I find I can weigh more and look healthier if I have extra muscle weight on, toned is what I'm aiming for, weight is more feeling comfortable in clothes...and of course the health benefits....of not eating carbage, and eating veggies instead of prepackaged or fast food options.
Continue success...on your journey😁

I will always look very fat but I lose too much muscle and get injured if I go too low even if I am careful. Struggling with it now. I'm very weak compared to what I was like at 230 and it's very frustrating. And I tend towards getting injured at lower weights. I finally gave up on a 180 goal even though 180 is the line for "obese" for me. I'm small-framed so you would think it would be different but things are hard to do now at a lower weight, especially that demand leg and upper body strength like squatting and push ups.

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go

1......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......214.0.........3.0
1......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
4......Going2.........185.0......180.0......185.0..........5.0
4......Children7......258.........253.........258............5.0
4......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go

1......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......214.0.........3.0
1......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
4......Going2.........185.0......180.0......185.0..........5.0
4......Children7......258.........253.........258............5.0
4......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
4......Auggie..........236.0......231.0.......236.0.........5.0

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go

1......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......214.0.........3.0
1......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
4......Going2.........185.0......180.0......185.0..........5.0
1......Children7......258.........253.........255............2.0
4......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0

I'm so encouraged!

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go


1......Children7......258.........253.........255............2.0
2......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
3......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
4......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......215.0.........4.0
5......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
6......Going2.........185.0......180.0......185.0..........5.0
6......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0


I am so bummed. I wear a plus size bathing suit that has size inflation. I wear an 18/20 but I'm a 14/16 in this suit. I cannot wear any other suits because I have a weird, misshaped body. But even the 14/16 is really too big now. I teach swimming and the pool is pretty much my life so I am panic-stricken. 99% of swimsuits will show my private bits if I wear them because my stomach is so big and my thighs and butt so tiny so I need a very special fit and style. This is really a downside to losing weight for me.

Monday's weigh-in, kinda expected a gain and it's a reminder of how easy it is to "relax" after a loss instead of staying the course.

jschwab - can you take the swimsuit to a tailor and have it altered?

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go


1......Children7......258.........253.........255............2.0
2......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
3......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
4......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......215.0.........4.0
5......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
6......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
6......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6

1......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......215.0.........4.0
4......Children7......258.........253.........257............4.0
5......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
6......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
6......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6

I might try and get someone to custom make them for me from the same pattern just a bit smaller. Suits are hard because to fit properly they have to be much smaller than you'd expect. I love this suit so much it makes me want to cry that it's not right anymore. I have really skinny legs and it fits my legs which is a miracle.

1......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......215.0.........4.0
4......Children7......258.........253.........257............4.0
5......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
6......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
6......Auggie..........236.0.......231.0......236.0.........5.0
7......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6

1......Melilotus.......200.6.....195.6......199.............3.4
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......215.0.........4.0
4......Children7......258.........253.........257............4.0
5......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.8..........4.6
6......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
6......Auggie..........236.0.......231.0......236.0.........5.0
7......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go

1......Melilotus.......200.6.....195.6......199.............3.4
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......215.0.........4.0
3......Children7......258.........253.........257............4.0
4......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.6..........4.4
5......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
5......Auggie..........236.0.......231.0......236.0.........5.0
6......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go

1......Melilotus.......200.6.....195.6......199.............3.4
2......dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9..........3.8
3......Children7......258.........253.........257............4.0
4......Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......172.6..........4.4
5......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
5......Auggie..........236.0.......231.0......236.0.........5.0
3......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......216.5.........5.5
6......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6

Up today!

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go

1......Melilotus.......200.6.....195.6......199.............3.4
2.....Scotiagirl......173.2......168.2......171.8...........3.6
3.....dustpuppy.....145.1.....140.1......143.9............3.8
4......Children7......258.........253.........257............4.0
5......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
5......Auggie..........236.0.......231.0......236.0.........5.0
6.......Jschwab........216.0......211.0......216.5.........5.5
7......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6

Rank...Name........Start.......Goal......Current......lbs to go

1......Melilotus.......200.6......195.6......198.6..........3.0
2.....Scotiagirl.......173.2......168.2......171.8..........3.6
3.....dustpuppy.....145.1......140.1......143.9...........3.8
4......Children7......258.........253.........257............4.0
5......Entropy39.....163.........158.........163............5.0
5......Auggie..........236.0......231.0.......236.0.........5.0
6......Jschwab........216.0......211.0.......216.5.........5.5
7......Going2..........185.0......180.0......186.6..........6.6