weight loss check in week of 10/6

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amynicole

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Hey Ladies!!

I missed last weeks check in- my computer was in the shop since our CD rom had to be fixed. Anyway, last week I did not even get on the scale since I had my period and started taking birht control pills so I did NOT want to see the number, This week I lost 2 more lbs. I am really happy with that. I know from the past after each of my 3 kids when I restarted birth control for the first month I retain water big time but after the first month, the weight starts to come off again and is not affected by the pill. But the way I look at it, I would gain a lot more than water if I got pregnant again LOL!!!

How is everyone else doing??

Marci
 
Hi Everyone!
I finally lost some more weight! 2.0 pounds. I'm down to 140.5 lbs. Only .5 pounds from my goal weight for my wedding!
I hope everyone else had a loss this week, but if not, I can empathize after a 3-month plateau!
Linda
 
I also lost 2 lbs this week, so I'm now at 223. I've been Old Faithful when it comes to exercising and I think I've gotten my food intake back under control.

I've started working out in the mornings, so I am really adapting to that!!!

Hope everyone has a great week!!
 
P.S. here is a link I liked, and I thought some others might like it too. :)

It's called "When I reach goal, I will ..."

<http://whererhodiesgrow.com/weightwatchers/whenireachgoal.htm>
 
Hi All,

I weighed myself this morning, and my scales haven't changed despite sticking to exercise last week. Unfortunately, I have had PMS food cravings all week (for take aways, my downfall). Well done with your weight losses, you have all put me to shame, I aim to try harder this week ! Although I probably have a lovely TTOTM to look forward to !

This is Anna, signing out, still 182 pounds, and aiming to try harder this coming week.

Don't you just hate PMS Food Cravings ? If anyone has any tips on how to ignore them, please let me know ?!?

Anna
 
I have a great tip for avoiding PMS cravings - get on Depo Provera, and you most likely won't have periods at all! :) Sorry, that's just my little plug for Depo, I really love it. It has freed me from that aspect of being a woman! The only downside is it takes a while to get back to regular after being on Depo, so you have to plan probably a year in advance if you want kids.
 
Congratulations Marci, Kay and Linda for your losses :) and to Anna for maintaining (not a bad thing!) :)

I am so angry and sick with myself for the poor eating I've done for 2 weeks straight, and this time I paid a price for it! This is the first gain I have had since I started my journey, and I deserve it! I don't care whether it's temporary from sodium (a lot of fast food this weekend) or an actual gain, but it has slapped me back into reality and made me realize there are consequences for making poor food choices!
I didn't weigh last week because of TTOTM, and I knew my eating was off then, but I lost my mind last week and ate like "I use to" when I was 375lbs, and the scale was up by 4lbs. I don't know if it's all 4lbs of fat or a little fat a little water retention from the pizza, fries and Italian cold cut I had on Sat and Sun, and before you say, "well, that's not that bad, let me add in the Applebees meal of The Applebee's Burger, fries and the dessert I ordered (Walnut brownie sundae) and my hubby's dessert I finished for him (Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake), like I just couldn't bear to watch it go to waste! AND, I binged on ice cream like IT didn't count or something. I completely ate myself off the scales last week and I have no excuse except that I was totally negligent and stupid about my food choices. So that 4lbs smacked me square in the face this morning, plus my measurements going up on the tape measure added further insult to injury, so when I tell you go ahead and kick me while I'm down, I mean it!
I WILL MAKE BETTER CHOICES THIS WEEK, because I have come too far to give in to that kind of stupidity, and I refuse to "yo-yo" and play games with my body. So knowing I'm my own worst critic, I feel like I've let so many of you down, especially the ones that have given me such high praise for sticking with it and doing so well. I will lose these 4lbs and refocus immediately, and next week, come hell or high water, I will report a loss!
Thanks for letting me spill, and thanks in advance for the support I know you guys will give me. I need it! :)

Donna
 
Now, you know none of us are going to scold you! If it was me reporting 2 stupid eating weeks to you, you would not scold me, so don't be so hard on yourself.

We have complete confidence that you'll make better choices this week, and we've all been there. I also think this is a prime example of why it's important to weigh yourself because it's too easy to hide and pretend that bad choices don't have consequences. That weekly reality check is very important.

