Good morning all, and happy Wednesday!:happy:

Jean, congrats on losing that pesky pound... :drinker: and congrats to everyone for all their hard work this week and of course for all the encouragement and support from this group.

This group is an amazing group of individuals that have come together on a journey that requires support from where ever available. I am happy that I joined as it has made a big difference in my motivation and self-accountability.

I am happy to report that I am down 2.1 lbs this week. I avoided the scale all week as i just did not 'feel' like I was losing. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised to be down.

Wow, Jean, Jbouthiette, and Charlie - Congratulations!!! what a great week for each of you - you definitely deserve a hug and a huge pat on the back so consider it done in my thoughts.
I'm the low man so far - lost .5 but with the inspirations from this post, I'll hopefully be traveling downward and will persevere -

Charlie, I have a treadmilll at home that I will have to force myself to use this winter. :ohwell: I walk on it when the weather is bad, however much prefer walking outdoors. So my exercise times will likely go down, more like 45 minutes after the weather is too cold to walk outside, unless I can motivate myself to go for a full hour on the treadmill.We shall see...

Hi - this is my first time to report on 60+ and I am excited to say I am down a bit more - finally got below 160 - today was 158! Of course part of that is due to having a horrible cold that has taken away my appetite (my Mom said ill winds sometimes blow good - guess this is what she meant - no appetite - less food - but no exercise either. UGH can't win 100% but I will take what ever I can get. :flowerforyou:

Congratulations everyone! :happy: I see some great loses and lots of positive thoughts. What a great group.

As for me, I can report that the bit of water weight I put on as a result of last week's vacation is gone -- but nothing more. So no actual change to the scale, but that's okay. Another week is starting and I am going to keep working at it. I am only 6.5 pounds from my goal. I won't give up now.

Keep up the good work everyone and thanks for the support and inspiration. It makes all the difference in this journey.

Have a great week ahead.
Rose

This is a great group for me too! I learn from your losses, your gains, your acceptance, your frustrations.

Success Story: I had a goal of 140# before leaving on vacation Monday. I am going to Europe for 2 months and SOOOO excited! I met my goal by losing 15#. YAY ME!

During these past three months, I learned to measure and weigh my foods, log and track my calories and exercise, deny myself unnecessary indulgences and happy to say I reap the benefits. My clothes fit looser, my tape measure says I have lost inches. AND best of all! My dh says he notices how much I have lost, and that I look skinny. Imagine - me, skinny?! Doesn't matter, they are compliments and I will take them.

However, my mindset has not changed much I have to admit. I honestly still want to overeat because even though I am NOT hungry, I just like to chew.

This time around I am going to learn to maintain my weight with exercise and calorie controls until January. Then I will work on the next 20#. I will check in as often as I can while on vacation if there is free WiFi. Hope you all continue and welcome me back when I return to work some more with you? Ciao!

:drinker: Again, congrats to all for all you hard work and accomplishments!

Wooken and smiles , enjoys your trips!

So many travelers. How exciting.

Smiles, Good job and great goal setting. Where in Europe are you going? Many hotels in the small towns do NOT have WiFi. Your lucky to get a couple of outlets in your room unless perhaps you are staying on the Champs-Elysees. I was there last Summer, (I'm part French and have a lot of family there.) As beautiful as it is and has an excellent quality of life, don't expect too much in the accommodations and techie world.
You might want to look into installing 'Viber' or 'Skype'.

Wooken, What a coincidence. I'll be in Albuquerque in the beginning of October for the Balloon Fest. Will you be there for the event?

Bvifun. I do not envy you. I'm still recovering from a broken ankle in April (several breaks) due to a simple slip on an easy trail. I was in a cast for 8 weeks, then the boot, physical therapy and on to a cane. The bone is healed but the swelling is still there. That's when I joined MFP. This group helped tremendously and kept me on track.

Congratulations to all who have lost. My weight is down and up a pound, day to day. Matt, my trainer, said that I could and probably would gain before losing as we build muscle and until the muscle starts to use the fat..... Something to that effect. Still eating healthfully, exercising and reduced my sodium a lot.

Happy Trails,

Claudine

Wooken, What a coincidence. I'll be in Albuquerque in the beginning of October for the Balloon Fest. Will you be there for the event?

Claudine

I will be splitting my time between Abq and Santa Fe for the next two-weeks. I lived in Santa Fe for ~20 years prior to moving to AZ so lots of folks to visit and chili to eat. :laugh: