July 2015 Weight Loss Challenge
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Name: Chantal
Age: 34
Height: 5'6
Start Weight (1st July): 163.6
Goal Weight (1st August): 153
1st July: 163.6
8th July:162.6
15th July:160.8
22nd July:159.8
29th July:158.6
1st August:
Weight lost/gained this week: -1.2 lb
Weight lost/gained this month: -5 lbs
Successes/struggles this week: It's really hard to lose weight in the summer, with the picnics, parties etc. I have gone all over the scale this week.0 -
Name: Reba
Age: 69
Height: 5'7"
Start Weight (1st July): 221.4
Goal Weight (1st August): 213
1st July: 221.4
8th July: 220
15th July: 220.2
22nd July: 218.6
29th July: 218.4
1st August:
Week 1
Weight lost/gained this week: 1.4
Weight lost/gained this month: 1.4
Successes/struggles this week:
I cannot get to 219. My scale has shown every possible combination of 220._ this week.
I just knew today was the day, but I am not giving up.
Tomorrow is a brand new day
My "blood clot" leg has continued to hurt.
I am trying so hard not to turn to food when I am hurting
NON SCALE VICTORY - My capris are a whole size smaller!! YEA
Week 2
Weight lost/gained this week: gained 0.2
Weight lost/gained this month: -1.2
Successes/struggles this week:
Had a terrible night Monday. Went to the kitchen and started eating - and kept eating.
I have been able to walk outside 4 days this week. The other 3 could not b/c of leg.
I am so disappointed in my weight. Really thought it would be in the teens this week.
Week 3
Weight lost/gained this week: 1.6
Weight lost/gained this month: 2.8
Successes/struggles this week:
Wed-Sat
I have been very careful about my food so far this week.
A friend who has lost 110 lb told me this:
Each time I face temptation I tell myself:
"That food will taste good for only 2 minutes, but this new healthy body will feel good for a lifetime"
Fri
Yea! The scale finally moved! I am in the teens. I have not seen this number for a very very long time. It is humbling to me that I am really losing weight. I went down another size!!
Sun night
Grazed through the kitchen while the wind storm was tearing up our trees.
Tues night
Did not eat enough at dinner and con't eating all evening
Week 4
Weight lost/gained this week: 0.2 I lost but not the number it should be
Weight lost/gained this month: 3
Successes/struggles this week:
Too many days of letting the pain determine what I eat
Eating out a lot! It is difficult following Paleo and eating out, but it can be done if I 'think' about it!!
I was wearing 16W last week, this week straight 16!! In fact the capris I am wearing right now are almost falling off! I do not like to wear belts but I guess I will.
Hope each of you have a great evening!
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Name: Dave
Age: 55
Height: 6'6.5"
Start Weight(1st July): 220
Goal Weight(1st August): 218
1st July: 220
8th July: 218
12th July: 215
15th July: 217
22nd July: 215
29th July: 217
1st August:
Weight loss/gained this week: 2
Weight lost/gained this month: -3
Successes/struggles this week: I actually was 2 pounds heavier on Sunday, probably a combination of too much food and a long cardio workout without proper hydration. We will see how this turns out on Saturday...
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Name: Tatho Lee
Age: 22
Height: 168cm
Start Weight (1st July): 194.6lbs
Goal Weight (1st August): 158lbs
1st July: 194.6lbs
8th July: 191.1lbs
15th July: 183.8lbs
22nd July: 182.1lbs
29th July: 177.9 lbs
1st August:
Weight lost/gained this week: - 4.2lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: 16.7lbs0 -
Name: Megan
Age: 26
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 305 lbs at my heaviest, 294 lbs when I started this journey
Goal Weight (1st August): 175 lbs (My Weight Goal!)
1st July: 185.4 lbs
10th July: 183.4 lbs
17th July: 181.2 lbs
24th July: 180.8 lbs
31st July: 178.0 lbs
1st August:
Weight lost/gained this week: -2.8 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -7.4 lbs
Successes/struggles this week: Started jogging for half a mile each mile I do on the treadmill, it's time to get rid of these last few pounds!
