3-Month Weight Loss Challenge, February - May, Pick Your Difficulty
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This process can be very frustrating at times. Other people's solutions are a mine of useful information. It's interesting to see that several of us are working on fine tuning our food choices, and helpful to see what others are trying out. Perseverance and dedication is very evident.
Background informationWent up to 172 at the end of 2017 (Christmas etc), but have lost that again. I am very close to maintenance, so weight is dropping very slowly, but I would so like to hit my goal before my 73rd birthday in April. Also working on muscle toning at the moment, which isn't helping the scale but should even out eventually.Daily Health/Fitness Goals- Currently on Week 8 of a 10 week Boditrax Course at our local gym. (I won it at a raffle at a heavily discounted rate)
- Daily step goal is 9000. I do 15+ strength most days, targeting specific areas, and Yoga/Tai Chi for flex.
- I eat 90% 'clean/healthy' food and adhere to CICO. I do extra exercise to earn extra calories if I want treats.
Location: Northern Ireland
Challenge Starting Weight: 165
Challenge Level: ⭐️
Challenge Goal: 160
01 Feb: 165.0
08 Feb: 165.0
15 Feb: 165.2
22 Feb: 164.5
01 Mar: 164.9
08 Mar: 167.5
15 Mar: 167.4
22 Mar: 166.2
Much happier with this.
Progress- I am pre-logging my food and drink to balance macros/micros, weighing portions, and adjusting the entries as necessary
- I am fasting from 8pm to 9am daily, and have replaced most of my sugary snacks with more nutritious, protein-rich alternatives such as nuts.
- I'm looking for a downward trend on the scale over the next few weeks. Intrigued to see if it will pan out.
- I am exceeding my daily exercise goals
- I am working on muscle tone, and developing strength and stamina
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Weighing in...
Challenge level 🖖🖖🖖
Feb 1 weight 135
Mar 10 check in 128
Mar 17 check in 127
Mar 24 check in 128
Goal by May 1: 120
And as predicted, a little stall. My weight likes to go up one, down two, so we'll see if the pattern holds next week. I'm not worried since I was down as low as 126.5 around mid-week and ate a bunch of salty food last night, so I'm hoping this is just some temporary water weight. Nonetheless, I'll put it down and KOKO! Until next time, good work all!0 -
This process can be very frustrating at times. Other people's solutions are a mine of useful information. It's interesting to see that several of us are working on fine tuning our food choices, and helpful to see what others are trying out. Perseverance and dedication is very evident.
Background informationWent up to 172 at the end of 2017 (Christmas etc), but have lost that again. I am very close to maintenance, so weight is dropping very slowly, but I would so like to hit my goal before my 73rd birthday in April. Also working on muscle toning at the moment, which isn't helping the scale but should even out eventually.Daily Health/Fitness Goals- Currently on Week 8 of a 10 week Boditrax Course at our local gym. (I won it at a raffle at a heavily discounted rate)
- Daily step goal is 9000. I do 15+ strength most days, targeting specific areas, and Yoga/Tai Chi for flex.
- I eat 90% 'clean/healthy' food and adhere to CICO. I do extra exercise to earn extra calories if I want treats.
Location: Northern Ireland
Challenge Starting Weight: 165
Challenge Level: ⭐️
Challenge Goal: 160
I'm thinking that making notes when I post each week might be useful.
01 Feb: 165.0 Started a muscle strengthening programme on the 26/1. My initial body assessment was very encouraging. Expecting weight fluctuations as the body adapts.
08 Feb: 165.0 My weight loss has halted, much as expected. In fact I had expected a small gain! Go figure!
15 Feb: 165.2 This process is seldom predictable. I will just go with the flow.
22 Feb: 164.5 Now that's a surprise. Mind you, I only did one gym session as my schedule was choc a bloc.
01 Mar: 164.9 Second body assessment showed some improvements. But fitting in the gym sessions was problematic.
08 Mar: 167.5 I upped my calories this week, specifically protein. And Valentine's Day choices have led to a bounce up. This always seems to happen to me when we celebrate.
15 Mar: 167.4 Focused on getting in some extra workouts, being more stringent with clean eating by weighing food portions, and replacing empty calorie snacks with healthy alternatives.
22 Mar: 166.2 Much happier with this. I have the odd blip, but generally sticking to my plan. Time will help me win through.
Progress- I am pre-logging my food and drink to balance macros/micros, weighing portions, and adjusting the entries as necessary
- I am fasting from 8pm to 9am daily, and have replaced most of my sugary snacks with more nutritious, protein-rich alternatives such as nuts.
- I'm looking for a downward trend on the scale over the next few weeks. Intrigued to see if it will pan out.
