NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... ..................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... ..................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................238.6...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210..............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190..............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135..............................136........ ...................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... .....................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... ......................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)....116.7...........................116.7.................... .....112
esw..........................175..............................156.... ........................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ....................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4.........................107.6......... ..................107.6

Up almost a pound this week. I ate to plan with the usual IF so maybe it's just a correction from last week's 3 lb loss.

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... .................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................238.6...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................136........ ...................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)......116.7..........................116.7....................... ..112
esw..........................175..............................156.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ...............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................292.6.......... ..............280

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired, I want to be an active participant in my life,not a by-stander.
I'm late to the party, but I hope you'll welcome me in....

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... .................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................238.6...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................136........ ...................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)......116.7..........................116.7....................... ..112
esw..........................175..............................156.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ...............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................292.6.......... ..............280

No loss this week. I'll take it. I'm doing well staying away from the junk in spite of the fact that my wife is on some sort of a sugar binge right now. The house is loaded with candy, snack cakes, ice cream, and frozen meals loaded with carbs. She was attempting to go low carb a few months back. That is clearly over. My daughter is sticking to her LC program, too - even with so much temptation around. I'm so proud of her. Having junk at hand in your own home may make sticking to plan more difficult at first. But if you can learn to be around it all the time and not eat it, it does make you stronger. Then when you go out into the real world you have the strength and discipline to avoid the junk there, too. I used to let my wife's sweet tooth habits be the excuse I needed to dive back into the carbs. SHE did this to me. I don't do that anymore. I don't even get mad about it when she buys the junky stuff in volume. She has her issues. I have mine. When it comes to what I eat, I have to do what I know is right for me no matter what. No excuses.


When you get there you won't need an invitation. You'll be like "join me or get out of my way. I've got my life to live." I was at a low carb event in Winchester Va last weekend. A couple of people stepped to the mic to tell their success stories. One of them had lost a significant amount of weight. She gushed and gushed about all the things she was now able to do, including zip-lining with her grandkids. The joy of life was all over her face. As good as we dreamed that it might be, it is even better once you get there. Stick with it Robynsnest. It takes time and lots of OP eating. But who knows? Maybe 2018 will be your turn. Make it so.

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... .................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................238.6...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................136........ ...................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)......116.7..........................116.7....................... ..112
esw..........................175..............................156.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ...............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................292.6.......... ..............280


Thought I ought to recommit to this thread. Probably not doing too good going by my choices. Will weigh tomorrow and update. Like your thoughts Khrussva, we are the only ones that can truly control our choices. Personally I need to be aware of my own faults and weaknesses before looking critically at others.

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... .................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................238.6...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................136........ ...................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)......116.7..........................116.7....................... ..112
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ...............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................292.6.......... ..............280

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... .................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................238.6...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ...................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)......116.7..........................116.7....................... ..112
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ...............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................292.6.......... ..............280

I had an interesting M week, resulting in yesterday being a fasting day.

Without going into detail: There are problem foods which, even though on plan lead to water retention/weight gain. It's only incremental on the digital scale, but I can feel the change.

Identify your OP problem foods.
Recognize when you've gone too far.
Stop.

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... .................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ...................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)......116.7..........................116.7....................... ..112
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ...............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................292.6.......... ..............280


After last week's 1 lb increase, this week I dropped 4! So that works out to a 3 lb drop over the last 2 weeks. I'll take it!

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... ................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ..................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC (JoAnn)......116.7..........................116.7....................... ..112
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ..............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................289.2.......... ..............280

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... ................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ..................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC ................116.7..........................115...................... ......110
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ..............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................289.2.......... ..............280

Staying consistent with my walking. And starting my mornings with BP Coffee!
One day at a time.

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................158.......... ................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ..................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC ................116.7..........................115...................... ......110
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ..............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................289.2.......... ..............280

No change for me. I've been back and forth between 166 and 167 all week. Have been staying on plan. I feel smaller, and the smallest part of my waist was exactly half my height in inches this morning! I think my face looks thinner - as confirmation of that I received two separate compliments on my weight loss yesterday even though I had my rain coat on. Unfortunately, progress is not showing up in the scale or in my hips and legs. But I guess I'll take progress where I can get it.

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................184.4........ ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................155.......... ................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ..................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC ................116.7..........................115...................... ......110
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ..............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................289.2.......... ..............280

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................183.......... ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................155.......... ................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ..................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC ................116.7..........................115...................... ......110
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ..............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................289.2.......... ..............280

I've lost 7 lbs this month and I can finally wear my wedding band again. It hasn't fit for 2 1/2 years.

It's nice to see so many people committing and working hard at it. We can do this!

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................183.......... ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................155.......... ................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................190....... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ..................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC ................116.7..........................115...................... ......110
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ..............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................289.2.......... ..............280

Same weight. I plan to keep it that way through the candyfest tonight.


Enjoy the holiday. You can still have fun. Just stay out of the candy and other carb loaded treats. You don't need them. You don't want them. You know that you are MUCH BETTER OFF without them. Don't be a deranged pumpkin. You can do this!

Great picture!

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................210.............................209......... .................200
Kinmount..................187.2..........................183.......... ................175
Jeannette..................156.............................155.......... ................144
SuzyQ.......................242.4..........................234.8...... ..................220
Cybes.......................210.............................205....... ....................180
Sniggle......................190............................186.2..... ....................190
bluesinger..................135.............................135........ ..................135
walnut......................185..............................185....... ...................179
zoogirl......................107.4...........................107.4... .....................110
ForeverLC ................116.7..........................115...................... ......110
esw..........................175..............................155.... ......................153
Tess9132..................169..............................166........ ..................159
Zoogirl.....................107.4...........................107.6....... .. ..............107.6
Robynsnest...............292.6...........................289.2.......... ..............280


Looks like I have room to add in a few more carbs, as long as I keep exercising.