July 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

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  • buxbert
    buxbert Posts: 244 Member
    Name: buxbert
    Age: 43
    Height: 167 cm

    Start Weight (1st July):83.5 kg
    Goal Weight (1st August): 80.5 kg

    my birthday is 16th of August, by then I want to weigh below 80 kg. If it happens before that day, fine with me!

    1st July: 83.5
    6th July: 83.2
    15th July: 82.9
    22nd July: 82.3
    29th July: 82.3
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: lost 0
    Weight lost/gained this month: lost 1.2

    Start: Successes/struggles this week: I really liked the June Challenge as it made the overall tendency more visible. Early May was when I started here on MFP and there is some progress. I am very happy about it! I weigh myself daily but obviously there are fluctuations, so with the weigh-ins here it is easier to notice a general direction. Was hoping to start July with half a kg less, well, no. Still, I start July with 3 kg less than June, so HURRAYH!

    Week 1: No exercise this week, I have been ill and it is really hot so I feel rather weak. Weather changing now and a cold can only last so long so I hope for a change next week. Also a bit of a motivational low as I am exhausted and tired in general so I am giving in to stupid snacks a bit too often.

    Week 2: went to gym a couple of times and that was great. last weekend was bad though, party - food, drinks... and the day after with lots of carbs and pizza. had planned swimming yesterday and couldn't go because of dentist emergency. frustrating as I miss my regular swim classes a lot! on the bright side: there is a tiny loss and I am healthy again. I feel my motivation is back and so I am usually less in danger to make stupid choices. 4 day visit to my parents coming up - might be tricky but I feel strong enough not to fall into old traps.

    Week 3: went to gym only once (but a good one ;-) ), no proper exercise but lots of moving and playing with my kids at the grandparents' garden. I was down at 82 before and gained a tiny bit during our stay. I am still under 83 - my magic barrier I couldn't cross for so long - and I am highly motivated. I can see my body changing (other people can, too!) and I feel rather relaxed about reaching goals at a certain time. It is a lifestyle change after all and I am planning to live a long life, no rush.

    Week 4: was at the gym twice, swimming twice and - with 2 exceptions - fairly good with my calories. was down at 81.8 for 3 days, yeah! then I had a bad meal last night (it looked nice and lean on the menu but it must have been full of sodium and secret fat). still feel slightly sick and bloated and frustrated as it was not even great. It made me gain half a kg and now I am grumpy! I hope there will be some weight coming off the next 2 days...
  • Jenkorp72
    Jenkorp72 Posts: 103 Member
    edited July 2015
    July challenge:

    Name: Jen
    Age: 42
    Height: 5'1"

    Start Weight (1st July): 171.6
    Goal Weight (1st August): 162

    1st July: 171.6
    8th July: 170.2
    15th July: 167.8
    22nd July: 167.6
    29th July: 165.6
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -2.0
    Weight lost/gained this month: 6.0

    Successes/struggles this week:
    WEEK ONE: Had a good week. Have been struggling to workout after working ten hours a day. Have to work thru that. Waking up early is not an option considering I'm already up at 4 AM for work.

    WEEK TWO: Bought a Fitbit and allowed it to track my calories. Had a good week this week. Didn't splurge too much. Keep telling myself to buckle down but it's hard. Chocolate is my downfall. I keep craving it but don't want to. Gotta figure that one out.

    Goals met:
    1.) I can wear my wedding band again!

    WEEK THREE: Only two ounces?? Ugh! No cheat meal this week then and add more time to my workout.

    Goal for this week: 3-4 lbs. Must do this to get back on schedule.

    WEEK FOUR: Didn't get completely back on track but did lose goal of two pounds. Need to keep at it.l
  • SeriouslySta
    SeriouslySta Posts: 458 Member
    edited July 2015
    Hi, All,
    I've just posted the August 2015 Weight Loss Challenge thread: community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10222274/august-2015-weight-loss-challenge#latest

    I'll be back home mid-August, excited to get back to it!

