Getting out of the 170's! The NEW new thread!
 

Ok, ladies let's get out of this decade! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Ok.... sorry for the lousy name... not very inspired, had a somewhat lousy day too. I'm at 171.9 today and hoping to see a new low this weekend, but will be ok if it takes a bit more time. Resisted overeating at a pot luck today, which is great. How are you doing, ladies?

Thanks for starting a new thread!

Things are good here...down to 174...just surpassed my lowest adult weight...and now less than TEN POUNDS to my 100 pound lost goal! Hope all is well with you! You're nearly in the 160s yourself! :carrot:

Just had a huge 5000 calories binge. Ugh!

So sorry to hear that, Marina! Do you know what triggered it? Did you actually count up the calories? The only reason I'm asking is because lots of times I've *thought* I ate something like 5000 calories, but when I actually calculated it up, it was closer to 2500/3000. Which is still a pound gained, but I felt a little better. Don't be too hard on yourself! We all make mistakes, but it's good when we can learn from them. Like what was the trigger and how you can avoid a situation like that in the future!

I guess my incredible desire to eat all things triggered it! Lol! I was not restricting nor having a bad day, so no idea.... i didn't count calories, that's a wild. 5000 may be low.... you see, i ate A LOT... i don't know why this happened. I think i just lost control for no special reason!

That happens to all of us sometimes! Hopefully you can get back on track today and still have a good week!

I've been AWOL for a bit, still doing the up down thing in the 170's Today I weighed in at 176.6 Hoping to settle down and be able to post more than I have been

Welcome back, lotsakids! Hopefully your ups and downs will be more DOWNS soon! :D

I have to say that for whatever reason, I am killing it this week. I'm down to 173 today, already a little over 2 pounds down for the week. I *never* lose 2 pounds a week any more. Hooray! In 2 weeks, I'm going back home, to visit people who haven't seen me since I weighed about 220. My goal is to hit the 160s by my trip (weekend of November 14th). FINGERS CROSSED!

How are you all doing today? Marina, are you having a better eating day today?

Yay Frances! You're on fire! ;)

Today i'm eating healthier and after two pills, no migraine! Yay! No pain! Normal life again!

Okay, I'm calling it for the week at 172. I lost 3.4 pounds this week, something I haven't done since FEBRUARY. I'm not sure why I'm having this sudden amazing loss - my food and exercise are exactly the same. Oh, well, I'll take it! :D

Marina, I'm so sorry about your migraines! I used to get them too, usually 4 hours after a workout. My doctor put me on Imitrex, which ripped up my stomach. I did my own research online and read that caffeine helped. I tried it and it totally worked for me. Every morning before a workout, I take 1/2 caffeine pill - about 100 mg - equivalent to the caffeine in 1 cup of coffee. Migraines gone. I will still get them if I'm in bright sunlight too long, or if I'm super super stressed, but it's nothing like before - maybe one every few months now. I don't know if that might work for you? Anyway, glad to hear your normal eating is back! :)

Wow Frances! Stuck at 175 today. But it is okay at least it isn't up.

Just checking in to see how you all did with Halloween! I had ONE cookie and ONE small cupcake with most of the icing removed...stuck to my calorie range...worked out...still holding steady at 172. Big relief!

Hope you're all doing well!

Okay, this thread is kind of dead, but I'm still going to check in every week. Helps hold me accountable. I'm down .2 this week, for which I'm profoundly grateful, it being TOM and having had such a huge drop last week (3 1/2 pounds). Only 7 pounds until 100 pounds gone forever!

Hey Frances! Do you remember when you said i was going through the 170's really fast? Not anymore. Now it seems i'm stuck again. Maybe the pattern is that i go fast on the first half of the decade and then get stuck on the second. I'm at 174.2. My weight won't go up, which is great, but i seem to mess up every day. Small binge-like moments have been happening a lot. Sometimes i think i'm just tired of being on weight-loss-mode. Sorry, i feel like i keep posting negative thoughts...

Oh, and there is no Halloween here, so it was fine.

Hey, Marina, so sorry to hear about your struggles! Do you think you need a weight loss 'break' for a while and go on maintenance? I've heard that it sometimes helps to relax a bit for a week - not go crazy, but to just maintain, let yourself eat a little more every day, so you don't have to be so focused. I haven't tried it but I'm going to let myself do it if I need to. Or is there something in your life right now triggering this?? I hope you feel better soon!

Checking in, still very much in the 170's One day 174 the next 177. Today it was 176. The good news though is that I bought three pairs of size 12 pants from good will and they fit! So while my weight seems to be at a stand still, my body is changing.

After 8 months in maintenance (not the original plan, but I'm proud of myself for not gaining any of the 45 pounds that I lost), I am back in the saddle!

177.8 today!

Grinchygirl, maintenance is a HUGE accomplishment! So many people (myself included) have gone off plan and then ended up gaining a lot of weight back. So CONGRATULATIONS for that amazing feat and welcome back! :D

Lotsakids, that's great about the jeans! Sometimes clothes are the best indicators of how we're really doing, I think! And I love thrift store shopping for jeans. I need to make another trip soon myself!

