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@MuttiNM I’m sorry to hear about your dad and hope you and your mom are okay. We just got through quarantine after a school exposure. It’s all very scary. Sending prayers for all of you! @pamiede your determination is so impressive. I know you will have an amazing recovery and you will maintain your impressive losses. You…

Good morning everyone, I decided to take a break from everything this month but wanted to pop in and say how grateful I am for this thread (thank you @RavenStCloud for posting each month) and each of you sharing your stories, struggles, heartaches, and triumphs. I am on pause in my journey but still connected - because of…

Today I: - Did not buy (or eat; I am out) any Jeni’s ice cream - Tracked all my food and came close to my goal - Got on the exercise bike for 15 minutes - Am heading to bed rather than watching TV and late night snacking, while ahead I’m calling this a huge success.

Good morning, everyone, weigh-in Wednesday, whether I like it or not. 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 9/30: 191.7 10:14: 196.0 10/31 goal: 185 My goal this month was to re-start my weight loss efforts, which stalled and had resulted in a gain since March. I was far from successful. On 10/2, my husband was readmitted…

Hi everyone, celebrating my one year anniversary of finding this thread, which has been so helpful to me. Thank you @RavenStCloud for posting a new one every month and and to everyone who has helped me this past year! For those of you thinking about posting, do it! You will be amazed at the support and the difference it…

Weigh in Wednesday: 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 8/31: 189.9 9/9: 190.7 9/16: 192.9 9/23: Didn't bother 9/30: 191.7 Happy to put September behind me! My husband is doing well after his bike accident. I have gotten back to exercise (thanks to my cardiologist mandating 40 minutes a day) but need to do better on my…

Weigh in Wednesday: 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 8/31: 189.9 9/9: 190.7 9/16: 192.9 9/23: 9/30: I first want to say thank you for everyone's kind comments and wishes for my husband. He had his fourth chest tube put in on Saturday and the past few days has been a roller coaster as to whether he could come home or…

Weigh in Wednesday: 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 8/31: 189.9 9/9: 190.7 9/16: 9/23: 9/30: Gah!! A bit annoyed with my gain this week as my low was 187.3. But I know the scale plays trails and am feeling good about my progress. Intermittent Fasting: I have mornings down but need to cut off food by 8 pm. Diet: Per…

@pamiede you look amazing! Sounds like a great plan and how exciting to be this close to your goal!

Happy (almost) September everyone. Excited to be here with you. 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 8/31: 189.9 9/9: 9/16: 9/23: 9/30: After a few months of a break, I am ready to get back to actually losing weight. Here are my goals for September and the fall, which are based on a plan I agreed to with my cardiologist.…

Closing out August and looking forward to September! 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 7/31: 191.6 8/7: 189.5 8/12: 188.3 8/19: 189.5 8/26: 191.3 8/31: 189.9 See you guys on the new thread!

@speyerj congrats on that very impressive milestone!!! So happy for you!

@MuttiNM, @speyerj and @wanderinglight Thank you all; it is a big relief to have a plan. I was spinning for a while with worry. Re the trial, it is my understanding is that it is a blind trial, so they will not tell me whether I have the vaccine or the placebo while the trial is going on. But I imagine they would have to…

Can it really be weigh-in Wednesday already??? 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 7/31: 191.6 8/7: 189.5 8/12: 188.3 8/19: 189.5 8/26: 191.3 My focus this month has been on stress management rather than a weight goal. I am a little disappointed with the gain but attribute it partly to TOM. I saw the cardiologist…

@bluffgirl67 sending you lots of hugs; I know how much you miss her. @CupcakeCrusoe so glad your baby girl is feeling better and happy again. We are only as happy as our saddest child. @sweetirish glad everything is going well and how wonderful to learn about how your body processes different foods. That will serve you…

Hi everyone, I feel like I have been a downer on this thread over the past few weeks/months, so I hesitated to share this. But it is a good article on CV and the impact of obesity. Although I expected it to make me more fearful and anxious, the end of the article actually motivated me to get on my exercise bike this…