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Name: Linsey
Age: 31
Height: 5' 7"
Start Weight (1st July): 270.6 lbs
Goal Weight (1st August): 263.0 lbs
1st July: 270.6 lbs
8th July: 269.8 lbs
15th July: 268.2 lbs
22nd July: 266.8 lbs
29th July: 265.4 lbs
1st August:
Weight lost/gained this week: - 1.4 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: - 5.2 lbs
Successes/struggles this week:
***Struggles - I had a small hiking trip this past week, which was great and I hiked over 9 miles (22,000+ steps according to my fitbit), but I didn't plan so well food wise and ended up eating fast food for my meals, which pretty much offset the majority of the calories burned by the hike.
***Success - Really starting to make exercise a priority. Getting on the elliptical, playing tennis, going for hikes...0 -
Age: 53
Height: 6'1"
Start Weight (1st July): 204.6
Goal Weight (1st August): 198.6
1st July: 204.6
8th July: 204.8
22nd July: 202.6
31st July: 203.0
Weight lost/gained this week: na
Weight lost/gained this month: 1.6
Successes/struggles this week: Not what I hoped for, but I'll take what I can get.0 -
Name: Marina
Age: 22
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight (1st July): 194.4
Goal Weight (1st August): 189.0
1st July: 194.4
4th July: 195.6
12th July: 191.6
19th July: 191.4
27th July: 190.2
31st July: 193.6
Weight lost/gained this week: +3.4
Weight lost/gained this month: -0.8
Successes/struggles this week: Shark week and alcohol bloat, so I don't think my weight is quiiiittee this high. But we'll see how things shake out in August! Tough month, but August will be better.0 -
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
31st July: 153
Weight lost/gained last 2 days of July: Lost 1.5 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: Lost 6.5 lbs
Successes/struggles: managed to drop 1.5 lbs in 2 days. Really watched my diet and worked out hard too. Onto a next 5 lbs loss in August!0 -
Start Weight (1st July): 143
Goal Weight (1st August): 138
1st July: 143
1st August: 138.8
Weight lost/gained this month: 4.2
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Name: The Britzen
Age:42
Height:5'-9"
Start Weight (1st July):
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:
Successes/struggles this week: Epis Woosh week.0 -
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: 103.3 Kg (227.7 lbs)
Weight lost/gained this week: - 0.9 Kg ( 1.9 lbs)
Weight lost/gained this month: - 1.9 Kg ( 4.1 lbs)
So happy for the month did not reach my goal but no hurry, 2 weeks holiday in Thailand with my Girlfriend and eating very nice things, did not gain anything and then 2 days in Legoland with my son for his 12 Birthday and had some sweets but still lost so all good. Slow and easy.
Looking forward if the 2 number barrier can be reached next month will try and start moving more and do some body weight training and keep the calories where they should be
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Slacking on the updating again!
Name: Clare
Age: 28
Height: 5'9"
Start Weight (1st July): 99.9kgs/220lbs
Goal Weight (1st August): 95.9kgs/213lbs
June Challenge: -4.5/9lbs!
1st July: 99.9kgs/220lbs
8th July: 99.8kgs/220lbs
15th July: 98.7kgs/217lbs
22nd July: 97.3kgs/214lbs
29th July: 97.2kgs/214lbs
1st August: 96.4kgs/212lbs
Half a kilo off!! So close!
3.5kgs in a month is nothing to sneeze at. Yay, me! Yay all of you!!!
Well done everyone!!!
Bring on August!
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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: 81.4
Weight lost/gained this week: lost 0.9
Weight lost/gained this month: lost 2.1
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...
