20 pounds by Easter challenge

I am also a lifetime member of ww, I kept it off 9years, till I had a big problem with my graves disease medication for my thyroid, I gained 5 lbs a months for several months, before it was caught.I lost weight so much faster, when I was younger and didnt have thyroid problems. But I cant use that as an excuse, I have lost 51 lbs since the end of last February, now I just need to lose more.

dragonqueen54 wrote: »

Good job.GrayBon

Thank you

eatless83 wrote: »

Morning All

I am 31 and struggle losing, so it's not just an age related problem :-)

I really am not sure where I am going wrong lately?? I have stepped up my fitness and eating under 1000 calories a day but nothing is happening with the scales???

I haven't lost hope (yet) and I know I am making good life choices but it can still be a bit frustrating at times

But hey I am still smiling and feeling inspired by you all :-)

I love reading all your success stories

Faye

Faye.. I think you should be eating more especially with your activity level. I started eating a bit more because after my excercise, I was netting under 1000, too. Plus, I was so hungry last week! I've added more protein and fat not carbs, and I am not as hungry these last few days.

I think all of us will encourage you to eat more.
We are your biggest fans!

Connie

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.

We are headed to Utah tomorrow for a long weekend that will include seeing lots of good friends, long meetings, and too many restaurant meals. We'll take the pets to boarding this morning and pack in the afternoon so we can leave the house very early to drive to the airport that's over two hours away. I love my wonderful routine at home but think that a change for a few days will be fun and different. I'll have my phone with me so I'll be able to check in with MFP without having to take the laptop with me. The hotel has a fitness center, I'll look for every opportunity to walk, and I know how to special order in restaurants to avoid all the high calorie "junk".

Barbie from NW Washington where the sky is clear and the moon is bright

Happy Birthday, Belinda!!

Happy Birthday Belinda, hope you have a great one.

Faye, Please don't lose hope. Most of us have our ups and downs with our weight loss. Just hang in there and make
adjustments as you need to and your body will respond.

Marie, Looks like we are in for another round of ice and freezing stuff!!! High around 80 today and high tomorrow 36!!!
How strange is that???

Hope everyone has a good Wednesday.

Nancy

Weigh in day for me!

Sw 223
Lw 212.2
Cw 210.6
Gw 203 (for challenge)
Ugw 135

Loss this week if 1.6 lb. Total loss 12.4 lbs
Sorry excited I am sitting for that 20lb Easter! I have a wedding dress appointment in may and I want to stay of our married life healthy and I want to be the girl who can pull off a mermaids dress. That is my dream and goal. So excited!

Wow, you leave a day and the posts are overwhelming! Everyone is doing fantastic!

Great news for all the losers getting so close their Easter goal. I am waiting this week to get on the scale after vacation. Then I will see what the scale says and then I will be taking off vacation weight.

Day 4 without running water, but the Town has been by and spray painted the snow where the problem is so hopefully we will have running water soon. Our neighbor has been wonderful for us to use his water, so now we can shower, do dishes and I did some laundry from before we left. Vacation laundry is waiting since it is summer clothes.

We had freezing rain last night and our driveway was like a skating rink.

Good luck to rest of you who are still trying to get to that goal.

Congratulations to Belinda on your birthday! Barbie- enjoy Utah, I imagine they have snow.
Congratulations Graybon and anyone that I missed.

Shirley
Ontario, Canada

Happy birthday Belinda

Have fun Barbie

Congratulations Keana

lovesretirement wrote: »

tenpets wrote: »

Good morning and happy March to everyone! Well, I thought I would show a loss this week, but the one pound I keep losing and then gaining was back this week. UGH! I am tired of seeing I still have 40 lbs to go!! I am so ready for no more frigid temps, ice, and snow! I need to get back outside walking in the warm sunshine.

I am thrilled for all of you who have had success with losing. I just feel stuck at this weight. Since Jan 1, I am only down 5 lb. :-( That's not good enough for eight weeks at all! I am really hoping March brings a loss of at least another 3-4 lbs. I would consider that an acceptable result of 8-9 lbs loss for three months.

With the next challenge, I plan to rev up my exercise with warming temps and hope to lose 25-30 lbs additional pounds by July 4. That may be a high expectation for a 13 week challenge, but I need to get this moving in the right direction! Hubby and I will resume our 6-9 mile walks on the weekends, walk after dinner each night, and get back to long distance bike riding (20-60 miles each trip).

SW: 186
CW: 180.8
Challenge GW: 177
UGW: 140
March is a time to finish this challenge strong!

Becky..your 5 pounds lost is better than 5 pounds gained ANY day! (*) Cheer up...this is not a race and there is NO finish line. Take a look at your diary. See where you can do better on that end until you can get out of the house to move your body. We are here for you...post more often when you need encouragement or to just vent!
Connie

Connie, Thank you so much for the encouragement! You are so right about this not being a race and I realize I need to get back to faithfully logging everything I eat (even though it's pretty routine from day to day). I think you're also right that I would benefit from posting more frequently so that I maintain my focus of being a part of this wonderful group each day. I will try to do so when I get to work each morning before I get crazy busy with nursing students in the lab. You and Marie, and everyone in this group are simply wonderful to know!

Becky

Marie, I understand what you deal with having congestive heart failure because Jake has that, too. The most important thing he does is monitor his sodium intake and weigh himself every morning. Sometimes he has to take another water pill.

The weather where we're going in Utah is supposed to be sunny and cold....my friend who is coming from Waco is still not sure that she'll get there. Her latest plan is to drive to Austin and fly from there because the ice and fog in Waco and Dallas/Ft. Worth.

The most important thing I learned about ordering in restaurants is to read the whole menu and think before ordering. You don't have to order the specific item on the menu. If there is something with a piece of fish or chicken, you can order the fish or chicken broiled or grilled with no sauce and no added salt. If there are salads with tomatoes, then you can order sliced tomatoes as a side dish. Also steamed vegetables with no sauce or added salt. I never order a sandwich and never touch the bread basket (except occasionally at either Olive Garden or Red Lobster where I've made the decision ahead of time to go off the path because I've been especially active that day.) If I order a salad, I make sure they leave off the cheese and croutons and bacon and serve oil and vinegar dressing "on the side". I question everything.

I read this thread every day, even on the days I don't post....this weight loss journey to health is never ending....it's a new lifestyle with new partners and you are all my partners.

Barbie

Waiting for the game to begin! Go Wings!

Kenea993 wrote: »

Weigh in day for me!
Loss this week if 1.6 lb. Total loss 12.4 lbs

Awesome! You're going to be so excited that you're doing this when your wedding day comes.