I saw that too and couldn't believe it's been 10 days already!? I was going to post a new weight but I'll wait until the weekend. I'm down about 5lbs too.

Doing great! Keeping w/in my calories and finding lots of great things to eat that are healthy and yummy. It's been such an eye-opener to me.

Exercise- I still could be doing lots better. I'm so flabby- must do some exercise, must do some exercise!

But best part, I feel thinner and I can see it in my face- amazing what just 5lbs can do!

This is day 13 for me and I'm down 4.9 pounds. Only went over my calories on day 1 and have exercised everyday. But I'm hitting a bit of a burn out. I'm missing some of my favorite foods and really just want to eat what I want. But at the same time I don't want to mess up all I've worked for. I just have to push through it because it will be all worth it in the end. Can't wait to get to the maintain part!!

Great job everyone. I weigh in tomorrow when I go to the gym. I do also take into account how my clothes fit. I notice that they are looser and that is always encouraging for me. I do not always see it on the scale so I need to know that so I do not get discouraged. I build muscle easily. DS gets it from me. I know muscle is heavier. My pattern is loose inches, wait, wait, lose some lbs, loose inches, wait, wait, lose weight. When I was in HS, I was curvy but thin and weighed 145 and I am 5'7" and could wear a size 4 or 6. So now post-kiddo, I have to keep those things in mind. My goal is to get down to 150.

Also I read the success stories and they help. I am so frustrated by my c-section pooch. I literally have the beginnings of a 4 pack and the bottom, I cannot get to flatten. I doing plank exercises more than crunches as I see that worked for some in my predicament.

But the good thing is I am tracking my food everyday, exercised 4 times this week and really pushed myself, drinking lots of water, turning down things I know I should not eat (very tough), and just keeping my eye on the prize. I want DS to be proud of me. He always says how squishy my arms are but I know that is changing and everywhere else too.

ps- can someone tell me how to add the tracker thingy to my posts? thanks.

KOOPS: I didn't know your story about losing a DD... I'm so sorry. I had fibroids, too... One of the many reasons I had to have a hysterectomy. Again. I'm sorry. ((((HUGS))))

I started on the 1st weighing 189lbs after binge eating New Year's eve. I weigh 181 as of this morning. Woo hoo! My goal weight is to see 145lbs by May and long term I would like to get down to 135. I am 5'1" but saying I am curvy would be an understatement so this is realistic and healthy. In high school I weighed 130 and wore 0s and 1s for jeans.

I have had a c-section with each of my 3 children. After my oldest, my c-section pouch was almost flat (there is 5 years between my oldest and middle child). With less than 2 years between my middle and little, I didn't see anywhere close to flat lol. I didn't even have a cycle between nursing and being pregnant again. With my littlest, I had complications and my last incision was open for 4 months. I'm not positive flat is all that possible anymore (I still have dips and bumps in the scar), but it certainly doesn't have to be what it is right now.

Koops- Sorry for the loss of your daughter.

Treadababy- Right above the thread you should see "home" "recent posts" "my topics" "settings" and "search". Click on settings. That is where you tell it to display your ticker.

I feel like I'm doing great. I'm doing my best with food choices & love being in control of that. I always thought I ate pretty healthy, but I didn't realize (or I did and chose to ignore it) how much mindless eating I did! I'd grab stuff off the kids plates, finish their food so it didn't go to waste, eat more than I should have just because it tasted SO GOOD, etc. I track my food, THEN eat it so I can make better choices before it goes into my mouth. I'm also rotating between 2 late night under 100 cal snacks instead of full bowls of popcorn or sweets. The past few days have been crazy busy with extra family stuff so I haven't gotten to the gym, but I've been walking, walking & more walking. The scale is moving in the right direction & I'm feeling great with the direction I'm heading.

Aww thanks girls, didn't mean to be debbie downer or divert the thread. I have come to better terms with some things regarding that loss, but it will always be there. I look at Luke and Caleb and wonder what a daughter would have looked like. She would be 6 1/2 now. We had Luke 1 year later, almost to the day of when she would have been born. And I thought I've shared some of this on the board over the years when people want to know what to do when someone miscarries or loses a baby in pregnancy. Sometimes I feel like sharing, sometimes I don't I guess. Anyways, thanks for recognizing her.