    Hope you'll join me in the on-going journey...
    E.
  • Haegar62
    Haegar62 Posts: 38 Member
    Name: Håkan (say Hoki)
    Age: 53
    Height: 187 cm (6'1)

    Start Weight (1st July): 105.2 Kg (231.9 lbs)
    Goal Weight (1st August): 100 Kg (220.4 lbs)

    1st July: 105.2 Kg (231.9 lbs)
    8th July:
    15th July:
    22nd July: 104.9 Kg (231.2 lbs)
    29th July: 104.2 Kg (229.7 lbs)
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: - 0.7 Kg ( 1.5 lbs)
    Weight lost/gained this month: - 1.0 Kg ( 2.2 lbs)

    So my weight down but my body fat up ok that is life, Went with my Son to Legoland Germany this weekend because it was his birthday on Saturday ( 12 Years of age, me single father with him) So try and eat sensible but had some fries and ice cream was so dam hot.


  • LLduds
    LLduds Posts: 258 Member
    edited July 2015
    Name: LLduds
    Age: 39
    Height: 5'3"

    Start Weight (1st July): 160.4
    Goal Weight (1st August): 154

    1st July: 160.4
    8th July: 157.0
    15th July: 157.0
    22nd July: 154.2
    29th July: 154.4
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: +0.2
    Weight lost/gained this month: -6 lbs

    Successes/struggles this week: Held steady this week. I'm still doing everything right, but the weight comes off when it wants to. Oh well! I'm fitting back into size 6 and 8 clothing and my running is going great (had my first 5K on Sunday), so the scale will not get me down :)
  • belgarath64
    belgarath64 Posts: 125 Member
    Name: John
    Height: 5'6"
    Age: 50
    Country: Canada
    Starting Weight 01-07: 143.6 lbs ( 65.14 kg )
    Goal Weight 01-08: 138 lbs (62.6 kg )
    Final Goal : 135 lbs ( 61.24 kg)

    01-07: 143.6 lbs ( 65.14 kg )
    08-07: 142.2 lbs ( 64.5 kg )
    15-07: 143.6 lbs ( 65.14 kg )
    22-07: 142.6 lbs ( 64.68 kg )
    29-07: 139.8 lbs ( 63.41 kg )
    01-08:

    Loss for the week: 2.8 lbs ( 1.27 kg )
    Loss for the month so far: 3.8 lbs ( 1.72 kg )

    Struggles or successes of your week:
    Struggles : Still wanting to snack
    Successes: Not sure if I can meet my goal for this month, but I will still have less than 5 pounds to go before I get to my final goal and than on to maintanance.
  • CarrieA180
    CarrieA180 Posts: 903 Member
    Name: Carrie
    Age: 44
    Height: 5'10"

    Start Weight (1st July): 316.6
    Goal Weight (1st August): 299

    1st July: 316.6
    8th July: 310.4
    15th July: 308
    22nd July: 304
    29th July: 303.2
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -0.8 lbs.
    Weight lost/gained this month: -13.4 lbs.

    Successes this week: There were times that I wanted to have a big binge but I didn't. I kept up with the plan.

    Struggles this week: Scales suck! The numbers were crazy: up and down all week. >:)

    I'm not sure that I will make my goal weight. I will continue with what I'm doing. Pray for a miracle! o:)
  • littleowlski
    littleowlski Posts: 12 Member
    Name: Emma
    Age: 31
    Height: 5' 7

    Start Weight (1st July): 13.7
    Goal Weight (1st August):13.0

    1st July: 13.7
    8th July: 13.5
    15th July: 13.4
    22nd July: 13.3
    29th July: 13.1
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: - 2lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: - 6lbs
    Successes/struggles this week: So pleased with my 2lb loss this week. Really feeling motivated again this week. Two days left to lose a pound!
  • cookiealbright
    cookiealbright Posts: 605 Member
    Name: Kathy
    Age:59
    Height:5'4"

