Just give me 10 days - Round 133

kmort009

Round 133

Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 138.8
GW: 125

GW for this round: 138

Round 126 (1): 156 to 153.2 (-2.8 lbs)
Round 127 (2): 153.2 to 150.4 (-2.8 lbs)
Round 128 (3): 150.4 to 148.0 (-2.4 lbs)
Round 129 (4): 148.0 to 146.0 (-2.0 lbs)
Round 130 (5): 146.0 to 144.4 (-1.6 lbs)
Round 131 (6): 144.4 to 139.6 (-4.8 lbs)
Round 132 (7): 139.6 to 138.8 (-0.8 lbs)

Goals for this round:
- Maintain weight at 138-139.
- Run/walk my evening walk with the dog to work up to a 5K by Thanksgiving

I didn’t have the round I wanted to last round - TOM plus daughter’s birthday party (and birthday cake...) resulted in a much smaller loss than I hoped. We’ll see where I end up the first few days of this round on the scale. I’m really looking forward to Thanksgiving though - and plan to be reasonable but still indulge and celebrate! If I have gained a pound or two after this first week, I’ll refocus and work to get a downward trend again heading into December.

11/23 - 139.4 - Not the start I wanted, but I’m feeling really bloated today so that might be part of it. I’m also really annoyed that after updating my phone last night, it appears to no longer be receiving workout and step information from my Apple Watch. I hope I can figure it out soon - in the meantime I can enter the workouts manually and change MyFitnessPal to get my steps from Pacer rather than Apple Fitness. Still frustrating though!

11/24 - 138.8 - I switched HappyScale to maintenance mode this morning. It was really bothering me to see the trend line numbers getting smaller and the next goal weight staring at me every time I opened it. Focusing on maintenance for awhile is going to involve a mental shift - but since I haven’t changed my calories or exercise habits, having the scale stall is... frustrating.

11/25 -
11/26 -
11/27 -
11/28 -
11/29 -
11/30 -
12/1 -
12/2 -



11/23 - Walked 2 miles yesterday, but at a slow pace (dog wanted to sniff everything.) Going to run/walk the full 5K again tonight.

11/24 - Ran 2.6 miles last night at 12:00 min/mile pace. Slow, but that did include stops to let the doggie sniff and poop. 😂

11/25 -
11/26 -
11/27 -
11/28 -
11/29 - 5K Day! 🦃

lilysillycat

Stay low carb this round

SW: 181.2
GW: get under 180

Day/Weight/Comment

11/23 181.2 12219 steps

11/24 181.5 12302 steps

11/25
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11/30
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newmeat30

This is my first round, but I’m excited to participate. 😊

Goals
- Exercise at least 3 times per week
- Count all calories
- No eating past 7:30


SW: 154.0 (11/24)
GW: 152.0 (12/3) 125-130 (ultimate goal)

Day/Weight/Comment
11/23 —
11/24 - 154.0 Been doing a good job increasing my water intake
11/25
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12/01
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SModa61

Woot! Just submitted my time for my inaugural 5K, the Feaster Five. I ran/walked it in 00:34:54. That is the most running I have done since I ran and threw discus on the BOYS tracks team in 1977. Yes, there was no such thing as a "girls" track team back then.

The downside was that when I got home I discovered that I lost one of my good gloves and had to reverse the route looking for it. Fortunately, hubby grabbed the car and picked me up along the way. I did find my glove!!

cpanus

I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!

70 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

We used to walk 5 miles a day. Recovered from back surgery then hip surgery!! Got back to walking then I sprained my ankle. UGH! I was down for 6 weeks with the ankle. Getting back to it slowly.

The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 149.0
UGW: 132.2

11/21 - 149.8 at 7:15 a.m. ...5.35 miles in 112 mins
11/22 - 150.2 at 7:15 a.m. ...4.46 miles in 102 mins

Day/Weight/Comment

11/23 - 148.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
11/24 - 149.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...4.35 miles in 91 mins
11/25 -
11/26 -
11/27 -
11/28 -
11/29 -
11/30 -
12/01 -
12/02 -

Chris

TerriRichardson112

JGM10D Round 132[/b]

🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃
🦃 NOVEMBER 🦃
🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃

Looking forward:
You are not stuck at home
You are SAFE at home
One word can change your attitude
☠️One cough can change your life☠️

😷Take care! Stay safe!😷

November focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:

2020 Focus:

• Stabilise weight under 150
• Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
• Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
• Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy

Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:

• 2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
• 2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
• 2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Working on it. Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
• That's a WIN in my book!
  
• 2020
• Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
  
• (One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)

JGM10D ~|~ Round 133

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.

🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅

🔹GW: 2020: <150
🔹13 Sept 2020: 152.2
🔹22 Nov 2020: 146.6
🔹LW: 146.0 (Oct 2020)

🔹Focus: maintenance below 150 lbs
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices
to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
==============================
Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 132 EW: 148.1
Round 133 Goal: Maintain <150
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• 23/11: 146.8: Goals🌟
  
• 24/11: 146.4: Goals🌟
  
• 25/11: xxx: Goal
  
• 26/11: xxx: Goals
  
• 27/11: xxx: Goals
  
• 28/11: xxx: Goals
  
• 29/11: xxx: Goals
  
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• 01/12: xxx: Goals
  
• 02/12: xxx: Goals
  

Last few Rounds

• Round 127 EW: 148.4🌻
  
• Round 126 EW: 151.2🌻
  
• Round 125 EW: 152.2🌻
  
• Round 124 EW: 149.4🌻
  
• Round 123 EW 150.2🌻
  
• Round 122 EW 150.1🌻-0.5
  
• Round 121 EW 150.6🌻+0.5
  
• Round 120 EW 150.1🌻-1.2
  
• Round 110 EW 148.2🌻+ 1
  
• Round 109 EW 147.2🌻 - 1.1
  
• June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!
  

Daily Goals

Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ Steps daily
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session

https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

• Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
• A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
• Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
• The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
• Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
• The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
• When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
• Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

SheilaBoneham

SModa61 wrote: »

Woot! Just submitted my time for my inaugural 5K, the Feaster Five. I ran/walked it in 00:34:54. That is the most running I have done since I ran and threw discus on the BOYS tracks team in 1977. Yes, there was no such thing as a "girls" track team back then.

The downside was that when I got home I discovered that I lost one of my good gloves and had to reverse the route looking for it. Fortunately, hubby grabbed the car and picked me up along the way. I did find my glove!!

Way to go, @SModa61 ! Great time, too. Yay you!

nedw3

Female 50 yrs. 5'2"
Long term goal 125

9/23/2020 OSW 170.1
Round 127 ⬇️ 5.0 lbs. 165.1
Round 128 ⬆️ 0.3 lbs. 165.4
Round 129 ⬇️ 0.3 lbs. 165.1
Round 130 ⬇️ 1.6 lbs. 163.5
Round 131 ⬇️ 1.1 lbs. 162.4
Round 132 ⬇️ 1.6 lbs. 160.8
Round 133

Starting Weight 160.8
Goal this round 158

11/23- 160.8 Broke down and had chineese food with co-workes yesterday, so I am happy with no change.
11/24- 160.9 Its going to be difficult to stay on track though Thanksgiving.
11/25-
11/26-
11/27-
11/28-
11/29-
11/30-
12/01-
12/02-

astroamy

Just realized I am over half way to my final goal. Pretty cool!

SW: 233.6
GW: 170
Short term goal: under 200lbs by end of the year.

11/23 - 201.8; 7.5k steps
11/24 - 201.0; 8k steps
11/25
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11/27
11/28
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12/01
12/03

krea4

11/23 - 65.20
11/24 - 65.05
11/25 - 65.45
11/26
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11/30
12/01
12/03

jemtred

have just not been focused enough over the last month. Weight up and down and no net loss. I'm now going to focus on the average weight for the round as that was very telling at the end of last round.

OSW 88KG
RSW 62.45 kg
Average last round 62.62 kg

Target this round is to lower the average weight.

11/23 62.9kg although a gain is the lowest Monday for a while. Sunday is no track salty food day so I'm happy with this today. Gym done. I'm increasing the cardio over the week to shift some kgs.
11/24 62.9kg time to get that average down. No aerobics tonight so I'm going to swim instead... It's 35C here {95F} so I'm looking forward to it.

11/25 62.7kg excited to be going down again. Gym done and planning to swim again later

11/26
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11/30
12/01
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eminater

Day/Weight/Comment
11/23 - 209.9 lbs
11/24 - 209.4 lbs
11/25 - 207.9 lbs
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29
11/30
12/01
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musicsax

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 133 (round 65 for me ) I'm in for another round – I need this to get back on track after a full week of eating off plan and no exercise due to unexpectedly having to provide 24/7 care for octogenarian Alzheimer suffering MIL, need to get back on track!! Yet again, thank you GrandmaJackie a brilliant champion in these unprecedented & unsettled times, for continuing to set up these challenges.

Female age 62 5' 4” - Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life !

Challenge for this round (again) will be to get back into 132s. Stick with good habits; be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking, no binges, keeping the 10 days binge free makes such a difference!

End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up from last round)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 – 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)

Keep calm – we're all in this together! Wash hands, be kind & follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus. Be positive for a vaccine.

