April 13 - 171 lbs - I lost 1.4 lbs. I did very good with my eating yesterday. I have increased my water intake from 8 cups to 10 cups a day. I did squeeze in a workout this morning.

I know how you feel Raymh about your hubby. I think my husband doubts I am able to reach my goal since I've been stuck in the 170's so long. I am determined to prove him wrong! LOL

Congrats Shy on maintaining at 139 lbs!!!

@shy- thank u sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much dear, i am so thankful to u,

@simba- thank u dear for understanding

beautiful gals u dont know how much ur support means to me

14th april 2013-- 88 kg
lost just 100gm, while i had expected 500 gms

my body is behaving like crazy , i think it is retaining water, i am thinking of using diuretic, i can go to any length to lose weight

Raymh... I think you should strive for another perfect day. Then you'll notice the weight come off more. Sometimes it takes a few days of perfect eating to show a drastic drop in weight. For some reason, the body doesn't want to let go of the weight that easily.

april 14,
I think I'm seeing things. I thought I saw 138.0 lbs on the scale and couldn't believe it so I stepped on agian and saw that it was 139.0 lbs. I stepped on again just to make sure and it was still 139.0 lbs!

I'm going to try to be good today while I finish cleaning up the 'stuff'' I have all over the house. I have to cook as well.... looks like DH might be bringing his cousin with him!
I'm going to be so busy with all this and helping the kids with their homework. For some reason, they never seem to want to do it on Saturdays and leave everything for Sundays.

wish me luck in finishing everything on time.

Woo hoo!!!
Okay girls.... Simba, you are out of the 172's and into the 171's. I want you to get it down to 170 or 169 by the weekend/wedding! You can do it. 169 would be great because you'll be out of the 170's.

Raymh: You are already down to the 88's. I also want you to get into the 87's or 86's by the weekend. You can do it. The only way to go is down!!!!

This way you girls can show you hubby that you can do it. Suddenly you'll notice their support and appreciation. They'll realize that you CAN do it and then they'll show interest.

Of course, feel free to lose more than I suggested! lol.

April 15

Yay. I dropped 0.5 lb overnight! It is so hard to lose now. My body wants to hold onto everything. I thought I would have lost yesterday and I didn't. I thought I would have lost more than 0.5 lb but I didn't. I had so many days of perfect eating that I was sure i would have lost more.
Oh well. At least I lost 0.5 lb! I getting myself some wiggle room so I can enjoy my b-day party and cake. That way, when I gain, hopefully I will still be around the 140 mark and not go over! It was a real $%^& to get rid of those last two pounds. I don't want to go down that road again.

Good luck ladies.

@shy- i am sooooooooooooooooooooooo happy for u, it seems u will soon reach to 130 lbs, and that should be ur next goal, what is ur height dear?

15 april 2013-- things are going very bad for me, due to such bad results yesterday, i didnt do any efforts yesterday, also i had very very bad fight with my husband

i will take ur advice and will once again start my efforts, didn't weigh myself today.

I literally had an overnight guest. She came late, slept, woke up and we spent 2 1/2 hours together while I was making the kids lunch and getting them off to school. Then we enjoyed a cup of tea together before I had to get her to the train station. Short and sweet.... I wish it could have been longer.

The up side is that my house is clean and I can take the rest of the week easy. I am not opening up any more boxes for some time. I still need to deal with a few items... I'll get that done in the next two days. Then I am going for a birthday dinner to MIL (there's actually 5 of us celebrating a b-day in April). The date keeps changing because my daughter has a commitment at school on Thurs evening and BIL and SIL want to head back to the States on Friday... God forbid that they should stay Friday night and head out Saturday making it easier for the rest of us. Soooooo, looks like the birthday dinner is going to be on Wednesday night. Great. My kids are in school. I guess I'm going to have to pick them up from school and head straight out. It's one hour away. We have to come back at a decent time 'cause the kids have school the next day.

It's going to be a crazy week. After the dinner, either on Wednesday or Thursday, BIL is coming with kid(s) and maybe SIL to check out some universities around here. Sooooo, my second set of guests for the week. lol.

