Get to goal weight in 2019

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  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
    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 - 203.1
    March Loss - 4.6
    Total Loss - 26.8
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
    #vanillachaipwns You go girl! What an inspiration to all of us. Would love to know what you're doing to have such a consistent loss, in addition to tracking your food. Exercise?

    I had another business trip this weekend. Sadly, I didn't plan as well as the last and ended up not eating enough. I'm starving this morning. 😫 I'll have to eat a bigger breakfast or I'm going to end up screwing up today. But a late-ish hotel arrival after a long day meant I just skipped dinner from exhaustion Friday. Saturday I did reasonably well, though my dinner log is 100% guesswork and probably way low on the fat estimate. (In fact, the whole weekend is probably low on the fat estimate.) Yesterday's flight was late, so I ended up making up early dinner at the airport, yuck. I couldn't figure out so many of the options, so went with fruit and veggies and soup. Too light, too little protein, and way too much sugar. I feel crappy today and I lost a couple of pounds despite hydrating really well. Over the course of 2.5 days, a couple of pounds lost is not a good sign, though it's hard not to celebrate when the scale moves down. So confused. 🤨

    Back to the plan today, though it's a recovery day with just easy walking or something. Maybe it's time for another 1990s dance video. Get my energy up and my feelings improving. After (sigh) another interminable 4-hour meeting this morning.

    Still looking for a home for my old ski trainer. Northwest Chicago suburbs.
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
    Oh yeah. CW 126, GW 130. 😀😫🤔
  • CowgirlConnieMay
    CowgirlConnieMay Posts: 300 Member
    I would love to join. I am 39 this year and soooo motivated to lose weight before the big 40😊

    Current weight: 158.6
    Short term goal weight: 155
    Long term goal weight: 135
    Ultimate goal weight:125
  • reflectionofme
    reflectionofme Posts: 310 Member

    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
    03/25/19 ~ 155.9
    04/01/19 ~ 152.9
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    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. 🤤

    @sharondesfor935
    I use My Net Diary, but can’t seem to get enough Potassium. How do you meet that requirement?!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    SW 228.3 1/1/2016

    Hit 1st GW 166 in 5/2018 (top end normal BMI)

    Hit 2nd GW 155 Thanksgiving Day 2018

    CW 154.2 4/3/2019

    Final GW: TBD but I want my top wt to be 153, so I think I need to reach 148, if I can.

    I got as low as 150.6 this past Jan/Feb but started getting really hungry & my fitness level leapt so I burn fewer calories exercising now.

    I’ve been going up & down, up & down...
    I may have to have 153-155 be my final range, but I’ll like to see if I can get lower.
  • PrettyFatHelen
    PrettyFatHelen Posts: 15 Member
    A bit late, I know, but can we still join the challenge please?
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017 re: potassium
    I'm doing a green smoothie every afternoon and adding half a cup of canned mashed (or frozen cubed) sweet potatoes or pumpkin or butternut squash, and/or serving one as a side with dinner. Lots of beans and lentils every day. Lots of spinach in salads, smoothies, and just thrown into everything cooked. A few cups of coffee or decaf every day.

    And almost everything on MFP is inaccurate on potassium counts, since it's entered from nutrition labels, and potassium label data isn't yet required by the FDA (that's changing soon!) On days I'm still low, I microwave a small potato and throw it in with dinner. There's more in what you're already eating than you think, if you stay even reasonably mindful of including it. And, BTW, the MFP standard recommended intake is low. Current RDI is 4700 mg/day. I'm not there yet, but I'm working my way up. Someday I'll be perfectly healthy, and then I will never die. 🤣
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
    CW 126 HW 153.5
    GW was 130, but I guess now it's 126? That's 27.5 lbs lost in three months.

    I spoke too soon when I said I nailed my net calorie intake for maintenance. The goal weight held fast for a week and then I started losing again. I bumped to 1050 net, still lost. Bumped to 1100 net (which just so happens to match the Mifflin-St Jeor BMR calculation for a sedentary 58-year old woman who's 5'2" and 126 lbs) and...so far so good. I've held fast at 126 lb for a solid week now, so I'll keep testing at that level to see if it lasts.

    Side note: I've got one of those Tanita electrical impedence scales that gives your fat % along with your weight. I started my journey at 34% body fat in January, and now I'm at 27%!

    Yay for eating healthy food and starting to exercise!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017 re: potassium
    I'm doing a green smoothie every afternoon and adding half a cup of canned mashed (or frozen cubed) sweet potatoes or pumpkin or butternut squash, and/or serving one as a side with dinner. Lots of beans and lentils every day. Lots of spinach in salads, smoothies, and just thrown into everything cooked. A few cups of coffee or decaf every day.

    And almost everything on MFP is inaccurate on potassium counts, since it's entered from nutrition labels, and potassium label data isn't yet required by the FDA (that's changing soon!) On days I'm still low, I microwave a small potato and throw it in with dinner. There's more in what you're already eating than you think, if you stay even reasonably mindful of including it. And, BTW, the MFP standard recommended intake is low. Current RDI is 4700 mg/day. I'm not there yet, but I'm working my way up. Someday I'll be perfectly healthy, and then I will never die. 🤣

    @sharondesfor935
    Thank you so much. Yes, I see my issue. Don’t like sweet potatoes/pumpkin/butternut squash, cooked spinach, beans/legumes. I do drink decaf coffee & occasionally have potato. I think pork might be high in it too.

