Getting out of the 150's!

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  • pinkfairy88
    pinkfairy88 Posts: 88 Member
    jenn990205 wrote: »
    I would love to join! I have been in the 150's for months now and can not seem to get out of them. I circle between 150, 151, and 152 for the last 3 to 4 weeks and is so frustrating. My weigh in days are Monday. They are my highest days and would love for my highest day of the week to be well in the 140's by May!

    4/1 - 152.6

    Welcome to the up and down journey. Hope we can all do this together!
  • MsDaisy22
    MsDaisy22 Posts: 6 Member
    I am in! Here we go!
    Preferred Name: Dee
    Highest Weight: 164 lbs
    Current Weight: 154lbs
    Goal Weight: 125bs
    Way of Eating (WOE): "Trying" No sugar, Low Carbs, under 1200 per day
    Anticipated weigh- twice a week
  • melissabarlow612
    melissabarlow612 Posts: 33 Member
    This is perfect for me as I have just got below the 160s and my next goal is to get under the 150s.

    Preferred Name: Mel
    Highest Weight: 168
    Current Weight:159
    Goal Weight: 139
    Way of Eating (WOE): 1200 cals per day + cardio and weights
    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: weekly
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Preferred Name: Maddie
    Highest Weight: ~237
    SW: 228.3 1/1/16
    OGW: 166
    Then GW: 155
    Starting Current Weight: 150.6
    Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
    5’8.5”
    (WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.

    >60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day

    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages

    Last weigh in: 153.4
    Current weigh in: 152.8 March 29


    Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.

    No eating out.

    33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
    32 3/25 154.8✅
    31 3/26 153.6✅
    30 3/27 153.4✅
    29 3/28 152.6✅
    28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
    27 3/30 155✅
    26 3/31 154.4✅
    25 4/1 154.4


    4/26. End Goal to get back to my Starting Wt of this challenge: 150.6, and hopefully to 149
  • 171lake
    171lake Posts: 894 Member
    I would love to join. Similar to others, have been in the 150s for a couple of months and am struggling to get past 152.5 (have been 154-152.5 for the last three weeks)

    CW 153.3 (4/2)
    4/9
    4/16
    4/22
    4/30
    April 30th GW 148 (but honestly 149.9!)
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Preferred Name: Maddie
    Highest Weight: ~237
    SW: 228.3 1/1/16
    OGW: 166
    Then GW: 155
    Starting Current Weight: 150.6
    Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
    5’8.5”
    (WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.

    >60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day

    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages

    Last weigh in: 153.4
    Current weigh in: 152.8 March 29


    Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.

    No eating out.

    33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
    32 3/25 154.8✅
    31 3/26 153.6✅
    30 3/27 153.4✅
    29 3/28 152.6✅
    28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
    27 3/30 155✅
    26 3/31 154.4✅
    25 4/1 154.4✅
    24 4/2 153.0❣️❣️❣️
    23 4/3


    4/26. End Goal to get back to my Starting Wt of this challenge: 150.6, and hopefully to 149
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Preferred Name: Maddie
    Highest Weight: ~237
    SW: 228.3 1/1/16
    OGW: 166
    Then GW: 155
    Starting Current Weight: 150.6
    Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
    5’8.5”
    (WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.

    >60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day

    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages

    Last weigh in: 153.4
    Current weigh in: 152.8 March 29


    Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.

    No eating out.

    33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
    32 3/25 154.8✅
    31 3/26 153.6✅
    30 3/27 153.4✅
    29 3/28 152.6✅
    28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
    27 3/30 155✅
    26 3/31 154.4✅
    25 4/1 154.4✅
    24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
    23 4/3 154.2
    22 4/4
  • frida001
    frida001 Posts: 437 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017 Protein stacking means having a serving of protein (4 oz of lean meat or a protein shake with little to no sugar) 6 times a day. It works out to every 2.5 - 3 hours. I also eat lots of vegetables and have 3 servings (1/4 cup) of a complex carb such as dry oatmeal, cooked brown rice, yam, or quinoa.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    frida001 wrote: »
    @MadisonMolly2017 Protein stacking means having a serving of protein (4 oz of lean meat or a protein shake with little to no sugar) 6 times a day. It works out to every 2.5 - 3 hours. I also eat lots of vegetables and have 3 servings (1/4 cup) of a complex carb such as dry oatmeal, cooked brown rice, yam, or quinoa.

    @frida001 Thank you Nora. I haven’t heard of that before. Are you a body builder?

    It sounds super healthy!
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    Hi, all! I've just read through the previous posts, and this is such a nice, supportive group! I find myself in the 150s (for months) and though I only began watching calories and logging last month, I'm worried about being stuck here, so I'd love to join.