Last Days: yes! didn't reach my goal but that's ok. 2kg and a bit lighter than last month - it works and I am very happy about that!0 -
Name: Tatho Lee
Age: 22
Height: 168cm
Start Weight (1st July): 194.6lbs
Goal Weight (1st August): 158lbs
1st July: 194.6lbs
8th July: 191.1lbs
15th July: 183.8lbs
22nd July: 182.1lbs
29th July: 177.9 lbs
1st August: 177.9 lbs
Weight lost/gained this week: - 4.2lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: 16.7lbs0 -
July 2015 Weight Loss Challenge
Name: Terri
Age: 69
Height: 5'2"
Start Weight (1st July): 179 lbs
Goal Weight (31st July ): 176 lbs
1st July : 179
8th July : 178
15th July : 177
22nd July: 177 (estimate: on holiday)
29th July: 176
31st July : 176
Week 1
Weight lost/gained this week: -1
Weight lost/gained this month: -1
Successes: Finally slid off the 3 week plateau, after a marathon day of cardio exercises. I am pre-planning menus every morning to stay under 1200 cals. I include little portions of treat foods throughout the day so that I don't feel deprived. It seems to be working very well at the moment. Started the Game of Thrones challenge on Sunday and have already completed my set targets for the week.
Struggles: Several social events threatened to derail my plans, but I just made sure I did extra cardio to offset any lapses.
Week 2
Weight lost/gained this week: -1
Weight lost/gained this month: -2
Successes: Upped my activity since last week because of Game of Thrones. I was MVP for House Baratheon for Week 1 and have already completed my Cardio/Strength/Flexibility targets for Week 2.
Struggles: Completing some of the Strength/Flexibility exercises, (press ups, planks, etc) was difficult. I had to do them in short bursts and my muscles were screaming afterwards. I surprised myself at just how much I did in the end.
Week 3 On holiday
Weight lost/gained this week: unknown
Weight lost/gained this month: -2?
Successes: I got in loads of exercise which I hope will counteract the holiday indulgence. We where self-catering. I took my food scales with me, and I planned the catering so that helped.
Struggles: We ate out a few times and I had hot chocolate too often. No access to body scales for normal weigh-in.
Week 4
Weight lost/gained this week: -1
Weight lost/gained this month: -3
Successes: I made my July target! 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 22 - 25 July and put on 1.5 lbs, but lost it very quickly when I went back to 1200 basic daily cals.
Looking forward to August Challenge.0 -
Name: Dave
Age: 55
Height: 6'6.5"
Start Weight(1st July): 220
Goal Weight(1st August): 218
1st July: 220
8th July: 218
12th July: 215
15th July: 217
22nd July: 215
29th July: 217
1st August: 213
Weight loss/gained this week: -4
Weight lost/gained this month: -7
Successes/struggles this week: This is my last monthly weight loss challenge. I have lost enough weight and fear that I'm getting too thin and drawn. Since January 1st, started at 278 pounds now 213 and still losing.
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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: 149
Weight lost/gained this week: 0
Weight lost/gained this month: -4
Successes/struggles this week: Went up a bit yesterday because of salty bacon the day before, but now back down to 149
only 9lbs to go to ultimate goal weight! 0 -
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: 138.6 lbs ( 62.87 kg )
Loss for the week: 1.2 lbs ( 0.54 kg )
Loss for the month so far: 5 lbs ( 2.26 kg )
Struggles or successes of your week:
Struggles : didn't reach my goal, but just realized that I set my goal too high anyways. I always aim for a 5 lb loss. So this months struggle seems to be math.
Successes: Reached a 5 lb loss so very happy with that.
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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: 167.2 (but was 165 on July 30th)
Weight lost/gained this week: - .4 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: - 4.4 lbs (max drop of 7 lbs)
Struggles: I still struggle staying within my calorie limits, and motivation to exercise.
Successes: I didn't reach my goal but I was 3 pounds away from it. I'll continue working on it next month, and maybe will aim for a slower rate.0 -
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: 300.2
Weight lost/gained this week: -3 lbs.
Weight lost/gained this month: -16.4 lbs.
Successes this week: I feel so strong. I finished something that I started.
Struggles this week: None.
So close to my goal weight. It's alright!