Weigh-in Wednesday: 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 7/31: 191.6 8/7: 189.5 8/12: 188.3 8/19: 189.5 My focus this month has been on stress management rather than a weight goal:* Mediation - I took my TM meditation class three weeks ago. They recommend 20 minutes, twice a day. Right now I am mediating about once every…

Just a few shout outs! @CupcakeCrusoe - congrats on your milestone. I agree with bringing treats into the house. Sometimes I have control and sometimes I do not, but when I don't and bring them in, it is really setting myself up. @rpbarkernc - you look amazing!! How inspiring! @grandrory - welcome! @changeforeverlj -…

Back to weigh-in Wednesdays, even though this makes it a short week: 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 7/31: 191.6 8/7: 189.5 8/12: 188.3 My focus this month has been on stress management rather than a weight goal:* Mediation - I took my TM meditation class two weeks ago. I like the practice (although I have not hit…

49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 7/31: 191.6 8/7: 189.5 Hi everyone, I used to do weigh-in Wednesday but it has been quite a week, so reporting on Friday. My focus this month has been on stress management rather than a weight goal:* I have set up an in-person session tomorrow to learn about meditation. I took my TM…

Good morning everyone! And thank you @RavenStCloud for setting up the new thread. I really let things slip the past few months but am committed to taking control of my health this month: 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 7/31: 191.6 Sorry for the long post but I need to get this out. I am not setting a weight-loss goal…

@Aaron_k123 thank you for your post. It is so insightful and is so helpful, now that I am 9 months into this journey and have stalled for the past few months. Pretty cool too that 2-1/2 years later and you are still impacting people!!! Thank you.

Thank you @RavenStCloud!! 49 years old; 5'6" SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 7/1: 189.4 7/8: 7/15: 7/22: 7/29: Happy July everyone! So happy to be in a new month. I am not setting a weight-loss goal for this month. We have a week of vacation coming up and I would rather focus on my non-scale goals, as I have lost ground on good habits.…

Good morning everyone. Closing out June at 189.4, for a 2.6 lb gain for the month. It does not seem like a big number but I do feel changes in my body and would like to get that fit feeling back. Ready for July!!! But, before I go - @speyerj Congratulations on reaching maintenance! You have been such an inspiration and…

Weigh-in Wednesday confession: SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 5/27: 184.3 6/1: 186.8 6/3: 186.4 6/10: 185.4 6/17: 186.7 6/24: 189.8 June habits: ☀ Intermittent fasting at 8/16 - Have not been doing this; have been having sweet treats each night. ☀ 8 hours of sleep/night - More like 7/hrs night; finding it hard to turn off the TV at…

Weigh-in Wednesday: SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 5/27: 184.3 6/1: 186.8 6/3: 186.4 6/10: 185.4 June goal: 182 June habits: ☀ Intermittent fasting at 8/16 - Need to work on this, have been snacking ☀ 8 hours of sleep/night - More like 7.25/night ☀ Exercise for at least 15 minutes per day; at least 30 minutes 4 days a week - Good…

@speyerj so glad that you are going to be okay! That sounds incredibly scary. I love that you are continuing on with your goals, slightly adapted. @brownsugar174 very well done! Having tangible evidence of all you have accomplished is really meaningful. I was scheduled for my annual physical in early March that was…

Weigh-in Wednesday: Seems like June just started, and it did, but here is today's weigh-in: SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 5/27: 184.3 6/1: 186.8 6/3: 186.4 June goal: 182 June habits: ☀ Intermittent fasting at 8/16 - More like 10/14, but it's progress ☀ 8 hours of sleep/night - More like 7.25/night ☀ Exercise for at least 15 minutes…

Good morning everyone. So excited for June!! I have been participating on this thread since October 2019 and it has been key to my success. The past few months I have only maintained but I am excited to start losing again in June. Here is my starting point and habits: SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 6/1: 186.8 June goal: 182 June…

Final May post to close out the month: SW: 236.4 (9/8/19) 3/1: 195.6 4/1: 186.5 5/1: 187.0 5/6: 185.0 5/13: 184.4 5/20: 185.5 5/27: 184.3 5/31: 186.8 May goal: 182 Not a great end to the month but on to June!