Danielle I think today I had one of my worse eating days in a long while, worse than Thanksgiving. I have been wanting birthday cake and ice cream, so tonight after church I went to Food Lion and I got it. The whole family sat down like it was someone's birthday and we had cake and ice cream. Earlier I had a bunch of mini vanilla wafers and then after the cake I ate some hot cheeto fries (only what one of the boys left in the bag) he should have ate that little bit :D.
I'm not expecting a loss at all … possibly a two pound up. But I will go to the gym with one of my sons who's out of school for winter break so I will work it off … prayerfully :)

My weekly weigh in was 177.0. That's only 0.2 pounds since last week, but better than nothing. I just have to work harder this week.

Rennie, you got it! I am glad you enjoyed your cake and icecream and hope you atleast enjoyed it smartly (if that's a word) I had two brownies and another cookie yesterday - it's so hard with all this holiday celebrating. I am promising myself that I'll do better for christmas, I swear I will! How'd you do this morning for your weigh in?

I weighed in this morning at 174.8 so only .8 more than yesterday which isn't bad AT ALL considering all I ate, but I did do TWO separate work outs yesterday. I did my little workout in the morning and then I looked up on youtube a bootcamp class and did 30 mins of that, it was pretty interesting and I was proud of myself for sticking with it, haha. You should check out some of them if you can't get yourself to the gym.

I am debating on joining work out world here, where they actually have classes, but I feel like I need a buddy - someone to come with me, you know?

gretel you're right it's better than nothing or better than me going backwards. Keep up the good work, your efforts will pay off :)

Danielle I don't know if I enjoyed it smartly or not :D. I honestly don't think eating it at all was smart but I wanted it and my brain wouldn't allow me to stop thinking about it. I even nibbled on a piece today but my son actually finished it. … I also ate 3 shortbread cookies so I have got to get a grip on this for the better before it grips me any tighter. I have decided no more cheats until Christmas eve at my cousins house and I am going to have to think sensibly then. HOW ON EARTH CAN I GET TO 175 BEFORE CHRISTMAS IF I HAVE NO CONTROL? 175 isn't hiding from me, I'm running from it … full throttle, smh :shrug: I was up .6 to 177.6 this morning. But I did get to go to the gym this evening and burned 612 calories, during my 4.16 mile walk. So maybe that will give me a no gain instead of an up on the scale :crossed: Danielle I don't like the stuff on tv/dvd, I get bored with it fast and it's probably because I want someone to do it with me :D. My 9 year old tries but she is just as uncoordinated as her Mommy ;) so she has me cracking up watching her try to do the moves. The funny thing is she can dance unlike me but she just can't watch someone do something and keep it going, idk. I'll get it together … I hope I can make tomorrow a great day :crossed:

Wow, I'm so happy to see this thread on here!!

I've been off 3fc for a really long time and apparently have gained 8lbs since then =( sad, I told myself I would be at least 165 by my bday which is next Friday and now I won't, but I'm trying to focus on getting these 8lbs off.

I feel like I'm always "starting over", what plan/calorie limit do you guys stay on? I did Dukan and lost a lot of weight, but I'm so sick of it that I can't seem to go back on it 100% so I'm wasting food, money and time when I could be doing something more productive.

Any advice? You guys are so motivating on here! These threads are what keep me going :)

I do best on a modified Atkins plan, with alternate day calorie cycling. I don't have to buy any "special" foods, but I find I do have a few favorite items which help me stay on plan. Overall it's a lot more affordable than the plans where you have to buy their food.

Heya Hhm6,

Welcome! I don't follow an eating plan really, I did an Advocare 24 day challenge (my stepsister sells for them). I don't buy into the supplement thing at all, but for me it was a nice way to get back into eating right. For myself based on age/weight I have a goal of net 1300 calories a day, meaning I eat back calories I've burned after exercising. I also have a thyroid issue and some other medical stuff so that is taken into account. I've only been back myself since November 4th. I do like Advocare's smoothies in the AM, but a smoothie with a
Protein powder is just as good. So, I'm not advocating any particular program.

