April 2017 Monthly WL Challenge
mdgivens
Posts: 206 Member
You can do it! 
As always, credit for the verbiage below goes to Dan
If you are new and want to join in, by all means do! We love to celebrate those losses with you! This is the standard format we try to use for these threads:
Name: (if you'd like to share)
My Numbers:
SW: Starting weight before you lost anything.
CW: Current weight at the beginning of the challenge.
GW: Goal weight for the month (what you would like to weigh at the end of the monthly challenge) Try to keep it realistic and SAFE!
LTGW: Life time goal weight ( What you would like to weigh at the end of your weight loss journey)
Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in, for example; Fridays
4/7/17= (Fill out after each weigh in.)
4/14/17=
4/21/17=
4/28/17=
4/30/17= (Final weigh in for the month.)
Total WL for the month=
As always, credit for the verbiage below goes to Dan
If you are new and want to join in, by all means do! We love to celebrate those losses with you! This is the standard format we try to use for these threads:
Name: (if you'd like to share)
My Numbers:
SW: Starting weight before you lost anything.
CW: Current weight at the beginning of the challenge.
GW: Goal weight for the month (what you would like to weigh at the end of the monthly challenge) Try to keep it realistic and SAFE!
LTGW: Life time goal weight ( What you would like to weigh at the end of your weight loss journey)
Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in, for example; Fridays
4/7/17= (Fill out after each weigh in.)
4/14/17=
4/21/17=
4/28/17=
4/30/17= (Final weigh in for the month.)
Total WL for the month=
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Name: Brooke
My Numbers:
SW: 387.2
CW: 178
GW: 170
LTGW: Between 150-160, IF possible. Next Doctor's appointment is 4/4 and we'll see what he says and where my body fat % is. I changed the goal number to something that is "overweight" versus "obese." I don't know if I've ever been plain ol' "overweight," even as a kid.
Weigh ins: Saturdays
4/1/17 = 178
4/8/17=
4/15/17=
4/22/17=
4/29/17=
Total WL for the month=
Good luck everyone! Please cross your fingers for me for my appointment on Tuesday with the weight loss doc.
Thumbs up and extra encouragement for healthy babies to the Mamas to be!!!2 -
Fingers, toes, and eyes crossed. I hope they don't cancel each other out...0
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Name: Pidge
My Numbers:
SW: 318
CW: 285
GW: 277
LTGW: No idea
Weigh ins: Thursdays
6/4/17 =
13/4/17=
20/4/17=
27/4/17=
I'm saddened and embarrassed by my horrible weight gain up 15lbs from a few months ago
I would like to try my best to turn things around this month.
Good luck at the doctor's today Brooke! You've done so well 2 -
Pidge - You can turn it around! Your time is now!
Brooke - I hope all went well at the doctor's.
Baby Mamas-to-Be - Blessings on healthy, happy babies!
Thank you to all who read and post. This group is my weekly accountability checkpoint, and it has been invaluable to me in reflecting on my progress (or lack thereof) and keeping my goals front-and-center. Let's work!
Name: Mike
My Numbers:
SW: 409
CW: 311.4 (as of April 1st)
GW: 303
LTGW: 184
Weigh ins: Wednesdays
4/5/17 = 308.8 (-2.6)
4/12/17 =
4/19/17 =
4/26/17 =
5/1/17 =
Total WL for the month = 2.6 lb
- Mile-per-day running streak is at 95 days, with 201 miles/323 km logged for the year.
- As always, CICO on the weekends is a struggle, but 80/20, right?
- I think I've found a running-complementary Tuesday/Thursday lifting schedule! 15 minutes (about 1.1-1.2 miles) on the treadmill, followed by overhead press/squat on Tuesday and bench press/deadlift on Thursday worked really well this past week.2 -
Thanks for the encouragement Mike
You're getting really close to getting under 300lbs! Fantastic work! And fantastic job on all your exercise, very inspiring ^_^ 1 -
Thank you Pidge! My next intermediate goal is 294, which drops my BMI out of the Obese III category. Hopefully by June...
My hope when I started the run-a-mile-per-day promise to myself was that it would develop into a healthy habit. It seems to be working, as when I run in the morning, I generally feel better throughout the day. Conversely, when I don't run in the morning, I get antsy and am just not as with it mentally. It's like a personal therapy session to start the day, and it has also helped me to develop other healthy habits.
I've tried this so many times before, and something always seems to happen to derail my efforts, so half the time I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. However, I've also learned something from each of my previous failures, so I've been able to train a little bit smarter every time I get back up. All I can do is be as smart as I can be about this, and let the chips fall where they may.0 -
Pidge- Setbacks do happen. I got to my previous lowest (212.5) for my first triathlon in May 2014. By the time I went to the doctor for my first pregnancy check in December 2014 I was 254. (+ 42 lbs!)...Wedding in Feb 2015 272 (+60 lbs!!!) and by the time my daughter was born I had gained back even more and was over 100 lbs over my lowest! Stopping at 15 lbs would have made my life a whoooooooooole lot easier.
You have the chance to fix it now and you're working towards your goals. You can do it!!! There's nothing to be embarassed about, it is a lifelong struggle for many of us.
Great job on the exercise Mike! It is absolutely awesome that you can run like that...I'm betting you will have logged more running miles than I will have logged on a bike! You'll be dropping out of category III in no time! I totally understand about something happening and the waiting for the other shoe to drop...been there, doing that.
Doctor's appointment went really well. I'll see him again in July. He hasn't set a timeline for my goals or anything but does say they are totally reasonable "given my level of activity." Body fat % was down another 5.6% and puts me less than 2% from the top of their "desired range." 6.5 lbs to "overweight."1 -
Thank you Brooke! I'm happy to hear that your appointment went so well.0
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Name: Malia
My Numbers:
SW: 250
CW: 238.5
Pregnancy GW: stay under 250
LTGW: 140-150
Weigh ins: Fridays
4/7/17=235 (26 weeks) -3.5lbs been sick for over a week, starting to feel better again!
4/14/17= (27 weeks)
4/21/17= (28 weeks)
4/28/17= (29 weeks)
4/30/17=final weigh in for the month (29.5weeks)
Total WL/G for the month= -3.5lbs
Sorry I went MIA for a few months, found out I am pregnant so been kinda busy... Not trying to lose weight right now, just keep track of my weight gains and losses...
Welcome to all the new people!!! Stay focused, you got this!!!
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Name: Pidge
My Numbers:
SW: 318
CW: 285
GW: 277
LTGW: No idea
Weigh ins: Thursdays
6/4/17 = 284 (-1)
13/4/17=
20/4/17=
27/4/17=
Total WL for the month = 1lb
Thanks for your kind words guys
Glad to hear you're feeling better Malia!
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Name: Brooke
My Numbers:
SW: 387.2
CW: 178
GW: 170
LTGW: Between 150-160.
Weigh ins: Saturdays
4/1/17 = 178
4/8/17= 174 (-4) What a weird week. But I'll take it!
4/15/17=
4/22/17=
4/29/17=
Total WL for the month=(-4)
Keep up the hard work everyone! Get well soon Malia, here's to a happy, healthy baby!2 -
Great work guys! As some of you already know I've been on hiatus since the start of the month, not a decision taken lightly but for the sake of my mental health it's something I had to do for a short while.
I'm hoping to be able to get away from work today early enough to be able to spend time this evening planning meals for the rest of the week, restocking on produce, and doing some meal prep. If I can manage that, I will weigh in tomorrow morning and start back on the long road to weight loss. If not, I'll try again tomorrow evening - but I'm determined that by the end of this week I will be back on the journey (in the UK Easter is a 4 day weekend, so I will DEFINITELY have the time on Friday if I don't manage before!)
Pidge - the worst thing you can do is beat yourself up about your gain. You're still 34lb down from your heaviest, and you are now losing again - these are things to be celebrated! Every journey has it's ups and downs, bumps in the road, obstacles to overcome. The point is you are still here and not giving up, and THAT is how success happens! Well done!
Malia - sorry you've not been well, although silver linings and all that with the drop on the scale Take care of yourself and bump!