- I am exceeding my daily exercise goals
- I am working on muscle tone, and developing strength and stamina
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Hi All, I'm traveling this week and away from my scale, so no weigh-in. Also, I hurt my back and have been pretty immobile. So my exercise routine and calorie deficit is non-existent! I'm trying to simply make good food choices and not worry about a set-back because my whole goal is to maintain a sustainable balanced lifestyle and set-backs happen. But I'm certainly not going to give up over it! I'll check-in again next week and KEEP ON KEEPING ON!
KOKO everyone🤗
Original Weight: 187 (10/1/18)
Challenge Starting Weight: 171
Challenge Level: 🤸🏽♂️💃🏼🏃♀️🙅
Challenge Goal weight:150
Have a great week everyone...
Weekly check-in:
2/1: 171.1
2/8: 168.3
2/15: 168.4
2/22: 166.9
3/1: 166.0
3/8: 166.4
3/15: 166.4
3/22: Traveling - no weigh-in1 -
Challenge starting weight: 280
Level: 4
Challenge goal weight: 260
Feb
2/1: 280
2/8: 278.8
2/15: 274.4
2/22: 276.4
March
3/1: 271.6
3/8: 272.4
3/15: 270.4
3/22: 268.8
9 more pounds to go. Hopefully I can make it. March has been a slow month for me.
I was in Chicago from Tuesday to Thursday for a concert. (The concert was to die for, and I'm pretty sure I did die. My heart is in heaven.)
I thought I'd be eating a lot, but we ended up eating very little. I ate less than 1,200 calories each day. On Wednesday we walked about 6 miles (never...again...). I'm glad I didn't eat 2000+ calories each day like I was expecting, but I'm rather surprised the weight didn't go down more than that. Interesting.
Congrats on traveling and keeping on track!! I'm finding that is not easy to do. So, bravo to you. 👏👏👏0 -
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jennigerding19 wrote: »Weekly weigh in.
SW:162
Level:❤️❤️❤️
GW:149
2.1-162
2.8-162
2.15-160
2.22-159
3.1-158
3.8-161 (shark week)
3.15-160
3.22-160
I sooo feel your struggle!! My plateau has been with me for a few weeks now, but I'm just going to keep going. We can beat the bulge!!!
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RileyHeavy wrote: »RileyHeavy wrote: »2/2/2019
SW: 223
Challenge level: ★★★★★
GW: 198RileyHeavy wrote: »2/10/19 CW: 215.4!
17.4lbs to go!RileyHeavy wrote: »2/22/19 CW: 211.5!
13.5lbs to go!
3/19/19 CW: 204.4!RileyHeavy wrote: »3/2/19 CW: 208.4!
10.4lbs to go!
6.4lbs to go!
Feeling a little bit discouraged because I've lost very little in nearly 3 weeks. But I know I can push past this plateau and get back on track, I just need to stay motivated! I'm sooooo close to onederland, I can taste it! A few more weeks and I think I'll be there at last!
Wow, you are on a roll!! Onerland here you come. 💃🏼0 -
shanhartravs wrote: »
Challenge level 🖖🖖🖖
Feb 1 weight 135
Mar 10 check in 128
Mar 17 check in 127
Goal by May 1: 120
Halfway there, but just. These next few pounds are the ones my body likes to hold onto, so I won’t be surprised if the scale stalls. However, I’ve also upped my exercise, so I’m paying attention to things like new muscles showing and pants fitting looser (I’m almost to where I can put my bigger pants away now). I’m taking those as a win too.
Such a good point... the scale is not everything. I'm in the middle of a plateau and need to remember that the way I feel and the way my clothes fit are great indicators of continued progress!! Thanks for sharing.1 -
I'm in.
Challenge Starting Weight: 171
Challenge Level: 🍔🍔🍔🍔
Challenge Goal weight: 151
2/1 - 171
2/8 - 168.7
2/15 - 170.2
2/22 - no scale. Traveling.
3/1 - 172.5 - so far my weight has been stuck going up and down the 170 mark. Should do something about it. Come on 160! So elusive.
3/8 - 169.3 - I just hope the downward trend continues.
3/15 - 168.5
3/22 - 166.3
3/29 -
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I'll join!
Challenge Starting Weight: 288lbs
Challenge Level: Level 5 - 25 pounds ★★★★★
Challenge Goal weight: 263lbs
1st Feb - 288
8th Feb - 281
15th Feb - 278
22nd Feb - 276.2
1st Mar - 276 - This last week is the first week where my motivation and determination have just gone. I've been fighting some major cravings and urges to binge this week.
