I've lost 6 lbs since we started!!

SW 234
CW 228

My goal for the end of this challenge is to weigh under 200 lbs, so even 199 would be a success!! Woohoo!!

SW: 157.2 for Challenge


Weigh in Dates:
Start of Month (9/03): 157.2
9/10: 155.3
9/17: 154.0

Total Weight Lost: 3.2 lbs

Phew!! my the skin of my teeth I have managed a one pound lost, hope my party weekend doesn't catch up with and bite me on my bum next week.... boy I was a bad girl! now lets focus, plan and exercise myself to counteract any naughtiness :blushing: xxx well done all xx

No loss, but no gain... so I'll take it!

Was able to go for my first skate last night after being injured for 2+ months so I'm hoping I'll be able to start working off more of these calories for the next weigh in.

i was 164 lbs last friday and now i'm 161.4 lbs. I lost 2.6 lbs in a week. so far in total I have lost 7.6 lbs on MFP!

So...bad tiring week of sickness and now TOM...but I usually gain 3-5 pounds of water during TOM, so maybe this means I will actually be lower next weigh in. Hoping to catch up on sleep this weekend but its going to be busy busy busy and full of cake and ice cream and pizza (and shopping and cleaning...) for my little 2 year olds bday party

SW: 245.2
1st: 245.2
2nd: 245.8

0.6 lb gain (probably just TOM water weight)

Forgot to log yesterday...back to work now after several weeks out. New schedule seems to be working. 4.5 lbs down!

SW: 147
CW: 142.6
GW: 123

I don't know what my weight was when I began this challenge;but, yesterday I had my monthly appointment with my physician and I've lost 9 lbs. for the month. Next check in will be in 5 weeks.

So, I weigh the same as I did last Friday- 199.5 pounds. I did pretty well keeping track of my eating and I did great with my workouts, but Saturday and Sunday were BAD. Ladies retreat and a wine tasting party ... I told myself "Well, I did much better than I would have if I weren't being mindful at all..." BUT the REALITY is that I have to say NO for now to any cheats on the weekends if I'm going to continue to move ahead with my weight loss. I don't want to spend my whole week trying to lose weight I gained over the weekend. It is WORTH IT to choose HEALTHY. I can do it! PEP TALK for the day!

Lost 2 lbs in the week ending 17th Sep. Forgot to update here
But still a few pounds to go to the last recorded weight on MFP.

Feeling a bit despondent-. I have been slacking off the last 2 days...copying the same meals over and over without accurately logging extras like walnuts and craisins in my salad...My exercise has been at the minimum as well...1/2 hr. walk per day. Need a quick pep talk as I'm slipping back into bad ways. Dreading the weigh -in...:-/

It's a journey, not a sprint. There will be obstacles and hills to climb, days where you're tired and can't be bothered or just can't. The thing to remember is that you're still going forward. Look at your despondency and slight slacking as a hill to climb. It's tough, you feel like giving up because you're going uphill and you don't feel like you're making progress. But you are- just noticing that you're feeling like it's difficult, posting in the group, not wanting to slip- these are good things.

And if you do slip- it's ok, just keep on climbing and soon you'll get to the top and be able to walk across flat ground.

The weigh-in is just a number on the scale. If it's not what you want- that's ok, make targets for the next weigh-in day. But don't let the number get you down. It's a marker on a journey, not a beginning or an end (this is what I keep telling myself )

Please forgive the laboured metaphor, and keep on going! You can do it!

It's a journey, not a sprint. There will be obstacles and hills to climb, days where you're tired and can't be bothered or just can't. The thing to remember is that you're still going forward. Look at your despondency and slight slacking as a hill to climb. It's tough, you feel like giving up because you're going uphill and you don't feel like you're making progress. But you are- just noticing that you're feeling like it's difficult, posting in the group, not wanting to slip- these are good things.

This is a good reminder for me. I have been relishing getting stronger after having dealt with back problems that send me to bed about every four months. I should be due for one any day now, but instead have started to do strength training and feel energetic and resilient.

But now I have a cold, and I ate my way through yesterday feeling tired and grumpy, and am feeling derailed. The weigh-in tomorrow makes me nervous, although my goal is less about weight and more about strength and energy.

Thanks for the reiteration that there will be hills to climb, but that forward motion is the most important thing.

Weigh in day. Ugh.
Last week I finally saw the scale move. Today I am back to where I was. Exactly the same place I was when I started logging and exercising weeks ago. I've been patient as I know I am building muscle and can feel some changes in my body.

But COME ON!

Back to remembering the journey.

Didn't weigh in last week, so I've lost 3lbs over the last 2 weeks!!

2 lbs. down so far. I'll take it