    Start Weight (1st July):187
    Goal Weight (1st August):179

    1st July:187
    8th July: 185
    15th July: 184
    22nd July: 184
    29th July: 186
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week:Lost 2 pound
    Weight lost/gained this month: 1

    Successes/struggles this week: Too busy to eat right.
    Goal for this week is to lose 3 lbs!
  • syreina
    syreina Posts: 548 Member
    edited July 2015
    Name: Syreina
    Age: 25
    Height: 4ft 11in

    Start Weight (1st July): 138.4
    Goal Weight (1st August): 133.4
    I weigh myself every Saturday.

    1st July: 138.4
    4th July: 136.2
    11th July: 136.8
    18th July: 135
    25th July: 134
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: 1 lbs lost
    Weight lost/gained this month: 4.4 lbs lost

    Successes/struggles this week: I'm very happy with how I've been trying to eat clean and staying under my calorie goal. :)
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
    Name: Katie
    Age: 19
    Height: 5'7

    Start Weight (1st July): 153
    Goal Weight (1st August): 150

    1st July: 153
    8th July: 153
    15th July: 152
    22nd July: 151
    29th July: 149
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -1
    Weight lost/gained this month: -4

    Successes/struggles this week: Feeling good!
  • britzen
    britzen Posts: 143 Member
    Name: The Britzen
    Age:42
    Height:5'-9"

    Start Weight (1st July):272.2
    Goal Weight (1st August):260

    1st July:272.2
    8th July:270.5
    15th July:267.8
    22nd July:266.2
    29th July:260
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: 6.2!
    Weight lost/gained this month:12.2

    Successes/struggles this week: The weight loss is following exactly like June, flat the first half of the month and then a HUGE WHOOSH this week!
  • shaytuck
    shaytuck Posts: 55 Member
    Name: Shay
    Age: 27
    Height: 5'5

    Start Weight (1st July): 212
    Goal Weight (1st August): 200

    1st July: 212.8
    8th July: 209.2
    15th July: 210
    22nd July: 209
    29th July: 207.4
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -1.6
    Weight lost/gained this month: -5.4

    Successes/struggles this week: I took my daughter to Disneyland for her bday and ate the sexiest carbbiest food ever!!!!!!!!!!!! I enjoyed every bite and every lick lol ANNNND I still came down. I was 207.6 (2 days after I posted here of course) the day we left and I'm 207.4 this morning. I'm ready for the August round especially since I didn't get to 200. I have until 8/28 to get to onderland
  • BRobertson23
    BRobertson23 Posts: 150 Member
    Name: Bethany
    Age: 33
    Height: 5'9.5''

    Start Weight (1st July): 187 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st August): 178 lbs

    1st July: Eek! 187 lbs (Typically average 184, so I wonder about water weight....)
    8th July: 185.6
    15th July: 184.8
    22nd July: 181
    29th July: 185.6
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: +4.6 lbs (Hmmm...don't believe this is a TRUE gain)
    Weight lost/gained this month: -1.4 lbs

    Successes/struggles this week: I'm going to start by saying, I think my weight "gain" is a fluke, and not be hung up on that. While the scale doesn't seem to be interested in cooperating, I feel like I've had some good things come about this week.....Successes: Got in a run over the weekend, and it was great! Wish my knee wasn't in pain, otherwise I probably would have run a lot longer. I also have been sticking to my "beverage challenge" and drinking 100 oz. of water per day (possibly more for some days). Today starts the next week of drinking 120 oz. per day, so I'm eager to see how this continues to effect my system.

