Road to "TWOterville"

[waterlily1072 5]

Great pics LapBandit! Congrats on being "overweight" what an acocmplishment!

[babygrl1234 6]

Lapbandit you look amazing!

[libra 13]

Lapbandit, you look awesome! Such an inspiration...congrats!!!

[MarcyD 0]

Way to go, LapBandit!!!! You inspire me to keep trecking!

[juliegeraci 7]

I hit 230 this a.m. I haven't been down at low for 15 years. I have lost 52 lbs and I'm down 78 lbs from my high 2 years ago. Yesterday I was able to ride all the amusement park rides with my 14 year old son. It felt really good. Julie

[RidinMyHDDream 1]

LapBandit! Congratulations on your success!! That is so inspiring to me since I started the journey in January. I can't wait for my one year follow up! I hit the 70's this week and Julie I can relate. I don't know the last time I was at this weight and the fact that I'm 3 pounds away from 50. Just a few months ago I couldn't even manage to lose 5 pounds.

Congrats to everyone! On to our next challenge starting on the 17th! :peace:

Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go

Juliegeraci.......................238............. .........231.5..............228...........3.5

Lapbandit.......................231............... .........208………….199............9

Waterlily........................300.............. ..........276.................264...........12

Roiansmom....................299.................. ......299.................270...........29

Libra..............................248............ ............232.................228.............4

JulieNYC.......................212................ .......185..................185.............0

Elisabethsew..................282................. .......274..................264 ..........10

PeaCeJ..........................338............... ..........333..................318...........15

RidinMyHDDream.........297.......................279 .................281............-2

Babygirl1234.................260.................. ......243..................240............3

Leecelove70..................228.................. .......228.................200............28

Josette...........................351............. ............340.................335..............5

Lizrbit............................289............ ............290.................279.............11

losingjusme....................315................ ........313.................302.5.........10.5

[juliegeraci 7]

I hit 230 this a.m. so I am down 8 lbs on this challenge. Much better this challenge I must say. 2 more lbs until goal of 10. Julie

[juliegeraci 7]

Everyone did so well this challenge. Congrats to all.

[Elisabethsew 50]

The pictures are worth a thousand words and you look wonderful, Lapbandit. Congratulations to all the losers who just happen to be the most deserving winners.

On a personal note, my sister is doing better. They drained an abscess today from her abdomen and she's expected to be able to come home on Sunday. Who says Friday the 13th is unlucky?

[waterlily1072 5]

Julie that is an awesome NSV to get to go on all the rides at the park! I haven't been to an amusement park in years that will be a fun one

[libra 13]

Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go

Juliegeraci.......................238............. .........231.5..............228...........3.5

Lapbandit.......................231............... .........208………….199............9

Waterlily........................300.............. ..........276.................264...........12

Roiansmom....................299.................. ......299.................270...........29

Libra..............................248............ ............231.................228.............3

JulieNYC.......................212................ .......185..................185.............0

Elisabethsew..................282................. .......274..................264 ..........10

PeaCeJ..........................338............... ..........333..................318...........15

RidinMyHDDream.........297.......................2 79 .................281............-2

Babygirl1234.................260.................. ......243..................240............3

Leecelove70..................228.................. .......228.................200............28

Josette...........................351............. ............340.................335..............5

Lizrbit............................289............ ............290.................279.............11

losingjusme....................315................ ........313.................302.5.........10.5

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Okay, so is it possible to lose 3 pounds by the end of this challenge? If I don't make it, at least I came really close, right? LOL!!

Now in all seriousness, my weight loss has slowed down quite a bit and I haven't changed my eating or exercise habits. Any ideas on how to jump start the process?

[LapBandit 5]

Yes, Libra...mix it up...quite a bit. Do some different exercises, eat some different foods. That usually helps my body wake up when it starts to slack off. Especially the exercise...try working out on opposite days than you usually do and try to mix in something different. For example...instead of just walking at the same speed on my treamill I will sometimes do an interval training session. Like, go as fast as you can for a few minutes then slow it back to normal for awhile but put the incline up as far as you can handle. Little things like that help wake up new muscle which will get your metabolism fired up again. Plus, sometimes when I think about it I realize I eat basically the same stuff each week so try some new foods so that your body gets some different nutrients. This is the best thing I can do when I feel a slow-down happening. It wakes up my body and my brain because I get out of my rut! Good luck!

[libra 13]

Thanks Lapbandit, I'll try it!

[libra 13]

Forgot to update this morning...I changed my workout routine a bit.

Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go

Juliegeraci.......................238............. .........231.5..............228...........3.5

Lapbandit.......................231............... .........208………….199............9

Waterlily........................300.............. ..........276.................264...........12

Roiansmom....................299.................. ......299.................270...........29

Libra..............................248............ ............230.................228.............2

JulieNYC.......................212................ .......185..................185.............0

Elisabethsew..................282................. .......274..................264 ..........10

PeaCeJ..........................338............... ..........333..................318...........15

RidinMyHDDream.........297.......................2 79 .................281............-2

Babygirl1234.................260.................. ......243..................240............3

Leecelove70..................228.................. .......228.................200............28

Josette...........................351............. ............340.................335..............5

Lizrbit............................289............ ............290.................279.............11

losingjusme....................315................ ........313.................302.5.........10.5

[Inner_me 1]

Thanks for the welcome ladies. You are all doing so well! I've currently hit a plateau, but my measurements are dropping again! I was able to put on a pair of jeans I haven't worn in over 3 years. I have my second fill today, and I'm ready to follow in your steps all the way into Twoterville and on down to Onederland!