I just wanted to keep accountable with the last 2 weeks:

1/28/11: 152.0
2/05/11: 150.5
2/12/11: 153.5
2/17/11: 151.5
2/28/11: 151.0
3/07/11: 152.0
3/14/11: 151.0
3/24/11: 150.0
4/04/11: 151.5
4/11/11: 151.5
4/18/11: 154.5
4/25/11: 156.5
5/02/11: 154.0
5/09/11: 155.0
5/16/11: 156.0
5/23/11: 156.0
5/30/11:--will check in soon, but I'm thinking it will be a loss this time!

Week 1
01/04/11 - 210
02/01/11 - 205
03/01/11 - 199
04/05/11 - 195
05/03/11 - 193
05/30/11 - 193 - gonna go cry now.

Week 2
01/11/11 - 208
02/08/11 - 203
03/08/11 - 198
04/12/11 - 195
05/10/11 - 192

Week 3
01/18/11 - 205
02/15/11 - 205
03/15/11 - 196
04/19/11 - 193
05/17/11 - 194

Week 4
01/25/11 - 204
02/22/11 - 203
03/29/11 - 195
04/26/11 - 195
05/23/11 - 193

1/7: 141
1/14: 140.2
1/21: 139.2
1/28: 138
2/4: 136.6
2/11: 137.2
2/14: 136.2
2/18: 134.4 woo-hoo!!!
2/25: 137.0
3/4: 135.2
3/11: 137.4
3/25: 137.2
4/1: 135.8
4/8: 134.6
4/15: 135.4 PMS
4/29: 138.0
5/6: 134.8
5/13: 134.2
5/20: 132.8
5/27: 131.4
6/3: 130.8

Hang in there, Gwen - you're due for a loss!

Nice loss, Arabella!!

ArEyBee, yay!

05/03/11: 142
05/10/11: 141
05/20/11: 142
05/27/11: 142
06/03/11: 141

Not losing much; keep dropping and adding that same pound. I will try harder!

http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/bar-re...4/130/141/.png

3/31/11 - 208lbs
4/7/11 - 203.5lbs
4/14/11 - 200.8lbs
4/21/11 - 198.3lbs
4/28/11 - 196.8lbs
5/6/11 - 193.8lbs
5/14/11 - 188lbs
5/21/11 - 189lbs
5/28/11 - 186lbs
6/4/11 - 183lbs (-3lbs)

All my hard work of biking 60+ minutes a day 6 days last week and gym 60+ minutes a day 6 days last week paid off? I feel like I've been on the go for the last week and a half straight. Today's the first day I didn't go biking after the gym and I REALLY wanted to and could of, but I'm so tired from my midnight bike ride last night. Bed soon!

Gwen Don't be discouraged. Maintaining in a week is MUCH better than a gain.

Arabella I pay more attention to how I feel in my clothes than anything. The scale fluctuates daily. I'm also noticing when I go out I tend to get more attention from guys than I did before. It's a nice reminder of my progress.

natamars You're just about to your goal weight! How does it feel?

1/7: 141
1/14: 140.2
1/21: 139.2
1/28: 138
2/4: 136.6
2/11: 137.2
2/14: 136.2
2/18: 134.4 woo-hoo!!!
2/25: 137.0
3/4: 135.2
3/11: 137.4
3/25: 137.2
4/1: 135.8
4/8: 134.6
4/15: 135.4 PMS
4/29: 138.0
5/6: 134.8
5/13: 134.2
5/20: 132.8
5/27: 131.4
6/3: 130.8
6/10: 131.2

Need to get calories lower, more on the 1200 end than the 1500 end. Really want to see 129!!!

ArEyBee, you ARE working hard! Big, well-deserved loss!

arabella, here's hoping the scale matches your efforts next week! Great that people are noticing!!

jacy, I know how you feel! Hope we both have breakthroughs soon.

05/03/11: 142
05/10/11: 141
05/20/11: 142
05/27/11: 142
06/03/11: 141
06/10/11: 139

YAY! Below 140 - finally!!!

jacymacy & ArEyBee: CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS :woohoo:

I've given up on the scale... still says 193. Just too depressing for now. I'm staying OP and working out almost everyday. I'll give it a month before I go back to the scale.

