Lose 5lbs in August 2016 open group

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  • LynnEllen64
    LynnEllen64 Posts: 12 Member
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    jopalis wrote: »
    Do we just post a new one each week with same format? Too bad can't just add to one posting. My first challenge. Thank you.

    I'm with you on this. Never tried to join a challenge before. Biggest obstacle so far is trying to find it again. I can't seem to get the bookmark to work.

    Good luck to you and all on this journey with us!


    Here's my post for this week:
    SW:213
    CW:205
    GW:199 for August

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(08/01 Monday):
    08/06 Sat:205
    08/13 Sat:
    08/20 Sat:201
    08/27 Sat:
    End of the month(08/31 Wednesday):

  • LynnEllen64
    LynnEllen64 Posts: 12 Member
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    @joans1976 Fantastic results! Great job! Keep up the good work!
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
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    @LynnEllen64 Thank you for noticing! Loss is slowing down as I get into lower numbers but I am adjusting!
    You've done great too! 4 pounds gone never to return!
    As far as finding the challenge and bookmarking it, did you press the little star in the upper right next to the original post of this thread? Then if you go under community and press the star at the top (there will be 5 icons-a star, a search, a pencil-looking thing and 2 others I can't remember right now) it should have a list of your "starred" or saved threads and you can pick this one, search for your last post (I tend to scan by the last date I entered a weight) and copy and paste it. Then just add your new weight and any comments you want.
    I hope that helps and this wasn't too long winded!
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
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    @williams969 woohoo! Congrats!
  • kellyiris6
    kellyiris6 Posts: 69 Member
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    SW: 204
    SW this Month: 190.5
    CW: 188.5
    GW this Month: 185

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(08/01 Monday): 190.5
    08/06 Sat: 188.5
    08/13 Sat: had a bad weekend, didn't even want to look at the scale
    08/20 Sat: 188.5 (making up from last week, but back on track!
  • guinevere96
    guinevere96 Posts: 1,445 Member
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    williams969 wrote: »
    SW: 161lb
    CW: 145.6lb as of 8/01
    GW (for August): 142.6lb

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(08/01 Monday): 145.6lb
    08/06 Sat: 143.2lb (Whoosh!!)
    08/13 Sat: 143.2lb
    08/20 Sat: 142.0lb
    08/27 Sat:
    End of the month(08/31 Wednesday):

    Total weight lost: 3.6lb

    Woohoo! Goal for the month reached! Let's keep it up!

    yay!! great job!
  • jopalis
    jopalis Posts: 238 Member
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    07/23 SW 187
    08/01 CW: 183.5
    GW: 177

    08/06 Sat: 182
    08/13 Sat: 181
    08/20 Sat: 178.5
    08/27 Sat:
    End of the month(08/31 Wednesday):

    Total weight lost:
  • typeitdaily
    typeitdaily Posts: 3,322 Member
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    888Butterfly888 wrote: »
    Start weight- 297.6
    Current weight: 291.9

    I did it! I lost over 5 pounds!!!! Going to try to get down to 288 by the end of August.

    Congratulations! You are doing great!
  • lolo_bunny
    lolo_bunny Posts: 56 Member
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    @joans1976 Cool! It helped me shift my thinking too :smile: And thank you so much for the kind words, you're doing awesome too!
  • 888Butterfly888
    888Butterfly888 Posts: 3,203 Member
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    typeitdaily wrote: »
    888Butterfly888 wrote: »
    Start weight- 297.6
    Current weight: 291.9

    I did it! I lost over 5 pounds!!!! Going to try to get down to 288 by the end of August.

    Congratulations! You are doing great!

    Thank you!
  • DEBOO7
    DEBOO7 Posts: 245 Member
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    SW:(Starting weight): 310.5 (95.5kg)
    CW:(Current weight): 134.5 (61kg)
    GW:(Goal weight for this month): 130.0 (59kg)

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(08/01 Monday): 134.5 (61kg)
    08/06 Sat: No change
    08/13 Sat: 134.2 (60.9kg)
    08/24 Wed: 133.3 (60.5kg)
    08/27 Sat:
    End of the month(08/31 Wednesday):

    Total weight lost: 1lb 1oz (0.5kg)
    I don't think I was ever going to be done 5lb... but the challenge has helped me keep focus and for that I'm grateful
  • 888Butterfly888
    888Butterfly888 Posts: 3,203 Member
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    Start weight- 297.6
    Current weight: 291
    0.9 lb loss since last weigh-in
  • jopalis
    jopalis Posts: 238 Member
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    struggling this week. Craving crap carbs! I don't want to blow it. :(
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
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    @jopalis
    Can you eat a modified version of a "crappy carb?" Eat only one serving? I have a "salt" tooth, not a sweet tooth and I crave pizza. It NEVER tastes as good as I thought it would and my body feels blah afterwards.
    Hopefully you can make it through! Take it 10 minutes at a time!
  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
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    SW:192lbs(13st 10lbs)
    CW:154.3lbs(11st 0.3lbs)
    GW:149.3lbs(10st 9.3lbs)

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(08/01 Sunday):154.3lbs(11st 0.3lbs)
    08/04 Thurs:152.1lbs(10st 12.1lbs)
    08/11 Thurs:152.1lbs(10st 12.1lbs)
    08/18 Thurs:158lbs(11st 4lbs)
    08/25 Thurs:158.2lbs(11st 4.2lbs)
    End of the month(08/31 Wednesday):

    Total weight lost this month:0lbs
    Overall loss:34lbs(2st 6lbs)
  • jopalis
    jopalis Posts: 238 Member
    edited August 2016
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    joans1976 wrote: »
    @jopalis
    Can you eat a modified version of a "crappy carb?" Eat only one serving? I have a "salt" tooth, not a sweet tooth and I crave pizza. It NEVER tastes as good as I thought it would and my body feels blah afterwards.
    Hopefully you can make it through! Take it 10 minutes at a time!
    It seems if I really limit my carbs to decent nutritional ones and combine with a meal I don't have the cravings so bad. Although it seems if I eat white bread I just want more carbs all day. Thank you for caring! I also crave salt more than sweet. I ate some Doritos this week. Should just not have them. YES, blah afterwards and cranky. No energy.
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
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    @jopalis
    Yuck! I detest the cravings because if I give in to them, I feel bad physically and emotionally and it's all just no fun.
    I have a few suggestions but I'm no expert. This is what I would do if I was in your shoes.
    1) Remove the Doritos and white bread from my home and don't let it fit into my schedule. As in, no gas station snacks.
    2) Research online what cravings mean and what you can eat/may be missing from your diet. There are articles about craving carbs specifically but I don't know how reliable they are. Read at your own discretion.
    3) Take a craving 10 minutes at a time. (Example: avoid carbs for 10 minutes, re-think it, do another 10 minutes, etc.
    4) If you do eat the carbs, get right back on the wagon the next meal. No need to blow everything because of one small craving.
    5) Remember you are human, this is a journey so you're still figuring stuff out!
    6) Be kind to yourself!
  • jopalis
    jopalis Posts: 238 Member
    edited August 2016
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    Thank you! Good ideas! Also, going to look back on what I ate on days I didn't struggle vs days I did. I love the 10 minute idea. If I still want it, I will portion it. Less impulse eating. T

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