300+ Countdown to Jan 1, 2009 !

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      We share a long journey.
      January 1, 2009 is coming ... IS HERE ! 
      What progress we'll make ... WE'VE MADE !
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~ THE 2008 300+ COUNTDOWN CLUB ~
      Counting down to JAN 1, 2009!
 1. Post your 1st of month weigh in.
 2. Check your updated number below.
 3. Let me know of any corrections.

.......................... GROUP WEIGHT LOSS ..........................
SW: 320.0   JAN 1st 2009 185.0     Lost  135.0  bigbrett22
SW: 340.0   JAN 1st 2009 173.0     Lost  167.0  danielle_20077
SW: 343.0   JAN 1st 2009 275.0     Lost    68.0  denise07
SW: 326.0   JAN 1st 2009 280.0     Lost    38.0  freethrowtommy 
SW: 354.0   JAN 1st 2009 328.0     Lost    26.0  humorpam
SW: 329.0   JAN 1st 2009 295.0     Lost    34.0  korali
SW: 329.0   JAN 1st 2009 221.0     Lost  108.0  laurabow
SW: 370.0   JAN 1st 2009 286.0     Lost    84.0  mnic
SW: 442.2   JAN 1st 2009 392.0     Lost    50.2  mwiowa
SW: 325.0   JAN 1st 2009 267.0     Lost    58.0  punkrockriot
SW: 315.0   JAN 1st 2009 226.0     Lost  100.0  renaer14
SW: 317.0   JAN 1st 2009 311.0     Lost      6.0  shnitzel (tracy)
SW: 465.0   JAN 1st 2009 220.8     Lost  244.0  sun123
SW: 385.0   JAN 1st 2009 336.8     Lost    52.0  sunnyone24
SW: 305.0   JAN 1st 2009 234.5     Lost    70.5  Tina_4792
SW: 367.0   JAN 1st 2009 299.0     Lost    69.4  topeze
SW: 576.0   JAN 1st 2009 447.0     Lost  129.0  velvetkiss 
SW: 325.0   JAN 1st 2009 255.0     Lost    70.0  watchmeshine82
SW: 355.0   JAN 1st 2009 287.0     Lost    68.0  wobbley
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LOL ketchup is Far from spicy !!! LOL YOu would eat well with my dad, he doesnt like any spice at all ... excpt pepper and salt .. thats it.

Hi

Pam.... Sorry to hear you have been so poorly, glad you are at least improving and not is as much pain. At least if you have a gain and you know why its not as bad, you will soon get if off again, just don't rush it too soon to get back on your bike.

Mnic.... Hope you enjoyed your holiday and the gain was worth it. Its good to get straight back into it, if is goes on quickly I have found in the past it does come off just as quick.

Mwiowa... glad your back on track, keep going it will pay dividends in the end.

Kimberley.... well done, almost 70lbs I bet you notice a marked change in your size and shape! I am just begining to feel a difference. Most of my friend havent even noticed I am on a diet yet, unless I lose a vast amount it is not obvious to others.

Ang... high five!!!!! well done so pleased you got under 300, keep up the walking and those 280's will soon be in your sights. To avoid eating I read and re-read all the 300 club postings, you are all so great and supportive I am so glad to have found you all. I was so pleased to get under 300 I didnt notice I had broke the 50lb loss barrier too.

Liza... Fantastic now under 300, we should all jump up and down in support. I am so pleased for you. I have been lucky in that the first 50 have come off without too much pain (apart from a small plateau). I am so afraid it is only going to get much harder from now, with the holidays and Christmas. I lose heart quickly if I get stuck. fingers crossed.

Korali... Good idea about the cake, hope hubby has a happy birthday and eats most of the cake. A little bit of what you fancy does you good. Glad your back on track and soon will lose that small gain. I agree with you about the journal posts, I have only just found out how to add friends. So I hope to be here to support you all.

Sun.... What can I say? I would be devastated if I had a gain and it would make me want to throw in the towel, you are made of sterner stuff, all praise to you for haning in there. Fantastic news, down again, delighted for you, you have been going so long and still losing. You give me hope, I am so grateful you started this thread and look out for us all, where would we all be without you?  I think your right, its best to plan for Christmas early so we have no excuse to eat the wrong things, I think I will not buy too much food this year to avoid temptation, the next 10 weeks is going to be hard for me. I am visiting my sister in Florida for 4weeks (she has no weight problem) and then we have Christmas and then its my birthday, too much all at once, I will be happy to still be 299 by 1st February, but I intend to keep trying.

Have a good week everyone.

