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Back from a 2 1/2 week vacation and amazed that I didn't gain as much as I was afraid I would - I think I'm at the same as before I left or at the worse, up 1 1/2 so I'm good with that. Problem now is getting back to tracking every day without fail. I do have candy in the house for the t or t, bags aren't opened yet -…

Hi all, I know I'm late but didn't have access to a computer - on vacation, visiting our kids and grandkids and then will be at a motorcycle rally with my husband - 1st part of vacation will be fine for my goals but the second part, I'm going to just try to not put too much back on :| Anyway, down 1/2 lb. - will try to get…

Janel, IKW, Sweet and Sharon - welcome:flowerforyou: I can only reiterate what everyone else said - tracking, exercising but just if not most important, at least for me is these groups and the posts that motivate, encourage and remind me constantly - I'm not the only one struggling to remember it's my choice what to…

Wow computer shade - you're below your original goal weight and on your way to a new one - I'm impressed! I have a long way to go to my goal weight and admire those who reach his/hers immensely! This week was good - down two - I leave for vacation next Wed. but hoping this week will be a good one and then I at least…

It's amazing how fast the days go - Wednesday again and the 1st of another month!. Sounds like everyone is up beat and on progress - congratulations to all. I'll join the crowd and report a 2 lbs. loss for the week - have a great upcoming week. Deb, noticed the picture of the motorcycle in your tag - do you ride?

Wow, Jean, Jbouthiette, and Charlie - Congratulations!!! what a great week for each of you - you definitely deserve a hug and a huge pat on the back so consider it done in my thoughts. I'm the low man so far - lost .5 but with the inspirations from this post, I'll hopefully be traveling downward and will persevere - :smile:

Charlie, Congrats - wonderful about you feeling better, the medicine working and the weight loss - Win, Win, Win:flowerforyou: Not so good this week with the weigh in - up .5 lb. I was pretty much on target for the past week, but had one bad day on Saturday :grumble: so just will have to try harder and not have any bad…

Charlie, you'll get your enthusiasm back - give yourself a HUGE pat on the back for staying on goal and exercising even though you don't really 'feel like it' :flowerforyou: You're an inspiration to the rest of us - I find that one of the very hardest parts of this change in life style is not the start and not sticking…

I guess I'm cheating a little because I weighed in today - next week I'll try to remember to weigh in on Tuesday so it will all come out the same anyway:smile: Down two which is an improvement from last week so I'm happy - although I would love to be like my DH who just lost 7 lbs. in two weeks without really giving up…

Tuesday weigh in is fine with me - I do Wednesdays because I'm in the Wednesday weigh in group but I can weigh in both days - scale is always there:grumble: Jrzzz, what's a 5:2 diet?

I'll join - I need all the ongoing motivation that I can get and these 'groups' are the Best! I'm going to aim for 15 - I'll be on a two week vacation in October, then with the holidays - if I lose the 15 by Xmas I'll be Happy:happy: Are we going to have a weigh in day or just go with whenever we usually weight in?

I'm a day late but I did weigh in yesterday on time - Read all the posts and it does seem as if quite a few of us struggled but still signed in - so yeah for all of us - the losers, the maintainers and the gainers who are hanging right in there and posting, tracking and supporting! I lost .5 this week which is less than…

Bevifun - I just had to post again to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!!:flowerforyou:

Almost Good afternoon (by the time I get done posting, it will be) - Congrats to the 'losers', the maintainers' and "Marian", A Special congrats to you :bigsmile: cause it's much harder to get on that scale when we think it's going to be not what we want to see, report it and cheerfully go right back to tracking - I'm only…

Well said all of you! I won't put a number to the lbs. loss goal cause I'm a Chicken :bigsmile: but I will say: Track every day even when I know I'm going to be over:grumble: Get on the scale only twice a week (my own quirk, I get too discouraged with the ups and downs) Do some form of exercise at least five days per week…

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hello all, Everyone sounds like they had a very positive, productive week. Great going !: happy: . Wooken, It took me a couple of readings, but then my eyes opened and I got the quote: How true - I hate to sweat and work out but I hate even more trying to cover myself up and not wanting to go to the beach while I'm…

Lyndal, I don't know how to copy and do the quotes that I've seen in some of these emails but if I could, I would post your last sentence, so since I can't copy it, I'll type it: "Whatever the scale says at that time will be the perfect number for me at that time". The sentence sums it all up - you've already made up your…

Kerr, Sounds like you have a lot to do but also that you have a plan and have it under control. Have a safe drive and don't work too hard while you're there and enjoy the visit also. Even if you aren't able to post , you're in our thoughts - and wishing you the best. Hope all is well with those of you in the red X path.

LOVE the cheerleaders! always amazes me what other people can do with computers. It sounds like most had a good to a super week - Reaching goal and/or coming soooo close must be such a Great feeling - Congratulations! Hoping sometime in the future I'll be able to join that group but for now, I'm plugging away - staying on…

All I have to say is WOW, What a great post! And of Course Happy Anniversary!

thanks for the welcome. I agree with you completely, Pamela, without the group, I know I won't be able to stick with the correct choices. In fact, that's why I chose the picture that I did - symbolizing our group holding hands, working together, being there for encouragement and congrats . And Charlie, what a great quote!…

Quick sign in - my first on this post - I did the August challenge post the other day - wonderful to hear the upbeat and supportive posts - congratulations to all. This was my first week back on MFP - the scale read 3 lbs lost - even knowing that the first week is usually the best for losing and it won't be that much this…

Thanks for the Welcome Back sign! So my challenges are: Record my food intake every day Do some type of exercise at least five days per week Repeat to myself each time I'm tempted to 'slide back ' : " It's my choice, what do I actually want to do - indulge now or choose to make the healthy choice this time? " And I…

May I join the challenge? I started back at MFP on Wed. 8/6 after two years away and gaining back all I lost previously plus sum - reading the posts really helps me - it's so encouraging to know I'm not alone in this struggle! I thought if I joined the August challenge it would keep me on track and keep me focused on what…

oops, never mind about the question I posted. I figured it out which quite amazes me - maybe that means I'll figure this losing weight and keeping it off thing for once.

Ok, just saw that my post has 13 lbs. as the goal to lose which is way wrong - it should be 50. Can anyone tell me how to correct it?

Just starting again after over a year (or 2) absence - gained everything back plus more so I need this more than ever. I know what I should be doing but sticking with it is the huge problem - but I'm going to try again. Hopefully maybe this time I'll be able to stick with it and not backslide to that 'hate the way I look…

I love this. I couldn't believe There were so many of us with the "close my eyes -a ball is coming towards my face", I was laughing at some of the experiences described and thought I.would share! both my kids and my now x-husband could snow ski since they were grade school age, so after watching them having fun one too…

I've come back after being out of the site for aprox 1 1/2 years - lost some weight the first time, gained it all back plus more. So Sad! Oh well, today is the first day of starting over - hopefully with the support of these posts, I'll lose some and keep it off. what does the number of posts under someone's name mean?