Oh When the Girls Come MARCHing in: March Accountability & Weigh-In
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Height : 5'9"
HW: 179 lbs (1/1/18)
CW: 169.4 lbs (3/1/18)
GW: 150 lbs
March Goal : 163 lbs (would be satisfied with 165 at the very least)
March 3: 168.4
March 10: 167.8
March 17: 165.0
March 24: 163.8
March 31:
(I weigh in on Saturdays)
Total weight lost in March to date: 5.6 LBS
This has been my first month doing an accountability post and it has really helped me keep my priorities straight. I see so much progress on these posts and it has made me strive to do better. At the first of the month when I posted that my end of March goal was 163, I thought about how unattainable it sounded (see disclaimer above!). Now I am thinking, "I BETTER hit that number!"
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A half a pound. I'll take it. The little lady wants Olive Garden for her birthday dinner. And she's having a My Little Pony chocolate birthday cake for dessert. Pretty sure that half pound will be gone tomorrow
Height: 5'1"
HW: 195
SW March: 148.2
Ultimate goal: 130 would be outstanding.
March goal: Nailed my first goal of 145. Maybe 143 or 142 to finish out the month.
March 1st: 148.2
March 6th: 146.8
March 9th: 147.2
March 12th: 145
March 17th: 144.2
March 21st: 143
March 26th: 143.2
March 27th: 142.6
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Height: 5'3"
Heaviest Weight: 158 LBS
Ultimate goal: 115-118 LBS
Current Weight: 118.6
March 31 Goal: 119 LBS
Jan 05: 135 (bloated from Christmas)
Jan 12: 130.8
Jan 19: 130.6
Jan 26: 128.2
Feb 2: 126.6
Feb 9: 125.4
Feb 16: 123
Feb 23: 121.8
March 2: 121.2
March 9: 120.2
March 16: 119.2
March 23: 118.6
Woohoo! I was able to reach my March goal! Just in time for Easter....
I'm happy with my shape and how I look in clothes, but not impressed without clothes. This is where the recomp comes in... I've been doing butt, thigh & ab workouts and some weights but I know I have to push myself further to get where I want. I don't even know where to start or if what I'm doing is enough?
Does anyone have advice? Should I do challenges? Should I pay for certain programs? Should I continue using weights? One thing to note is that I had started Kayla Itsines December 2017 and immediately after her workouts I was experiencing vertigo for the first time in my life. The second I stopped with the workouts I got better. I had gone to the hospital that week (sick from a virus) and I mentioned it to the doctor. He thought the vertigo had to do with the virus.
My bf had noticed that I was pushing myself hard to finish her workouts and he thinks I should just pace myself IF I consider doing Kayla's again. Truly I'm scared. AND disappointed. I love HIIT.
Yoga has been great for my mental health/balance. Next week I'm starting spinning so I'm hoping that will challenge my body a bit more.
Anyway sometimes I just dream and wish that I was a millionaire so that I could have a personal trainer who would tell me what to do 24/7...3 -
@anetkastefaniak
Congrats on reaching your goal!
I would focus on a progressive lifting program for best results when recomping:
community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1
This will allow you to change your body composition by building muscle and lowering your bodyfat over a long period of time.
Those challenges and Kayla programs are fine if you are losing weight, they can help maintain some muscle and "tone" but if you are looking to build muscle in recomp, you really have to step up the training. You can still do HIIT, yoga and other cardio, just as long as it doesn't affect your lifting.2 -
Height: 5'3"
SW: 155
CW: 145
GW: 120
BF: 22%
March GW: 143
Stretch goal for March: 140
March 3: 144.6
March 8: 143.4
March 14:142.2
March 21: 143.2
March 27: 143.2:
I hit another new low of 140 monday... Wednesday must be my "fat" day...At least I can say I hit my March goal! I did new measurements over the weekend, and put those into an online body fat calculator. I have heard they are not very accurate, but the results are still encouraging. Last month it put me at 33% and "obese" this month it put me at 22% which was just shy of overweight. I also downloaded the Libra app Sunday, to see what my average is since I seem to like to dip low, and then jump up 3-4 lbs every week. My running average right now is 142. Easter weekend is coming up, and we are going to the in-laws. I'm contemplating taking a break from logging for the weekend, but I'm not sure. It would just be nice to not have to be on my phone all the time logging everything, but it definatly helps hold me accountable to myself... So we'll see. I kind of also want to use it as a trail run for vacation coming up in July and see how well I do for myself.
