[nancylmrn]

Shadow I have a very similar pattern, I will lose a bit, then up a bit for a few weeks then a big whoosh down 4, this week looks like it will be my week to stay the same even though I have really watched my points and been somewhat a gym rat.
I have weighed myself every day and the scale has not moved at all! I have only used 3 of my weekly's, exercised 180 min on the elliptical and 60 min of aerobic's since Monday night. Tonight will be another night of 60 min on the elliptical doing interval training.

I am begining to beleive our bodies have a mind of there own and we will lose when it gets good and ready to let it go

124 & Erin good job

pageLynn...hang in there! and congrats on the upcoming graduation April is not that far off and my goal is to be at 145 by then too...we will do this

[SLIMplicity]

WOOHOO! I lost a pound..down to 247..
I officially lost 20 lbs today...feels good. Almost at my 10% another 6lbs to go..
Keep up the good work everyone!

[TurboMammoth]

So I had a rough time for the last couples of week. Not loosing or gaining, I had to admit that it led me to loose a big part of my motivation.

Still, I came back on track a week ago... There was no way I was going back from where I came from.

SO with TOM behind me, being back on track, ran this week, made healthy food choice, I lost 3.0 pounds, bringing to 154.6 Only 0.6 lbs away from my goal!

I was 153,8 over the weekend, so if I make great choices this week, I think I can make it for the end of the challenge

[nancylmrn]

Well I worked really hard this past week and had to get on and off my scale three times before I was happy with the numbers. I worked out everyday 65 min each session on the elliptical stayed within my points, only used 8 weeklies and none of my ap and only managed to lose 1lb but I will take it! I am looking forward to Nov challenge now am I nuts or what?

[Somni]

I struggled last week. I don't know it's hard to describe, I hadn't quite had a week like that before. I had cravings for foods I normally have no interest in, to the point where I couldn't think of anything else. I was heavily bummed about being waylaid from running by an overuse injury. Went jeans shopping and just hated how everything was looking when it otherwise fit (loose skin issues ). It really wasn't any one big thing, it was just all these little negative thoughts and frustrations and kind of dogpiled.

Normally I'm pretty good at thinking positive, keeping focused on the future, suddenly everything related to weight loss seemed crappy and blah. I've had a little burnout on tracking, etc, before, but nothing where I just felt so negative and like I was losing control. (That sounds so dramatic now that I'm totally fine and clear-headed.) I gave in to some cravings which just turned into anxiety over the scale and beating myself up - something I've generally avoided doing this time. I guess because generally if I splurge, it's still a very in-control decision, this felt like I was letting someone else take over. And my eating has never really been out of control, on or off WW. Just bad choices, bad portion sizes, etc.

Thursday night I just kind of sat there thinking about everything, pondering where am I going with these feelings. Is this me falling off the wagon? It feels like I've come too far to do that. So I decided that I would skip weighing in this week because the last thing I needed was to beat myself up more. Instead I would just focus on getting back on track with feeling in control, making good choices, being POSITIVE - looking at everything that is so good.

I slept on it and woke up Friday morning feeling like a weight came off me. I felt more calm and relaxed. I finally had a good day, I reflected on positive changes and improvements since I started, I didn't have any weird cravings for the first time in days.

Saturday morning, my usual WI morning came and I was still feeling good but I wanted to write my trainer an email so I didn't have to explain in person (in front of lots of dudes pumping iron around me) why I chose not to weigh in this week. It was hard to explain. I really don't know why I got in such a funk and why my little mental peptalk Thursday night seemed to turn me around so quickly. After spending like 30 minutes trying to carefully craft an email, I just felt dumb. I decided I was in a better place, I would just put on my big girl pants and step on the scale, deal with the number, and move on to have a better week. I was down 5.4. Add that to the list of things I can't explain.

Not exactly my finest moment in losses, but I'll take it. Moving on to a week where my head is back on straight again.

[TurboMammoth]

Somni : first, big girl.

I think we just expect so much from ourselves during this weight loss process and that at a point, our heads are just so full of ''you must do that'' and ''you can't do this''... I think it's normal to just be confused about where we are right now, and why. A good freak out might be sometimes just what we need the most!

I'm glad you're feeling better and congrats on your loss.

[patchymama]

Originally Posted by TurboMammoth

Somni : first, big girl.

I think we just expect so much from ourselves during this weight loss process and that at a point, our heads are just so full of ''you must do that'' and ''you can't do this''... I think it's normal to just be confused about where we are right now, and why. A good freak out might be sometimes just what we need the most!

I'm glad you're feeling better and congrats on your loss.

So true!

I realized I had to give myself a bit of time off.... it was just too much. I was too stressed and too obsessed over every little thing that when I had free points, I went nuts. I've been a slacker and gained a pound or two back, but.... I feel better now. Like I've had that little break I needed to keep my sanity. Hopefully I'm not lying to myself *laughs*

All of that to say yeah, what Turbo said