that’s great news Jenny – keep working it 
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Good luck with it all. I had an app for that and loved it. It told me which stage I was in at various points, really motivating. I do really well with fasting, stops the mindless eating and highs and lows that causes. I had to give up annoyingly as apparently fasting can make gallstones worse, and as I have to have my gallbladder out it wouldn’t work for me.
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Today marks 9 months since i made an active decision to change my lifestyle and incorporate healthier eating and exercise!
I started slow with walking Boscoe a couple times a week and now 9 months later i love going to my gym classes 5-6 days a week. I ordered a $20 scale off amazon which was linked to a food tracking app. I started '“tracking my weightloss journey” 12/30/22 and weighed 216.8lbs. Last sunday i weighed in at 174.3lbs. A total loss of 42.5lbs since ive been tracking.
15lbs to my healthy wager weightloss goal by 1/31/24.
My mood is better, my energy is better, my confidence is better. Quitting my DOC gave me hope that with time i will get better. At times it seems slow but in retrospect ive accomplished alot in 9 months. Onward and upward my weightloss buddies
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Good decision @Mischa84 to give this intermittent fasting a try. It really works for me. Like @JennyH mentioned it stops the mindless eating and that was one of my worst problems just snacking around all day and night. This 16:8 model just keeps me a bit more focused on when and what I eat.
Good luck with it! 
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You should be proud of yourself @Cjp you’re doing great!
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Just wanna say thank you for this inspiring thread. You all are doing great!
I’m struggling with keeping my weight on a healthy level for years and years. I guess mentioned that before.
Started a losing weight challenge with myself in January this year again. And it went great from the start for 4 month, then I slipped again on wine and bad food and scale went mad again…
So… here I am again 2 month sober again the recently gained weight almost gone again and I’m trying to keep active and focused this time.
Thank you for reading. I’m glad you’re all here with me.
Have a wonderful sober and healthy weekend everyone.
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WOW - this is fantastic and grateful that you are seeing the benefits of sobriety. Keep it up
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76kg today which I feel comfortable at. I’m not deliberately restricting food but my appetite is still very poor. I’m making the effort though.
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Haha, love the scales with bad vibes. I think mine had a bad attitude for a while. All these nasty scales 
You describe the feeling IF gives you perfectly. I am sure it reduces your appetite too. Keep going, my weight was really stubborn to shift and now I am finally seeing the benefits. Once it starts moving it seems to build momentum. Persevere with it!
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Don’t be too focused on the scales. It’s only numbers, isn’t it?
I’m glad you notice a difference already @Mischa84 and I totally get you with being surprised about the intake at night. Was the same with me. A little piece of cheese here, a cracker there, bit of chocolate… you name it.
I’m doing ok with avoiding snacks so far, but I’m still struggling with eating healthy. Still too often it is just a takeaway or a bread roll and a salad. I really need to get more into healthy food and home cooking.
Well tonight it’s dinner at a restaurant as my eldest takes us out for a meal to celebrate his birthday. He’s 31 now 
but umphh … seeing these numbers makes me realize that I’m getting old 
Have a wonderful sober Sunday everyone 
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Weekly checkin…
Down 1lb! I was nervous when i weighed in mid week and was up 
good thing im committed to only weighing in 1x per week regularly so i dont fixate too much.
Measurements are making progress too.
15lbs to go.
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147.4 lbs. Slow and steady! I’m actually just starting on a low FODMAP elimination diet to try and hone in on my IBS triggers, so that’s helping me not overeat, but it also means tracking everything twice (and also tracking GI symptoms and moods) which is a pain!
My field season is ending, so I have to remember to adjust my calorie intake since I won’t be hiking all day and I’ll be home a lot 
time to get back to the gym!
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Great work! My first milestone/goal was 11st (just made it) and my second is 147 lbs as that puts me in healthy weight so very jealous of your numbers! Hope you sort the IBS.
What is a field season?
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Amazing work, so impressive. I am eating so badly recently, particularly since my cold took away my appetite for everything except sugar and salt! A timer might help focus me.
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196.6 lbs
I think I’m still maintaining. Which is great since the Cali trip and all the fine restaurants.
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Well the number on the scale was not what i was expecting. I gained 0.2lbs this week which is not a lot but is in the wrong direction. Queue the mental gymnastics.
I just wish weightloss was more of an exact science grrr. Im following the dietician and trainers advice.
I will remain positive and continue what im doing. If nothing changes in 2 weeks imma have to tweak something.
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Oh that is frustrating! Maybe try again tomorrow? I had a 1lb difference over 2 days recently, so may be that. Or your cycle? 
Keep going at it though, overall you are doing so well 
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This is not good. Back up to 273lbs. My doctor says I says I’m building muscle mass from fat. This can’t be good. I am working really hard. I can go longer distance now, I’m working out for longer and back to the weight i lost. Well not back to 284 but the doc says it’s progress.
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Let’s do this
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Sorry the scales are disappointing. Are you losing inches? I didn’t lose any weight initially in the gym as I was building muscle, but my clothes fit better and I was reducing in size. It stressed me out that I wasn’t losing it but decided to play the long game. Now it is starting to come off and I am making progress. I hope yours does soon
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