Weekly Weighin: Everyone Welcome!!

hw 330+
sugery 317
lw 255
tw 253

I am sooo excited for everyone whose weight is moving!  I'm also thankful for those whose weight may not be moving so fast, because it reassures me I am not alone in this and that we all go through it.  And that's been my story for 3 weeks now.  Some of it has been my fault, but I am convinced some of it is also part of my bodys' cyclical routine.  I've been retaining fluid, and not sleeping again.  Also constipated again out of the blue.  My doc says I'm entering menopause, and while these symptoms don't happen to me every month, when they do, they bring everything pretty much to a standstill and I may even gain a pound or two.  So this is the history of my last 3 weeks (haven't been able to post in a while):

Starting Weight: 367
Two Weeks Ago: 242
Last Week: 240
Today: 239

grrrrrrrr......  but I'm hanging in there.  I so want to loose 10 pounds/month, but since I hit the 6 month mark, I only manage 7 or 8 pounds most months.  I'm trying hard to up that, but my body won't cooperate!  Still, I'm glad my swelling is down today!  Take good care all!  connie

oooohhhh...and one other thing....I did manage to meet a goal of mine this week!  My ticker now says 'eighty-nine pounds to go' instead of 'ninety pounds to go'!!   Woo-Hoo!!!

Connie..

I was just going back and reading all the posts from last week that I missed after I posted.. I too am entering the dreaded menopause phase.. it plays heck with your hormones and water retention and yes weight gain and/or amount lost.. I struggle everyday to hopefully loose but the best I wish for on a daily basis some weeks is to maintain.. I still go through the stalls and when I finally break one I get so excited because I drop a few lbs and then I get stuck again.. and I see the same number for at least a week or more.. I know it is the hormones but it is frustrating when you work so hard and the rewards are so slow coming.. I feel you in it making you feel better seeing that there are others who loose slow too. It is so hard to see the ones that are dropping a lot of lbs each week and think what am I doing wrong.. but when you see that there are other slow losers too you can realize that you are not odd that it is normal.. all our bodies are different.. all our health issues are different.. and it all effects how we loose..

Keep hanging in there.. to us slow losers we can at least celebrate every lb we loose.. don't get discouraged. just keep trudging along.. it will all come off, but it will be in your body's time frame which usually does not match the mind's time frame..

I am happy for you that you have under 90 lbs to go.. you are doing great.. you have lost 128lbs from your highest weight.. What a great accomplishment.. look at the bigger picture but also count each and every lb lost as an accomplishment on the short term.. and try not to compare to others.. I know the last one is hard.. I struggle with that one.. I want so much for this to happen faster.. but we can be thankful to God for our tool and that is is working.. no matter how fast..  I am beginning to pray for patience...lol... which I seem to lack when it comes to my weight loss..

Keep up the good work.. It is work and not easy but we all can do this... I know you are a strong willed person from reading your posts and comments and you CAN do this.. YOU ARE GOING TO SUCCEED, no matter how fast or how slow is it still success.......

huggs...

Thanks Teresa!   Yeah, I am hanging in there.  Right now, I'm at a conference in Raleigh...will be here all week.  So far, the eating is going very well, but having trouble finding time to walk, and I didn't sleep worth a flip last night.  So, we'll see what this week brings!  Thanks for the hug!  connie