Mike - you passed the 100lb lost threshold!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! Such an awesome achievement and I hope you are proud of yourself. Amazing work with the exercise also, I'm trying to build up that kind of dedication although for me it's just walking for now, I'm a VERY long way off running or even cycling
Brooke - as ever, what can I say except that you are an inspiration to us all and proof that it CAN be done! Congrats on the great result at the doctor - maintenance level is on the horizon!
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Name: Jen
My Numbers:
SW: 364
CW: 339 (at 11/04)
GW: 333
LTGW: 252 (what I weighed when I turned 18 and have never seen since!)
Weigh ins: Sundays
16/04/17 =
23/04/17 =
30/04/17 =
Total WL for the month=
Well here it is, I'm back!
Weighed in today and I'm actually 1lb less than my last official MFP weigh in (26/03) - although 2lb more than the day before I started the break (31/03). Either way, after 10 days of eating (and drinking!) without logging or planning, I am very happy with that result.
I'm still fighting the same battles but having this pause has helped me and I feel better able to tackle them. I've refreshed my reserve of resilience (how poetic!)
There's just under 3 weeks left for the challenge, so I'm targeting a 6lb loss. Wish me luck - especially as I'm starting at Chocolate Holiday Easter!
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Name: Jenny
My Numbers:
SW: 276
GW: 170
Weigh ins: Tuesday
4/4/17 =
4/11/17=
4/18/17=
4/25/17
Total WL for the month=
Hey guys, I'm back! We finally got done moving and I found my scale last night. So excited to be back in the game!3 -
Malia - I'm glad you're feeling better. Before I knew you were sick, I saw your weight loss on my Friends feed and thought, "Is that good? That doesn't sound good." At least, I remember from when my wife was pregnant with our kids that a loss wasn't good.
Jen and Jenny - Welcome back!
Let's work!
Name: Mike
My Numbers:
SW: 409
CW: 311.4 (as of April 1st)
GW: 303
LTGW: 184
Weigh ins: Wednesdays
4/5/17 = 308.8 (-2.6)
4/12/17 = 307.2 (-1.6)
4/19/17 =
4/26/17 =
5/1/17 =
Total WL for the month = 4.2 lb
- Mile-per-day running streak is at 102 days, with 221 miles/356 km logged for the year.
- Good lifting on Tuesday and Thursday.
- CICO was a struggle all week. I know you can't out-exercise your diet, but thank God that running and lifting are relatively convenient for me! With that said, I need to get more into meal planning/pre-packaging, at least for lunches to start. Goals...1 -
Thanks everyone! I am feeling much better now, and the weight is coming back up into my previous range 1
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Name: Pidge
My Numbers:
SW: 318
CW: 285
GW: 277
LTGW: No idea
Weigh ins: Thursdays
6/4/17 = 284 (-1)
13/4/17= 282 (-2)
20/4/17=
27/4/17=
Total WL for the month =3 lb2 -
Name: Malia
My Numbers:
SW: 250
CW: 238.5
Pregnancy GW: stay under 250
LTGW: 140-150
Weigh ins: Fridays
4/7/17=235 (26 weeks) -3.5lbs been sick for over a week, starting to feel better again!
4/14/17=238 (27 weeks) +3
4/21/17= (28 weeks)
4/28/17= (29 weeks)
4/30/17=final weigh in for the month (29.5weeks)
Total WL/G for the month= -.5lbs
Sorry I went MIA for a few months, found out I am pregnant so been kinda busy... Not trying to lose weight right now, just keep track of my weight gains and losses...
Welcome to all the new people!!! Stay focused, you got this!!! 2 -
Name: Jenny
My Numbers:
SW: 276
GW: 170
Weigh ins: Tuesday
4/4/17 =
4/11/17= 275
4/18/17=
4/25/17
Total WL for the month=
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Name: Brooke
My Numbers:
SW: 387.2
CW: 178
GW: 170
LTGW: Between 150-160.
Weigh ins: Saturdays
4/1/17 = 178
4/8/17= 174 (-4) What a weird week. But I'll take it!
