Tentatively Tiptoeing towards Spring: February Accountability & Weigh-In
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This is my first accountability post! I was afraid to calculate my BMI because 1) I'd never done it before and 2) was afraid of what number I might get. It wasn't as horrible as I thought but just reinforces that I have work to do.
Highest weight: 145lb
Current weight: 139.6lb
Goal weight: 120lb
BMI Feb 24: 25.5%
It's almost the end of February, so my goal isn't weight-related: Log every day as meals happen (I find my behavior changes when I can see how a meal has impacted my calorie count), and determine + implement a daily step goal.
My weight has fluctuated quite a bit over the past year+. I haven't made a real effort and I'm still struggling with that, but I think I've made real strides by joining some communities and I've started to add friends to my account.2 -
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This is the first time I am positng - Hello everyone - I have been in a slump and want to get back in the exercise game, my hope is having a support group will help me get my butt in gear.
Wt - 109lbs - Feb 2018
Ht - 4' 11"
Goal weight 100lbs
My goal is to be toned and to be able to have core strength. Essentially fitness!
Hoping for a successful March!
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Hey! I'm brand new to posting in these forums. So hi everyone - I've been reading all your posts and you are so inspiring for me.
I'm trying to lose some excess fat and get into hardcore athletic shape - it's difficult because I travel for work three days a week and can't do much proper working out or dieting on those days, but I do what I can and try not to get despondent about it.
HT: 5'10" / 178cm
Highest weight: 159lbs / 72kg
Current weight: 142lbs / 64.5kg
Goal weight: 130lbs / 58kg
Body fat (according to Navy method): 18% (I want to reduce it and get ripped!)
Good luck to everyone
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@kg_lydon, @RobinAlex666, @choyison, @Go_Deskercise Fab progress!
@KelseyRL Yoga is fab. The moment you realise that you can in fact balance yourself in to a tree pose is great!
@vnukinga You’ll soon get back to it. But by no means are you fat, just heavier than what you are used to.
@tiinytorii Told you! ;-)
@Starflight00 A downward trend is a downward trend, however small it may be! Very positive after a lazy week!
@bribucks I am sorry to hear life is being so hard on you. I would put money on your digestive issues being stress related, so don’t worry too much. You’ll be fine. Nice work on the lifting though!
@Melonpaul Don’t beat yourself up when stress takes over. That’s what it does. Overeat on one day? Well, tomorrow will be better. Don’t let it add to your stress
@mmurph102 It’ll soon come back off!
@mrssunshine78 Enjoy your birthday. Make sure you enjoy the food and drink to celebrate!
@nic_27_grassisgreener I call 0.1lbs a steady week!
@anetkastefaniak 13lbs in 7 weeks is impressive, but can see that’s a bit faster than you intended to. Be mindful though that when recomping you will have to increase your calories, and as @bribucks says, you’ll need to focus on weights/resistance over cardio. In fact, getting in to lifting now to preserve some of your muscle is not a bad idea. I’ve focussed on lifting more during my weight loss process and where I have been skinny fat in the past, I am now more toned than I have ever been. Once I’ve shifted more fat I intend to do a recomp.
@rjnl Keep going and start on your March goal now! You’ll be just fine!
@marlaannmrowka Welcome! For what it’s worth, adding friends and joining communities on MFP is what helped me. Before I tried just using the app, but I soon lost interest. Communicating with a load of people on similar journeys is inspiring!
@GVTGigi Welcome! Get your lifting shoes on; you’ll soon be toned! And, if you keep your core tight whilst doing exercises, you’ll find you have to do little in terms of targeted core exercises.
@okitwillbeok Welcome! Fellow tall person (with a body fat % I can only dream of at this stage). If you travel three days per week, make them your rest days and exercise on the other four.
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@rianneonamission Thanks so much for the encouragement! I'm excited to keep hanging out here and see how everyone's doing 1
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@bribucks sorry I should have clarified! I want to incorporate more cardio now as I'm still losing. Once I reach my goal weight I'd like to start recomp
and that's amazing! Once I'm at my goal weight you will need to share some tips
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@rianneonamission thanks for the advice! I've been using weights 2-3 times a week, but definitely nothing intense.0
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02/13: 146.6 lbs
02/20:146.8
02/27: 145.4
February GW: 144 lbs Doesn't look like it will happen.
Other Goals: Get back to the gym 4x a week (Following 5/3/1 at low weights right now to get back into the groove)
Walk a little bit more.
I have made decent progress on these goals, and if my eating had been more on pointe I would have crushed 144 lbs. I guess I know what I really need to focus on in March.
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Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday @mrssunshine78, happy birthday to you!
I have not met my targets, which admittedly were a bit aggressive. But I’m doing well and am feeling good. Had a fab training session yesterday, and planning to go to the gym tonight for some leg work. Lost 1cm of my waist and 1cm off my belly, which feels good! And the moving average from Happy Scale is coming down nicely!
