My resolve can and has been shattered when I’ve found myself heavier than I’d prefer and it has been responsible for more than a couple binges so it’s actually not the best method for me but I’m just so curious that I can’t help weighing myself, especially after large meals or … um, other events. The fluctuations are fascinating.
I weigh myself every morning and every night and am also fascinated by the fluctuations. I’m usually 2 lbs. heavier at night than I am in the morning. Crazy.
I do the same, I have observed a 2.5 to 3 pounds difference almost every night.
I am trying to jump start my weight loss again, thanks for the advice above.
Well I expect to be a little bad this weekend. I am going on an annual trip with some college friends. It is possible that I will have too much good food and some beer.
But probably much less than in years past and as I keep saying life is for living. I’ll report back Sunday.
I expect to be a little bad every weekend. Isn’t that what weekends are for? 
Hey, I might be back on track. The scale said 199 this morning. I would like to see 191.5 by New Years. That would mark 20% weight loss from the beginning of the diet. Of course I would really like to do that before Thanksgivings, put several pounds back on with Turkey Day and then drop those and put them back on for the holidays and end up with a net result of 191.5 by New Years. 
I eat a little more on weekends, but I get more exercise in, so I think I actually do better on the weekends.
Jim
When I’m really into the groove of things, my weight is lowest in the afternoons and evenings due to not eating breakfast (never been a fan) and my limited intake at work but spikes in the evenings when I come home and typically falls to my initial weight plus or minus a pound the next morning.
178.8 last night when I got home from work but the official weigh-in weight this morning was 180.2. I’ve finally hit the half my body mass milestone I’ve been aiming for these past three months although now I’m wondering if only another thirty pounds will be enough. Some parts of my body are as thin as they’re going to get (especially my shoulders, hips, and lower arms) but I have to be carrying more than thirty pounds just in my stomach and upper legs.
I know I need to add exercise eventually to look my best but, realistically, how much is that going to help? I’m only 25 so my skin still has most of its elasticity and my metabolism is still near its peak but 230 pounds is still a hell of a lot of weight to lose and the closer I get to my goal, the more concerned I get that I’m going to look like Clem when I do.
When I started getting serious about weight loss/fitness back in June, I started using fitday to journal my diet, exercise, and goals. At that time, I set a goal for myself of getting down to 220 pounds by July 1st, 2007, based on between a 1 and 2 pound per week loss.
This morning, I weighed in at 220 pounds.
It’s time to come up with a new goal. I’m thinking 200 by Jan 1st. That’s again somewhere between 1 and 2 pounds per week. This is less than the 3+ ppw I’ve averaged over the last 4 months, but I’m thinking it may get harder as I approach my “ideal” weight.
It may also be time to say goodbye to fitday. It was good at first, but now that I’m concously tracking what I eat, I’m not getting much value out of the food journal. And now that I’ve ramped up the cycling intensity, my cyclecomputer and heart rate monitor gives me much more accurate data. So the only thing that I’m using it for is tracking weigh-ins, and I could do that myself with a spreadsheet.
Aesiron, I have to confess surprise that you haven’t started to exercise yet. A membership to the Y is cheap (if there’s one around) or FREE if you can’t afford it. They don’t turn anyone away based on fiscal circumstances. You have to exercise to give your heart health, as well as dropping fat. You may be young, but even young people can drop dead of any number of things.
John T. Conklin: WOOT!
I’m holding steady around 183. My goal at the moment is 156, but I have been thinking that it’s probably too low. WW says 158 is the absolute highest I should be, but with the working out I do I likely can’t get below 165 or so without destroying muscle mass. Can anyone weigh in on this? (that was totally unintended but rather suitable, don’t you think?)
My biggest issue remains my belly. I have that sorta melted candle look around the midsection
I think I am done with this thread. I haven’t posted a great deal but have been reading it quite often. Today I weighed in at 155. I started at 194. I’ve dropped almost 40 pounds.
WOO HOO!
I think I want to drop another 4 or 5 pounds but at this point, if I don’t lose another ounce, I am still happy with where I am at. I am going to the gym three times a week and eating much better*. I feel better as well. At the gym I have changed from a fat burning workout to a strength training workout. I am getting stronger and starting to get toned. I am looking good.
I’ll follow this thread, it was part of my motivation to lose the weight to start with, but probably won’t post all to often.
Man, it feels good to have dropped the weight. I have had numerous people comment on it which is always nice.
Slee
*Just a note for anyone who might care. I did not diet. I don’t do well with diets. So I changed the way I eat. Instead of a diet (x number of points or so many calories a day) I just decided to eat healthier foods. Instead of eating junk food for lunch, I take a salad to work. Instead of Lays chips for a snack, I usually eat a low cal pudding. I can, and still do, eat all the stuff I like that are high fat and not all that healthy. I just make it a point to have them as a treat every once in a while instead of part of my regular routine. Oh, and I switched to diet soda. Going to the gym three times a week is also now a part of my routine. Off to the GYM!
Good job, John.
I did have a membership to the YMCA at the beginning of the year but I lost my job in April and moved back to Tennessee from Oregon and I haven’t gotten around to getting one here. It may be a self-serving excuse – and I’m honest enough to admit it’s even likely – but I’ve been in a funk for months and dieting alone is taking most of my willpower and I don’t feel like I have enough left over for strenuous exercise and just try to park far from entrances, take stairs whenever possible, and other small things until I snap out of whatever’s been eating at me.
No funks allowed!!! Smile!!! You are among friends here! For me, being heavy was depressing and that “funk” assisted me laying around. Laying around made me heavier so…you know the drill.
Tomorrow - GO OUTSIDE!! Go to the cool park in town, you know the one. Walk for 30 minutes. Don’t run. Just walk at a pace that gets you a little winded. After you are done you will have logged a mile or maybe more. You will have done something positive for yourself!
And you know what? You deserve something positive. You are a beautiful creation, no matter how much you weigh. You are gorgeous NOW!! You just have to get your psyche to catch up with that reality.
And being incredibly wonderful in so many ways, you are worthy of love and TLC and of creating and maintaining a healthy body in which your beauty to reside.
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Now I don’t want a reply that says you are too bust because you have this or that to do. You have 24 hours inthe day just like the rest of us. Maybe you need to get up early. Or stay up late. Or something. But today is the day you begin to climb outta da funk!
Make the decision that it begins now…
Let us know.
Wow, we all deserve applause! What a bunch of losers we are!
I’ll be seeing my surgeon on Thursday for an official weigh in, and will post results on Friday. But I’m down two more pounds this week (according to my digital scale at home) for a total of something close to 75lbs.
I made non-fat carrot-pumpkin muffins and turkey soup to serve tomorrow. Heavy on the turkey and light on the potatoes, Norine (EW!) so you’ll be able to have some and still get the protein first.
Wow! Such nice treatment from someone who calls me names! Who’da thunk it?
Weighed in again this morning. Didn’t lose any weight, but didn’t gain any either. Which, considering this was the weekend after Thanksgiving, is a good thing.
Well I’m back and I can honestly say that I was not too bad this weekend. No overt indulgances. I had a half a beer with dinner last night. These are people that I usually pig out with and am glad to say that I was quite good. I did see some cookies that I cannot get here and I *almost *bought them. And then decided not.
I did a 4 mile walk today (breast cancer ‘Making Strides’ event). I showed up expecting it to be a run, but uh-uh. So I walked with my friend and we gave them money to give to the American Cancer Society. But I certainly had run intent.
Well, a four mile walk is bound to be good for you!
Well, it didn’t hurt.
182.5 this morning.