Mrs Bear, will definitely put some pictures up, maybe in my little diary thready bit. Thing is, the best pictures are all on my phone, and we gave our working dongle to someone. We got a new one but it won't work > But once I find a magic way of doing it, will definitely post a pic of Vince!

Well done on the weight loss so far! I know the feeling, I really wanted to get on the scales this morning, but I knew that after eating breakfast, even though it was only a 30g bowl of cereal, it would all end in tears. Plus, joining here means that when I'm at X many kilos I can come here for virtual hugs... The scales and I have a very, very bad relationship. Once again, I blame the judo...

Bronsk

After would be lighter because you will have sweated a lot of water out of your system. However, you would have to consistently weigh after cardio everytime, otherwise your weight might go up again slightly once you weigh fully hydrated.

I can't imagine not weighing my self for a long period of time. As depressing as it is to see weight go on, I would feel exactly like you do, Bronski, at the prospect of getting back on the scales. Fear of the unknown is very powerful.

And if its hugs your after, then here is a good luck (((HUG))) for Friday! And (((HUGS))) to the rest of the FSD club!! And remember, whatever the scales say, we have all worked very hard. Some days you falter, but others you succeed magnificently. This is a hard road to travel, but we'll do it together!

I don't know what came over me then! I'll have to get a set of pompoms for next week

All gym trainers say NEVER weigh after working out! All of them! Even when I tried a few times they wouldn't let me!

Updated listy! 13 of us

YAY!! I'm on the list! And I'm fantastic too! Thank you thank you thank you Avi2Kat!

On the weighing front, I can see both sides of the argument. You'll have lost water through sweat, maybe even driven away some calories (would that help?) but on the other hand, water comes back, and it's an irregular time to do so.

My judo coach always weighed us after training. Ah, good times... actually, no not really! It would all end in tears! So personally, I'd say weigh in after either. Though like Avi2Kat said in the first post, in the AM is the best time, after piddles and before eats.

Thank you for the hugs Mrs Bear *hugs!* And that speech was very moving, I'm getting pretty excited and hyped up about getting on the scales now. I just need to find them now...

I guess the fear of "oh-my-goodness-I-remember-when-I-was-X-many-kiograms" adds to the excitement. I'd like to be back to the ol' judo weight, though I have a feeling that'll be a very, very long journery. Well, it may not be, I'll find out tomorrow. I guess we'll all find out how we're doing tomorrow.

Bronsk

So if I manage to go all next week without going on the scales, do I get let off being the little scale devil?

Bronsk, do you think that being weighed by your coach may have started you off thinking about your weight, and caused weight gain (like people who think they are overweight but are not, starve a couple of pounds off and then enter the yo-yo cycle!), or was it not connected to that at all?

Heehee, here at the FSD, we rid ourselves of the scale demons :P

I'm not sure Mrs Bear, I've always been overweight. I'm going to waste up my cliched excuses... now; it runs in the family! My dad's overweight, his parents were both overweight, my brother's overweight... So even though mum always looked out for my brother and I, I never got to be as skinny as the other girls.

I guess my coach had it in my best competing interests. Weight catagories are stupid; the top weight catagory for girls was +70 kg, so that's about +154 lbs for the less metric! I'm awquard! And anything above 70 kg was put in that catagory. At the Nationals, I was put with a beast who must have been about 160 odd, she was miles and miles bigger in all directions. Then there's me, high 70s! I didn't last!!

So I mean, it was always in his best interests to make sure I was in a lower catagory, so I wouldn't have to fight the big girls. I touched 69kg once, but never for a competition.

I've always been overweight, especially for my height (5ft 1 - haha, I weigh in metric and measure in imperial) And that's the story of my life! Well, not quite...

Bronsk

Am I on the list? I can't see it for some reason...this computer won't let me see some things...it is strange! I need to rid the computer of demons!

How is everyone today? We had a wild WILD night last night here in Ohio...thought the roof was going to blow off...and my 5yr old and 3 yr old were up in tandem all night long...so, I have bags under my eyes today!

It took me awhile to wander on over here, but I'm in for this. . Yay for weighing in.

(Not really.)

As long as I never enter the 140's again.

Heyo everybody!

SarahL, wow, sounds like you had a fun night! There's nothing better than a content smile with the eye bags. It just makes everyone around you very jealous

Not long now... Again, looking forward to it, but not at the same time. Kind of like when you perform in a show; the excitement of performing but the stage nerves that come with it.

If I don't return later, I wish everyone good luck!

Bronsk

added you ava, and yes Sarah you are on the list

Thank goodness!! 14 people at last. I thought that '13' was going to jinx all of us . Glad to have you aboard Avajayne!

SarahL, just make sure you get a good sleep tonight! As Twinmom advised earlier in this thread, we lose a lot of water weight while lying down (or was it sleeping?) so being Friday tomorrow, I will definitely be getting an early night tonight

So, Bronsk, do you still do Judo? Also, sorry to be a lizard bore, but Buster just climbed our whole flight of stairs again!! And now he is doing laps of the lounge. Must be all those greens

rofl.. they sound like fun!

Sorry, still here

Yep Mrs Bear, I still do Judo. I stopped for about a year, then when I started Uni last year I felt I needed to do something active. So I started Judo again (same coach, different club) and started Ju Jitsu as well. Though because I do Judo at Uni, and we've finished for the summer, and I can't get to my old club anymore. I'm enjoying more now, as we don't compete half as much and I have better friends there.

Aw bless, Buster sounds like he's having fun! Sadly we can't let Vince run around because of the cats. And the carpet'll catch his claws. He likes a bit of "lap time" though, and we make sure he excercies in his tank. I've got a really cute video of him running to catch a cricket! He's so sweet

Bronsk

I got a headgehog.. b ut have to give him away.. cause I moved into the city and the lady i live with dunt want pets.