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quick check in before I leave on my move to Oklahoma. No loss. Oh well, too much celebrating and going away parties. Oct 1 SW 190.5 Oct 4 191.5 Oct 11 190 Oct 18 188 Oct 25 188 (at least it didn't go UP!) Oct 31 goal wt 185.5

it's a great feeling, isn't it? Congratulations!

I think this is an AWESOME list! Thanks for posting! I've cut sugar (natural and processed) back and am amazed at the difference in how I feel. My joint pain is almost GONE. Sugar is an inflammatory substance (hello, it burns!) and SO MUCH of our health problems can be directly linked to inflammation. Do I never eat sugar?…

Monday morning check in time for me. My weight really dropped down this week. I WAS down to 187 two days in a row but then it went up to 189. This morning it's back down to 188 so I'll go with that. I've been under so much stress that I've been eating really poorly. No time to cook, haven't had my favorite Lean Cuisine…

avoid soy products and plastics with BPA. It effects your thyroids ability to intake hormones. Good luck avoiding BPA, it's in everything including all canned foods. I've completely gotten off canned stuff. It's also in PVC pipes which most of us have in our water systems. I think that's why hypothyroidism is such an…

wow....today I'm down to 187! I even weighed twice to be sure! I had the day off yesterday and was lazy and relaxed all day. Well, not exactly true...I made phone calls to people who have applied to work at my new store in OKC. I ate breakfast, (unbalanced..low protein) a snack (low protein) and a big supper of pot roast…

I'm assistant manager of a retail store in a very busy outlet mall. When the manager is out I AM the manager! I'm moving to OKC in a couple of weeks to open a new store for our company and I'm sure I'll be very busy there too. I worked from 7 am to 6 pm today. Just came home and crashed. Made the hubby cook breakfast for…

Monday Morning check in time for me. I seem to be hanging at about the same weight. I haven't exercised all week but have had to work 7 days straight working VERY hard. I hope I can kick it in gear. My manager is out sick, one of our keyholders had a car wreck while on vacation and is out and we had one very crucial…

Monday morning check in. Yuck. I'm up one pound from the 1st. What's the deal? I've been eating very well. I think it's sodium. Who knows. I'll just have to keep on truckin'. Oct 1 SW 190.5 Oct 4 wt 191.5 Oct 31 goal wt 185.5 Grrrrr.

So here's to October! :drinker: May it bring ANOTHER 5 lb loss or more! October 1 SW 190.5 October 31 goal wt 185.5 Here we go again!

I'm in, too! I love this monthly challenge!

SO glad to see you again Phyljen! I was wondering where you were. You'll kick that 4 lbs in no time!

(handing you a hand up)....hey girl, you DEFINITELY are worthy. You're on here trying! Don't give up, you CAN make it. I know what it's like to have that amount of pressure at home and work too. My husband was basically out of work for a couple years! But he's got a couple of jobs going right now. The bad thing is (or…

I agree with an earlier poster. Try the SodaStream machine. If you just can't live without pop it is a great alternative. It has HALF the sugar in the regular flavors and they also have diet. It is also High Fructose Corn Syrup FREE, which is one of the worst things about soda. You can also use it to make flavored…

Monday morning check in time for me. Not the best week for me. We've eaten out several times and I've had pretty high sodium a few days. This all combined has caused me to kind of stand still. The scale actually says .5 over last week but I think it's a fluke and will be lower tomorrow (I hope). It's been lower all week. (…

Of COURSE! Everyone is welcome here! You probably won't make the 5 lb Challenge but that's ok. We'll have it again in October. And if you're just starting you just might makes the Sept. 5!

Bru, So sorry to hear about your loss. :flowerforyou: I know they are just pets but they become like family in a very short time. I've got an old kitty that my daughter got from a shelter when we moved into this house. His name is Beavis (needless to say, she was in highschool at the time). We built and moved into this…

Terri- So sorry to hear about your knee. Maybe this is a chance to take it easy and maybe focus on what you're eating. You might just be surprised with a good weight loss. Take care and take it easy.

1/2 cup Old fashioned oats-1 cup water-shake of salt. Cook 3 minutes in micro. I add half a scoop of protein powder, just a smidgen of butter, a few drops of stevia and alot of cinnamon.

I've had good luck with changing my eating to 40/30/30. Carbs, fat, protein. I don't try to eat no carb but lowering the refined carbs and eating more fruits and veggies has really helped mine. I do eat whole grain bread, pasta, and rice but smaller servings and totally switched out white potatoes for sweet potatoes. I…

Good job, Dawn! Have a great day with your kids!

Good morning everyone! It's Monday morning check in time for me. I've had a touch of a stomach issue the last two days, kinda rumbly tummy. I think there's a bug going around. This weekend is like hell week for me since I work in retail.:devil: I rang over 200 sales myself on Saturday. Talk about stress. Our store was…

I've noticed this is true. After eating melon my weight always goes down it seems. I have a huge honeydew sitting on the counter in the kitchen now. Need to get that thing cut up and going. I love melons. Thanks Terry!

I'm in! September goal: SW 197.5 GW 192.5

Pan sauteed Tilapia with either Valley Fresh Steamers frozen veggies that steam in the bag in 8 minutes or a baked sweet potato. I can have this meal on the table in 15 minutes. I, too keep Tilapia and chicken breasts in the freezer at ALL times. : ) I also do the George Foreman chicken breasts. We also like to have eggs…

I do 40/30/30. Carbs, fat, protein. This is what Zone diet, South Beach diet and most diabetic plans use. I personally believe fats are essential. I try to have around 10 per meal and 5 per 2 snacks a day (which I rarely get in). So around 40gr to 45gr a day for me.

Thanks SO much for posting this! My husband and I have BOTH developed Hypothyroidism in the last few years (me just recently). We have wondered why it seems to be such an epidemic. Our doctor has told us that he see's ALOT of increase in patients with it recently. I'm coming to the conclusion that it COULD be the PVC water…

One word- Butter. Just less of it. Oh, and I eat whole eggs too.

my opinion is that ALOT of people don't even know what a carb is. There are favorable and unfavorable (not good and bad). Some are better than others. Fruits and veggies=favorable. Breads, grains, rice, potatoes,etc=unfavorable. Not bad, just not as good. I eat all kinds. I try to limit the "unfavorable" and it has had a…

I love the new Lean Cuisine Market Creations steam in the bag meals. VERY good and all I've had have 20gr or more of protein which is my goal for each meal. My fav so far is the Sweet and Spicy Ginger chicken. SO good.