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@anetkastefaniak
The link @sardelsa posted is great. I am currently doing the Fierce 5 program and I have also done Strong Curves (tho I didn’t finish that one because it was when I got in my car accident).1 -
Hello,
i've been off dieting and exercise with exams and deadlines at Uni. Today is my first day not studying or at paid work for months. Weighed myself for the first time in weeks today , i was scared ! I'm back where i started on MFP years ago BUT at least i'm no higher.
Got a special birthday tea with my elderly mum coming up at the weekend where I will be eating cakes .
I'm feeling motivated though and no other special events coming up that can't be incorporated into moving towards my goal. I lived off ready meals/ sandwiches / crisps and chocolate for most of the last few weeks in order to devote time to my Uni work.
Started HRT last week and it's having a small positive effect on my mood already so hoping that continues, i was utterly exhausted with menopausal symptoms, could barely get out of bed some days .
Height 5.2
CW 135
Ultimate goal weight 111
Very achievable goal 117
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Not as good as I’d hoped, but actually it’s a loss and I haven’t been that good (night out Saturday, too much wine, little exercise…). Measurements did go up this month. Ah well, only minor, and I don’t feel any fatter, nor do my clothes feel any tighter. Mind you, I have felt bloated for about 4 days now, but not sure why. Have a feeling there might be a small whoosh in the next few days.
I have a major flare up in my left wrist which has been giving me trouble on and off for >12 years now. It’s been pretty dormant for a number of years (if weak, but mostly pain free), but ever since January it’s been a *kitten*. When I have a flare up I absolutely cannot lean on it or push through it when it’s bent back, I’m restricted in how much weight I pull through it (e.g.: deadlifts and pull ups). And it’s wet outside making running less attractive, which is a pig given I have a) invested in nice shiny new running shoes at the weekend and b) I loathe running on a treadmill. At least I finally went to see my GP on Monday and got a referral for physio, but have a feeling I may end up referred to orthopaedics at some point.
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs
SW March: 162lbs (last February weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150-154lbs
March goal: 162
March Body fat goal: 26%
End of February Measurements: Waist 77, Belly 95, Under bust 88, Bust 101
End of March Measurements: Waist 78, Belly 97, Under bust 89, 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%
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)
7th Mar: HOLIDAY! No weigh in
14th Mar: 165.6 – Body fat 26.5% (Moving average 164.4lbs)
21st Mar: 164.2 – Body fat 26.3% (Moving average 164.6lbs)
28th Mar: 163.8 – Body fat 26.3% (Moving average 164.0lbs)3 -
I just realized I was a day ahead of myself for check-in yesterday!
Anyhoo, I stepped on the scale this AM and it read 141.8! Average is still sitting at 142. 
I'll take it, lol 2 -
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H: 5’ 6”
SW 161 (5/17)
CW 144
BF% 22.24
March goal: 142.5
Ultimate goal: 136lbs
BF% Goal 20%
March 1: 145
March 8: 146
March 15: 144
March 22: 147 (TOM)
March 29: 144
Well, it doesn’t look like I’m hitting my goal this month, but a pound down is a pound down. I am celebrating my NSV though including a sudden overnight appearance of lean mass in my arms —in reality there’s nothing sudden about it and is the result of 89 Barre classes since May—and noticing that my butt is um, perkier? Higher? Something definitely changed in that area. Lol Also, I feel great. I have more energy, my skin looks happy and I’m feeling strong. Not bad for looking at 48 next month.3 -
Height: 5' 9"
HW: 169.0 lbs
CSW: 161.1 lbs
March goal: 158 lbs ( - 3 lbs)
Ultimate goal: 145 lbs
March 1: 161.1 lbs (using Feb 28 weight)
March 8: 160.6 lbs
March 15: 159.9 lbs
March 22: 159.3 lbs
March 29: 158.2 lbs
EOM March Weight:
I've been pretty serious this last week with calories, staying at or under my base maintenance #. My fiance and I have really been pushing ourselves at the gym as well and I'm starting to see some muscle definition I've never seen before (probably just getting rid of fat and "uncovering" the muscle, but still!). Interested to see if today's weight is just an outlier or if I will continue to see 158 until the end of the month. Still very happy with my progress either way!
