I just couldn't believe it....

I stepped on the scales this morning and I have lost 7 pounds this week!!!:noway: I couldn't believe it. I got off the scales and then I re-weighed myself and there it was...7 pounds lighter. Then I took my measurements and I've lost 3 1/2 inches...Wow!!!:happy: I went off to school to substitute in a VERY good mood!! :laugh:

wow! that's great. i wish i can do that too... how much calories do you consume and burn daily? i'd like to follow how you do it. it just might work on me too.

Before I began MFP I was doing weight watchers at home by just counting the points for my foods. Then I found MFP and I joined on Feb 28 of this year. While doing weight watchers, I lost 6 pounds, but I think some of that was water retention. However, when you step on the scales one time and it says 160 then a week later it reads 154, you've lost 6 pounds somewhere. I'm using the same scale that I started with. Since joining MFP I have been TRYING to eat around 1200 cals, but I'm having a difficult time doing that. I'm usually within 100 or so cals of eating 1200. The only exercise that I have been doing is walking up and down my stairs that in my home because I hate going to the gym. I will walk up and down my stairs 5 times each session and I manage get in at least 1 session a day...I get so out of breath if I do it more times than that, but considering I'm walking them everyday anyway I think that's what is helping me. I drink at least 6-8 glasses of water per day and I'm not eating chips, candy, cakes and I don't snack in the evening time. I know it's not the "healthiest" way to lose weight, but I'm really going to try harder to get in the full 1200 cals, starting today!!

Thanks everybody for your words of encouragement!!:flowerforyou: