Weekly Challenge

[Iluvharleys 15]

Darcy - I am so happy that so far it is good news! I am keeping my toes, legs, and fingers crossed for all good news. Let me know as soon as you hear anything. Have a good nap!

[DeLarla 22]

Darcy Baby, does the heating pad help at all? Where is the pain? Is it below belly button? Thank God your band is okay. They'll figure it out, I just know they will, then you will be Goddess Darcy because they'll name it Darcy's Syndrome, so nobody will have to suffer because you went through it first.

Thanks for noticing my loss. I actually hit -61 awhile back but gained 2 back. Yo-yo.

[Penni60 45]

OK now it is my time to vent frustration. Since Lisa and I started this competition I have ONLY LOST 3 F#$%^&*ING lbs. So what is up with that.

I went to my regular PCP yesterday for my 3 month checkup. His scales weighed me at 244lbs which would make have me losing 52lbs so far. I like that. But my scales at home have me at 250lbs which is at 46lbs loss.

SIGH!! So confused and disappointed. I know I know I should be happy that I have lost at all and not gained. I did gain 1 lbs back from the Jamaica vacation but hey that is OK. I can lose that easy.

I am so frustrated right now. I guess this is one of those plateaus so many people speak of.

I just did my measurements hoping I would see a difference there and guess what? NO, NOTHING, NIL, NADA!!!!

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so ready to scream.

[Iluvharleys 15]

Penni - You have been through a lot lately, so maybe stress. Maybe your scale at home is not working right? Did your scale and the doctors scale read the same thing last time you went? Just some thoughts.

I have been meaning to ask you if you have some Indian in you, by your pictures, you look like you might have.

[Penni60 45]

I have been meaning to ask you if you have some Indian in you, by your pictures, you look like you might have.

Funny you should ask that. My great great grandfather married a full blooded Cherokee indian that was on my mother's side. On my father's side my great great great grandmother was a full blooded Cherokee who married a full blooded Choctaw. So yeah there is indian blood in my heritage.

THanks for noticing. I think I see it more now as well. I honestly don't remember if the scales were reading the same or not.

Hey Lisa: Did you tell me my scales were off? Remember when you were here and you weighed yourself. Did they say you were heavier or lighter? Can't remember.

[La_madam 20]

Penni you have done an awesome job & with all that you have been through the last month or so Betty is probalby right on when she says stress can cause this. Don't fret..the scale will start moving again soon. have you noticed a fifference with your 2nd fill? Could it be you are not eating enough calories. I know for me if I do not have 1200-1500 I will no lose. Anything under 1000 a day and I'm stuck. Just a thought? Hang in there~

You're doing great 44 or 46 lbs in 6 months is fantastic if you average it out it is 7-8 lbs a month. You are right on target.

[Iluvharleys 15]

Penni - I thought you did, my great, great grandmother was a full blood cherokee.

[Iluvharleys 15]

I think you should weigh on Lisa's scale for the final outcome.

[DeLarla 22]

Penni, Penni, Penni... you're only as sick as your secrets. As soon as you accept the fact that HAVING THREE scales IS INSANE, then the weight will come off, I promise.

Your stand-up scale showed a 12-15 pound "fifferance" (sorry, Michelle, couldn't help myself.) Lucien and I were much lighter on your stand-up compared to my scale, Lucien's, and my doctor's, which all agreed with your digital. I can't even remember what your Scale Number 3 said!

Now, let's go back to when I suggested that competition might impede our weight loss efforts, and you started flapping your wings at me and bawcking like a chicken. You'll probably drop 5 pounds Friday after the challenge is over because the competition is messing with your head.

Meanwhile, there's nothing "f-ing" about a three pound loss - that's nothing but consistent, healthy and righteous. And a 3 pound loss after going on vacation? Unheard of! So give yourself a big pat on the back, a big hug, and then go suck on a salt-lick so I can be sure you don't drop those pounds till after Thursday morning.

[DeLarla 22]

Betty, we're not switching scales because we agreed that we'd stick with the same scale every day. Penni's home scale matched her doctor's. My home scale matched my doctors. But there's about a 12 pound difference from hers & mine. My scale would add 10 pounds to Penni. I didn't start my journey on her scale, and she didn't start her journey on my scale - I don't think she'd like mine at all!

Penni, I weighed at Urgent Care the other day, and their scales agree with your stand-up and Dr. Billy's. Showed me 11 pounds lighter than my scale and my regular doc's.

We'll just throw all scales off the top of the Stratosphere and have our scientific friends measure the Water level after we jump in the pool for a more accurate number.

Penni, we are both big fat losers - we both win. Hell, you get a prize just for having the balls to challenge DeLarla - to anything! I just love ya so much that I think I'll go to Zabba's and eat a big fat Mexican bowl with extra cheese and sour cream, just for you.

[Penni60 45]

Awww you guys make me cry with such caring and support. LOL!! I don't even use the other two scales anymore since I got the stand up scales.

So I am not even sure where I stand now on weight loss.

The PCP scales have me at 244.

My home scales have me at 250.

Dr. Billy scales have me at 250.

So what do I weigh????? Only the shadow knows!!! LOL!!

Ya know what. All I know is I feel great. I look great. I have way more energy than I used to. And I am fitting into much smaller clothes.

Thanks guys for the pep talk. IT is working. LOL!!!!!

I have lost 24 inches total all over and that is GREAT!!!!!!!!

I am in a smaller size clothes!!!

I can breathe now!!!

I don't get out of breath when I walk across the floor!!!

My blood pressure is no longer out of control and I am off medication. In fact my BP was 120/80 at the PCP Monday. Can't get better than that.

My knees don't hurt when I walk.

My back hasn't bothered me in ages.

People I haven't seen in ages are doing double takes at me.

I am being flirted with more. :D

I think that is enough for now.

[Iluvharleys 15]

Whoooooo Hooooo Penni! It sounds to me like you ae doing great!

You are both winners!

I think ya both should go on the ride at the top and when you both get the s$it scared out of you, then weigh and see who ended up the bravest! :D

Lisa - I didn't know you had that scale thing going, I guess that would only be fair.

Good Luck to both of you, but I actually can only see winners regardless.

[PamRN 0]

Hey Kids,

We're all winners not only because we're losers, but because we knew life wasn't good for us before, and after trying everything that didn't work, we didn't give up! We did what some might believe unthinkable, but at least we did SOMETHING!

I love all the positives Penni listed, and hope to have a similar list in the near future. I wish we could somehow collectively reach all those who have given up.

I love being a loser!

[DeLarla 22]

And we collectively have enough gas to save our country's energy crisis - you forgot that one.

Penni, I say throw away all your scales then go to Walmart, line up every single scale, weigh on each one, then calculate the average.

I don't know how much I weigh either. I'm always several pounds lighter in the morning. I weighed 255 the other morning stark naked at home, but later that day I weighed 247 at Urgent Care fully dressed in jeans and 2 lb boots. My clothing was about 3 lbs, so my scale is 10 pounds different than Urgent Care. So, maybe I'm really skinnier than I think? Where are the scientists today? How can we figure out what we weigh?

[hagerteresa 3]

Just go by the one you both started the contest using. I would think thats fair. In my chemistry class we got to use these high tech little scales to measure all of our chemicals and we would weigh the sample 3 times and take the average. These scales measure to the 1000 th of a gram and here we were having to take averages of .000#. I think your both winners too. Teresa