Friday, Sept 19th Weigh-in

[dinahmom]

Hello all!

I lost 2 pounds this week which marks my 2nd 10% and I stand on the very edge of Onederland. Anything more than .5 next week, and I'm there! Wishing y'all the best--

kd

[ September 19, 2003, 09:15 AM: Message edited by: dinahmom ]

[Duchess Talks Too Much]

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! kd! You go girl!! I know you'll be in wonderful onederland this time next week!! (and with any luck, I'll be following right behind you!)

I'll check back in later after my WI.

I'm baaackk...and lost 3 lbs. this week!!! Woohoo!!

hugs, Lisa

[ September 19, 2003, 03:11 PM: Message edited by: Duchess Talks Too Much ]

[dinahmom]

Yay Lisa, we are in a close race to Onederland. And the really cool thing is, we both get to win!!!!!! I love the feeling of really wanting others to "win" too, you know? You haven't changed your stats, as of this minute (I think), but I think that makes you 202...so you are like within a couple of weeks of Onederland...or one week if you have another week like this one! Congratulations and a thumbs up, if only I could figure out how to get the emoticon to work!!!!!!!!
kd

[Duchess Talks Too Much]

kd, well I did update my stats, but for some reason it didn't show up correctly. You would be right. I'm at 202 now. Woohoo! Still happy dancing!

hugs, Lisa

[Alliruetwo]

WTG graemlins/bcbsalute.gif I personally can't wait until 'Onederland' is within my grasp ;) Keep it up :D

[dinahmom]

You will get there Allison! Hey, I'm an Empress Sassy Mouth too!
kd graemlins/crazy.gif

[two princess mommy]

Hello Everyone!

Lisa, KD and Allison: You are my inspirations to keep going!!

I weighed in today (Saturday) but since I plan to make Friday my usual WW day, I thought I'd post here again this week. I lost 1.4 this week, for a total of 5.4 in my first two weeks. I have to be honest and admit that I stopped keeping my journal about mid-week. I was still counting my points in my head, but we all know what that leads to!! graemlins/ugh.gif I'm back to writing everything down no matter what!

This week I want to figure out why I feel the need to sabotage my weight loss success. I know it has nothing to do with being hungry - it's something emotional that makes me fear being thin... Any thoughts??

Have a great OP week!
Beth
245/233.6/228.2/176
Highest/Start WW/Now/WW goal

Mini goals: 220 by Halloween (8.2 lbs to lose)
200 by Christmas (28.2 lbs to lose)

[dinahmom]

Hi Beth! graemlins/wave.gif Glad to see you! And great job on your loss!!
Oh, there are so many reasons to fear being thin. You have to handle being judged on your own merit, you aren't "invisible", you have to deal with the whole guy thing, you're not isolated anymore. Real life is wonderful, but it's scarey too! And also, there's the whole thing about succeeding at something--if you start here, you may have to succeed at something else!!! Oh my gosh, you may have to see yourself as someone who reaches her goals, someone who has a plan, follows through and gets what she wants!
I'm scared. But I'm more scared of not being all those things.
Do any of these things help?
Hang in there and keep journaling. It really does make a difference. Glad to see you on our little Friday group again :D
kd

[Duchess Talks Too Much]

Beth,

Welcome to the Friday weigh in's and congrats on your losses.

I have to agree with what kd said. In the past I was always trying to lose the weight for somebody else. They became the food police and every time they said I couldn't have something, well, naturally I wanted it all the more. After trying every imaginable "diet" including several trys at WW, I always ended up gaining back any weight I lost + more. The weight became a shield for me and decided if I couldn't be accepted and loved for who I was and whatever weight I was then I didn't need them. Well, I did find someone who accepted and loved me for me and it didn't matter how big I became. After 14 years of marriage and almost 100 pounds later I realized I couldn't accept me anymore. I heard that infamous "click" last April and have been marching down the OP trail ever since. I have finally come to the conclusion that this is for life and this time it's just for me .

I truly hope you can figure out why it is you sabotage your weight loss efforts. It's different for everyone. Something that is also helping me is the book "Thin for Life" by Anne M. Fletcher. A lot of what I've read so far has really hit home and makes a lot of sense.

Hope to see you back here next Friday...and get busy journaling!! Keeping track of points in your head doesn't work...

hugs, Lisa

[betsy72]

Friday was my first weigh in and I lost 5 pounds. Yeah!!!! smile.gif

[Duchess Talks Too Much]

Wow, Betsy! WTG!

hugs, Lisa

[Babylove818]

Hello Everyone, I will be weighing in today Friday October 10/03 at 12noon Toronto Time and I am scared because I wasn't good this week. I only have one point to go before I get my 10lb ribbon and I am afraid that I didn't do it this week.