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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to check in again, though I think I’m talking to myself at this point! Mid 40s 5’6” woman. Back on track this week and I’m down to 139 lbs, for a total of 40 lost. Feels harder and harder to get these pounds off the more I lose. But I feel great, I love the new clothes I’ve gotten, I can run! Me! Run! A lot. I no longer gasp for breath during a fitness class, my chronic asthma is easier to deal with, my BMI is into the normal range. I’m going to keep trying to get down to 135, but I’m not going to beat myself up if I can’t get there.

I’m impressed by your progress — and by your attitude! It’s good, I think, that you’re not going to obsess about the numbers on the scale — but celebrate how you feel, and the joys that you’re experiencing with exercise.

Thanks. I’ve struggled with weight my whole adult life. I know how to lose weight, but have at times over the last 25 years let the weight creep on, then I take it off again because I get out of the habits needed to maintain. Also, in previous iterations of my weight loss journey I never added in exercise beyond walking. And I can be a bit of a perfectionist as well as competitive even with myself, so the Apple Watch I got to kick all this off has been an extreme motivator to me. I want to close my rings. And if I could cover 10 miles yesterday, why not 11 today? Or I moved for 100 minutes yesterday, why not 110 today? I’m hoping that these additional tools at disposal this go around will help me do better. The whole Covid thing combined with simultaneous illness for a parent and an IL plus a long term job loss for my spouse really through me for a loop and I basically just gave trying to do anything more than keep my job and deal with virtual school for 2 years and got way way off track.

I hear you on the weight creep. To maintain a lower weight I need to be vigilant about food, exercise, sleep, and stress management— which means that with chronic stressors, it’s easy to gain it back. It’s not eating large quantities that does it for me — it’s eating small quantities consistently. I’m glad that you’ve found some helpful tools! It sounds like you’ve been doing a lot caring for and supporting your family. I hope you’re also able to build in some treats for yourself. For me, treats have included swimming — which I love, yoga classes, and relaxing time in the sauna. It really was a revelation to me to find treats that also supported my weight loss journey, while still feeling like genuine treats.

tldr: Yay PP!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to check in again, though I think I’m talking to myself at this point! Mid 40s 5’6” woman. Back on track this week and I’m down to 139 lbs, for a total of 40 lost. Feels harder and harder to get these pounds off the more I lose. But I feel great, I love the new clothes I’ve gotten, I can run! Me! Run! A lot. I no longer gasp for breath during a fitness class, my chronic asthma is easier to deal with, my BMI is into the normal range. I’m going to keep trying to get down to 135, but I’m not going to beat myself up if I can’t get there.

Congrats, you!!! That's so fantastic, and not just reaching your number goal but all the extras you're getting with it! Great job sticking with it even through the literal ups and downs, ha. I'm PP above who had 16 pounds left to lose to get to 155, and I'm down to 14 pounds left there, and maybe I will get there in January (but then again there's Thanksgiving and Christmas so...maybe a little later). But my goal is getting closer! I'm also wondering whether I should aim a little lower, but I also don't want to fall into the trap of ultimately getting disgusted with resetting the bar trying to go lower and lower. That said, I know I won't be able to just put the diet away and go back to eating the way I ate two years ago, which was unhealthy.

Congratulations again for getting to that 40 lbs goal and for taking fitness classes and running and all of that! Go you, you rock!

Great job to you too! I didn’t reset my goals until I got to each one. So I set my first one at 30 lbs because I knew I could do that as it was within a couple pounds either way of my weight most of my adult life. After I got there, I reevaluated to see how I felt about the whole package, fitness-wise, health wise, and how I looked and decided to aim for another 10lbs. When I reached that toward the end of last week, I did the same thing. I’m happy where I am, but if I can, I will try for my next goal, which at 4lbs seems way less daunting given the amount lost already. 22% of my body weight is gone!

You can do it, as I’ve come up against things that make it harder to lose like vacations or company in town, I focus on just maintaining for those weeks knowing that I can’t let slower progress bog me down. Good luck!

Wow that’s amazing. I have never lost weight that quickly. Honestly I’m very frustrated with myself after the past week. Trying to buckle back down but I’m so tired…youngest has RSV and no one is sleeping at all.

