Get to goal weight in 2019

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  • Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel
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    SW: 179.6
    CW: 170.4
    GW: 140 (by Sept)
    Height: 5ft 1.5"
    Age: 43
    Total lost: 9.2lb

    JANUARY
    SW: 179.6
    7th: 178.4
    14th: 176.4
    21st: 174.8
    28th: 174.8
    (JAN TOTAL: 4.8lb)

    FEBRUARY
    4th: 174
    11th: 172.2
    18th: 171.8
    25th: 170.4
    (FEB TOTAL: 4.4lb)


  • reflectionofme
    reflectionofme Posts: 310 Member
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    SW ~ 270.8 lbs
    CW ~ 186.6 lbs 12/31/18
    GW ~ 135.4 lbs

    01/07/19 ~ 184.1
    01/14/19 ~ 180.8
    01/21/19 ~ 177.7
    01/28/19 ~ 172.7
    02/04/19 ~ 169.9
    02/11/19 ~ 167.3
    02/18/19 ~ 166.1
    02/25/19 ~ 163.6

    Intake 1250 calories daily.
    Exercise 4-5 times a week for 60 mins.
    Burn 2300 calories a day or 6100 a week.

    Monday's are my official weigh in days.
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
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    CW 133.5 (GW 130)

    Making progress! Only 3.5 lbs remaining to lose in this stage. I've started looking at my options for the next stage, which is fitness, flexibility and strength. I'm up to 5K twice a week on the treadmill (walking! I don't have the joints for running.) Plus a couple of short hard days and a couple of easy paced, mid-length days. Working out some gentle stretches this week...and trying to find my abs. I know they're in there somewhere!

    After reaching my goal weight, I'll be letting the new weight "settle in" while I'm looking for my new calorie point for maintenance. I figured I'd add 100 calories to my current 1200/day, stick there for a week and see what happens. If I gain a tad, I'll reduce to 1250. If I lose a tad I'll bump it up another 100 the following week. I'm pretty sure 1400 or under will be my new normal.

    I've got my eating plan for next week's conference, and I'm packing a bunch of fresh vegetables and tuna packets for lunch and oatmeal for breakfast, plus some protein powder just in case I end up short for a given day. I've gone to the websites of various restaurants near the convention center and researched the menus, calculating as best I can the nutrition profiles of various dishes. (Some were mighty easy (?) with only one possible choice.)

    I'm also not ruling out a second bout of weight loss this year. Not a lot, but 120 would be a pretty healthy weight for a 5'2" middle-aged woman. But I don't want to get ahead of myself. Let's see how I do at 130 first.
  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
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    DECEMBER 2018
    Started Dec. 4th - 229.9
    W01 Dec. 9th - 227.8
    W02 Dec. 16th - 223.1
    W03 Dec. 23rd - 221.7
    W04 Dec. 30th - 220.9
    Dec Loss - 9lbs
    Total Loss - 9lbs


    JANUARY 2019
    W05 Jan 6th - 219.5
    W06 Jan 13th - 216
    W07 Jan 20th - 215.6
    W08 Jan 27th - 214.4
    Jan Loss - 6.5lbs
    Total Loss - 15.5lbs


    FEBRUARY
    W09 Feb 3rd - 212.3
    W10 Feb 10th - 210.6
    W11 Feb 17th - 208.9
    W12 Feb 24th - 207.7
    Feb Loss - 6.7lbs
    Total Loss - 22.2lbs


    MARCH

    W13 Mar 3rd - 207.2
    W14 Mar 10th -
    W15 Mar 17th -
    W16 Mar 24th
    W17 Mar 31st
    March Loss -
    Total Loss -
  • CaerwynIsabella
    CaerwynIsabella Posts: 5 Member
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    I'm totally joining this! I'm 33 (34 on July 25th). I started this year at 176 lbs with a BMI of 32.2. I'm currently at 169 lbs with a BMI of 30.9 and a body fat percentage of 46.4%. My goal by the end of the year is 120 lbs. I'd like to be down to 129 lbs by my birthday, but I would be content with 145 lbs. I started my Keto diet last month and doing pretty well on it. My daily calorie and macros goal is 1117 calories, 83g fat, 20g net carbs, and 72g protein.
  • reflectionofme
    reflectionofme Posts: 310 Member
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    Hello everybody, I'm 41, married with two kids and work full time. I bought myself a Fitbit for losing the first 50 pounds. I love it and the motivation it gives me. I am so excited to reach my goal weight and weigh half of what I did when i started this journey last year.

