Happy Monday Everybody!! How was your weekend? It’s only two short days until the one year blogiversary here at OWOA! Woo Hoo!
In today’s weigh-in, I need a little extra data from you. How much have you lost in the past year? After all, we want a grand total on Wednesday, don’t we? 
And don’t forget about this post where we’re counting all the wonderful things about this site, healthy eating, exercising, and - of course- losing weight! We’re over 100 comments now- how far can we go?!
133.2
That’s 11.2 pounds down in the last year. Yippeeeeee!
My goals for between now and when I move cross-country at the end of August are to 1. lose one more pound; 2. work out at least 3 times a week, hopefully 4. I wish I could say that I was going to be to “goal” (although I, like Blest, still haven’t figured out exactly what my goal weight is, but I know it’s under 130) by then, but there’s a lot of stuff to do between now and then. I’m ok if I reach goal while in Cali. It’ll just be nice to have “goal” in mind while traipsing cross-country when I want to eat candy and chips.
Comment by Anne — July 23, 2007 @ 6:03 am |Edit This
* that’s down 0.4 for the week, by the way…
Comment by Anne — July 23, 2007 @ 6:05 am |Edit This
151/145/132
So, a total loss of 6 pounds in a year. Of fat that is.
I also don’t know about my goal. I haven’t been in the 130’s for a long time so I don’t know if that is best for me or not. As I get closer I might change it, but it’ll do for now.
Comment by lady laura — July 23, 2007 @ 6:23 am |Edit This
I’m away from my scales, so don’t know what I weigh right now. Last Monday it was 167. Last Friday it was 171. I’m hoping that was a temporary blip. I’ve definitely lost at least 30 pounds since I started the Beach in January.
I’m doing as best i can with conference food. After failing to find anything that wasn’t full of sugar for breakfast on the first day, I’ve bought my own sugar free muesli and low fat yoghurt and snacks for mid morning and afternoon. They definitely make a difference to my ability to choose good things at meal times. I’m getting in exercise where I can. I went for a long bike ride before breakfast yesterday, Didn’t make it today, but might manage it this afternoon. I am running around college a lot though, sometimes literally running. It’s good to find I can run easily without finding myself immediately puffing and panting.
Comment by Bekki — July 23, 2007 @ 6:32 am |Edit This
143/129/120ish
up one
Total loss this year is 14 pounds!
Comment by Brandi — July 23, 2007 @ 6:40 am |Edit This
212/157.2/145
Down 1.6 this week. Which means to date I have lost 54.8 pounds, but “only” 42.8 since joining this site. I am moving my goal down to 145, because I actually believe I can get there, unlike a year ago.
Comment by Jana — July 23, 2007 @ 6:50 am |Edit This
330/305/150 Ok I am up 1 and feeling VERY discouraged. The doctors are having a very hard time with my thyroid. I go back again to see them on Friday. Here is what I have done to be proactive, I joined a gym and am stepping up my workouts. We will see. I have lost a total of 25 pounds since January.
Comment by Kellie — July 23, 2007 @ 6:53 am |Edit This
I’m soooo mad at myself! No change. To be honest, I should have gained. I have been horrible and I need to get back to it. I have had no motivation. I’m week!!!! Well I’m not week, but I have chosen to be week.
Comment by Nikki — July 23, 2007 @ 7:20 am |Edit This
Not so great … up two this week (gained back last week’s lost), but I’m not beating myself over it.
As for what I’ve lost in the last year. Zip. I had a baby and gained about 30 lbs! (However, I would like to add that I’m below my prepregnancy weigh already. Yeah!)
Comment by stephanie — July 23, 2007 @ 7:21 am |Edit This
147/131/130 Up 1 this week. Waah. I splurge a little too much. Several eating out get-togethers with people this week. But it was up more earlier in the week, so I am on a downward trend.
As of today, 16 pounds have been lost since last year. It was almost 18 last week, but I’ve slipped. I’m thinking that I’m going to shoot for a total of 20 lost by the end of the summer. My stomach is still a bit squidgy and that will give me some wiggle room for the occasional week like I had this last week. Also no exercise has been going on this last week and that I’m sure is contributing. No time. But maybe this week there will be some.
Comment by Anita — July 23, 2007 @ 7:36 am |Edit This
212.8/126.8/
135Uhhhhh… down 4.4
Don’t look at me like that! I ate!!! Ask anyone who saw me at VBS- I had lunch and snacks and everything! But I was up 2 with water last week - so I lost the water and then some…
Comment by blestwithsons — July 23, 2007 @ 8:44 am |Edit This
Woah, Blest! What a happy birthday present! You go, girl!!
Comment by Brandi — July 23, 2007 @ 9:19 am |Edit This
Oh my goodness Blest, you do sooo good…you consistently loose and you loose lots.
