It works for me posting my weight here! Just wondering though we ONLY can have either Sun or Mon for weigh in day, right!

I have several "why's", but FREEDOM is the big one. Chronic pain has put many limitations on my life for a lot of years. I have some permanent damage to my spine that I will always have to live with. But less weight means less pain, and less pain means more freedom to live my life the way I want to. This is my time to put fitness and weight loss at the very top of my priority list.

i have no problem posting my weight here, i usually weigh in monday mornings but i am very flexable. as for the extra challenge i must have missed it first time reading it, i will try to get it accomplished today but i usually dont watch much tv, i only have certain shows i like to watch but i will do my best.

My motivation......

I have always joked that I was going to die from a stroke, heart attacks, and/or cancer, because that is what my family tree is blessed with.

My mother is a cancer survivor for 10 years and counting. My dad's mother was a cancer survivor for many years, but her cancer came back about 2 years ago and she last her battle this January. Both of my grandfathers have suffered strokes and my mom's mother had multiple heart issues.
Another piece to the family puzzle, is that my father was diagnosis with diabetes, about two years. We have be able to manage his levels with diet and medications.

Several years ago, I received treatment for Endometrosis and it caused me to gain about 10 -15 pounds. I looked in photos and hated the way I look to the point where I hate taking pictures. I actually hide from a photographer, at a friends wedding, a year ago.

I am doing this for me! I want to be healthy, happy with myself, and not hide from a camera. I am doing this for my health because I don't not want to put my family through everything we have dealt with, again. I doing this because I would like to become a runner and join in some of these mud runs, color runs, glow runs, etc. that look so fun and make you want to take a photo of yourself. Overall, My life is my motivation!

Well, purple team I have not done so well this week and have gained, not much, but it is still a gain.

Starting weight: 173.4
Today's weight: 173.6

I need to get back into the routine of logging foods and walking with co-workers and eating right!

My startting weight: 290
My current weight 290

I want to lose weight so that I can feel better about myself. I have been diagnosed with depression by 2 different doctors in the past 6 months and I refuse to take medication. I believe that weight plays a big part in the way I feel.
I have 2 children who depend on me daily. I have to be there for them. I have one child with special needs and in order for me to keep him healthy I have to remain healthy.,
I want to be comfortable and confidenrt.

here's the why i posted in the main thread:

Here's my why. I have always been pretty healthy and a good athlete. I played soccer and lacrosse in college and i run half marathons pretty frequently. When i do play soccer these days, im stull quick and running around the people younger than me. My weight isnt expecially out of control but is a little higher than it should be. My issue is that I am not healthy. I am not taking care of myself. Im not going to be able to continue to run around and act like im 22 for much longer if i dont take better care of myself. My body fat percetage is about 10% higher than i thought it was and I need to get that under control. I feel better about myself in so many ways when I eat better and am exercising and want to get back to the point where it feels natural to be doing that because I know I feel much happier when I am

Weight check-in: 213