Stepped on and recorded scale numbers for a 2nd time this week. Monday is my personal "record" day every week. Lost an additional 1 pound for a total loss-to-date of 165 pounds.

I am getting sooo close to the 100 day goal. Now to hit it and maintain in over Christmas will be the hard part.
NikonPal you are doing fabulous, way to go!
Danelutza19, the next 20 will be hard but by supporting each other we can do this!

4lb down since last weigh-in, only 2lb left to reach the goal.
But then starts the holiday temptations...

Only 5.5 lbs to go to my 100 day goal. Need to stay strong during the next 20 days getting through Christmas and New Years Eve. The one thing that i still have problems with is drinking all the water that i need to drink in one day. So my goal is to figure how to drink my water.

Awesome job to all those that already hit the 100 day goal.

Finally under 150 lbs, haven't been this light in years. Although at this point I don't think I'm going to reach my goal of 140 lbs (start of normal BMI range) by the end of the year Oh well I'll keep trying and see how far I get and I'm planning on continuing onto the next 100 days challenge.

Goals for today:
Get in at least 10 miles from walking/jogging and elliptical.
Stay under calorie goal

Thanks danelutza19 & Kenda2427 .. hard to believe there are only 20 days til New Years! And matthewsfive…I must say water intake has always been my toughest hurdle…

Dawnmitchell6766 hang in there and don't drop back to 1200. If you're in a plateau it's ok to just carry on like before and when it's ready, your body will drop the weight. If anything, you might be overdoing the exercise. I don't know how you lift, but, if it's heavy for you, than you need rest days after. If you're not comfortable resting then do something light in the days after lifting ( yoga, walking). I used to work out 5 days a week and eat around 1300 calories a day, guess what, I was gaining weight... For the last 8 months, I've been eating 1600-2000 calories, strenght training 2-3 days/ week and walking: and I lost 50 lb.
unless advised so by a medical professional, never constantly eat under your BMR because you will do more bad than good. When eating such low calories you will throw your hormones out of balance and you will gain weight, plus, you will feel miserable. T3, the active tyroid hormone, is lowered by low caloric intake. The signs of low T3 are: fatigue, depression and weight gain.
Leptin is another hormone negatively influenced by long periods of caloric restrictions.
Moral, make sure you eat enough that you're not hungry, eat healthy foods( avoid processes stuff), drink water and relax: you're body will do the rest!
Best wishes!!!!

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danelutza19 wrote: »

Dawnmitchell6766 hang in there and don't drop back to 1200. If you're in a plateau it's ok to just carry on like before and when it's ready, your body will drop the weight. If anything, you might be overdoing the exercise. I don't know how you lift, but, if it's heavy for you, than you need rest days after. If you're not comfortable resting then do something light in the days after lifting ( yoga, walking). I used to work out 5 days a week and eat around 1300 calories a day, guess what, I was gaining weight... For the last 8 months, I've been eating 1600-2000 calories, strenght training 2-3 days/ week and walking: and I lost 50 lb.
unless advised so by a medical professional, never constantly eat under your BMR because you will do more bad than good. When eating such low calories you will throw your hormones out of balance and you will gain weight, plus, you will feel miserable. T3, the active tyroid hormone, is lowered by low caloric intake. The signs of low T3 are: fatigue, depression and weight gain.
Leptin is another hormone negatively influenced by long periods of caloric restrictions.
Moral, make sure you eat enough that you're not hungry, eat healthy foods( avoid processes stuff), drink water and relax: you're body will do the rest!
Best wishes!!!!

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I'm following the book, "the new rules of weightlifting for women" The heaviest I am lifting is 45lb on the wide lateral pull downs, deadlift 35lbs, lunges 12lbs. I have to say I am not super sore the following day, so am contemplating increasing the weights, hesitated this week cuz I increased from 2 sets to 3 sets.

I guess I'll stay the course for a couple of more weeks and see if I see some progress.