Reaching goal weight by Dec. 31st, 2018

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  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,479 Member
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    Female, age 61, 5'4.5"
    MFP SW 195 (Nov 2015) ~ presently MFP goal set for 0.5# loss per week
    GW #1 150
    GW #2 145 (normal BMI)

    07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Oops.
    07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
    07/21 = 154.5
    07/28 = 157.5 kinda crashin' & burnin' last few days ~ this too shall pass
    08/04 = 155.5 CICO works
    08/11 = 158.0 going backwards ~ however, Feast with the Beasts was totally worth it!
    08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 at least once during the week
    08/25 = 156.0
    09/01 = 154.5 followed by middle brother's wedding & long holiday weekend w/ no logging on MFP so we'll see
    09/08 = 157.5 deserved ~ office bday celebrations / walked in City Stadium 5K for Veterans in 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16
    09/15 = 156.0 eating out tonight w/ hubby, sister & BIL, then going to Packers game tomorrow ~ there will be adult beverages
    09/22 = 155.5 followed by belated anniversary dinner w/ hubby, including a shared dessert + no regrets!
    09/29 = 154.0
    10/06 = 155.0 maybe water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before (crap weather & no dog walk before work)
    10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages :p / walked in Run for the Hill of It in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over 3 days prior) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year :star:
    10/20 = 155.0
  • johnderobeck
    johnderobeck Posts: 36 Member
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    Good result last week after a couple of tough ones - well done!
  • cwtchandcuppa
    cwtchandcuppa Posts: 4 Member
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    Gender: Female
    Age: 30
    Height: 5' 7”
    Starting weight: 182lbs - Sept 2018
    Current weight: 169lbs - 25th Oct
    Goal weight: 160lbs

    18/10/18 - 171lbs - I started going to the gym 3 times a week from the 1st of October, and I’m calorie counting trying to stay below 1500 most days, and below 1000 calories two days a week (sort of like the 5:2 diet).

    25/10/18 - 169lbs - getting into a good routine with the gym now, so making more of the time there productive. Doing a fair bit of weight training as well as cardio now which has meant I’m not loosing weight as fast, but seeing a change in my body strength and definition. I struggle keeping calories on target on the weekends, but I’m going to make an extra effort now to stick to the plan and not put on weight before gym on Monday!
  • johnderobeck
    johnderobeck Posts: 36 Member
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    cwtchandcuppa wrote: »
    Gender: Female
    Age: 30
    Height: 5' 7”
    Starting weight: 182lbs - Sept 2018
    Current weight: 169lbs - 25th Oct
    Goal weight: 160lbs

    18/10/18 - 171lbs - I started going to the gym 3 times a week from the 1st of October, and I’m calorie counting trying to stay below 1500 most days, and below 1000 calories two days a week (sort of like the 5:2 diet).

    25/10/18 - 169lbs - getting into a good routine with the gym now, so making more of the time there productive. Doing a fair bit of weight training as well as cardio now which has meant I’m not loosing weight as fast, but seeing a change in my body strength and definition. I struggle keeping calories on target on the weekends, but I’m going to make an extra effort now to stick to the plan and not put on weight before gym on Monday!

    Well done, sounds like you are well on track for hitting 31 Dec at 2lbs a week.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,247 Member
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    Here goes!

    About me
    Name: It's ME!
    Age: About a year older than I was last year. You might say "middle aged."
    Height: Just under 5' 7".
    HEAVIEST weight: 175.4
    Total Weight lost: 30 pounds since January 2018
    Maintenance weight range: 142 - 148

    6/29: 148.8
    7/6: Traveling (146.6 on 7/8)
    7/13: 144.8
    7/20: Traveling (147.4 on 7/22)
    7/27: 145.2
    8/3: 145.2
    8/10: Traveling (145.0 on 8/11)
    8/17: 148.6
    8/24: 148.6
    8/31: 147.2
    9/7: 148.6
    9/14: 148.8
    9/21: 149.0
    9/28: 147.8
    10/5: Traveling (146.8 on 9 October)
    10/12: 144.4 :)
    10/19: 145.6 :)
    10/26: 146.0
  • KEliseWarren
    KEliseWarren Posts: 11 Member
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    10/9 168.0.
    Weighed yesterday (10/25) 170.2