See everyone in the August Challenge!0 -
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: 254
Weight lost/gained this week: -2.7
Weight lost/gained this month: -11.6
Successes/struggles this week:0 -
Name: The Britzen
Age:42
Height:5'-9"
Start Weight (1st July):272.2
Goal Weight (1st August):260 (257.8 actual)
1st July:272.2
8th July:270.5
15th July:267.8
22nd July:266.2
29th July:260
1st August:257.8
Weight lost/gained this week: 6.2
Weight lost/gained this month:14.4
Successes/struggles this week: Continuing woosh I guess.0 -
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
1st August: 66.0kg (145.5 lbs) =-0.8kg (1.76lbs)
Weight lost in July = -3.9kg = (-8.59 lbs)
It wasn't what I wished, but I'm fine with my achievement.
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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: 227.0
Weight lost/gained this week: -0 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -3.6lbs
Successes/struggles this week: Nothing crazy the last few days, so I stayed where I was, which is fine. At least I didn't gain before the final challenge check in. Its not at all where I wanted to be, and its a little frustrating to have only lost .8 lbs since the 22nd, especially when I've been working so hard. I am going to drop my calories by 100, since I've been at this for more than a month and am not losing as much as I feel I should be. On to August!0 -
Name: Melissa
Age: 18
Height: 5'3"
Start Weight (1st July): 133.4lbs
Goal Weight (1st August): 126lbs
1st July: 133.4
6th July: 132.2
13th July: 129.4
22nd July: 129.4
29th July: 128.2
1st August: 129.0
Weight lost/gained this week: +0.8 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -4.4lbs
Successes/struggles this week: Sad I gained weight, hopefully it's just water.0 -
I forgot about the measurment for Aug 1, lol. Good thing I weighed myself, yesterday.
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: 80.5 kg
Weight lost/gained this week: 0.8 kg
Weight lost/gained this month: 5.1 kg
Wow, I really knocked it out of the park, this month. I thought I did well last month when I lost 4.5 kg, but wow. And I had a lot of struggles with plateauing, being tired and not pushing myself as hard. I think it's maybe more difficult because it's not as new to me anymore. I've gotten into a routine, so I don't feel quite as motivated as I did before. I think something I'm gonna have to really work on from now on is perspective. I often get disheartened if I haven't lost very much that week, but will quickly forget that the previous week, I lost a ton. I think a key for me is gonna be constantly looking back as where I was before. Two weeks, one month, three months ago, where was I and where am I now? I think that's what I'll really have to look at to keep myself motivated.
I have a photo project that I'm working on. I'm taking a photo of myself every month to document my weight loss. The first month I tried this, I didn't feel like I'd lost that much. But when I compared the photos side by side, I was amazed. I'm gonna be doing another one in a few days. I can definitely see and feel a lot of differences, so I'm really excited for that. Like I said, though, I think I'm gonna have to really keep reminding myself of the work I've done and the progress I've made long term, rather than just in the past week or past couple of days.0 -
Everyone did great! 0
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Congratulations. This thread is the best. I'm jumping in. Thank you for to all for telling like it is.
Name:MA
Age:63
Height:5'4
Start Weight (1st July):150
Goal Weight (1st August):145
1st July:150
8th July:
15th July:
22nd July:
29th July:
1st August:147
Weight lost/gained this week:
Weight lost/gained this month:3 lbs
I'm still trying to find the exercise that will grab me. Had a disastrous Boot Camp experience with a bunch of youngin's! Started Zumba and walking buddy once a week. I cut out alcohol about 2 weeks ago as a quick solution to reduce calories. Thought that would make a bigger difference on the scale. Need to keep up w tracking to strategize. Probably it will be to reduce fruit and add more fish.
Thanks again for this thread. My goal for Sept1st: 140 lbs
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Name: Syreina
Age: 25
Height: 4ft 11in
Start Weight (1st July): 138.4
Goal Weight (1st August): 133.4
1st July: 138.4
4th July: 136.2
11th July: 136.8
18th July: 135
25th July: 134
1st August: 133.8
Weight lost/gained this week: -0.2 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -4.6 lbs
Successes/struggles this week: I ate way too much during the week, but this weekend I really did my best to not go over by more than 100 cal. Overall, I'm really proud of myself.
Congrats to everyone, we are all putting forth effort!0
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