    Highest Weight: 158
    Current Weight: 153.6
    Goal Weight: 123
    Way of Eating (WOE): IF 12-8 eating window, 1200 calories
    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: weekly on Mondays and Thursdays

    Last check-in weight: n/a
    Current weight: n/a
    Pounds until 149 (or 149.9 or whatever you would count as being completely out of 150's): 3.7
  • pinkfairy88
    pinkfairy88 Posts: 88 Member
    Hi, all! I've just read through the previous posts, and this is such a nice, supportive group! I find myself in the 150s (for months) and though I only began watching calories and logging last month, I'm worried about being stuck here, so I'd love to join.

    Highest Weight: 158
    Current Weight: 153.6
    Goal Weight: 123
    Way of Eating (WOE): IF 12-8 eating window, 1200 calories
    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: weekly on Mondays and Thursdays

    Last check-in weight: n/a
    Current weight: n/a
    Pounds until 149 (or 149.9 or whatever you would count as being completely out of 150's): 3.7

    Welcome to the group 😊
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    @pinkfairy88 thank you! Glad to be here, though I know you won't take it the wrong way when I say I'll also be glad when I no longer belong here lol!
  • CowgirlConnieMay
    CowgirlConnieMay Posts: 300 Member
    150's Challenge
    Last weigh in: 155.8
    Current Weight: 155.5
    Goal 14 anything 😊

    I went up a few pounds and took awhile before I lost a few additional ounces but sooo happy 😊
  • pinkfairy88
    pinkfairy88 Posts: 88 Member
    @pinkfairy88 thank you! Glad to be here, though I know you won't take it the wrong way when I say I'll also be glad when I no longer belong here lol!

    Haha of course not!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Preferred Name: Maddie
    Highest Weight: ~237
    SW: 228.3 1/1/16
    OGW: 166
    Then GW: 155
    Starting Current Weight: 150.6
    Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
    5’8.5”
    (WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.

    >60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day

    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages

    Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.

    No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.

    33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
    32 3/25 154.8✅
    31 3/26 153.6✅
    30 3/27 153.4✅
    29 3/28 152.6✅
    28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
    27 3/30 155✅
    26 3/31 154.4✅
    25 4/1 154.4✅
    24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
    23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
    22 4/4 155 Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
  • CowgirlConnieMay
    CowgirlConnieMay Posts: 300 Member
    150's Challenge
    Last weigh in: 155.5
    Current Weight: 154.5
    Goal 14 anything 😊

    Getting closer!!!
  • slbbw
    slbbw Posts: 329 Member
    last weigh in 158.4
    current 158.6 - explanation below
    goal 148 with a reevaluate

    So I threw all my stats into a spreadsheet to get a more precise average maintenance calorie goal and a lovely trend emerged. SO I am not too worried about this week. I was closer to 157 on Monday. Hoping to be somewhere around 155-156 by next week.

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  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    I'm curious, since we're all in the 150s- did MFP give you a 1200-calorie upper limit? And if so, is it stuck there until maintenance? Even in the 140s, 130s, etc.? I vaguely recall that you're supposed to recalculate as you go along.
  • LadySaton
    LadySaton Posts: 500 Member
    I'm curious, since we're all in the 150s- did MFP give you a 1200-calorie upper limit? And if so, is it stuck there until maintenance? Even in the 140s, 130s, etc.? I vaguely recall that you're supposed to recalculate as you go along.

    I have a calorie goal of 1450. 5’6” female, lightly active, set to lose one pound every week. I do eat back most of my exercise calories so I normally eat between 1700-2000 daily. I recalculate my goal to get an adjusted calorie limit every week when I update my weight. If you’re already at a goal of 1200 it’s probably because your deficit is very aggressive or you’re very short.if I set my goal to losing 1.5lbs/week, I would be at a 1200 limit as well.
  • ajhouse
    ajhouse Posts: 584 Member
    2/21-starting this challenge - 158.8
    3/19 - 155.0
    3/25 - 153.4
    3/27 - 152.4
    4/1 - 151.4
    4/3 - 152.8 :( but I usually do a cheat meal on Sunday and I had a lunch date on Monday
    4/5 - 152.2 - back in the right direction
  • 171lake
    171lake Posts: 894 Member
    edited April 2019
    4/2 153.3
    4/5 152.6
    4/9
    4/12
    4/16
    4/19
    4/22
    4/26
    4/30

