Awesome! Good job. When are you going to Vegas? I'm heading there in 2 weeks so any info you post on your vegas trip would be awesome :D (i.e. cheap food. Important stuff etc)

Whoo-hoo!!!! Good for you!!! Maybe you need to throw more tantrums. I mallwalk. I can't run cuz I'm such a sissy.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I'm sitting here smiling like a fool for you...I'd hug you if you were right here and we'd jump up and down and squeal in delight. I'm that happy for you.

Congrats!

One word: MUSCLE.

You may not see it. You may not believe me. But? Muscle weighs more than fat. Go by how you feel. Go by how your clothes feel.

I'm very happy for you because you do need to see numbers to help visualize, but running the whole trail???

Give yourself more credit. That's awesome.

YAY YVONNE!!! I think I burned at least 50 calories LAUGHING AND GASPING as I read this entry. Thanks!

way to go girl! Keep up the good work.

Awesome! Good for you!

Y-

I am on the same journey as u=you are and this is how I handle the scale issue- I weigh myself once a month! For the entire time I have been trying to lose weight (since last March) I noticed that I had a pattern. No weight loss at all until the period was over and then it could be 3 or 4 pounds just like that. So instead of tormenting myself daily or weekly, I don't even look (OK, maybe I'll look one other time but I don't expect progress) until the bleeding is over.

Also- I am having a champaigne celebration for each prepregnancy weight I reach. My first is in a mere 12 more pounds, and then 2 more in 10 pound increments.

I couldnt tell if your scale was dirty or clean.
Either way- it doesnt say 190 anymore so who cares!! Congrats girlie!!

I hate to run too.
Ew... dont even want to think about running.

Woohoo, I can't wait to read about you bitching about the evil 180's. (You will get there, I know it.)

Yay on you!! Keep on going for it. Every small milestone is still a milestone!

And, I was also going to mention muscle thing. I've been walking more and taking the stairs (up five flights) and I have gained about 10 pounds recently. But I look exactly the same as before. And my clothes still fit (10 pounds is a lot for me. Cuz I'm petite). The thing is my butt looks good (not all jiggly like before - saddlebags are gone). Muscle is more compact than fat so you may not have been losing "weight" but you very well could have been losing "fat". You know?

Anyway! Yay! That must feel really great!

Congratulations, Y!

Also, I wonder: did you get your thyroid checked? Pregnancy and nursing can fuck with it, and it makes losing weight almost impossible. It's a simple blood test, and worth taking.

That's great!! I haven't even seen the hundred anything in like 4 years!! I'd be thrilled to see a 199 even. And run? The fact that you can even run a little ways is wonderful. I couldn't even run when I was young and not obese...but I can do that power walk thing. heh

Woo hoo! Wait to go girl!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Way to go!

I joinced a gym in late October. At the time they measured my weight at 196 (Im 5'3"). Im supposed to go 3 times/week but was only getting there about once a week. Monday was my one month weigh in and my weight was 198 BUT all of my other measurements (bust, waist, hips, etc) either stayed the same, or lost bits of an inch AND my body mass index was down! Therefore the 2lbs that I gained was muscle. I think its awesome that you've even attempted to do this on your own. I dont have kids, and Im too lazy to get off my ass to even walk my dogs let alone go running. It can be frusterating to see the number on the scale not move, but you're probably just gaining muscle (I know its been mentioned before). Inches count more than pounds! We dont even have a scale in our house anymore, its too depressing. I do have complete faith that you'll get your weight down if you keep at it, though. Good work!

muscle not only weighs more than fat but the more muscle you get the fast it burns the fat. see? it's not about the scale, sister, it's about how the pants fit.

CONGRATULATIONS! Progress feels goooooood, for sure.

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SJ is definitely right. Running is a pain in the ass, but It builds muscle like you wouldn't believe. That's the only reason I do it. I don't often see great results on the scale, but I notice the difference in the inches, and also muscle tone.

Do what works for you. If you like the gym, do the gym. The more you enjoy what you are doing, the more you will do it! =-) And congratulations on breaking through the plateau! Those are a real pain in the ass, but they are also necessary, because when you lose the weight too fast, it's not good for your heart, and it's harder to keep off. It's like your body wants to go back to the original weight, so it will try to do that. All on its own.

But the good news is, if you keep it off for five years, the chances of you keeping it off for the rest of your life increase like crazy.

Good luck in fighting the good fight! You're doing it!

-H

Yay! Congratulations for seeing that 8 there, Yvonne! (And, if you happen to see a "9" there for a couple of days due to that time of the month, please don't freak out!)

Congrats! :):)

You totally weigh less than 189.5... you were holding a camera! That's gotta at least take off that .5!

And even thought the scale took some time to budge, it's probably b/c you're at that stage where you are trading muscle for fat and muscle weighs more. But once you get to a certain point, that muscle burns calories and melts fat away while you do NOTHING and then the pounds will drop even faster, so keep at it!!

Good job!

aww yay woohoo wtg hun

Congratulations, Yvonne!!

WTG girly! I just got myself in the 180 club myself..it is quite the feeling every time you do go down to the next level..let's here it for 7!!

I am in awe of anyone that can run, honestly, cannot do it.

PS psst....alll our scales look like that..;)

Woo-Hoo, Yvonne! One day at a time, one pound at a time. 4 1/2 pounds is pretty good for one week. Congratulations!

YES! AWESOME! i'm so happy for you. way to go. you're the greatest (we'll that's of course m. ali, but you're great, too) :)

Woo hoo!!!! Congrats! I was also stuck in the 190's for a long time, but I have finally broken it and am now stuck in the 180's! But hey, it's better than the 190's! I'm happy with slow and steady weight loss rather than fast, because I've always gained back (and more) when I lose quickly.

Keep on rockin' and you and I will both be in the 170's soon!

Hey Slow and steady wins the race.

If it comes off too fast it won't stay off!

And muscle does weigh more.
Toss the scale and measure instead