This is the SIL that I want to show off to. I just want her to be envious. Let's see if she says anything about the weightloss.
I realized that I have some tops that are too blousy and loose looking. I'm going shopping either tonight or tomorrow to buy a nice top... one that flatters my figure.... just to make her green with envy! I don't want to give her the option of not noticing! lol.

Raymh.... my height is 5'5". I think I would be happy with 135.0lbs. I wouldn't look much different than I do now except that I might just look a little more toned. But I'll achieve that more with exercise! I would love to be 130.0lbs but I'm happy where I am. I can't imagine where I would lose it.
You never know though. Let me reach 135.0lbs first and then I will reassess it. Thanks for caring.

Raymh... sorry to hear about your hard day. It's hard. I know. It's always easy to fall back on food as a comfort. However, this is a new you, a new mindset...... you should not allow yourself to fall back into those habits. You should stop and tell yourself that you are fighting for a better lifestyle change and a healthier you. Those types of days should motivate you into proving something to yourself that you can do it.
You need a few days of perfect eating to see the weight fall off. DO NOT FALL OFF THE WAGON! You are working so hard to get to where you are..... don't jeopardize it. Don't be discouraged that you didn't lose as much as you hoped to and then not care what you do the next day. In fact, you should care because your commitment will only show you a dramatic weight loss as your body starts to kick into gear!

Sorry about the fight with your hubby. I hope that things have worked themselves out. If you need someone to talk to or just to listen, feel free to post and I'll listen/offer support.
I'm sure Simba would be very supportive as well! We're here for you!

@shy- soooooooooooooooooo sweeeeeeeet of u dear, i think god has made u with butter, sugar, candies and chocolate, it is so good to read ur posts, ur husband is a lucky guy that he has got 24hrs to live with u everyday, i wish i could meet u in person

fight with my hubby seems to be resolved, and it has given me double motivation, u see my hubby cares very little about me, off course when i am not caring for me then how can i expect others to care and bother, so i want him to care for me and all that stuff (hardships of life has beaten the romantic person inside me really hard)
so i am doubling my efforts, yesterday i reasearched about atkins diet, in past too i have achieved very good results with combination of high protien, low fat and low carb diet with tons of dancing

so from today onwards i am trying eggetarian high protein diet with lots of green tea, with excercise and dancing,
also i am buying a trade mill too, earlier i was worried about the expenditure but now the burning desire to lose weight and look fit has won over the worry of expenditure, so today trade mill comes in our home and will sit beside my stationary bicycle and eliptical and will help me shed that fat

16 april 2013-- 87.7 kg
in morning did 5 km stationary cycle and 500 step eliptical, 10 minutes bollywood dancing and had one full glass of hot green tea

today i have started high protein diet, in morning i had
2 boiled omlettes with one glass of hot green tea,
then i made soya poha with soya chura (coarse broken soya nuggets) and cottage cheese plus one egg with indian spices, one onion and some garlics
i had this poha with some cheese spread and 1 spoon peanut butter
then i had 2 egg omlette
then one spoon crunchy peanut butter
i also took one fat burner capsule and one multivitamin

@Raymh, You sound very motivated!! You can do this...you have to just stay focused! I am also trying to follow a low carb meal plan. I drink green tea as well, but I usually put ice cubes in mine. It's hard for me to drink it hot. It is supposed to help to boost metabolism plus all the other health benefits

@Shy, you are really on the roll!! Congrats on losing another .5 lbs!! Your SIL will be green with envy!

I am still at 171 lbs. I am determined to be out of the 170's by Friday. I am on a mission girls...wish me luck!

Yippee!!!
It's my birthday today and I'm maintaining at 138.5 lbs!!! There's room for cake and a nice meal. If I gain, it won't be so bad!
My birthday celebrations are being held tomorrow night in another town. Sigh. See above for more details. lol.

@Raymh; What a wonderfully sweet thing to say. You are making me blush. Your lovely words are a great birthday present to me. Thanks.
And look at you! You're into the 87's. Simba is right. You have such a drive and motivation now. You will do this. Just stay focused. No matter what.

@Simba: You will be out of the 170's by Friday. You also have such drive and motivation. You will do it. I can't wait to hear all about the wedding and how you made your grand entrance!
Thanks for the kind words. I hope my SIL will be green with envy! I feel so mean when i think this way but... she has it coming. I'm going to go out this afternoon and treat myself to a new top to wear tomorrow. It has to be just right.