    Goal is to be 148-149.9 by the end of the month
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    @LadySaton thank you, that's very helpful! I am 5'7" and sedentary and have MFP set to 1.5 lbs per week. So I guess if I eat more, I wouldn't necessarily gain, I'd just be at a 1lb per week loss? I haven't reset anything yet after losing about 5 lbs.
  • LadySaton
    LadySaton Posts: 500 Member
    @LadySaton thank you, that's very helpful! I am 5'7" and sedentary and have MFP set to 1.5 lbs per week. So I guess if I eat more, I wouldn't necessarily gain, I'd just be at a 1lb per week loss? I haven't reset anything yet after losing about 5 lbs.
    @Hilogirl2018 If you are currently losing as expected (meaning you’re set to 1.5 and seeing close to that as an average for weekly loss), then you should be able to eat an extra 250 calories and still lose 1 pound a week, yes. Every 500 calories in daily deficit should equate to about one pound of fat loss a week if your tracking is spot on. Now, if you set it to 1 pound per week instead of 1.5, you may not actually get 1450 as a goal, it may be like 1380 or something. That would be because your actual goal was 1130 to lose 1.5 pounds, but MFP (as well as many medical professionals and nutrition experts) believes that anything less than 1200 calories is insifficient for adequate nutrition for women, so it won’t offer you a calorie goal lower than 1200.
  • pinkfairy88
    pinkfairy88 Posts: 88 Member
    I'm curious, since we're all in the 150s- did MFP give you a 1200-calorie upper limit? And if so, is it stuck there until maintenance? Even in the 140s, 130s, etc.? I vaguely recall that you're supposed to recalculate as you go along.

    I'm aiming for eating 1490 calories too. 5'6 also lightly active. Looking at aiming 1lb a week. It's less than my recommended tdee so should keep losing weight then keep increasing to find my maintenence!
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    Hmmm, I did the math and I'm losing 1.3 lbs per week with MFP set to 1.5 and a 1200 calorie limit. It does occasionally feel, well, limiting. I wonder if I should bounce between 1 and 1.5 lbs? Keep my body guessing? Or maybe that's outdated thinking, I don't know. I'm probably making this more complicated than it needs to be!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Preferred Name: Maddie
    Highest Weight: ~237
    SW: 228.3 1/1/16
    OGW: 166
    Then GW: 155
    Starting Current Weight: 150.6
    Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
    5’8.5”
    (WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.

    >60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day

    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages

    Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.

    No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.

    33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
    32 3/25 154.8✅
    31 3/26 153.6✅
    30 3/27 153.4✅
    29 3/28 152.6✅
    28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
    27 3/30 155✅
    26 3/31 154.4✅
    25 4/1 154.4✅
    24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
    23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
    22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
    21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
    20 4/6 154.2
  • LadySaton
    LadySaton Posts: 500 Member
    Last check-in weight: 151.6
    Current weight: 149.6
    Pounds until 149: .6

    Very close! I upped my calorie goal again this morning though. I’ve been really active with spring hitting us locally and it’s making a bigger difference in my burn than i expected.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Preferred Name: Maddie
    Highest Weight: ~237
    SW: 228.3 1/1/16
    OGW: 166
    Then GW: 155
    Starting Current Weight: 150.6
    Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
    5’8.5”
    (WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.

    >60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day

    Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages

    Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.

    No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.

    33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
    32 3/25 154.8✅
    31 3/26 153.6✅
    30 3/27 153.4✅
    29 3/28 152.6✅
    28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
    27 3/30 155✅
    26 3/31 154.4✅
    25 4/1 154.4✅
    24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
    23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
    22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
    21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
    20 4/6 154.2✅
    19 4/7 154.4
  • Hilogirl2018
    Hilogirl2018 Posts: 687 Member
    LadySaton wrote: »
    @LadySaton thank you, that's very helpful! I am 5'7" and sedentary and have MFP set to 1.5 lbs per week. So I guess if I eat more, I wouldn't necessarily gain, I'd just be at a 1lb per week loss? I haven't reset anything yet after losing about 5 lbs.
    @Hilogirl2018 If you are currently losing as expected (meaning you’re set to 1.5 and seeing close to that as an average for weekly loss), then you should be able to eat an extra 250 calories and still lose 1 pound a week, yes. Every 500 calories in daily deficit should equate to about one pound of fat loss a week if your tracking is spot on. Now, if you set it to 1 pound per week instead of 1.5, you may not actually get 1450 as a goal, it may be like 1380 or something. That would be because your actual goal was 1130 to lose 1.5 pounds, but MFP (as well as many medical professionals and nutrition experts) believes that anything less than 1200 calories is insifficient for adequate nutrition for women, so it won’t offer you a calorie goal lower than 1200.

    @LadySaton well, I reset to 1 lb per week and it only bumped me up to 1250 calories. Sigh. I'm not someone who can just exercise a lot to increase my food intake, given my mobility issues, so I'm stuck with surviving on less than 1300 calories. It just feels like at 5'7 and in the mid-150s, I should be able to eat more at some point! Oh, well.