This was the last part of my weight loss journey. Struggling with the last pounds to get to goal.
I have to confess, it was a challenging time. I changed my goal weight after deciding that I was at a healthy weight with my doctor. So there was some adjustment. What matters most is I am at a healthy weight for my body. I made it to my goal weight & lifetime!
So ultimately, it wasn't about how long it took, but getting there that matters most.
| ~ Total Pounds Lost To Reach Goal ~ |
| 173 |
Month |
Day |
Year |
Weight |
Loss/ Gain |
Total Loss |
Notes |
| Sep | 24 | 98 | 340.0 | N/A | N/A | Beginning of Round One - The Beginning |
| Jan | 13 | 00 | 276 | -64.0 | 64.0 | End of Round One |
| Feb | 24 | 01 | 301 | +25 | 39.0 | End of Round Two - Getting Back on Track |
| Mar | 21 | 02 | 311.8 | +8.8 | 28.2 | End of Round Three - Struggling with Myself |
| Mar | 21 | 03 | 253.0 | -58.8 | 87 | End of Round Four - Engagement & Wedding |
| Oct | 7 | 03 | 238.8 | -14.2 | 101.2 | End of Round Five - Newlywed to 100 Pounds Down! |
| Mar | 23 | 04 | 220.6 | -18.2 | 119.4 | End of Round Six - 1/3rd Less of Me |
| Aug | 31 | 04 | 199.0 | -1.4 | 141.0 | End of Round Seven - Reaching Onederland |
| Apr | 19 | 05 | 169.6 | -29.4 | 170.4 | End of Round Eight - 50% Gone Mark | Apr | 26 | 05 | My anniversary so I took off work, so no At Work weigh in. | May | 3 | 05 | 170.0 | +0.4 | 170.0 | Actually happy with the small gain. I wasn't good for my anniversary weekend, so I am thrilled the gain wasn't huge. And still at 50% mark! | May | 10 | 05 | 167.2 | -2.8 | 172.8 | Thrilled with the large loss. I am really happy. I think changing some of my exercise helped too. | May | 17 | 05 | 166.8 | -0.4 | 173.2 | Glad to see the loss. Was on program, but was eating at the higher end so a small loss is still good. | May | 24 | 05 | 168.2 | +1.4 | 171.8 | I was not good at my nephew's wedding. Not at all surprised by the gain. I am just hoping I won't see more gain next week. | May | 31 | 05 | 168.8 | +0.6 | 171.2 | Did it again. Was over my points for the week because of Memorial Day. I need to stop this. | June | 7 | 05 | 167.6 | -1.2 | 172.4 | Back on track and increased my cardio. Not quite the big loss I was hoping for, but it is still a good loss. | June | 14 | 05 | 162.8 | -4.8 | 177.2 | Astounded by such a huge loss. So thrilled that I am actually only single digits from my goal! | June | 21 | 05 | 168.0 | +5.2 | 172 | I really think the receptionist screwed up my weigh in last week. It doesn't make any sense that I was down 4.8 last week and up 5.2 this week. I think last week should have been 168.2, not 162.8. So I really think this week was fine. It was a mix up by the receptionist. | June | 28 | 05 | 178.6 | +10.6 | 161.4 | This wacked me out completely. I screwed up my foot so I can't exercise & didn't eat well because of it. However, it wasn't 10+ pounds worth! I believe it was water gain due to the medication I was on for my foot. | July | 6 | 05 | 171.2 | -7.4 | 168.8 | I am happy that some of last week's gain was gone. Though I have to confess, I am really disappointed there was a large gain. It means I lost my 50% Gone Mark! And worse yet it means I have lost any ground I have made since April. All because of two off weeks and my foot being messed up! | July | 12 | 05 | 163.8 | -7.4 | 176.2 | Astounded. I don't get the big loss again. But I am back with less than 10 pounds to goal. So bizarre the way my body is behaving. | July | 19 | 05 | 167 | +3.2 | 173 | Frustrated honestly. Up 3+ pounds when I was on track & all. Just tired of these huge weight swings. | July | 26 | 05 | 167.6 | +0.6 | 172.4 | Actually, not at all surprised with the gain. I will be thrilled if I don't have more of a gain that shows up next week. Not my best week. | Aug | 2 | 05 | 164.4 | -3.2 | 175.6 | Happy to see the gain gone. Though after last weekend, I am surprised to see such a good loss. | Aug | 9 | 05 | 164.6 | +0.2 | 175.4 | A bit disappointed honestly. I was really hoping to see a loss given next week tends to be a gain week. Ah well | Aug | 16 | 05 | 165.2 | +0.6 | 174.8 | Disappointed, but this tends to be the big gain week so I am happy I didn't see a big gain. | Aug | 24 | 05 | 167.6 | +2.4 | 172.4 | Pretty peeved after seeing such a large gain while on program. I know, it has become a weird tend with my body, but I am tired of it. | Aug | 31 | 05 | 176.4 | +8.8 | 163.6 | I was completely off program for 4 days. Still...I can hardly believe I had that much of a gain!! *sigh* | Sep | 6 | 05 | 168.0 | -8.4 | 172.0 | So glad to see the massive gain gone. Back on track & hopeful I will keep seeing the numbers drop. | Sep | 13 | 05 | 166.8 | -1.2 | 173.2 | A nice modest drop, but a drop none the less. Hopefully, it is the start of a new trend, right? *grin* | Sep | 20 | 05 | 167.4 | +0.6 | 172.6 | Not stunned as this tends to be gain week, but honestly disappointed. I didn't use all my allowance points & used none of my activity points. Hope it comes off next week. | Sep | 27 | 05 | 166.2 | -1.2 | 173.8 | Happy to see a loss. I think it was water gain from last week vanishing this week. A bit surprised as I was over my points for the week, but I have increased my exercise again. | Oct | 4 | 05 | 166.2 | 0 | 173.8 | Not happy about no loss. I have been exercising more, staying within my points, etc.. I really thought this would be a good weigh in. *sigh* | Oct | 11 | 05 | 166.4 | +0.2 | 173.6 | Not thrilled with the gain. Not big, but given I had hoped for the loss last week, I was still hoping it would catch up. | Oct | 18 | 05 | 173.4 | +7.0 | 166.6 | Insanity. I know I wasn't good last week. But I can't believe it is 7 pounds of bad!! This is insane. | Oct | 25 | 05 | 165.8 | -7.6 | 174.2 | Glad to see the huge gain is gone. It feels good that it is no longer there. Hooray. | Nov | 1 | 05 | 162.2 | -3.6 | 177.8 | Virgin fat territory!! Woohoo!! First week on core really does make a difference. So thrilled!! | Nov | 8 | 05 | 163.4 | +1.2 | 176.6 | Havta confess. I am a bit disappointed. Figured my second week on core would be good. I am hoping it is just the weird water gain issues though I thought that should be next week, not this week. *shrug* | Nov | 15 | 05 | 164.2 | +0.8 | 175.8 | Havta admit, I am less than thrilled with the gain. But as this is water gain week, I am hopeful that is all it is and I will see a good loss next week. | Nov | 22 | 05 | 167.2 | +3.0 | 172.8 | The saying goes feedback not failure. I don't think doing core while PMSing works for me. My full line is never hit and I seem to have a massive gain. *sigh* | Nov | 29 | 05 | 167.6 | +0.4 | 172.4 | Pretty thrilled after the Thanksgiving I had that it was only 0.4. Shows last week was probably a good deal of water gain. | Dec | 6 | 05 | 169.0 | +1.4 | 171 | Guess Thanksgiving showed up this week instead. Though this still wasn't a great week honestly. Disappointed but not stunned. | Dec | 13 | 05 | 166.2 | -2.8 | 173.8 | Thrilled. I really wasn't expecting much of a loss if any. So that is great. | Jan | 10 | 06 | 169.2 | +3.0 | 170.8 | My first weigh in after not being so great over the holidays. Can't say I am stunned by the gain, though disappointed it was so much. | Jan | 17 | 06 | 165.4 | -3.8 | 174.6 | Very happy to see a loss like this. Feels good! | Jan | 24 | 06 | 166.0 | +0.6 | 174.0 | Not shocked to see a gain. Went a bit overboard with the weekend. Glad it wasn't more. | Jan | 31 | 06 | 167.0 | +1.0 | 173.0 | Not happy with the gain, but I am hoping it is just some water. *crosses fingers* | Feb | 7 | 06 | 166.6 | -0.4 | 173.6 |
GOOOAAAALLLL!!! Set my goal weight to 167 with my doctor. It was the right decision for me. So this week I officially made goal! |
Feb | 14 | 06 | 164.4 | -2.2 | 175.6 | First week of maintenance. Add 14 points. Still seeing a loss though this is typically my big loss week. So I will stick with the same points. | Feb | 21 | 06 | 164.8 | +0.4 | 175.2 | Second week of maintenance. Still at 14 more points per week. So I guess that is working as I was only up 0.4, so pretty much maintaining. | Feb | 28 | 06 | 165.6 | +0.8 | 174.4 | Week Three of Maintenance. Up a little though given this is water gain week, it was less than I feared it would be. So that is good. | Mar | 7 | 06 | 169.6 | +4 | 170.4 | Week Four of Maintenance. I was over my points by 8.5 and used all my activity points. Not good. Lots of stress eating and it showed on the scale in a huge way. | Mar | 13 | 06 | 166.2 | -3.4 | 173.8 | Week Five of Maintenance. Much better. Back right around goal. Even a little below. Next week, lifetime! *crosses fingers* | Mar | 21 | 06 | 162.8 | -3.4 | 177.2 |
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| On to Round Ten - Maintenance | ||||||
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