Monthlies
PlunderingSteelGorilla
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Right after the last time I weighed in I decided I would only weigh in once a month. Daily and weekly weigh ins are kind of soul crushing if it does not move or worse moves up. Once a month should show between 5 & 10 pounds lost, assuming I had a good month.
As long as I know I am eating less and doing more for the majority of the month, the weeklies won't mean much compared to the monthlies.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
As long as I know I am eating less and doing more for the majority of the month, the weeklies won't mean much compared to the monthlies.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
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I am somewhat OCD when it comes to weigh ins. I weigh every morning but only record the weight on Sunday. Last week I gained a pound but I'm not concerned. I am in for the marathon, not the sprint, success goes to he who keeps striving.1
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Weekly weigh-ins can be a bit depressing when in a stall.. I had a recent one that went 4 weeks. Now I knew that I was doing OK diet wise (not perfect, but definitely enough deficit) and I was burning a lot working out according to HRM... so it was pretty frustrating for a while, but then came a big "whoosh" after, and I lost 5 lb over the next week.
Perseverance pays off. Be strong, and never give up.0 -
I weigh nearly every day. It reminds me to watch what I eat and also to exercise. My weight fluctuates up and down based on water weight.0
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Gentlemen, weight is a horrible health marker. If you want to lose weight, cut off a body part. No?
What you want is fat loss and/or muscle gain. Body composition.
Get your body fat percentage checked. I use a dexascan, but if you don’t want to go to that expense, pay a personal trainer at your gym to use a caliper to test you.
Or you can do the poor man’s method by taking your own body measurements (a cloth measure from the sewing section in Walmart) of neck, chest, stomach, waist, hips, upper legs and upper arms). For most of us, the stomach over waist ratio is the most effective number to gauge fat loss.1 -
@AllanMisner - is there a formula you use to get this percentage? I'd be interested in calculating this as well, but I can't seem to find how to do the math... any tips?0
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@Tripaway There are a few BF% calculators at http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/ I use the Military Fat calculator.0
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Another month down, few more pounds. A good result to a not so good month. See what this next month brings.0
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I like the idea of monthly accountability. While I do weigh every day, I plug the numbers into a weight trending app ('True Weight' free for iphone) to remove wild fluctuations.
I'm also trying to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) for the challenge, which uses neck and waist measurements to calc a body fat%. (Another free iphone app.)
Current 'True Weight' is 208.1lbs. (above APFT initial entry weight of 199 and max passing weight of 192lb for a man my age (56 yrs)) showing a 6.4 lb lose for Jan 2016.
AFPT BF 26%, right at max to pass. Did caliper 7-site caliper test ( www.free-online-calculator-use.com/skin-fold-test.html#calculator ) and showed 21.7% but will stick to APFT test.
I welcome any and all challengers to continue these monthly updates.
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Last Sunday of the month. 'Check-In' day!
Current 'True Weight' is 202.5 lbs, showing a 5.6 lb lose since last check-in.
AFPT BF 25%
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Current weight is 263, down 5 this month.
Finally got my scale issues resolved by calibrating the analog scale using a series of weights. Making sure it gave the right weight each time.
Trick is to keep doing what I am doing and avoid slippery slopes sliding into *kitten* habits.0 -
I hear that!0
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I would like to get in on the monthly accountability. I will weigh in the morning and post my current weight. I usually weigh first thing in the morning in the buff. I guess it makes me feel like the most accurate weight. Not even really wanting to know what my body fat is though. Lol.0
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Looking forward to seeing your post.0
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Ok, so this morning my weight was 291.1. Yikes! I've climbed a little since I was tracking my food more regularly. I downloaded the True Weight app and will start using that.
I look forward to posting.0 -
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I know its the middle of the month, but thought I'd post this milestone.
'Check-in' day! 'True Weight' app says I'm currently 199.7 lbs, down 1.9 lb for the week.
On the downhill side of 200 again!
Last week I did formalizing my weight in my diet settings while keeping my weight loss goal at 1 lb per week. Dropped my calorie goal from 2030 to 1950. I still practice eating back all my exercise calories while leaving 100-200 calories uneaten each day.
Estimated calories eaten trend - 2330.
FitBit TDEE trend - 3015.
Estimated calorie deficit - 685.
Actual calorie deficit (via weight loss) trend - 784.
