name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........135
Corinne..........162
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy................145
Judy..............159?
Kristine...........139
Leslieam..........139
Lori ..............133
Sharon...........133

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Judy this is a wonderful idea! I appreciate your invite very much. This will be a great thread because we can all learn from each other. I would LOVE to hear about how everyone is doing as they work to maintain their weight or lose those last few pounds.

So glad to be here......

name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........135
Corinne..........162
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy................145
Judy..............159?
Kristine...........139
Leslieam..........141
Lori ..............133
Sharon...........133

I adjusted my weight since today was my official weigh in day. As you can see, I am up two pounds. Probably related to my dinner last night - no biggie. Just gonna up my water today!

Good Morning Everyone,

Did my weight this mornings and I am up 5lbs....My TOM is here and I did eat too many nuts with salt over this weekend. and maybe drank two much coffee with cream..


name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........135
Corinne..........162
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy................145,5lb
Judy..............159?
Kristine...........139
Leslieam..........141
Lori ..............133
Sharon...........133

Did use my tape measure and my stats remain the same, workout using a firm tape and will be looking at my menu inorder to cut back.
I hope everyone had a great weekend.
Catch you later.
Have a great Day.
Warmest Regards,
Joy

Mornin' all.

name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........135
Corinne..........162
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy................145,5lb
Judy..............159?
Kristine...........137
Leslieam..........141
Lori ..............133
Sharon...........133

Just two more pounds until my stats are true again.

name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........135
Corinne..........162
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy................145.5lb
Judy..............159.4
Kristine...........137
Leslieam..........141
Lori ..............133
Sharon...........133


Morning!!
Well.....maintaining is a learning experience for me. I was overeating legal foods last week as it felt like stress eating to me. Friday I was up to 161 and just had to put a stop to that. Reigned myself in and got back into my plan and got the scale back to below 160 just by a bit.

It seems that during the week and when its cold, I look to eat more food.....knowing that I have the power to change how much I actually put into my mouth is a very wonderful feeling!! I think that I can do this

name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........135
Corinne..........162
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy................145.5lb
Judy..............159.4
Kristine...........137
Leslieam..........141
Lori ..............133
Sharon...........133

I'm still at 133, same as yesterday. Took the weekend off from exercising, back on the treadmill and abdominal crunches today. Snacked a lot through the weekend, but kept my carbs lower to accomodate that.

Judy, I've also found that I was ALOT hungier these past few months as well, and it seems to be linked to raising my carbs higher. When I get to feeling a little "too" hungry for a couple of weeks, lowering my carbs puts my appetite right back under control.

name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........135
Corinne..........161
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy................145.5lb
Judy..............159.4
Kristine...........137
Leslieam..........141
Lori ..............133
Sharon...........133

So encouraging to read that others here struggle as well...it's too easy to think that everybody else is having an easy time of success!

I've also been hungrier than usual...I've been thinking it's due to increased exercise (just started working out at a gym 3 weeks ago), but it's probably also the winter doldrums setting in. Spring can't arrive soon enough for me!

Hi Lori and Corinne!!

I hear you on the hungry part!! I also will do a phase I day when I want to get my control back. Its amazing how quickly my body responds when I eat clean and on plan.

Sometimes I have so many different foods that I love in the fridge, that I cannot chose what I want and that has me doing some overeating too. Too much of a good thing is not good.

There does seem to be a fine balance with how much and what I can eat without triggering my hunger too much. I'm trying to eliminate wheat from my diet as it triggers my appetite big time!!

Also, the midwinter doldrums suck!! Spring...where are you????

Hello Ladies (and Gentlemen),

Thank you for the Invite Judy, I will definitely be joining you, but not until I get home mid March I will however post in here and follow your progress until then.

I too had been snacking WAY too much. I cut way back though and I believe I have it under control now and I am doing well.....

K'Tae

name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........140
Corinne..........161
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy...............145.5lb
Judy..............159.4
Kristine...........137
Leslieam..........141
Lori ...............133
Sharon............133

I guess today is the first official weigh-in day - and I'm really ashamed of myself - I thought that I was hanging in there at 135 (within my allowable margin) - and instead I'm up to 140!!!!!

Somebody PLEASE tell me that throwing your back out and taking muscle relaxants/ibruprofen kick your weight up! Also no exercising.....

Anyway, this is a real eye-opener (I'm only wearing "comfortable" clothes right now, it's difficult to get dressed - so how my clothes fit is no indication of anything) - starting this morning I went back to a very strict regime (still a bit higher carbs than maintenance - if that doesn't work within a week, then I'll go all the way down to maintenance levels.

I am really happy for this thread - I might have cruised right through a weight gain and then had to tackle even more extra pounds! I had been ignoring weighing because of how I feel (can't hold my stomach in at the moment, it hurts!) ... hopefully by next Monday I'll be down several pounds!!!!

I believe the official weigh-in was yesterday. This is going to help me also from not being a slave to the scale. And having my number determine my mood for the day. I will only weigh-in on Monday's and not everyday like I was.

This was a great idea because some other people can not relate because they are not in maintenance. These last few pounds are the worse! I have gained and lost the same two pounds for eight months!

yes, you're right - yesterday was the official weigh in - guess I'm back a day because of yesterday's holiday - I'll get my dates straight from this point....

Actually, to my understanding, you can be retaining water from an injury as the inflammation is water!! and couple that with no exercise and sure, I can see a 5 lb gain happen very fast!! Hope you feel better real son!!

As for Monday being weigh-in day....I chose that day as I think that its a good day to report as it forces me to stay on plan on the weekends. If you weighin on Saturday or any other day, and want to report that weight, thats OK too. We each need to do what works for us!!

Sharon, I really had to get my food down low to get to my goal. I had to cut out calorie dense foods for about a week to make it happen. I stopped eating nuts and cheese and thats how it happened.

name.............2/20..........2/27.........3/6........3/11........3/20........3/27
_____________________________________________________________
Bo.................171
Bonnie...........140
Corinne..........161
Deborah.........138
Eno...............125
Joy...............145.5lb
Judy..............159.4
Karen ............168.5
Kristine...........137
Leslieam..........141
Lori ...............133
Sharon............133

Thanks Judy for doing this. While I still have a little more than ten pounds to lose, I am living like premaintenance, and after losing 112 pounds it is not a race for me. I don't cheat but the scales are slow to move. This is probably the best place for me right now. I appreciate your faithfulness.
God bless.
Karen

Great Karen!! Glad to have you here!!