Thread: Lovely Losers 2020 - STEP IN to September!!

Good morning all. Glad everyone has been doing well. This week was a bit rough last week 173.5, 173.1, 173.1, 172.4, 172.2, 173.1, 172.4, 173.5. So frustrating. Yesterday I was like eff it. I had some egg whites, spinach salsa and a sprinkling of cheese, like 4-5 Melba rounds, 3 sugar free peppermint patties and probably like 4 lbs (unshelled) crab and like 3/4 of a carton of cherry tomatoes. Today I was down to 170.6. I really don't get this diet sometimes. Every time I overeat shellfish I lost a good chunk of weight. I really hope I drop into the 160s soon. Have 22 more injections and it's so easy to let your thoughts spin like oh that could be like 10 lbs but in reality I think I'd be lucky to get another 5 lbs down.

P3D2 232.6 Happy to say I am down a pound today. Closer to LIW. Foot is a little better and I am walking without walker, although still limping. After I eat I will do another epsom soak. Slept 12 jours last night thanks to my extra 1/2 of a muscle relaxer (still within rx range). Hoping that if some minor bone(s) in my foot slipped out if place, that they may slip back in and then the connective tissue will heal quickly too. I have a lot of work planned with the family this long weekend and would hate to be completely sidelined... But, I will definitely listen to my body! Having a Connective Tissues Disorder really makes it hard to plan! OK, enough of the pity party, before I allow it to mess with my diet too! Onward and ... not downward (P3)

EDIt: I did my measurements for the end of P2 and wanted to post a few of my results: I lost 5 inches off my waist and 3.5 off my hips. I do wish it was reversed, because my hips/“belly flap” keep me in a bigger size. However, I trust this process, and know I will continue to reshape in P3 and in future rounds.

Originally Posted by emilyc88

Good morning all. Glad everyone has been doing well. This week was a bit rough last week 173.5, 173.1, 173.1, 172.4, 172.2, 173.1, 172.4, 173.5. So frustrating. Yesterday I was like eff it. I had some egg whites, spinach salsa and a sprinkling of cheese, like 4-5 Melba rounds, 3 sugar free peppermint patties and probably like 4 lbs (unshelled) crab and like 3/4 of a carton of cherry tomatoes. Today I was down to 170.6. I really don't get this diet sometimes. Every time I overeat shellfish I lost a good chunk of weight. I really hope I drop into the 160s soon. Have 22 more injections and it's so easy to let your thoughts spin like oh that could be like 10 lbs but in reality I think I'd be lucky to get another 5 lbs down.

Lmfao!! I feel the same way. I went to bed late. Woke up and was at 158.8. Turned on a conference call and fell back to sleep and had crazy dreams and sweat a ton. I took a poop and weighed again and was down to 157.4. So o think our bodies just whoosh when they are ready.


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Originally Posted by t1ghtwad

P3D2 232.6 Happy to say I am down a pound today. Closer to LIW. Foot is a little better and I am walking without walker, although still limping. After I eat I will do another epsom soak. Slept 12 jours last night thanks to my extra 1/2 of a muscle relaxer (still within rx range). Hoping that if some minor bone(s) in my foot slipped out if place, that they may slip back in and then the connective tissue will heal quickly too. I have a lot of work planned with the family this long weekend and would hate to be completely sidelined... But, I will definitely listen to my body! Having a Connective Tissues Disorder really makes it hard to plan! OK, enough of the pity party, before I allow it to mess with my diet too! Onward and ... not downward (P3)

EDIt: I did my measurements for the end of P2 and wanted to post a few of my results: I lost 5 inches off my waist and 3.5 off my hips. I do wish it was reversed, because my hips/“belly flap” keep me in a bigger size. However, I trust this process, and know I will continue to reshape in P3 and in future rounds.

The ankle issue sounds so painful!! I am glad you found some relief. Five inches is amazing!!! I didn’t do my measurements but can tell with my clothing. One thing I tend to keep is my boobs I guess they aren’t visceral fat and I’m okay with that. The lady at Nordstrom put me in a 34 DDD. Too bad that just means saggy


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I agree with you gals. However it is the long-term results that matter. It may not be the overeating shellfish, or anything immediately preceding the whoosh, that caused it... it may have happened just because it was going to happen.

Emily, you’re having a good round as far as losses go, but don’t let discouragement make you give in to temptations, and to lose sight of the big picture... the ability to stabilize and maintain long-term. Losing the weight is the easiest part, but not sticking to the plan now can really make P3 and P4 difficult. Being in a lower decade can seem like such a big deal to all of us, but it is just a number that is a few digits smaller that the number you aren’t happy with. Please don’t give it too much power over your decisions and mood! You are strong and beautiful, no matter what your scale says at the end of your round (or during the round, for that matter)!

Originally Posted by t1ghtwad

I agree with you gals. However it is the long-term results that matter. It may not be the overeating shellfish, or anything immediately preceding the whoosh, that caused it... it may have happened just because it was going to happen.

Emily, you’re having a good round as far as losses go, but don’t let discouragement make you give in to temptations, and to lose sight of the big picture... the ability to stabilize and maintain long-term. Losing the weight is the easiest part, but not sticking to the plan now can really make P3 and P4 difficult. Being in a lower decade can seem like such a big deal to all of us, but it is just a number that is a few digits smaller that the number you aren’t happy with. Please don’t give it too much power over your decisions and mood! You are strong and beautiful, no matter what your scale says at the end of your round (or during the round, for that matter)!

I love this advice. I will be two weeks into P3 when I head to Dallas to get my boyfriend and drive back up to Portland. I won’t be able to weigh but by then will have most of my sensitivities nailed down and will just be careful. I would love to end below 155 to have some wiggle room as it’s so darn easy to gain a few lbs. I can usually maintain if I don’t allow myself to go back to carbs and sugar. I have done that way of life before and it wasn’t so bad. I actually felt better. Thanks for putting it all into perspective


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I typed this whole shabang out and it said some nonsense about an expired token.

Pretty much I'm not super worried about stabilizing, I have been between 160-170 for the last 6 years, it was in the last 3-6 months that I jumped up to 188. To me losing the weight is the hard part. I see this diet as more of a reset to the lifestyle I'm used to living, like oh yeah this is a portion size. You have the will power not to buy and eat a cake. I love weight lifting (muscle makes up a good amount of my weight but definitely not all of it) but I start to resent it when I'm doing it for weight loss not strength. Andddd, perhaps most importantly, I am on the right dose of antidepressants and am in a less stressful environment which has a lot to do with my well being.

Hope everyone is doing well, I am at work saving lives! Just kidding I'm doing covid testing haha.

I woke up to 156.8. I am down almost 29 lbs this round. I forgot to inject yesterday but that is good as I am doing a longer round. I’m really tired these days and sleep has been necessary. Could be I’m not getting enough sleep during the week but I slept though Pilates today which was at 11. If I can shake off a feel more lbs I would love to stabilize at 155.

My aunt told me I looked emaciated in my photo and I told her I was 157 and she said that was overweight I love my mom’s sister but lol! She is obsessed with weight and when I was fat she told me I would look great if I dropped 20 lbs. I just laugh. I took this photo after a spin session and think I look healthy.

So whatever. I have about a week or so left and I’ll try to get to 153 or so so that 155 can be a good set point for me. Keep on losing, ladies and gents.


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