<b>Dimplenose</b> Losing .5 pounds is really good progress. If you lost only 1/2 pound each week for a month you would lose 26 pounds in a year. Just think, that is one half pound closer to goal, one half pound gone forever. I think you are doing great. Just keep a positive attitude and celebrate your successes, no matter how small you think they may be, and you will reach your goal.
You sound a little disappointed this week. You should be feeling proud of yourself. You are progressing toward goal. Don't get too concerned about a number on the scale. That number isn't your goal, it is just a symbol of success. Your goal is to get smaller and healthier. You are succeeding. If you have been working out regularly it will show up on the scale sometimes as a slow loss, sometimes even a gain because you are replacing fat with muscle which weighs more. It sounds like you are doing that and that is a <i>good</i> thing. I'm proud of you--I sure hope you can be proud of <i>yourself</i>, you are <b>succeeding</b>. Good job this week.
Drink more water and smile, sweetie, you are doing just <b>great</b>!
<b>disnygoof</b> I love your positive attitude and the way you celebrate your success! Another 1.4 pounds gone forever. Good job! You have really had some great success with your weight loss endeavors.
I'm feeling pretty proud of you, your positive attitude is keeping me motivating and that is just what I need today--motivation! Be proud of yourself, you are on your way to goal and you are doing a wonderful job.
<b>jtbdas</b> I'm so glad you are part of my support group
Our own Jiminy102 posts a check in thread each week, usually on Sunday. I love it for as many people as possible to check in each week. Reading about everyone's progress helps me to stay motivated.
I'll bet you do great this week. Onward and downward!
<b>kamgen</b> You must have internalized those WW principles to be able to lose a pound even though you had a few off plan days. That is excellent!
Another pound gone forever, you are doing just great and I am very proud of you. I can't wait to meet you at the WISH meet. I'm really looking forward to it. Cyber {{{HUGS}}} are great but not nearly as nice as a {{{HUG}}} in person. Prepare to be soundly {{{HUGGED}}} because I'm a hugger
Have a great week!
<b>d.kurz</b> WOW! Losing nine pounds in one week is just terrific progress. It sure gives you extra motivation to see that kind of loss doesn't it? Good job, sweetie!
I'm so happy and proud for you, Dorothy. You are on your way to goal, for sure, and you are doing so well. I hope you are feeling proud of <i>yourself</i>!
<b>December99</b> Stop that! Stop saying "bad me". I won't stand for it, sweetie. You are such a special person and so important to my support group. I can't bear it to hear you sound so negative about yourself.
<b>I know, don't beat myself up</b>
You know that but you can't do that can you? Why is that do you think? You are a very competent and intelligent woman but you are not being kind to yourself, today. It's beginning to sound like I'm going to have to get in my little Escalade and make a road trip to Illinois but you sound like you are so upset with yourself that you wouldn't believe a word I said, even if I said it in person.
You just worked your little heart out on a very worthy charity raising funds to help <b>save lives</b>. Be <i>proud</i> of yourself. Do you have any idea how much I admire you for working so hard for a charity like this one? You didn't see <i>me</i> staying up all night working along with you, did you? You know what I think? I think <i>I</i> should be ashamed of myself and <i>you</i> should be proud of yourself.
You know what else I think? I think that working so hard and exhausting yourself for this cause isn't really why you needed to drink so much soda and eat off plan foods. Oh, that's what you told yourself....but I think that the true stress of this situation for you lies in the fact that you did this all in memory of your mother who you love so dearly and miss so very, very much. You are still dealing with your grief, Christine, you are still in pain. It takes a very long time to come to terms with a loss as huge as the loss of a mother. There is no timeline that says when you should be finished grieving, it's different for everyone. Don't rush yourself through this or you will make yourself ill.
Try not to feel guilty about not visiting the cemetery on your mother's birthday--don't punish yourself like that--just visit on another day. It's going to be alright, sweetie, it is just going to take time to get past the raw pain. I know that is a glib thing to say but it is true. {{{HUGS}}}
You have learned a very valuable lesson though, haven't you? You have learned that you need to plan carefully for a weekend like the one you just had. Plan what you will eat, plan what you will drink and take a cooler to make sure all of that is available to you when you need it.
You are back with us now, Christine. The weekend is past. You can focus on your goal once again and I'll bet that after a week of being back on plan you will see a lot of those recently gained pounds go away. Hang in there. You are back on the road to goal now, sweetie and that is truly all that matters. One day at a time, my friend.
<b>Tiger Lily 03</b> Look at that beautiful no clipart! Way to go! You are definitely on the way to goal. You are doing a great job, too.
I love controlled carbohydrate eating, too. I think it is just about the easiest thing to stick with when you travel, it is for me, at least. So are you following the Atkins nutritional plan or another low carb plan?
I'm really proud of you for not giving up. One thing I know for sure, if we give up and quit trying, we will <i>never</i> reach our goal. Be proud of yourself, sweetie. You are doing so well. I love your positive attitude!
<b>campingcorgi</b> You <i>should</i> be proud of yourself. You are back on track and headed to goal. Having someone in the family following the same plan you follow is a great help, isn't it?
Good for you for taking control and getting back on plan. You are going to do do great, I'm sure of it. You are newly determined and motivated now. That is key to success and you are succeeding already. I'm really proud of you for not giving up, sweetie. Way to go!
<i>I weigh in tomorrow. My rings are still cutting into my fingers, so who knows what tomorrow will bring. I know one thing for sure, even if I gain weight, everyone who has posted to the check in thread this week has proven to me that quitting is not an option. Besides, I plan to eat this way the rest of my life, what good would it do me to be impatient to reach goal? It's not like I am going to be eating offplan foods in the future, this is my plan for life
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Onward and downward, my friends. You keep me motivated!
Katholyn