    Feeling very angry and frustrated. In the past when I reach 170 I tended to get stuck, would feel discouraged, then would give up and gain the weight back. This time around I thought there had been personal progress, but here I go again gaining the wight back! I'm super pissed that I'm getting stuck in the same cycle. I need to do something to truly stop this craziness. I'm not going to give up on my long-term goal of 160 by the end of the year, but I AM throwing in the towel on my October goal of 165. Smh. If I keep fighting myself I will end up with more self sabotage. Tapping out for a few days seems logical. November 1st I will recommit.
  • adotbaby
    adotbaby Posts: 199 Member
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    Try to stay tracking, don't fuss about the scale. Keep moving, you'll get through this rough patch. Have faith 😰👍
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,247 Member
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    KEliseWarren wrote: »

    Feeling very angry and frustrated.
    ...
    Tapping out for a few days seems logical. November 1st I will recommit.

    If you haven't been weighing consistently, this 170.2 might just be a very temporary blip. I would really encourage you NOT to "tap out" for a few days. Keep working on what you've been doing. Taking days off may send you in the wrong direction. My scale weight has gone up (or down) three pounds in one day, but if I look at the long term trend, it's gone down. Well, with an exception after I got to my goal, but it's back down and in goal range. Just keep plugging away.

    Consider either using a trending weight app or just write a simple spreadsheet that averages the current days weight and the nine previous days, then graph that. This will give you a better representation of your TRUE weight changes. It does mean you have to weigh daily, or at least more than every 2.5 weeks.

    Give my regards to Clarke County. It's been a million years..... The sourwood are probably gorgeous this time of year.


  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,998 Member
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    Starting Weight 01/01/16 228.3 BMI: 34.2
    Current Weight 08/11/18 162.6 BMI: 24.4
    Goal Weight 09/27/18 <161.8 BMI: 24.2✅
    Aug 13-15: 161.8
    Aug 19: 161 (a new low)! BMI: 24.1
    Aug 27: 160.2 (lowest weight so far) BMI= 24.0
    Aug 30: 159.4 (lowest wt so far) BMI= 23.9
    Sept 6: 159.2 (a new low)
    Sept 13: 158.8 (a new low) BMI: 23.8
    Sept 20: 158.0 BMI: 23.7
    Sept 27: 160.4 (swelling from injury)
    Oct 4: 161.2 (& from surgery)
    Oct 11: 160.0 BMI: 24.0 swelling going down!
    Oct 15: 158.6 BMI: 23.8 Almost back to pre-injury weight!!
    Oct 18: 155.2 BMI: 23.3
    Oct 27: 160.4 BMI: 24.0

    Goal Weight 10/31/18 <159.8 BMI: 23.9
    Goal Weight 11/30/18 <157.8 BMI: 23.6
    Goal Weight 12/31/18 =155.8 BMI: 23.3 (3/4 of BMI normal range for my 5’8.5” height)

    New goals
    155.0 BMI 23.2
    154.4 BMI 23.1
    153.8 23.0
    153 22.9
    152.4 22.8
    151.8 22.7
    151 22.6
    150.4 22.5
    149.8 22.4
    149 22.0
    DONE!
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,479 Member
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    cschmitz110515 wrote: »
    Female, age 61, 5'4.5"
    MFP SW 195 (Nov 2015) ~ presently MFP goal set for 0.5# loss per week
    GW #1 150
    GW #2 145 (normal BMI)

