Come on, guys. It’s only February 8. This keeps falling off of the front page already!
I’m trying to weigh myself only once a week. So I report here on Mondays.
I’m still giddy about all the foods that are Core. I can still make my favorite super-bitter hot cocoa, and it’s core. Smoked salmon and caviar are core. Earlier in the week I made karniyarik with soy cheese, and that’s core. I’m still not convinced I’ll really lose weight, to tell you the truth. Though I just had a dream about next Monday’s weigh-in, and losing three more pounds.
If I can get down to 173, I can wear my “fat” jeans.
If I can get down to 160, I can wear my “thin” jeans.
If I get down to 150 by summer, I’m going to splurge on bathing suits.
Still doubtful. Was optimistic for a day and a half after weigh-in, but now I’m all pessimistic again.
I’d like to start participating again! I haven’t posted to the weight loss threads in…about two years, maybe? There was no news to post. 
I have been back on Weight Watchers since October 16th, 2006 and have lost twenty-five pounds this go round. I am down fifty-eight pounds from my all-time high. I LOVE WW online, and I plan to stick with it until…forever, I guess! I am also doing Pilates twice a week, stretching daily, and drinking insane (to me) amounts of water. It’s working!
280/222/160
You guys are real inspirations!
It’s you who are the inspiration Susie! Excellent progress so far.
I made it to work today even though I still mostly feel like crap. Didn’t walk this morning.
The good news is that my hip doesn’t hurt at all now that I haven’t been walking for a week.
The bad news is I’m still not sure I can sing tonight. I’m mixing up a batch of the magic throat potion and hoping for a miracle. It’s only a 2 hour gig and we’re taking two breaks while they have their raffle and their glee club sings. How hard can it be?
175 this morning for me so I’m happy about that.
Used to be with Weight Watchers that you had a honking big loss the first couple of weeks. Now, your loss is smaller, but tends to be steady (plateaus aside).
Keep hanging in there, and the weight will come off.
So I was not very good this week. Lots of off-record food, illicit meals, and skipping the gym.
I was down 2.4 lb, for a total of 5. I’m pretty shocked. Last time I did WW, though, it often took about a week for my bad habits to catch up with the scale, so I’m going to be as good as possible this week to hopefully offset that. However, damn if this isn’t giving me motivation to stick to it! I can see serious numerical results! I’m trying to figure out if I can make it to the gym today, after all.
182/177/?
Well the scale hasn’t moved much but I’ve lost some inches and am looking a lot better in my clothes. The trainer is very happy with me. We’re still shooting for my birthday to get down to my goal weight and still for the end of May for my additional buffer zone goal weight.
Eating is going fine. I’m extra obsessive about packing my lunch and having dinner at the office has completely cut out the bingeing and eating-out I got from coming home later than I like to have dinner due to commute times.
I’ve cut out the running as my knee was twitching and have switched to this Stair Climber thingiemabob…which is not the pedally looking one, but a neverending flight of stairs!!! I was scared of it at first, and it requires some coordination but my trainer insisted and I really like it. Quite the machine out of Hades, though. I feel like Sisyphus on it.
Right now I’m just struggling with feeling my obsessive genes kick in. I really feel like I’m going to have one of my Tracy Flick breakdowns if I don’t get to goal by my birthday. Plus, my co-worker made an obnoxious remark about how I looked really pretty when I first got to my job but now I’m like every other woman, “letting herself go” and “that’s why you don’t get married, man”. I really had to restrain myself from throttling him. Didn’t bother telling him I’m actually LOSING weight because what’s the point? He’s a jerk and it’s none of his business.
I swear, I watch that machine out of the corner of my eye when I’m on the treadmill because I’m half convinced it’s going to kidnap and torture me. The endless staircase is one of my recurring nightmares…
I’m not going to hit my goal of getting to the gym three times this week. 
