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Excellent!

I wish they didn't put the suffering cow part in there. I watched through it and loved the rest of the video, but passed it on to a vegan friend and she stopped watching when she saw the cow.

Thanks everyone!! I really appreciate all the nice comments.

Way to go Jan! Good for you!

Thanks Melinda, & everyone else.

It is now 8 wks. I had a bit of a shock on Tues, I weighed myself, I had gained 5 lbs. I did not eat off plan, but I did notice I felt bloated, it has been very hot here & that is what I tend to do when it gets hot. Today I am 1 lb below what I was last week, so thank goodness. Sometimes that works against you, even though it was my normal weigh in day, to find 5 more lbs, ACK!! But I didn't let it get me down. I was pretty sure even though I didn't eat anything other than what I have been, for whatever reason I was retaining fluid. I also have been broken out on the inside of my mouth with cold sores, the roof of my mouth has taken the brunt & I really can't eat that much as it is so sore. It is slowly getting better. I tried to eat a potato & broccoli last night, but it was so hard. So looking forward to eating better in another few days. Some of my friends/private students are having an OTCH party for me & my dog, Tiki, she finished the requirements for the AKC Obedience Trial Ch, at the end of May. Most of them are bringing McDougall legal foods so that should be cool.

I will check back here in 6 wks, around the 16th of Aug. I hope to be down at least another 10 lbs, if not more.

janluvs2heel, yes it's hard to say why you gain weight sometimes. I think the heat and some sort of infection had me stalled for a few weeks. If you're doing the best you can then the weight will work out eventually. I'm glad you didn't get too attached to it and I hope you keep on creating health for yourself!

As long as it doesn't stay around, & I would prefer it to be gone by my weigh in days!!!

It will come off ..Congratulations you are doing great

Jan,
could you please update us on how are you doing now?
More good things? Thank you in advance,
Ricardo

Sorry I just saw this. I am still here & am still feeling great & losing. I am losing about 1-2 lbs a week, which is fine for me, I try not to dwell on it that much. I have a lot of stress I am dealing with so it sometimes gets in the way, I do eat off plan here & there but I am also learning to deal with that as well. Before I would have totally quit, but if you never make a mistake, you will never learn. So I just keep putting one foot in front of the other. I dont get so down on myself if I do make a mistake. I am only human after all.

It is the manner of some on this board (not you, Ricardo) to assume that because someone does not post their weight (loss) or they dont post at all that they are off plan so I am going to show them that they are not correct. I really fought with myself when I posted before, because I always seem to do that, post about a loss, then the gaining starts. I dont want to go back to that.

I am hoping to be at my goal weight, which is 132, by late spring next year. When I get there, I will be so excited, but if I still have some weight to lose, that's ok, too. I just want to get to my goal, I have never done that before & I am not losing sight of it. I am not even sure if 132 will be a good weight for me, I am thinking I might want to be in the 120's, but I have seen others struggle as they get down there, so for me, if I am comfortable at 132 & I can maintain it, then that is where I will stay.

Thanks for sharing your journey Jan, it gives me encouragement.

Jan, I don't go on the Success Story thread much, and I'm sorry I missed this one back in June! I am so happy for you, and glad that you are still content and losing at your own pace! I am struck by the fact that you and I both think we ought to be in the 120s somewhere, but I hit 132 in June and have stayed there, doing what I've always done, and so I adjusted my goal to what they had for me in Weight Watchers back in 1975: 132. I didn't feel guilty or like I was cheating by saying I had reached my goal. I am here. If I go lower, so be it. If I stay here in this range, how wonderful that I am no longer obese--that's all I have to say!

So I feel a kinship with you--you & I are very close in age, and independently, we both decided on 132 - a very specific weight! - for a goal. I am pulling for you, and on your side all they way! I know it hasn't been easy this past year or so, but you are doing the right thing, taking care of yourself, and taking steps to improve. Congratulations on sticking to it, silencing the craving nags, and quietly doing what needs to be done for you to have good health and a good life.

Yes, frozenveg, we have quite a few similarities. I think our birthdays are really close, too. Interesting about the goal weight. When I was in my early 20's, I always wanted to weigh 118, I still kind of have that in my mind. I weighed 110 when I was almost 14. I did pass 118 but dont remember stopping there for long. So I dont really know what will be a good weight for me. I remember reading a long time ago that for every inch you are over 5 ft, you add 5 lbs, so if going by that, I should weigh 125, I am 5'5", so we'll see what happens. I just want to focus on getting to 132, then I will decide where I want to go from there. In the past, when I have lost weight, it came right back & I have never gotten to my goal. So just focusing more on eating the right foods & not giving into the stress. It just doesn't change anything & only ends up making me feel worse.

FWIW, when I saw Dr. McDougall for my initial appointment at the 10-day several years ago, his goal weight for me was the same as I weighed when I got out of highschool. I looked it up on the BMI chart and it comes out to 18.9. Ironically, my DH is back to training for an ultramarathon and his goal weight turned out to be also exactly 18.9 on the BMI chart. The chart I use is on the CDC website here.

That said, my goal for myself is to get into the 120s and see how I feel and how I look. If I reach Dr. McDougall's goal, fine. If I don't, but I feel and look good, and have no health issues, then I'm fine with that, too. Not having a firm number as my goal is one reason I have never bothered to do the weight loss ticker.

Best wishes for a journey filled with plenty of success!

Chile, I want to be able to maintain my weight loss. I also know that I have always felt fat, even when I wasn't, so it might mean that if I look in the mirror & dont see what I want to see, meaning I look fat to myself, then I will probably keep going down. I have found when I am training my dogs, I need to set a goal, when am I going to start trialing that dog. The dog may not be ready by that time & I dont have a problem with pushing it out farther, but the goal keeps me out there training. Without the goal, I would kind of be in limbo, for the dogs & for my weight goal. I also set small goals, say 10 lb increments, so it doesn't seem like such a long way going down. Although it certainly is getting shorter as I stay on plan. So we'll see what happens when I get to 132. I may keep going down or I may not, but it is a goal none the less. I dont really worry that much about BMI, for me it has always been the # on the scale. But I feel at 5'5", 132 is quite reasonable weight.
Thanks for the info, interesting stuff.