REST AREA

Next week is spring break so no work for me! I plan to start back in the gym and burn some calories!

YES!! I weighed 229 this morning! I will wait until next week to make sure I am really outta town before I totally check out, but I am excited!

Hope to see all of you in Leaving 220-ville!!

Thanks. I hope your weigh in goes well today.

I've got to get some school work done today. Have a 3:00 deadline to meet. Have a wonderful day, team!

Celia, hope you figure out your medical issues. I've had them too and it turned out to be Lyme disease. Since I've started treatment, I've finally started to lose weight (albeit slowly).

My official weigh-in is tomorrow and I am hoping to be even closer to that exit ramp!

Well, my GP was no help about weight loss. She's overweight herself and probably feels she's not a good resource. She just suggested weight watchers. That's ok. I'm going to see a nutritionist next week. I should have my lab results by Friday. I'm curious about my thyroid levels. I really want to know what has had me so tired. I'm going to try to fight thru today and not take a nap. I have a lot to do. Despite that, I've committed to finding 20 minutes to exercise today.

It's the end of the month and I'm still here. I'm not stressing about it though. I think I have some medical things going on. I have appts with a few doctors this month--GP, endocrinologist, psychiatrist--and I'm going to try to get to the bottom of this. My thyroid may be the culprit in this recent weight gain. I'm also reaching out to a dietician next week so I'm hopeful about March.

Still at 232.8. Struggling to lose any weight, but determined to keep trying!

I was back in the 230's the next time I weighed in. I've decided to only weigh myself once a month at the end of the month.

Lots to do today. Wishing everyone a fabulous Friday!

Weighed in at 232.8 today.... I am getting there

I weighed in at 228.2 today, but I'm going to stay in town til next Thursday when I know for sure that this is not a fluke.

It feels like I've pulled over at the rest area.... staying in 230-ville a lot longer than I'd hoped. I feel like I'm doing everything right, but the weight is coming off SO S-L-O-W-L-Y!

I've been fighting a cold for the past couple of days. I'm starting to feel a little better, but it'll probably be gatorade and soup and crackers for the rest of the day.

Hey all!!! I was here a few months ago and got down to 210. NOW I am up again :( I am hoping that this month will be the end of my 230ville for good!

Good morning team. Just checking in before getting ready for church. I hope you all have a great day!

I'm new to 230ville. I was 232.6 last week. 230.4 this week so I'm hoping to be out of town Thursday of next week.

Edited by: CELIA1975 at: 2/5/2011 (18:02)

Well, just remember:
You CAN do this!!

Thanks Pittyjax! Moved down to the 3rd floor today. Trying to stay motivated during the holiday week so I don't move back up again.

Congrats, Paula!
You're making progress!

Moving down to the 4th floor after another good weekend. Hoping to move to the 3rd or 2nd floor by next Monday.

Have a great week everyone. :)

Welcome, Princess Tiff! Enjoy your stay in 230-ville!
(Doesn't seem like you'll be here long :-)

Just realized I wasn't part of this group :) I keep hovering in 230 and am hoping to get out of here soon! Since I was just recently at 231 :)

Had a great weekend. Moving down to the 6th floor today. Hopefully moving even further down by the end of the week.

Moving down to the 8th floor today. Hopefully I'll be able to move down to lower floors soon.

I have been hanging around at the 234-236 range for over a very very long time. GAH!!!!

I weighed in this morning at 231.4.. I'm soo close to 220-ville!

my stay here is alot longer than I antincipated. I've gained a couple of pounds, and just recently lost 1 pound in water. Apparentlyh eating 1 grapefruit a day helps me lose all the retained water. who knew?

It's finally come. That long-awaited day when I can finally say goodbye to 230-Ville. I couldn't be happier. New challenges ahead. Hope to see you on the other side!!!

Wow. I'm down 2 lbs. already. Only 1 left to blow this town!

I'm back from a mini-vacation, and miraculously lighter than when I left. I'm glad to be back in the swing of things. I missed SparkPeople, and am looking forward to losing the last 2 lbs. necessary to get me out of town!

I've been working more on using 'intuitive eating' in tandem with calorie tracking. I find that when I really pay attention to signals of hunger and fullness, I can usually get by on 100-150 fewer calories per day than I think I need (1550). I'm going to try to pay closer attention to how many calories my body is telling me it needs, rather than simply getting in a calorie quota each day. I'm also cutting out the mid afternoon snack. I'll still have my treat at the end of the day. It'll just be a once a day thing now. We'll see how it goes this week.

I've lost just about all of the 1.5 lbs, but strangely, my clothes are fitting more losely than before. I don't keep track of inches, but I would suspect that my body is losing in that way rather than lbs. right now. Which is fine. I'm looking forward to moving on out of the 230-ville. Ready for change...

I had a very full, long weekend, and am ready to get back to sparking. I'm up about 1.5 lbs., but strangely, I'm not really concerned. I know I'll be back to my routine (I already am), and losing again shortly. Taking it as it comes. I am eyeing the end of this Interstate, though...

I magically got down to 231 so I'll be outta here soon. *sigh* So short lived

I'm anticipating being out of 230-ville in the next couple of weeks. Even though there isn't much interaction on the message boards, it helps me with my focus if I post regularly. I love the idea of moving to a new "ville" each time you lose 10 lbs. It gives me a really significant milestone to look forward to every couple of months. I'm in the low 230's right now, and it's a place that was hard to visualize when I first started out. I'm now looking at 220-ville, and will have a whole new set of experiences there.

I'm just taking a moment to reflect on where I am, and where I've been, and look with anticipation to the future. I just hope my desire to document my journey through 230-ville will eventually help someone to realize that they can make it through too. I've gone out of my way to document the good, bad, and the in between. I'll do the same when I make it to my new "ville". And hopefully, someone else's journey through that new land will encourage me as well.

MOMMAC -- I did learn that if we haven't been drinking enough water, our bodies can hold on to it because it they think they won't be getting any more water for a while. Once your body gets used to the fact that it's getting water regularly, it will start to release it. I think that's what happened to me this weekend. I had stalled for 2 weeks after upping my water intake. All of a sudden this weekend, I lose 3 lbs. That's the only way to explain it. And it looks like it's going to stick! 20 lbs. down. Woo hoo!

I am up 1 1/2 lbs this week but like you said it can be water weight so I am not to worried yet.

Well, the scale is showing a 2 lb. loss over a couple of days. It may be water weight. Either way, I like the numbers I see. We'll see if it sticks. I have a water-only week coming up. For some reason, the more water I drink, the slower the scale moves. I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. I know I need water, though, so water only for me this week.

Okay, something else I've learned -- I need to give myself a cushion of at least 50 calories per day to allow for miscalculations. They happen. Using all your calories everyday is like taking every dime out of your bank account. You're bound to end up in the 'red' once in a while. No likey.

I had kind of a disappointing day yesterday. I miscalculated my calories, and went over accidentally. So..I saw a slight gain. I've seen small gains the last 2 days, and it stings. I know it's just temporary, but no one likes moving backwards.

I have learned something, though. Multigrain bread helps my digestive system -- more than fiber pills, more than vegetables alone. I obviously need bread. It does something no other food can do. I've shifted away from it in recent months, and I've seen the effects.

So, I'll try to get in more whole grains everyday. Learning, learning...

Okay, so I lied. I ate some shepherd's pie this morning for breakfast. I figure I have the rest of the day to burn it off.

I'm just trying to get all the beef we have out of circulation. Shopping trip coming up soon.

Hope everyone's having a great day!

Way to go. Yes it can happen, good luck.

I made Shepherd's Pie last night. I fed it to my husband. He's going to eat the whole thing, because I'm not touching it. Beef is not good for my weight loss efforts. It affects my system badly. I may try a bite tonight, though.

I had an epiphany that I blogged about today -- I raelized that it is completely within reason for me to lose 50 lbs. by the end of the year. That's only 32 more lbs. If I continue to lose 6 lbs. a month, it could happen... eee!

No pressure, though.

Hope everyone's day is going well.

Still need to get on the recipe thing. I can't believe the work cycle starts up again tomorrow...

I'll have to find time to plan and shop today. I'll keep it a little simpler this time around. More sandwiches, chili, easy stuff.

I'm really proud of myself for having cooked 4 out of 5 workdays this week. The shock? I actually enjoyed it! All but the cleanup. I'll be cruising sparkrecipies.com for new recipies to try this weekend.

Hope everyone's weekend is wonderful!!!

Okay, finally got the scale to move. I think I'm over-beefing. My body does not handle beef well. It's time I accepted it. The minute I start avoiding beef, the scale starts to move. Things are better in the restroom too, if you know what I mean...

I'll just make beef an occasional thing from now on. Glad to be moving forward again!

Hope everyone's having a great day!

Totally know that feeling. I have been eating right, and exercising and the scale doesn't seem to move lately.

Had a full day today. The scale is not cooperating lately. I'll keep working at it.

Had an french fry from hell today. Goodness...never again....

Still at the first of the town!! I hope to be sliding through soon!!

Had pot roast today. Snuck lots of vegetables in it!