I'm not much of an inspiration since I've been at this thing for 11 months and I've only lost 5 pounds.  I don't want to be a downer for the group, so it'd be okay with me if my name was deleted from the club.

Best wishes for everyone's continued success.

Original Post by shnitzel:

I'm not much of an inspiration since I've been at this thing for 11 months and I've only lost 5 pounds.  I don't want to be a downer for the group, so it'd be okay with me if my name was deleted from the club.

Best wishes for everyone's continued success.

 Please dont give up yet, even only 5lbs is better off!! You'd only put it back plus more if you give up, it doesnt cost anything only time, come on you CAN do it!!!

Ang, I agree with you and Sun.  I love the graph.  It helps to notice trends, too.  And the overall downward trend is nice, even with the slight ups.

Pam, well, glad you got the help you needed with the pain.  Hopefully you'll be back to the hydrotherapy soon enough!  But, sorry to see that you're in pain.  Never fun at all.  That gain will be gone before you know it, though!

Korali, I totally agree with having other people reading and commenting on journal entries.  Especially when things are going great and you need some inspiration and encouragement.  And I enjoy reading other people's ups and downs too. 

Shnitzel, I think you should stay here too.  Just because you don't have a number loss doesn't mean that you haven't made changes that are better for your health.  And if you do leave, we're always here to come back to.

So, my weekly weigh in is on Saturdays anyway, and I've definitely hit below the 300s.  I saw 298.2 lbs today!  Seems crazy.  Going to take a while to get out of the mindset of being in the 300s.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekends!

Youre just going to have to get out of that mindset though Liza - youre a 200s gal now .  ::does 200s dance for Liza:: Eventhough I feel you deserved goal credit crossing 300, the 298.2 makes it official - right?  

shnitzel, you are NOT a downer and while there would not be hard feelings if you choose to be removed, it is your call because all are experiences are welcome from those who started above 300+ and our group has no weightloss requirements.  

In addition, weightloss has no monopoly on inspiration.  Lesser driven members easily could have simply abandoned their goals without more reinforcement from the scale but even with your bad days, you have an overall determination has overridden them with you sticking to your efforts.  Besides, the group is about other things to and while we have shared experiences, within us many have even closer similarities and those struggling can be especially helpful in supporting each other. I want you to do what you choose but selfishly enjoying hearing from you, hope you stay.

Like Monday and Tuesday, had a 250 today and yesterday.  Now not to jinx myself.  Lets see - Tuesday I was talking about the 240s I usually anticipate the next step so today will embrace my 250 with appreciation and make exception not to look forward to anything but holding 250 to avoid any deja vu of earlier week.

Sun, yes, that absolutely counts towards my 299.0 goal!!  Although, I'm sure I'll be up the next few days.  My parents are in town and we went to a Brazilian Rodizio.  They basically come around to your table with different meats (and pineapple) and either slice a piece off or slide one off of the skewer onto the plate.  So besides eating too much, there were some that were quite salty.  But totally worth it!!  Can't wait to be your weight, though.  Under 250 is no longer the 200s...it's on your way out of the 200s. 

Gah! I guess I'm stuck with you crazy people! Okay, keep me in the group if y'all insist. 

Original Post by shnitzel:

Gah! I guess I'm stuck with you crazy people! Okay, keep me in the group if y'all insist. 

Yay !!!!

Hah - thats why like us, shnitzel!  Well, a 249 peeked on my scale this morning.  Didnt stay long but only up to 251.

Korali - I might have to give you back the title of on the scale the most (or was that another member?).  Now that Im not down to a slip in the summer heat, its not as  tempting with clothes to weigh in.  Wondering if I'll come to dread the winter weigh ins?  Hot summer house, freezing winter house here.

Liza, that sounds delish - love grilled meat and love pineapple although the latter sends my blood sugar into a tizzy.  I should say vaguely remember pineapple.  Always gratifying when a splurge is worth it! With dieting, Ive higher expectations anyway with a treat. 

Original Post by shnitzel:

Gah! I guess I'm stuck with you crazy people! Okay, keep me in the group if y'all insist. 

 GREAT NEWS, you can do it and when I start to flag I hope you kick me into touch too!!!

Nah its definately me .. Im on my scale like 10 times a day =(  I dont freak out at the number anymore tho, I know that i can fluctuate like crazy =)

My man has decided to join my quest for a healthy lifestyle, and i think that will make things ALOT easier for me =) and my waistline !!

~k

Original Post by shnitzel:

Gah! I guess I'm stuck with you crazy people! Okay, keep me in the group if y'all insist. 

 That's right! If I stay, you stay! My weight loss is not going so great either.. I am actually really looking forward to the 2009 thread for a fresh start. Of course, I am still trying and not giving up yet. Don't you give up either!

