Hi, I posted several times in "getting out of the 160s", but kind of stopped when I got under 160.It took me a long time to get out of the 170s and 160s especially the 170s.The 150s are flying.Down to 153.6 in about 3 weeks. I haven't lost this quickly since I started out.Strange how our bodies work.I am starting to believe that set point weight idea.I spent a long time in the 170s after my second baby and a long time in the 160s after my first baby.Haven't seen the 150s in 20 years. It is nice to have a place to post even though I haven't too much.I"ve been reading the posts on this site for months. Weight loss is hard and any encouragement helps.My hubby mostly eats right but isn't really on a plan and the two kiddos are blessed to be naturally thin and fit. (So thankful for that.) None of them really understand the struggle though they try to help me. My family and my friends are proud of me but it is nice to talk to others that really understand. Anyway, all this is a long way of saying it is nice to read about the journeys of others. I hit my top weight ever about a year ago and was starting to have health issues. So I got serious about my weight loss journey. Counting calories and walking and I gave up a 5 to 6 coca cola a day habit.Still love that beverage but haven't had one since last summer.I lost very fast at first just decreasing soda.The doctor estimated I might have been drinking 1300 calories a day before I started trying to break the coca cola habit.I started out eating 1500 calories a day.Now I do 1200 - never less.Trying to keep the metabolism up.I try to focus on 5 pounds at a time and journaling.I wish I was better at the exercise part.My plan has worked so far and I am so grateful.I plan to go to 145.The doctor's BMI chart would say not enough and I might think it over when I get there but that has been my goal the whole time.I think it will be healthy for me.So excited to be almost there. Keep up the good work!! May we all win this battle.140s here we come.

Miracle2617- it's good to have another person chiming in! I'm glad you are seeing success! And yes- 140's here we come!

Hi all!

Yeah, I don't really diet anymore. I just try and cut out sugars and processed foods as much as possible and cutting down snacking! Dieting has led to failure and to relapses of my eating disorder, so I try to avoid it as much as possible. As for exercise, I walk everywhere I can, do plyo stuff at home, my job keeps me active (I work with children, so have at least an hour a day playing outside each day), box, run, etc! I used to be a competitive gymnast for 20 years (went to world's, national champion, etc), so my body is conditioned to work hard, so I don't usually lose weight as fast as others at my activity level, which can be very frustrating, actually. A big struggle of mine is dealing with being an ex-anorexic as well. I sometimes feel afraid of relapse when I start losing weight (as I've relapsed several times iny life), and that often holds me back from even starting. But, then it's a vicious cycle as I feel worthless when I'm heavier because of my disordered thinking. Very frustrating! But, being on this forum helps and helps me stay accountable and inspired!

Miracle 2617, good to have you join us. :)

Kahaney, that sounds frustrating indeed. :/ I haven't struggled with anorexia specifically but with disordered thinking definitely and it just makes everything so more complicated!

Well, after a discouraging party last night in which I ate too many cookies, I'm back on track today. Haven't been as hungry as normal, understandably, so I'm sitting around 1150 calories for the day, which should help balance yesterday out a little. Hopefully I can see the scale going in the right direction again tomorrow. The fun part was I got to wear my jeans last night for the first time in a couple of years and it was soooo nice. Granted they aren't quite comfortable yet--probably another 5 pounds--but it was wonderful to wear something other than black workout pants somewhere!! The hardest part is staying patient and encouraged, but knowing I've lost just shy of 20 pounds so far and being able to see the difference helps a lot.

Good morning, everyone! I, too, don't have a formal diet. I have to eat a certain way due to severe food allergies and sensitivities, but I don't worry too much about counting calories generally.

The weekend was good- got my workouts in both days and also went ATV riding yesterday. We had a lot of fun playing out on the ice spinning donuts and such. It was pretty cold (9 degrees F) so we only stayed out about 3 hours and then went home. Even with good winter gear it's hard to keep hands and feet warm at those temps.

Hope everyone is recovering from the time change. I slept really well but still feel like I got up too early!

EagleRiverDee, that sounds like fun! We're supposed to be getting a big snowstorm tomorrow so we'll see how things go here. It's about 20, so not too cold, but everything is cancelled in anticipation of the foot of snow.