    Struggles: I have struggled this past week with my scale fluctuating big time. And it's making me crazy! In the past two days it's taken A LOT for me not to start shoving my face and say "screw it!" to my healthy habits. I felt defeated. I have to keep things in perspective about where I came from and know that trying to make it to my goal weight with the last 10 pounds is the hardest part of the journey. I'm gearing up for a 6 week weight training program that I'm hoping will be what I need to whittle things down and see those last few pounds start coming off.
  • kikomansauce
    kikomansauce Posts: 59 Member
    Name: Annie
    Age: 21
    Height: 5'1"

    Start Weight (1st July): 117.2
    Goal Weight (1st August):113.2

    1st July: 117.2
    8th July: 115
    15th July: 117
    22nd July: 116
    29th July: 116
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: 0
    Weight lost/gained this month: -1.2

    Successes/struggles this week: I keep promising myself to run in the morning but I just keep sleeping in. Gotta go to bed early... MAN. DISCIPLINE.
  • dennislanahan
    dennislanahan Posts: 1 Member
    AddieOverhaul wrote: »
    I'm in! I'll be back on the 1st!

  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,885 Member
    Name: Chris
    Age:older
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight: 143.4
    Goal Weight: 130

    1st July: 143.4
    8th July: 145.2
    15th July: 145.0
    22nd July: 144.6
    29th July: 143.6
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -1.0
    Weight lost/gained this month: +.2

    Successes/struggles this week:. :s
  • MrsGreco
    MrsGreco Posts: 134 Member
    Name: Amanda
    Age: 29
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight (1st July): 265.6
    Goal Weight (1st August): 258

    1st July: 265.6
    8th July: 264.4
    15th July: 256.2
    22nd July: 256.7
    29th July: 254.5
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -2.2
    Weight lost/gained this month: -11.1

    Successes/struggles this week: This week's loss is much needed after my +0.5 gain the previous week. I have already achieved my mini goal for the month and hit my second goal of being 255 by August 1st :D ! I'm so proud of myself. My next milestone is 253lbs (I'm hoping for when I do my weigh-in Aug 1st....which would mark 25 total pounds lost since I started my journey. That would be 25% of the way to my goal of loosing 100lbs! :-D
  • pauladner
    pauladner Posts: 59 Member
    Paula
    Age: 43
    Height: 170 cm (5'-7")

    Start Weight (1st July): 69.9 Kg (154 lbs)
    Goal Weight (1st August): 65 kg (143 lbs)


    1st July: 69.9kg (154 lbs)
    8th July: 68.1kg (150 lbs) = -1.8kg (3.96 lbs)
    15th July: 66.9kg (147 lbs) = -1.2kg (2.64 lbs)
    22nd July: 66.8kg (147 lbs) = 0.1kg (0.22 lbs)
    29th July: no change
  • hugheseva
    hugheseva Posts: 227 Member
    Name: Eva
    Age:62
    Height: 5' 2.5"

    Start Weight (1st July): 159.5 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st August): 155 lbs

    1st July: 159.5
    8th July: 158
    15th July: 156
    22nd July: 154.5
    29th July: 154.5
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: Lost 0 lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: Lost 5 lbs

    Successes/struggles this week: I was bad a bit partying Friday and Saturday so I gained back 1.5 lbs which took me until today to lose. Consequently the weights stayed the same at the beginning and end of 7 days. Onto the last few days in July!
  • hybridtheory45
    hybridtheory45 Posts: 84 Member
    Name: Alyssa
    Age: 30
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight (1st July): 230.6
    Goal Weight (1st August): 225

    1st July: 230.6
    8th July: 229.8
    15th July: 228.8
    22nd July: 227.8
    29th July: 227.0
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -0.8 lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: -3.6lbs

    Successes/struggles this week: I went on a short road trip this weekend, and while I kept under my calories every day but one, the food I ate was quite salty, so when I weighed in on Monday, I had a 3 lb water weight gain. Knowing exactly what it was, I didn't get discouraged, but I was curious if I would drop it by today for the challenge weigh in. Looks like I did! Getting in actual workouts was hard as well, but we did a TON of walking (doubled and tripled my step count from normal days) and did some swimming one night as well in the hotel pool, so I wasn't sitting around like a bump on a log. :)

    I highly doubt I'll be able to make my goal by Saturday, but that's okay. Almost 6 pounds in a month is a stretch for me.
  • Martha6010
    Martha6010 Posts: 82 Member

    Name:Martha
    Age:40
    Height:5'4

    Start Weight (1st July):175.4
    Goal Weight (1st August):165

    1st July:175.4 lbs
    8th July:176.8 lbs
    15th July:173 lbs
    22nd July: 173 lbs
    29th July: 171 lbs
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week:
    Weight lost/gained this month:

    Successes/struggles this week

    Good luck to all. We can do this
  • angua1234
    angua1234 Posts: 26 Member
    Name: Angua
    Age: 19
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight: 216.2
    Goal Weight: 206

    1st July: 216.2
    8th July: 214
    15th July: 213.6
    20nd July: 212
    29th July: 211.4
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: .4 lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: 4.8 lbs

    Successes/struggles this week: Well it wasn't much of a loss, but with it being my tom and all, I'll take it. I let myself have one big eating day when I was especially emotional and I've had some trouble since because that day triggered major sugar cravings for days afterwards, but I think I'm over it at this point. Going out-of-town this weekend so will probably have a small week again next week. Looks like I'm not hitting my goal for this month, but I've learned a lot about myself and I think I can set a more realistic goal for next month. See y'all on the August challenge!
  • sophomorelove
    sophomorelove Posts: 193 Member
    Name: Nadia
    Age: 30
    Height: 5'4"

    Start Weight (1st July): 172 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st August): 162 lbs

    1st July: 172 lbs
    8th July: 169 lbs
    15th July: 167 lbs
    22nd July: 168 lbs
    29th July:167.8
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -.2 lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: - 4.2 lbs

    Struggles this week: I had a couple of rough days when it was just incredibly hard to not eat everything in sight. I found that my danger time is not PMS, but rather the ovulation time. I am irritable and hungry at that time, and that's what happened this week. I will not be able to reach my goal, but I will be at a lower weight than when I started this challenge.

    Successes this week: Fortunately, I regained my balance after the week-end. I am in a happy place now in terms of nutrition and exercise. I did lose a little weight, and am expecting a drop in the next couple weeks after my period. If I keep losing at a current rate - it's still 1 lb per week, and I'm happy with it. I had raised my bar very high, but even though I didn't conquer it, I'm losing pounds at a healthy rate.
  • MinatoandClover
    MinatoandClover Posts: 160 Member
    Name: Minato
    Age: 27
    Height: 159 cm

    Start Weight (1st July): 85.6 kg
    Goal Weight (1st August): 83.1 kg

    1st July: 85.6 kg
    8th July: 84.2 kg
    15th July: 83.1 kg
    22nd July: 81.9 kg
    29th July: 81.3 kg
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: 0.6 kg
    Weight lost/gained this month: 4.3 kg

    Successes/struggles this week: I don't feel like I've lost that much this week and while I realize that half a kilo is a considerable amount for one week, it still feels like not enough. Especially compared to how much I've lost in previous weeks. I think I may be hitting a point where my results are tapering off a bit, which I expected. It always goes fastest at the beginning, right? But it's harder to deal with now that it seems to be happening. I guess I have to accept that I'm not gonna be losing 4kg/month, but more like 2 from now on. But, I mean, as long as I'm losing, right? I also think I've become very short sighted. Like right now. More focused on the fact that I've only lost .6 kg this week that it's hard to acknowledge that I've lost over 4 this month and completed my goal in half the time. So, yeah. Perspective, I guess. Perspective is my struggle this week.
  • sophomorelove
    sophomorelove Posts: 193 Member
    Jenkorp72 wrote: »
    July challenge:

    Name: Jen
    Age: 42
    Height: 5'1"

    Start Weight (1st July): 171.6
    Goal Weight (1st August): 162

    1st July: 171.6
    8th July: 170.2
    15th July: 167.8
    22nd July: 167.6
    29th July: 165.6
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -2.0
    Weight lost/gained this month: 6.0

    Successes/struggles this week:
    WEEK ONE: Had a good week. Have been struggling to workout after working ten hours a day. Have to work thru that. Waking up early is not an option considering I'm already up at 4 AM for work.