Weight loss when you are in charge of young kids is HARD. Those kids are demanding, especially when you've got a sick child, and on top of that you have interrupted sleep. I did notice that I had better luck with my weight loss when I was able to get uninterrupted sleep rather than the shorter nights I was getting when I gained all the weight due to work deadlines. Just a note to hang in there til things get better, hope your youngest feels better soon!

Thank you. I keep feeling like things are getting easier and I have energy for myself again and then life throws us a curveball and I’m barely surviving and throwing carbs in my mouth as I clean up vomit or do work super late at night because I was out all day with a sick kid. But I’ve had young kids for like 7 years (I have a big gap, not tons of kids) and a DH who works a lot and I just worry it’s not going to get any easier because once I’m no longer exhausted my metabolism will have tanked even more. It’s hard to find the right balance of not giving up when things are hard and not beating myself up unnecessarily.

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This thread is amazing! I am so inspired and happy for you PPs. I started trying to shed my 4 year old baby weight (I see you PP!) for hopefully the final time at the beginning of the month. I’m tall (5’8”). I’d like to get back in the mid 140s (I was 138 when I got pregnant with baby 2) and build a lot more strength. I am not strong today.

I started at 154.7 on Oct 1. I was stalled between 150-155 for the last few years. I cut out alcohol and have been trying to count calories, so lost a lot of bloat quickly but lazy counting on weekends probably slowed me down. Today was the first day this month where I worked out (Peloton strength) and I feel great! CW: 150.8 lbs. I’d like to get to the 140s by November 1 and do something active every day between now and then.

I’ve also been shocked at how much better I feel without alcohol. I was on a 1-2 drink a night kick for most of the pandemic and I realized that when I don’t drink I don’t wake up at 2 am wide awake every night. I’m going to keep this up, perhaps deciding in advance each week when I will have *a* drink (like a dinner party or happy hour vs alone watching Netflix).

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is amazing! I am so inspired and happy for you PPs. I started trying to shed my 4 year old baby weight (I see you PP!) for hopefully the final time at the beginning of the month. I’m tall (5’8”). I’d like to get back in the mid 140s (I was 138 when I got pregnant with baby 2) and build a lot more strength. I am not strong today.

I started at 154.7 on Oct 1. I was stalled between 150-155 for the last few years. I cut out alcohol and have been trying to count calories, so lost a lot of bloat quickly but lazy counting on weekends probably slowed me down. Today was the first day this month where I worked out (Peloton strength) and I feel great! CW: 150.8 lbs. I’d like to get to the 140s by November 1 and do something active every day between now and then.

I’ve also been shocked at how much better I feel without alcohol. I was on a 1-2 drink a night kick for most of the pandemic and I realized that when I don’t drink I don’t wake up at 2 am wide awake every night. I’m going to keep this up, perhaps deciding in advance each week when I will have *a* drink (like a dinner party or happy hour vs alone watching Netflix).

Welcome! It sounds like you’re making great progress! Is there a reason you’re focusing on weight more than strength? I get that it’s both — just wondering what metrics you might be using in addition to the scale. I like your plan to do SOMETHING active every day. I’d like to own that as a goal too.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is amazing! I am so inspired and happy for you PPs. I started trying to shed my 4 year old baby weight (I see you PP!) for hopefully the final time at the beginning of the month. I’m tall (5’8”). I’d like to get back in the mid 140s (I was 138 when I got pregnant with baby 2) and build a lot more strength. I am not strong today.

I started at 154.7 on Oct 1. I was stalled between 150-155 for the last few years. I cut out alcohol and have been trying to count calories, so lost a lot of bloat quickly but lazy counting on weekends probably slowed me down. Today was the first day this month where I worked out (Peloton strength) and I feel great! CW: 150.8 lbs. I’d like to get to the 140s by November 1 and do something active every day between now and then.

I’ve also been shocked at how much better I feel without alcohol. I was on a 1-2 drink a night kick for most of the pandemic and I realized that when I don’t drink I don’t wake up at 2 am wide awake every night. I’m going to keep this up, perhaps deciding in advance each week when I will have *a* drink (like a dinner party or happy hour vs alone watching Netflix).