Yay Gwen! Thanks so much for the encouragement. You really deserve a lot of credit for sticking it through on this plateau. And that's all it is - a temporary plateau. I was soooo tired of bouncing up and down the same 1 dang pound. I finally got a hold of myself and realized if I just STICK WITH IT, eventually the scale has to budge. It will for you, too - I promise! Hang in there - we're here to cheer you on!! :hug:

3/31/11 - 208lbs
4/7/11 - 203.5lbs
4/14/11 - 200.8lbs
4/21/11 - 198.3lbs
4/28/11 - 196.8lbs
5/6/11 - 193.8lbs
5/14/11 - 188lbs
5/21/11 - 189lbs
5/28/11 - 186lbs
6/4/11 - 183lbs
6/11/11 - 178.5lbs (-4.5)

That just doesn't seem healthy and/or possible. I'm eating all my Points+ and all my weekly points and sometimes dipping into my activity points. Maybe I'm under reporting my exercise? I'm not complaining, losing so much weight when I'm doing so much with that goal in mind is awesome; I'm just more concerned I'm being unhealthy somehow. I feel like maybe WW largely overestimates how many points alcoholic beverages actually are worth, because just about all of my banked weekly points go towards booze (a lot of booze) on the weekend. We'll see. I'm not that willing to change the habits I've acquired just yet.

Gwen Thank you! I know how hard it can be to have the scale not budge. I had that happen to me several years back during one of my many weight loss endeavours for a good month straight and it was incredibly disheartening. I wish I could send my weight loss juju to you! Don't give up!

natamars Don't be too hard on yourself over a .5lb gain. That could easily be water retention, or a bowel movement (TMI? lol), etc, etc. I'm sure you'll have a loss next week. Stick with it! :)

jacy Grats on breaking into the 130s! :D

1/28/11: 152.0
2/05/11: 150.5
2/12/11: 153.5
2/17/11: 151.5
2/28/11: 151.0
3/07/11: 152.0
3/14/11: 151.0
3/24/11: 150.0
4/04/11: 151.5
4/11/11: 151.5
4/18/11: 154.5
4/25/11: 156.5
5/02/11: 154.0
5/09/11: 155.0
5/16/11: 156.0
5/23/11: 156.0
5/30/11: 155.0
6/06/11: 155.0
6/12/11: 154.5

Still looking for that loss. I'm down from last week but last week was one of those undeserved bump-ups. I know I'm gaining muscle from hot yoga but I want to see the weight go DOWN.

1/8/11: 231
1/15/11: 229
1/28/11: 229
2/5/11: 228
2/12/11: 227
2/17/11: 227
2/28/11:228
3/7/11: 230
3/14/11: 229.5
3/24/11: 228
4/4/11: 225.8
4/11/11: 227.8
4/18/11: 225.6
4/23/11: 225
5/2/11: 223.6
5/9/11: 224.2
5/16/11: 221.4
5/23/11: 222.6
5/29/11: 218.8
6/6/11: 220.8
613/11: 219.2

ArEyBee, I'd say just enjoy your losses. As long as you're feeling good and getting all your points, not going hungry -- the occasional bonus loss should be okay.

JacyMacy congrats on getting into the 130s!

Gwen, it's bound to pay off.

Natamars, you're doing great! So close to goal!

Ok women, let's give it all we've got this week and see where that gets us.

So I lied. I couldn't resist the scale this morning and it blessed me with a reading of 192!!! Oh, so excited for such a small loss, but FINALLY!!! It's been over a month since I last saw that number it's back again. MAYBE, just MAYBE, I can keep the loss going... :?: I've been watching every bite and exercising almost daily, sometimes twice a day. WHY is this so hard?

Arabella - What is "Hot Yoga"?

