SUMMER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE...yes, another continuation of our fall, winter and spring challenges!

L8model

hillcrestbaby wrote: »

Great job @L8model

You have been a wonderful source of encouragements for everyone on our Summer challenge! Thank you for sharing your journey and especially for giving so many the encouragement to keep going and to not quit! Yay!

My pleasure. For me, it does help that my wife has joined me. However, I would still be on the same path, even if she hadn't. I travel a lot, so I'm pretty much on my own half the time anyway.

You can all do this. I've watched my wife get frustrated to the point she wants to quit, but she's already lost around 30 lbs., so it is definitely working for her. She gets mad, because she doesn't lose the weight as fast as me. However, she keeps moving in the right direction.

It really is a mindset... Good luck everyone.

JuneFortune

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 206 lbs
MY CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 160 lbs
5/09/16: 160
5/16/16: 159
5/23/16: 157
5/30/16: 157
6/06/16: 157
6/13/16: 156
6/20/16: 154
6/27/16: 154
7/04/16: 151
7/11/16: 154 Oh no - weekend away!!!!
7/18/16:
7/25/16:
WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: +3 lbs
RUNNING WEIGHT LOSS TOTAL FOR CHALLENGE: 6 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 11 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 138 to 142
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Healthy Range

evivahealth

Well I'm back from my trip home and soooo looking forward to getting back to my routine with food and exercise. Managed to put on 2kg in 3 weeks!! Wouldn't have thought it possible but there you go. I'm not too worried as I think it should come off pretty quickly once I get back into the swing of things - would love to be back down to 63kg by the end of the challenge.

OVERALL STARTING WEIGHT: 90kg
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 64.6kg
CURRENT WEIGHT: 65.2kg

5/8/16: 64.6kg
5/16/16: 64.9kg
5/23/16: 62.8kg
5/30/16: 63.7kg
6/6/16: 63.1kg
6/13/16: 63.2kg (t.o.m.)
6/20/16: (away)
6/27/16: (away)
7/4/16:(away)
7/11/16: 65.2kg
7/18/16:
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: +2.0kg
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: +0.6kg
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 61.5kg (revised to 63kg after the trip away)
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 59kg

jrjordan79

I have been putting off posting my Monday weigh in ... hoping that it will just go away.
Guess that never happens, right?
So, here it is.
I have another gain.
And I KNOW why.
I UNDERSTAND what I need to do to stay on track.
But some weeks, I just can't do it. As hard as I try, and as hard as I would love to be, I just cannot eat perfect all the time.
And what happens when I eat over my daily target - even by only 200 calories?
I gain.

And like I said - I KNOW THIS.
But I continue to struggle anyway.
Ugh.

Well, here is to staying on track this week - and posting my results on Monday, regardless of how ugly they are.
I still have two weeks!

Thanks for listening everyone.

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 151.0
5/9/16: 151.0
5/16/16: 148.4
5/23/16: --
5/30/16: 148.0
6/6/16: 147.6
6/13/16: 145.2
6/20/16: 144.4
6/27/16: 145.2
7/4/16: 143.0
7/11/16: 145.2
7/18/16:
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: +2.2
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 10 lbs (5.8 lbs so far)
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 120 - 125
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 30 lbs

jrjordan79

L8model wrote: »

sshaiwan1 wrote: »

@L8model this was very informative and awesome. Thank you

My pleasure... I need to correct my initial statement. I actually lost 47.2 lbs in 107 days, not 90 days... I'm now down 51.2 lbs. after 133 days.

This is awesome. Just awesome. Thank you for sharing!

hillcrestbaby

jjordan32 wrote: »

I have been putting off posting my Monday weigh in ... hoping that it will just go away.
Guess that never happens, right?
So, here it is.
I have another gain.
And I KNOW why.
I UNDERSTAND what I need to do to stay on track.
But some weeks, I just can't do it. As hard as I try, and as hard as I would love to be, I just cannot eat perfect all the time.
And what happens when I eat over my daily target - even by only 200 calories?
I gain.

And like I said - I KNOW THIS.
But I continue to struggle anyway.
Ugh.

Well, here is to staying on track this week - and posting my results on Monday, regardless of how ugly they are.
I still have two weeks!

Thanks for listening everyone.

