Are we still doing Monday Morning Weigh In?

I know it's been a year, but for those of you who would like to continue this...I'm certainly game. The first year we took it off, and this year is going to be a challenge continuing to lose (for some of us) and to keep it off (all of us!) That said - I had an up and down week. My weight seems to be fluctuating between 152 and 154. Today I am at 153. I would like to lose a few more pounds (up to 10) if possible - but if not...I'm find with where I'm at as long as I don't gain. Saw my doctor and she told me that I was eating too many carbs and not enough protein so that's my new challenge/goal. I've also attempted to add an extra day of working out to my week but so far I've failed with that task (i work late a lot and go to work super early - i know that's no excuse but...) Here are my stats: SW:272 CW:153 Have a great week everyone! Best, Beth

Hi Beth, I think we should continue as it will hold us all accountable for any gains and we can celebrate any loss for those of us still needing to lose. Well I did not do so well this week. Did not make good choices with my eating and missed two workout days, due to my car being in the shop. I only gained .2 lbs but it is still a gain. I find I am really fluctuating. So I need to settle down and realize how much work the rest is going to take. HW 270 SW 250 LW 145 TW 145.2 I'll do better this week. Oh and by the way here is a WOW moment. I went shopping for some black pants this weekend and realized the 8's are a little baggy so tried on some size 6 pants and jeans. Well they fit so you know I had to buy them and I am wearing the jeans today....woooooohooooo Anna

Good Monday Morning, Beth and my January Lovelies! This group seems to be getting smaller and smaller every week . As most of you know, I am trying to gain back up to about 145-150...but for some reason, over the weekend I somehow lost all that I had gained over the last two weeks. Weird...it seemed like all I did was graze and eat junk (still got protein in ). My husband said that I must be crazy because he hardly saw me eat anything, just nibbles here and there. It is really interesting how our perceptions change...I thought I was really making a pig of myself! Anyway, good or bad, here's my numbers for the week: Surgery/high: 251.5 Last Monday: 143.8 Today: 140.8 Loss/gain: - 2.0 So, I'm back where I started...it seems so easy to gain but really hard for me to keep it around. I am quite sure that in a few months that probably won't be a problem. I hope that all of you that are checking in have a great week! I will be busy again with my classes and MacKenzie's wrestling....I already can't wait until Spring break!! ~Suz

I have not posted to this thread in the past because frankly I was embarrassed about how slow I was losing and how many ups and downs I would have. However, because I am working on being personally accountable for my weight loss by recording my weight on a regular basis I will start posting even if I'm not pleased with the numbers. SW: 247 CW: 156 I have been between 155 - 159 since October. I just can't seem to get the last 16 - 18 pounds to come off. I would like to get to 135 - 140. I think it is a good idea to continue to post throughout the second year. I was reading some of the older forums yesterday like 2002, 2004 and there were several people struggling with large and small weight gains. There were diets mentioned: Weigh****chers, Slim for Life, etc. I don't know about you all, but I really wanted and thought that this choice would mean the end of "dieting". I've done nothing but diet all my life. I truly believe it can be - if it becomes a life style of maintenance! Continuing to do the things that have brought us success so far. Because we know it was not just the surgery, but the change in choices that we have made that has brought success.

Wow that is alarming to say the least. I agree with you Marilyn I went through all this so I wouldn't have to be on a lifetime of fad diets. Healthy eating is going to be what is in store for me for the rest of my life. I knew that going in. After this week I can definitely see how you can get away from it specially when you are farther out. I refuse to go back though not this kid, I've worked to hard!! I think you are doing great Marilyn that last 20 is a killer at least it has been for me. Anna

Marilyn, I am so glad you posted. It really does help us with accountability. But do not put your weight loss down. Could you ever imagine that you could lose that much weight and keep it off in a year? I couldn't before. I would love never to think about my weight again but that isn't a reality. As I have looked around this year at people who don't struggle with their weight, they still watch what they eat--especially once they become health conscious. If people aren't concerned about weight then they are concerned about cholesterol or diabetes or something else. I think it is normal to watch what you eat but I don't want to be obsessed about it. My very fit college age sons and most of their friends are all very health conscious. I would think that college students would pack down the junk food but they don't. I have taken them out to eat plenty of times and see it. It kind of scares me to think of diet shopping for some cure all plan again like you saw on another board. I know that my plan is to continue with my support group meetings that my doc has set up and if I gain, I will bite the bullet and head in to see him immediately. I still need to lose 33 pounds to hit his goal for me and then learn to maintain. I know carbs are my enemy so I plan to stay away from them and to not ever get in the habit or kick of eating just anything. I don't want to live like that. It messes with my head and I get desperate and try diet extremes that screw up my metabolism and cause weight gain in the long run. That is why this group and my support group meetings are so important to me. These are where I get held accountable and held in check if I get off balance. Post often! Hugs, Katy

I hope we are still doing Monday Morning Weigh In. I am glad someone started it today because I think Stephanie is on her cruise. Here are my stats. They were all over the place this last week. I lost big, gained some back, etc. I think it has to do with all the meds I am taking for this worst ever sinus infection. I even had to have my sinuses "washed out" by an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist on Friday and now I am waiting for a call to see if I need to go back in and do it again because I am running 102 fever even on heavy duty antibiotics. Today is the second workout I have had to reschedule with my trainer. Can I whine anymore? HW 367 SW 357 LW 210 CW 208 Total weight lost: 159 pounds I am 33 pounds from my goal weight. I am wearing a 14 or a 16 so that isn't where I would like it but it is so much better than the 32-34 I used to wear. The strangest thing I have noticed with being sick is that I still don't feel that bad. I always felt bad before losing the weight and when I was sick (often) it was horribly magnified. Now I am never sick and when I am, I don't know it. Weird. I am low carbing/high proteining. I was eating too many carbs between Sept. and Dec. and it sidelined my weight loss progress significantly. So I am fighting my way down and am not really missing the carbs. I think my workouts have helped with that because I feel a difference on how I feel after a hardcore workout when I have not eaten, eaten carbs, or eaten protein. It has helped me to realize that food is fuel not an emotional cure. The exercise makes me feel so much better than food ever did. Have a great week! Hugs, Katy B

You know Katy, I noticed the same thing about being sick...or not, as the case may be. I used to get sick every few weeks it seemed, or I just didn't feel good overall. But, now even with three kids bringing home every germ known to man....nothing. I feel great! I did notice a while back that I can't cough like I used to, it's very shallow. I would hate to have a cold now...I would never anything out of these pitiful little coughs that I have now!

Katy, you are doing so awesome!! You'll get there. Wow 159 lbs in a year did you ever think it possible? I did the same thing you did and ate a lot of what I know I cannot eat the months of Nov and Dec. Back to basics here and it is paying off. Just a slow process now that I am so close to goal. My hubby had to remind me one day they I had surpassed my first goal of 160 and the docs goal of 145 and that was a great accomplishment. I definitely agree with you that when I get sick these days it doesn't seem to be as bad as it was when I was big. Everything was so much worse for me then. I am right there with you on the exercise too!! Keep up the hard work!! Anna

I don't post as much as I should any more. I still browse the boards often, but haven't gotten around to posting. I had my 1 year follow up last week and everything was in order. I had my first good cholesterol reading ever! The lab screwed up my iron test, so I have to get that redrawn. My weight has been 170-174 for quite a while now. Today, I'm at 173, but my monthly "friend" just showed up yesterday, so that's why. I'm having a really hard time motivating myself to exercise right now. I want to do things outside... I'm dying for spring.