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Well I beat my goal. Next month I'm going to try to hit my original ultimate goal of 153. I think I need to up my weight lifting by going back to body beast. I started doing P90X and I don't think it's doing much
HW: 176
CW: 155
Height: 5'8"
January ending weight: 164
February ending weight: 158.5
March Goal: 156
Ultimate Goal Weight: low 150's
March 1: 158.5 (using Feb 28 weight)
March 8: 156.5
March 15: 156
March 22: 156.5
March 29: 1551 -
Height: 5'5"
Heaviest Weight: 138 LBS
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
Current Weight: 125
March Goal: 122 LBS
Mar 1: 125
Mar 6: 124.6
Mar 12: 126.2
Mar 15: 125.2
Mar 20: 126.8
Mar 23: 128
Mar 26: 126.2
Mar 29: 127 - TOM about to come over and stay for 3-5 days and maaaaaybe some overeating 0 -
Height : 5'5"
HW: 172 lbs
CW: 149 lbs
March Goal : 145 lbs
Long term goal: 135 lbs
March 1: 149 lbs
March 8: 148.4
March 15: 147.4
March 22: 147
March 30: 145.9
I made it to the 145’s. I pushed hard this month and made it to a new level. Last time I was this weight was 9 and half years ago before being pregnant with my 2nd child. I am also more muscular that I was then and in my 40’s!
Keep on pushing ladies, your goal is within reach!2 -
theknitpicker wrote: »Height: 5'0" / 153 cm
HW: 61.7 kg
GW: 47.5
End-of-Feb SW: 55.4 kg / 31.8 % BFP (Moving Average 54.3 kg)
March GW: 53.9 kg / 30.4 % BFP
March 1: 55.4 kg / 31.6 % BFP (Moving Average 54.1 kg)
March 8: 54.9 / 31.8% (Moving Average 54.2)
March 16: 54.9 / 31.3% (Moving Average 54.3)
March 23: 54.0 / 30.4% (Moving Average 54.1)
March 30: 53.4 / 30.2% (Moving Average 53.8)
Woo! Made it! March has by far been the toughest month on my journey so far, both from a health and an emotional standpoint (I know, I know, weight loss isn't linear blah, blah) but it's over, and goals are met! Phew!
But my biggest accomplishment of March has nothing to do with me. After watching me go though this process for the past 6 months, my husband has finally started his own weight loss adventures. While I shared my own trials and tribulations with him throughout, I never pressured him to change, because I knew I only started succeeding when I made up my own stubborn mind. And its cool that now he's ready, and I've got a partner in crime for this next part of the fun.
Bring on April! Let's see if we can't break into the elusive 20% range of body fat this month...2 -
Height: 5' 9"
SOM BF: 24.4
March goal: 143.8 lbs ( - 3 lbs) (achieved week of March 22)
March stretch goal 141 (not yet achieved)
UGW: 135
March 1: 146.8 lbs/24.4BF
March 8: 144.6 lbs
March 15: 143.6 lbs
March 22: 142.8 lbs
March 29: 142 lbs/21.8BF
Another week of slow and steady losses. My weekend wasn't the best - but I recovered pretty well during the week, despite a ridiculous work schedule that included a few too many hours of travel.
I'm finishing up my first round of the 21 Day Fix today (not using their food plan, just CICO). The results aren't anything like what's promised - but I wasn't expecting that. I'm down two pounds since I started an inch each on my waist, hips and each thigh. More than that, I feel stronger and like I can do things today that I couldn't do three weeks ago.
I've been using the US Navy calculation for BF. The inch loss around waist and hips put me wayyyy down. Pretty sure it's not accurate, but I figure if I stick with a consistent calculation, at least my comparison will be consistent. Maybe at some point I'll get my butt to a gym and get it properly calculated.
