I just joined this group on my lunch hour after lawyerette messaged me. I think this is the team I'm supposed to be on for a September 28th wedding. I am 5'10" and my weight on 1/6 was 194.8 for the competition.

As info, through my company I get to meet with a "wellness coach" (she's a dietician) every two weeks to discuss my progress/goals and am also in a weight loss challenge through work at the same time so if anyone has any dietician questions let me know and I will ask for you. I just met with her this morning so it won't be for another two weeks.

Hi, just wanted to introduce myself to the team.

I'm Lori. Getting married New Year's Eve and super excited. I hope to take control of my bingeing this year and be a healthy bride. I tend to restrict my calories too much and then binge because I'm starving. So my goal is really to try to have a healthy diet and relationship with food.

Hoping to lose 20 lbs but will be happy with 15. I have almost a year so slow and steady

Chat with everyone soon!

Morning Team Iris - Just thought I'd share my loss with you this week. 4lbs off - woop woop!! That's the 3lb gain from christmas and another for good luck!

@thefitcompany - sorry you had a bad night(?). But it happens to all of us. Pick yourself back up and enjoy that banana!

Hi ladies! almost through week 1! How is everyone doing with the challenge this week? Water is always my weak point both in terms of drinking enough and remembering to log it, but so far this week I have logged food+water everyday! Hope you all are having equal success!

Destanie

Hi ladies. Week 1 is going really great. I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 3 lbs! I tracked all of my food, water and exercise. I'm going away this weekend and I will make sure to track everything I eat and get lots of walking in.

I guess something I really wonder about people who have lost weight, how do you maintain patience? I mean truly if you only lost .5-2lbs a week it just feels so slow for all the hard work you put in. Any advice on how to have patience and enjoy the journey rather than wishing away 6 months of your life?

Teresa (happyfitgirl) I totally get where you are coming from. I tend to lose 0-0.5 lbs a week which seems so small especially when compared to other posts I see of people losing 1-3 lbs at a time. I recently just lost 0.5 lbs after having 4 weeks of 0 lost! But there are a couple things I do to keep my patience and keep from giving up. First off even though I have been losing small amounts it has added up! in the last 6 months I have lost a total of nearly 18 lbs! My clothes fit better and people have started to notice! So now having lost that much it has encouraged me to keep going! Another thing I do is I set mini goals outside of lbs lost too encourage myself. Such goals have been things like - setting food or exercise goals like - trying to drink 8+ glasses of water a day or trying to cook everynight of the week instead of going out. With exercise I have set goals such as increasing my 5k pace, strength...etc.. Overall I feel that reaching these smaller goals has help me keep sane and stick with it! Hope that helps!

Thanks for the ticker Destanie!

I am losing weight agonizingly slow too. I was always heavier growing up and graduated high school weighing about 6 pounds more than I do now. I've lost 35 from my highest weight and am now the thinnest I've been as an adult. I need to lose 20-25 more to get to a healthy weight though. If I get frustrated I start weighing my self less often so that when I do weigh myself the difference will be bigger.

Ahhh yes those gorgeous skinny clothes at the back of the closet!!! I might try to focus on the small victories, doing good on the weekends has been a big goal for me. I'm getting a lot better. I guess each weekend it will get easier. Maybe the time will pass faster the more it becomes a lifestyle rather than such a major struggle/change. Here's hoping! Good luck this week everyone!