Sept 10;
TOM and 148.0 lbs....
lol... I have a feeling that when TOM is over I'll still be at this weight!
Too much partying and too much indulging can do this to you. And BOY was it a summer of all that plus more!

One last hurrah is happening this weekend. I have out of town (country) guests who are coming for the weekend and we're all going to the local fall fair! There are lots of rides, displays, events and cotton candy. Did i mention the deep fried Mars bars??? Ymmm... they are so good!

What's a girl to do? Wait until this weekend passes and then start to do something about this weight? Or do I start now and hopefully lose some... that the weight I lose will be the weight I put on again???

Ah......

148.0 lbs
I think I will jump on the bandwagon today...Let's see if I can lose any weight by the weekend. Only to gain it back at the fair! lol

Hey... you gotta start somewhere right???

Okay... it's official.... TOM is over and my weight IS 148.0 lbs
I was at this weight in the beginning of January and managed to lose it and get to my goal by mid-February, just in time for my holiday! I was actually very close to my goal but my body didn't want to let go of that last pound, lol! Finally, on the day we left, I reached my goal weight!
Then I gained weight on the holiday.... then I lost it again... then I gained weight towards the end of summer.... and I will lose it again! I'm NOT going down that road again where I know I'm gaining weight and don't do anything about it until I've gained a lot of weight. I'm nipping this in the bud and I'm going to lose it again!
Hey.... only 8lbs to go to reach my goal.

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

Listen... we all gain weight... it's part of our learning process to a better lifestyle and a better and healthier body! Don't be discouraged if the scale is tipping the other way. We are not here to judge but rather to support one another! Unless, of course, you WANT us to judge!!!! lol

Friday Sept 13: 147.0.... down 1lb
Saturday Sept 14: 146.5.... down 0.5 lb

.... I'm getting there!
Only 6.5 lbs to go to reach my goal again.

*I'm going to a fall fair tomorrow..... let's see what damage I do.

Tuesday Sept 17: 147.0 lbs
I didn't do too much damage at the fair. However, I seem to have lost my momentum. I need to find it again.

Okay.
Seriously.
Where are you guys?
We are all busy but I find time in the day to post and say 'hi' to my friends.
Just let me know if this group is being dissolved and I'll go back to my journaling... like I was doing when I first joined DS a year ago .... until i found this group.

hello dear shy-- i have just opened the page to post that i won't be able to continue posting in the group regularly, because i find very little time while balancing my business, my special need daughter and all the household work so i can not be very regular on net.

I wish all the luck to shy and simba and we can continue to meet in general forums e.g. diet and weight maintenance. I will keep posting there whenever i find time.

and i congratulate once again to shy for her tremendous achievement of losing all the fat and i wish that she continues to look fabulous..........
amen

My weight has been going up & down between 173 - 176 lbs . Plan to go back to counting calories that is when I am most successful. Thanks for all the support Shy & Raymh!

See you guys in the diet forum! :)

Wow....
I was coming to post and saw both of your responses....
I was feeling bad about my last post and didn't get a chance to write about it yesterday...

I guess I was just feeling frustrated because no one was popping in now and then. I didn't mind if it was not regular but I just needed you guys to come by once in a while.
I understand that we are all busy but I thought we might be able to connect more often than we've been.
I'm terrible sorry if I've offended any of you. It was not my intention. I simply wanted to know if we should still continue... rather, if I should still post daily and chat with you all when you popped by?

I'm open to anything... just let me know your thoughts.
Once again, I'm sorry.