    SW ~ 270.8 lbs
    CW ~ 186.6 lbs 12/31/18
    GW ~ 135.4 lbs

    01/07/19 ~ 184.1
    01/14/19 ~ 180.8
    01/21/19 ~ 177.7
    01/28/19 ~ 172.7
    02/04/19 ~ 169.9
    02/11/19 ~ 167.3
    02/18/19 ~ 166.1
    02/25/19 ~ 163.6
    03/04/19 ~ 159.8

    Intake 1250 calories daily.
    Exercise 4-5 times a week for 60 mins.
    Burn 2300 calories a day or 6100 a week.

    Monday's are my official weigh in days.
  • Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel
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    SW: 179.6
    CW: 170.4
    GW: 140 (by Sept)
    Height: 5ft 1.5"
    Age: 43
    Total lost: 7.8lb

    JANUARY
    SW: 179.6
    7th: 178.4
    14th: 176.4
    21st: 174.8
    28th: 174.8
    (JAN TOTAL: 4.8lb)

    FEBRUARY
    4th: 174
    11th: 172.2
    18th: 171.8
    25th: 170.4
    (FEB TOTAL: 4.4lb)

    MARCH
    4th: 171.8 (+1.4lb First gain of the year)
    11th:
    18th:
    25th:
    (MAR TOTAL: +1.4lb
  • 6raham
    6raham Posts: 147 Member
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    MARCH
    4th: 153.1
    11th:
    18th:
    25th:
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
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    CW 132 GW 130

    Woohoo! Lost weight despite the convention! I followed my plan, ate the food I carried with me for breakfast and lunch, and didn't get carried away at dinner. Kept my step count high and managed some workout time every day but one.

    Just two pounds remaining in stage one; time to start mixing up the workouts and adding some strength training and flexibility!
  • Piqueaboo
    Piqueaboo Posts: 1,193 Member
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    I'm in!

    SW - 249lbs
    CW - 188lbs
    GW - 143lbs

    I have 45lbs to go and am planning 1.5 per week, this is 6lbs per month, that's 7.5months so goal weight goal is October 2019!

    LET'S DO THIS :)

  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
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    DECEMBER 2018
    Started Dec. 4th - 229.9
    W01 Dec. 9th - 227.8
    W02 Dec. 16th - 223.1
    W03 Dec. 23rd - 221.7
    W04 Dec. 30th - 220.9
    Dec Loss - 9lbs
    Total Loss - 9lbs


    JANUARY 2019
    W05 Jan 6th - 219.5
    W06 Jan 13th - 216
    W07 Jan 20th - 215.6
    W08 Jan 27th - 214.4
    Jan Loss - 6.5lbs
    Total Loss - 15.5lbs


    FEBRUARY
    W09 Feb 3rd - 212.3
    W10 Feb 10th - 210.6
    W11 Feb 17th - 208.9
    W12 Feb 24th - 207.7
    Feb Loss - 6.7lbs
    Total Loss - 22.2lbs


    MARCH
    W13 Mar 3rd - 207.2
    W14 Mar 10th - 207
    W15 Mar 17th -
    W16 Mar 24th
    W17 Mar 31st
    March Loss -
    Total Loss -
  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
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    DECEMBER 2018
    Started Dec. 4th - 229.9
    W01 Dec. 9th - 227.8
    W02 Dec. 16th - 223.1
    W03 Dec. 23rd - 221.7
    W04 Dec. 30th - 220.9
    Dec Loss - 9lbs
    Total Loss - 9lbs


    JANUARY 2019
    W05 Jan 6th - 219.5
    W06 Jan 13th - 216
    W07 Jan 20th - 215.6
    W08 Jan 27th - 214.4
    Jan Loss - 6.5lbs
    Total Loss - 15.5lbs


    FEBRUARY
    W09 Feb 3rd - 212.3
    W10 Feb 10th - 210.6
    W11 Feb 17th - 208.9
    W12 Feb 24th - 207.7
    Feb Loss - 6.7lbs
    Total Loss - 22.2lbs


    MARCH
    W13 Mar 3rd - 207.2
    W14 Mar 10th - 207
    W15 Mar 17th - 204.4
    W16 Mar 24th
    W17 Mar 31st
    March Loss -
    Total Loss -
  • reflectionofme
    reflectionofme Posts: 310 Member
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    SW ~ 270.8 lbs
    CW ~ 186.6 lbs 12/31/18
    GW ~ 135.4 lbs

    01/07/19 ~ 184.1
    01/14/19 ~ 180.8
    01/21/19 ~ 177.7
    01/28/19 ~ 172.7
    02/04/19 ~ 169.9
    02/11/19 ~ 167.3
    02/18/19 ~ 166.1
    02/25/19 ~ 163.6
    03/04/19 ~ 159.8
    03/11/19 ~ 158.8
    03/18/19 ~ 156.2
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
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    Sunday weight 129.5 lbs...goal reached!