    07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Oops.
    07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
    07/21 = 154.5
    07/28 = 157.5 kinda crashin' & burnin' last few days ~ this too shall pass
    08/04 = 155.5 CICO works
    08/11 = 158.0 going backwards ~ however, Feast with the Beasts was totally worth it!
    08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 at least once during the week
    08/25 = 156.0
    09/01 = 154.5 followed by middle brother's wedding & long holiday weekend w/ no logging on MFP so we'll see
    09/08 = 157.5 deserved ~ office bday celebrations / walked in City Stadium 5K for Veterans in 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16
    09/15 = 156.0 eating out tonight w/ hubby, sister & BIL, then going to Packers game tomorrow ~ there will be adult beverages
    09/22 = 155.5 followed by belated anniversary dinner w/ hubby, including a shared dessert + no regrets!
    09/29 = 154.0
    10/06 = 155.0 maybe water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before (crap weather & no dog walk before work)
    10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages :p / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over 3 days prior) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year :star:
    10/20 = 155.0
    10/27 = 158.0 oops ~ lots of leaf raking day before & too. much. snacking.
  • Limsha
    Limsha Posts: 67 Member
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    Height 5' 3'
    SW 208
    CW 185
    Goal 140
    8/8 182. happy with progress.
    8/17 179
    8/24, 177 loss 2lb
    9/1, 175
    9/8 173lb
    9/15 171
    10/1, 172 lb Have had 2 week vacation managed to keep weight fairly static + 3lb at heaviest now time to concentrate again and start logging again!
    10/11 169lb Good week Now officially overweight and out of obese range for BMI.
    10/19, 168.
    10 / 26 166.

    Goal For end Dec to get into 140'S. 1st weight target 140, Then aim to Maintain wt at 130 - 135lb.
  • johnderobeck
    johnderobeck Posts: 36 Member
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    Gender: Male
    Age: 38
    Height: 6'1
    Starting weight 105kg (230 lbs)
    Current Weight 98.3kg (217 lbs)
    Target Weight 90kg (198 lbs)

    Mon 01 Oct 102.2 (-2.8 kgs / -6.2 lbs)
    Mon 08 Oct 101.6 (-0.6 kgs / -1.3 lbs) 0.6
    Mon 15 Oct 100 (-1.6 kgs / -3.5 lbs) 1.1
    Mon 22 Oct 99.7 (-0.3 kgs / -0.7 lbs) 0.8
    Mon 29 Oct 98.3 (-1.4 kgs / -3.1 lbs) 1.0

    Good week this week. Ate well (mostly), exercised daily and hit my mid-point goal ahead of a conference in the States next week.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,998 Member
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    Starting Weight 01/01/16 228.3 BMI: 34.2
    Current Weight 08/11/18 162.6 BMI: 24.4
    Goal Weight 09/27/18 <161.8 BMI: 24.2✅
    Aug 13-15: 161.8
    Aug 19: 161 (a new low)! BMI: 24.1
    Aug 27: 160.2 (lowest weight so far) BMI= 24.0
    Aug 30: 159.4 (lowest wt so far) BMI= 23.9
    Sept 6: 159.2 (a new low)
    Sept 13: 158.8 (a new low) BMI: 23.8
    Sept 20: 158.0 BMI: 23.7
    Sept 27: 160.4 (swelling from injury)
    Oct 4: 161.2 (& from surgery)
    Oct 11: 160.0 BMI: 24.0 swelling going down!
    Oct 15: 158.6 BMI: 23.8 Almost back to pre-injury weight!!
    Oct 18: 155.2 BMI: 23.3
    Oct 27: 160.4 BMI: 24.0
    Oct 29: 157.6 BMI: 23.6

    Goal Weight 10/31/18 <159.8 BMI: 23.9✅
    Goal Weight 11/30/18 <157.8 BMI: 23.6✅

    Goal Weight 12/31/18 =155.8 BMI: 23.3 (3/4 of BMI normal range for my 5’8.5” height)

    New goals
    155.0 BMI 23.2
    154.4 BMI 23.1
    153.8 23.0
    153 22.9
    152.4 22.8
    151.8 22.7
    151 22.6
    150.4 22.5
    149.8 22.4
    149 22.0
    DONE!
  • huango
    huango Posts: 1,007 Member
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    Hola,

    7/15/18: 119.4
    8/1/18: 118.2
    9/1/18: 117.2
    10/1/18: 116.8
    10/30/18: 114.4

    I'm calling it a close for October, since I won't be weighing myself tomorrow.
    Didn't meet my October goal (113.2), but still was at a loss, so I'll take it!