Basically I try to get a good protein in AM with fruit (berries) and almond milk. Snacks are in season fruit in the AM. Loving cuties right now! Then for lunch a protein and veggies, if I am being good, lol. Then for dinner protein and more veggies and small serving of quinoa. Cut out all soda, most dairy (but I eat Greek Yogurt sometimes), and....sugar. Failing at the sugar bit as I do like Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa in the evening. Also include Olive Oil most days or Coconut Oil if I need a treat. I drink a lot of water but I put Mio in it which is prob just as bad as soda.

However, I have plateaued, today weighed in at 172.2. Most likely due to my current obsession with no eating a proper lunch and going for cinnamon chex. *shakes fist at evil Chex*.

I can empathize with the eating bad thing. Earlier this month I bought a huge bag of gluten free candy (my mom has celiac and I live with her so I eat GF to support her, she is very susceptible to any cross contamination, so that makes it a bit easier not to buy cakes and stuff). Anyhow I ate the whole flippin bag in two days. I recorded it! But that likely caught up with me.

My sis in law announced today she has lost 50 pounds in 18 months! Yay! I am so happy for her but in a small horrible way I am jealous. She has a pretty perfect life. Sigh, I hate envy. It is so wrong! My brother and her have a McMansion and two adorable kids, tons of income, and loads of friends. I have, errr, well, I have a dog! Lol!

*edited* I do need to add that she is one of my favorite people in the world and she is truly an awesome person, and naturally she has problems, and she has been through a lot of horrible things! I would feel bad not saying this.

Anyhow this post was meant for all, please pardon my rambling.

Gwen

Hi all :wave:
I am so happy to be here in 170s. Today the scale showed 178.5 which is sooo great. I hope that by January 9th I will lose 3-4 pounds. That is my two year anniversary and it will be great to be able to say 'I have lost 65 pounds'.
Have a nice weekend!

Down to 175.7 :). So happy! I hope I can keep this going through Christmas!

hhm :welcome: back and :welcome: to the thread :) I did Dukan a while back, it does work but I couldn't stick with it. I ended up just like I am now not wanting anything that I had to eat or had prepared :( I'm with you on feeling like I'm always starting over. They great thing is we all have each other to do it with :) again Welcome back :hug:

shr1nk1ngme cycle counting is great and it definitely works. When I did it I didn't know I was diabetic so it was much easier. The extra carbs make it easy to have the higher calorie days. I'd like to see your menu's doing it with Atkins. Do share :)

Gwen, your plan sounds great also :). I think we all have a little envy in us (at least you admit it) :hug: I admire all that have achieved their goals and are in maintainance mode. I code be there also if I tried harder. We are gonna be the person to envy some day :) Oh I think Mio is better no sugar and calories right?, so not a lot of empty nothings going into your body making numbers go up :D It's a water treat :)

Kitcherella, I'm :cheer: for ya, I believe you can do it :)

Nice weigh in RedSavvy :)

down .4 to 177.2. I have been really bad the last two days so I am hoping that I stay focused and have some control over my mouth today. :crossed: I'm so glad you all are here and doing well. Keep up the good work :hug:

I need my focus back, that is all. It's SO hard with all of this holiday food hanging around from the celebration on wednesday. I am literally going off the diet wagon and it's driving me insane. The cookies, the brownies, uggggh. The yummy cheesy dip for nachos... my head is just spinning. but I AM going to get back on it. I weighed in this morning back at 175. :| and yes I am beating myself up about it. This week just isn't going as good as last week but I'm totally not eating on plan like I was last week either. :( I am really just beating myself up today.

