@pezhed haha yeah, no kidding. I can even tell, I'm pretty sure the water was sitting on my stomach and sides. haha I feel like I deflated overnight. =P

I can't really speak from my own experience because I haven't come off birth control yet but it isn't uncommon for it to take the body a while to adjust at least from what I've read/heard. Hopefully the others can chime in with their experience.



I just wanted to share that I reached over 11,500 steps today!! (which is a new record for me!)

I've been struggling with insomnia all week and am struggling to function tbh. Working out is off the table until I get more sleep. Diet wise Im right on track honestly that is what will help me lose the fat anyway. Im so tired I dont want to keep my head up at work!

Jenna, be careful with that tight hip. That is exactly how my injury started. I would stop squatting until you are feeling better. Stretch, stretch, stretch. Have your masseuse stretch you as well. I continued squatting heavy until I couldnt stand without pain and it cost me going on 5 months of rehab work to feel better, and squats still cause it to flare up Dont be like me. Take it easy. I cannot stress this enough. Oh, and it was only one hip for me as well, so its possible you are our of alignment like you said, which is what is causing the discomfort.

Son had the flu last week and it was my week of the month, now I have the flu!....just found out that even if I recover before hand, i will probably have to be out for a full week! hope to get lots done and work on projects that there is not time to get done. Feeling broke. but maybe i can turn this into something productive....and well behaved. I have a bad cough, but i think im on the upswing. Feeling like ive lost a lot of strength with 1.4 weeks of no real intesne exercise............
Need your encouragement. tracked like a champ today!

1/30: 198# (Mondays weight)
2/6: 196.6#
2/13: 193.0# 5# down, YAY!!!
2/28 goal: 191.6#

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! @pezhed Hope you enjoyed your birthday! Don't dwell on the gain - most will be water and come off again easily. Hope everyone else is feeling better - still a couple of weeks to go in February to get on track.

We've been ttc for 3 months now, and I'm on a bit of a mission to get my BMI under 25 beforehand - then will slow may weight loss right down. I moved to Bermuda at this time last year and have since gained a whopping 26lbs! I'd love to be back to normal before getting pregnant, but if I can just get under 155lbs I'll be happy.

SW 166
CW 160.3
GW 158 (end of Feb)
UGW 140

@samlovesthesnow I'm sorry I got so distracted by the fact that you live in Bermuda I could barely read the rest of your post! But thanks for the encouragement regarding the birthday. It was mostly water weight and I more or less maintained. You are close to 155! It won't be long!

@jennamae102 glad to see your hip is feeling better! Thanks for the kind words

Weigh In:

Feb 1st: 200.8
Feb 8th: 205.8
Feb 15th: 198.8

Goal:

Feb 28th: 197.8

@pezhed Thank you!

Feb 1st: 166
Feb 15th: 160.3
Goal Feb 28th: 158

Almost there! Agressive goal as only started losing in January. Next few months will be slower,
@krizaten33 - hope you're feeling better

Starting Weight 1/27 - 169.5
2/3 - 168.5 (-1)
2/10 - 167.5 (-1)
2/17 - 167 (-0.5)
Feb end goal - 165.4

I was happy to see a loss this morning, I was not expecting that! I don't think I'll hit my goal weight for the month, but I'm still going in the right direction!

My hip feels pretty much back to normal so I will try to get some exercise in this week and stick much more closely to my calorie goal every day!

Forewarning, this is totally a first world problem but I just need to vent for a minute!

We invited my sister-in-law & her BF over for dinner yesterday. I decided to make it my "cheat" day for the week. I made a pretty healthy dinner (stuffed pork chops & salad) but indulged in cheese & crackers and dessert as well as a few drinks. No big deal.

My husband also invited his grandparents over to see our house. We moved in about 5 months ago but they only saw it right after we closed, so no furniture or anything. They are Italian and in their 80s so to them, everything is about food. His grandmother is a food pusher and even when you go over to their house she tries to get you to take food with you (here take this jar of peanut butter, I don't need it). So she brings over: an entire tray of baked clams, a giant plate of foccia bread, a pound of roast beef with au jus and a large baguette, multiple containers of strawberries, & a large pack of prosciutto. I know its just how she is and how she expresses love, but damn I don't need all of this food in my house! I was already bummed about over indulging last week and was ready to start back more diligently tracking every day this week. So, food today and tomorrow needs to be what she brought over so that we can eat it and get it over with (yes its all delicious stuff, like I said first world problem) and I'll try to eat smaller portions so I don't completely blow my week. But ugh when you are working hard to count calories and have a fridge full of healthy stuff and meals planned out its just frustrating!!

Okay, vent over ....I hope everyone is having a nice weekend!!

haha @verykatie after they left I asked my husband, "Does she think that I don't cook?" because its just strange to me to show up at someone's house with that much food! But, he says, no thats just how she is. I've gotten more used to eating at her house...you have to say yes to something or else she won't stop asking you to eat the entire time you are there. When you eat just a little bit or a "normal" portion she asks why you aren't eating more. When I try to explain that I am trying to lose weight and I don't want a giant bowl of pasta, she doesn't really understand.

But anyway, after being irritated by it yesterday I realized this is just part of life, especially with his family. I need to be able to fit this sort of thing into life during and after weightloss. So, I will eat the food and try not to pig out and get in extra exercise this week to make up for it. We're having unseasonably warm weather in Chicago, so I will get up at lunch every day and go walking for 30 minutes or so at least and try to get in a few DVDs.

Jenna, I know how you feel. Food pushers are the worst. Just eat the cake, just try a bite. One wont hurt. No, one wont. But one plus one plus one plus one plus one...lol. Good plan going for extra walks!

@jennamae102 I have an Aunt that thinks I'm starving myself anytime I turn down her (nonstop) food offers (as soon as I walk in the door) so I get it. (I eventually told her not very politely to cut that crap out.) I am not saying it's easy and it certainly does suck but just look at it like extra practice on portion control and just remind yourself that you do have control! You can only control what you do and how you handle things. (I know you wrote that days ago but I'm late to the party. haha)

@VeryKatie Will do!

Weigh In:

Feb 1st: 200.8
Feb 8th: 205.8
Feb 15th: 198.8
Feb 22nd: 201.6

My weight has been a roller coaster on the scale. I'll be up four pounds, down four pounds, up four pounds, up a pound then down 5 pounds. haha At this point, I do not actually see me reaching my end of February goal just because of the insane fluctuations. It, of course, also doesn't help that I spent five days eating like a small elephant. Still trudging along though as always. =P

Goal:

Feb 28th: 197.8

@VeryKatie Thank you for the link! I'll check it out now!

EDIT: Well just got done adding all my weight data so far for this year and right now it appears as though I am trending up. (not really surprised haha) So gotta get that going back in the right direction.