Kellie, don’t be discouraged. Your thyroid will get figured out AND 25lbs since the beginning of the year…that’s AWESOME!!!
Comment by Cristina — July 23, 2007 @ 9:24 am |Edit This
239.8/224/200 (short term goal)
So, time to get back on track.
Up .4lbs, which is totally deserved. My sister was visiting for 2 weeks and even though I tried to make healthy choices, sometimes the unhealthy won.
She left this morning.
Since joining OWOA, I’ve lost 15.8 lbs. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve lost 26 lbs.
Comment by Cristina — July 23, 2007 @ 9:35 am |Edit This
Wow Blest congratulations. That is so great. I mean sure, I want to beat you, but I am so proud of you too. Wow.
Comment by Nikki — July 23, 2007 @ 10:49 am |Edit This
Beat me? How so? Are we the same height and you have a lower goal weight or what?
Oh! Or do you mean you wanna knock me out?
Comment by blestwithsons — July 23, 2007 @ 11:42 am |Edit This
220/175.0/175
Wow I was so surprised to be at 175 dead on this morning as that was my original goal. I did think I was on track to make it last week and I did. That makes 45 pounds since starting south beach in early October.I have a new goal of 170 as I think I could lose a bit more. Oh and its down 1.4 this week.
The holidays have started ie school is over for 6 weeks but there is plenty to do at home. Debs and I need to encourage each other to keep on track with the eating as we get into a new routine. it could be easy to let things slide when we are less busy and there is food around ‘cos we are at home.
Comment by elly — July 23, 2007 @ 12:29 pm |Edit This
264/248.2/130
I have lost 15.8 lbs in the past year. I wanted to lose so much more - but as my darling husband reminds me, this is the first year in a while that the trend is downward, not up. So there’s 15.8 lbs off of me, while I could have put on another 10 instead… Victory is mine, and if I can keep this up - well, it might take a while, but it will happen.
(seriously, my goal is to lose 1 lb. Next goal is to get to 245. After that 240. Then I’ll do it again!)
Comment by Tracy — July 23, 2007 @ 12:31 pm |Edit This
198/162/140
Grrr, I hate Mondays. Why is it that I’m always down for several days preceding Monday, and then up a bit on Monday? Well, I guess I am still down a pound from last week, but jeepers, I’ve been at 160 for three days, until this morning! It happens a lot!
But I’m not complaining or anything…just glad to still be losing! My total is 36 pounds.
Comment by Caroline — July 23, 2007 @ 12:42 pm |Edit This
I mean knock you out. But in the nicest way possible. And we are hardly the same size. I’m 5′8″. But it was all in fun.
Comment by Nikki — July 23, 2007 @ 1:32 pm |Edit This
Comment by blestwithsons — July 23, 2007 @ 1:42 pm |Edit This
294/263.2/260 (short term goal)
I am up 1.4 this week. I’ve realised this week that I need to be more careful about portion size and the amount I eat. Even if I’m eating good stuff (which I’m not always, I must admit), I need to recognise when I’ve had enough.
I’ve lost 31.8lb since last October. I have been lower than that at times, but that’s where I am at the moment.
Comment by Debs — July 23, 2007 @ 2:47 pm |Edit This
216/192/145
Down 2 from last week. Too bad it’s the same few pounds I keep losing and gaining!
But anyway, I’ve lost 24 pounds since joining in January.
Comment by Bethany — July 23, 2007 @ 3:13 pm |Edit This
216/209/150
Down 1.5 from last week. And it would be more if my sister wasn’t here visiting and I was so weak! She keeps getting sweet stuff at night and I keep giving in and sharing it with her.
As for my total, well, as far as my stats go, I have lost 7 pounds, but I have lost those pounds three times now, so really, that’s 21! Ack!
Ok, I have lost those pounds for the last time! On to the next 7…
Comment by Christy — July 23, 2007 @ 3:32 pm |Edit This
170/163.0/120
I was at 192ish when I was pregnant (had baby March 29th and got back down to 170 fairly quickly so I don’t know if that counts. But I have lost 7 lbs so far since Mayish. Charlotte
Comment by Charlotte Cushman — July 23, 2007 @ 3:35 pm |Edit This
231.5/189.5/160
No change.
Down 42 for the year.
Comment by Bird — July 23, 2007 @ 3:47 pm |Edit This
207.5/159/120ish
No change this week. GRRRRRRRRR! I’m giving up carbs after 5pm and changing my workouts to see if I can get beyond this little plateau.
- 48.5 since I joined WW, but probably down around 70 since I started on my own.
Comment by Gina — July 23, 2007 @ 4:33 pm |Edit This