I had a half of a bagel this morning (not on plan -again) and for lunch I am hoping I can stick to my plan of my taco-less salad. I may end up eating at my desk alone just to avoid all of the temptation. I also was horrible yesterday and didn't drink my 96oz of water I've been doing for the last 10 days... :(

Danielle I am right here with you. I am down .4 to 177.2. And for breakfast I had an apple, ½ cup cooked oat bran and spicy homemade sausage. I am on my second bottle of water. I also had a cup of coffee. Not sure why I drink the coffee all I do is run to the bathroom after I'm done. We will get through this day Danielle :hug:

Yeah! Got my blood test kit today and ran a random ketone & glucose test. Non-fasting, my glucose was 89. Awesomeness! And also non-fasting, my ketones were 1.3. Not as high as I'd like them, (I want to be between 1.5 - 3) but again I wasn't fasting. Gonna re-test in the morning for a better idea of how I'm doing.

Had a huge eating day yesterday so I didn't weigh in this morning (didn't want to discourage myself). But I will be weighing again tomorrow and since today is a down-day I expect to see a nice loss on the scale.

TOM started today and I weighed in (I always weigh in Friday mornings officially) at 180.2. So hoping that means I'll be OUT of the 180s permanently when TOM is over. I usually gain a couple of pounds of water.

Well this morning's weigh-in was 169.8. So I will give it a few days and if it sticks, I will have to move to a different thread. But it's been great and I'll see you all there.

Everyone is trying SO hard, I know you'll be in the 160's thread in no time.

:woohoo: 169 shr1nk1ngme I am so happy for you :high:, nice results on the test :)

gymrat you're doing great :) TOM is a bummer!

I am up 1.6lbs today to 178.8. We got home late (after 10) and my son made ⅓ lb burgers and it took forever for them to cook (it seemed) I had planned to eat just the burger but that didn't happen. (I didn't get a burger at all last night) My other son made fries so guess what I ate? He over salted them and I know this up is mostly sodium so it should be gone in a couple of days :)

Hi guys! I think I need to join this thread. I was on the website a lot last year and lost quite a bit of weight, but due to medication I've put it all back on again and am the heaviest I've ever been. The holidays have been tough but I'm planning to stick with it.

:welcome: back Amy :)

I am not doing well at all, lots going on, too many things to focus on and my weight was up to 180.0 this morning. Gonna try to get it together to stay in this decade but if not I'll go back to the 180's thread.

Congrats shr1nk1ngme !!! Great Christmas present!

returning back to 3fc. Battled my way down to 165 - to bounce back up to 189. down at 178 right now.

Stuck at 169.5 right now so I am not sure if I will bounce back into this group or not. I love you all but I am trying really hard not to bounce back here... :)

love2b150 Thanks for the welcome. I know how you feel. My diet's been terrible. It's so hard around Christmas with all the food. I'm sure it'll come off. Just keep trying.

Kat117 Hi Kat! I've recently returned too with the same thing happening to you. We can get back down to our weights!

shr1nk1ngme Congrats! Hope it keeps coming off!

So, I started off strong yesterday, but gave in because I stupidly decided that there was no way I would be able to resist the junk and I may as well wait till after Christmas before I start dieting. And then this morning I just gave in straight away and had chocolate for breakfast. Halfway through the day I decided to get back on track as I don't want to gain any more weight. On the plus side my weight has gone up or down.

Merry Christmas to all!
:tree:

Not weighing in today. I'll let you know tomorrow if I'll be re-joining this thread. lol

Hope all that celebrate Christmas has a Very Merry Christmas … Happy Holidays to ALL :hug:

gymrat :wave:

Kat :welcome: to the thread :)

shr1nk1ngme I'm sure you'll be moving through the 160's with ease once you break the plateau :hug:

Amy good job on catching yourself :high:

Kitcherella Merry Christmas to you :santa:

I'm still not in this thread but by number only ;) weighed in today at 180.2 but that will change today … because I WILL NOT EAT ANY BREAD OR SWEETS AT ALL … I am making this promise to myself and I will take it one day at a time. I will get back to my ticker weight :)

Have a great day EVERYONE :hug:

Hello all! Well my Christmas turned into a Christmas "week" and I ended up gaining 6lb (I'm sure a lot is water weight) So I am up to 182 as of this morning..(I lost 3lb of water weight in just one day..crazy!!) So I'm confident that I'll be back down under 180 in another day or two :dizzy: I love the holidays but I'm glad to be back on plan and have found my motivation!!! Here we go!! :carrot:

Well I lied to myself. I ran into a Popeye's and it took total control. I ate most of a large red beans and rice and a biscuit. So I don't expect to see 170 anything tomorrow :nono:

hello guyz, im back,,, with a 5 lb gain :( the wedding festivities and after dinners and everyone's admiration got the better of me and i cheated like anything,, im 183 lbs, but not leaving this thread and hoping i can get back on track right now and back to my ticker weight and lower,,, ive really been off track and feel guilty :( but it begins from today,,, back on plan!!

hamlette: Don't worry about the weight gain! It's probably mostly water weight anyway!

I gained 6lb back and have already lost 5 in only TWO days! That's a crazy amount of water weight, just from a couple days of eating off plan due to the holidays! I am a firm believer in not always believing the scale...it's amazing how much water weight the body can hold on to!!

So this morning, I am back down to 180.2...hoping to take off the remainding bit of added water weight today and be back down to 179 tomorrow! Let's do this thing!!! :carrot:

Thanks for the encouragement tadaponce ,, its just that i ate a lot for 10 days straight so im ashamed of myself,,, that shows that i still need to work on creating better long term eating habits,,, its a bit depressing that i binged the moment the wedding was over,, but i shall despair no more!! like you said, let's do this thing! and soldier on :)

hamlette: Keep in touch! Seems like we are pretty close in our weight loss journey (starting weight & current weight) We can do this!! :carrot:

Welcome back hamlette :)

weight up .2 this morning to 180.4. I plan to hit the treadmill today so that should help some as long as I can maintain some control afterwards

Have a great day Everyone :hug:

179.4 today! Back in this thread officially (thankfully!).

gymrat me too :D :yay: for US :)

I weighed in at 180.2 then 180.4 and today 178.4 thanks to my friend Mr. Treadmill and lots of water :yay:
I need to lose one more pound to get to my ticker weight :crossed:

Nice job love2b150!

I had a treadmill workout today. I'm changing up my workouts a big and doing pretty much straight weights 3 days a week and cardio 2-3 days. It's nice to break things up this way for a difference. And so far my results are going the right way ! (And I have not been eating great at all over the holidays!)

Thanks gymrat, :) me neither, smh. My eating has been so off up until yesterday. I did pretty well today also so hopefully the scale will be nice to me in the morning also :)

4 mile treadmill walk today burn 597 caloriesm but I didn't get all of my water in today …. not even close, smh

How is everyone doing today?

Well weigh in day..and I'm at 179.2. Not too bad...I ate horrible over Christmas so I forgave myself and worked it off! 1lb to go until I'm back @ my ticker weight. I'm sure I will have another (small) bump in the road tomorrow night as it's New Years Eve....and well, who doesn't enjoy a little junk food and a drink or two. lol It's ok...I figure if I'm out of the 170s by the end of January then I'll be happy...but it's gonna take a lot of work. But hey..I have gotten this far! :D

178.6 today. Feeling bloated, but happy with the number!

tadaponce, I'm doing ok :) got my fingers crossed that I hit my Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Years Eve goal of 175. I so want to see that number again. It's been a long time. You've done great :high: I'd like to be out of the 170's by the end of January but it's gonna take a ton of discipline and I can barely claim a little discipline ;) I finally got back to my ticker weight but as usual I screw up and it doesn't stick. I don't know when I am gonna admit to myself that carbs crave carbs. ok enough of my rant :( I hope we all have a nice weigh in on the first :crossed:

gymrat I've felt bloated off and on here lately. This morning I thought what if I could stick a pin in the balloon and let it out, lol :) Gotta find the funny in this journey ;)

weighed in at 176.6 this morning up .2 from yesterday thanks to all of the mess I ate yesterday, smh.

Better weigh in tomorrow I hope …

gymrat, I am definitely bloated this morning, smh. :( Hope our water weight goes away for tomorrow's weigh in :)

I'm up today 1.2lb to 177.8, but for the month I have loss 5.6lbs

Happy New Year Everyone :hug: