August 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Name: Kat
    Age: 46
    Height: 5' 10"

    Start Weight (1st August): 201.8 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st September): 195
    1st August:201.8
    8th August:200.8
    15th August: 198
    22nd August: 196.8
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -1.2
    Weight lost/gained this month:-5

    Successes/struggles this week: Mostly a good week. Completed C25K week 1. Had a big splurge day when I went out with a friend for dinner one night, but it was worth it and I had enough deficit on other days of the week to counter. I'm trying to limit grains, especially wheat, due to possible thyroid issues and that's a struggle.
  • belgarath64
    belgarath64 Posts: 125 Member
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    Name: John
    Height: 5'6"
    Age: 50
    Country: Canada
    Starting Weight 01-08: 138.6 lbs ( 62.87 kg )
    Goal Weight 01-08: 135 lbs (61.234 kg )
    Final Goal : 135 lbs ( 61.234 kg)

    01-08: 138.6 lbs ( 62.87 kg )
    08-08: 136.4lbs ( 61.87 kkg )
    15-08: 137.8 lbs ( 62.37 kg )
    22-08: 134.6 lbs (61.01 kg )
    29-08:
    01-09:

    Loss for the week: 3.2 lbs ( 1.42 kg )
    Loss for the month so far: 4 lbs ( 1.81 kg )

    Struggles or successes of your week:
    Struggles : August 15, 16 and 17th, major stress and stress eating, the car died and had to get another one so I could get to work on Monday. Three days of major over eating no water. It started on Friday so I did not post on the 15th, was not in a good place.

    Successes: Got myself under control, buckled down drank more water and kicked it out of the park. Now just below my goal weight ( yaaaa made it!!!!!!!!! ) now what I think will be harder, at least for the next few months, is learning how to maintain.
  • z4dow
    z4dow Posts: 43 Member
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    Name: Irene
    Age: 49
    Height: 1.60 m / 5'3"

    Start Weight (1st August): 56.7 kg / 125 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st September): 54.0 kg / 119 lbs

    1st August: 56.7 kg / 125.0 lbs
    8th August: 56.0 kg / 123.5 lbs
    15th August: 55.0 kg / 121.2 lbs
    22nd August: 54.5 kg / 120.0 lbs
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: -2.2 kg / 5 lbs

    Successes/struggles this week:
    + 15.000 steps at least everyday
    - healthy but very low in calories food, not in target.
  • MrsKGrady
    MrsKGrady Posts: 276 Member
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    Name: Kirsten
    Age: 38
    Height: 5'4.5"

    Start Weight (1st August): 232.2
    Goal Weight (1st September): 228.2

    1st August: 232.2
    8th August: 230.2
    15th August: 229.2
    22nd August: 227.8
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -1.4 lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: -4.4 lbs

    Successes/struggles this week: I felt like I had a great week. My eating was better and I got in three runs. Today marks my 40th lb lost on this journey. I would like to continue improving on my nutrition and to get more strength training done.



  • BlackPup
    BlackPup Posts: 242 Member
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    Name: BlackPup
    Age: 36
    Height: 168cm

    Start Weight (1st August):93.1kg
    Goal Weight (1st September):89 kg

    1st August:93.1
    8th August:92.2
    14th August: 90.9
    22nd August:90.2
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week:0.7
    Weight lost/gained this month:2.9

    Successes/struggles this week: didn't lose much this week :(
  • sophomorelove
    sophomorelove Posts: 193 Member
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    Name: Nadia
    Age: 30
    Height: 5'3.5"

    Start Weight (1st August): 167
    Goal Weight (1st September):160

    1st August:167.2
    8th August: 164.6
    15th August: 163.4
    22nd August: 162.4
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -1
    Weight lost/gained this month: - 4.8

    successes/struggles this week: it looks like I will not have reached my goal this month either: there's just one week leftand I still have 2+ lbs to lose. On the other hand, i'm short and sedentary, so even on 1200 cal I'd only lose 1.5 lbs/week, according to MFP. I say, I'm doing a pretty good job. My weight is going down consistently, and I'm not struggling to stay in deficit on most days. It feels good to have finally found a sustainable sweet spot and I'm sure I'll see 150's very, very soon. It makes me beyond excied to think about my upcoming birthday and winter holidays. By then, I'll be much healthier, fitter, and lighter. I already look better on photos. People started noticing changes. I can't wait to blow my friends' minds when they see me after a summer break.
  • CarrieA180
    CarrieA180 Posts: 903 Member
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    Name: Carrie
    Age: 44
    Height: 5'10"

    Start Weight (1st August): 300.2
    Goal Weight (1st September): 289

    1st August: 300.2
    8th August: 298
    15th August: 295.6
    22nd August: 291.8
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -3.8 lbs.
    Weight lost/gained this month: -8.4 lbs.

    Successes this week: I'm in a really good space: staying within calories, exercising everyday, feeling better. B)

    Struggles this week: I know that I can crash and burn any minute. I'm constantly working on the head.

    One day at a time, sometimes, One hour at a time!

    Have a great week! :)


  • PantherChic19
    PantherChic19 Posts: 21 Member
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    Name: Jolene
    Age:35
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight (1st August):296.5
    Goal Weight (1st September): 286

    1st August: 296.5
    8th August: 295.0
    15th August: 293.0
    22nd August:293.5
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: +0.5
    Weight lost/gained this month: -3.0

    Successes/struggles this week: This is definitely a disappointment seeing how my Wed/Thurs weigh-ins were both 291.5 and I did some extra Zumba and walking throughout the week. Oh well, 1 "bad" weigh-in isn't going to deter me. They say it takes 21 days to establish and maintain new habits. I made it to day 21 with Zumba and decreasing my soda intake so I'm calling it a win!
  • missemmapeel
    missemmapeel Posts: 69 Member
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    Name: Emma
    Age: 35
    Height: 5'4"

    Initial weight (2012): 165 lbs
    Start Weight (3rd August): 135.8 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st September):129 lbs

    1st August: 135.8
    8th August: 132.2
    15th August: 130.0
    22nd August: 129.4
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -0.6 lbs
    Weight lost/gained this month: -6.4 lbs

    Successes this week: Despite no real loss on the scale this week from last, I'm happy. I've been eating well, exercising every day, and been able to maintain a couple larger losses this month. I'm back in my maintenance zone (between 125-130lbs), which was my goal, and I've got another week to get a little lower so I don't wobble out of it after a big meal or overdoing it on salt.

    Challenges this week: None really, managed to rock through a picnic with friends, going out with the girls, and eating out at lunch without falling off the healthy bandwagon.

    Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, don't give up and keep pressing play! For those of you that have posted, well done, it is so inspiring to read about your successes and challenges and to see the progress you've made towards your goals.

    Anyone who wants a friend who's been on here for a while (since 2012), lost 30+ pounds, and been able to maintain it (give or take a wobble or two) for over two years, please feel free to add me. I always love having new friends to share this journey with :)
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,260 Member
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    Name: Chris
    Age: older
    Height: 5' 7"

    Start Weight (1st August): 144.0
    Goal Weight (1st September): 138.0

    1st August: 144.0
    8th August: 144.0
    15th August: 141.6
    22nd August: 140.4
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -3.6 :)
    Weight lost/gained this month:

    Successes/struggles this week:
  • hybridtheory45
    hybridtheory45 Posts: 84 Member
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    Name: Alyssa
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight (1st August): 227.0
    Goal Weight (1st September): 222.0

    1st August: 227.0
    8th August: 227.6
    15th August: 230.0
    22nd August: 227.0
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -3.0
    Weight lost/gained this month: 0

    Successes/struggles this week: I think my body is trying to make me crazy....I'm back at my starting point for the month, and remedied that crazy weird weight gain the last 2 weeks. I've changed nothing. I'm so confused, but at least I'm still here, back to where I was at the beginning of the month. Maybe I can squeeze out a tiny loss by the end?

    On the positive side, I updated my measurements, and I have lost a total of 6 inches in the past 55 days, 3 of them coming from my waist alone. Yippee!
  • gemmamarie1
    gemmamarie1 Posts: 19 Member
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    hybridtheory45 wrote: »
    Name: Alyssa
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight (1st August): 227.0
    Goal Weight (1st September): 222.0

    1st August: 227.0
    8th August: 227.6
    15th August: 230.0
    22nd August: 227.0
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -3.0
    Weight lost/gained this month: 0

    Successes/struggles this week: I think my body is trying to make me crazy....I'm back at my starting point for the month, and remedied that crazy weird weight gain the last 2 weeks. I've changed nothing. I'm so confused, but at least I'm still here, back to where I was at the beginning of the month. Maybe I can squeeze out a tiny loss by the end?

    On the positive side, I updated my measurements, and I have lost a total of 6 inches in the past 55 days, 3 of them coming from my waist alone. Yippee!

    That's amazing, well done! It just goes to show we shouldn't fixate on the scale so much but soooooo hard to do!
  • gemmamarie1
    gemmamarie1 Posts: 19 Member
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    Name: Gemma
    Age: 33
    Height: 5'2

    Start Weight (10th August): 168
    Goal Weight (1st September): 160

    10th August: 168
    15th August: 167
    22nd August: 164
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: 3lb
    Weight lost/gained this month: 4lb

    Successes/struggles this week: I'm really pleased with how this week has gone, I've tracked every day and been just under goal calories but that's eating my exercise calories so I felt like I might be eating too much but apparently not. Although, I'm very aware that some of my choices haven't been great so I think I need to focus on that a little more this week!
  • SeriouslySta
    SeriouslySta Posts: 458 Member
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    Name: Elizabeth
    Age: 50 (!)
    Height: 5' 7 1/2"

    Start Weight (15th August): 205
    Goal Weight (1st September): 202.5


    15th August: 205
    22nd August: 204
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -1.0 lb
    Weight lost/gained this month: -1.0 lb

    Successes/struggles this week:
    Feel like I've finally kicked the Jet Lag, and adjusted to the altitude!

