Hello and good morning.  Hope everyone is doing and feeling well. 

Is tonight the Biggest Loser finals?  Does anyone watch that show?  I used to watch it when it first started....I'd be sitting in my big comfy chair and think there is something wrong here.  I'm watching a show that is all about exercising to lose to weight but I'm sitting on my big fat rump......after a few months I decided to watch it while on the treadmill or stationary bike. 

I got up early (not quite as early as I wanted to) and took myself and Buddy for a nice 3.25 cardio walk.  I did not run today....my running coach told me to do it every other day as I'm a beginner.  Probably a good idea due to the swelling too... which did not get crazy after yesterdays run.  Maybe I shook something loose and it will get better now....HAHAHA....wishfull thinking.

I'm going to try to get in the pool later today to do some water aerobics and water weights. 

I'm celebrating my "focus".  I'm so glad I have not lost my focus about making good/healthy food decisions each day, each meal.  I'm off to go make oatmeal pancakes now.

How about you guys??  Anyone want to share???

Have a great day!

I spent most of yesterday examining what I've eaten over the past 3 weeks (because I've gone up .2, .4 and .2 each week and I don't know why). I found that some of the foods I eat every day (like my whey protein) have had formula changes and the calories went up....in the world of Weigh****chers this means it's no longer 2 pts but 3!!!  PLUS, when I put my oatmeal mix in as a "meal" it came up as 6 pts instead of 4! Lastly my new daily afternoon snack of PB on a lite wasa cracker which I normally count as 2 pts when I do it as a meal comes to 3!

Sooooooo .....talk about a reality check for me.

The lesson I learned............it is good to once in a while re-check the labels of the things we eat often to be sure we are accurately tracking. 

Week #1.... (-10.8)
Week #2.... (-.8)
Week #3.... (-3.0)
Week #4.... (-2.6)

Total loss for 1st month.... (-17.2lb)!!!

I'm really happy cause had my granddaughter's confirmation this weekend and my son visiting from Indiana and lots of entertaining and picnics and still managed to lose!  I'm on a high right now and very motivated.  Really trying to make healthy choices and eating just until satisfied.

Also a bonus this week.....now fitting into the new size 20 jeans and capris I bought last year when I thought I was going to lose weight and never did!  Goodbye to size 22's!!

Thanks, Wendy....hoping for another good loss this morning at my weigh-in.  Next goal, 10%!!

This post has been most helpful! Thanks for discussing it. I'm about 30 lbs. from my goal weight and like you Skylar, have a lot of excess skin. I'm learning to accept the body that I have after losing so much weight, and letting go of the idealized image of the body I dreamed of having. They are not one and the same, however they both make me feel great. I may not like how the skin looks, but the body I have now allows me the freedom to do so many things I couldn't do before. It may not look the way I wanted, but I'm learning to love it.

In Jan. I told my Zumba classes that as part of me accepting the 'new' me, I'm going to wear the Zumba tank tops that I have in my dresser and never wear... they were going to have to ignore the arm skin flapping in the breeze! lol They were very kind and promptly showed me all of their arm flab! lol!

Having skin removal surgery scares me, but I am planning on doing it, especially my breasts. I used to carry a great deal of weight in my chest. I was about a 60 H (I say about because I stopped buying new bras and just stretched out the old ones when I was at my heaviest. They didn't really fit right, but I was embarrassed to get one that fit right because it probably would have to be specially ordered.)  Anyway, I'm left with nothing for a chest now... at least just skin. It's hard finding a bra to fit properly because I have so much skin to tuck into it. I also have a lot of skin above my waist and of course my stomach and thighs.

I'm still a ways away from visiting doctors but I always like reading about this stuff because eventually I'll need the information. Thank you so much!