Stepped on the scale and unexpectedly dropped into the 160s a little early (expected to get here at the end of the first full week of April based on calories and exercise schedule). I am tentatively saying hello because of that and the 169.6 weight which is right on the line.
Thanks. I fell off for a minute due to new responsibilities at work. I have skipped at a few days at the gym this month as well as eaten what was nearby or convenient rather than what was best. I was so scared to step on a scale this past weekend but when I did, I had hit 165. So I have managed to stay under 170. I don't think 5 pounds for the month of April was too shabby. It's so quiet in this thread that I imagine everyone has successfully moved on.
I'm bbbaaaaccckkk - disappointed in myself, but glad I caught the scale going back up and am taking control again. I was in the 160s fall of 2016...around pages 12-13 on this 160s thread. I made it to the 150s club, but got lazy and let life take over.... oh well.
I am back and was 165 today. Here's to the 160s group. I am reading everyone's accomplishments and struggles and finding inspiration in all I read.
I am officially not obese again today! I started losing 8 weeks ago and am 11 pounds down. My plan is pretty boring - oatmeal or yogurt and coffee breakfast. A can of chicken or tuna or cottage cheese on a bunch of lettuce and broccoli/cauliflower salad with low cal dressing for lunch. Salad and grilled chicken or salmon dinner. Snacks are string cheese and airpopped popcorn. 120 oz water daily. Bike riding on hills that make me huff and puff 10-20 miles a day.
Surely I am not the only one here pushing through the 160s.
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Hello. I have reached a plateau in the around 165 but I don't feel terribly obligated to push through it because I have been fitted for my bridesmaid's dress for an August wedding and have no inclination of getting last minute alterations. So I may be hanging out in the 160s for a minute. I have 10.1 more pounds to a "healthy" weight but a lot of my goal clothes (box hidden in my closet for 3 years after I got pregnant with DD) are fitting because I introduced weight lifting much earlier this time around, so my weight is more densely packed in some musculature. Good luck to everyone here for a short while.
Hello! I don't suppose anyone remembers me, I was posting on this thread a year ago.
A lot happened last fall and I dropped out of 3FC and dieting all together. Basically I was living with my parents and they announced a sudden move 3 hours away. I had about a month to figure out where to live. Meanwhile, I was working full time and going to grad school. I also made the decision to quit my job at the end of the year so I could focus on finding and completing an internship for my grad program. There was a lot of stress and worry.
April 1st this year I started up again with an even slower diet than last time. I am calling it my "turtle diet" and I work to lose 0.8 lbs every 4 weeks and think of them as periods. I didn't want to get on 3FC just yet because I was embarrassed to show up again, but now that I've lost nearly 5 lbs I have some measure of sucess to show for.
Anywho I weighed 169.2 lbs yesterday and reached my goal for this period! I was pretty early this period, but believe it or not did not make my goal for last period with my birthday weekend and visiting my parents adding a lot of calories. So I had to play catch up. My next period's goal is due 10/14 and I am aiming to weigh 168.4.
Right now I'm in maintenance mode, and am trying to live my life without packing on the pounds and screwing up my progress. I'll be in maintenance till 09/15. I plan on posting here every wednesday while I'm in maintenance mode.
Hey guys, here for my weekly check in while I'm in maintenance till 9/15.
So far so good. I've been enjoying things like lemon cake, kettle corn, wine at dinner, and actually feeling full for a change! Most of the week I have been in the 170.X's which to me is completely reasonable. Yesterday, I went to frankenmuth with my best friend. It's a bavarian town in Michigan that is known for a cool outlet mall nearby and their famous all you can eat chicken dinners. The food is really good, but expensive. With a soft drink expect to drop $30 per person when the bill comes. So of course I had to eat my moneys worth!
So today I am 171.6 which kinda sucks. It's a little too far north for my liking, and I'd like to get that down to a 2 lb range of my goal weight which was 169.2. I know a lot of it has to do with how much diet coke I drank yesterday. Is anyone else here addicted to that stuff? I've been drinking it since I was 10 years old. I've drank it when I was chubby, thin as a rail, or fat. It doesn't matter to me. I don't keep it at home anymore because I have like no self control and I hate being addicted to caffeine. However, when I go out I indulge. My bestie (bless her soul) had a diet coke even waiting for me in the car for the hour long drive to frankenmuth. (She's the best seriously that is why I love her, so thoughtful). I also had 2-3 glasses at the restaurant, so I think a lot of the weight is bloating. Esp. since I weighed 170.2 yesterday...
But excuses aside, I am reeling it in. I don't have any plans until the weekend, so the next 3 days I will be cutting back and trying to eat more like I do during my diet. I've got to make sure I am not in the 171's when I leave for my parents next Thursday or I will be doomed! My mom will chase me through the house with a bowl of cookies and a glass of champagne. Hope you're all well. Talk to you next week.
Things have been going well for the most part. I've managed to keep things between 169.2 and 171.2 for my maintenance goal for the most part. If I've failed, it's never been two days in a row. Shark week starts tomorrow, and I'll be heading to my parents for about 5 days. It can be a very hard challenge for me weight wise. We eat out a lot and my parents like to drink. I'm worried, but I'm hoping I've had a good enough time during this maintenance period that I can show some restraint. I've gotten to eat a lot of yummy things, and don't feel especially depraved.
Dang, it looks like nobody comes on here anymore. I'm going to moving my conversations elsewhere. If you are a 160's who wants to chat on this thread feel free to message me! I'll come back and chat with ya.
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