Ding Dong, the wedding is done

Hi Ladies,

Well, the wedding was last weekend and while I didn't hit my goal of 162, I was at 164, so pretty pleased with that. Though a few pics have come back and I still don't like what I looked like in sea foam green. Oh well...the more important thing is that I didn't binge after the wedding and have successfully stayed on the ww bandwagon since. I REALLY want to lose 20 more pounds. Can I do it before my daughter's first birthday (1/23)? We'll see...that is my ultimate goal. I will be super happy with 10 more pounds off and ridiculously ecstatic with 20...

Hope everyone else is doing okay...

Great News

This morning I was 167.2! That is the lowest I've been since having Baby E. Five pounds to go until my pre-pregnancy weight and 12 to goal! I'm 5'10, so 150 for me is perfect...if I could get to my dream weight of 145, I would buy every pair of skinny jeans known to man.

Have a great weekend, fellow slimdown friends.

The story of the vacation dieter

In a mad dash, she ran out the door to catch her plane to New Jersey.

Baby in the car seat. Check.
Husband loading the bags. Check.
Triple checking that all baby items were packed. Check.

But something is missing and she can't put her finger on it. Due to the obsessive honking from her husband that they are going to miss the plane, she grabs her purse, the baby, and heads to the car. As they are pulling out of the driveway, it hits her like a ton of bricks. SHE FORGOT TO WEIGH IN!!

But, alas, she remembers that her mother in law has a scale in their bathroom, so all is fine. After a long, long day of travel, she steps on the scale and weighs in at 167. About a 1 lb loss. Our leading lady, takes this information with her as she faces the morning bagels, the evening cocktails and the Italian pastries - all of the foods that she normally crash diets before arriving in NJ just so she can indulge.

Unfortunately, our poor heroine is having a rough time on this trip. Not only is her mother in law (who weighs 80 lbs) cooking in pure butter, but her adoring husband keeps telling her that she looks great and doesn't need to worry about what she eats on vacation. But she perseveres and when faced with an extra unhealthy meal, she tries to eat only half the portion. In the end, there was more than one blunder, though she vowed to only have one. The gain was minimal but the guilt was large.

A two pound gain for this trip. She vows to be 168 by Friday, so is getting all salt removed from the cabinet and hoping at least some water weight will take her down to 168. But perhaps if she could drop the weight of guilt, she might be 10 lbs lighter because that's how heavy it feels - an albatross around her neck. She is trying to forgive herself, but having a rough go at it.

Stay tuned...

EDITOR'S NOTE: I had to write this as if it were not me because I'm feeling soooooooooooo guilty that I gained two pounds. I can not even begin to tell you how angry I am with myself. I was only 5 lbs away from my pre-preg weight on Friday and now I'm 7. In my world, 2 lbs is a big deal because it takes me forever to lose 2 lbs.

Oh well, stay tuned for Friday's weigh in. Hopefully more vacation weight will not have piled on...

Better Late then Never

OK, I know this is really late, but I guess it's better than never! Please know, I did weigh-in last Wednesday! And...drum roll please! I lost 1.2 lbs (last week) and today I weighed-in and I maintained. This month is a little rough between 4th of July and birthdays, I seem to have a little problem letting my hair down and becoming relaxed during these little celebrations. That's a matter of discipline, which will come in time. We'll see how things go this week...another birthday...so there will be cake and I have a feeling lots of goodies! I am not going to lie and say I won't have any of it, I am going to indulge and enjoy every last bite. However, I will be working off every bit of enjoyment I had.

Have a good week!

Diminishing Dahlia (aka DD)

Hello, my name is Nelly Leener and I am a Yo-Yo Dieter

Hey girls...sorry its been so long since I posted. I spent a week in Pittsburgh visitting Jason's family and let's just say everytime I go to Pittsburgh I eat like it's my last meal. This has been going on for years...its such a hard habit to break!!! When I'm on vacation I feel like it's all about relaxing and not worrying about points. So are you ready for the ugly truth? I gained 6 lbs. :( I was so mad at myself. The good news is we got back on Tuesday and by Saturday I had lost 6.2 lbs! So I don't know if I should try and hold back next time or just enjoy the break because I know I can lose it fairly quickly. Regardless I have not made much progress at all the last few weeks! We have been sooooo ridiculously busy that I haven't exercised at all. So I still have 8 lbs to lose. I can't tell you how many times I have set out to lose weight, been successful, but then always stopped right around now...when I have only a few more lbs to lose to reach my goal...it's like I subconsciously tell myself, "you've done enough" and I lose motivation which is so silly because the goal is very reachable at this point. I must re-focus...I REALLY want to reach my goal this time and maintain it!!!

Mamacita Weighs In

OK, so on weigh-in morning I had some engorgement going on & didn't feel like touching my pump. I'd rather just nurse my baby, but he was sleeping & Mama really wanted coffee. Plus I felt like my plumbing had been stopped up & I felt like a weigh-in would only crush my self esteem.

Saturday I weighed-in & I was 119.9, so I was actually up from last week. Again, I tried not to take it personally & blamed it on the plumbing.

Today--Sunday--I was 119.1, so technically that is a loss from the previous weigh-in of 119.5. I am fine with that as a weigh-in b/c I'm sure if I persevere I will see a loss again eventually. I've had occasions of dieting where for two weeks I'd show no loss or even a minor gain, and then poof! Two pounds would disappear.

I would love to be 115 by the wedding. If not, I guess I get to go dress shopping!

Please don't be embarrassed to post, even if it's a few days late. We can be encouraged by your successes & we can all relate to the disappointments as well. It's nice to know we're not alone!

Have a great week everyone & let us know how you're doing soon!

My scale laughed at me!

Good afternoon ladies,

I do have good news..I did lose weight. I was 130.4 last week and 130.1 today. However I have to say my scale did mock me. I got up this morning and held on to hope that I could be 129.9. Then the scale responded with a 129.9 and then it changed its mind. 130.1...... I will take it because I pretty much maintained when I wasn't sure I would. But come on..... So just for the record I was 129.9 for a second today! Not that it matters, but when you get so close to a goal it is exciting. I would love to get in the 120's, but not sure that will ever happen unless I get to breastfeed again.

How did you do this week??

-Scale Dodger-