So now you have a brand new week, and you can't take back the past two weeks because they're history. We know you'll do better, so just pop in your tape and do some sweatin'!
 
Donna, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Think of the enormous changes you have made in your life and your body! You can actually expect to live a normal life now. You have changed something that a lot of people die trying to change. And you didn't do it with surgery or any other shortcuts, just your willpower and desire to live!

It must feel horrible this week for you to gain weight, but it must have also been enlightening. You reverted back to your old self - and it didn't make you feel good, it didn't make you satisfied, it just made you feel miserable. You remember why you changed now? Because just like an alcoholic or drug addict, when you give in to your addiction, only bad things come of it.

You are and always will be a huge inspiration to me because of the things you have accomplished. You are more than a person struggling with her weight! You are a strong, great person with a wonderful sense of humor and great outlook on life. It is the scariest thing in the world to change your life - and it gets scarier the bigger the change there is to make.

You and I are connected whether we want to be or not. We have a problem with food. But we are not going to be ruled by the monkey on our back! We will fight that fat person until we've killed her off!

Don't make excuses for yourself (which of course you're not), but try to see this as a time for renewal. I'm not big on bossing other people around, but you can learn from your failures and become a better person from them.

You have lost 200 pounds ... 4 lbs is not going to change that!

I hope this week goes great for you, I will be thinking about you. You have not failed anyone here; you are a human being who sometimes makes mistakes, but has changed your life in ways that many are not capable of. And we all admire and respect you for that.

-K
 
Hi Donna,

I have been there and done it, but please do not be too hard on yourself, just look at it as a 2 week blip, they happen. You have done so well, you are a great role model, you have lost more weight than what I weigh (!) which I think is astounding ! I bet after a week of clean eating and exercise, the 4 pounds will just disappear...you'll see :)

Take Care

Anna
 
You guys are the greatest.................

I am sitting here fighting back tears because I don't want to cry like an idiot! :)
I don't think I ever really looked at my eating like an addiction until just now. I am disappointed in myself to a degree that is hard to verbalize, but at the same time, maybe this gain was just what I needed to show myself that I can never afford to just say "whatever" to my food choices. I thank God I was still exercising as usual, I don't even want to think about what damage could have occured! But there are just so many family members that think this is just temporary, that I'll gain again because so many people do, plus our entire family is overweight, I mean EVERYBODY, with the exception of my Dad. I can't tell them I gained or I'd never live it down. I am so grateful to have my "cyber family" here, I make it week by week knowing that you guys are here for me, and I appreciate it so much! :)

Okay, mushy stuff over, and I'm having a positive eating day so far. I'm not over compensating by starving myself, I'm eating well planned out meals, and drinking lots of water. So today is going well, and I refuse to let the rest of the week be anything other than on target! :)

Thanks for the love and support,
Donna
 
RE: You guys are the greatest.................

Donna,

Negligence is an unintentional tort (act) resulting in injury or damage to another person or thing. (This is the attorney in me coming out).

You may be up four pounds, but you are healthy, uninjured physically, and have already committed to make better choices this week. Therefore, your food choices last week were not acts of negligence, just human nature!!

Please don't be so hard on yourself. We all love and support you here.

If it makes you feel any better, I think I ate 20 pounds of Junior Mints over the weekend--I'm human too! We all are!

Take care,
Linda
 
Welcome deni_rhea..............

Of course you are welcomed to join in. :)

We post at the beginning of each week, usually Monday mornings, and we report in on as much as you're comfortable with sharing. :)

Look forward to your posts :)

Donna
 
RE: Welcome deni_rhea..............

Hi all. Well, I finally found a decent digital scale!!! So I'd like to revise my current check-in from 223 to 223.5. Now I don't have to squint at the darn scale and try to guess where the needle is at ("Well, it's not at 220, but it's definitely pretty far below the 225 mark" etc).

This is a Health-O-Meter scale (purchased at KMart thank you very much) and it consistently gives me my weight (unlike the previous digital scale which made me want to throw things) so I'm hoping this one will work ok. As long as it's consistent and accurate with 5-10 lbs, I'm happy!

I'm having a "bad food" day. Got some sort of salt craving so I had one of those little Ruffles bags as a snack. As long as I go easy on dinner I should be OK, it's the whole going easy thing I Have a hard time with though. :-(

Have a great week!
 
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