We'll see too how well I can manage to eat this week. The good news is the stress has gone down in a big way--I'm lighting designer and lighting board operator for a theater production, we had our first tech rehearsal tonight, and I'm very pleased with how it went. So that lightens my load a lot. On the other hand, my husband has come down with the flu, poor guy. I'm starting to feel the effects of all the other stress and now this gets added in. :sigh: Luckily we caught it in time for him to take Tamiflu so he should feel better soon, and we're both hoping I don't get it (because then who would run the lights?). My goal for this week is to continue to make wise choices despite being so exhausted and time-pressed. Even if I don't lose any weight this week I'll count that a pretty big victory. I can already feel the pull towards comfort carbs...

The hour change was pretty smooth this year, for once! I'm settling into my new job and new city, finally, ate well today, and am feeling optimistic again about everything! I'm hungry quite a bit, but that's normal as I transition into a new lifestyle,I think! I'm happy we're doing this together!!!

Princessroja- so sorry to hear about your husband being sick- here's best wishes that he gets better fast and you don't get it at all! I'm glad your stress at work is down. :)

Kahaney- so NYC is new to you? Do you love it? It sounds like a really neat place. I've never been. I really have very little experience in cities, period. Anchorage, Alaska (nearest city to me) is only a small city of about 300K people with another 100K living nearby (including me). Our whole state doesn't even have a million people. I think my head would explode in a place that has literally millions, lol. But it looks like a cool place to visit, for sure, and I think it'd be neat to live somewhere you don't even have to own a car. You HAVE to have a car where I live. We have the worst public transit. No subway or rail, only bus or tax, and bus service is seriously limited. Anyway, you sound very happy so I'm glad for you!

Yesterday I stepped it up a bit and took both my dogs for a walk separately (it's easier to control them separately and I get more steps in) and then did T25 Total Body Circuit. I was hoping to sleep well but I didn't. Here's hoping tonight goes better! I saw a 2 lb bounce in my weight over the weekend- too many potatoes, I think- so trying to get it back down. Argh.

So I am excited about being in the 150s. I am at 158 pounds this morning. And hopefully will reach 157 tomorrow. I have been eating right and exercising. I started at 163 pounds so I lost 5 pounds. I hope I lose another 5 pounds these next 2 weeks.

Congrats, Vicincali2! It must be so exciting to move down a thread. I can't wait until I get down into the 140s thread!

EagleRiverDee, I feel ya on the random weight bounce. Mine did a big bounce up Sunday too and it's held suspiciously steady the last few days despite me eating and exercising well, so methinks it's water. It started to jump down again this morning and I hope it'll be back to normal tomorrow. I have not gotten sick, I'm happy to report, and my husband is feeling better, so I'm hopeful I'll make it out of this week unscathed. I ate fantastically today, so that's good. Oh, and a nice NSV yesterday--someone offered me a piece of chocolate cake and I didn't WANT it. Like, at all. I excused myself on the basis of keeping up my immune system so I wouldn't get sick, but the biggest reason was I truly didn't want it. YAY!

Welcome Vicincali2! Congrats!

Thanks for the encouragement, Princessroja! One of the two found pounds left overnight, yay. Now just need to drop the other so I can get back to losing. So glad to hear you didn't get sick and that your hubby is feeling better! And way to go on saying "no" to the chocolate cake. Right now, my willpower is at an all time low. I feel like if I wasn't allergic to so many things, I'd have a major pig-out. I guess sometimes allergies are a blessing.

Well, I dropped down to nearly where I should be this morning, so that's good. I wound up going wildly off-plan today due to some unforeseen circumstances so hopefully tomorrow won't be too scary. Blargh. Oh well, I still ate less than I burned so hey, that's life I guess. EagleRiverDee, hopefully that other found pound disappears asap! :)

Ugh, well I didn't even weigh myself this morning. My cat that had surgery last week is acting like he's in pain, I took him to the emergency vet at 3am but they couldn't see him (their one vet had just gone into surgery). I never did fall back asleep. He's got a vet appt at 2pm today, so fingers crossed. I'm pretty wasted today, though. I hope everyone else is having a better day than me for sure!

Oh, I'm so sorry. :( Keep us updated, if you can, and I hope your kitty feels better asap!!

Hi!
I had been living in NYC for four years, but I've actually just moved back to Canada! I'm in Vancouver, BC, now! I'm used to the huge city, so now it's taking some adjusting to a bit of a slower pace!

This week was hard for me! I started it out great, but I have also found my willpower fairly low. My anxiety is still high and I found out some disheartening news about the assault case, but honestly other than that I'm doing really well! Feeling the pressure to lose more quickly, though, which I don't like!