I have mixed feelings about these home workout programs, but find 30 minutes a day in my living room is something I can stick with. I also find a set number of days/calendar/having a finish line in sight keeps me on track. I'm going moving on to the 30 Day Shred for April.
I've also been following Yoga With Adriene's monthly calendars since January. (@saragd012 - I definitely recommend this as a way to get into yoga). I wouldn't consider most of the videos a workout unto themselves, but I'm seeing some major progress, and really enjoying taking 20-40 minutes a day to breathe and stretch.
Also just wanted to say that this group has been incredible for motivation. You are all amazing!
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Yes @gutsnglory6! No measure of BF (especially ones that are affordable and regularly available) is *truly* accurate.... But as long as it's a consistent measure, it'll give a good picture... right? At least that's what I tell myself ;P1
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Height : 5'10"
HW: 165lbs (about 5-6 years ago)
CW: 142.0
March Goal Weight: 143 (Achieved!)
New March Goal Weight: 142
Long term goal: 140lbs and lower bodyfat percentage
March 2: 147ish (but I'm pretty sure the scale I was using was wrong)
March 9: 143.6
March 16: 142.0
March 23: 143.4
March 30: 141.6
Hurray for scale drops and TOM leaving! Feeling much less bloated today, which I'll chalk up to TOM finally making his way out the door. Super excited I was able to meet my goal this month! Next month is aiming for goal weight, and then depending on when I hit it transitioning into recomp. We'll see how long it takes to get to goal though.
Good luck and happy Friday everyone!0 -
Completely smashed my March goal and I have 1.6 pounds to go until I'm back to my starting weight. I'm not really sure what ultimate goal weight I should be going toward. I think 132 is the top of a normal BMI for my height but I think I'd like to lose a little more than that. How did everyone decide what their goal weight would be?
Height: 5'1"
HW: 195
SW March: 148.2
Ultimate goal: 130 would be outstanding.
March goal: Crushed it.
March 1st: 148.2
March 6th: 146.8
March 9th: 147.2
March 12th: 145
March 17th: 144.2
March 21st: 143
March 26th: 143.2
March 27th: 142.6
March 30th: 141.6
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Height: 5'3”
HW: 127
Ultimate goal: Maintenance. Goal range is 108-113.
SW February: 110.3 trending
SW March: 110.7 trending
March 2: 111.0 (110.7 trending)
March 9: 111.2 (110.9 trending)
March 16: 111.2 (110.8 trending)
March 23: 110.8 (110.8 trending)
March 30: 110.2 (110.9 trending)
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Height: 5'7"
SW: 129lbs
CW: 139.1lbs
March GW: 142lbs
March 2: 140.2lb
March 9: 139.4
March 16: 140.6
March 23: 141.8
March 30: 141.8
Almost got to my March goal, although my trend weight is a different story (says I'm 140.2.. yea ima just ignore that for now)
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New shiny April thread. Well done this month everyone!3
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Height : 5'9"
HW: 179 lbs (1/1/18)
CW: 169.4 lbs (3/1/18)
GW: 150 lbs
March Goal : 163 lbs (would be satisfied with 165 at the very least)
March 3: 168.4
March 10: 167.8
March 17: 165.0
March 24: 163.8
March 31: 161.8
(I weigh in on Saturdays)
Total weight lost in March: 7.6 LBS
This has been my first month doing an accountability post and it has really helped me keep my priorities straight. I see so much progress on these posts and it has made me strive to do better. At the first of the month when I posted that my end of March goal was 163, I thought about how unattainable it sounded (see disclaimer above!). Now I am thinking, "I BETTER hit that number!"
And the results are in! Feeling pretty fantastic about my loss this month as I worked really hard. Congrats to everyone who met their goals and bigs hugs to any who didn't... April is YOUR month!
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Mar 1: 125
Mar 6: 124.6
Mar 12: 126.2
Mar 15: 125.2
Mar 20: 126.8
Mar 23: 128
Mar 26: 126.2
Mar 29: 127 - TOM about to come over and stay for 3-5 days and maaaaaybe some overeating
Mar 31: 125.20
