Good morning and welcome to October at One Weigh Or Another, where we are watching more than the leaves fall!! 
What challenges do you anticipate this month? What new and exciting recipes, exercises, or clothing sizes 
are you going to try this month? Do tell! And while you’re at it…
REPORT!
200/163.6/160
Down 0.8 this week. I’m going to join the gym at my uni. I went in and booked my induction session today. It’s not for another 2 weeks though. It’s a bit scary, I’ve never been to a gym before.
Comment by Bekki — October 1, 2007 @ 6:53 am |Edit This
Ok this is one of those weeks where I really don’t want to weigh-in. Because, for the second week in a row, I’m up.
I’m at 261.4 which is up 1.2 from last week. I seem to be sabotaging myself anytime I get near or under 260.
I’m not quite sure how to stop myself doing this, but I realise I need to take the bull by the horns and tackle it. Any thoughts would be helpful.
I think this past weekend one of the problems was eating too much. I’d been prepared and taken veg and dip (to the hen party I was at) and enjoyed eating those, but then I proceeded to eat pizza and icecream as well. I didn’t eat either of them in vast quantities, but I needed to have cut something out. The point of the veg was to stop me eating so much of the traditional party stuff, but I just ate both! I need to work on not being polite, as in not eating stuff just cos it’s the polite thing to do - work on my saying no. I’ll have to dig out that post Blest wrote about saying no and put it into practice.
Anyway, this comment had got too long, so I’d better stop!
Comment by Debs — October 1, 2007 @ 7:13 am |Edit This
I don’t remember what my last weigh-in was but today I am at 143. I haven’t been very friendly with my scale as I find myself frustrated with it’s excessive fluctuations whenever I visit. It is becoming a distraction so I withhold myself from it for greater periods.
My challenges will soon be the weather. It is too dark to walk in the mornings and will soon be too dark to walk in the evenings. It’s time to get out The Bean again.
Comment by lady laura — October 1, 2007 @ 7:37 am |Edit This
212/178/145 down 1.
Life is good. I plan to be 172 by the last weigh-in in October.
Comment by Tami — October 1, 2007 @ 7:45 am |Edit This
153/144.5/128 - another pound down. I pulled out a pair of my ‘old’ jeans yesterday and lo and behold, they fit! Then pulled out another pair and…not so much.
So I’m getting closer, at least. I was about 141 or so when I got pregnant this last time, so in theory those clothes should start fitting me.
Canadian thanksgiving is this coming weekend, so I need to plan for that. The wife of the home we will be going to for dinner is also working on losing weight, so I suspect she will have some healthier salads, dessert, etc as options - I just need to take them!
Comment by Dawn — October 1, 2007 @ 8:09 am |Edit This
143/121/120
down 2 and one pound away from goal!
I am looking forward to experimenting with a sugar-free pumpkin or sweet potato pie and some type of healthy no-sugar an hopefully not fat-laden whipped cream/topping. I would appreciate recipes of any success you might have had with this.
Debs–I know what you mean. The closer I have gotten to my goal, the more I have found myself sabbotaging my diet by eating good things in excess.
Don’t lose heart! Blame it on us like, “I wish I could have that pizza, but I am accountable to a bunch of gals and one Bird to stay away from white flour, sugar, etc…”
If it would help, post before a party with what your goals are like staying away from certain things and we will lovingly hold you accountable
Comment by Brandi — October 1, 2007 @ 8:09 am |Edit This
I am so STUCK. I am remaining at about 240-242 all week long and I want back in the 230s. I know that I am making muscle and getting thinner in terms of inches, but it’s not enough. I want to be THIN.
I haven’t weighed in this morning yet. I’ve already been to Curves, already eaten breakfast, already called back the hospital to give insurance info because I’m having a mammogram tomorrow (screening), and I haven’t weighed in today yet.
My goal is to be in the 220s by the first weigh in of November. I CAN DO IT.
My other goal is to try an aerobics tape at home to complement my workouts at Curves. And to finish mowing the yard, which is a bit of a workout of its own.
Comment by Tracy — October 1, 2007 @ 8:10 am |Edit This
168/161/130..Down 3 this week!
My October goal is to be in the low 150’s by the end of the month..