Which means I might be overestimating my calorie intake by 100 cals a day or my FitBit is underestimating my TDEE by 100 cals a day.
I can live with that, either way.
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d_thomas02 wrote: »I know its the middle of the month, but thought I'd post this milestone.
'Check-in' day! 'True Weight' app says I'm currently 199.7 lbs, down 1.9 lb for the week.
On the downhill side of 200 again!
Last week I did formalizing my weight in my diet settings while keeping my weight loss goal at 1 lb per week. Dropped my calorie goal from 2030 to 1950. I still practice eating back all my exercise calories while leaving 100-200 calories uneaten each day.
Estimated calories eaten trend - 2330.
FitBit TDEE trend - 3015.
Estimated calorie deficit - 685.
Actual calorie deficit (via weight loss) trend - 784.
Which means I might be overestimating my calorie intake by 100 cals a day or my FitBit is underestimating my TDEE by 100 cals a day.
I can live with that, either way.
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Last Sunday of the month. 'Check-In' day!
Current 'True Weight' is 197.3, showing a 5.2 lb lose since last check-in.
AFPT BF 22%, down 3%. Roughly 6 lbs of fat, give or take as AFPT BF reports only whole numbers. I'll take it as a sign that my 5 lb lose is mostly fat and I'm keeping my LBM stable at 153 lbs.
My current Goal Weight of 185 lbs should give me a BF of 17%.
Been thinking of dropping that down to 180 lbs to give a 5 lb buffer and BF of 15%.
(12% BF would be around 175 lbs for me.... hmmm.)0 -
Completely forgot it was the last Sunday. That said it was also Easter weekend and although I did not have any big feasts I did not eat as well as I could have. And water consumption was right around the zero mark for Friday-Sunday unless you count coffee.
I know I lost a few pounds this months, but I won't do an official tally until Thursday.0 -
Down 4 pounds in the last month. A little disappointing considering the amount of exercise, but all good. Any loss is better than a gain.0
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Amen brother!0
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Last Sunday of the month. 'Check-in' day!
'True Weight' app says I'm currently 191.2 lbs, down 2.4 lb for the week and 6.1 lbs for the month.
Next month has five Sundays.0 -
Down 0. Not up, but not down either.
Feels like a short month. Slack month for sure.0 -
'Not up' is good.1
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Jumped on the scale today for *kitten* and wiggles.
Zip. No change. Had a few bad days this month, several great days and many decent.
Both with consumption and with expenditure.
Had all sorts of bad *kitten* happen this weekend, woke up to more bad *kitten* and then see this *kitten* makes this one hell of a bad day. I see a mental benefit to my increased exercise, but zero physical benefits (just pains).
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I hear you.
All I can say is that I'm not in it for the numbers. I know that the pain that comes from the exercises makes for a healthier lifestyle and that is the goal I keep in mind.
I'm going to enjoy life to the fullest, to hear my grandchildren laugh (and maybe their children too), to be that seventy year old diving in the Caribbean that people mistake for fifty,...1 -
Last Sunday of the month. 'Check-in' day!
'True Weight' app says I'm currently 185.3 lbs, down 5.9 lbs for the (five week) month.
And I'm going to call that a hit. I'm at my primary goal weight, 185 lbs.
Next goal. Start slowing the lose process. Secondary goal weight (SGW) is 180 lbs at 0.5 lb per week.
Please keep in mind, I've never had trouble losing weight when I put my mind to it. My biggest challenge is still coming... maintaining my weight.
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Zilch again.
Time to reevaluate my numbers. Counting calories and exercising g more has not done much.1 -
Last Sunday of the month. 'Check-in' day!
'True Weight' app says I'm currently 184.3 lbs, down 1.0 lb for the month, or an average of 0.25 per week. Half of what I was shooting for.
Been kind of a roller-coaster weight-wise as I try and find the sweet spot to my new plan. Still tracking calories, but not as OCD about it as before.
Logging says my trending calorie deficit is around 885 calories, my weight lose trend says my true deficit is closer to 240 calories. Looks like I've been underestimating my intake (no real surprise there) to the tune of 600 cals a day.
Ouch, but good to know.0 -
I stopped tracking and trying on June 1. Tired of no movement. Ate like a pig all month. Kept on with regular cycling though.
Wanted to see some kind of movement. Up or down.
And I did. Up about 2 pounds or so. I'm good with that considering what I have consumed.
Now I can get at it next month.0
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