@DEAR SHY-- plz plz dont feel bad, i did not post the above post because of your post offended me, when i had opened the page it was my intention beforehand to post this,
and u have every right to feel frustrated because u r very sincere and were posting regularly nd i was feeling very bad for u that nobody is posting that is why it was my pre planned intention nd had nothing to do with ur post.

i can never be offended with ur post, u r too generous, kind and loving person,

i will try to peep in and will keep posting in other diet forums too, because i m very seriously trying to lose the fat as my brother's marriage is on january 28

i am counting cal and trying to remain in 1200 to 1700 cal in a zig zag pattern, today i am 88.2 kg

Hi Raymh (and Simba.. if you're still around)

I am still here and saw this message from Raymh but didn't get a chance to reply.
I've been so busy and I'm almost ast the point of 'normal' around here. I've been juggling three kids starting and ending times at three different schools. I find that I'm a taxi driver more than I'm gardening, cleaning up the house, doing laundry or just plain old shopping!
I find that I can only do one thing and that doesn't really get done in one day.... lol

I finally have things working for me...sort of... but it's the best it's going to be right now until I get into the groove of things.

I guess I was just feeling frustrated that I had gained a considerable amount of weight towards the end of summer and I needed the support to get back on the wagon. But you guys were not around! At the same time, I wasn't really committed to jump back on... I needed a push.

Yesterday I finally jumped back on and I'm here to stay. I don't want the weight to slowly creep back on and, before I know it, I'll be heavy again. So I finally did something about it.
I've been up and down like a yo-yo from day to day.
I believe that I was 148.5 lbs yesterday (or it could have been 148.0) but today I'm 147.0!
That's a drop of 1lb or 1.5 lb overnight!
I'm excited and I'm going to get back to where I was before!

I will still continue to post here.. please feel free to drop in when you can and let me know what's going on in your life and how you are all doing!
I need a place to catalogue my efforts and failures.... even if I'm only talking to myself!
All my information is already logged on here and I can go back for reference if I need to.

I hope that is fine with both of you?
I'll be here and I hope to see you guys around every now and then.

Good luck in achieving your goals.

147.0 lbs
I'm happy with the result.... why?.... because we ended up going out for supper. We ate awesome fish and chips (proper English style) and everything was deep fried! AND I ended up eating everything on my plate :(
I just couldn't stop ... the plate was filled with a heaping serving of fries with the fish lying on top! I also ate the entire 'pot' of tartar sauce... sigh...

Now you know why I am thrilled that I didn't gain any weight!

I hope to get in some gardening today. My yard is calling for attention as it's been pretty well neglected for the last part of the summer! I have weeds growing that some might mistake for plants! lol
Hey... at least the grass is cut!

It should be a nice day and I should be able to consume tons of water. I know that will help flush out the 'bad' stuff.

yay.... 146.5 lbs
I'm down 0.5 lb! I haven't seen this number for a while..... lol

I'm happy but I think i might have lost more if i got all my foods in. I just didn't have the time to eat more veggies. When I did have the time, it was 10pm and I was already nice and cozy watching tele and I didn't want to get up.

Here's to a better day.... after all, it does take time to fall back into a routine.

The human body surely works in strange ways...
Just when you think you're on a roll, the scale says differently!
I worked so hard on what I was eating. I tried to stay on track and i think I did. I even consumed more water than I normally do. I even spent my late afternoon until sunset digging and re-doing my edging for my huge flower bed. I used so many muscles that I forgot even existed..... I'm so sore this morning.

Yet.... the scale shows that I went up 0.5 lbs. I'm back to 147.0 lbs :(

Now I've just finished my morning cup of tea and I'm about to head out into the yard again. I have to rake in and smoothen out all these little piles of fresh dirt DH put all over. It got too dark and there were too many mosquitoes to continue.
DH just left to go out of town for the day and I'm left to do this chore!
I also have to take my kids for swimming lessons.
I also have to go to MIL's house by late afternoon and help her do some packing.

Crazy day ahead.....
I though of doing exercise while the kids are swimming but I think I'll be getting enough for the day. Ouch.

Hmmmm...... not too sure of my weight today. I had a hectic weekend helping a friend pack up and we ate out a lot. I was so exhausted this morning that I literally rolled out of bed and quickly started to get the kids ready for school.
I totally didn't have a chance to weigh myself first thing in the morning!
I'm pretty sure i gained weight.

October 1

Agh. 148.0 lbs.
Crazy what just one day/weekend can do to you.
I was doing so well on Friday.....

I will try my best today and hopefully get there.