I'll play.

As of today (after a carb and sodium feast of 4 days;ugh) I have exactly 20 pounds to my 1st acceptable (high) goal; healthy BMI.

I am super sensitive to carbs, and it is interesting to hear that many, many more women complain about the same problem. -- I just "gained" 3.4 pounds in 4 days eating maint level of calories but diet loaded with carbs and salt. It is going to take me 7-10 days to rid my body of this water.

My goal is to get there by September 10th. Sucks to go another summer fat, but oh well; such is life.

Happy to be here!

SW 162.6
CW 162.6
GW 142.6

I am not at that point but have been, I thought I would never lose that last 10 pounds and almost changed my goal weight but stubbornly persisted and was eventually successful.
Do not give up ! You will reach goal !

Hey ladies! I'm at 144 today (yippee!) and I'm feeling good! My final goal weight is 120, so I'm just above 20lbs away, but I'm excited nonetheless! I'm about half-way through this thing!
sum: my boyfriend does NOT understand that I CANNOT eat carbs and salt like he does. He literally eats a whole box/bag of pasta in one sitting. And he's about 200lbs and 6'2"! In shape! *sigh* If I did that, ooooh lawdy.... But at least I've gotten him to start buying whole grain or veggie pasta, so I can have >a serving as PART of a meal SOMETIMES and not have any issues. Overall I feel less bloated and gross when I have a diet based on nutritional needs that's heavy in raw fruits and veggies :)

I have 5lbs to my original goal, but the closer I get the more clear it becomes that isn't the point at which I want to start maintaining. I started NRLW so I'm thinking I might change my goal from a weight to BF%. I'm 26.2% BF right now, I have a goal of 22-23%.

I lost 1.6 pounds of my carb bloat, a few other days of clean eating and I should be back to 150's where I was at a week ago, before my rendezvous with carbs.

SW 162.6
CW 161
GW 142.6

178.6 today, so 13.6 away from goal. I was returning a dress (too big!) in Bloomingdales and I walked by a mirror and thought to myself "holy crap- I look NORMAL!"

19 to go! I've been stalled here for a good 5-6 months too (well, stalled around 172-173).

169 is actually the lowest I've ever hit though and I'm pretty determined right now... I really want to get down to my lowest weight ever before (160) and then goal! (150)

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Nice job Underwater! (Didn't you used to have a different user name? I swear I recall seeing your picture under something else)

I am at this point and it's freaking driving me bat &$%%^ crazy. The body is holding on to weight now like there's no tomorrow.

Sometimes I just feel like tossing it in and being done, but I'm not throwing in the towel yet. Maybe I will stop before 140, but I definitely want to hit 150 even if it takes another six months.

I loss 2.6 this week. So now I only have 8.2lbs left.

Hey Vex! I don't think I had another name. I joined in Dec 2011, so maybe your remember me from then? The pic is from October 2011 so I'm not sure where else it would be. I also hang out on some other forums... I do a lot of scuba diving, so do you ever visit Scubaboard?

ShaMac....am i reading this right...you joined in march and you've lost 22lbs? Awesome!

10-11 lbs to go :)

10-15 lbs to go!! Although I have stopped using my scale. After a few weeks of working out and changing up my eating habits, I felt GREAT...but the scale jumped up a few lbs! I think it was due to my getting back to strength training, so all the water retention and what not. So I'm avoiding the scale for now, but I still consider myself under 20 lbs from goal!!

Was not behaving really well last 2 days. Ate a whole chocolate chicken and ENJOYED every mouthful <3 My scales are down to 156 alright, BUT because i cheated and ate something i wasn't supposed to the last two days i will wait a couple of days more before i change the ticker. I have a feeling i will go back up to 158 soon enough. That chocolate heaven is going to catch up with me i know......!!!!! :D

Sunster2, thank you:D and that is correct!! I tried on some of my old clothes yesterday (from before I gained all my weight back) and most of them actually fit. I was in total disbelief but I have been working by butt off, literally, to get this weight back off of me.