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Thank you all so much for the kind words upon my return! I missed you too! There is definitely a lesson in all this. I tend to hide when things are going poorly, shrink away from what I know to be the truth (which is usually a combination of "I can do what I want," "Who cares," and "I'll deal with it later"). I guarantee,…

Yahoo - ready to rock! I didn't confess this before, but I am in a little motivational challenge with my family (whomever loses the highest percentage each quarter, wins a prize)...quarter ends Nov 1! I did gain since my last weigh in (Sept 12) because of my hiatus, but I am confident that some of that is water gain from…

LOVE IT!! Welcome New Members...you are in the right place!! CC

NO WAY JESS!! That is a small world, because Fountain, CO is little...no one has ever heard of it unless they know someone at Ft.Carson! It's a lovely little town...don't know if you have been but there is a 7-11 right off the freeway that my grandparents used to run! I love seeing my fellow PNW's!! CC

This may be my most favorite thread of the day!! WOW!! I am so thrilled and impressed with the victories you are all logging!! 366to266: YOU CAN DO IT!! I love your milestone goals and know you can make them happen!! I can't wait for you to start posting your successes! Cary and Givens: Having a "new" wardrobe in your very…

DEAL!!!!

I made it too!! Dan - We are seriously showing our geekiness!! Alia and Sardaukar were both cats of mine! LOL CC

Cool idea, thanks for sharing Russ!! CC

My apologies for having not responded regarding the predictive analysis for trending...I will try to take some time this weekend to put together some thoughts for all our resident geeks!! Dan - I work in the confines of Excel as well (and I don't have an engineering mind, I am more of a number-crunching accountant type)!…

Glad you could join us Russ! Don't be afraid to jump right in where you feel comfortable...we are a pretty amazing group (if I do say so myself)!! CC

Another challenge idea...eat a different fruit or veggie each day of the week! Could expand some horizons...and get some of us out of eating the same thing ruts! I didn't forget about the Adobo recipe...I just gotta take more time and post it! CC

I love hearing the perseverance in these posts...you all should be truly proud of yourselves. It takes a lot to give the "and then some," especially when "life" happens. But I think you are all doing such a great job of realizing that THIS is now what LIFE is...and you are GREAT at it!! For me: 9/2: Total wash...kicked…

Perfect timing! I closed my day too low yesterday and decided I didn't want MFP to yell at me again. I did decide to "treat" myself to a White Chocolate Americano this morning (used to be an everyday occurrence, now it's maybe once a month). Here's to a darn good fillin' up on the good stuff kind of day! CC

My Numbers: SW:384.3 CW: 345 GW: 329 LTGW: 185 Week 1: 09/05/13: 341.4 (-3.6 lbs.) Week 2: 09/12/13: Week 3: 09/19/13: Week 4: 09/26/13: Dan - 1.1 lbs. lost is nothing to sneeze at...but I understand the feeling. I lost 1.2 last week and was disappointed. I think your effort has been tremendous and I look forward to…

You can do it Mark! After all, he who controls the spice, controls the universe! CC

Jess, Holly and Dan - Great job!! I think awareness is a HUGE key to success...so Dan, just being aware of your limitations with schedule and an ill wife (hope she feels better soon!) makes you a winner!! Holly, yahoodles on the water...I am so proud of you!! Jess, I love to see your Zumba resolve...I may have to take a…

Sodium is truly a challenge!! I AM going to be GREEN today!! Great challenge!! CC

Lous - Wow, great incentive (getting paid by your Dad)! Bring on the 100 pound loss!! Demarii - Love your goals too...My B-Day is in January too!! And YOUR B-Day is my Anniversary!! 1/13 - that's a darn good day!! CC

This is such an interesting way to approach your goals. I guess I have never thought of my goals in terms of "the weight I was when" because I don't want this journey to be about my past, but rather my amazing future. My past was just as amazing because it's been my path and I am proud of who I have become because of that…

Love all the new faces! Dan and Demarii - GREAT new pics!! I can't wait to celebrate a month of successes with you all!! CC

Great challenge (as always)! Yesterday was a wash for me, I wasn't feeling well. Today is a new day and a new challenge! I look forward to everyone's results!! CC

I absolutely love the goals I am seeing! It's so great to see some new faces too - we are thrilled you joined us!! I am pulling for you all!! Mark - I am cheering you on LOUDLY!! 16-ish pounds is a tough haul for one month, but I KNOW you can do it!! I can't wait to celebrate your entrance into the 200's...and I am pulling…

Awesome job Givens...I am sure your wife is so proud of you!! CC

Givens, Holly and Demaril - I am routing for your losses for your September 1st weigh-in!! I can't wait to see that you ALL made your goals!!! YOU CAN DO IT!! It's great motivation to stay on track this weekend! CC

Hope you start feeling better Holly!! Yesterday was 16 glasses of water, but today is still a bloat-y day...too much sodium in my French Dip broth (but so good)!! My macros were all green except for Protein, that was off the charts! Have a great one all! CC

Just like Dan, we are working on Honey-Do's this weekend. We have some painting on the house to finish up, closets to clean, trees to trim, landscaping to finish up, sidewalks and driveway to pressure wash...BUSY! We also plan to hit the gym pretty hard and involve our kids in some family friendly hill running competition.…

I LOVE your reward Holly - it's absolutely in the spirit of this challenge! I am going to piggyback on my first post because I thought of something else! I was an avid Middle Hitter (Volleyball) when I was younger (like the whole meet your spouse, get scholarships to play in college, play 7 days a week type player)...Our…

My Numbers: SW:384.3 CW: 364 GW: 349 LTGW: 185 Weigh-ins: Week 1: 08/01/13: 364 Week 2: 08/08/13: 357.5 Week 3: 08/15/13: 349.9 Week 4: 08/22/13: 346.2 Week 5: 08/29/13: 345 Well I had secretly hoped for 20 pounds list this month and only got to 19. I did manage to exceed my goal, so I can't be mad about that!! I love…

Love the trend analysis idea! I am a statistical nerdy mcgeek pants, so this is right up my alley! I have done this same trending using my weekly results and incorporating measurements for baseline comparison. It's very helpful to see the patterns of loss and allows me to do some predictive analysis for future weeks.…

Great job Brook!!! Sounds like its about time to treat yourself to a new ring! CC