4/15/17= (really 4/16, I forgot to log in) 172.2 (-1.8)
4/22/17=
4/29/17=
Total WL for the month=(-5.8)
Great job everyone! Mike, I love that running streak! So impressive, especially to someone who can only walk. Malia here's to a healthy little one! Pidge you're killing it, you found your focus and it shows! Jenny congratulations on getting set up and working again, it's always a challenge after a move (I honestly lost all focus after mine a few years back, it took a LONG time to find it) and Jen, be kind to yourself, deep breaths when things get rough. Your instinct on your break served you well. We've got this!2 -
Name: Jenny
My Numbers:
SW: 276
GW: 170
Weigh ins: Tuesday
4/4/17 =
4/11/17= 275
4/18/17= 275
4/25/17
Total WL for the month=
I think next month I will start logging on Saturdays. That just seems easier. I nearly forget during the week. This week I am starting paleo diet. Hope I see some results with it soon!2 -
Brooke - Thanks, and nice work yourself!
Malia - Back on track. Here's to a healthy baby girl!
Jenny - Way to get back in the game!
Jen - Where are you? Still wishing you luck on hitting your monthly goals.
Pidge - Looks like you've got your mojo back. Excellent!
Let's work!
Name: Mike
My Numbers:
SW: 409
CW: 311.4 (as of April 1st)
GW: 303
LTGW: 170-180
Weigh ins: Wednesdays
4/5/17 = 308.8 (-2.6)
4/12/17 = 307.2 (-1.6)
4/19/17 = 305 (-2.2)
4/26/17 =
5/1/17 =
Total WL for the month = 6.4 lb
- 50 pounds lost since the beginning of the year! Thanks, y'all. Weekly weigh-ins here help keep me motivated!
- My sleep is slipping. I haven't been getting as much this month as I did last month, and it's affecting pretty much everything negatively. Part of it is that my kids are having more trouble sleeping and have been waking us up in the middle of the night (it's allergy season), but I also need to be better about bedtime discipline.
- Did a lot better with CICO this past week, especially on the weekend. Still need to get started on the meal prepping thing.
- Mile-per-day running streak is at 109 days, with 240 miles/386 km logged for the year, and Tuesday/Thursday lifting is still going well.
- I changed my long-term goal weight to a range as opposed to a number. 184 is the upper end of the Normal BMI range for me, while 170-180 puts me relatively in the middle.
- My second and third races of the year are coming up this weekend. I'm doing the Cape Challenge at the Coastal Delaware Running Festival, which is a 5K race on Saturday and a 9K race on Sunday. Wish me luck!2 -
Name: Pidge
My Numbers:
SW: 318
CW: 285
GW: 277
LTGW: No idea
Weigh ins: Thursdays
6/4/17 = 284 (-1)
13/4/17= 282 (-2)
20/4/17= 280 (-2)
27/4/17=
Total WL for the month =5 lb
Thank you for your kind words guys Glad to see everyone is doing well! I'm not sure what's going on last couple of days I've had this crazy back pain and wine seems to be the only thing to ease it up so hopefully that doesn't last too long or I'll undo my good work lol >_< 1 -
Name: Malia
My Numbers:
SW: 250
CW: 238.5
Pregnancy GW: stay under 250
LTGW: 140-150
Weigh ins: Fridays
4/7/17=235 (26 weeks) -3.5lbs been sick for over a week, starting to feel better again!
4/14/17=238 (27 weeks) +3
4/21/17=240 (28 weeks) +2
4/28/17= (29 weeks)
4/30/17=final weigh in for the month (29.5weeks)
Total WL/G for the month= +1.5lbs
Sorry I went MIA for a few months, found out I am pregnant so been kinda busy... Not trying to lose weight right now, just keep track of my weight gains and losses...
Welcome to all the new people!!! Stay focused, you got this!!! 1 -
Name: Brooke
My Numbers:
SW: 387.2
CW: 178
GW: 170
LTGW: Between 150-160.
Weigh ins: Saturdays
4/1/17 = 178
4/8/17= 174 (-4) What a weird week. But I'll take it!