1/7: 141
1/14: 140.2
1/21: 139.2
1/28: 138
2/4: 136.6
2/11: 137.2
2/14: 136.2
2/18: 134.4 woo-hoo!!!
2/25: 137.0
3/4: 135.2
3/11: 137.4
3/25: 137.2
4/1: 135.8
4/8: 134.6
4/15: 135.4 PMS
4/29: 138.0
5/6: 134.8
5/13: 134.2
5/20: 132.8
5/27: 131.4
6/3: 130.8
6/10: 131.2
6/17: 129.4

So, so happy. Haven't seen that number in a LONG time.

Gwen, YAY on the loss! Sounds like you're working so hard...good things will come!

Arabella, I bet you'll see a nice loss next week! How are you liking the hot yoga?

ArEyBee, your losses are amazing! You need to bottle whatever it is you're doing!

6/04 222
6/11 219
6/18 216

3/31/11 - 208lbs
4/7/11 - 203.5lbs
4/14/11 - 200.8lbs
4/21/11 - 198.3lbs
4/28/11 - 196.8lbs
5/6/11 - 193.8lbs
5/14/11 - 188lbs
5/21/11 - 189lbs
5/28/11 - 186lbs
6/4/11 - 183lbs
6/11/11 - 178.5lbs
6/18/11 - 178 (-.5lbs)

I knew this week would be a stall and/or minimal loss. I had an awesome food week in that there was a giant pepperjack cheeseburger out of plan, nachos, 2 chicken hoagies (think of a philly sub with chicken instead), alcohol, and excesses of peanut butter and sneaking handfuls of Honey Nut Cheerios. I'm surprised I saw a loss at all, lol! So anyway, I ate all my points this week, plus all my activity points, even went into the negative 2 points so a half pound loss this week is a success! I'll be more disciplined this week, for sure. :)

Arabella Yeah, I'm never going hungry, I just worry that maybe I'm not fueling my body enough for all the exercise I'm doing. I'm working on balancing that out this week.

Gwen Congrats on your loss! Keep doing what you're doing and more losses will come!

nat Hooray!!! You surpassed your goal for the first day of summer challenge! Good for you! Keep it up! :)

1/7: 141
1/14: 140.2
1/21: 139.2
1/28: 138
2/4: 136.6
2/11: 137.2
2/14: 136.2
2/18: 134.4 woo-hoo!!!
2/25: 137.0
3/4: 135.2
3/11: 137.4
3/25: 137.2
4/1: 135.8
4/8: 134.6
4/15: 135.4 PMS
4/29: 138.0
5/6: 134.8
5/13: 134.2
5/20: 132.8
5/27: 131.4
6/3: 130.8
6/10: 131.2
6/17: 129.4
6/24: 129.0

arabella, great attitude! Hope the changes you know are happening in your body show up on the scale soon! I would love to reach goal by the end of August - I'm sure my losses will be very slow even when I'm on plan.

ArEyBee, sounds like you had fun last week! Great that you still had a loss!

kaycaroline, nice week!

:carrot: Another one bit the dust - 191 two days in a row! 1 more to 20 lbs down.

Arabella - hot yoga and detox did it I think! I don't have a class near me, but I "heat up" in the sauna and then exercise, then "heat up" again before leaving. I took two yoga classes this week too (after heating up.) Plus I've been drinking lemon water every morning, and green tea all day long. Those two came from The 17 Day Diet and the Core Balance diet. I just found these books and I'm really enjoying the Core Balance - she teaches total body/mind/spirit balance for weight loss: green/clean eating, positive thinking, and deep diaphram breathing to get the lymph system working.

ArEyBee - What's your exercise routine? You've had amazing losses!

kaycaroline - You're looking good! 6 lbs down in 2 weeks is great!

Natamars - 129!!! I know you're on :cloud9: Congratulations!

jacymacy & everyone else - Thank you for cheering me on! This Thread has been keeping me going. I love seeing you all lose!


Update: Yesterday I was 190, and today I am 189!!! Passed the 20 lb mark and losing 1 lb daily? Oh - this is just too good to be true - but there it is! Oh Yeah! (There's a song in my head - can't think of the words but it's a HAPPY song!)