    And yes I’d just read about new RDA.

    Time for me to change what I like to eat!
    Thanks again!
  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
    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 - 203.1
    March Loss - 4.6
    Total Loss - 26.8


    APRIL
    W18 Apr 7th - 201.6
    W19 Apr 14th -
    W20 Apr 21st -
    W21 Apr 28th
    April Loss -
    Total Loss -
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017 re: potassium
    I'm doing a green smoothie every afternoon and adding half a cup of canned mashed (or frozen cubed) sweet potatoes or pumpkin or butternut squash, and/or serving one as a side with dinner. Lots of beans and lentils every day. Lots of spinach in salads, smoothies, and just thrown into everything cooked. A few cups of coffee or decaf every day.

    And almost everything on MFP is inaccurate on potassium counts, since it's entered from nutrition labels, and potassium label data isn't yet required by the FDA (that's changing soon!) On days I'm still low, I microwave a small potato and throw it in with dinner. There's more in what you're already eating than you think, if you stay even reasonably mindful of including it. And, BTW, the MFP standard recommended intake is low. Current RDI is 4700 mg/day. I'm not there yet, but I'm working my way up. Someday I'll be perfectly healthy, and then I will never die. 🤣

    @sharondesfor935
    Thank you so much. Yes, I see my issue. Don’t like sweet potatoes/pumpkin/butternut squash, cooked spinach, beans/legumes. I do drink decaf coffee & occasionally have potato. I think pork might be high in it too.

    And yes I’d just read about new RDA.

    Time for me to change what I like to eat!
    Thanks again!

    @MadisonMolly2017 I see your problem. 🤔

    Another little trick I've used is switching from regular Morton salt to Morton Light. That's half sodium chloride and half potassium chloride... Doesn't taste quite as good, but the payoff is worth it to me. How do you feel about onions? A quarter cup in your salad, half a cup in your stir fry: those 100mg and 200mg add-ins do add up during a day. And everybody knows about bananas, but did you know Granny Smith apples have less sugar than most other fruits AND 200mg potassium for a 100-calorie fruit?

    I started off not liking spinach except on the rare occasion I got a bizarre craving. But I started the afternoon smoothie thing and discovered that you can throw half a cup of frozen chopped spinach into a smoothie and not really taste it. (Blend it with your liquid first until it's smooth, then add your other ingredients. Otherwise you'll be chewing your smoothie. 😂) My afternoon smoothie has morphed into today's nutritional powerhouse (tasteless, but nutritious) by dint of perseverance, a generous tablespoon or two of lime juice to mask the squash taste, and a buttload of Splenda to make it edible.

    If you're not keto, the basic white potato is an awesome source of potassium, and has often served as my lunch with a slice of fat free cheese on top, a few tablespoons of salsa or pico de Gallo, a couple slices of jalapeno, a dollop of light sour cream or fat free Greek yogurt...yum.

    Psychologically, I got hooked on a You Tuber, Simnett Nutrition, who makes basic vegetables look like the best food ever. He's vegan and I'm not, but I really wanted to add a bunch more vegetables to my diet and watching him make his meals and get excited about them has really gotten me more interested in trying stuff that I wouldn't usually even think of. (Plus he's pretty and ripped. You caught me, I'm a pervy old lady. 🤣🤣)
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    @sharondesfor935 Thank you!
    I eat 6oz 0 fat Greek yogurt, 16 oz non fat milk, 1 large Fuji apple, 2-4 cups decaf coffee, and 1 oz 82% dark chocolate fail. And 2 slices Ezekiel bread.

    I’ll have to add that up.

    Hit a high number yesterday: 1/2 an onion, 8.3oz baked potato, 4.2 oz salmon, etc.

    My blood tests always show a value in normal range, so maybe I’m ok.
  • reflectionofme
    reflectionofme Posts: 310 Member
    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
    03/25/19 ~ 155.9
    04/01/19 ~ 152.9
    04/08/19 ~ 149.1



  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    SW 228.3 1/1/2016

    Hit 1st GW 166 in 5/2018 (top end normal BMI)

    Hit 2nd GW 155 Thanksgiving Day 2018

    CW 154.2 4/3/2019

    Final GW: TBD but I want my top wt to be 153, so I think I need to reach 148, if I can.

    I got as low as 150.6 this past Jan/Feb but started getting really hungry & my fitness level leapt so I burn fewer calories exercising now.

    I’ve been going up & down, up & down...
    I may have to have 153-155 be my final range, but I’ll like to see if I can get lower.
    Update:
    My new high weight for maintenance will be 152. Definitely leaner, stomach finally slimming... 151.2 on 4/11/19 Going to keep at this & see what happens: both leanness & hunger/energy levels
  • sharondesfor935
    sharondesfor935 Posts: 89 Member
    CW 124.5 SW 153.5
    GW - let's call it 125 for the final number (this round)

    Final net calories: 1100 daily, and now moving to watching my weekly net instead of daily.

