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January Week 4 Weigh-In Previous: 159.2 Current: 159.8 I'm determined to never see the 160s again. I made a couple meh decisions this week but that thought gave me the willpower in a couple tempting situations. Pants are feeling looser!

January Week 3 Weigh-In Previous: 164.4 Current: 159.2 Much better. Hopefully that's the last I see of the 160s.

January Week 2 Weigh-In Previous: 161.8 Current: 164.4 Been 161-162 all week so hoping this is a fluctuation. Been eating better recently.

January Week 1 Weigh-In Previous: 162.6 Current: 161.8 Bahaha at what I wrote for last check in. Said I'd have plenty of time to workout bc the guy I'm dating would be out of town for two weeks. Well...I ended up flying up to join him for a few days and meet his parents. Also we did NYE in NYC. Shockingly, I lost weight…

December Week 4 Weigh-In Previous: 163.6 Current: 162.6 Guy I'm dating is out of town for the next two weeks and I'm off work for this week (teacher). Here's to having more time to workout and less temptations! (The boy is a good cook)

December Week 3 Weigh-In Previous: 159.5 Current: 163.6

Dropped the ball with reporting a weigh in this week. Batteries died on my scale and kept forgetting to get new ones. Will report in tomorrow!

December Week 1 Weigh-In Previous: 159.6 Current: 159.5 Busy, busy week! Lots of positives, though. Got a full ride offer to a very strong law school. Went to a holiday party with the guy I've been dating. Need to get back to tracking though--I fell off the wagon this week. I'm trying to make intuitive choices and to keep…

November Week 4 Weigh-In Previous: 161.2 Current: 159.6 Well...headed in the right direction. But I really want to eat better. Lately I've been swinging between kid in a candy shop and green-smoothie-drinking health enthusiast. Too extreme. I really want to cut back on sugar. Now for some motivating numbers--while I gained…

November Week 3 Weigh-In Previous: 160.4 Current: 161.2 This is getting irritating! But I'm reminding myself of February, the last time I seriously changed up my workout routine. I plateaued for ages then. Definitely still shrinking in size. Muscles are becoming more apparent too. But I still have 20-25 pounds I'd like to…

November Week 2 Weigh-In Previous: 159 Current: 160.4 It might seem like it's in the wrong direction, and I'm not thrilled to be in the 160s again, but my pants are loose! I'm working out 1-2 hours a day and building a ton of muscle.

November Week 1 Weigh-In Previous: 154.8 Current: 159 Thank goodness cursed October has passed. I know the above is quite a jump--I didn't stick to maintenance calories while in Chicago for the weekend and definitely put on a pound or two. BUT I also just started strength training and have started meal prepping for…

I've been at this a full year now, so I worry less about falling off the wagon even when I falter. As I've faced challenges in my personal and professional lives and with my health, my focus has been on keeping my head above the proverbial water. At times, I was too busy or sick to track. I lost my streak. BUT I kept…

October Week 5 Weigh-In Previous: 156.0 Current: 154.8 Being not sick is the best. One more week (and a half) before my doctor visit and I can work out again. Eager for my cardio. This is the first time the weight loss has felt "healthy" since I've been sick. My willpower isn't too great right now but I've been alternating…

One year and one day ago today I bet approx. $700 dollars that I would lose 55 pounds in 13 months. Potential winnings were approx. $2100. For me, this was the start of winning the mental battle of weight loss and learning to persist when things got hard. I learned that I'd need other resources to keep me strong. I had to…

October Week 4 Weigh-In Previous: 156.6 Current: 156.0 Acute stage of mono is over. Went into work today but had to go home for a midday nap because I was so worn out. Then I took another nap when I got home from work. Down a little bit from last week, but I've not been good food-wise the past few days. However, I've…

Got two more days taking steroids for my tonsils. Boy, will I be glad when that's over. Been hyper/thirsty/starving to unusual degree randomly in the last few days due to the medicine. Seriously ate a ton today. Had a healthy lunch but breakfast/dinner were too much and yet I'm not overfull at all. Definitely think the…

Thanks for this. Really brought me up on a tough day. ❤️

I'm loving the fitness goals (standard push ups & pull up). I was the kid in gym who couldn't do two pull ups so that's a really great goal for me to add! I think I'm just sort of shocked I could be at goal weight in a handful of months. I sort of felt like I'd be overweight forever for a long time there. And while I'm…

Tonight, I'm feeling introspective. Tonight I realized I'm within 10 pounds of my "required" goal weight (a normal, healthy BMI). That's the goal I absolutely wanted to achieve no matter what when I started this journey. I started at 221 and am at 155.6. When I started this journey, I liked to imagine dropping exactly 100…

Not sure if your exercise routine has changed at all, but I learned how much it affects my hunger when I had a heel injury. Cardio is a huge appetite suppressant. I switched to strength training due to the injury for a week and was starving all the time. If you've reduced cardio at all, that could be an answer. @LesIckaBod…

October Week 3 Weigh-In Previous: 158.8 Current: 156.6 Aaaand in this week's edition of "what's wrong with my body?" I've come down with excruciatingly painful tonsil ulcers from the mono. This is my third week away from work, and I'm a TEACHER. This is not good. On the plus side, I now get to eat milkshakes bc it's hard…

Do you track your measurements? I'm sure you'll see good results there in the next few weeks. Also, starting weight training always adds about 2 pounds of water weight for me. Keep up the good work! I hope things get easier for you & your husband after having the plan in place.

Been down these past few days. Haven't really ate anything due to being down (i tried to complete diary at 981 calories and got yelled at by MFP). Just not hungry. Been down about a guy.. started off strong.. but now it's just the one word responses.. the ones you know where the interest has died off... I always have to…

Haha I like the analogy. I might've double checked with my primary care doctor (the specialist said no elliptical for a month), and he said he will review the specialist notes and get back to me about the elliptical. I think it's gonna be a "no" but if begging shortens the time frame or something...I had to try. Asking Dad…

Rough news today...diagnosed with mono. Due to the spleen, the doctor wants me to stay away from the elliptical and weights for FOUR WEEKS. Walking it is. I'm a bit worried about losing muscle tone though...

October Week 2 Weigh-In Previous: 162.2 Current: 158.8 This was not a good loss :( I lost this because my nasty virus is apparently something like mono (but not mono) and my spleen is so enlarged that it's pressing against my stomach and making eating difficult. It's nuts because this isn't even a very big loss for not…

Just want to share my latest trick for eating out: when doing fast food, check out the kid's menu! Both Chik-fil-a and Panera have some great options that are a good calorie amount for an adult woman (which should make us a bit concerned about what that means for kids). They have several options close to or higher than 20…

Yay! I'm glad it worked for you! Just last week, I used this trick at a Thai restaurant. Ordered spicy basil chicken with a side of steamed veggies instead of the rice. A year ago, I would've ordered Pad Thai which would definitely have put me over my calories.

Question of the Week What are your weight-loss process goals for the month? More home cooked meals. I was so busy in September that I ate at Starbucks a lot. More strength training in my fitness regime. Been dating a guy and letting myself miss classes if they interfered with a date. I think it's time I schedule the dates…