I am supposed to start phase 2 today …I have to admit it makes me a little nervous to leave the security of Phase 1.
I won’t be around next Monday for weigh in but should be back on Tuesday morning!
Thanks
Comment by Christy F — October 1, 2007 @ 8:25 am |Edit This
Woo-hoo! Finally some good news. I tracked points this past week and stuck to my allotted amounts. As a result, I’m down several pounds to 204.4!
Goals for this month: keep tracking, add exercise, and hopefully crack 200.
Comment by Lorri — October 1, 2007 @ 8:37 am |Edit This
126.8
(I’ll comment later, gotta run out the door…)
Comment by blestwithsons — October 1, 2007 @ 9:03 am |Edit This
Down 2.5 from last week. My challenge is that the kids and I are taking a road trip to visit a friend this week, so I need to stay careful, otherwise I could be 200 again by the end of the week!
I’m also aiming for a goal of 10 pounds this month! I think I lost 8 last month, so I’ll have to step it up.
Comment by Christy — October 1, 2007 @ 9:03 am |Edit This
What’s happened to the recent comments page? When I click on it there are no comments, just a dot.
Comment by Debs — October 1, 2007 @ 11:40 am |Edit This
Ok, so it’s there now. Never mind.
Comment by Debs — October 1, 2007 @ 11:44 am |Edit This
I couldn’t believe my eyes this am. Down 5!!!!!!!!! 190/169/160. This has been a horrible week with the job I took on, and I haven’t been eating as much. Hopefully I wont gain when it is over. I will have to change my goal. I thought I would be a lot thinner at 160. Now that I am only 9 lbs. away, I realize its not quite enough. I think I will change it to 150. That would make me just over half way there. I know that the next 19 lbs are going to come off a lot slower that the first 21, but I am ready for that.
Comment by Nikki — October 1, 2007 @ 1:05 pm |Edit This
220/168.6/168
Down .4
Actually I feel I have probably arrived. And the ups and downs are ceasing to worry me too much. I am not going to stop phase 2 quite yet but feel free to relax a little. I don’t think I am in danger of going too far although some people keep telling me to stop now. I think it is just ‘cos they are generally concerned for me. Like my mum for instance. I like the new size me. So probably goal for this month is to work out if this is where I stop or not and to feel comfortable in it.
Comment by Elly — October 1, 2007 @ 1:39 pm |Edit This
- 4.5
207.5/145/120ish
Comment by Gina — October 1, 2007 @ 2:27 pm |Edit This
182.75/178/135
down 4.75!!!!!!!!
Comment by Maria — October 1, 2007 @ 3:53 pm |Edit This
231.5/183.5/160
No change.
I need to kick start some weight loss this week.
Comment by Bird — October 1, 2007 @ 4:15 pm |Edit This
130. Just maintaining and trying not to enjoy the bad stuff too much! Too busy to think about anything else.
Comment by Anita — October 1, 2007 @ 4:25 pm |Edit This
Wow great losses this week!!
I was 168 this morning. This is up about 3-4 lbs from what I had been maintaining. I started working full time again, put the kids back in school, went to a conference, etc. Craziness all around. I’ve been exercising but eating not so healthy foods. Today I’m back on track. I’ve got my healthy meals all planned out and even have all the prep work done for the week. Next Monday should be looking much better. =O)
Comment by Mandi — October 1, 2007 @ 5:07 pm |Edit This
Hi everyone! No weigh in for me…I was out of town (went to Sea World…yeah!)…so I didn’t get back until late Monday. I could have weighed in today, but I don’t think it would have been very good. I took my healthy snacks and for the most part I did good BUT on 2 nights, after all the walking we did and since I ate healthy during the day, I splurged.
So, I’ve decided that I’m back on Phase 1 this week and next Monday when I weigh in, I’ll decide whether to do Phase 1 another week or get back on Phase 2.
Comment by Cristina — October 2, 2007 @ 7:15 am |Edit This
163.5 down from 165 last week… up from the last time i weighed in here… hey everyone.. char
Comment by Charlotte Cushman — October 2, 2007 @ 12:55 pm |Edit This
Okay, I weighed in this morning - 240.0 - which is down one, I think. onward to the next week!
Comment by Tracy — October 2, 2007 @ 2:34 pm |Edit This