@shy-- plz check urself, u have lost all that fat after lots of efforts, now don't ruin it.

Wow!!!!!
You're doing fantastic Raymh!!!
Congratulations.... not only have you reached into the 86's, you've surpassed it and gone into the 85's!!! This was the first minigoal i set for you!!
You've done it. And now you're going at full speed ahead and will be in the 80's and 79's before you know it.

I'm so proud of you. Keep it up. Stay focused and do not sway.
You'll look fantastic at your brother's engagement.

I know of a few people who use myfitnesspal and they swear by it. It has changed their lives.

Now we need @Simba to chime back in and get focused to reach her mini goal of getting into the 160's! She did it before at the right time during the wedding, but now she needs to get back there.
Maybe she already is??

Thanks for the words of wisdom.... I am definitely keeping myself in check now. The summer is coming to an end and school starts in one week. I think when the kids are back into their routines, I will also fall into a routine and the weightloss will be easier to achieve.
It has been a very crazy summer around here. I enjoyed it and I ate to my hearts c ontent. I was doing fine until the last few weeks. Oh well. I'll get rid of it. HEy.... my clothes still fit.... they are just a little snug around the waist. They were a little big for me in the first place. lol

Weight; still 147.0 lbs

@shy- thank u soooooooooooooooooooo muh dear, u r a very precious friend for me

25 aug-- 85.4 kg

@Raymh: You deserve all the praises that you will be getting!
It's not easy to lose weight... it's hard work to get to a new lifestyle and it's hard work to stay there.
Your time has come.

Well..... I dropped one pound overnight! I'm excited. I wasn't really trying.
In fact, i went to a friends house for a barbeque yesterday and didn't watch what I was eating.

I'm off, again...spur of the moment trip, to the States for some back to school shopping! The kids really want to go. I'll be gone for a couple of days and I won't be able to post.
I'll be back for a few days and then I'll be off again on the long weekend for another barbeque (family).
...Then school starts on Tuesday!
OF course the summer has to go out with a bang... just like how the summer started... family, gatherings, parties, sleepovers!
lol

That one pound loss won't matter so much by the end of the week!
Seriously, I'll have to buckle down after school starts and things fall into a routine in my household.

Wednesday August 28
I'm back from my mini trip. We did lots of back to school shopping and it was successful.
However, we came back very late last night and there was construction and constant downpours the whole way home! I was driving slow because I wanted to be safe!

I weighed myself this morning and I was at 146.5 lbs... not bad.... I only gained 0.5 lbs!

@Raymh: Where are you?
@Simba: Where are you?

146.0lbs Dropped 0.5 lb!

I'm off again.... yup... this is the last time and then school starts on Tuesday.
I'm going to a gala dinner tonight and a family barbeque tomorrow. It's quite far away but it will be a nice end to summer.
I'll be back very late on Saturday night and will check in again on Sunday.... if I'm not too tired.

Things were hectic for the past 2 weeks. Kids started school on Monday...YES! lol So I can finally focus back on my fitness & eating plan.

Today I weighed in at 174 lbs. My mini goal is to be in the 160's for my birthday in Oct.

Hi Simba! It's good to see you back.
You'll reach your minigoal in no time! It's so much easier when the kids are back in school and a feeling or normalacy/routine takes over the house! lol
You're lucky.... my kids start on Tuesday. Two more days....
Actually I'm grateful for the two days as I still have to get some last minute things ready before the big day. I only have today... the stores are closed tomorrow!

I came back around two in the morning and had to force myself to get up this morning. My eyes wouldn't even open. lol
It's been busy, crazy, hectic all summer.....
I was so tired that I didn't weigh myself. I just wanted to come downstairs for a nice piping hot cup of tea!

I'll be back on track starting tomorrow.
I'm so sure that I gained even more weight. I'm going to try to increase my h2o consumption today... actually, I'm going to try and drink water period! I haven't been drinking water nearly as much as i should be. I know better but I haven't bothered.

I'll chat with you all tomorrow.

Okay..... I didn't drink any water. I was busy running around stores getting last minute supplies for school. I was hungry and couldn't find food or didn't have time to. The stores were going to close by 5pm or 6pm and I was stuck in lineups!
I ended up eating at 8:30pm. We had homemade pizza and I overate..... I was so hungry! I swear that I was dizzy throughout the day.

Anyways.... my weight was 148.0 lbs this morning. This is the reality check I was waiting for. Time to buckle down and get back to where I was. Funny thing though... my clothes are still fitting. They are fitting quite nicely which makes me aware that they were too big for me in the first place when I bought them for my vacation in February! I know some of the pants were hanging off of me then but I didn't realize how big they were! lol

One more day of holidays and then school starts tomorrow.

@Raymh: Where are you?

147.5 Down 0.5 lbs.
I wasn't trying but i'm glad that i'm down... The number looks less intimidating! lol

Today is the first day back to school and my house is so quiet!

I'll try my best to watch what i eat today. I have to get back on track and what better day than the first day back to routine.

Hmm.....
Apparently it's TOM and I didn't realize it. No wonder I've been retaining water and my weight is staying the same or going up!
Today I'm up 0.5 lbs to 148.0 lbs....
Hey... i've been busy and didn't realize it's TOM.... too busy.... hopefully the weight will fall off after TOM

TOM is slow to come. I have serious water retention issues this month!
My legs are sore and my ankles hurt... TOM is around the corner. lol

I have to watch what I'm eating during this time. I want to try to get a handle on things so that when TOM is over, I'll be in better shape.
OF course, that's all in theory. I'll probably crave ridiculous types of foods. It's been like that all summer... it will take a while for my body to start adjusting to the 'new' old way.

Tom is here.
I'm so tired..... I think it's a combination of all the things I've been up to lately. I need to slow down. I need things to start to come back to a routine.
Last night i went out of town for a bbq. It was a lot of fun and I met some new people.
Thank goodness it's TOM so I don't really know the damage I caused last night.
lol

Where is everybody?

So tired today.
I was helping the kids with homework yesterday and we ordered out for pizza. We also watched a movie.
I didn't really do much yet I'm tired.

Hmmm.......

@Simba and @Raymh: Where are you guys? It's getting lonely around here.

Didn't weigh myself this morning... it's still TOM.
I usually do weigh myself but it hasn't been normal around here for a while....
TOM seems to go on forever..... I've always secretly hated those girls who only have TOM for three or four days. lol

Although I haven't weighed in, I thought I'd check in and see what's going on.... and there's nothing! Where are you girls?????