School was cancelled Monday and Tuesday due to the bloodydamn cold, plus I had medical appts., testing, etc. Then, school was closed yesterday for parent/teacher conferences. I did make it to the gym today, though, and will go again tomorrow. I wasn’t going to go tomorrow, as hubby has the day off and we have a lot to do, but I don’t think I can skip it, having only one other time this week. I can’t go Saturday, because I’m leaving at 8AM for an all day thing out of town.
Well, at least I’ll make twice this week. That’s better than the attitude I used to have, which would have been “Screw it. If I can’t make it three times, the week is shot; why bother?”
“Just because you dropped one egg doesn’t mean you have to drop the whole basket.”
'Grats all on the steady progress. It’s been a while since I posted (formerly MixieArmadillo)–got distracted by life but am still plugging along. I’m hovering around the 105 pounds down mark, but the really exciting thing for me this week is this: I just started a new job that requires me to wear scrubs laundered in-house. I tried on some today for the first time and the size that fit me did not involve a single X. Not even one.
This is a first for me in my adult life.
Guess I haven’t posted in a while … Scale said 308 this morning, moving average stands at 311.6. (Started at 330 on 1/1/07, for the record.) Still moving in the right direction! 
Well we made the gym scene 4 times this week. Last night we had a short course of instruction on how to use some of the weight equipment and then Jayjay and I worked out on the treadmill. I have pushed myself a little further. I now do 60 minutes at 3.3 avg mph and with a 3.5 incline. Tomorrow is weigh in. I am hopeful that I have maintained my weight loss.
I am so proud of you!
And of SCSimmons! And my Amish boys! Keep up the good work, everyone!
Which took me a long time to learn, too. It’s something I still struggle with, in fact. Though admittedly, my eating habits are better than my exercise habits if I happen to fall off the wagon.
As of this morning, I am down to 139! I was getting sick of seeing 14X on the scale, so I’m pretty happy.
172/139/130
I grinned SO big when I read this. I recently went from XXL to an XL, and I was just tickled freaking pink. No X? Wonderful!
I am glad to see everybody is doing so well. Lots of success stories this week, and that means lots of incentive.
Since we want to keep this on the front page, I’ll do my part.
I was on the stationary bike for the 37th day in a row. I am up to 15 miles every morning, with a boost to 16 or a risistance level coming next week. We shall see. I know I talked about my “Tour de Basement” back in August. I started in July trying to ride as far in a year as the tour riders ride in their month. I stoppped for Spetember through December when I stopped dieting too. But I have been recording my progress, and in total has now crossed the 1000 mile mark. Not qite halfway, but getting there. I have until the next tour starts, so with dedication I think I can make it. If I do, next year’s goal will be to ride in miles what they do in kilometers. I won’t be able to take three months off then for sure.
That broken egg and basket thingy (I know there’s a word, and I swear I used to know it) really summed up all the times I quit smoking. I’d have one in a moment of weakness and next thing, I’d bought a carton. I was able to finally quit, but you just can’t go cold turkey on food, which makes it that much harder.
But let’s get to the weight loss numbers, which I know you were all waiting for.
280/263/175
So far just over 3 pounds per week, which makes me very happy.
Bravo! I am so happy for you! 
It’s time for our Saturday morning report here. Both Jayjay and I did well this week. He lost 5.2 lbs and I lost 2.2 lbs, bring his total (since 11/25) to 34.6lbs, and my total to 44.4 lbs.
And this Friday we will be getting even more exercise. We’re going out dancing to disco music at a local club!
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I’m still doing well after a bit of a plateau. I’m trying to get to the gym but the cold weather is sapping my will power. It seems to take SUCH energy to go back out into the cold again.
But I made it twice last week and once this week, and I’m tying my hardest to get myself in gear and to the gym today. I’m down to 171 from 190 and people are starting to notice!
I can’t see it yet, but it’s good to have friends I haven’t seen in a while say “hey, you’ve lost weight!” I just have to stay on track and step up the exercise. It’s so much harder than changing my eating habits. I’m doing great with food and I have no regrets and no cravings I can’t satisfy with a substitution, but it’s the exercise that I can’t bring myself to go out and do.
Ugh, it’s getting depressing and I need to look on the bright side.