Second picture is a no-go on the link, but worked on a cut and paste into the address bar.
Big difference, Way to Go!
Jim
Astounding! Good for you!
Feel free to order race pics. They are great for keeping flies away! 
I broke into the 170s this morning!
Way to go, Ginger! Maybe you’ve gotten past that plateau you’ve been fighting against. I’m hoping to break into the 170s very soon myself. You and I seem to be about the same size (I think I read in one thread or another that you are 5’8"; so am I).
Unfortunately, my loose skin doesn’t make me look like I’m my weight. I look like a damned pear.
I faced the scales this morning–up 1.2 pounds. Not good, but not as bad as I thought it would be, given the side effects of the new medication. I’ve spent the last few days working on some strategies to deal with them. I finally dragged the exercise bike up from my basement. I’ve ridden it for thirty minutes three out of the last four days. Hopefully, that will help.
I had a bad week. Business meeting required me to both eat out each night this week AND miss my workouts. And I have a going-away party for an close friend tonight. I will strive not to be too bad, but will probably have some food that is bad for me.
I’ve not posted lately due to a combination of spaciness and two weekends of overindulgence (sushi and cocktails with a cute female friend the weekend before last and shepherd’s pie, ice cream, copious amounts of beer, and half a pizza with the same person the following weekend) that sent me soaring to 185 for a little while but with a little management, I’m down to 181 as of this morning and hope to hit a new low of 176 by the beginning of December.
Also, I’ve been doing at least ten push-ups a day (on the days I remember) for the past couple weeks and it’s amazing the definition I’m starting to get in my arms. I actually have something resembling biceps (and were even commented on when grabbed) so I should definitely stop putting off the exercise aspect of healthy-living but I’m so, so lazy and it’s more fun to read the SDMB or livejournal than it is to get all hot and stinky.
I have to say again, Aes, I can’t believe you didn’t start sooner.
I’m at 179.5 again this morning. Normally after I drop down, the scale is back up the next day. Not today!
Calorie restriction alone has gotten me this far and I admit I’ve been more concerned with my actual weight than I have my overall fitness so all my attempts at exercise have been half-hearted and/or short-lived but now I’m starting to get to the point where I can only lose so much more fat and need to start building muscle and, hopefully, tightening and toning some of my loose skin. An acquaintance on another site just had a tummy tuck after being overweight decades ago and he’s an exercise and fitness fanatic so that’s got me a little concerned about what I’m going to look like after all this is over with. I look damned cute with my clothes on but not so much in other situations.
We had my 3 year olds birthday party and I had 4 pieces of veggie thin crust pizza, a few handfuls of goldfish, some pretzels…then I got home and had a piece of cheese pizza and 2 pieces of pepperoni…
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not good…
Tomorrow’s another day (and week). I ate more than that myself last week and washed it down with some very dark ales but rebounded pretty quickly from it. You can do the same.
Join the club, my friend.
I wonder if my intestinal distress today will affect the scale’s reading tomorrow morning. BLEAH.
2 weeks without losing anything. Ah well, at least I haven’t gained anything. Darn physical therapy.
I was around 160 at the end of September, and I’m only down to 156 since then. I had some nasty oral surgery and my regimen has been shot to hell for the last month. It’s been really hard to get back to full steam. But my jeans are loose and at least I’m not gaining.
My trainer says that every time I pass a mirror I should say, “I’m thin and getting thinner” She says positive energy helps, so I’ve been doing it!
Keep on keepin’ on, everybody!
So you had some oral surgery, which certainly got you down? I bet you were limited as to what you could eat, and felt like crap…little or no excercise, too. It completely got you off your game?
And you still lost weight over this period? You didn’t take the opportunity to easily pack on an extra 10 pounds?
That is frickin’ AWESOME!! You faced a physically and emotionally trying time and had a net loss of weight? You should be proud of yourself!!
Anne, I agree with newcrasher! A lot of people would use surgery and just feeling physically down to give up, gain the weight back, and think about losing it later. It’s great that you’ve kept going even when it’s been tough. I think it’s a good sign that you’ll be able to keep the weight off, too.
What’s everyone doing for Thanksgiving? I’ll be travelling, so I need to pack decent food to bring with me, so I don’t end up eating fast food. I just broke into the 130’s (139.5) and I don’t want to have to do it again. I want to get to 135 by Christmas, if possible.
WOOT for Anne!
badbadrubberpiggy, good for you for planning. What’s that nugget? Fail to plan, plan to fail?
I go to the in-laws’ for Thanksgiving. It’s ONE MEAL. I can work around that (and I will not feel guilty for one meal of less-than-optimal eating).