Welcome, Ja! :D 146.2 this morning. I guess my body finally decided it's just over being at 148/149, which I can't be more thrilled about! I've dropped nearly three pounds in three days. :O Hopefully this is water weight coming off that was hiding weight already lost... and it won't bounce right back up. :/

Nichols, hope you feel better soon!

Roja, nice! I love it when a swoosh happens!

I think I may have identified what is causing my stomach pain (this time)- my coffee. I'm going to go coffee free for the month of July and see what happens. Since coffee is basically my one indulgence- because I put real cream in it- I might even see a bit of weight loss from the slight downbump in calories.

Hi everyone! I had a good day yesterday when I stepped on the scale and saw a new low of 146.6. I was pleasantly surprised, since I really haven't been making any huge efforts on my diet lately and haven't been exercising much either as I haven't been feeling all that well for the past few weeks. For a couple weeks I did nothing but some light stretching and then going to bed early. I'm back to being able to do my walks outside every day again and am starting to work in some indoor exercise. Did some weight lifting last night, just a half hour.

Anyway, I hope everyone has had a super holiday and (hopefully) long weekend. Looking forward to seeing what everyone did!

Back to the never ending battle..Back up to 148.0 (Thanks holidays!) Time to start pushing back down.

Another bad weigh in. 148.4... I guess my weight wasn't done going up. Did well this morning though!

Hi Nichols! It's so frustrating when our body rebounds up, I know. :( I'm betting with the holidays being over, you'll drop again quickly. :)

I've done well on exercise the past 3 days. I'm incorporating more resistance training into my workouts, because I'm feeling pretty jiggly, especially in the tush. And frankly I'm not very strong. I've definitely lost muscle along with fat, and I like to be functionally strong so that I can do all the things in daily life I need to do whether it's carrying my groceries or starting the lawn mower. My diet has been...ok. Not great. I've been snacking a little more, and chocolate has been a huge weakness- it's that TOM and I think that is driving up my cravings.

Sitting at 144, I don't know what to do to break this. I'm eating 1200 a day, low carb, and exercising. I'm even tracking in MFP. Aaaah, it just makes me want day forget it and eat whatever I want, you know? Super discouraged lately. Hope you are all well!

Don't fret- plateaus happen. I sat at 152 (I think it was) for six weeks. I was so frustrated. Could not lose an ounce. Then all of a sudden, whoosh. I think something goes on with our bodies where sometimes they take a break from weight loss, but when they resume weight loss can happen very suddenly.

You've got this!

146.6 today for me. I'm going to try to behave myself this weekend and hopefully will see more loss soon. I only have 11 lbs to go to goal, and honestly I want to get this over with and start on my maintenance journey. :)

Someone asked me over the weekend if I'll be able to stop losing when I want to. That was kind of a wakeup call. I'm so used to eating at a deficit that eating to maintain will be a learning curve. My main fear isn't that I'll keep losing past the point I want to, but more that I'll start regaining. That idea terrifies me. I remember when I was at my heaviest, I thought- If God just made me wake up one day at a healthy weight, I would never again screw it up by eating myself to obesity. But that's exactly what I'm scared I'll end up doing.

148.1 Stress knocked me off the wagon before I could get on good. Starting over today!

147.0 today- went a little crazy yesterday and ate chocolate and ice cream. Will try to behave today!

I've been in this decade a very, very long time. During this weight loss effort, I think the lowest I've gotten so far has been around 146. Then I went up for a few months to the high 140s/low 150s and the scale just wasn't moving. It's finally moving! :carrot: I was at 147.4 the last time I weighed. I'm looking forward to passing my previous low, and of course getting out of this blasted decade for good. :D

Good vibes to all my fellow 140s. :)

Blah 148.8 this morning! Doing good so far today. Hoping I can pull this back down. It's a never ending battle.

Hey Nichols! Hey, Chunkah!

It IS a never ending battle, isn't it? I keep bouncing between 146-148. I know part of it is my diet- I've been indulging a bit more lately and have stalled my progress. I need to get focused again, I'm 12 lbs from goal and it's dumb to self-sabotage now.

On the up side, I have added resistance training to my workouts. I want to add a little shape to my derriere, and I want more functional strength. I'm hoping as a side-benefit that my metabolism might get a little more active and maybe help me to lose more fat. :)

145.8 for me today. :) It's always nice to see a lower number on the scale, even if I bounce up again by tomorrow. I've got an ear infection right now, though, so I will be eating really clean. No chocolate or ice cream for me this weekend, because I think that sugary things and dairy slow the healing process.

I'm getting ready to head outside and help my husband paint the house. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Congrats on 145, Eagle! I hope your ear infection clears up soon; those can be brutal.