My weigh in days are Friday - as of 4/10 I was 162.2. That puts me down 5.8 since my initial weigh in here. I need to start making sounder food decisions.

thanks fshaw86 - I will add that soon!

Was excited today as i picked up a pair of levis i didnt think would fit

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suprise!!! I got them on and they looked good!! What a bargain at a whole $3!!!! Loving IT!!

Im trying to "treat" myself with little things like clothes from vintage stores ( dont want to be out spending heaps as i still have a dress size to drop!) and new workout music instead of FOOD!

I know its a bit late, but can I join?

I am 5'7", 140lb ish (daren't look since Easter!)

Ive been at this for a couple of months down, only lost 3lb but with all the increased activity I've been doing it feels like more as my clothes are loose again.

I want to be 133lbs again, I have 7lbs to go. I may need help, I just can't seem to shift anything lately. Ive had a week's holiday (across Easter, staying at relatives and unable to say no to the puddings!), now I need to get myself back on track.

I've been on track the last couple of days and back at the gym....so, if I weigh tomorrow, take that as my starting weight, can I join in?

Feel free to friend request me, I will also open my diary so I am held accountable for my actions, lol.

Id love in on this bye bye 10lbs would be amazing!

Please add me those who also taking on this challenge its easier to loose when you have people to talk to who are trying to loose the same amount of weight in the same time period!

Hello ladies I have had a really bad week and I am not sure what the scale will show so I am kind of afraid to get on it. It started last Thursday with me being way too hungry and I just kept eating. I ate healthy foods but way too many up until I just completely gave in and had pizza yesterday. Have been keeping a pretty good workout or at least activity schedule and have been really surprised at what activities are showing higher calorie burn on my bodyfit media device.

The morning walks with my dog are showing higher burn than the intense pole dance fitness classes. In the morning I have had coffee and I usually walk fast and do short bursts of jogging. I broke my hip a few years ago and up until this year I was unable to walk on pavement without pain so I don't want to push the jogging too much and end up unable to exercise. When it is nice out I walk again with my hubby later in the day and then three to four days a week I go to pole fitness classes. Depending on the day and how I feel I do more or less but my average physical activity is about 2-3 hours a day.

Since my body went crazy on me last week I decided that I am no longer going to go crazy over micro managing calories. I am going to drink more water and continue to watch what I eat and keep a basic idea of my calories so I don't blow it. I am also going to up the calories. I was trying to stay at 1260 or less and create a large daily calorie deficit and I don't think it was helping me. So from now on I am going to just kind of listen to my body and eat less than 1500 calories a day. With the calories I burn on an average day that still leaves at least a 500 calorie deficit and makes my life a lot easier.

So if I don't lose that 10 pounds as fast as I would like it will be okay just as long as I lose it at some point. This way even if it takes me a few months to get where I want to my results will likely be more consistent. If I have one of those days where I am not really hungry and I am full with fewer calories then I am not going to force more calories down but when I have a day that I am really hungry I am going to eat those extra calories and if I am still hungry I can dip into those extra calories I have burned as long as I don't eat more than I burn in a day.

There I go again typing a diary entry like you ladies have all the time in the world to read my post. Sorry ladies!

I did want to say a great big congratulations to all of you who have been sticking with your diet and exercise programs! Even if you are not seeing spectacular results you are on the right track and you will eventually break through that plateau. Stick with and you will get there. If you have a bad day or week just get up and brush yourself off and start again. That is what I am doing this week. I

Okay I weighed today and I am up two pounds from my last weigh in. Still down one pound since I started this but I am also in my period and I always weigh more then so I am going to try to start remembering to weigh in daily or close to it. I am about to take a long walk with some burst of jogging with my dog and I might do some yoga too and then I am headed to the grocery store. I don't have enough healthy food here to choose from right now. This weekend I am going to make a bunch of apple-bran muffins and whole wheat pancakes and separate and freeze them. I also make my own syrup for my pancakes....okay it is not syrup I just put thawed or partially thawed unsweetened peaches into a food processor until kind of like baby food and place them in a pan and heat them until they thicken up some then pour them into individual containers.

This way I have a reasonably healthy option and I don't have to cook it I can just reheat. I hate cooking in the morning I never want to get out of bed so I always go for the easiest option. No more excuses I know I am working hard with exercise now my diet has to match.

Good luck ladies!

I haven't checked in for a bit, so I thought I would update you all. I am down half a pound this week. I am pretty happy with that as I threw my friend a bridal shower last Saturday and didn't count calories at all, and then I was flying home on Sunday and indulged in some airport Burger King :-/. I am back in gear now though, so I'm hoping for a 1.5 pound loss next week which would put me at a total loss of 17.5 since January. Wish me luck!