Welcome! It sounds like you’re making great progress! Is there a reason you’re focusing on weight more than strength? I get that it’s both — just wondering what metrics you might be using in addition to the scale. I like your plan to do SOMETHING active every day. I’d like to own that as a goal too.

Hm, well, I think probably because that’s the only way I have gotten in shape before, the focus on a few pounds. My pants and most of my wardrobe don’t fit easily (losing 5 would fix that), I’d like to lose my double chin and some belly fat so I equate that with a few pounds. My happiest weight was around 140. But, I have never been focused on strength before so if I can get all of those things and still weigh 150 or even more then I’m all for it. Good question- PP.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to check in again, though I think I’m talking to myself at this point! Mid 40s 5’6” woman. Back on track this week and I’m down to 139 lbs, for a total of 40 lost. Feels harder and harder to get these pounds off the more I lose. But I feel great, I love the new clothes I’ve gotten, I can run! Me! Run! A lot. I no longer gasp for breath during a fitness class, my chronic asthma is easier to deal with, my BMI is into the normal range. I’m going to keep trying to get down to 135, but I’m not going to beat myself up if I can’t get there.

Congrats, you!!! That's so fantastic, and not just reaching your number goal but all the extras you're getting with it! Great job sticking with it even through the literal ups and downs, ha. I'm PP above who had 16 pounds left to lose to get to 155, and I'm down to 14 pounds left there, and maybe I will get there in January (but then again there's Thanksgiving and Christmas so...maybe a little later). But my goal is getting closer! I'm also wondering whether I should aim a little lower, but I also don't want to fall into the trap of ultimately getting disgusted with resetting the bar trying to go lower and lower. That said, I know I won't be able to just put the diet away and go back to eating the way I ate two years ago, which was unhealthy.

Congratulations again for getting to that 40 lbs goal and for taking fitness classes and running and all of that! Go you, you rock!

Great job to you too! I didn’t reset my goals until I got to each one. So I set my first one at 30 lbs because I knew I could do that as it was within a couple pounds either way of my weight most of my adult life. After I got there, I reevaluated to see how I felt about the whole package, fitness-wise, health wise, and how I looked and decided to aim for another 10lbs. When I reached that toward the end of last week, I did the same thing. I’m happy where I am, but if I can, I will try for my next goal, which at 4lbs seems way less daunting given the amount lost already. 22% of my body weight is gone!

You can do it, as I’ve come up against things that make it harder to lose like vacations or company in town, I focus on just maintaining for those weeks knowing that I can’t let slower progress bog me down. Good luck!

Wow that’s amazing. I have never lost weight that quickly. Honestly I’m very frustrated with myself after the past week. Trying to buckle back down but I’m so tired…youngest has RSV and no one is sleeping at all.

Weight loss when you are in charge of young kids is HARD. Those kids are demanding, especially when you've got a sick child, and on top of that you have interrupted sleep. I did notice that I had better luck with my weight loss when I was able to get uninterrupted sleep rather than the shorter nights I was getting when I gained all the weight due to work deadlines. Just a note to hang in there til things get better, hope your youngest feels better soon!

Thank you. I keep feeling like things are getting easier and I have energy for myself again and then life throws us a curveball and I’m barely surviving and throwing carbs in my mouth as I clean up vomit or do work super late at night because I was out all day with a sick kid. But I’ve had young kids for like 7 years (I have a big gap, not tons of kids) and a DH who works a lot and I just worry it’s not going to get any easier because once I’m no longer exhausted my metabolism will have tanked even more. It’s hard to find the right balance of not giving up when things are hard and not beating myself up unnecessarily.

Sleep train. Unless your kid is 3 months old there’s no excuse.

Stroller walks too.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to check in again, though I think I’m talking to myself at this point! Mid 40s 5’6” woman. Back on track this week and I’m down to 139 lbs, for a total of 40 lost. Feels harder and harder to get these pounds off the more I lose. But I feel great, I love the new clothes I’ve gotten, I can run! Me! Run! A lot. I no longer gasp for breath during a fitness class, my chronic asthma is easier to deal with, my BMI is into the normal range. I’m going to keep trying to get down to 135, but I’m not going to beat myself up if I can’t get there.

