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hey y'all! i apologize for my absence this week, i have been at home, tending to a sick monkey. he is better now and i am getting back into the swing of things. i did my best in eating this week, but will admit i did get a little off track. i am an every day weigher and i know weight flucuates but when i weighed this…

great job! you are so close to onderland! what an awesome feeling :)

awesome! congrats!

great loss! way to go :) and i am glad youre feeling better heatheranne! take care of yourself!

lol this made me giggle for so many reasons! including the fact that I must weigh at least 3 times to get a consistant reading too. What is that all about? LOL congrats to you!

Fantastic!!! So proud of you :)

I would honestly say, I think it is attainable. You do not have as much to lose now, but if you really push yourself you can reach it. If you don't, do not let it discourage you. When you look at the bigger picture, if you are losing and not gaining, you should never be unhappy about that! Great job :smile: and, wow...glad…

Hi Anna!!! Welcome to our challenge! I am so glad you joined us. Congrats on your weight loss so far and can I just say...WOW!!! Hiking 5 miles every week? Go you!! LOL

I second that welcome! I originally thought that since we all started this week and posted our starting weights, that on Monday, I would start a new "weigh ins" post for everyone to go and check in weekly, bi-weekly, whatever suits them. Good luck to you and congrats on your loss so far!

Awesome!!! You are so close already!! I am proud of you :smile:

There is a picture of me in my "skinnier days" (pre-pregnancy) and I use it, to remind me of what I CAN look like. :smile: Welcome, again, Kelly! I see "Onederland" in your near future!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOP WHOOP! I know that feeling Gruno! Boredom is what has gotten me off track in the last few weeks. I think the brushing your…

AFNG...congrats!! You will be in Onederland in no time :)

Welcome to MFP and to this Challenge! That was kind of the reasoning behind making an open challenge. A lot of them say "lose x pounds this month" and I have been a part of those and at the end of the month, when I didn't meet the universal goal, I was ready to give up. I wanted everyone to set their own goal, that they…

Good luck to you!!!

That is a good plan! I think I am too OCD for that. My kids would find me at 3am running to the garage! :laugh: Nice progress, by the way :)

Thank you! That is true. I cannot tell if my clothes are feeling better, but my face looks less puffy. Always a good indicator :)

Welcome to our challenge and CONGRATS on your loss! You are awesome :) we are here and will help push you along. I have a feeling you will see Onederland (permanently) by the New Year!!

Today was my official weigh in day and I am down 2 pounds from last week. I have mixed feelings about it because last night, out of curiousity...i jumped on the scale before bed and i was down another 1.5 pounds from what i was this morning (which would have made my loss 3.5 pounds). I know weight flucuates like crazy and…

y'all are making me want to go buy some fish. something i would NEVER normally do. my kids wont even let me walk by the seafood section of the store because it makes them sick. the only "fish" we can have in my house is tuna (canned), fish sticks, and every once in a while they will eat the extra crispy gortons patties.…

Thank you Vahine! You are so sweet :) I love encouraging people...other than myself, apparently :) And thank you for your support!

Welcome to the challenge, I am so happy you joined us! Congrats on your weight loss so far! I think we are all well on our way to making this the best Christmas gift we could ever give ourselves!! :)

Welcome to our challenge, and WOW on your weight loss so far!! You are a rockstar!! :) So glad to have you here, thank you for joining us!

Congrats on your new baby!! That is so exciting :) The same thing happened to me...I lost a ton of weight, got pregnant...gained it back plus 30 then had 2 more babies. So rewarding and frustrating all at the same time. And, yes...the hardest thing for a mother to do, is make time for herself. I am SO with you on that one!…

Hi Tami! Welcome to the challenge. Glad you made it :) Congrats on your weight loss so far and we are all here for you to help you on your journey!

I am so happy to have you here, and congrats on all of your hard work so far! Challenges usually help me too, because I don't want to be a slacker! LOL I think anything is possible if you really try! We will see :) Welcome to the Holidays Challenge!!

So, the question was asked about weigh in days. I weigh in every Wednesday, so tomorrow, I will start a new topic for weigh ins. (This one I thought could be more for introductions and what not). Not everyone weighs in weekly or even bi-weekly so just be sure to check in on this page at least once a week and let us know…

This is interesting. I am not a big fish eater at all, mainly because I can't stand the smell of it. I have been told that if it is good and fresh, it should not have a smell...but I can imagine the fish in Hawaii is MUCH better quality than here in Texas :sick: Reading over the recipe...it seems that there are enough…

Here! Here!! LOL I did the same thing and always managed to blame something else. In reality...I lost a bunch of weight and was proud of myself and thought I could reward myself for a while and well...here are! But, it is okay because we both came back! Congrats on your loss so far and welcome to the group! Great things…

Welcome! And congrats to you on deciding to make a change (and on your progress so far) Boy! Do I know the feeling of not having anyone...it makes it SO difficult! Just remember, you will always have a friend in me :smile: good luck to you!

I understand the losing then gaining it all back concept. I lost 58 pounds when I first joined MFP and gained all of it back and then some because "life got in the way". Or, at least that was my excuse! But, you are here now (and congrats on your progress so far). I have the same problem with doing great during the day and…