6/04 222
6/11 219
6/18 216
6/26 216

1/28/11: 152.0
2/05/11: 150.5
2/12/11: 153.5
2/17/11: 151.5
2/28/11: 151.0
3/07/11: 152.0
3/14/11: 151.0
3/24/11: 150.0
4/04/11: 151.5
4/11/11: 151.5
4/18/11: 154.5
4/25/11: 156.5
5/02/11: 154.0
5/09/11: 155.0
5/16/11: 156.0
5/23/11: 156.0
5/30/11: Idk
6/06/11: Idk
6/13/11: 155.0
6/20/11: 153.5
6/26/11: 155.5

Next Week Will Be Better! :)

TOM is coming this week, kinda freaking me out in regards to what the scale will show on Saturday, but not much I can do about that!

3/31/11 - 208lbs
4/7/11 - 203.5lbs
4/14/11 - 200.8lbs
4/21/11 - 198.3lbs
4/28/11 - 196.8lbs
5/6/11 - 193.8lbs
5/14/11 - 188lbs
5/21/11 - 189lbs
5/28/11 - 186lbs
6/4/11 - 183lbs
6/11/11 - 178.5lbs
6/18/11 - 178lbs
6/25/11 - 175lbs (-3lbs)

GwenGrats on the loss!!! Right now my exercise routine is kind of sporadic. I have a personal trainer that I'm with 2 days a week, we do 30-min sessions focusing on upper body one day, and lower body another day. Lots of lunges, push-ups, squats, weights, etc, etc. Weight training days I do interval training cardio (1 minute as hard/fast as I can, then 1 minute slow/light) for 20 minutes, normally on the stairmaster, but you can do it on a treadmill, bike, or elliptical as well. I normally have anywhere from 3-4 weight training days/week, 2 of which are with the trainer, and the other 2-3 days (I have one off day from the gym) are dedicated to a minimum of 40 min of cardio on the elliptical. I have rarely had one day I haven't done any activity. On top of the gym work I've been biking every day it isn't raining, anywhere from 30-60+ min per day. So long as the sun is still up for the day, I'll take my dog for about a 50-minute walk (3-4 times/week). That is obviously very slow-paced because he's a butthead and stops every 2 seconds to sniff something. Needless to say the only time I'm sitting on my butt/not doing anything is when I'm working or sleeping. I haven't sat down to watch TV/movies/anything in weeks now because I LOVE the summer and taking advantage of it after the brutal winter we had in Buffalo this year, and it's paying off in the weight loss department. I use every bit of daylight and every bit of awake time away from work to be on my feet and outside doing something.

natamars Yeah, the past couple weeks have been pretty awesome in regards to eating out of plan and still seeing losses. You're 2lbs away from goal, so close!!!

Arabella You were right about the weight loss this week and I'm not really sure how I did it. My metabolism must be revved up beyond belief now with all the muscle I'm building. Keep up all your hard work, sounds like you're doing a lot of activity and you should start seeing more losses soon! :)

Got most of a pound off this week from my previous low. I'm noticing a big difference in my clothes though. Things are fitting me that haven't fit since I was 10 pounds less than I am now.


1/8/11: 231
1/15/11: 229
1/28/11: 229
2/5/11: 228
2/12/11: 227
2/17/11: 227
2/28/11:228
3/7/11: 230
3/14/11: 229.5
3/24/11: 228
4/4/11: 225.8
4/11/11: 227.8
4/18/11: 225.6
4/23/11: 225
5/2/11: 223.6
5/9/11: 224.2
5/16/11: 221.4
5/23/11: 222.6
5/29/11: 218.8
6/6/11: 220.8
6/13/11: 219.2
6/20/11: 220.6
6/27/11: 218

1/7: 141
1/14: 140.2
1/21: 139.2
1/28: 138
2/4: 136.6
2/11: 137.2
2/14: 136.2
2/18: 134.4 woo-hoo!!!
2/25: 137.0
3/4: 135.2
3/11: 137.4
3/25: 137.2
4/1: 135.8
4/8: 134.6
4/15: 135.4 PMS
4/29: 138.0
5/6: 134.8
5/13: 134.2
5/20: 132.8
5/27: 131.4
6/3: 130.8
6/10: 131.2
6/17: 129.4
6/24: 129.0
7/1: 127.2

Kind of shocked with the loss, actually. TOM is due Monday and I'm on vacation next week doing lots of day trips, so that will be a challenge.

arabella, you're doing great! Fit of your clothes is a great indicator!

areybee, you continue to amaze!

beila, hope you're having a great week!

kaycaroline, looking good!

gwen, nice! 20 lbs!!!

