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Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs September Start Weight: 242.8lbs September Goal Weight: 235lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Sept 1: 242.8lbs Sept 8: 245lbs Sepy 15: 243.2lbs Sept 22: Sept 29: Sept 30: Well, still battling a bit with my hormones/body adjusting after stopping breastfeeding, but at least I'm headed in the…

Yes, definitely water weight. I've been peeing like crazy the last couple days, so hopefully everything is normalizing and I'll be back on a downward trend soon enough. I know I'm not overeating because I'm tracking all my calories and staying well within in the green. Hormones are just a giant pain in the a**, no news…

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs September Start Weight: 242.8lbs September Goal Weight: 235lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Sept 1: 242.8lbs Sept 8: 245lbs Sepy 15: Sept 22: Sept 29: Sept 30: This. Sucks. I had to somewhat abruptly stop breastfeeding this past week and it is wreaking havoc on my body 😭 Cramping, headaches,…

Update: I stopped breastfeeding this week and what I was worried about is happening :( Huge weight fluctuations, at one point it was a 5 lb gain, in a matter of 6 days. Also, hormones are wreaking havoc causing cramps, headaches, and crappy moods. Trying to ignore the scale, but man it's disappointing to watch your hard…

Today for the first time someone not related to me (co-worker) commented that I look good in reference to my weight-loss and it felt good to hear it.

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs September Start Weight: 242.8lbs September Goal Weight: 236lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Sept 1: 242.8lbs Sept 8: Sepy 15: Sept 22: Sept 29: Sept 30: Have an excellent month everyone!!🖤

Also, I started a September challenge for those who are interested!

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs August Start Weight: 251.2lbs August Goal Weight: 245lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Aug 1: 251.2lbs Aug 8: 249.4lbs Aug 15: 247.4lbs Aug 22: 245lbs Aug 29: 244.4lbs Aug 31: 242.8lbs Way to go everyone!

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs August Start Weight: 251.2lbs August Goal Weight: 245lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Aug 1: 251.2lbs Aug 8: 249.4lbs Aug 15: 247.4lbs Aug 22: 245lbs Aug 29: 244.4lbs Aug 31: Went into maintenance mode for most of this week as my family went through a major life change and my toddler was a…

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs August Start Weight: 251.2lbs August Goal Weight: 245lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Aug 1: 251.2lbs Aug 8: 249.4lbs Aug 15: 247.4lbs Aug 22: 245lbs Aug 29: Aug 31: 😁Yay!!

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs August Start Weight: 251.2lbs August Goal Weight: 245lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Aug 1: 251.2lbs Aug 8: 249.4lbs Aug 15: 247.4lbs Aug 22: Aug 29: Aug 31: Phew, after one of the most stressful weeks I've had in a long time, I'm so glad to see a loss. And today marks 2 months since…

That's good advice, I'll try to not put too much stock into fluctuations when the time comes. Thanks for all the responses everyone 👍

I'm at 247lbs, sedentary lifestyle outside of deliberate exercise. My calorie consumption so far hasn't been leaving me feeling hungry and I've been at it for 2 months, so the 2lbs a week is fine right now. When I get closer to a healthy goal, I'll reevaluate my rate of loss to keep it in a healthy range.

Thanks for sharing your experience! This is all new to me.

Not restricting things like pizza, pancakes, or sweets, but rather planning my calories for the day accordingly so that I stay in my deficit but can still enjoy my favorite foods from time to time. Figuring out how this can be a lifestyle change without losing foods has been a wonderful discovery and has definitely kept me…

Those are the ones I usually work with too, but I also sometimes use ground turkey and chicken sausage. This week I've got a Cajun cauliflower rice recipe from Pinterest that I'm going to try that uses chicken andouille sausage in it 👍 Pinterest is where I find a lot of recipes

My NSV was doing my grocery shopping today and constantly having to yank my pants back up!! They used to be tight a couple months ago yayyyy!

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs August Start Weight: 251.2lbs August Goal Weight: 245lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Aug 1: 251.2lbs Aug 8: 249.4lbs Aug 15: Aug 22: Aug 29: Aug 31: 😁👍

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback you've provided on many of my posts. They are always insightful and help a ton. Glad to hear that I'm on the right track!!

So I'm doing low impact (elliptical) and varies on intensity. Some days I go harder than others, but always enough to break a sweat. So far I've done 7 days in a row and my legs afterwards are jiggly feeling and I'm sweating and breathing fairly hard, but I don't stiffen up or wake up sore the next day. I just have enjoyed…

Here's a link to the new one!

Meal Prep saves me during the work week. I do it for lunches, that way I can grab it and go which saves time and I'm not tempted to grab something high calorie or fast food. I have a rough plan for dinners each week, a few recipes that I've shopped for that I can choose from. Breakfasts I have a couple reliable go-tos. And…

Eating would definitely have an effect, drinking something too. You could've had more sodium in recent meals, water retention could be up. Possible hormones causing fluctuations. Did you use the bathroom? Alllll kinds of factors. It is annoying though when that happens!

Oh my word, I'm so sorry to hear all of that. My thoughts are with you and your family. 💓 I would definitely be aiming for maintenance as well, you've got a lot on your plate. Good luck with your move!

I talk directly with my husband about my weight-loss journey, the highs and the lows. I don't expect him to eat how I am, but the offer is always out there to join in on my meals (unless it's my meal prep for the work week ha). I don't bombard him with every detail but try to check in daily with him about it. And I always…

Initial Start Weight: 274.2lbs August Start Weight: 251.2lbs August Goal Weight: 245lbs Ultimate Goal Weight: 174lbs Aug 1 : 251.2lbs Aug 8: Aug 15: Aug 22: Aug 29: Aug 31: Have a great month everyone!!

Today I hopped on the elliptical for 20min while the 2.5 year old and 6 month old napped. It's rare they overlap, but when they do, I try to take advantage. There are walking videos on Youtube by Leslie Sansone, some as short as 10 min! In the evenings I've had my husband take over solo for a half hour so I can squeeze…

Oh duh, I should have mentioned that I have an Android. Thanks for the response @hipari !

How many calories are you eating? Are you weighing your foods? Are you tracking everything you eat? Any exercise happening? Just need a little more info in order to better help😊

Hey guys, the OP for this thread hasn't logged in for awhile, and I really liked this thread for the month, so I started one for Aug if anyone wants in 😉