Congrats, you!!! That's so fantastic, and not just reaching your number goal but all the extras you're getting with it! Great job sticking with it even through the literal ups and downs, ha. I'm PP above who had 16 pounds left to lose to get to 155, and I'm down to 14 pounds left there, and maybe I will get there in January (but then again there's Thanksgiving and Christmas so...maybe a little later). But my goal is getting closer! I'm also wondering whether I should aim a little lower, but I also don't want to fall into the trap of ultimately getting disgusted with resetting the bar trying to go lower and lower. That said, I know I won't be able to just put the diet away and go back to eating the way I ate two years ago, which was unhealthy.

Congratulations again for getting to that 40 lbs goal and for taking fitness classes and running and all of that! Go you, you rock!

Great job to you too! I didn’t reset my goals until I got to each one. So I set my first one at 30 lbs because I knew I could do that as it was within a couple pounds either way of my weight most of my adult life. After I got there, I reevaluated to see how I felt about the whole package, fitness-wise, health wise, and how I looked and decided to aim for another 10lbs. When I reached that toward the end of last week, I did the same thing. I’m happy where I am, but if I can, I will try for my next goal, which at 4lbs seems way less daunting given the amount lost already. 22% of my body weight is gone!

You can do it, as I’ve come up against things that make it harder to lose like vacations or company in town, I focus on just maintaining for those weeks knowing that I can’t let slower progress bog me down. Good luck!

Wow that’s amazing. I have never lost weight that quickly. Honestly I’m very frustrated with myself after the past week. Trying to buckle back down but I’m so tired…youngest has RSV and no one is sleeping at all.

Weight loss when you are in charge of young kids is HARD. Those kids are demanding, especially when you've got a sick child, and on top of that you have interrupted sleep. I did notice that I had better luck with my weight loss when I was able to get uninterrupted sleep rather than the shorter nights I was getting when I gained all the weight due to work deadlines. Just a note to hang in there til things get better, hope your youngest feels better soon!

Thank you. I keep feeling like things are getting easier and I have energy for myself again and then life throws us a curveball and I’m barely surviving and throwing carbs in my mouth as I clean up vomit or do work super late at night because I was out all day with a sick kid. But I’ve had young kids for like 7 years (I have a big gap, not tons of kids) and a DH who works a lot and I just worry it’s not going to get any easier because once I’m no longer exhausted my metabolism will have tanked even more. It’s hard to find the right balance of not giving up when things are hard and not beating myself up unnecessarily.

This is SO hard OP. That cycle of staying up with sick kids, plus late night work hours got me too. Honestly it took until my youngest kid was 4 when I could focus more on myself. I’m sure someone will chime in with their glorious story of losing weight while raising quintuplets or something, but until you can leave the kids to play independently, it just doesn’t seem to happen. Good luck though, sending you some positive vibes!

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Mid 40s 5’6” woman checking in a day early this week as I’ll be out of town for the next 5 days with no access to a scale! I’m down another lb this week for a total of 41 gone. I upped my running again this week and am now doing 7 miles on running days. Coming from running nothing at all 6 months ago I’m astounded at being able to do so. This coming week will be another one where I’m aiming to maintain while being around all sorts of yummy temptation inducing food. But I know I need to work on making good choices along with indulging a bit and being able to maintain, so I’ll look at it as a challenge to put all my skills to the test.

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Anonymous wrote:Just weighed in today. I'm on a total weight loss journey of 25 lbs. Since the beginning of the summer I have already lost 7, so 18 left. I'm .5 lower than last week, so total loss of 7.5, 17.5 left to go. (52 years old).

This is me, total loss of 8 now, 17 left to go. Very slow path, but at least in the right direction. I'm not being too diligent--basically eating the amount that would sustain my target weight on most days and eating less than that 2-3 days a week. I'm also trying different ways to amp up my usual walking routine by adding in some faster activity and some minor weight training (just at home with hand weights and body weight like push-ups, planks, squats and lunges).

I've not reported much, but this is me again, total lost of 15.5 lbs now since the beginning of summer. 9.5 left to go (nice to see that number drop out of the double digits!).

