My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 260 lbs (this would put me below the 40 BMI mark for being morbidly obese or stage 3 obese)
Milestone: 275 lbs - achieved!
Current Weight: 274 lbs, 1/11
Total loss: -101 lbs


What's Working: finally got the water weight and extra lb or two off from the Christmas break, and this morning I weighed in at the over 100 lbs loss mark. Of course, I then blew it today lol.....The work at the house is a 2 edge sword because on the one hand, its burning calories, but on the other, its making me really hungry! But I keep plugging along!


What Needs Work: still needing to do better at keeping to my calorie limit. I moved into my house this week, so with a fully stocked kitchen, I'm hoping I can re-establish my routine!

Starting weight: 281.4 lbs (3/27/17)
Current weight: 215.2 lbs
Total loss: 66.2
Loss since last check in: -2.8

Next milestone: 217 lbs - this is my college weight and one of the lowest weights I can remember as an adult
New milestone: 199
Goal weight: 150ish

It's been about a month since I've last checked in here. Kind of bummed that I've lost only about 3 pounds since then but I hit my last milestone and I'm really happy about that. I'm struggling getting back into my routine since Christmas vacation - getting up at 5am for the gym is so hard, I've been pretty lax about logging, and I haven't been making the best food choices. So I'm hoping posting here will help with some accountability and motivation.

Only ~15 pounds to onederland! I know if I can be consistent with diet and exercise I can get there in about 2 months.

My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 260 lbs (this would put me below the 40 BMI mark for being morbidly obese or stage 3 obese)
Milestone: 270 lbs (5 lb increments till goal)
Current Weight: 272.4 lbs, 1/25
Total loss: -102.6 lbs


What's Working: getting back into my own house with my own kitchen has been a big help. Not so helpful was the extra things I bought for guests; learned my lesson there to not buy crackers or chips or things like that because I won't stay out of them myself!


What Needs Work: as always, sticking to my calorie limit is always something of a challenge. I start out well in the mornings, but evenings are always a challenge. My willpower is at its lowest, so its very difficult to avoid cravings. Some days I can find a low calorie substitute, but other days, nothing will satisfy except for the thing in question. Or I'll have room for something but end up over indulging. And then there's the urge to fudge on the calorie counts. It all just a continual work in progress!

Starting weight: 281.4 lbs (3/27/17)
Current weight: 212.6 lbs
Total loss: 68.8
Loss since last check in: -2.6

Next milestone: 199
Goal weight: 150ish

I took about 2 weeks off from exercise, mostly due to lack of motivation but I think my mind and body just needed a break. I stopped seeing my trainer, I figured I didn't want to pay for it if I wasn't going consistently, and I feel like such a weight has been lifted. I think I used to need the accountability of a trainer but at some point in the last month the accountability turned exercising into a chore or a lot of guilt if I slept in. So now I'm going at it on my own and so far so good.

I'm using an app called Virtuagym, if anyone is interested, and it allows you to build your own exercise program and/or use their pre-made ones for either gym or at home work outs. It's SO great. I made my own by alternating muscle groups on each day I work out and adding some cardio. So far I love it and highly recommend it. There's a free and paid version ($30/year) but I'm using the free version and don't think I need to upgrade.

Long story short, I feel like I've had a breakthrough since my last check in here. I'm hoping to see the scale move a little faster than it has been but honestly it just feels good to get through the blahness of the past few weeks.

My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 260 lbs (this would put me below the 40 BMI mark for being morbidly obese or stage 3 obese)
Milestone: 270 lbs (5 lb increments till goal)
Current Weight: 273.3 lbs, 2/16
Loss this week: +0.6 lbs (actually over the last 2 weeks)
Total loss: -101.7 lbs


What's Working: Nothing as I am continuing to struggle


What Needs Work: I'm well and truly into a stall. My weight today was up by 0.5 lb from my lowest weight 2 weeks ago. It could be water weight because of *issues* but still, I haven't truly had a decent loss in quite a while and its still holding steady. I also took my 1 month measures today and nothing really has changed much. There was a small downshift in my waist measurements, but everything else had held steady since last month.

I'm trying to be patient with myself, to be reasonable with my expectations. I've lost 100 lbs since January; that's a major change to my body's physical composition! I would think that, even though I did it over a year's time, that's still a major adjustment my body needs to adapt to, especially as I've been carrying that extra weight for a long time. And I know weight loss isn't linear and it gets harder the more you lose. I really do wonder if this is my body trying to find its new equilibrium. I know I need to be patient; a few months without a loss isn't going to kill me and would actually count as a victory of sorts if I maintain during that time and don't gain, either. After all, it would be good practice for the future!

But at the same time, I can't help but be frustrated - I got used to those little thrills every week that I saw weight loss, and I have a really bad tendency to be extremely hard on myself, so one part of me really wants to hammer the other with what it considers to be a "failure". There are times that I take a step back, get a clear moment of calm to constructively analyze my thoughts and can hear the ring of falseness in those words, but most of the time the constant self-criticism and devaluing thoughts are like a constant crashing of thunder against my thoughts and reeking stormy havoc with my emotional well being.

Believe it or not, this is one of those calmer periods *crooked grin* and there is a little break in the angry gray clouds of self-criticism letting through a little blue sky of hope and pride in achievement, and reason is asserting itself for today; so here's to holding onto that practicality while it lasts! And here's to maintaining for a while until spring gets here and that warmer weather begins to inspire me to want to be outside - we had a warm spell this week and the hints of that were already making me a little antsy!

