Way to go Chris!!! You're doing great!

I cooked a couple of things before I came to work tonight. I made a macaroni salad for lunches this week, Crockpot chicken and dumplings and an apple pie from WW site - 4 pts - whhooo hooo - I am so looking forward to a piece of that pie when I get home. Yummmmm. I have a few other recipes all loaded up for the remainder of the week.

I'm patting myself on the back as I realize this time around it's all about planning and thinking about what you are going ot eat before you eat it.

Thank you Kelly and Rosegarden. I am really amazed I have lost this much. It is only the beginning. I have a long long road ahead of me. Setting little goals will make that long road seem shorter.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

CarebearsChris~ you are rockin it!!! WTG!!! Keep up the good work :)

Thank you. Guess I am making a game out of this because I am having fun lossing weight.

I have to respond to this....Is it just me, or do you sometimes think you're going to "wake up" and be at your starting weight? Like losing the weight hasn't been real? I can't seem to wrap my head around it this week. I'm still on plan, and exercising, but it's like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop...

Oh I can relate so well. And am living that nightmare right now. I am addicted to the scales. I am on them 5+ times a DAY. Sunday I had a 5 pound loss that took my total to 20 pounds. Yesterday morning (after waking up) I found I had gained 2 pounds back....and I have been on program faithfully. By noon I was back down to Sunday's weight again. This morning is starting out the same way...gained those 2 pounds back again. It is driving me nuts. I know we should only weight in once a week but I am soo addicted. It feels like a nightmare.

Way to go ladies. So far, I'm enjoying my 8 lb loss. To me it means my shirts fit better. My breasts aren't bulging out of the top of my bra. My pants now button without sucking it up.

I'm waiting for something to be too big - then I will know that I'm truly on my way. I'm still excited about the whole thing too

chris way to go and stop obsessing about the scale...people will tell u to weigh yourself every week not every day however i feel this is different for everyone. i weigh myself almost every morning. I find it helps me start the day focused. I weigh after i pee and before i eat in the au natural so i have a consitent weight to gauge from. if u are weighing yourself everyday 5 times...it is go to depend on so many factors that it is completely inaccurate. I would pic a scheduled time and try and cut out the rest u will just make yourself nutz! U are doing AWESOME! keep it up!

That is the way I do my morning weight as well....in the buff after peeing. I just can't understand why it is up 2 pounds from Sunday (the day I use as my offical weigh day). Again by noon today I was back down to 270. I will work hard at not stepping on the scales as much. Thanks for the support, Hildy.

I just read an article in the news about the benefits of weighing in every day.

My own personal choice is to wait until my weigh in day as the up and downs just drive me too crazy. Only my personal choice though.

It'll be fine Chris. You're doing all the right stuff

Thanks. I have always been happy with weighing more than once a day. Gaining a few pounds during the day is normal. I just can't understand why I am heavier first thing in the morning. I am going to try to stay off the scales...but for once a day

Another decent (not fabulous, but not bad) weigh in.... down 1.2lbs. :carrot: I just keep reminding myself "it won't come off overnight".
I hope everyone else is doing well...just 2 more weeks until Halloween :devil:

That's a great loss Stacy!!!! Congrats!!!!! You're doing great!!!

Chris - congrats on doing so well. I weigh myself daily, always in the morning, and sometimes at night, too. I don't get too upset at the ups and downs. I know that when I see a "chunk" of weight fall off at once, my weight will bounce back a little before settling in at that weight again. Similarly, if I see a gain, it's often related to eating salty food. I really try to keep focused on the big picture. Ultimately, it doesn't matter at this moment whether I'm 12 lbs down or 14 lbs down, what matters is that (1) I'm down something and (2) I'm still OP and doing everything I need to keep the momentum going. The scale will catch up with my good behaviour (and bad behaviour!).

Stacy - 1.2 lbs is great! Anything more than zero is great, in my books! ;)

Kelly - When I haven’t lost much yet, I definitely get the feeling that I could so easily wind up back at my starting weight – a few bad days would easily do it. But once I’m 7-8 lbs clear of my starting weight, I feel a bit more confident that the weight loss is real and that I will actually achieve my goal this time. (Though, I’d better not jinx myself here!!) I’ve had a lot of false starts in the last two years, losing a few pounds over a couple of weeks, only to be unable to sustain it and see any substantial losses. Now that I’ve hit the 10 lbs mark, I’m getting some confidence back.

I'm weighing in on Thursdays now instead of Fridays. Wish me luck for tomorrow!

Thanks Michele...I never looked at it that way. I did loss 5 pounds last week so it would make sense that I have to settle some. I usually don't get upset over what the scales say. But it had really bothered me yesterday...could be it was a SAD day (seasonal affective disorder).