Day/Weight/Comment
11/23 DNW – spent last night at MIL's caring for her
11/24 134 – no exercise yesterday, MIL successfully transferred to a nearby care home, sadly due to Covid no-one can visit for 14 days – she's in isolation and as she is practically stone deaf phone calls are "challenging" - she refuses to wear hearing aids! Now the process of clearing her bungalow starts. 114 calories in credit.
11/25 134 – 11.31 miles walked yesterday, incorporated a walk/jog from week 2 of C 2 5K, took me 49.09 minutes, I'll do the same today. 700 calories in credit. And the drama continues !! MIL taken to A&E last night with suspected sepsis, they have admitted her, waiting to find out how she is & whether as she's non covid we can visit, I doubt it, but we need to ask.

It's obvious I'm not going to make this goal by the end of the year with life that's happened within my family, but I'll do my best!
11/26
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12/01
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KEEP SAFE EVERYONE . Keep calm – we're all in this together!

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musicsax

Lilylady3k wrote: »

acrylicfox wrote: »

I've been reorganizing the hallway storage today and had to pull out bags of my old clothes that gradually multiplied over the years as the weight crept up on me. It's a bit shocking to think of how long I've been repeating the pattern of just buying bigger clothes rather than changing my eating habits.

I'm still shopping in my closet as well while I lose this weight once again! I'm trying to find insight into losing and keeping the weight off too. I've been down to 200 lbs at least 3x in 10 years and up to 245 as well. My doctor advised getting below 200 as my goal and keeping it off.
So I talked to a friend ... since I know she has kept it off. Her advice. If the clothes start getting tight then get it back off right then ... don't buy the next size up and ignore the clothes that you are wearing. Hmmmm pretty good advice. I asked another friend. She has a belt that she wears with a pair of pants ... if it moves a notch then she tackles it right then and there. Another friend that kept her weight off for over 10 years ... she steps on the scale daily and has a range that is acceptable but nothing over 5 lbs.

We are in this together! Planning to toss the clothes as they get too big this round and not have that niggling doubt in the back of my mind that if I gain I'll want these "good" clothes again.

Oh and DH told me last month ... when I get below 200 or even before ... start buying new clothes and quit wearing all the baggy stuff. Or the old stuff that I saved that I really don't like or is now out of style that I find in my closet from the 90s. He is being supportive and said it is worth not waiting until I get to my ultimate goal.

Good luck with your closet cleaning!

When I was losing weight "closet shopping" was one of my favourite NSV, and as I moved into those smaller clothes I got rid of the bigger ones cuz I was determined never to need them again - I had done so much yo-yoing with my weight over the years. Now I am in the same frame of mind as your friend, I am never going to buy bigger clothes again, as soon as they start to get tight, I buckle down !! I'm always following a healthy diet, I shall have to do this for life!!

musicsax

SModa61 wrote: »

Woot! Just submitted my time for my inaugural 5K, the Feaster Five. I ran/walked it in 00:34:54. That is the most running I have done since I ran and threw discus on the BOYS tracks team in 1977. Yes, there was no such thing as a "girls" track team back then.

The downside was that when I got home I discovered that I lost one of my good gloves and had to reverse the route looking for it. Fortunately, hubby grabbed the car and picked me up along the way. I did find my glove!!

Wow !! fabulous time, so well done x.

cm7010

M50, UK - This is my 1st round and using MFP for the 1st time

SW: 75.6kg
CW: 75.0kg
GW: 70.0kg; 5kg to go...

Mon 23 75.6kg
Tue 24 75.5kg down 0.1kg - may just be water, but at least it's the right direction...
Wed 25 75.0kg down 0.5kg - feeling positive
Thu 26
Fri 27
Sat 28
Sun 29
Mon 30
Tue 1
Wed 2

Ikeeptrying2

SW: 144 (maintenance is 135-145)
GW: 135

My exercise overall is isolated to walking as I recover from a minor back injury. Frustrating, but a short term setback. Hopefully back in full swing in a few weeks.

Day/Weight/Comment

11/23 - 140.0 - weekend water weight is gone.
11/24 - 139.2
11/25 - 138.2 - Potentially my last drop in weight until next week
11/26
11/27
11/28
11/29
11/30
12/01
12/02

ZizzyBumble

Hi. This is my fourth round. I weigh in Kg and also record my Happy Scale trend

Round 130 SW 57.2. EW 56.5. Loss 0.7 kg
Round 131 SW 55.6 EW 56.1. Loss 0.5 kg
Round 132 SW 56 EW 54.7. Loss 1.3kg
Round 133 GW somewhere in the 53’s would be great.

