February 2015 Weight Loss Challenge
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Name: Sandy
Age: 56
Height: 5"6"
Start weight (1st Feb): 200.2
Goal weight (1st March):
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 200.2
8th Feb:
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
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Struggles/successes this week: I was in Januarys challenge and I believe it helped me...I don't post a goal for the end because I get stressed about it...I do better if I just do it 1 lb at a time and grateful for that...0 -
Hi Everyone!!! Who's looking forward to their Sunday weigh in??? I have to admit...I'm not expecting much of a loss this week but I'll suck it up and log it. Good Luck everyone!!!0
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Thanks for starting the Feb one!
Name: Lalli
Age: 38
Height: 5'2"
Start weight (1st Feb): 269
Goal weight (1st March): 262
Weigh ins:
30th Jan:
1st Feb: 269
8th Feb:
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: 2lbs hopefully I'll make it
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Struggles/successes this week: excersice and being motivated. So I'm joining this group to keep my spirits up!
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hi guys...this is the first time I am joining a challenge like this in the hope that it will kick my butt and I will get my head around this eventually.....here goes.....
Name: Yvonne
Age: 35
Height:5'8''
Start weight (6th Feb): 218.0 lbs
Goal weight (1st March): 210 lbs
Weigh ins:
6th Feb:218lbs
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6/02 I am stuggeling to keep the motivation going and keep my logging up to date....hope this challenge will help me with both as I have now put it out there.
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I took part in the January challenge and it motivated me to keep at it. So I am in!
Name: Megan
Age: 25
Height: 5'4"
Start weight (1st Feb): 228.6 lbs
Goal weight (1st March): 218 lbs
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 228.6 lbs
8th Feb:
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: I think I have hit that plateau as it's become slightly more difficult to lose the weight.
Weight loss/gain so far this month:
Struggles/successes this week: I tried an HIIT workout on the treadmill this week and I'm already addicted, I have decided to add that a couple times each week.0 -
Name: Theresa
Age: 31
Height: 5' 3"
Start weight (1st Feb): 147
Goal weight (1st March): 142
Weigh ins: 147
1st Feb:
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Weight loss/gain this week: 0
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Name: Kristi
Age: 30
Height: 5'8"
Start weight (1st Feb): 184.8
Goal weight (1st March): 178
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 184.8
8th Feb:
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Struggles/successes this week: Feeling like I'm not eating enough, and feeling like I'm not losing weight fast enough. Feeling blah, but pushing through it!0 -
Welcome along everyone!!! And Good Luck to us all in our first weeks weigh in!!!!0
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I have to admit that I love reading everyone's posts. We all have such different weights and goals. It's great to be able to share this journey with so many people. Good luck to you all as we head into the weekend.0
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hey well done Carly. It's just gone midnight here in eastern Aus and I am looking forward to seeing how people have done on the 8th which is a week after the start of Feb.0
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wishiwasarunner wrote: »Thanks I am looking forward to seeing if this helps.
Name:Allison
Age: 46
Height:5'7"
Start weight (1st Feb):166 (1/31)
Goal weight (1st March):163
2015 goal weight 150
Weigh ins: on Saturday
1st Feb: 166
8th Feb: 164
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: 2#
Weight loss/gain so far this month: 2#
Struggles/successes this week: That is a very large drop for me - but it has been there for a few days. So that is definitely my success- though I don't seem to trust that it is real. My struggles - well my plantar fasciitis has been worse again this week, making my workouts painful and so of course less lengthy. I have signed up for my first 5K of the year for next Saturday and I am hoping to complete it without any walking and in the 30-32 minute range. I have an inlaw anniversary dinner tonight - but I think I can stay at least mostly within my calorie plan. I have been struggling more with ?hunger? or perhaps just snacking boredom issues lately.
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Name: Sue
Age: 62
Height: 5'4"
Start weight (1st Feb): 211.0
Goal weight (1st March): 206
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 211.0
7th Feb: 210.8
14th Feb:
21st Feb:
28th Feb:
Weight loss/gain this week: .2
Weight loss/gain so far this month: .2
Struggles/successes this week: No exercise
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Name: Dave
Age: 54
Height: 6'6"
Start Weight (1st Feb): 261
Goal Weight (1st Mar): 257
1st Feb: 261
7th Feb: 258
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: -3 lbs.
Weight loss/gain so far this month: -3 lbs.