I'm just .4 away from the 160s! Woooooo! I guess there's a slight chance I might see it tomorrow, but then I've got a weekend trip away to visit friends with lots of meals out, so I'll be in maintenance mode myself then. Hope to at least see the 160s by next weekend. :D

Frances, thank you for the kind word. Congrats on being almost to the 160s!

I'm at 177 today and feeling great :)

174 even today. I've been in the 170's now for 6 months!! I told my husband I was frustrated and he said, "you look really good" Gave me the happy glees :)

Still hanging out at 177. Doing well otherwise.

I'm back in the 170s after a month long of daily binging. I was 179 this morning. Yesterday was 175. After I weighed in, I turned on my jillian DVD then I went for a walk/jog. I just can't let myself get back to the 180s again. I am bummed that I let myself get out of the 160s, I was there for a few weeks! And I felt GREAT. I wish I wouldn't do this to myself.

Rachelinala, I feel you, I can't tell you how many times I pass 185 over and over. It's the technical obese weight for my height. So it was disheartening to say goodbye to obesity and then return multiple times. It's good that you tackling the challenge again! You've got this!

176 today and I did a 5k this morning. Hopefully I can maintain my progress through thanksgiving break

I was stuck in the low 190s all spring/summer... Flew through the 180s in about a month, and now I've settled again at the mid 170s... My goal is to get through the holidays without gaining and then get back on the wagon.

I think my body likes to acclimate every once in awhile. It hangs out there a few months, then is ready to move on again.

See we haven't had any movement since before Thanksgiving, hope everyone has put it in the past and moved on. I got to 177 on Saturday after and have slowly dropped back to 174. Stayed on plan just ate too much of the plan!

Lol, lotsofkids, yeah I ate too much of the holiday plan too!

I'm back on track post-holiday, which is good news. I'd like to get out of this decade by Christmas. We will see :)

Oh, yeah...I had 4 days of really lousy eating Thanksgiving week (think all-day buffet at friend's house Thanksgiving day and didn't eat 'til after 5, THEN meals out EVERY SINGLE DAY/EVERY SINGLE MEAL for the next 3 days as we visited with friends and family), home 2 days, then hog-wild again for my birthday. So I haven't weighed since I got home. I'm actually thinking of putting myself in maintenance mode until January. Tons of holiday parties and travel coming up, every week for the next 3 weeks. My goal is to stay between 171 - 175 and then be ready to really get back to work when we return after Christmas. I think if I just stay moderate and allow myself an extra 200 calories a day, it will keep me from overeating. I'm committed to the gym daily no matter what!:D

Frances! That's a really good plan. I may join you in the maintenance efforts!

I've been staying at 174.8 for a week, so maybe I will just maintain. (It's finals season for me, so the stress eating is a problem. I'm doing okay, but still, gah!)

Wishing all of us good things this holiday season. I know I find the abundance of food distracting!

Hello everyone! I am also looking to get out of the 170's. Right now I am not quite into my 170's (I am 180.4) I want to try and maintain my weight through the holidays, after Christmas it is on like Donkey Kong! I have this whole wardrobe of beautiful dresses that I don't fit because of all the weight I have gained. I have lost about 50 lbs so far. I need to lose about 50 more before my month stay in Tokyo next year. My goal is to get to 178 before the 20th, that is when the party's start and they don't end until the 29th. I know I am going to bouillon up, but hopefully it will be mostly water weight. I am working on being under 180 before the years end. Start the year off with a good start. This group is awesome!

I made it! I am now in the 170's!

Congratulations Noir!

I've only just made it into the 170's. I am 179.

Another 1.5 pounds weight loss this week = one step closer to getting out of the 170's. Have a three week old baby and its nice to say before pregnancy I was in the 170s and I am now still in them :)

Hi everyone,
I'm back again (I keep coming back and then disappearing, and coming back, etc., but hopefully this time I'm staying!).
I'm not sure if it's due to water weight or the scale, but I apparently now weigh 178 when my scale at home tells me I'm at 170 (I'm at my parents' for now). Either way, I'm a little overweight, and want to change my habits and become healthier.
I'm getting so frustrated with myself. When I was in high school, I ate so well and worked out 5 days a week. I used to bike to the gym, bank, or grocery store. I had so much energy.
Now, I barely workout, I eat so poorly, I'm stressed out all the time, and exhausted all the time. I'm sick of it. I want to get back to how I used to be.

I am just getting started. I am down a few pounds - into 177. Hope to keep going down the net few days.

I'm sad that I'm back up to the 170's but I'm stronger than this and will loose it again.

Hello!
I really wreaked it this past 2 weeks. I am sure I am not under 180, maybe some where in the high 180's. I am doing my best to get back down to where I was. No more binges no more wine. Exercise and whole foods are now my focus. Today is my second day down of success. I am cheering for all of you!

Hopping onto this group. Hoping to not be here long. ;)

My New Year resolution is to be more organized in the mornings which includes making exercise a morning priority. I was planning on going to the gym very early before work but my 4 year old was up all night with a stomach bug. Yuck! So I think I got maybe 3 hours of mediocre sleep. However, I am determined to get my workout in & will go during my lunch hour.

well, I was in the 170's yesterday but I'm 180.2 today. Not too bad considering it is Monday (my worst weigh in of the week usually) Need to get back on 3FC and be accountable.