177 today. Trying harder to be intentional about what I eat, my blood sugar has been kind of wonky this week probably because it is apple season here in Michigan. Too much of a good thing, of course in the past that would include girl scout cookies, fudge...so apples aren't too bad.

Lotsakids...oh, this is a tough season for food! But apples aren't too bad, considering the alternative, like you said. I always do a ton of baking for Halloween (gift boxes mailed to friends/family), and, well, I just do a ton of baking in general in the fall. I don't mind a weekly indulgence, as long as it doesn't get out of control!

MarliQQ - Hopefully your slip-up doesn't affect the scale...or maybe you'll even have a loss, because that happens to me randomly if I sometimes overeat all in one sitting. Glad to hear you're back on track. Hooray for fitness goals! So what are you planning to do once you hit goal? My fitness plan for hitting goal is to pick up martial arts, like jujitsu. I already do TRX and very intense boot camps/spin/kettlebell classes, so there's nothing else for me to pick up, I don't think!

Solid pound down this week at 178. Third week in a row of 1 lb. down. I'm happy that the scale is going down but still sort of wishing to GET THERE FASTER. Oh, well, it'll come!

How is everyone else doing?

Oh, one other thing. Is anyone else FREEZING??? The temps here in the South have dipped into the 60s/70s during the day, which SOUNDS warm, but I'm always shivering! I've always been on the chilly side, but my husband is teasing me for wrapping up in a blanket when it's in the low 70s (but no sun/windy)! I read online that 1) when you are at a calorie deficit; and 2) have lost padding since the last winter, of course you'll feel colder. But phew!

176.1 lbs today. For those of you who may also think in kilos, i just got out of the 80's (which were even more evil than the dreaded 180's) and am currently weighing 79.9. Yesterday i went out alone and had a baked potato with provolone and soft white cheese (diferent from cream cheese, even softer, it's a brazilian thing). It was huuuuuge and i seem not to have gained anything from it due to exercising and not eating anything other than this at night (i usually have one more meal after dinner). I'll start weight training tomorrow at home, today i'm buying the weights.

Frances, it's the beggining of Spring in Brazil and it's actually kinda cold. I've always felt more cold when i was thinner. Also, i'm one of those people who feels cold at 70 if there's no sun or if it's windy. At 60 i feel cold even if its a sunny day! Losing weight means feeling cold almost ALL the time, at least to me.

still sitting at 177 today, hoping it drops eventually. I seem to spend the week battling the weekend before.. stuck in a loop. I need one good, not overly busy weekend to stop the madness LOL

MarliQQ, oh my goodness! You are on fire! You are practically in the 160s. Congratulations!! You should feel so proud of yourself! I know what you mean about the body changes. My stomach's started pulling in too, and I have nice defined lines above my pooch...I'm pretty sure there are real abs peeking through! Onward to the next decade for you!

Lotsakids, I know what you mean. I give myself an exercise break on the weekends, since my M - F workouts are so vigorous. I need it, but exercise keeps my hunger down, so I'm always STARVING on weekends. I'm going to be paying for this one big time. I had a pretty serious overeating episode yesterday...a huge bowl of almonds and chocolate chips, then tortilla chips, then a bowl of cereal, then a sandwich...this from someone who's cut WAY back on carbs and sugar. I just lost it. Oh, well, back on track today, and hoping for a non-gain this week!

How is everyone else?

174.1 today. The 180's seemed to take forever but the 170's are going faster. Hope it continues to go this way.

I still have almost half of my jouney ahead of me and i'm already seeing massive changes on my body. I'm back to having a defined face oposed to my neck-and-face combo. My boobs are smaller, which is great, because they were huuuuge (not an exageration). My belly is smaller but it's also weird... i am constantly afraid i'll have a loose skin apron after i lose all my weight but until now my fat apron seems to be smaller. I have stretch marks so i guess there will be no escaping from it, i just hope it's not too bad. I don't want a perfect body, just one i can live with.

I had the most delicious food today and yesterday. Yesterday i didn't exercise and imissed it so much.... who would have thought i'd actually miss it! Lol!

176.6 today, was better on the eating thing this weekend and even though I did not walk I did do a bunch of yard work. I think the weeds are winning though LOL. Trying to get the yard ready to put to bed for the winter, which despite my sadness over it is going to come whether I want it to or not.

It was about 70s here, which is perfect for me - I like it a bit chilly! High 60s to low 70s is my range but it peaked back up into low 80s over the weekend. I didn't get as much exercise in as I would have liked. But this morning was a little cooler!

You guys are doing great!!

Taking a brief weighing (but not program) break while I jiggle my calories around, hoping to make it two weeks without a scale peek! And then hoping for a great loss!

Frances- good for you. I am way too obsessive about weighing to take a break.

I am at 174.8 today. To make sure I hopped off and on the scale about 10 times and even moved it around... LOL