Struggles/successes this week: Still losing a pound every 2 days since January 1st, I am trying to slow the process down to a reasonable level of a pound a week. I need to increase my caloric intake to make this happen.0 -
Name:Deb
Age:56
Height:5'8"
Start weight (1st Feb): 145.2
Goal weight (1st March):140
Weigh ins:
1st Feb:145.2
8th Feb:
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Struggles/successes this week: I am joining a week late! Have been a MFP member for almost 4 years- lost 28 lbs. but have been slowly gaining them back in the last 6 months. Need help and motivation!!!
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Name: Lindsay
Age: 37
Height: 6'0
Start weight (1st Feb): 293.4
Goal weight (1st March): 280
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 293.4
8th Feb: 291.8
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: -1.6
Weight loss/gain so far this month: -1.6
Struggles/successes this week: I didn't do my normal walking because I was traveling for work. I was limited with healthy meal options on the road.
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Name: Summer
Age: 37
Height:5'7"
Start weight (1st Feb):165.6
Goal weight (1st March):159
Weigh ins:
1st Feb:165.6
8th Feb: 162.3
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week:-3.3
Weight loss/gain so far this month:-3.3
Struggles/successes this week: I was really pleased with how this week went. My biggest issue coming into this month is snacking during the day. I drastically cut back and clearly saw the results. I'm hoping to continue in the coming week.0 -
Name: Erin
Age: 27
Height:5'3"
Start weight (1st Feb):227.6
Goal weight (1st March):221.4
Weigh ins:
1st Feb:227.6
8th Feb: 226.6
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week:-1.0
Weight loss/gain so far this month:-1.0
Struggles/successes this week: struggles: remembering to log the little things, like craisins on my salad, etc. success: I did NOT order pizza last night after work (Friday). I've never been so happy to have eaten at home/cooked on a Friday night. Hope to keep it going!!
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Name: Maria
Age: 28
Height: 5'8
Start weight (1st Feb): 206.4
Goal weight (1st March):198
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 206.4
8th Feb:
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Success: I just got back into running after a foot injury and surprised myself that I was able to do 5 miles at 11:20 minute/mile. I really thought it was going to take longer for me to get back up to that mileage.
Struggles: I am currently on an antidepressant, and I feel like it is really slowing down my weight loss. When I was not on the medication, I was able to consistently lose 2 lbs every week when I put in the work. Now it seems like I struggle for 1 lbs and I am yo-yoing between 210 and 206. I am also sure that the medicine contributed to my 40 lbs of weight gain. While I understand that the medicine itself does not make you gain weight, it really seemed to increase my appetite. Before medication my all time high was 170 lbs. On medication all time high was 220 lbs.
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Name: Christina
Age: 27
Height: 5'5
Start weight (1st Feb):102.8
Goal weight (1st March): 98.0 kg
Weigh ins:
1st Feb:102.8
8th Feb: 102.2
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: -0.6 kg
Weight loss/gain so far this month: -0.6 kg
Successes this week: I turned down some lovely goodies at work - cakes, homemade chocolates, lollies, cake pops, etc. and I just didn't want them. No matter how lovely they smelled, all I could think of is how crappy I would feel from the dairy/wheat in them. I seriously wasn't even tempted. My eczema is also officially gone (no where on my body!) and my GI tract is starting to resemble a normal one thanks to my diet change. I seriously feel so much better now that I'm not sick all the time.
My pants have also started to loosen, I'm no longer pushing a size 22 or even fitting squarely into a size 20. My size 20 pants need a belt now, and that feels good. I really want to drop back into a size 18 by the end of this month.
Struggles: I'm having a hard time doing all the exercises I want. My PT gave me some that really works my legs out, making it hard to get up and walk the puppy. It's getting easier, but it's still a struggle. I'm also have a hard time getting all the house work done, but fortunately the new diet is helping my husband's fatigue issues too so he's actually been able to help out a lot more.
Another big struggle is we're very poor this week as in I made dog food from scratch because we couldn't buy the puppy food. Because of this it's been a bit hard getting all the greens I need/want and I'm having trouble eating the frozen stuff because I'm just so sick of it. I'm getting enough veggies, but I'm really resenting them... especially the green beans. Yuck!:s Anyone know of a good recipe with frozen beans, peas, spinach and/ or broccoli?0 -
Christina, we eat a lot of frozen veggies here too. Soup, curries, and veg fried rice are great ways to eat them
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I'm really enjoying these challenges for weight & miles. They are helping me to stay motivated - even though Jan didn't go great on the weight loss I started exercising again and sticking w/it as I wanted to post my miles/steps. Very proud of myself so Feb will be a good month.