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to check in again, though I think I’m talking to myself at this point! Mid 40s 5’6” woman. Back on track this week and I’m down to 139 lbs, for a total of 40 lost. Feels harder and harder to get these pounds off the more I lose. But I feel great, I love the new clothes I’ve gotten, I can run! Me! Run! A lot. I no longer gasp for breath during a fitness class, my chronic asthma is easier to deal with, my BMI is into the normal range. I’m going to keep trying to get down to 135, but I’m not going to beat myself up if I can’t get there.

Congrats, you!!! That's so fantastic, and not just reaching your number goal but all the extras you're getting with it! Great job sticking with it even through the literal ups and downs, ha. I'm PP above who had 16 pounds left to lose to get to 155, and I'm down to 14 pounds left there, and maybe I will get there in January (but then again there's Thanksgiving and Christmas so...maybe a little later). But my goal is getting closer! I'm also wondering whether I should aim a little lower, but I also don't want to fall into the trap of ultimately getting disgusted with resetting the bar trying to go lower and lower. That said, I know I won't be able to just put the diet away and go back to eating the way I ate two years ago, which was unhealthy.

Congratulations again for getting to that 40 lbs goal and for taking fitness classes and running and all of that! Go you, you rock!

Great job to you too! I didn’t reset my goals until I got to each one. So I set my first one at 30 lbs because I knew I could do that as it was within a couple pounds either way of my weight most of my adult life. After I got there, I reevaluated to see how I felt about the whole package, fitness-wise, health wise, and how I looked and decided to aim for another 10lbs. When I reached that toward the end of last week, I did the same thing. I’m happy where I am, but if I can, I will try for my next goal, which at 4lbs seems way less daunting given the amount lost already. 22% of my body weight is gone!

You can do it, as I’ve come up against things that make it harder to lose like vacations or company in town, I focus on just maintaining for those weeks knowing that I can’t let slower progress bog me down. Good luck!

Wow that’s amazing. I have never lost weight that quickly. Honestly I’m very frustrated with myself after the past week. Trying to buckle back down but I’m so tired…youngest has RSV and no one is sleeping at all.

Weight loss when you are in charge of young kids is HARD. Those kids are demanding, especially when you've got a sick child, and on top of that you have interrupted sleep. I did notice that I had better luck with my weight loss when I was able to get uninterrupted sleep rather than the shorter nights I was getting when I gained all the weight due to work deadlines. Just a note to hang in there til things get better, hope your youngest feels better soon!

Thank you. I keep feeling like things are getting easier and I have energy for myself again and then life throws us a curveball and I’m barely surviving and throwing carbs in my mouth as I clean up vomit or do work super late at night because I was out all day with a sick kid. But I’ve had young kids for like 7 years (I have a big gap, not tons of kids) and a DH who works a lot and I just worry it’s not going to get any easier because once I’m no longer exhausted my metabolism will have tanked even more. It’s hard to find the right balance of not giving up when things are hard and not beating myself up unnecessarily.

Sleep train. Unless your kid is 3 months old there’s no excuse.

Stroller walks too.

I’m going to get up with my kid when they are vomiting multiple times during the night, thanks. Obviously it’s not all the time but the summer and fall have been UNREAL for illness for my preschooler- worse even than the first year of daycare. That was kind of the point, I do really well for a couple of weeks and then we have nights where I’m literally sleeping 4 hours a night on the kids floor and I get so discouraged.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to check in again, though I think I’m talking to myself at this point! Mid 40s 5’6” woman. Back on track this week and I’m down to 139 lbs, for a total of 40 lost. Feels harder and harder to get these pounds off the more I lose. But I feel great, I love the new clothes I’ve gotten, I can run! Me! Run! A lot. I no longer gasp for breath during a fitness class, my chronic asthma is easier to deal with, my BMI is into the normal range. I’m going to keep trying to get down to 135, but I’m not going to beat myself up if I can’t get there.

Congrats, you!!! That's so fantastic, and not just reaching your number goal but all the extras you're getting with it! Great job sticking with it even through the literal ups and downs, ha. I'm PP above who had 16 pounds left to lose to get to 155, and I'm down to 14 pounds left there, and maybe I will get there in January (but then again there's Thanksgiving and Christmas so...maybe a little later). But my goal is getting closer! I'm also wondering whether I should aim a little lower, but I also don't want to fall into the trap of ultimately getting disgusted with resetting the bar trying to go lower and lower. That said, I know I won't be able to just put the diet away and go back to eating the way I ate two years ago, which was unhealthy.