Mon 23 54.7 trend ⬇️ Same as yesterday
Tue 24 54.7 trend ⬇️ Same as yesterday and the day before!
Wed 25 54.9 trend ⬇️ Scaled moved today but in the wrong direction 👿
Thu 26
Fri 27
Sat 28
Sun 29
Mon 30
Tue 1
Wed 2

playhardkf2017

29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110 but also happy with where I’m at right now.
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0 -> 115 -> 115.4 ->115 ->113 -> 113-> 113.8 ->114.6 -> 113.6
Goal weight for this round: Maintaining around 113 or dropping to 112 would be nice.
Another goal: Embrace the scale fluctuations and not get flustered.
Previous days

Day, Weight, Comment
11/23 DNW today but I did do a 20 minute spin bike workout during my lunch break. Not much to report for today. I plan on doing another 20 minute spin bike workout tomorrow during my lunch break.
11/24 Feeling puffy today, I had a salty lunch and dinner last night. I think I’ll try and drink a few glasses of herbal tea to help increase the fluids so I don’t feel as uncomfortable. I’ll be making pork tenderloin with roasted carrots and maybe leeks for dinner tonight. We have some apple cider, so I’m going to put that with some chicken broth in the pan with the carrots and pork to create a yummy sauce and add some extra flavor to it all.
I also want to try and jump on the spin bike today, even if it’s just for 15 minutes! I normally don’t use it two days in a row, but my goal is to get up to 5x a week with it. That 5x a week goal will also be easier starting in January when my husband is leaving each morning for his clinical fieldwork. I’m a morning workout person, so having to be quiet in the mornings the past couple of months has made it a challenge trying to fit exercise into the afternoons for me.

11/25 I plan on weighing tomorrow morning to see where I’m at. I’ve exercised both Monday and Tuesday which is a win for me because lately, I’ve just been doing something on Monday but not Tuesday. So I was really happy about that. Today, I plan on using the bike again. Yesterday was a 27ish minute ride and I think today I’ll aim for another 20 minutes. For tomorrow, my goal is to do a longer ride for the turkey trot. I plan to do a 45 to 60 minute ride as a challenge.

Dinner might be a pureed soup using up roasted veggies from last night’s pork tenderloin dinner. I ended up roasting white potatoes, carrots, fennel, hakurei turnips and leeks with the tenderloin sitting on top of it all. I also added a cup of apple cider and ¾ cup chicken broth. I thought it came out yummy and the veggies got nice and soft, making them perfect for a blender soup! That should be a nice light dinner before a day of eating lots of food for Thanksgiving. If I don’t get around to posting tomorrow, have a happy thanksgiving everyone!

SModa61

musicsax wrote: »

Lilylady3k wrote: »

acrylicfox wrote: »

I've been reorganizing the hallway storage today and had to pull out bags of my old clothes that gradually multiplied over the years as the weight crept up on me. It's a bit shocking to think of how long I've been repeating the pattern of just buying bigger clothes rather than changing my eating habits.

I'm still shopping in my closet as well while I lose this weight once again! I'm trying to find insight into losing and keeping the weight off too. I've been down to 200 lbs at least 3x in 10 years and up to 245 as well. My doctor advised getting below 200 as my goal and keeping it off.
So I talked to a friend ... since I know she has kept it off. Her advice. If the clothes start getting tight then get it back off right then ... don't buy the next size up and ignore the clothes that you are wearing. Hmmmm pretty good advice. I asked another friend. She has a belt that she wears with a pair of pants ... if it moves a notch then she tackles it right then and there. Another friend that kept her weight off for over 10 years ... she steps on the scale daily and has a range that is acceptable but nothing over 5 lbs.

We are in this together! Planning to toss the clothes as they get too big this round and not have that niggling doubt in the back of my mind that if I gain I'll want these "good" clothes again.

Oh and DH told me last month ... when I get below 200 or even before ... start buying new clothes and quit wearing all the baggy stuff. Or the old stuff that I saved that I really don't like or is now out of style that I find in my closet from the 90s. He is being supportive and said it is worth not waiting until I get to my ultimate goal.

Good luck with your closet cleaning!

When I was losing weight "closet shopping" was one of my favourite NSV, and as I moved into those smaller clothes I got rid of the bigger ones cuz I was determined never to need them again - I had done so much yo-yoing with my weight over the years. Now I am in the same frame of mind as your friend, I am never going to buy bigger clothes again, as soon as they start to get tight, I buckle down !! I'm always following a healthy diet, I shall have to do this for life!!

Both of you, so smart. When I returned to MFP this september after having been at a great weight for years, but then allowing it to creep up 20+ lb in the past year and a half. It was the lack of clothing that was my last straw, NOT the scale that I had gotten great at ignoring. I had no clothing that fit. So bravo to you both. Get rid of the stuff that is now too big. Lack of clothing is a helpful reminder.