01/04/11 - 210
01/11/11 - 208
01/18/11 - 205
01/25/11 - 204
02/01/11 - 205 (muscles retaining water from weight training?)
02/08/11 - 203
02/11/11 - 201 Onderland here I come!
02/15/11 - 205
02/22/11 - 203
03/01/11 - 199
03/08/11 - 198 YAY!
03/15/11 - 196
03/29/11 - 195
04/05/11 - 195
04/12/11 - 195
04/19/11 - 193 (doing a happy dance!)
04/26/11 - 195 - yup
05/03/11 - 193 More! I want MORE!
05/10/11 - 192 - there it is!YAY!!!!!
05/17/11 - 194...damn
05/23/11 - 193
05/30/11 - 193 - gonna go cry now.
06/15/11 - 191
06/25/11 - 189
07/19/11 - 187

This has been the longest it's ever taken to lose weight. Too old and too many diets maybe? Hopefully slow and somewhat steady will win the race this time and I'll keep it off for the long term.

I took a Zumba class last week and WOW. It was so much fun... must have dropped 5 lbs of water in that hour! I'll be doing that at least twice a week now, with yoga twice a week too. Adding those to my weight training and treadmill/elliptical may just push the scale down faster.

Today was my 2nd weigh in!

07/17:193 day before I joined
07/20:190

My first weigh in
07/20/11 151.2

[QUOTE=MsThickMiddle;3948017]Today was my 3rd weigh in!

07/17:193 day before I joined
07/20:190
07/26:187:carrot:

07/26/2011:: 196.5 SW(First Weigh-In)
8/4/2011::192.2

O my gosh -- didn't mean to go AWOL. I just kept forgetting to pop in. No progress on the scale but I'm ready to start losing again.

1/8/11: 231
1/15/11: 229
1/28/11: 229
2/5/11: 228
2/12/11: 227
2/17/11: 227
2/28/11:228
3/7/11: 230
3/14/11: 229.5
3/24/11: 228
4/4/11: 225.8
4/11/11: 227.8
4/18/11: 225.6
4/23/11: 225
5/2/11: 223.6
5/9/11: 224.2
5/16/11: 221.4
5/23/11: 222.6
5/29/11: 218.8
6/6/11: 220.8
6/13/11: 219.2
6/20/11: 220.6
6/27/11: 218
7/25/11: 218

07/17:193 day before I joined
07/20:190
07/26:187:carrot
07/28: 184.5 :dizzy:



So worried my loss will slow down or stop and I'll give up! :(

1/28/11: 152.0
2/05/11: 150.5
2/12/11: 153.5
2/17/11: 151.5
2/28/11: 151.0
3/07/11: 152.0
3/14/11: 151.0
3/24/11: 150.0
4/04/11: 151.5
4/11/11: 151.5
4/18/11: 154.5
4/25/11: 156.5
5/02/11: 154.0
5/09/11: 155.0
5/16/11: 156.0
5/23/11: 156.0
5/30/11: 155.0
6/06/11: 155.0
6/13/11: 155.0
6/20/11: 153.5
6/26/11: 155.5
6/30/11: 153.5
7/07/11: 152.5
7/14/11: 151.0
7/21/11: 149.5
7/28/11: 149.0

YAY! 140's LAND FINALLY!

