Well done to everyone (especially 'normal' Ellie - woo!! ) and hello to new posters on the thread! Happy birthday Tiara, so please that you made your goal, hope you had a fab time
Sorry I've been hiding. I had an amazing time on holiday, but was bad and haven't weighed myself since before I left. I have kind of spiralled out of control. Time to face up to the damage done (I type that, but I don't feel it.) I'm totally terrified of getting back on the scale. What I want to do ideally is give myself a couple of weeks not weighing but dieting strictly so that when I do weigh myself I won't like, break down or something.
Is that a terrible idea? I'm so sad, I was doing so well I just feel like...I can't do it.
Good stuff Kay, what a horrible thing to happen. What a GREAT picture by the way! He looks so serious - heehee!
I have officially dusted myself down and am back on track! I can type it and mean it this time. It's amazing how just getting it all out can help you re-evaluate...and feel SO much better! Still don't know if I want to weigh in for the rest of Feb....it's just so depressing....
Well done on the 3lbs Soul Survivor! Yossarian, glad to hear that you've got your new card, these situations can be really stressful. Becswee, good to hear you're back on track. If you don't want to weigh yourself now, maybe set a date by which you're going to definitely weigh yourself? Like first week March? I think I'd just grit my teeth and see what the scale says, sometimes it's not as bad as you think and you know you're doing something about it now, so that's fine.
Trudiha, about maintenance, it might be worth talking to the people on the maintenance board here as well, and see what they think. I maintained in the past for a year but went off the rails after that when there was some stress going on in my life and after that was over, I didn't get back on track over the next few years.
Knowing where to stop can be tricky because you've already changed so much and it's hard to see yourself clearly. At first I just wanted to hit max healthy BMI because a 4stone loss seemed daunting, then once I got there I wanted to go down another size. So during that year I slowly lost another stone, but once it started creeping up I didn't address it because I was still under goal and still felt OK. This time around I just want to concentrate on keeping my weight as stable as possible, probably just under that official goal. But I may change my mind again when I get there!
Hey everyone sorry for being m.i.a. my lifes been a little hectic. Im recommiting 2mo.. wish me luck im afraid of what the scale will scream at me.. Beescwee.. lets do this hey we have come so far..
also anyone been thinking about our next thread nameor who would like to lead it.. Are there any takers if not i dont mind doing it again..
I'm getting to the point where I need to settle on a final goal but I can't decide what that should be, if I go for 142lbs it will mean that I've lost an even 100lbs which feels nice and round but it feels like quite an odd number so I'm also considering pushing through to 140lbs. To be honest, I don't really want to stop because I'm so frightened of trying to maintain because that feels so much harder to me. Having said that I know that I do need to stop soon because although my BMI is still in the upper portion of normal my body fat percentage has dropped under 17%.
Any thoughts?
Trudiha, what height are you?
I can see how 140 10st would seem like a nice number to aim for, but your body fat is a bit too low isn't it?
Hi everyone!
I'm totally terrified of getting back on the scale. What I want to do ideally is give myself a couple of weeks not weighing but dieting strictly so that when I do weigh myself I won't like, break down or something.
Is that a terrible idea? I'm so sad, I was doing so well I just feel like...I can't do it.
Myself, when I have done similar, i have given it a few days to a week of strictness before scales, I think a week should get you back on track...the danger of not weighing for too long is that you might allow yourself to slide as you aren't seeing the consequences, my advice is to wait 1 week maximum!
You can do it though, and it's only a little setback if you gain a couple don't worry
Thanks Ellie and Tiara I will weigh in for the last Sunday of the month then and see how I go. It's kinda of like a little challenge for me, so I don't think I'll let it slide. I think as long as I know I'm posting how well/badly I do on here means that I'll stay on track. It's TOM at the moment too, so that will be gone by then... Maybe it's not as bad as I think... I did walk for 14 hours every day that I was away!!!
Trudiha, what height are you?
I can see how 140 10st would seem like a nice number to aim for, but your body fat is a bit too low isn't it?
I'm about 5'6 and a half, so my BMI is slap bang in the middle of normal and I'm quite muscular; I think that it's like most other things, some of us hover outside 'average' for body composition and I just might be someone who doesn't naturally have a very high percentage of fat, so I'm going to go for 140lbs.
Having said that, I'm giving up smoking on March 1st, so I'm expecting (but dreading) a little 'bounce back'.
Okay i weighed in today and i am 245... wow talk about a set back .. Im not changing my weight on my signature because i am working toward lowering this soon..
I was thinking about Marching our way in to march.. Any other ideas??
I'm about 5'6 and a half, so my BMI is slap bang in the middle of normal and I'm quite muscular; I think that it's like most other things, some of us hover outside 'average' for body composition and I just might be someone who doesn't naturally have a very high percentage of fat, so I'm going to go for 140lbs.
Having said that, I'm giving up smoking on March 1st, so I'm expecting (but dreading) a little 'bounce back'.
that's pretty much my goal BMI as well....It's hard with goal weights, everyone wonders about it I think....but I think sometimes just settling on something as simple as a nice round number is helpful, as you've done...good luck you are nearly there!
Beescwee, 14 hours walking... Wow! Fingers crossed for a happy weigh-in!
My "friend" TOM is in town, and I could have cried when I saw this morning that I'm 182.8 I know logically that it's probably because of TOM, but I wanted to see a loss soooo bad. I'm living in the hope that all my good effort will show on the scale next week when this challenge ends.
) and hello to new posters on the thread! Happy birthday Tiara, so please that you made your goal, hope you had a fab time 
I just feel like...I can't do it.
I will weigh in for the last Sunday of the month then and see how I go. It's kinda of like a little challenge for me, so I don't think I'll let it slide. I think as long as I know I'm posting how well/badly I do on here means that I'll stay on track. 
