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@Michellelagle Congrats on your red dress! I hope you feel fabulous!!

Sweet NSV (non-scale victory) yesterday: I've been trying to clean out my closet of clothes that don't fit or "spark joy" (though I honestly feel like I"m asking too much of some of my clothes to spark joy. I mean, really). In any case, Mr. 4 was hanging out on the bed looking at books, and I came out of the closet with a…

@12sarah2015 Some people are not helpful, huh? And assuming pregnancy is rough -- the woman might not be pregnant and doesn't want to be; she might be not pregnant, but wishes she were; or she might be pregnant, and doesn't want to talk about it. I'm not the kind of person to have a snappy comeback in those situations but…

@Bonniehosk85 Great job staying under calories while eating out! That's been one of my most difficult challenges for some reason -- I'm getting better, but I admire those of you who seem to have the knack for it! Enjoy being with your youngest son. I hope you have great weather for your visit!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WEEK 5 WINNER @Digger61. - 2.34% AND TO THE BIG BUTT THEORY FOR TAKING 1ST PLACE IN WEEK 4!! January Week 5 is now in the books! Week 5 had a lot of great, steady sustainable losses, great job everyone!! January was a great month, let's take that into February! Below are the full results for Week 5.…

Happy Saturday, Gutbusters! The first Week 1 weigh-in day for February will be tomorrow, Sunday. For those of you who are new to the group, here are some weigh-in FAQs: * When do I post my weigh-in? Post on your "scheduled weigh-in day". So, if you posted a weight in the New Member Registration thread on a Tuesday, then…

Woke up today with conjunctivitis. So that's a fun new addition. I'm beginning to feel like some kind of punchline to a cosmic joke. Exercise lightly, ate lightly, in bed tonight early.

@12Sarah2015 Wow! Way to go!

@BonnieHosk85 Yes, this Sunday will be the first weigh-in day for February Week 1. It's like a first birthday for your weight loss, if that makes sense to you.

@Kimmie_H81 If I did it, anyone can. Keep your "why" in your mind, keep records of your food and exercise to help when progress seems to stall, and just keep going. You can do it!

Aaaand, now I really want to go back and edit those bulletpoints, but MFP isn't allowing me. Sorry for the formatting problem, folks!

Welcome, February Gutbusters! I'm Les, and along with @BonnieHosk85, I'm one of the co-captains of this team! I'm 40, mom to Mr. 6 and Mr. 4, and wife to Mr. Mr. I'm so glad to see you all here. This group has been so instrumental in my own weight loss, and I wish everyone has a similar positive experience. To give you…

Hey folks - stopping in quickly today to say, come on over and introduce yourself to the February Gutbusters if you haven't already! Stay warm, midwest US folks! (And stay cool, Australians!)

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Tues Jan 29s Tracked: No. I've really got to buckle down on this. Calories: Somewhere around maintenance I suspect. That's been my MO lately Exercise: Yes. Strength training for 20 min, plus one mile on the treadmill. Since breathing is still hard, I've been focusing on strength, but since I had the time and the little…

@craigo3154 How exciting! I hope she felt proud and happy with the experience!

LesIckaBod Jan Week 5 PW: 160.0 CW: 158.7 It's hard for me to believe I'm finally going to start a month with a "5" as the tens digit. I know to maintain this into Feb I'm going to have to be a lot more stringent about eating and tracking. I'm honestly surprised I maintained it this long, because I've eaten probably 2…

Struggling a bit. Mr. 4 is still pretty bad off, and definitely won't be at day care tomorrow. This makes about 1 day in the last two weeks when both boys have been at school/ day care. Getting a little tough to get work done. Food wise, not my best, and missed exercise today. Ugh. Hoping for a better day tomorrow!

Still recovering from my long long cold. Mr. 6 is now about where I am, Mr. 4 is now in acute sick mode ( 103 F fevers), and husband had fever a couple days ago, and now appears to have pink eye. On the positive side: we got our lazy bones moving to clean house and vacuum today, plus I finally cleaned out the pantry,…

Happy Friday, Gutbusters! Do we have any NSVs for the week? Whether you're battling winter weather or extremely sunny climes (111F? YIKES!!), let us know where you're feeling your successes this week!

@12Sarah2015 I like chicken fajitas - basically just the chicken, spices, a whole bag of frozen pepper strips, and onion. I also like my pseudo bibimbap - carrot strip, zucchini strips, onion, ground turkey, soy sauce and sriracha -- super tasty to me! I have some other less spicy ideas if you're interested too

Ooh, I like this! For me, it's that it feels so good now to exercise and work on building strength . I want to lose fat so I can better see and feel how my fitness has improved. That's a far cry from my motivation when I started, which was entirely about preventing metabolic -related illnesses.

Happy Wednesday, Gutbusters! It's Week 4, and we've got 5 weeks in our January competition, which means all of us have a little more time before this month is in the books. I'm reaching for a good Question of the Week, and I wondered if any of you have ideas? What are you thinking about as we get close to finishing out…

@BonnieHosk85 super NSV to recognize the mental changes! (I hope that's ok to say after your posting about a funeral - i hope it's not insensitive. ) And <<hugs>> to you as well!

So happy for you, @michellelagle ! Can't wait to see your pic!

@LesIckaBod Jan Week 4 PW: 156.8 CW: 160 Hmm. Some of this is probably real weight, some of it is because I went to bed after 1 am, got up twice with sick crusty-eyed kid, and weighed myself at 6. Real or not, time to refocus. Stay warm, people!

@zimborunner I feel kind of ridiculous complaining, but it has been a more difficult stretch than usual. Def. want to spend some time on a warm sunny beach, and thanks for the well wishes! Good news: although all the dudes (even husband) now seem to be under the weather, everyone is mostly in good spirits. That could be…

Happy Sunday, Gutbusters! We've got our Week 3 results of the challenge. See the full results, or check out the highlights: The Biggest Loser Is... 1st - @eminater. - 3.38% 2nd - @eevang. - 3.16% 3rd - @Ianmoone30. - 1.90% The TEAM Biggest Loser... 1st - Run Track Minds. - 0.50% 2nd - Flab-U-Less. - 0.39% 3rd - Gutbusters.…

Home today and exhausted! Solo parenting for much of the day while my husband was away for work. Both little dudes are now sick and in different ways. Mr. 6 has been home from school since Tuesday with fever, and it was back up to 102 today. :/ Mr. 4 has major sinus congestion and woke up today panicking because his eye…

@BonnieHosk85 great progress! Does it feel good now to ride everyday?