We have ALL been there(I seem to do it a lot tho, lol). You'll get back on track, and you'll make up for it. You know what they say- fall off the horse, get back on!

Hey Tiffany
It sounds like you are doing GREAT! I am excited to be in the 180s, and really looking forward to hitting the 170s for the first time since having my kids (ummm...about 10 years ago ).

Keep up the great work!

hey tiff,
glad to hear youre feeling better. i went on a binge this weekend too but im gonna start to try and be good again too. thanks for keeping tabs on me- i need that!!

Hi Tiffany,

Don't worry about the binge. Just put it behind you and move forward. Hope you're feeling better.

V.

I am feeling much better today. Both today and yesterday I have been good with the food situation. It is much easier when I have to go to class then on the weekends when we go out... that will be my next goal. To eat healthier on the weekends. I don't know if I will have a loss this week (due to last weekend). I also haven't been able to work out yet. I think I will be feeling up to it on Thursday or Friday. I will be OK with no loss this week (or a small gain). I just need to be happy with the success that I have had thus far and know that if I continue the weight will come off. It might take a little longer than I would like, but it will come off. I don't need to drop all of the weight right now anyways... my first "event" that I would like to be lighter for isn't until January 5th.

Thanks to everyone who checked in. I will try to make it around to your diaries tonight. I only have 50 pages to read. Whats 50 pages, right?

Yet another good food day (so far). I have been really good about brining lunch with me when I know its going to be a crazy day at school. It has been helping me eat healthier and smaller portions than I normally would.

I am really hoping to see 178.something on the scale in the morning. I have seen 179 a lot, but I have yet to see anything below that *Keeping fingers crossed*.

I will update with my weight in the morning. I have a long night of homework ahead of me.

Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed for you too.

V.

I know I said I wouldn't write anything else until the morning, but I am feeling chatty and I am sitting alone.

So, tonight I have officially put time frames on my weight loss. I have been apart of the fall semester challenge for students and want to be down to 165 by the end of the semester. I also just joined the birthday challenge . I have set my birthday goal at 154lbs. I can hardly imagine me at 154. I do have a picture from when I was 18, but it has been a long time! I am scared and excited at the same time. It is a good goal. ~ 1.5 lbs a week is what it comes down to. Thats really do-able... as long as I don't get sick too much this semester and it requires that I be good through the holidays and my vacation. w

I am ready! And excited! I am going to set 148 goal for valentines day. I think that is reasonable! I would be so excited to be able to by a sexy little dress to wear on valentines day... I have never been able to do that! Oh yes, valentines day it is!

I am re-energized! Ready to go bring on a new healthy life!

Heck yes, thats perfectly reasonable. AND you can buy more than one sexy little dress Thats my goal. Get skinny, dress like a hootch for a bit. NOOOO. I'm kidding. A little. Ok, a lot, ya have the fat girl complex for so long, I don't know if I could really ever dress like a hootch.. But anyway, that was a lotta ramble about a lotta nothin. SO- fingers crossed for 178 tomorrow! Watch it be like 177. That would be awesome. Have a great day!

Great to see your re-energized! I haven't read many of the challenge form stuff maybe I should set some I dunno!

I think the goals you are setting for yourself are perfectly reasonable! It will be amazing when you are done and you reach your goal and how wonderful you will feel! Can't wait to hear your progress! Have a great day Tiffany!

Well, I was disappointed this morning. The scale did not change... I get this inkling thought that maybe it doesn't know how to go below 179, but I have weighed my cats on it and it is correct for them.

I understand why I didn't loose. I really only had 3 days of eating healthy this week due to my weekend binge. I am thankful that I did not gain anything (at least according to today) from that. It is nice to see that when I weighed in at 179 it wasn't a fluke. I always think that low weigh-ins might be just a fluke for that day. Well... apparently it is not... I weigh 179. I also only had 6 days of this week (since I changed weigh-in from Friday to Thursday)... not that one day would have done much, but maybe a couple of ounces below 179 would have been nice. I also had a high sodium dinner last night... maybe that had something to do with it?

Goals for this week:
1. Eat healthy this weekend
2. Work out at least 3x (I am feeling better)
3. Loose 1.5lbs
4. Not weighing myself everyday (it is not helpful)

I am going to try to go for a walk tonight, it just depends on how late I get home from school. I want to get out there and see how my body reacts after being sick for two weeks.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! Bring on the week!

Hi Tiffany!
I'm so happy you joined the Birthday Challenge! I look forward to seeing you reach your goals.

hey,
hahaha thats so funny that you weigh your cats on the scale. i always get off of it and then just push with only my foot and then get back on. just to make sure, you know.
i actually read a study done at yale that said that weighing yourself everyday has been proven to help in weight maintenence. Im not sure about weight loss.. but i guess the premise is that if you weigh yourslf every day you notice a 1 lb gain and youll make sure not to let it get out of hand.
anyways- i think your goals are great. good luck this week... break 179!!

Hey Tiffany,

Sounds like really good realistic goals. I know what you mean about thinking scales dont know any different. I think mine will be shocked if and when I drop below 210!!!

Have a good weekend!

you totally can do it tiffany! I will be pulling for you. Hopefully the weather will cooperate with us this weekend although I read its suppose to be awful......... Ugh Seattle winters right this is the time of year I get so depressed!

I am sure if you do what you listed you will shatter 179!!! Go get'em!!!