**Okay... we can do this girls.... we can all have our just desserts! WE deserve it. We deserve it for ourselves..... no one else helped us get here. WE did it on our own. We can bathe in the compliments that rightly come our way.
Good luck.

@shy- happy birthday to u, happy birthday to u happy birthday to u happy birthday to u happy birthday to u dear shy happy birthday to u
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U
LOTS OF LOVE, HUGS AND BEST WISHES
actually ur predictions are working good for me eg. that i will be in 87 or 86 by weekend, this keeps me motivated

@simba- thank u very much dear and u will be really below 170 by this weekend

17 april 2013- 87.5 kg
this protien diet didnt work with me, i will stick to my usual diet

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SHY!!! I hope you had an awesome day! Enjoy yourself at your birthday celebration tonight or tomorrow night!!

@Raymh, you WILL be at 86 kg this weekend. You are doing great!!

I am at 170.4 lbs this morning. I had a chance to go walking yesterday evening. Hopefully I can get a long walk in today too!

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, my dear friends!
It really means a lot.

The celebration is tonight. I've been out since the early morning getting a few things MIL wants and picking up one of the cakes! I just got home.
I still have to tidy up the house and put away the bits of clutter. Not to mention vaccuum and change the bed sheets.... I'm not sure if BIL is coming back with us after the party or if he'll come tomorrow!
I basically have three hours to do all that and have a shower and change! AAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

This morning I was 139.5 lbs. Up one pound. Water retention. It's the time of month.... started this morning.
It could also be from the fantastic dinner we went out for. I was going to cook and consider tonight as the celebration but, DH and the kids had something else in mind.
But hey.... you only have a birthday once a year!

Way to go girls.... I knew you could do it! You just have to focus and the weight will come off. You're both going to be exactly where I thought you'd be by this weekend.

Simba; I hope you get in that walk. You're doing fantastic. 160's here you come!
Raymh: I believe that you will be at the mid 80's for sure!

Tonight I see my SIL.... I'll definitely let you know how it went.

@simba-- u r soooooooo close to coming in circle of 160s, don't let this opportunity go

@shy-- it is good to know that ur b'day was gr8, and u must be proud that u achieved ur goal prior to ur b'day, we are also proud of u

18 april 2013- 87.8
yesterday i relaxed , i made yummy soya chunk pulao (spicey rice), and kaju paneer (cashew and cottage cheese in red tomato spicey and slightly sweet gravy), ate peanut butter, and 1 nd half motichoor laddoo (indian sweet )
excercised only in morning not in my night session, instead i played with my daughter barbie and steffi doll sets, i was neglecting her in my weight loss spree
so i ended up gaining 300 gms but thats ok because
1- it will increase my metabolic rate
2- my joints and muscles needed some rest
3- i needed to relax to gain the momentum back
4- i spent quality time with my daughter

today morning i followed RUJUTA DIVEKAR's advice and had half glass sweet rose milk (half glass milk with one and half tea spoon of rose crush syrup) and then 7 km stationary bicycle and 500 steps eliptical

i was confused yesterday that whether i should purchase a motorised treadmill (which is costing A LOT) or a home gym (for strength training) as i was thinking that i already have stationary bicycle and eliptical, treadmill will be another addition in cardio bunch, so i should go for a home gym, but after lot of thinking i have concluded that currently i need treadmill more then a home gym (though i know that i need both) to lose weight quickly , because i believe in measurable excercise , i need to add some kilometers of walking too in my regimen to shed the fab

i can not restrict my diet too much , as this oesn't work in long run, plus it slows down one's metabolic rate that ultimately leads to all the weight gained back so whenever i lose , i do it chiefly via excercise

i intend to gift myself a home gym, when i lose at least 10 kgs
so tread mill today u come

so who is this RUJUTA DIVEKAR, she is the most expensive (and most sensible too) dietitian of India, who made Kareena Kapoor size zero by making her EAT
yes ladies u r reading it right, she makes her clients eat, push them to excercise, no fad diet here and they get gr8 bodies

if u have time plz read her book DON'T LOSE YOUR MIND LOSE WEIGHT, it is the most sensible book i have ever read on dieting (and i am an avid reader and have tons of books on weight loss)