4/15/17= (really 4/16, I forgot to log in) 172.2 (-1.8)
4/22/17= (moved it to 4/24/17 because the weekend was INSANE) 174 (+1.8)
4/30/17= (adjusted for a weekend away)
Total WL for the month=(-4)
My body is currently doing that frustrating bounce up and down thing. Saturday weight was 172.8, which is still up, but I didn't get to check in here until today, so I'm going to suck it up and put today's weight. I don't quite know what's going on but I do know that our bodies sometimes adjust to a new range, or can we get a little lax about the logging or measuring, or exercise. My exercise was on-point and eating was fairly standard although I may have had less of a deficit, definitely not enough to GAIN that much. This is consistent with a pattern that leads me to believe a huge drop should be coming but I'm just going to keep on keeping on. The focus is there. Great job everyone!2 -
Name: Jenny
My Numbers:
SW: 276
GW: 170
Weigh ins: Tuesday
4/4/17 =
4/11/17= 275
4/18/17= 275
4/25/17= 274.6 (-.4)
Total WL for the month= .4
Can't wait to see next month's numbers! I have my elliptical going and ready, i'm on week two of sticking to my calories. Things are happening. 3 -
End-of-month weigh-ins are coming up fast! Let's work!
Name: Mike
My Numbers:
SW: 409
CW: 311.4 (as of April 1st)
GW: 303
LTGW: 170-180
Weigh ins: Wednesdays
4/5/17 = 308.8 (-2.6)
4/12/17 = 307.2 (-1.6)
4/19/17 = 305 (-2.2)
4/26/17 = 301 (-4.0)
5/1/17 =
Total WL for the month = 10.4 lb
- I did really well at the Coastal Delaware Running Festival this past weekend! I completed the Cape Challenge (5K and 9K) with personal bests in both races and no injuries.
- CICO was pretty good this week, though it was harder to track over the weekend as I was on the road. I just tried to make sensible food decisions with regard to what I needed for my races, drank very little alcohol (although I thoroughly enjoyed my one Orange Crush), and walked instead of driving anywhere I needed to go within a mile of my hotel.
- I did a little better on sleep this week, but still not averaging as much as last month, and nowhere near what I should be getting.
- Mile-per-day running streak is at 116 days, with 257 miles/414 km logged for the year.
- Lifting is going well; weights and reps are going up.3 -
Name: Jenny
My Numbers:
SW: 276
GW: 170
Weigh ins: Tuesday
4/4/17 =
4/11/17= 275
4/18/17= 275
4/25/17= 274.6 (-.4)
4/29/17= 270.6 (-4.0)
Total WL for the month= 4.4lbs!!!!
I am loving my elliptical and I am amazing how things are starting to come together. I've completely changed how I eat. For breakfast I sip an Atkins shake until for a few hours. For lunch I'll eat a progresso light soup and for dinner I usually cook a paleo friendly meal. I'm so happy I'm starting to see results.2 -
Hi all, and WELL DONE on some great losses!
Just a brief update from me, after coming back on 11th April, I immediately went back on hold. When you're sitting in a meeting at work wondering what that knocking noise is......and then you realise it's your own hand banging on the table because your stress level is so high you've developed a severe tremor.....it's time to cut yourself some major slack.
However, I'm pleased to report that after a whole month on stop, I weigh exactly the same
And now I really am back!
I won't be taking part in the May challenge, as I will be on holiday for 2 weeks of it and don't need to set myself up for failure. Best of luck to everyone who IS doing it, I'll look in and keep an eye on you!
And I'll be doing the June challenge with gusto!2 -
Great job everyone!
Name: Brooke
My Numbers:
SW: 387.2
CW: 178
GW: 170
LTGW: Between 150-160.
Weigh ins: Saturdays
4/1/17 = 178
4/8/17= 174 (-4) What a weird week. But I'll take it!
4/15/17= (really 4/16, I forgot to log in) 172.2 (-1.8)
4/22/17= (moved it to 4/24/17 because the weekend was INSANE) 174 (+1.8)
4/30/17= (adjusted for a weekend away) 170.6 (-3.4)
Monthly total: -7.4
I should have waited until after my bike ride to weigh---it actually temporarily put me in a new set of #s. I'm glad my body got back with the program. I'm excited about May---4.6 lbs to just being "overweight" by BMI standards, my birthday, Mothers' Day, and my first post-baby triathlon on my birthday! I haven't really trained enough but I'm gonna get out there and do my solid best. My goal is to finish and show my girls that you can do anything you set your mind to.
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