Well a few of us realized how long the Race to 199 thread had gotten, not to mention that it truly is not a race because in the end it is not the finish, but the journey that truly matters. So here is the new posting board for "The Race to 199" but now it's about the journey.

As of now, I have the members weights from the original board as this:

Maxibee~ 225... 26 to go
Eliza6767~ 216... 17 to go
jooneezgrl~ 222... 23 to go
Ironsquirrel150~ 196... Reached goal... shooting for 189 now!
Mada~ 212... blessed with the miracle of a baby on the way!
celest24209~ 209... 10 to go
Girl~ 250... 51 to go
Melissa~ 201.5... 2.5 to go
Solo434~ 210... 11 to go
Gilley~ 208.... 9 to go
TCPD30~ 233... 34 to go
Sunny.... 235.5....36.5 to go

And to those of you who have stopped in, lingured a bit, and never posted. We love new challengers and we are here to support you through all the tough times as well as the good. Please feel free to join. Just give us your current weight, and I will post you on the "journey board".

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Megan Rose
Back and really to lose some weight!
250(sw)/196(cw)/175(gw1)/150(fgw)

I can't seem to figure out why I have been hovering between 198 and 195 the past week or so, hoping for a whoosh by friday's weigh in so I"ll have some good news to report! Sticking to my LCing and working on my exercising.... (god I hate the weather in Cleveland right now!!!).

Hope everyone is doing well.....

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Megan Rose
Back and really to lose some weight!
250(sw)/196(cw)/175(gw1)/150(fgw)

Megan, many of us are just hanging onto our weight without any reason.
I did lose today. I don't know if it's fat or water. I guess I'll have a better idea tomorrow. But it wasn't much. I weighed in 200.5. I just can't seem to get out of the twos.

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Melissa

Speaking of hanging on to our weight, I am sitting here still at 222. Not a pound off last week. So, I head into Feb. hoping I can get 5 lbs off this next month. Think it would help if I exercised???? LOL

Happy Monday!

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Renee
1/19/04
261/220/160
41 lbs off
60 lbs to goal



Race to 199 Challenge
Labor Day Challenge: Focusing on the Journey
Personal Goal: 199 by 12/31/05

I'm still sitting at the same weight too...short of liposuction, I'm thinking I'll be stuck here for awhile till I can bribe the whoosh fairy to visit me!! LOL

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Tracy
REstarted 1/1/05
240/233--goal 150 at least

Well I got my business all taken care of for the day, and I am a bit stressed after all of it... so I'm off to go take a nice long walk with mom. No running today because I am doing tae-bo and lifting, but the walk should wear off some of the stress I think. *Hoping* Now if I could just get the scale to wear down a bit. LOL

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Megan Rose
Back and really to lose some weight!
250(sw)/196(cw)/175(gw1)/150(fgw)

Hi all! I thought I might peek in from time to time. I would love to be at 199 - however I lose so slowly, who knows when that will be! I currently weigh 216.5. Anyway, nice to have some company on the road there!

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Angie



at least for now...

Welcome, Biddy!
There are several of us who are still pretty far form that elusive 199, but we hang out here anyway, wishing and hopin and workin for it. Welcome!!

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Renee
1/19/04
261/220/160
41 lbs off
60 lbs to goal



Race to 199 Challenge
Labor Day Challenge: Focusing on the Journey
Personal Goal: 199 by 12/31/05

Hei guys

I really need this challenge! Sunday (01/23) I was at 200.1. But TOM came and I?m back to 203 this AM. 199 looks so distant now!! I know, I know it only 4 pds, but I?m a turtle and this water gain from TOM will take several days to go away!
I need to do this with you!

Hugs
Ju

PS: I refuse to change my signature

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Wlcome Ju!! Great to have you on this journey!

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Renee
1/19/04
261/220/160
41 lbs off
60 lbs to goal



Race to 199 Challenge
Labor Day Challenge: Focusing on the Journey
Personal Goal: 199 by 12/31/05

Ju... you are more than welcome in this challenge! You are an inspiration to me... I have seen your great dedication to this way of life, and don't worry.... you'll be at 199 in no time! Trust me, I know what it's like to hover right over a goal number. I did it for 199 for like 3 weeks. It drove me crazy...

So the TOM hit today... not exactly excited because it will be here for today-sunday most likely which is a bit of a disappointment since I"ll be with Andrew this weekend. But I guess it's better than having it on v-day weekend while we are at a bed and breakfast in knoxville, TN. That would kill the romance a bit. LOL.

Just going to keep up my eating(actually drop back to 25 carbs/per day for the next 5 days). Dropping my carbs seems to help me keep from getting too much bloat with the TOM. I knew it was going to happen today.... darn mother nature. But atleast she won't ruin v-day so I'm happy for that. I am going to blow off the weigh in for friday and wait until tuesday. Don't even want to look at the scale while I am on the TOM. I'll be getting lots of water... and hopefully I"ll be below 193 on tuesday. That would be great.

I actually heard about this lemonade diet thing on another board in the LC forums... thinking about doing it while on the TOM, since I never really feel like eating much during this time anyways. I'm like the opposite of most women during the TOM.... most crave foods... I hate eating. Just makes me feel crappier. Guess I"ll get the stuff for the "lemonade" tomorrow.

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Megan Rose
Back and really to lose some weight!
250(sw)/196(cw)/175(gw1)/150(fgw)

OK, I know better. At Sam's last weekend, DP and I bought a big 'ol box of Russell Stover Low Carb candy. Our thinking was "well, we will split a package between us after dinner when we want a little something sweet." The candies don't stall me but they do create gastric distress in large quantities and no matter how much I try to convince myself otherwise, they do make me crave sweets.

So, though our intentions were good, neither of us are good at saying NO to anything sweet. so, we polished off that huge box of candy in 4 days, had a few stomach cramps and lots of regret. THe interesting thing was that not only did the candies make me want more sweet things, they made me NOT want to eat the stuff I was supposed to. I found myself eating less salad and veggies, even less protein because i had eaten the candies.

Now, three days later, i am just now feeling "back to normal." They say the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result." Maybe my picture should be by that one in the dictionary!

Scale did not move this week so far, but neither did I so that would explain it.

Plan to walk Fri Sat and Sunday, along with my light weight workout. Hope for a loss on Sunday weigh in.

Have a good weekend everyone!

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Renee
1/19/04
261/220/160
41 lbs off
60 lbs to goal



Race to 199 Challenge
Labor Day Challenge: Focusing on the Journey
Personal Goal: 199 by 12/31/05

I've been pretty good this week, and actually exercised every day. That is something for me! Anyway, as of this morning I'm down 1.5 lbs to 215. It has been awhile since I've lost, so its so nice to see the scale in a downward trend. I hope it keeps up!

Jooneezgrl - you know I do the same thing; I never learn. Somehow if we could just keep a reminder of that some where life would be easier. Glad you are feeling back to normal!

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Angie



at least for now...

Hi all

This AM I was on 200 pds again. TOM is finished and I hope to reach 199 next week (maybe on Sunday *LOL*).
Yesterday I went to a store and bought 2 shirts!!! I?m so happy because I never can find something I like and do not look like a mattress. Its was a big progress to me.

biddy22 --> congratulations about your loss. Isn?t it a great sensation?

jooneezgrl --> sometimes I thanks the total absence of LC products in Brasil. If we have candy and atkins bars in the grocery store, I would?t avoid it, for sure! Hang in there!!


Hugs
Ju

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I?m almost there --> 199.7 this AM!!

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