    Exercising 6 days a week for 45-55 minutes, plus stretching, plus a wee bit of core work. Itty bitty improvements do add up! Found my old exercise VHS tapes and put one on; found myself doing step aerobics with a very young Cher.😅 Also tried out my old NordicTrac cross country machine, and man is that a tough workout!

    Still waiting to add strength workouts. I gave myself a lovely case of elbow tendinitis by shoveling snow; two months ago and it still hurts like a @#$_&-(!
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
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    Big issue now is figuring out my maintenance calorie level. I'm moving over to watching my net calories now. I'm starting with 1000 net calories daily, and we'll see how that works.

    I've also come across another food journal that seriously speaks to my inner geek. It's Cronometer, and it tracks EVERYTHING. Every essential vitamin, mineral, lipid types, and proteins down to the essential amino acid level. So I'm playing with that to see if I can fine tune my diet, to be sure I'm covering all my nutritional bases. Plus, hey, what good geek doesn't like more numbers?

    So far I haven't found a daily food plan that covers 100% of my nutritional needs, but I'm up to 96% after just a week of practice. Problem is, to get those percentages I'm packing in nearly 1400 calories a day, which means I'm having to do some intense workouts to get my net down to 1000. Hopefully I figure out a lower calorie way to get all nutrients before I expire of exhaustion. 🤤
  • flourchild225
    flourchild225 Posts: 107 Member
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    Hey hey! So glad I found this group. I live in the Middle East with my husband and two kids. I yo yo a lot, but am really wanting to get down to my goal weight. Haven’t made it in years. I finally joined a gym and started fight and weight lifting classes. Our ten year anniversary is coming up and really want to look amazing!

    HW: 184
    CW: 132
    GW: 122 -125

    I’ll post every week where I’m at.

  • jessicamaehunter
    jessicamaehunter Posts: 7 Member
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    I would love to join!
    HW=217
    CW=164.6
    GW=145 (and then reevaluate)

    I'm doing Keto, that seems to be the only thing that helps me since I have PCOS and have become insulin resistant.
    I feel so good when I'm on track, but sometimes I feel defeated because I still don't feel "sexy" and eat a cupcake. lol
    I am in it to win it this time! Beach trip in 3 months and I want to feel comfortable in a mom bikini!
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
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    Nailed it on the first try with maintenance calories, holy moly. How did I luck out on that? 1000 net calories, average 1386 gross calories, which means 386 calories of exercise daily. I'm getting about 250-ish from dedicated exercise time in the morning and the other 136-ish from normal daily moving around. I feel like that's sustainable; at least I hope it is.

    Pumped up my bicycle tires and put it on the resistance trainer (yes, I'm a gadget geek as well as a number geek) and have been putting in 10-15 minutes a couple of times this week before finishing on the treadmill. I'd like to get up to at least half an hour pain-free (in the nether regions, if you catch my drift) before spring really hits so I can move it outdoors. That's a lot more motivating than sitting in my basement.

    Hey, anybody in the Chicago area want a Skier's Edge lateral trainer? I've got one that was used about three times and never again. All the attachments are still in their original boxes.
  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
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    DECEMBER 2018
    Started Dec. 4th - 229.9
    W01 Dec. 9th - 227.8
    W02 Dec. 16th - 223.1
    W03 Dec. 23rd - 221.7
    W04 Dec. 30th - 220.9
    Dec Loss - 9lbs
    Total Loss - 9lbs


    JANUARY 2019
    W05 Jan 6th - 219.5
    W06 Jan 13th - 216
    W07 Jan 20th - 215.6
    W08 Jan 27th - 214.4
    Jan Loss - 6.5lbs
    Total Loss - 15.5lbs


    FEBRUARY
    W09 Feb 3rd - 212.3
    W10 Feb 10th - 210.6
    W11 Feb 17th - 208.9
    W12 Feb 24th - 207.7
    Feb Loss - 6.7lbs
    Total Loss - 22.2lbs


    MARCH
    W13 Mar 3rd - 207.2
    W14 Mar 10th - 207
    W15 Mar 17th - 204.4
    W16 Mar 24th - 203.5
    W17 Mar 31st
    March Loss -
    Total Loss -
  • Piqueaboo
    Piqueaboo Posts: 1,193 Member
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    I'm in!

    SW - 249lbs
    CW - 185.6lbs
    GW - 143lbs

    March: -2.8lbs

    I have 45lbs to go and am planning 1.5 per week, this is 6lbs per month, that's 7.5months so goal weight goal is October 2019!

    LET'S DO THIS :)