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 151.0
5/9/16: 151.0
5/16/16: 148.4
5/23/16: --
5/30/16: 148.0
6/6/16: 147.6
6/13/16: 145.2
6/20/16: 144.4
6/27/16: 145.2
7/4/16: 143.0
7/11/16: 145.2
7/18/16:
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: +2.2
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 10 lbs (5.8 lbs so far)
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 120 - 125
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 30 lbs

Keep it going friend!! Just you posting was a victory!!

typeitdaily

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 258.7 (when I decided to lose weight the second week of April and joined MFP a week or so later) I do Friday weigh-ins.
5/9/16: 254
5/16/16: 251
5/23/16: 247.5
5/30/16: 247
6/6/16: 242.6
6/13/16: 242
6/20/16: 240.4
6/27/16: 238.6
7/4/16: 237.5
7/11/16: 236
7/18/16: 233
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 3
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 12 pounds
TOTAL WEIGHT LOST:
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 140 to 150.

deester82

I work a few night shifts starting tonight so I did my weigh-in this morning!

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 243 (in mid January when started using MFP)

5/9/16: 227.5
5/16/16: 224.6
5/23/16: 223.5
5/30/16: 222.2
6/6/16: 222.4
6/13/16: 221.6
6/20/16: 220.2
6/27/16: 218
7/4/16: 216.5
7/11/16: 217.3
7/18/16: 213.6
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 3.6
TOTAL CHALLENGE LOSS: - 13.9
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 15 pounds
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 199 lbs

Elphabs

MY STARTING WEIGHT
5/10/16: 189 lbs.
5/17/16: 185 lbs.
5/23/16: 185 lbs.
6/1/16: 186 lbs.
6/6/16: 183 lbs.
6/11/16: 180 lbs.
6/20/16: 180 lbs.
6/26/16: 179 lbs.
7/3/16: 176 lbs.
7/10/16:176 lbs.
7/17/16: 173 lbs.
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 3 lbs.
Total lost in challenge: 16 lbs.

I went to a dietitian for help getting over plateaus, which I have experienced twice in this journey and have seen too often in past attempts to lose weight. I was pretty nervous about it but got support from some of you. I was afraid it would be a visit to the "diet police" but boy was I wrong. She was wonderful. She emphasized what I was doing right, which was quite a lot, and let me tell her what I thought I could improve, with which she concurred. I was not eating enough and was making a big mistake by only eating fruit for snacks when I should have been including a fat and a protein each time I eat. I am also not drinking enough water which is actually harder to do than I thought. I asked her if she owned stock in Charmin! Anyway, I am eating lots more food and have lost three pounds. She knows her stuff and I am sooooo glad I went. Nothing beats success!

normalicia11

MY STARTING WEIGHT:189lbs

5/23/16:189
5/30/16:184
6/6/16:180
6/13/16:180
6/20/16:179
6/27/16:175
7/4/16:175
7/11/16:174
7/18/16: 172
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: -2
(17 lbs lost so far)
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE:-24

Have a nice last week for our challenge!!!

scubakat67

SUMMER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE 2016

MY STARTING WEIGHT: (mental block here - started/restarted too many times. Highest weight: 178.8)
05/09/16: 172.4
05/16/16: 171.4
05/23/16: 171.4
05/30/16: 169.6
06/06/16: out of town - refuse to get a scale at the "vacation" house
06/13/16: 170.6 (TOM)
06/20/16: 170.4
06/27/16: 169.6
07/02/16: 168.8 (weighing in early - won't be around a scale on Monday)
07/11/16: 170.6 (UGH ... once again losing and gaining the same 2 pounds)
07/18/16: 166.4 (BAM! maybe this train is going to actually get rolling!)
07/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: -4.2
TOTAL WEIGHT LOST FOR CHALLENGE: - 6.0
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 10-15 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: "comfortable size 8" (approx. 135-140)
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 135-140

tiffanylacourse

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 210
5/9/16: 187.8 (SW for this challenge.)
5/16/16: 183.2
5/23/16: 181.8
5/30/16: 185.6
6/6/16: 181.8
6/13/16: 181.6
6/20/16: 180.4
6/27/16: 179.4
7/4/16: 178.2
7/11/16: 176.8
7/18/16: 176.8
7/25/16:

Weight Loss for the week: +/- 0 lbs
Total Challenge Weight Lost: +/- 11 lbs

GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 2 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 20 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 165-170 [by 7/25/16]
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Down to 135 lbs (would be a total loss of 75 lbs!)