    Thursday, I faced my bugaboo: The Indian Buffet! (It's totally my Kryptonite.) Knowing it was coming, I got up, charged the Fitbit, took eldest to school a little early, and got my 10,000 steps in before 8:20! Then, I looked up what I was likely to face on the buffet. I planned my attack, and drank a bottle of water on the way. I even asked how some of the things were prepared - and he offered to bring me some of the chicken off the grill, before it was slathered in sauce. Hard to believe, but I even left food on my plate... Hurray!

    Oh! and yesterday, I wore out the dog.


  • hugheseva
    hugheseva Posts: 227 Member
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    Name: Eva
    Age:62
    Height: 5' 2.5"

    Start Weight (1st August): 153 lbs
    Goal Weight (31st August): 148 lbs

    1st August: 153
    8th August: 152.5
    15th August: 150.5
    22nd August: 151.5
    29th August:
    31st August:


    Weight lost/gained this week: 1 gained
    Weight lost/gained this month: 1.5 lost

    Successes/struggles: Last Saturday after a fabulous 2 lbs loss of that week, I gained it all back because of a night out on town. Took me until Thursday, 5 days, to lose the 2 lbs. Then came yesterday. I couldn't leave my office because of work emergency so I ate a crappy Cup Noodle of some sort that had 1430 mg sodium. I knew when I ate it that the weight will stick or even go up. So here it is, gained 1 lb in one day. Onto the next week with better results!
  • Jump4Fitness
    Jump4Fitness Posts: 48 Member
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    Name: Sherry
    Age: 57
    Height: 5'4.75"

    Start Weight (1st August): 124 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st September): 120 lbs

    1st August: 124
    8th August: 123
    15th August: 122.5
    22nd August: 121.5

    Weight lost this week: 1 lb
    Successes/struggles this week: did better with the late night snacking
  • lacy8
    lacy8 Posts: 12 Member
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    Name: Lacy
    Age: 40
    Height: 5'3"

    Start Weight (1st August): 205 lbs
    Goal Weight (1st September): 195 lbs

    1st August: 205 lbs
    8th August: 204 lbs
    15th August:203 lbs
    22nd August: 203 lbs
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: lost 0
    Weight lost/gained this month: -2

    Successes/struggles this week: Been an up and down week.
  • olsalt
    olsalt Posts: 52 Member
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    Name: Dan
    Age: 68
    Height: 6'

    Start Weight (1st August): 223 lbs (101 kgs)
    Goal Weight (1st September): 210 lbs (95.25 kgs)
    Final Goal Weight: 170 lbs

    1st August: 223 lbs (101 kgs)
    8th August: 216.25 lbs (98 kgs)
    15th August: 213.5 lbs (96.8 kgs)
    22nd August: 209 lbs (94.8 kgs)
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: - 4.5 lbs (2 kgs)
    Weight lost/gained this month: - 14 lbs (6.3 kgs)

    Successes/struggles this week:
    Week 1: Very pleased this week. Blew through my original goal of 217 lbs and adjusted downward to 210 lbs. Long walks, 7-8 miles a day, coupled with a calorie deficit each day did the trick. I don't expect this every week though. Plan to celebrate with a glass of wine tonight!

    Week 2: Not as good as last week but moving in the right direction. Out of town company for a couple of days had an impact for sure. Still walking every day so that helps. Another glass of wine tonight!

    Week 3: Pleased with myself again this week with a 4+ lbs weight loss. A pound of that was a blood donation today. Feel like that is kinda cheating but I will take it anyway. I will probably get it back by next weeks weigh in. Continuing to eat at a calorie deficit and walk daily for exercise. Definitely a glass of wine tonight!
  • ColinsMommaOC
    ColinsMommaOC Posts: 296 Member
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    Name: Jeanne
    Age:30
    Height:5'7"

    Start Weight (1st August):302
    Goal Weight (1st September):290

    1st August: 302.0
    8th August: 301.5
    15th August: 294.3
    22nd August: 291.9
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -2.4
    Weight lost/gained this month: -10.1

    Successes/struggles this week:
    I was so happy to see the scale move today since it has not moved at all since last Sunday. Then finally came down this morning.
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    Name: Katie
    Age: 19
    Height: 5'7

    Start Weight (1st August): 149
    Goal Weight (1st September): 147

    1st August: 149
    8th August: 147
    15th August: 148
    22nd August: 146
    29th August:
    1st September:

    Weight lost/gained this week: -2
    Weight lost/gained this month: -3

    Successes/struggles this week: Aww yisssss.

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