3 lbs, which is an average of 1.5 lbs per week, and that's a pretty good weight loss (especially at our age). I too eat 1,200 calories per day and I exercise for 1.5 hours minimum. I've gone for weeks not losing anything, but on average (since March) I've lost 1.5 lbs per week. That's all that counts.

BleuMaus: Once TOM is finished and you get back to eating OP, the scales will co-operate…hang in there!

Pixi: Good luck on your journey to below 250…I hope you see that again soon!

Leah: It seems your recent losses are sticking. I hope you feel better soon.

Tray: Welcome back…nice loss!

leecpieces: Welcome and good luck this month!

Good morning everyone!

The 14th is being semicooperative for me, back in the 240s but not back to my current low. I'm just taking that to mean that tomorrow I will have a NEW current low. Which should hopefully keep me on track today!

Tonight is d&d night, it only runs from 7-9 though so since dinner is usually at 730 or 8 I am going to take some string cheese and some fruit to tide me over until we get back.

8/1: 251.4
8/2: 250.6
8/3: 250.2
8/4: 251.4
8/5: 251.6
8/6: 250.6
8/7: 249.4
8/8: 251.6
8/9: 249.4
8/10: 250.6
8/11: 252.2
8/12: 253.0
8/13: 250.8
8/14: 249.8

8/1 - 163.5
8/2 - 162.5
8/3 - 162.5
8/4 - 163
8/5 - 162
8/6 - 161
8/7 - 160
8/8 - 160
8/9 - 160
8/10 - 159.5
8/11 - 159
8/12 - 158.5
8/13 - 158.5
8/14 - 159.5 <-- Not sure what this is about. I was on target for calories and well under on sodium (and I drank a lot of water too). I'm guessing it must just be from not feeling great. Oh well, if I keep doing everything right it will resolve itself.

I'm back down to 200! Maybe I'll have a chance at Onederland this week after all!

Tuscany, obviously, our bodies have their own way of doing things, and as long as we stay OP, it all turns out all right. You have such a great attitude and your mind will definitely win out!

Pixikat, yay! You've lost a whole pound from yesterday AND you're back in the 240's. Good for you!

Thanks bg! I agree that our bodies pause to make adjustments. I believe the experts who say that when we lose fat, our fat cells fill up with water as a temporary replacement as the body works on shrinking the cells, and eventually that water is flushed out. I'm not sure why we sometimes weigh more, like I did yesterday, but maybe my body held on to more water than needed, or maybe I didn't drink enough water to convince my body to flush out the excess, or maybe water weighs more than fat. I don't know. The important part is that I am losing fat and I know the scale will always show that eventually!

Leah, hang in there and I hope you feel well again soon!

212.6 this morning! Yay! I get frustrated when the scales get stuck or bounce up and down a lb. for several days, but it's true the long term picture is what's important. And I'm down 4 lb.s since the first of August, which is just 2 weeks! 4 lb.s in 2 weeks is great for me! I need 3 more to make my goal for the month! Feeling strong and capable this morning!