Don't know that I'll make it under 170 by the end of the challenge, but still doing great!

Abkuroneko

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 350+ lbs
5/9/16: 308.4 (my SW for this challenge)
5/16/16: 305.0
5/23/16: 300.8
5/30/16: 296.4
6/6/16: 293.4
6/13/16: 289.0
6/20/16: 288.8
6/27/16: 282.4
7/4/16: 278.6
7/11/16: 276.2
7/18/16: 272.8
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 3.4 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 35-40 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 268-273
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: I don't have an ultimate goal yet, but I'd like to get down to at least 175 lbs.

jedaschultz

MY STARTING WEIGHT MFP: 213.4
5/9/16: 203.2 (stomach virus previous week)
5/16/16:206.6
5/23/16: 206
5/30/16: 205.4
6/6/16: 203.2 (-3.4 total)
6/10/16: 202 (-4.4 total)
6/20/16: 206.6 (+4.6) vacation
6/27/16:203.2 (-3.4)
7/4/16: 203.8
7/11/16: 206
7/18/16: 205.6
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: - .4 lbs.
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 10 lbs.
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE:160
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Healthy Range 30-40 lbs.

Breezie68

MY STARTING WEIGHT:209.7
5/9/16:209.7
5/16/16:208.4
5/23/16:206.9
5/30/16:206.5
6/6/16:206.4
6/13/16:204.6
6/20/16:201.8
6/27/16:200.4
7/4/16:199.8
7/11/16: 196.4
7/18/16: 192
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 4.4
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE:189
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 143
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Healthy Range

L8model

No longer trying to lose weight. Now working to maintain, while gaining muscle.

5'11" M/46
MY STARTING WEIGHT (2/27/16): 230 lbs
5/9/16: 195.9
5/16/16: 194.1
5/23/16: 191.4
5/30/16: 188.8
6/6/16: 186.0
6/13/16: 182.8
6/20/16: 181.0
6/27/16: Missed - Vacation/Working in HI
7/4/16: 181.8
7/11/16: 177.0
7/18/16: 178.3
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: -1.3 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 16.9 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 179 lbs - 184 lbs
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 179 lbs

SavannahS2016

MY STARTING WEIGHT:193lbs
5/9/16:193lbs
5/16/16: 191.6
5/23/16: 189.8
5/30/16: 189.6
6/6/16: 188.6
6/13/16: 187.6
6/20/16: 186.6
6/27/16: 186.4
7/3/16: 185.6
7/11/16:185.6
7/18/16:185.6
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 0.14lbs
TOTAL CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS: 7.10lbs
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 28lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 160lbs - 170lbs
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 120lbs

I don't know whats going on been really good staying the same. Thinking cutting calories to 1000-1100.

LinCharpentier

I'd like to join you all i'll give my weight from tops last wed. Then put it in after tops meeting every wed.
July 13 was 213.4 and i'm standing at 5 feet need to loose this weight

olygirrrl

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 206.4
5/09/16: 202.4
5/16/16: 202.0
5/23/16: 202.0
5/30/16: 201.6
6/06/16: 202.2
6/13/16: 201.6
6/20/16: 200.4
6/27/16: 201.4
7/04/16: 199.8
7/11/16: 200.0
7/18/16: 200.0
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 0.0
WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE CHALLENGE: -2.4
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 12-15 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 185-190 lbs
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 170 lbs

ezraampo291

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 179.0 (when I decided to lose weight the 1st wk of april. 2 wks later, I joined MFP)
5/9/16: 167.4
5/16/16: 165.2
5/23/16: 164.2
5/30/16: 162.6
6/6/16: forgot to weigh in, been busy...
6/13/16: 161.4
6/20/16: 160
6/27/16: 157
7/4/16: 158.2
7/18/16: 158.8
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: none. Gained 0.6 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 15 to 20 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 125 lb

evivahealth

Mayday mayday! We have a broken scale!

(haha will be checking in once it's up and running again)

evivahealth

SavannahS2016 wrote: »

I don't know whats going on been really good staying the same. Thinking cutting calories to 1000-1100.

Hey the healthy recommendation is to always to keep your calories above 1200. Instead try tightening up your logging - make sure you weigh and log absolutely everything. Be patient and have faith that this works! Some times it just takes a while for the scale to register your efforts. Hang in there

hawkins410

Height: 4' 9"
MY STARTING WEIGHT:
5/9/16: 124.5
5/16/16: vacation
5/23/16: vacation
5/30/16: vacation
6/6/16: 124.5
6/13/16: 125.0
6/20/16: 123.5
6/27/16: 123.0
7/4/16: 122.5
7/11/16: 121.5
7/18/16: 121.5
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 0
TOTAL CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS: 3.0
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 95 lbs.