    WEEK TWO: Bought a Fitbit and allowed it to track my calories. Had a good week this week. Didn't splurge too much. Keep telling myself to buckle down but it's hard. Chocolate is my downfall. I keep craving it but don't want to. Gotta figure that one out.

    Goals met:
    1.) I can wear my wedding band again!

    WEEK THREE: Only two ounces?? Ugh! No cheat meal this week then and add more time to my workout.

    Goal for this week: 3-4 lbs. Must do this to get back on schedule.

    WEEK FOUR: Didn't get completely back on track but did lose goal of two pounds. Need to keep at it.l

    On week 3 you actually lost 3.2 oz (there are 16 oz in a lb, not 10, and you lost 2/10 of a pound). I hope this makes you feel a little better about that week :) You're doing a great job, keep it up!!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,037 Member
    edited July 2015
    July 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

    Name: Terri
    Age: 69
    Height: 5'2"

    Start Weight (1st June): 179 lbs
    Goal Weight (31st July): 176 lbs

    1st July : 179
    8th July : 178
    15th July : 177
    22nd July: 177? Not sure. On holiday with no access to scales.
    29th July: 176
    31st July :

    Week 4
    Weight lost/gained this week: -1
    Weight lost/gained this month: -3

    Successes: finally hit my target for July. I have been doing extra work on strength and flexibility exercises for Game of Thrones Challenge. Have also lost 0.5" off both hips and waist this month.
    Struggles: On holiday from 18 - 25 July and put on 1.5 lbs, but lost it very quickly when I went back to 1200 basic daily cals.

    Are we up for an August Challenge?
  • lian27chime
    lian27chime Posts: 50 Member
    Name: Lian
    Age: 37
    Height: 5'2"

    Start Weight (1st July): 108.8 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st August): 105-110 lbs for Maintenance Weight

    1st July: 108.8
    8th July: 109.4
    15th July: 107.8
    22nd July: 109.6
    29th July: 110
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week:
    Weight lost/gained this month:

    Successes:
    Lost already 17 pounds. I started joining this thread from April 2015.
    I will still join this thread for my maintenance weight. To help me prevent myself gaining back those 17 pounds.

    Oops, I better be good this August
  • Faith4eva31
    Faith4eva31 Posts: 98 Member
    Name: Faith4eva31
    Age:31
    Height:5'7"

    Start Weight (1st July):215.9
    Goal Weight (1st August):210

    1st July:215.9
    8th July: 214.4
    15th July:213.8
    22nd July:213.0
    29th July:208.6
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -4.4
    Weight lost/gained this month: -7.3

    Successes/struggles this week: I was hoping to get down to 210 (since changing it to that from 200) by August 1st and I beat myself to the punch!!! I am so happy! Now my next goal is to get down to 200 before my daughter's birthday cookout on August 22nd. My struggles this week was still eating sweets, but I have been able to cut back on them and drink more of my green tea. Good luck everyone!!!
  • Faith4eva31
    Faith4eva31 Posts: 98 Member
    Name: Faith4eva31
    Age:31
    Height:5'7"

    Start Weight (1st July):215.9
    Goal Weight (1st August):210

    1st July:215.9
    8th July: 214.4
    15th July:213.8
    22nd July:213.0
    29th July:208.6
    1st August:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -4.4
    Weight lost/gained this month: -7.3

    Successes/struggles this week: I was hoping to get down to 210 (since changing it to that from 200) by August 1st and I beat myself to the punch!!! I am so happy! Now my next goal is to get down to 200 before my daughter's birthday cookout on August 22nd. My struggles this week was still eating sweets, but I have been able to cut back on them and drink more of my green tea. Good luck everyone!!!
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