    Height 5'2"
    Age 58
    Activity level: mostly sedentary but reintroducing daily intense exercise

    Just started on a maintainers thread! But wanted to thank everyone for the inspiration week by week. I'll be back when it's time for Round Two in six months or so and I've finished "Recomp: Round One."

    Best of luck to all, and keep plugging away. That goal weight does keep getting closer every day, and when you get there - wow, what a feeling! Stay healthy and strong.
  • CowgirlConnieMay
    CowgirlConnieMay Posts: 300 Member
    Goal Weight challenge
    Starting weight: 158.6
    Current Weight: 153.4
    Short term goal weight: 150
    Long term goal weight: 135
    Ultimate goal weight:125

    Love this progress. Thank you for the motivation 😊
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    CW 124.5 SW 153.5
    GW - let's call it 125 for the final number (this round)

    Final net calories: 1100 daily, and now moving to watching my weekly net instead of daily.

    Height 5'2"
    Age 58
    Activity level: mostly sedentary but reintroducing daily intense exercise

    Just started on a maintainers thread! But wanted to thank everyone for the inspiration week by week. I'll be back when it's time for Round Two in six months or so and I've finished "Recomp: Round One."

    Best of luck to all, and keep plugging away. That goal weight does keep getting closer every day, and when you get there - wow, what a feeling! Stay healthy and strong.

    @sharondesfor935 congratulations!!
  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
    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 - 203.1
    March Loss - 4.6
    Total Loss - 26.8


    APRIL
    W18 Apr 7th - 201.6
    W19 Apr 14th - 199.9 - I'm finally in Onederland!
    W20 Apr 21st -
    W21 Apr 28th
    April Loss -
    Total Loss -
  • tanyajensen75
    tanyajensen75 Posts: 67 Member
    I am in!! I was almost to my goal weight, hit bad depression and gained 60 lbs. I need to stay focused!
    SW:206
    GW:165
    WE CAN DO THIS!! 😁😁

    April 15: 206
  • aninya
    aninya Posts: 11 Member
    I spent a year trying to lose the last 5 pounds to my goal weight, the doctor took me off of Grains, Dairy and Soy and it dropped off in two months I had lost the 5 and 2 more!

    HW 184.00
    GW 120.00
    CW 117.40
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    aninya wrote: »
    I spent a year trying to lose the last 5 pounds to my goal weight, the doctor took me off of Grains, Dairy and Soy and it dropped off in two months I had lost the 5 and 2 more!

    HW 184.00
    GW 120.00
    CW 117.40

    @aninya which of the three - no grains, no dairy, or no soy - do you feel helped you the most?
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    SW 228.3 1/1/2016

    Hit 1st GW 166 in 5/2018 (top end normal BMI)

    Hit 2nd GW 155 Thanksgiving Day 2018

    CW 154.2 4/3/2019

    Final GW: TBD but I want my top wt to be 153, so I think I need to reach 148, if I can.

    I got as low as 150.6 this past Jan/Feb but started getting really hungry & my fitness level leapt so I burn fewer calories exercising now.

    I’ve been going up & down, up & down...
    I may have to have 153-155 be my final range, but I’ll like to see if I can get lower.

    4/11 My new high weight for maintenance will be 152. Definitely leaner, stomach finally slimming... 151.2 on 4/11/19 Going to keep at this & see what happens: both leanness & hunger/energy levels

    4/16 back down to 151.4
  • hixa30
    hixa30 Posts: 274 Member
    Hello everyone, I started this thread, I've changed my goal day to be January 26 next year, almost finishing in 2019 but not really. Good luck, see you in the maintenance forum!
  • CowgirlConnieMay
    CowgirlConnieMay Posts: 300 Member
    Goal Weight challenge
    Starting weight: 158.6
    Current Weight: 151.7
    Short term goal weight: 150
    Long term goal weight: 135
    Ultimate goal weight:125

    Couldn't believe I saw this number today... Sooo happy😊😊
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    Goal Weight challenge
    Starting weight: 158.6
    Current Weight: 151.7
    Short term goal weight: 150
    Long term goal weight: 135
    Ultimate goal weight:125

    Couldn't believe I saw this number today... Sooo happy😊😊

    @CowgirlConnieMay
    Soooo happy for you!!
  • Mckayka
    Mckayka Posts: 3 Member
    Never too late to start :)

    I'm weighing 130 right now and working towards 115!
  • vanillachaipwns
    vanillachaipwns Posts: 64 Member
    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 - 203.1
    March Loss - 4.6
    Total Loss - 26.8


    APRIL
    W18 Apr 7th - 201.6
    W19 Apr 14th - 199.9 - I'm finally in Onederland!
    W20 Apr 21st - 199.6
    W21 Apr 28th - 196.6
    April Loss - 6.5
    Total Loss - 33.3
  • Piqueaboo
    Piqueaboo Posts: 1,193 Member
    SW - 249lbs
    CW - 186lbs
    GW - 140lbs

    Done: 68
    To go: 46
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