I suppose it's a little natural to be disappointed that there isn’t a 2lb weight loss, but given the week I had it’s actually amazing that it’s a 0.2lb loss.
I’m trying not to think too much into it. As hard as the battle inside my head was this week at least I didn’t give in to the cravings and have not put weight on.
I’m feeling better now than I did so looking forward for the upcoming week. I’ve got a PT session tonight and they always make me feel amazing. So hopefully I’m off to a great start.
8th Mar - 273
15th Mar - 274 (weekend away last weekend, ok with the tiny gain
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22nd Mar - 272
29th Mar -270.8
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I am in and love the challenges, I guess you can say I am addicted, lol. I will post weekly as I weigh in on a Friday.
Challenge Starting Weight: 220lbs – 2/24
Challenge Level: ★★★★★
Challenge Goal weight: 195lbs
Feb Total Loss - ↓9.4lbs
March
3/1 - 215
3/8 – 213.8
3/15 – 210.0
3/22 – 209.8
3/29 – 208.6
March Total Loss - ↓6.4
Good luck everyone!
As of today 13.6 to reach my goal of 195lbs and two months to get there. Focusing on losing 6.8lbs for the next two months.1 -
SW 298.50 Oct 2017
CW 194.50
GW 168.00
So I guess that puts me on the
Level 5 - 25 pounds ★★★★★
Challenge Starting Weight: 206.25
Challenge Level: 5
Challenge Goal weight: 168.00
Mar 01 - 206.25
Mar 08 - 199.75
Mar 15 - 200.50
Mar 22 - 195.75
Mar 29 - 194.50
Apr 05
Apr 12
Apr 19
Apr 26
May 03
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31
GOAL FOR CHALLENGE - 38.25lbs (or as near to as poss)
ACTUAL LOSS FOR CHALLENGE - 11.75lbs
TO GO - 26.50lbs1 -
Weekly weigh in.
SW:162
Level:❤️❤️❤️
GW:149
2.1-162
2.8-162
2.15-160
2.22-159
3.1-158
3.8-161 (shark week)
3.15-160
3.22-160
3.29-160 going to focus on my food this week and hope for good results next week2 -
2/1 starting weight : 154
Challenge level: ★★
5/1 goal weight: 146
2/8 & 2/15 still 154.
2/22 152.6
3/1. 157
3/8 155
3/15 154
3/22 152.8
3/29 151.6
Finally some consistent loss! 😁3 -
Weekly weigh in
SW: 198
Level: 5
GW: 173
2/1: 198.0
2/8: 194.0
2/15: 191.9
2/22: 188.8
3/1: 186.4
3/8: 182.1
3/15: 180.0
3/22: 178.6
3/29: 178.0
I'm surprised I lost anything because of the family reunion last weekend. I didn't stay with the healthy eating so this week was pretty much working off all that good food 🤗2 -
Challenge starting weight: 280
Level: 4
Challenge goal weight: 260
Feb
2/1: 280
2/8: 278.8
2/15: 274.4
2/22: 276.4
March
3/1: 271.6
3/8: 272.4
3/15: 270.4
3/22: 268.8
3/29: 263
Forgot to post in here yesterday as I didn't realize it was Friday. I only have 3 more pounds to go. Should be easy enough, unless my body decides to do the whole "let's not lose any weight for a month" thing.1 -
Challenge starting weight: 280
Level: 4
Challenge goal weight: 260
Feb
2/1: 280
2/8: 278.8
2/15: 274.4
2/22: 276.4
March
3/1: 271.6
3/8: 272.4
3/15: 270.4
3/22: 268.8
3/29: 263
Forgot to post in here yesterday as I didn't realize it was Friday. I only have 3 more pounds to go. Should be easy enough, unless my body decides to do the whole "let's not lose any weight for a month" thing.
Oh my gosh, great weigh-in!!0 -
No weekly weigh-in for me:( I'm still traveling and nursing a back injury to boot. Now I'm afraid to go home and assess the damage! 😬1
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36yo
5’6”
Ultimate SW: 223
Ultimate GW: 130
Challenge Level: ★★★
Challenge Starting Weight: 164
Challenge Goal weight: 149
Feb1 - 164
Feb10 - 161.6
Feb17 - 159.8
Feb24 - 157.4
Mar3 - 157.8
Mar10 - 155.4
Mar17 - 154.8
Mar24 - 152.6
Mar31 - 151.6
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I see a lot of people getting really close to our goals. 💕 I’m pretty close at this point, but I’m also approaching a time of the month when I start retaining a lot of water so my apparent loss is likely about to slow down or reverse for a couple of weeks. I know fat loss will still be happening though, not going to let some water trick me.3
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