Lee??? and Holiday Challenge Update 12/12

Yay...I am looking forward to getting back in full momentum. I am so glad to know its not just me...I am thinking its the season. Like we worked so hard all year that we are taking a break...

Oh hell I can justify it from now until eternity but for now...tis the season...we'll regroup after the holidays.

And YES we will make it TOGETHER!!! whoo hoo

Thanks for starting this post....the holiday challenge is uhhh.....challenging! I hit 149 the other day, then bumped up to 151...I feel puffy, so I'm chugging the water to see if I can get it back down to 149. If it's not there tomorrow, then I will change my status. So, I either have 2 or 4 pounds left to reach my goal. This last ten pounds is gonna be tough. Trying to get in one or two workouts each day to get there though.

Where or where is sweet Lee?

I feel like you r gonna make your g0al.....you go girl and cheer us on when you get there....

hopefully sweet Lee willl ck in with us soon....we all miss her... Liz

Thanks! I'm try to get there.....it's tough!

Well, I lost a couple of pounds and I'm down to 155, however who knows if I will make it to my goal of 150 by the first of the year. However,I am not going to stress as food will always be out there and I have to make the choice,good or bad. Today was my one year surgiversary and the dr said I was doing great. I feel great, I gave him a big hug and thanked him for saving my life.
Brenda

...sounds like your well on your way...you really look very thin=good!!!  and yes, this is a life saving event for many of us.... 

Liz

 Hey gang, I'm here!  I had said I'd be away until Monday and just never made it here last night.  This morning I was trying to get caught up and just missed this thread.  Liz, thanks for getting us going!

There's definitely no flaming happening around here.  We're all just trying to challenge ourselves and get as healthy as we can by the New Year.

I just spent 4 days eating hotel and restaurant food.  I'm up a pound and that means a pound further from my goal.  I'm hoping that some of this is sodium weight as the food was all seasoned way more than I'm used to.  That said, i was no angel and had more carbs than I'm used to.  When I went to WW last night I was up .8 ounces from last week.

I'm still off on exercise.  Over the weekend I had to resort to Motrin to get in any walking.  On the positive side of it, I started Physical Therapy at Kaiser today to see if they can help me find relief.  The therapist said the problem is my L4 in my back.  She gave me some pilate core exercises to do and suggested I try to ride the bike in the gym since walking is so painful.

On a more personal note, I was hoping to find a renewed romantic interest this weekend but it just didn't happen for me.  I found that I was only interested in friendship.  We did a lot of good tourist things whi*****luded walking in SF, walking on the beach and a fun trip to the redwoods.  

I'm back to my recovery being the most important thing for me!

Congratulations to everyone who is at or closer to their challenge goals.  You all ROCK!

Hi folks.  Haven't posted much lately... I'm in a real slump and it's not just the holidays.  My job has gone from being pretty yucky to downright miserable.  The company is not doing well and they keep taking things (holidays, etc) away from us.  The owner is doing some really stupid things and I see a demise on the horizon.  At almost 60, I'm scared to try for something else but I'm just gonna have to bite the bullet and do it.  

Having said that, my weight loss has suffered.  I don't know if you could call it a stall but I have not lost any appreciable weight in over 4 weeks.  I will bounce up 2 pounds and then back down again in a day or 2.  I have eaten some bad carbs but my overall consumption is down.  Just don't really want to eat.  I started out this morning drinking a protein drink.  I  really think my surgeon may be wrong about me NOT drinking protein drinks.  I am going to test it and see.

Another thing may be that the weight I am stalled at is the lowest weight I have been for almost 25 years.  It's like my body is saying, "no, you can't get below that."  I am upping my exercise (loving my Wii Fit.... I really get a good workout from that).  I am truly struggling and I know all of you will be supportive.  

The only plus I can find is that I am still losing inches and my clothes are showing it but I am almost 10 pounds from where I planned to be by Christmas.  HELP!

Kat     

Hi Kat,

Sorry to hear about your icky job situation, especially around the holidays.

Are you weighing and measuring your food? Are you using an online food tracking tool? I have found those two things to be very, very helpful and necessary for weight loss.

When my weight loss has slowed, I have usually noticed my clothes getting looser, so I know that I am losing inches. That has always helped me to feel better, especially when I can wear a smaller size.

Your stall will break. Try weighing and measuring your food and keepin a food journal. It really helps. How many calories/day are you eating? Are you getting enough protein?

Good Luck to you. It sounds very frustrating.

Hi Everyone,
  It sounds like we're all in this struggle together.  I'm sorry about all the toughness so many of you are experiencing.  I am, too, though I'm not sure exactly why.  
  I mean, I think I'm doing ok with my new weight goal.  It's quite possible that I'll make my holiday goal.  That would be good.  
  I'm just not feeling excited about it (or anything, really).  Weird.
  Anyway, thinking of all of you with the struggles you're facing.  

R