    Will focus on not eating my body weight in Halloween candy the next several weeks.
    Our neighborhood is VERY generous, with king-size candy bars and many handfuls of candy!

    The No Late Night Snack Challenge is still really helping me.
    I used to blow all the good/hard work at night when I'd aimlessly eat hundreds of calories.


    Still killing it in the gym!
    Back to 24kg KB swings 5x10
    Did 1 deadlift at 155# (haven't done that in 2+ years!)



    Amanda
    4'11"
    SW 119.4 - 7/15/2018
    lowest weight 113.2 - 10/2016
    GW#1 113.1 updated
    GW#2 108.9
    GW#3 99

    I should reach my GW#1 by mid-November, and
    I would like to maintain through the Holidays (Thanksgiving/Christmas/NYE).

    GW#2 will be the next Challenge.

    I am focusing on reducing body fat, shaping my booty, and achieving 8 pullups (current max is 7).
    My workouts: weight-training, yoga, and volunteer farming.
    Calories: ~1200-1500

    Appreciate all help.
    Thanks.
  • MissLotte
    MissLotte Posts: 101 Member
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    Hi everyone, never joined one of these threads before, hopefully it will help me stay on track!

    Female - age 40
    Height - 5' 3"
    Heaviest recorded weight - 209 lbs
    Today's weight - 170 lbs - Oct 30th 2018
    Dec 31st Goal weight - 160 lbs
    June 1st 2019 Goal weight - 133 lbs
    Step goal - 12k per day (everyday incl. weekends)

    30/10/18 - I have been asked to be a bridesmaid at a wedding in July 2019. Want to reach my goal weight by 1st June 2019 to be able to have time to get my dress bought and fitted (buying my own).
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,998 Member
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    MissLotte wrote: »
    Hi everyone, never joined one of these threads before, hopefully it will help me stay on track!

    Female - age 40
    Height - 5' 3"
    Heaviest recorded weight - 209 lbs
    Today's weight - 170 lbs - Oct 30th 2018
    Dec 31st Goal weight - 160 lbs
    June 1st 2019 Goal weight - 133 lbs
    Step goal - 12k per day (everyday incl. weekends)

    30/10/18 - I have been asked to be a bridesmaid at a wedding in July 2019. Want to reach my goal weight by 1st June 2019 to be able to have time to get my dress bought and fitted (buying my own).

    Welcome!!
    Sounds like an awesome &reasonable plan @MissLotte !!

    I recommend two other groups to insure your success! The monthly 24 hours of exercise discussion in Challenges.

    And the UAC - Ultimate Accountability Group. There is a discussion in Challenges with a link to join the group.

    Best to you! You will feel GREAT!!!
  • brttny7979
    brttny7979 Posts: 179 Member
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    Hi and welcome to everyone new!Hadn’t checked in for a couple weeks, so I thought I would try posting to avoid the temptation calling me from the kids candy bags! Since my last check-in, I’ve been inconsistent with my eating and logging, but trying to get back on track this week (seems like the theme for October). I’m down since my last post here but have been ping ponging a bit for the past 2 week and still can’t get back to my beginning of the month weight! Fingers crossed- November is better! Hope everyone had a happy Halloween and managed to limit the candy!


