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  • 175 today-no loss but no gain so that's good!
  • I have been in the 160's for a few days and today I weighed in at 170.4, I have got to get it together
  • Had a lovely anniversary dinner yesterday but paying the price today severe stomach cramps and nausea all day. Feel like crap. Heavy outside food does not agree with my stomach any more plus my stomsch has shrunk and the portions were huge. Feel awful. Back on track frm today. Perhaps cheating has stopped agreeing with me.
  • 174 today!! 1lb gone! Yay!! I want to invest in a digital scale so I can have decimal numbers like some of you guys =)
  • sad I was back up at 175 today, and I ate so well!!! Work with me scale! I just have to say the 170s have been the hardest number range to get out of, I remember seeing 169 months ago, but I cut my calories severely and worked out like I was getting paid for it. It was unrealistic to keep up with and everything (and holidays) so it bounced back.
  • Still here
    Quote: I just have to say the 170s have been the hardest number range to get out of
    I completely agree! I am still hovering at the same weight... no movement for this girl.

    I was doing well... for about a week... than I got stressed out and hurt my neck etc. I've come up with every excuse in the rule book! At this point I am happy that I am not moving up...

    I'm not too sure what my new strategy will be. I seem to be getting comfortable at my current weight. I definitely know I want to loose more, so I just have to keep plugging away at this. I do think this decade is really hard to get out of, because I feel comfortable at this weight... I feel "normal" size... I can shop at regular clothing stores and things look great! So that translates into less discipline with my weight loss. ...

    I seem to do better when I find time to get on the treadmill. I was running 5k three times a week. Lately I have only been doing my run once every two weeks.... so needless to say, I cannot run 5 k in the same time that I used to be able too. My fastest time was in October. That was also the last time I was able to run outside. I absolutely hate the cold... it has been in the -40 degree Celsius range (with windchill) pretty much since Christmas... there were a couple freak days where it was near zero... but it was too muddy and snowy to run outside on those days.

    So, I guess my strategy for this weekend will be to take back some control and say No a little more often than I have been. Also, I want to go for a run tomorrow morning.

    I'll try to be better at posting too.. haha.. I just hope I am not an empty promise girl this week!

    Best of luck to the rest of you this weekend
  • I've been struggling in the 170's as well.... went upto 178 due to all that salt from restaurant food... down to 177 today but again stuffed myself with crisps, soda, cheesecake and Ice Cream. .... I don't know why I keep sabotaging my efforts..... im going to weigh in on 1st March now. .. the fact that I know I won't be using a scale and the only way to know I'm doing well is by tracking my food intake might just keep me in check. .... good luck to you all!!!!
  • Glad I'm not alone here, I was 173 today!! I usually don't change my ticker unless I've seen the number two days straight (make sure it's not a fluke)

    So I'm excited! but scared it's just water weight. It's def motivation to not get off plan though!

    I am still not comfortable at my weight I've lost 25 lbs but still haven't gone down a size, people don't really "see" the difference yet, everything fits the same!! (wahhh!!! I hate that!) maybe a tad bit loose but nothing shopping worthy. Honestly clothes are the most exciting thing for me, I've always dressed kind of boring since clothes made for larger girls are such ugly patterns, or if they're nice they're more expensive than what i can afford.

    LOL, sorry for the mini rant above! But man the 170s are really kicking my butt!! Hope everyone has a good week, I'm hoping to be EXTREMELY diligent this weekend. I had a pattern of restarting every weekend, I'm making all my meals tonight and freezing them so I don't have to look for them, or have time to ponder cheating vs staying on plan!
  • well my 160's didn't last but it was good to see them I have weighed in at 171.8 for two days ... I have got to get a grip before I end up back at the high end of 190,
  • 178.6 today. Been jumping in and out of the 170's for a bit now. Hope to be out of them by end of March. Glad to have found a more active 170's thread! Ya!!
  • Something told me to get on the scale today ~ugh~ 172. I had been maintaining in the low to mid 160's for all of last year, until holidays. Now I've go to get rid of these 10 lbs.
  • Hi there!
    176 as of today. I'll be in this thread till next month.
  • I must admit I've only just gotten into the 170's today, and I'm thrilled to bits. 178.2 Every weight "decade" is a milestone for me.
  • 175 today-so annoyed with this number, just leave me already!! Happy Friday everyone =)
  • Another week gone by... and I'm still in the same spot
    Quote: I've lost 25 lbs but still haven't gone down a size, people don't really "see" the difference yet, everything fits the same!!
    I lost a total of 30 lbs before anyone mentioned anything to me ...lol so you are 5 lbs away I promise!

    So I am still in the same spot I was last week, maybe even up a pound. I am fooling myself thinking that if I don't "officially" get weighed in, than I didn't actually put on anything extra... than I try real hard for a few days and get back to my starting point, than I go in to the clinic to weigh in. Basically all this has left me in is the same place I was last week. Wash, rinse, repeat cycle so to speak... lol.

    Ahhh.. motivation where are you??