This is our eleventh Weigh-in Wednesday, so here’s the update on our progress this last week. At the end of the post we’d love for you to link up to your own update post about your weight-loss progress. We look forward to cheering you on!

Food

JOY: I did pretty well with what I ate this week, although I ate more than I should have. I didn’t stick faithfully with my tried-and-true method of waiting until I’m hungry to eat, and it shows on my scale.

KATE: My motivation is definitely lost and I can’t seem to find where it went. I’ve kept track of my portions at meals, but beyond that, I’ve given in to foods I shouldn’t eat too often.

Water

JOY: I didn’t do well in this category at all this week. I had entirely too much milk this last week, possibly due to the fact that milk was selling for just $1.98 a gallon?

KATE: Still no problems there. That might be my only redeeming effort right now.

Exercise

JOY: Nope. Same old story.

KATE: I only made it to the Y once this week, but I did get in some more exercise when I was outside playing with the kids.

Challenges

JOY: Waiting is my biggest challenge. Waiting until I’m hungry, that is. I’m such an emotional eater that if I feel like eating, it’s so hard not to eat. This is the key to my success — or failure — and I realize that, yet it’s still such a challenge for me.

KATE: Everything seems like a challenge lately. Motivation and will-power have been challenging! 

Successes

JOY: Can’t really think of anything I’d term a success this week. Maybe that’s one reason why I gained?

KATE: I definitely have to agree with Joy here. It’s good to know I’m not alone in this!

Plans for the next week

JOY: I really must stop giving into head hunger and wait until I’m really stomach hungry. I know that will make all the difference in the world for me. Oh, that, and stop drinking so much doggone milk!

KATE: I stopped writing down what I was eating and I’m going to get back to that this week. Then I hope my motivation and will-power will follow as a result.

Weigh-in

JOY: I’m up .6 of a pound to 158 even. That’s really better than what it could have been.

KATE: I’m up half a pound. Total lost since we started - 5 pounds. 15 pounds still to go. That’s a little discouraging.

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Are you trying to lose weight, change some dietary habits, or just eat healthier? We’d love to have you weigh-in with the details of your week. Join us every Wednesday and link up via Mr. Linky so that we can all come cheer you on! Please link directly to your weigh-in post and include a link back to this post.