    Female, Age-30, 5’2”
    Start weight- 178 (June 15)
    Current weight- 153 (-5 lbs ~3 weeks)
    Goal by my birthday 8/28- 159 👍
    Goal by Halloween- 150 👻🎃👿👎
    Goal by Thanksgiving- 145
    Goal by dec 31- 140
    Ultimate goal- 135
    Calories per day- 1200-1400

    Total loss- 25 🙌
  • brttny7979
    brttny7979 Posts: 179 Member
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    KEliseWarren wrote: »
    10/9 168.0.
    Weighed yesterday (10/25) 170.2

    Feeling very angry and frustrated. In the past when I reach 170 I tended to get stuck, would feel discouraged, then would give up and gain the weight back. This time around I thought there had been personal progress, but here I go again gaining the wight back! I'm super pissed that I'm getting stuck in the same cycle. I need to do something to truly stop this craziness. I'm not going to give up on my long-term goal of 160 by the end of the year, but I AM throwing in the towel on my October goal of 165. Smh. If I keep fighting myself I will end up with more self sabotage. Tapping out for a few days seems logical. November 1st I will recommit.

    I feel like I’m in the same boat with the frustration-quit-gain cycle! Really want to break it, so I’m with you! Also had to give up on my “Halloween” goal, but I keep trying to remember that ups and downs are okay because this is long term change and won’t always come easy. Just think of how much is stinks to start over after you give up and keep at it so you won’t be starting over next month or next year!
  • alteredsteve175
    alteredsteve175 Posts: 2,716 Member
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    Starting weight - 249.5 - March 2017
    Lowest weight - 202 - December 2017
    Goal weight 183 (planned maintenance range 180-186)

    6/29/18 - 208.5 - Making a fresh start for Onederland after Independence Day.
    7/6/18 - 209.5 - A little temporary gain from the holiday carb fest. Here we go!
    7/12/18 - 210.5 - Arrggghhhh! The bad news - the scale is going the wrong way. The good news - I'm getting my workouts in - lifting numbers are going up - I'm staying under my calorie target. Next week will be better.
    7/26/18 - 209 - slowly moving in the right direction. Lifting numbers still going up. Getting most of the workouts in. Logging all the food - looks like I should lower the calorie target just a bit.

    8/2/18 - 209 - turns out yesterday's whoosh was just a tease. DAMMIT! Oh, well - maintenance is good. Ate Tex-Mex in a restaurant last night. I probably should be pleased with a flat line. HAHA! :)
    8/9/18 - 207.5 - Great - some progress, finally. And I saw 206 again earlier in the week. Onward and downward!
    8/16/18 - 208 - AARRGGHH! - Getting frustrated here. I keep telling myself "Maintenance is good. You're not gaining. LIfting numbers are still going up." Regardless, I'd like to see some slow weight loss - just not this slow. HAHA! :D
    8/23/2018 - 205 - Holy whoosh, Batman! And I saw 204 earlier in the week. Finally some progress! YAY!
    8/30/2018 - 204.5 - I'll take it! Not my best week, program wise. I am happy to see a small loss. Onward and downward!

    9/6/2018 - 206.5 - Been skipping some workouts and walking and also eating more. No surprise that weight is up a bit after the holiday carbfest. I did see 203.5 on the scale last Sunday, so that was encouraging. Need to be more consistent on the workouts.
    9/20/2018 - 208.5 - Missed last week's weigh in. Up a bit today - eating too much some days, still. Need more discipline! Weights going up - so that's a positive.
    9/27/2018 - 205 - welcome to the roller coaster. Maintaining in the 204-210 range for several months now. I'm going to restrict calories for a few weeks to see if I can get a slow, steady loss going.

    10/4/2018 - 204 - YAY! Lowered my calorie target to 2000 per day. A bit of a struggle some days. Will try this for six weeks and see if I can get to Onederland.
    10/11/18 - 205 - and I saw 202 earlier in the week. I think I'm on the right track. The trend is slowly downward. It's hard to be patient, though.
    10/21/18 - 208.5 - that's what being away from home at meetings and restaurants and no logging will do. Was away and ubale to weigh in last Thursday. We shall see if the gain is temporary.

    11/1/18 - 210 - Had a great time on the river. Did not log most of the food and drink. Back at it now that Halloween is over.

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