Hello Dale!!
Glad to see you again!!

I haven't been to this forum for a long time and here I come and see you in our old post!! Really glad to see you!!

Congratulations on your determination , nice to see these results!

Speaking of me, I had stabilised at 149 for a loooooooong time-since I was on holiday etc. - and since last week I decided I was ready to move on and go on with my diet.
So, here I am at 147,4, counting calories and feeling optimistic about my goal for the end of the year!!

Would you like to support each other through this journey?

Nice to see you again
Have a nice day

Ariadne! Long time no see eh? Glad your back. I really like that fact that we have had the same goals and we are pretty close to meeting them. Let's do this together!

I am still doing the low carb thing but now I have now watch my cholesterol as well. So far so good. this weekend has not been one hundred percent but back on track now.

I look forward to hearing from you soon! Keep up the great work!

Dale

Very close to goal--having a hard time with the last few pounds.

I made it to my goal weight at end ofAugust; started a new teaching job and have regained a little bit. Working hard (healthy habits and decent amount of exercise) to get back to the goal and keep it off.

Would welcome support and encouragement--
Elana

SW 144
CW 132
GW 129-131

Hey!!! lets all do this together. We can do it, never mind that, we ARE doing it. Go us!
I would also love the support.

dale.

I have been up and down between 145 - 149 for the past few weeks. This week I am determined to stay OP! I have a wedding in two weeks and I have not even gone dress shopping yet because I didn't know what size I would be. Well I don't think that two weeks is going to make much of a difference in dress sizes now, so it's off to the mall for me (could think of worse ways to spend my Sunday)

A friend actually brought me a dress to try on and it was too big!!!! It said size 11 but I am not sure I believe it.

dale

Good luck with these two weeks Dale.

I feel rather bloated these days as I'm expecting TOM and I don't want to see my weight..I think I'll be disappointed..
Yet, I had 1400 cals yesterday, 1000 the day before yesterday and I manage to stay on track more or less..

I changed my program a little... I still stay (or try to) between 1000 and 1200 cals but I try to share them to 5-6 small meals a day and not eat all of them together in 2-3 meals as I used to..I feel this gets my metabolism move a lot better, but as I said I'm not planning on weighing-in these days...so I'll tell you if that works in a week or 2...

What is your diet exactly?

P.S. Welcome Elana and good luck!

ariadne28, I did the same this last TOM. And my TOM is so irregular, and I don't get cramps, that it's hard to know when...except that I gain 2 to 3 pounds days before and don't shed it til a couple days later. However...there was no weight gain this time. Depressing that...there was also no loss as hard as I'd been trying. So when it hit, I understood what had happened. I didn't gain 2 to 3 pounds...I'd actually lost a couple and didn't know it yet. :D

Good for you almostheaven!!!

I went and tried on about ten dresses, didn't get one but it felt great trying on sizes 10 and 12 instead of the 18W that I had to wear last Christmas. Will go again this weekend. I am going to bring my digital camera and take a pitcure of me in it to decide which one I will pick.

Dale

Wedding is in four days and I got a dress (strapless!) that is a size 10 and I love it!!! Exercising everyday this week in hopes of a inch lost.

The wedding was great and now it's time to focus on getting in shape and loosing some inches. While I don't hate my photos from the wedding I know I could look better. But hey! I have lost 45 pounds and 8 dress sizes so thats not so bad right?

Next week it's all about the exercise. I will do my WATP's 3 mile everyday! and drink that darn water.

dale

Dale I'm sure the dress was perfect!

Well, it's good u have the time and willigness to exercise...I don't...for now at least..but I hold in and continue to be on track...

Hope I have some loss next week..
Have a nice day.

Okay I started this thread in March of 2004, having lost 22 pounds and extremely proud of myself, what happend? I thought at the time I would not quit and would reach my goal weight, now almost two years later I still havn't gotten there yet. I am 23 pounds away and I know it's doable. So I have started this again so I can force myself to look for the final results and not just be happy with compliments about how good I have done which made me satisfied with continuing to be over weight. Not any more I tell you. I will reach my goal I will reach my goal....

You certainly will! Congratulations on keeping the weight off (plus some)!