Scale has me slightly under ticker today but not enough to count a pound. Nevertheless... :cb: :cb:

1/8/11: 231
1/15/11: 229
1/28/11: 229
2/5/11: 228
2/12/11: 227
2/17/11: 227
2/28/11:228
3/7/11: 230
3/14/11: 229.5
3/24/11: 228
4/4/11: 225.8
4/11/11: 227.8
4/18/11: 225.6
4/23/11: 225
5/2/11: 223.6
5/9/11: 224.2
5/16/11: 221.4
5/23/11: 222.6
5/29/11: 218.8
6/6/11: 220.8
6/13/11: 219.2
6/20/11: 220.6
6/27/11: 218
7/25/11: 218
8/1/11:217.8

Great job Arabella, Beila, MsThickMiddle! KamsMoMa - you can do this!

05/03/11: 142
05/10/11: 141
05/20/11: 142
05/27/11: 142
06/03/11: 141
06/10/11: 139
08/04/11: 137.5

It's been a couple of months since I logged in, but I have been working at this!

1/28/11: 152.0
2/05/11: 150.5
2/12/11: 153.5
2/17/11: 151.5
2/28/11: 151.0
3/07/11: 152.0
3/14/11: 151.0
3/24/11: 150.0
4/04/11: 151.5
4/11/11: 151.5
4/18/11: 154.5
4/25/11: 156.5
5/02/11: 154.0
5/09/11: 155.0
5/16/11: 156.0
5/23/11: 156.0
5/30/11: 155.0
6/06/11: 155.0
6/13/11: 155.0
6/20/11: 153.5
6/26/11: 155.5
6/30/11: 153.5
7/07/11: 152.5
7/14/11: 151.0
7/21/11: 149.5
7/28/11: 149.0
8/04/11: 148.5

Another 0.5 lbs lost! YAY!

I know it's hard, and the pay off is small week to week, but look at us NOW!!

We are losing pounds! I like looking back at the weeks and everyone elses' progress. :)

01/04/11 - 210
01/11/11 - 208
01/18/11 - 205
01/25/11 - 204
02/01/11 - 205 (muscles retaining water from weight training?)
02/08/11 - 203
02/11/11 - 201 Onderland here I come!
02/15/11 - 205
02/22/11 - 203
03/01/11 - 199
03/08/11 - 198 YAY! (196 yesterday)
03/15/11 - 196 (194 yesterday)
03/29/11 - 195 (194 on 4/1)
04/05/11 - 195
04/12/11 - 195
04/19/11 - 193 (doing a happy dance!)
04/26/11 - 195 - yup
05/03/11 - 193 More! I want MORE!
05/10/11 - 192 - there it is!YAY!!!!!
05/17/11 - 194...damn
05/23/11 - 193
05/30/11 - 193 - gonna go cry now.
06/15/11 - 191
06/25/11 - 189
07/19/11 - 187
08/03/11 - 186
08/16/11 - 184

Well my... as long as I don't enter my daily or weekly weights I can see the consistent losses. Even if I have gone up and down 2-3 lbs almost daily, I'm just showing the lowest days here. ;) It makes me feel better to see it this way.

I'm going to a Weight Watchers meeting today... haven't been to that in over 30 years but I thought I'd give it a try. My sister has lost 52lbs since October. My measly 25 doesn't seem to compare. And she hasn't even begun to exercise, while I've been burning up the gym.

1/28/11: 152.0
2/05/11: 150.5
2/12/11: 153.5
2/17/11: 151.5
2/28/11: 151.0
3/07/11: 152.0
3/14/11: 151.0
3/24/11: 150.0
4/04/11: 151.5
4/11/11: 151.5
4/18/11: 154.5
4/25/11: 156.5
5/02/11: 154.0
5/09/11: 155.0
5/16/11: 156.0
5/23/11: 156.0
5/30/11: 155.0
6/06/11: 155.0
6/13/11: 155.0
6/20/11: 153.5
6/26/11: 155.5
6/30/11: 153.5
7/07/11: 152.5
7/14/11: 151.0
7/21/11: 149.5
7/28/11: 149.0
8/04/11: 148.5
8/11/11: 150.0
8/18/11: 152.0
8/25/11: 147.5

C'mon GWEN! You can do it! Weightwatchers is a great system I've heard. I tried it and attended one meeting, but only wanted to lose a few pounds, so I quit to get my money back (cause I needed the money more), but it seems doable!