Stay Off The Scale Challenge - Final Update (please post your weight loss)

[ZerasPride]

Melissa - what a great job you are doing!!! Phase 1 isn't easy girl so I give you a lot of credit for going back to it. I bet you look great in your jeans! Keep it up and you'll be in Phase 3 in no time. I'm a little confused though, am I promoting you to Sergeant? Has it been 2 weeks for you? Let me know. Oh, and back away from the wine!

 

[ZerasPride]

Good morning challengers!

Another morning not weighing for me!

Can you guys believe that we are just a few short days away from our challenge ending? This time next week, we will be free to weigh again! I am curious as to what type of job I have done over the past 30 days but will keep in mind that the scale is just one indicator of my progress. I think I've learned that from this challenge if nothing else.

I measured myself this morning and for the month of July I have lost almost 5 inches. Not bad at all. I hope you each have had great successes that are not scale related during the month of July as well. I know a lot of you posted your success along the way and I was encouraged by reading them!

Have a great weigh free Wednesday everyone!

 

[neverlandclub]

Hey Lisa. No, hasn't been quite 2 weeks yet. Almost. I will be away next week but I hope to get online and check on all of you.
5 inches!!! That is awesome!! Keep it up.
And by the way, I didn't drink the wine. Yea!

Melissa
NeverlandClub

 

[July]

Good Morning All,
I'm still doing good. Haven't weighed. Doesn't seem to bother me, but I am curious. DH has lost 17 pounds on this program we are on and he doesn't even excercise daily like I do.
But I am probably gaining muscle so when I do weigh I'm sure he will have lost way more.
He gave me a really nice compliment yesterday "you are looking good my lady". Gave me goose bumps after 22 years together too!
Well folks it looks like we are down to the last 6 days until August 5th. That last few days be good. I intend to be.

Have a great day!
July

 

[DoeWDW]

I have not weighed myself but I think I have used this challenge to not care as much about what I weigh - in a bad way. I haven't been on plan and I haven't been exercising like I would if I were watching the scale.

Am I the only one worried about weighing MORE at the end of this challenge than when we started???

 

[sm4987]

I am worried about weighing more at the end of this challenge. I am also concerned about being disappointed if the loss is not a significant one. By being off the scale, I haven't been able to truly monitor my loss or gain. I do know when this is over, once a week is going to be my goal. I can't do another month without the scale, it's too hard and nerve wracking. I am glad to know that I exercise self control. I never thought I'd make it this far, but here I am and here we are.

Last couple of days everyone.

 

[DoeWDW]

I've been thinking about how often I want to weigh myself after the challenge is over. I used to weigh every day but I'm tired of obsessing over the normal fluctuations.

Knowing my female cycle is very regular and knowing that I get a whoosh around day 5, I'm thinking of just weighing on day 5 of my cycle. This would be close to once a month. I think this might be more of a true indication of my weight. I could also add weigh-ins on other specific cycle days just to monitor things.

Anyone ever tried this method??

 

[LAinSEA]

I still have not been on the scale - and still have no desire to.

I will be having to check in at the doctors office for the study I'm on next week and will have to deal with it there.

-Laurie

 

[Minniespal]

Hello everyone ~ Have still resisted those darn scales although yesterday was the first day that I really wanted to see what thay said.

I tried on a pair of jeans that I had attempted to wear at the end of June and although I couldn't get them zipped I could get them buttoned. This is a tremendous achievement for me because when I had tried them on the last time I couldn't even button them.

I feel so good today ~ Just wanted to share that with everyone.

Here's to another scale free day.

 

[July]

Woo Hoo
the end is near.
I am getting excited. I know I have lost weight. I can't wait to find out how much. Oops I better until Thursday.
Heck I don't even own a scale. But I am buying one Wednesday after work so it will be set up for Thursday morning. I saw an advertisement for a conair one with a weight watchers emblem on it sold at Sears. I may check it out.
So far good here.
I can get on my size 14's but I wouldn't attempt to wear them in public. May get arrested. People may think I have on body paint!!!

Well everyone have a glorious Sunday!
July

 

[DoeWDW]

July, you're funny - body paint....LOL!! Congrats on getting those jeans on! I'm sure they'll be ready for public display in no time!!