My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 260 lbs (this would put me below the 40 BMI mark for being morbidly obese or stage 3 obese)
Milestone: 270 lbs (5 lb increments till goal)
Current Weight: 272.5 lbs, 3/01
Loss this week: +2 lbs
Total loss: -102.5 lbs


What's Working: nothing at the moment. I'm feeling deprived and tired, and my will power has weakened, especially in the evenings.


What Needs Work: I realize that I'm probably at a point where I should probably take a diet break and focus on maintaining, especially as I am feeling deprived and am having a devil of a time sticking to my calorie limits. I just hate to do it because I really want to get to that 260 lb mark, and had wanted it by spring! I keep wanting to move forward, but for the last 2 months, I've been sloshing in place. Spring is coming, though - perhaps when springs gets here, I'll be better motivated to start adding exercise to the equation. And next weekend is daylight savings time, which will help a lot by giving me more daylight in the evenings. Right now, its nearly dark or is dark on most days when I get home, which makes doing anything outside out of the question. And since outside walking and working is about the only exercise i've ever been able to actually do with any consistency, I need all the daylight I can get!

Now it if will quit raining every day so the mud can dry out!

I am starting over again so I am listing my new numbers
SW: 256
CW: 242
LTGW: 140
Loss: 14 lbs

What's working: Sticking to my low carb diet that the doctor put me on. It has not been as hard as I thought so far. I know there will be times when I will want the carbs. I love bread and that is my weakness. But so far I have not had any delicious bread. After I reach 20 lbs lost, I will have a cheat meal once a week. I think it is important to have something you really enjoy every once and awhile.

What needs work: I want to start exercising again, but have to wait for my doctor to release me after my back surgery. I go back to see the surgeon 4/20/18 and hope he will release me for physical therapy and some exercise.

My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 260 lbs (this would put me below the 40 BMI mark for being morbidly obese or stage 3 obese)
Milestone: 260 lbs
Current Weight: 267.2 lbs, 4/5
Loss this week: +1 lbs
Total loss: -107.8 lbs


What's Working: sticking to my calorie limit works, and my sister continuing with this has helped me refrain from cheats, as I find myself wanting to support her in being good and truthful in her logging, and know that I need to do the same myself


What Needs Work: this week isn't truly a weight gain, and I know it's not. I had a lot of ham over Easter weekend and did overeat both days, but not anywhere near enough to actually gain a lb of fat in 2 days. This is water weight as a reaction to the sodium in the ham, and from what I've been told, it can take as much as 2 weeks to slowly get rid of it. And I have been dropping a little every day, so I know its water weight. Though it still throws me off, however, as I was trying to establish my trend in loss to determine where maintenance was. so I'm going to have to continue with the 1800 calories/day for at least 1 more week to see if I can find that trend line!

Best of luck to you in saying “no” and getting back on track. It’s definitely a journey. Thank you for all your motivating updates. They are super helpful.

My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 260 lbs (this would put me below the 40 BMI mark for being morbidly obese or stage 3 obese)
Milestone: 260 lbs
Current Weight: 272.7 lbs, 5/17
Loss this week: +6.1 lbs
Total loss: -102.3 lbs


What's Working: at the moment? nothing. my willpower is tanked, my energy levels are tanked, and I'm living with fairly constant brain fog and having a horrible time concentrating or thinking or focusing my swirling thoughts, which aren't very good thoughts, either. I'm definitely not firing on all 8 cylinders, but as usual, I still have no idea what to do about it.


What Needs Work: And the yo-yo goes back up This week was bad-really bad. Being out of town really kills my diet plans, and I'm struggling with energy levels and willpower. I blew it Saturday because I had to head up to my old house to make unexpected repairs mandated by the bank issuing the mortgage, which was an unexpected cost I really, really didn't want to spend money on, especially after the $700 bill for the termite mitigation! I took my parents to Texas Roadhouse, and went over on Saturday.

Monday was shot because of a meeting at the company HQ which had a catered lunch, though it wouldn't have been quite as bad as it turned out to be if I hadn't then got called in for storm duty. When working storm duty, you sit at a desk dispatching assessment teams for 14 hours a day, and the company caters the meals. There is no control over what you are eating, no way to actually measure, and the food is just available all the time. My willpower was absolutely shot this week, and I pretty much binged as I couldn't keep myself from picking all day I'd have half my calorie allotment shot just at breakfast. I tried to tell myself to skip a meal, but I couldn't stick to the plan. I don't know what it is about sitting in a chair all day that makes me so hungry!

I mean, I did better than I would have before - I wasn't grabbing candy ALL day long, and I managed to limit the cookies and danishes I ate, i avoided bread most of the time (except for Tuesday night when I ended up eating 2 or 3 rolls), and I didn't drink any calories, but it wasn't really the sweets that were the siren's call - it was the high carb food items. But I still went way over on food and was eating at the least around maintenance and maybe even over. so no actual loss, maybe a little actual gain, and definitely water weight gain - AGAIN.

*sigh* and I looked at my calendar and realized that TOM is nearly here and probably will make a showing in about 48 hours, which is of course contributing to the water weight gain AND the drive to eat.

Oh well - today is a new day, I'm finally back home, and we'll see if I can once again try to get back on track. But next week isn't going to be good either - I'm out of town the first part of the week for work, and then we're going on vacation Memorial Day weekend. I'll try to behave myself, but with my willpower being where it is right now, I'm not making any bets on the outcome!