I'm unchanged from last week.

The positive: I lost the couple of pounds from Thanksgiving and I managed not to stress eat during my MIL's surgery

The negative: I'm still a couple pounds over my maintenance range : (

More good news: I have no events with any food temptations for the next 10 days. If I stay in weight loss mode, I should be back in range by the next weigh in.

quote:

...Maybe the weight isn't the right motivation for these healthy behaviors, then. I'm trying to enjoy them for their own sake...

From the American Dietetic Association:

"Goals of weight management interventions may include:

prevention of weight gain or stopping weight gains in the individual who has been seeing a steady increase in his or her weight (51);

varying degrees of improvements in physical and emotional health (52);

small maintainable weight losses or more extensive weight losses achieved through sensible and tolerable eating and exercise behaviors (53); and

improvements in eating, exercise, and other behaviors apart from any weight loss."

http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_adar0802_ENU_HTML.htm

Hey, peggy, I feel your pain. It's no better when you feel like you're doing everything right and nothing is happening with the scale. Maybe the weight isn't the right motivation for these healthy behaviors, then. I'm trying to enjoy them for their own sake.

Also, you can maintain a certain weight and still have your body change for the better or worse -- I've had that happen both ways. You keep working (or not working) and eventually the scale moves in the appropriate direction.

Alli, good luck with the challenge! Sounds like your trainer is channeling Jillian (from Biggest Loser). Sounds like a good motivator. Just don't let her really hurt you!

Those challenges sound like great ideas...especially like the one focused on maintaining.

I was frankly shocked to weigh in today and discover that I'm holding at the top of my range. I haven't been eating or exercising that well. It's actually not something that is really good news...it reinforces the wrong behaviors. It is adding fuel to my logic that I am at a major weight setpoint. Doesn't seem to matter what I do, I stay in this 3 lb range. Tells me a couple of things...I probably have some degree of breathing room but also, when I finally decide the last 10-15 lbs has to come off, I'm going to have to take it up several notches I think to get it done. Wonder what day that'll be?? LOL I swear my mood swings surrounding healthy living in the last 2 weeks have been wide and fast. I actually looked at myself in the mirror yesterday and said "I look fat"...I virtually never say that to myself...not even when I was! My inner toddler was in full tilt this week too with "I JUST WANT WHAT I WANT!!!!!". I also had that moment of "Why bother...life wasn't so bad when I was heavier. This is too hard". Not pretty...LOL So I don't know what all that is about...stress I suppose. I feel just exhausted so morning exercise is just killing me. Once again having a workout buddy is saving my behind because I won't let her down. Someday I'll have to figure out how to take that same approach with myself.

Thanks if you got all the way down here. Didn't start this planning to spill my guts. I suppose several of you were already on to me. I've been doing the avoidance thing too...

Peg

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Originally posted by Alli Coffin:
I signed up for the gyms holiday 50/50

My mom's gym has a challenge. You pay $10 and they weigh you before Thanksgiving and again in mid January.

Everybody who maintains gets a chance at half of the pot. They pull names or something.

I gained, but am still narrowly within my maintenance range.

I'm down about 3 pouunds since joining the gym 6 weeks ago, and my body fat percentage is down by more than 1%.

The motivation fairy came and waved her wand over me yesterday--I signed up for the gyms holiday 50/50, wherein the person who loses the greates percentage of body fat over the next six weeks gets 50% of the pot. I've been working with a personal trainer (well worth the splurge), and after signing up she told me that she's a bit competative, and intends to win the contest using my body since they wouldn't let her sign up. She then proceed to beat me up for an hour, which is what I'm paying for, I guess

I actually had a small gain at WW, despite my clothes fitting better. My weight is bouncing around within a 3 pound range lately, small loss, small gain, over and over. I do feel like I was doing well last week and I think I just have to keep doing what I'm doing and hope that eventually it catches up. The foot is getting better so I'm hoping to start doing more exercise again.