No weighing in here! I'm looking forward to Thursday though!

 

[yasuern]

I want to weigh myself - but I won't! I know I am losing inches but I am curious if I have loss enough to claim my next clippie - a"gold" clippie! I have learned that the scale is but one measurement of my weight loss. In fact I would have to say that I am MORE committed to my exercise and staying OP since I don't weigh myself - cause I don't want to gain and since I can't weigh myself I exercise more intensely and I am still very strict w/ my carbs. But I'd be lying if I said I am not curius at all.


Keep up all the good work!

Sue

 

[Minniespal]

Really wanted to weigh myself today. I feel so much lighter and I because I started the challenge only a few days after I started my diet I just know that I have lost.

Will be really tough with myself and hold out until Thursday. Have schedled lots of fat burning activities this week such as spinning classes and work on the swiss ball, so that the weigh in will be a good one.

This challenge has made me realise that I really am governed by the scales whilst dieting, so I am only going to weigh myself on the last Friday of every month.

Stay strong wishers we only have hours left till the end of the challenge.

 

[sm4987]

wow. where has everyone been? Hang in there, it's almost over and we will all rejoice over all the weight we've lost

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi guys!!!

I'm sorry that I've been away for the past few days. I've stayed strong though. Boy has this been tough these past few days.

We only have today and tomorrow to go and then on Wednesday we can weigh. I am really curious what the scale will say to me. And I am sure you are each anxious as well.

Thanks so much for sticking to this challenge with me. It has been wonderful having you all here struggling along with me. Be strong, we have less than 48 hours to go!!!!

Minniespal - we can weigh on Wednesday, not Thursday. I think that's about as long as I could last anyway. I wanna know what that darn scale says!!!!

 

[Minniespal]

Hiya ~

Yesterday wasn't a very good day for me. I didn't break my diet but I just felt really low all day. Got as far as the outside of the gym but could not motivate myself to go in. Really wanted to go on the scales last night but after my failed attempt at exercise I came home and went to bed.

Still feel a little down today but pleased that I didn't overeat and resisted the urge to go on the scales.

Will try and make up for the lack of exercise yesterday and go to a spinning class tonight and then for a swim.

Have an excellent day everyone.

 

[yasuern]

Tomorrow - I can't believe we can weigh ouselves tomorrow! - I think I will weigh less - but a little nervous that I may become scale obsessed again I am going to try to keep the weigh ins down to at most 1time/wk and try for every two weeks. We all exercise for the most part routinely and we will be gaining muscle which may look like slow or no wgt loss but actually is FAT LOSS! So every 2 weeks is my goal. I am babbling now so I will stop! Can't wait to read about everyones success tomorrow!


Sue

 

[ZerasPride]

Yippee!!! Today is the last day of this challenge. I know I have my nerve for saying that considering I started this darn challenge but this has been tough. Especially the past few days. I can't hardly believe that tomorrow morning we can step on the scale again.

I plan to weigh myself once per week - on Sunday. Of course this week it will be Wednesday and then my regular Sunday weigh ins. I hope I have broken my scale addiction. It was no fun weighing several times per day and then being disgusted when there wasn't a loss the way I wanted.

You have each been such a support to me and I appreciate it more than I can say. I hope everyone will be willing to share their numbers with us tomorrow.

Thanks again for sharing the past 30 days with me!!!!! Love and hugs to each of you and I hope we each can show a nice loss for all our hard work this past month!!!!

 

[GoofItUp]

Sorry I haven't posted as much as I had hoped. I blew the scale challenge last week - though I feel like it was worth it. We had a health fair at work and there were several health tests we could take. Most of them wanted to weigh you and your weight was on all the little print outs they gave you. Since I don't have the opportunity to do this often, I decided to go ahead.

Congratulations and GOOD JOB to those of you who completed the challenge! I will say that it was nice to not worry about the number for a couple of weeks but focus more on how my body feels and how my clothes fit. I'll be honest, even though I did not drop one pound, I really focused on how my body felt and it boosted my self-esteem. I hope that you all found some benefit, too! Way to go, everyone!

 

[sm4987]

I'm with you Lisa, I can't wait till tomorrow. I want to post my losses, although with the bloat fairy hanging around I'm concerned it won't be as big of a loss as I'd hope, but anything is good right