New thread time! How is everyones weeks going? Anyone have any cool NSV's? I ended up gaining 1.5lb last week cause i was away on holidays. I was so worried before i went, and i wasnt happy with that gain, but it wasnt avoidable. I tried all i could... eating healthy while away is so hard! Trying to find only healthier options when using a microwave and being away from your hotel all day is difficult. This week i stayed the same at weigh in. Ive been having a rough.... 6 weeks i'd say. Plateauing and a little gain. I seem to have an invisible border at 200lbs. Very frustrating, however... this week i have my game face on, and im ready to bust my buns!!!

GO MERCURYBLUE GO!!! It might be a tough barrier but when you bust through it and land in the 100's it will feel great!! Good luck!!! Rooting for ya!

I had a NSV today! Today I went through the dress portion of my closet. I cleaned out most of my clothes recently but avoided the dresses because I was still somehow afraid I'd look lumpy in them. I threw out 5 dresses that are now too big. AND....I fit into my 2 goal dresses! They are mediums that I bought when I knew I couldn't fit into them but liked them so much that I was determined to wear them one day. This was a few years ago! I put them on today and they fit PERFECTLY. Not even tight! I'm so excited, I can't wait to wear one to work this week!

I'm here. I haven't been posting much. Lots going on I was up a few pounds in the last couple of weeks. I feel like my body loves the 140s and I just want to see 139! I have a goal to reach 139 by October 31. I have to get serious. Got derailed with thanksgiving.

Hey all!

Had a bad foot weekend (wine & cheese plus going out dancing in a bar.. hello, alcohol! But it was for the 25th birthday bash of one of my bestfriends and it was really fun). It wasn't that bad though, we went in a bar and it was a 80's music special. Dance for more than 2 hours to Safety Dance, Like a prayer and cie... I guess I gain some APs there lol!

I'll have to get back into serious tracking and training mode this week. I haven't ran for a week and I'd like not to gain this week... I've been in a plateau for the past 2 months, it's time to make this thing right!

Go go go ladies!!

And good to see you back, mercury!

Seems like a bunch of us are having a hard time (me too!)

Good luck this week mercury! You can do it. I'm pretty sure I'm above you weight wise right now... but I didn't get on the scale today. :-/ I'm going to do it in the morning and face the music. Sigh.

I just keep chanting to myself "weight loss isn't a race" and hoping it sinks in.

Hello! First time in the weekly chat for me... I lost another 2.2lbs last week - that puts me down more than 7lbs in my first 4 weeks! I know that I can make 25lbs by the time I go to visit my parents for Christmas.

I started with a personal trainer on Friday, but I have major back problems (fused spine, compressed disks and all that jazz) and I was a little too ambitious with the weights and tweaked something, so I was struggling all weekend. I have my next appointment on Wednesday, but I'll have to see how I'm feeling. I need to find a good physical therapist.

Anyway, I was kind of bummed to see that my recent weight loss has lost me a daily point - there are plenty of days when I really struggle to stay under my points. There are, however, also days when I fall short, so I'll have to keep track of how I manage that and maybe those habits will become more advantageous.

Good luck to everyone!

DO NOT say "I think I can, I think I can..." Those words were spoken by an insecure, struggling train. Remind yourself:
"I KNOW I can, I KNOW I can!"

Well I was super excited this morning when I weighed in down 4.5 lb after a steady gain for the past 3 weeks...what is up with that?
I am not complaining at all! So now I am recharged and ready to have a super duper week

Hey chicks!

Hope you are doing alright.

I'm kinda mad at myself, I skipped sport for like... a week. Did nothing. NADA.

I really have to go back to running training but... it's getting so COOOOOLD and rainy and dark soon.

But I have to get back to it, it's my 25th birthday in 3 weeks (oh god) and I want to be as fit as I can be by that date.

I'M just hoping for no rain tonight

Im really getting frustrated. Its been weeks on end where i am stuck in this rut... i cant seem to climb out of the 200's. I got down to 202, then back up to 204 and now i am sitting there for many weeks. I am trying to keep motivated, but man... its tough. I am being so hard on myself, and i know im doing stuff right, i just cant seem to think im not messing something up. Im going to the gym, im eating on target. Its like i know, i just know... that when weigh in day rolls around, im still going to be 204 and even more upset and frustrated than i am now, and even less motivated to keep doing this. This isnt where i had wanted a plateau to hit me (yes i have read the sticky over and over about how to get thru this plateau stuff). Hoping the weight loss fairies come and take some fat away this week, so i can get a little boost of enthusiasm to continue on to goal. Ugh.

ugh I can't seem to break into the 170's, I want to soooo bad but whenever I get close I seem to gain a little bit. Weigh in tomorrow but the lowest I saw this week at home on the scale was 181. sighhhh I have been tracking like crazy but I know that means I need to move my body more, just no energy

Ok pity party time....I can't break the 140s!!!!!

It does seem like a bunch of us are struggling a bit with the weight loss. I wonder if it's the weather or time of year? Im not sure. I just know I skipped my weigh in day last Saturday because I knew I was up again for the second week in a row. But I promise to go this week. My lack of exercise is very disappointing to myself. Although I am learning not to beat myself up over it. And I have learned that people go through cycles. So I know when time and energy permits I will get that part back up.

My diet has been pretty good. At least I'm tracking everything even if it is the odd junk food. Last week I used all my weekly points (which I never use any) so this week I'm trying hard not to touch them. Since I know I don't lose when I do.

Hope everyone has a great day. I am going to try to check in here more since everyone here gives me inspiration.

It's good to know you're not alone in this plateau stuff, reading all the posts...

I checked my home-made chart, and I'm exactly on my 5th week of plateau :/ (okay, I was exagerating on a previous posst with 2 months... but still, 5 weeks is loooong)

I went tor un for the first time in over a week yesterday and my body was sending me all those kind of messages like ''don't skipped sport for so long, you know how I make you suffer when you come back mouahah''

Have a good day everyone!

holy cows I lost 5.4 this week!! Biggest loss ever and I have been at this for over a year. 74.6 total lost now, so close to that next charm!!

I feel your pain ladies--i've been recycling the same 5-7lbs since the beginning of august...i was 235 then, i'm 230.5 now....and i've seen every number in between and one week a number a little lower than that. I haven't been tracking well and have been plus/minus with exercise, so i'm sure its mostly me, not a true plateau (one that occurs even when you're "on plan" and doing everything right), but its still getting to me. I lost 0.5 this week, so I'm going to take that motivation and run with it...hoping that it turns into me breaking out of the 230s permanently......