Congratulations again for getting to that 40 lbs goal and for taking fitness classes and running and all of that! Go you, you rock!

Great job to you too! I didn’t reset my goals until I got to each one. So I set my first one at 30 lbs because I knew I could do that as it was within a couple pounds either way of my weight most of my adult life. After I got there, I reevaluated to see how I felt about the whole package, fitness-wise, health wise, and how I looked and decided to aim for another 10lbs. When I reached that toward the end of last week, I did the same thing. I’m happy where I am, but if I can, I will try for my next goal, which at 4lbs seems way less daunting given the amount lost already. 22% of my body weight is gone!

You can do it, as I’ve come up against things that make it harder to lose like vacations or company in town, I focus on just maintaining for those weeks knowing that I can’t let slower progress bog me down. Good luck!

Wow that’s amazing. I have never lost weight that quickly. Honestly I’m very frustrated with myself after the past week. Trying to buckle back down but I’m so tired…youngest has RSV and no one is sleeping at all.

Weight loss when you are in charge of young kids is HARD. Those kids are demanding, especially when you've got a sick child, and on top of that you have interrupted sleep. I did notice that I had better luck with my weight loss when I was able to get uninterrupted sleep rather than the shorter nights I was getting when I gained all the weight due to work deadlines. Just a note to hang in there til things get better, hope your youngest feels better soon!

Thank you. I keep feeling like things are getting easier and I have energy for myself again and then life throws us a curveball and I’m barely surviving and throwing carbs in my mouth as I clean up vomit or do work super late at night because I was out all day with a sick kid. But I’ve had young kids for like 7 years (I have a big gap, not tons of kids) and a DH who works a lot and I just worry it’s not going to get any easier because once I’m no longer exhausted my metabolism will have tanked even more. It’s hard to find the right balance of not giving up when things are hard and not beating myself up unnecessarily.

Sleep train. Unless your kid is 3 months old there’s no excuse.

Stroller walks too.

I’m going to get up with my kid when they are vomiting multiple times during the night, thanks. Obviously it’s not all the time but the summer and fall have been UNREAL for illness for my preschooler- worse even than the first year of daycare. That was kind of the point, I do really well for a couple of weeks and then we have nights where I’m literally sleeping 4 hours a night on the kids floor and I get so discouraged.

+1. It is hard. Andsleep training isn't for everybody. It wasn't for us. I totally feel you with the carbs and the direct line to the mouth thing!!

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Anonymous wrote:Just weighed in today. I'm on a total weight loss journey of 25 lbs. Since the beginning of the summer I have already lost 7, so 18 left. I'm .5 lower than last week, so total loss of 7.5, 17.5 left to go. (52 years old).

This is me, total loss of 8 now, 17 left to go. Very slow path, but at least in the right direction. I'm not being too diligent--basically eating the amount that would sustain my target weight on most days and eating less than that 2-3 days a week. I'm also trying different ways to amp up my usual walking routine by adding in some faster activity and some minor weight training (just at home with hand weights and body weight like push-ups, planks, squats and lunges).

I've not reported much, but this is me again, total lost of 15.5 lbs now since the beginning of summer. 9.5 left to go (nice to see that number drop out of the double digits!).

Great work! You can do it!

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Ok today is going to be another tough, exhausting day. I am pledging here not to cope with sugar and junk. I can do it. I am not going to derail myself.

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YOU CAN DO IT! Stay strong and come out on the other side!

I am coming off a tedious two weeks of gaining and losing the same two pounds over and over. Am finally at my lowest weight in several years and ready to keep going lower. I have another 12 pounds to lose and hope to get there by February maybe. Just had/have to trust that if I kept going and didn't give in the pounds would keep coming off and I will eventually get there.

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I just keep getting stalled out at my “lowest” weight (I’ve been bouncing between 156 and 150 since my kid was born). I am trying to drop another 5-10. I think I need to move more - I sit a lot for work and don’t move much on many days - and stop eating the dang Halloween candy.