I saw my trainer Friday and that helped kick me back on track again, so the last few days have been good. I have been letting myself get really overwhelmed and I just need to deal with school and work things one at a time. I need to spend more time working on fixing stuff and less time worrying and eating.

Really, it is discouraging that I lost a bunch of weight last year and somehow I still have ALL my bad habits. It will be a continuous struggle for me, I think. It helps a lot to have all of you for inspiration, it really does help keep me going and it is beneficial to hear from everyone with all degrees of success because it is different for everyone.

The memory disclaimer but I thought it was you Korali, my scale obsessed twin.  I kind of miss it but Im not willing to step on the scale clothed.  Im not willing to step on the scale with makeup still on LOL - its going to be the lowest of the low.  Its not like Im down to even once a day though - living alone, its not cold enough yet to do the scale strip when its just a nightgown to wing off (sorry if that left a visual in anyone's head ).

Got to think having your guy on track with you will be great help! I dont have anyone offline but Ive got more folks online than I could ever dream of offline.  Also, although not dieting I have my bud Alice who got me rolling to begin with and always checking in on weekly weighin plus their with reinforcement since Im now such a fluctuator (Im coining that word!).

Thats cool Denise - sounds like that trainer helped with focus.  Funny how sometimes life can seem like too much when you view it in one lump - thinking being on track is one thing off your plate. <--- groan, but true!  Consider all the years we've had to get those old bad habits down. Its what makes it so important to keep plugging away at the new, better ones - they will stick but are newbies so needing reinforcement and repetition.

I hope the scales are being good to you guys!  These last two weeks have been loopy! 

Oct  30 255
Nov 01 253
Nov 03 251

That was my monthly weighin and things were looking like a rebound from the October month of plateaus until my weekly weighin Nov 6 brought me back to 253 again.  Hey - quit that!  Today though a 247 & 248 were enough for me to think this may be rebound month afterall.

Realizing we are well in to our 2 month countdown to 01/01/2009.  Holidays, schmolidays - Im all about the fun but Ive big focus on getting my best year end number.

Discovered I apparantly DO have an impulsive bone in my body.  Last night, I got the 'push' and went to check out clothes.  My last (and only) new clothes item since starting my diet last summer was at Easter.  Its been easy to deny with finances especially now but I since I dont do much social, I got the urge for pending Thanksgiving.

I hit Ross. They didnt have anything (a sign?) but leaving saw the Dress Barn advertising 'women's sizes' so in I went. You can imagine I had no idea what size to pick up.  There where no dresses (all that I'll wear) but then saw they were all on a clearance rack.  I was open to either an everyday dress or a nice holiday one.  Whatever looked and cost best.  Found two I really liked.  Not just liked but those that style wise what I like (girly).  They were marked down to $20 and $24 so home they both came. 

Yup, there a bit snug - more push to keep this on track with holiday timeline ahead. Hoping for Thanksgiving but if not, than Christmas although Im shooting for earlier the better. 

Yeah Sun new clothes!!  I'm glad you found something you like.  Thats a great idea to have things a bit snug as a reminder for the holidays not to over do it!  We have a Dress Barn close by me but I haven't been in there in years since I out grew their sizes I might just have to check it out before too long. ;)  I can't wait to update my clothes a bit.  I feel like it is hard to see my weight loss in my baggy clothes (I do love having to pin the waist up in my pants!).  I did go and try on a few things at Macy's but I felt like I was inbetween sizes in the pants that I wanted so I didn't buy them.  I'm hoping to lose another 20lbs or so and then think about some new basics I can buy to keep me going for awhile. 

I know that feeling of pinning your pants.  The big clothes to me are comforting - a reminder that that the weight is off and also a way for me to kind of hide underneath so you cant as easily define my size which is a carryover from being my largest.  Its a mindset change Im going to have to be proactive against and it gets easier as the lbs continue leaving. I like that idea - clothes to carry you over.

Is it possible?  Saturday is November's halfway point.  Werent those trick or treaters just here?! 

Morning weighin 246 and quite the bump from last week although I feel its more reflective of rebounding from Octobers plateauing which I didnt come off until the very last days.

The dresses were a big incentive push for me until last night online I learned of the opportunity to attend a lecture by Leonard Nimoy come early February. Now Ive got that date with a 200 lb goal set up.  Funny that its a photography lecture focusing on his latest work, the Full Body Project.  If you heard of it, you might appreciate the irony of me trying so hard to lose for it but Leonard isnt pro-obesity. Its just a matter of appreciating and respecting beauty in all.