I'm staying on track and doing better than I thought I would. I've been counting calories (a first for me) every day this month- except for one night where there was a lot of tequila involved and late night trip to both McDonalds and Taco Bell - I didn't even want to estimate the calories that night.
So, the scale is moving, but I did the bodpod testing today and that was somewhat surprising. I know it's not 100% accurate and am hoping that my #s were on the high side. I weighed 140.2 lbs (this was this afternoon after eating breakfast/lunch-next time I'll go early in the morning) and I was thinking maybe 25% body fat. But, my results were 28.9%! That breaks down to 99.7 lbs of lean weight and 40.5 lbs of fat.
The scale at my house tells me I'm about 24% bf (I know that's not accurate either, but damn I'd rather believe it at this point lol). idk I know I still have 10-15 lbs to lose, but I'm really focused on that bf %. I'm going to do the test again in a few months.

*I feel kind of "exposed" uploading a pic -so it might not stay. lol I like to see other people's faces tho, but do not ever take pics. Just took this one while I was sitting here in my pajamas/no makeup/don't think my hair is even brushed.*

Another thing that kind of surprised me after my bodpod testing was that bc I wasn't really happy with the results -my first thought was screw it -I'm going to get fast food for dinner (taco bowl salad thing from the Mexican restaurant that prob has more calories than I should eat in a whole day). I know it makes no logical sense to be not happy with results and decide to go eat something that would make it even worse. I know you can still eat food like that sometimes, but it would definitely not fit into my calories today.
Anyway, guess I still have more work to do on my eating habits than I thought...the emotional part of it.

I'm definitely on track for my goals -- in fact I've already exceeded my Thanksgiving goal (I'm 192 right now) and will probably hit my Christmas goal before turkey day. I guess my new goals are 189 by Thanksgiving and 183 by Christmas, though I dislike the odd numbers.

You guys are doing awesome! I just re-read the thread; all the talk of running and healthy grocery shopping is fantastic.

ETA: I forgot to mention that my best friend bought me a bike as an early Christmas gift. I pick it up today and I am SO EXCITED to start riding all over town.

Congrats on the bike! My husband has a bike, well 2 of them, and he rides to work most days -about 3 miles away- and rides the other one on trails on the weekends. I've thought about getting a bike, but I'm not sure I even know how to ride one anymore. Do you really not forget? lol I haven't been on one in about 25 years and I feel old as crap saying that out loud!

I'm back from Fiji and had a fantastic time. I snorkeled, kayaked, did yoga nearly every day and ate some of of the best food I've ever had. What really helped though is that it wasn't buffet-style eating (except for breakfast, but I loaded up on fruit first and foremost and then on the other stuff) but set meal courses. I still have no idea how much I weigh, but I'm pretty sure I lost weight on this holiday as all my clothes are a bit looser! Who knew this could happen!

How was everybody's thanksgiving? Remember if you indulged, it's just one day, enjoy it guilt-free and then get back on track!

I was up eight pounds two days after Thanksgiving, but I'm already back down five and still falling. I think I way overdid the salt and carbs but I have no regrets -- *kitten* was delicious and I had a great time.

I'm trying to decide whether to relax my goal for Christmas to allow for pre-holiday baked goods or keep at things strictly to allow for a huge spread on the day. Such a dilemma, my fat little brain cannot handle it.

In other news, bike riding is not as easy as I'd assumed. I do two miles a day on work days (one mile each way) and I get a hella case of the thigh-trembles and burny muscles. (Not to mention how incredibly slow and wobbly I am.) So embarrassing. Here I was thinking the work commute would be super easy and I could do five-mile trail rides on weekends! Clearly I have some more work to do.

Dude!! Congrats on 50 lbs though!!!