I'm just not burning it up! I stay under my calorie count, get an hour of exercise at least once a day, and drink plenty of water. I don't really know what else more I can do!
I'm not giving up though!

@hillcrestbaby: Is now the time to ask if you will keep this challenge going into August and the fall?!
The accountability and encouragement has really helped keep me on track, even when I have almost fallen off!!
PLEEEASE???

typeitdaily

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 258.7 (when I decided to lose weight the second week of April and joined MFP a week or so later) I do Friday weigh-ins.
5/9/16: 254
5/16/16: 251
5/23/16: 247.5
5/30/16: 247
6/6/16: 242.6
6/13/16: 242
6/20/16: 240.4
6/27/16: 238.6
7/4/16: 237.5
7/11/16: 236
7/18/16: 233
7/25/16: 231.4

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: -1.6
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 12 pounds
TOTAL WEIGHT LOST:
GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 140 to 150.

Elphabs

MY STARTING WEIGHT
5/10/16: 189 lbs.
5/17/16: 185 lbs.
5/23/16: 185 lbs.
6/1/16: 186 lbs.
6/6/16: 183 lbs.
6/11/16: 180 lbs.
6/20/16: 180 lbs.
6/26/16: 179 lbs.
7/3/16: 176 lbs.
7/10/16:176 lbs.
7/17/16: 173 lbs.
7/24/16: 172 lbs.

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 1 lb.
Total lost in challenge: 17 lbs.

Only one pound after last week's big three pound loss but I am pleased with the results of this challenge, which was my first. We did great! Let's do it again.

deester82

MY STARTING WEIGHT: 243 (in mid January when started using MFP)

5/9/16: 227.5
5/16/16: 224.6
5/23/16: 223.5
5/30/16: 222.2
6/6/16: 222.4
6/13/16: 221.6
6/20/16: 220.2
6/27/16: 218
7/4/16: 216.5
7/11/16: 217.3
7/18/16: 213.6
7/25/16: 212.1

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: -1.5
TOTAL CHALLENGE LOSS: -15.4
GOAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR TOTAL CHALLENGE: 15 pounds
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 199 lbs

hillcrestbaby

Hello everyone! Today is officially our last weigh-in day of the summer challenge! You all did so great! Let's keep it going again with another Fall Challenge! How about it? I will start a new Discussion Feed. Find us again by clicking 'COMMUNITY' and then scroll down to 'CHALLENGES'!

It will be called Fall Weight Loss Challenge

hillcrestbaby

hawkins410 wrote: »

Height: 4' 9"
MY STARTING WEIGHT:
5/9/16: 124.5
5/16/16: vacation
5/23/16: vacation
5/30/16: vacation
6/6/16: 124.5
6/13/16: 125.0
6/20/16: 123.5
6/27/16: 123.0
7/4/16: 122.5
7/11/16: 121.5
7/18/16: 121.5
7/25/16:

WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 0
TOTAL CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS: 3.0
ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 95 lbs.

I'm just not burning it up! I stay under my calorie count, get an hour of exercise at least once a day, and drink plenty of water. I don't really know what else more I can do!
I'm not giving up though!

@hillcrestbaby: Is now the time to ask if you will keep this challenge going into August and the fall?!
The accountability and encouragement has really helped keep me on track, even when I have almost fallen off!!
PLEEEASE???

Ok @hawkins410 let's go for it!!! I have posted a New Discussion Feed and am calling it FALL WIEGHT LOSS CHALLENGE! Look for us under community and then challenges!

hillcrestbaby

hillcrestbaby wrote: »

Hello everyone! Today is officially our last weigh-in day of the summer challenge! You all did so great! Let's keep it going again with another Fall Challenge! How about it? I will start a new Discussion Feed. Find us again by clicking 'COMMUNITY' and then scroll down to 'CHALLENGES'!

It will be called Fall Weight Loss Challenge

OK EVERYONE OUR NEW FALL CHALLENGE HAS BEEN POSTED! We will begin August 1 and run though October 31st!

hawkins410

Yaaaaay! Thank you @hillcrestbaby!