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Originally posted by Bee:
This Fall has just been insanely stressful and it has taken alot for me to stay vigilant. And as it is, I'm still 2 pounds over maintenance : ( Maybe next year will be the year that things fall into place more easily ; )

Brie,
You've had an enourmous amount of stress these past months- and travel.
Seem like you are doing really well holding things together.
Hopefully when the stress lessens, things around weight will seem less forced.

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Originally posted by GoingSkiing:
I've read that maint does get easier as time goes by... and that is true... this year... for me.

Things are seening easier in terms of maintaining. I think that the difference for me was accepting the fact that I had to keep up my good habits in a disciplined way. Before, I thought I was immune to going up as long as I did OK- not true.

I have a new attitude this time- I am grateful for where I am and willing to keep on keeping on.

quote:

Originally posted by Bee:
Last year I was more neurotic and crazed about it but at least I comfortably was maintaining...

Leaving some neurosis behind is a NSV of sorts.

quote:

Originally posted by GoingSkiing:
I've read that maint does get easier as time goes by... and that is true... this year... for me.

Oh how I wish that were true for me Denise! This year has seemed like much more of a struggle to maintain. Last year I was more neurotic and crazed about it but at least I comfortably was maintaining (and I actually lost some additional weight through the winter months). This Fall has just been insanely stressful and it has taken alot for me to stay vigilant. And as it is, I'm still 2 pounds over maintenance : ( Maybe next year will be the year that things fall into place more easily ; )

I'm half a pound less today than I was the day before Thanksgiving...

We are all doing so well ... it is great to read this thread a few days after the holiday!

And for what ever it is worth... It has been WAY easier to maintain this year compared to last. Granted last Nov, I spent 9 days in a hotel and ate out way more. But I'm just feeling so much better this year.

I've read that maint does get easier as time goes by... and that is true... this year... for me.

If ske can, I can too!

This morning I weighed my usual style, first thing, in my jammies -- 139.

I took my sweatshirt off and clocked in at 138.

SUH-WEET!

Can I post a virtual weigh in even though it is Thursday?!?!?! LOL!!!!!

I can't help it, I was so happy this morning!!! I have lost 2 pounds since Thanksgiving!!!!! WHooo-Hoooooo!!! I've posted a bit about it up in the progress report "sticky" thread.

I have cut my calories back to between 1200 - 1300 per day. I am eating 5 small WELL BALANCED meals (I am plugging my foods into fitday). My docotor had suggested that I break my meals down into 6 small meals a day to help control my low blood sugar but I just can't seem to work 6 in. I'm feeling good with 5, so I think that is what matters the most.

BTW, each of my little meals contains a bit of protein (low fat or FF dairy products or lean meat) & healthy carb (fruit, veggie and/or whole grains). I think that Bee has said before that she likes to get a bit of protein in with every snack/meal. I think it is helps to keep my blood sugar more stable and I KNOW that it keeps me from getting hungry!!

What a mood lifter for the holidays!!!! I don't feel out of control and I have a plan AND it seems to be working!!! Just to see the scale move down between Thanksgiving and Christmas is such a wonderful feeling both mentally and physically!!!!!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to WW tonight. Not sure if I'll see a loss. The scale this morning didn't show one, but my clothes are fitting better.

Last week: 224.2
This week: 223.6

I was 153 today.

I made it through 3 thanksgivings and came out down a 1/2 pound. I'll take it. Right now I'm struggling with knowing that tomorrow I will find out what changes will be forthcoming in my job (ie transfer to another building or department) and I'm a royal mess (and have been for 3 weeks or so). The fact that I didn't gain and didn't completely quit exercising is huge.

Last week 158.6
Today 158.2, so a loss of .4.

I am interviewing for a new job and had to go buy and interview suit this week. Petite Sophisticate is going out of business (and Casual Corner) so everything was at least 40-60% off. I got a $150 blazer for $25. It helped motivate me too because they had a lot of cute things that I can't wear yet! I will have to buy some clothes before I start work in January (assuming I get a job) so if I keep losing like I have been I will be able to take advantage of some of the deals before they close...