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs
SW February: 163.6lbs (last January weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 154lbs
February goal: Break the 160lbs barrier
February Body fat goal: Get as close to 25.5% as possible
End of January Measurements (in cm): Waist 78, Belly 96, Under bust 88, Bust 101
End of February Measurements: Waist 77, Belly 95, Under bust 88, Bust 101
26th April: 179.4lbs - Body fat: 29.6%
31st May: 173lbs – Body fat: 28.2%
28th June: 170.6lbs - Body fat 27.6%
26th July: 168lbs - Body fat 26.9%
31st Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
27th Sep: 166lbs – Body fat 26.6%
25th Oct: 164lbs - Body fat 26.3%
29th Nov: 161.4lbs – Body fat 25.7%
20th Dec: 163.6lbs – Body fat 26.1%
3rd Jan: 165.4lbs – Body fat 26.6%
10th Jan: 164.6lbs – Body fat 26.4%
17th Jan: 166.2lbs - Body fat 26.7%
24th Jan: 165.8lbs – Body fat 26.5%
31st Jan: 163.6lbs - Body fat 26.2%
7th Feb: 164lbs – Body fat 26.3%
14th Feb: 163.6lbs – Body fat 26.1% (ToM)
21th Feb: 162.2lbs – Body fat 25.8% (Moving average 163.2lbs)
28th Feb: 162lbs – Body fat 25.8% (Moving average 161.8lbs)
@anetkastefaniak That’s similar to what I do and good enough for muscle preservation whilst you get your weight down. Plus, there are the added benefits of continued calorie burn after weight exercise as your muscles recover, whilst cardio burn stops when you stop the cardio. So they say…
@Llamapants86 That is good progress indeed! Thing is though, as we get closer to our goal weights our weight loss does slow down. At the end of the day progress is progress, and if we manage that without starving ourselves then we must be doing something right!
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Height: 5'6"
HW: 175
March weight goal: 156
GW: 150 (or under, that would be amazing!)
1/17 162.2
1/24 162.2
1/31 160.8
2/7 160.2
2/14 161.8
2/21 159.8
2/28 159.6 (-0.2 lbs)
Only a little progress this week, but I feel awfully bloated today. The goals for this week is to incorporate weight training 3 days/week, focusing on upper body and abs since my lower body gets a workout while running. I didn’t make my February weight goal (157), but I’m happy with the progress. I’m aiming for 3.6 lb weight loss for March!
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I thought for sure I'd be up this week. Work supplied dinner the last 2 night because we had to stay late for month closing #accounting. But somehow I still managed to lose. Maybe it's just my scale dying. Who knows, but I still feel like I'm all skinny now and I'm starting to get a little definition to my top abs
HW: 176
CW: 158.5
Height: 5'8"
January weight: 164
February goal: 161
New Feb goal: at or below 160
Ultimate Goal Weight: low 150's
Feb 1: 163.5
Feb 7: 161.5
Feb 15: 162
Feb 22: 160!
Feb 28: 158.5!!2 -
So this month was filled with ups and downs but that doesn't discourage me from trudging forward. March is new month filled with so much promise.
Well here's my accountability / goals
Height: 5'7"
2/8 W: 152.8
2/16 W: 155.2
2/23 W: 151.6
2/28 CW: 156.4
February weight goal: 147 not met
GW: 130 still working towards it1 -
Height: 5'5"
Heaviest Weight: 138 LBS
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
Current Weight: 126.8
February Goal: 122 LBS
Feb 6: 126.8
Feb 13: 124.4
Feb 18: 123.8
Feb 23: 123
Feb 28: 124.80 -
theknitpicker wrote: »Height: 5'0" / 153 cm
HW: 61.7 kg
GW: 47.5
SW: 56.5 kg / 34.9% BFP
Feb GW: 55.5 kg 55.8 kg / 33.4% BFP
Jan 30: 56.5 kg / 34.9% BFP
February 6: 56.4 kg / 35.3% BFP
February 13: 56.1 / 32.2% BFP (Moving average 55.4kg)
February 20:55.6 /31.8% BFP (Moving average 54.9kg)
February 27March 1: (moving average 54.3)
I had a wonderful visit with my dad. I tracked as best I could, but didn't limit myself at all, and was far above maintenance most days. We walked loads, explored new cities, and ate and drank wonderful things. Ah.
And I didn't do an official weigh in. I don't even care.
I Happy-Scaled the mornings I was home, and I'm still trending downwards. The world didn't end. I am really happy. And the best part of all of it was knowing that no matter what happened, I can "fix" or adjust whatever I need to after. I'm in control.
It's nice to learn about the balance of "life" and "diet". Now, bring on March! (And back to normal data & measurements!)1 -
Height: 5'3"
Heaviest weight: 154lbs
Goal weight: 125lbs
2017
July SW: 134.7lbs
August SW: 133.3lbs
September SW: 134lbs
October SW: 133.4lbs
November SW: 131.8lbs
December SW: 132.7lbs
2018
January SW: 133.3lbs
February SW:131.7lbs
February GW: 131lbs
February 5: 132lbs
February 14: 131.8lbs
February 19: 131.5lbs
February 26: 130.9lbs
Great end to the month, so pleased I met my goal!2 -
Thank you for the encouragement. March 1, here I come. With the help of all your support I know my accountability is going to be in high gear.
I started out with core stretches last week.0 -
Age 41
Height 5'5"
HW: 150.2 lbs.
CW: 137.2 lbs.
Feb. GW: 133 lbs.
Ult. GW: 125 lbs.
Feb 1: 143.8
Feb 8: 139.8
Feb 15: 138.4
Feb 22: 136.6
Feb 28: 134.8 (T.O.M)
Mar 1: 135.6
I didn't make my goal weight, but surprisingly I am happy with what I see in the mirror and how my clothes are a little baggy. I've been giving into my cravings because of TOM.
Everyone has done such a good job!1 -
Height – 5’ 10”
HW - 186.4 lbs
SW August – 177.4 lbs
SW September – 173.2 lbs
SW October - 169.4 lbs
SW November - 167.9 lbs
SW December - 164.6 lbs
SW January – 166.8
(Moving Average Weights)
February 1 – 166.7
February 5 – 166.4
February 8 – 165.9
February 12 – 165.1
February 15 –164.6
February 19 – 164.0
February 21 – 163.4
February 26 – 163.1
February Goal - 164.0 lbs
Hey! Wanted to finish up her quick before I headed over to March. I'll post an update there about where I'm at. So happy February is over and we're on our way to spring!0 -
@rianneonamission thank you so much for the birthday wishes 0