Name: Donna
Age: 58
Height: 5'2"
Start weight (1st Feb):161.5 - (started in Nov at 174)
Goal weight (1st March):155 - (Big target 140-135 - 135 would finally put me in the healthy BMI group. I haven't weighed that in 38 yrs but you never know)
Weigh ins:
1st Feb:160
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Name: Philippe
Age: 25
Height: 6'3" / 1.90m
Start weight (1st Feb): 212.5lbs / 96.4kg
Goal weight (1st March): 205lbs / 93kg
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 212.5lbs / 96.4kg
8th Feb: 208.3lbs / 94.5kg
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: 4.2lbs / 1.9kg
Weight loss/gain so far this month: 4.2lbs / 1.9kg
Struggles/successes this week: As I'm entering my 4th month losing weight, things now are way easier to manage. I can indulge myself from time to time without feeling guilty about it, like I did at the beginning. Yesterday I ate 2 slices of pepperoni pizza and didn't even care. I think now I can safely say that I stopped dieting and changed my habits. This means that this change is for life 0 -
Name: Sonia
Age:44
Height: 5'2" = 157cm
Start weight (1st Feb): 87.2 kg which is 192 lb
Goal weight (1st March):84 kg which is 185 lb
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 87.2 (192)
8th Feb:85.5 (188)
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: OMG 1.7 kg but got my period last week so some of that was water
Weight loss/gain so far this month: 1.7 kg
Struggles/successes last week: not getting demoralised by random and undeserved weight fluctuation (i.e. gains)
Thoughts this week - SO now this is a lesson to me - I had been so disappointed because I had been doing so well with documenting all my food, exercise, eating far less than I was 'supposed' to, and I got stuck bouncing around 87 kg for a couple of weeks. Now I can really see that i just needed to trust in the process and keep going. I did have one day when I ate too much and didn't document it because I was so annoyed.
On the one hand this is an argument against weighing every day and on the other hand I really need that to stay on track.
So far I have lost 4.5 kg (10lb) in 40 days but I am calorie restricting too much according to MFP0 -
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Name: Chris
Age: 32
Height: 178cm
Start weight (1st Feb):100.7 kg
Goal weight (1st March): 96.7 kg
Weigh ins:
Jan 29: 100.7 kg
1st Feb:100.3 kg
8th Feb:
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: -0.4 kg
Weight loss/gain so far this month: -0.4 kg
Struggles/successes this week: had an overnight trip for work and a date night with my wife last week, glad that the scales are in the negative because I didn't think I was going to be. This week I have a conference interstate, I think I will tell them I'm on Feb Fast so I can't drink... Otherwise I will drink my weekly cals in booze over the 2 nights I'm away. Hope I can resist.0 -
Age: 22
Height: 5'2
Start weight (1st Feb): 105.1 kg
Goal weight (1st March): 103.1 kg
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 105.1 kg
8th Feb: 104.4 kg
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: 0.7 kg loss
Weight loss/gain so far this month: 0.7 kg loss
Struggles/successes this week: I met my exercise goals this week!
And managed to eat pretty okay! 0 -
Name: Tracy
Age: 36
Height: 5'5
Start weight (1st Feb): 296.0
Goal weight (1st March): 290.0
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 296.0
8th Feb:
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: Nothing so far...I've been bouncing between 2 pounds for a few days now.
Weight loss/gain so far this month: I have lost almost 10 pounds during the month of January. Yay me!
Struggles/successes this week: I'm struggling to stay on track...at least 4 days a week for at least 20 minutes a day. I need motivation buddies to help keep me in check.0 -
Name: Kandra
Age:31
Height:4'9"
Start weight (1st Feb):107.5
Goal weight (1st March):105.00
Weigh ins:
1st Feb:107.5
8th Feb:
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week:
Weight loss/gain so far this month:
Struggles/successes this week: A couple times didn't get to workout as long as I wanted. A cupcake also was staring me down and it convinced me that I needed to eat it. This put me into the maintaining weight area instead of losing weight area.
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loves_sparkles wrote: »Hello! I'd like to take part too. I do t25 from home. I let myself slip a bit so want to lose 1 stone to get back to myself.
Name : Rhu
Age : 38
Height : 5'6"
Current : 148lbs
Goal : 138lbs
1 Feb : 148lbs
8 Feb: 147lbs
15 Feb:
22 Feb
Looking forward to being accountable
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Name: Silverbeam
Age: 20
Height: 6ft
Start weight (1st Feb): 181lbs
Goal weight (1st March): 175lbs
Weigh ins:
1st Feb: 181
8th Feb: 178
15th Feb:
22nd Feb:
1st March:
Weight loss/gain this week: -3
Weight loss/gain so far this month: -3
Struggles/successes this week: Haven't managed to work out. Massive loss 0
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