Getting out of the 150's!
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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): 3.70 -
Hilogirl2018 wrote: »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 😊0 -
@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!3
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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 😊3 -
Hilogirl2018 wrote: »@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!1 -
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 Thursday2 -
150's Challenge
Last weigh in: 155.5
Current Weight: 154.5
Goal 14 anything 😊
Getting closer!!!4 -
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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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.0
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Hilogirl2018 wrote: »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.2 -
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 direction2 -
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 month2 -
@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.1
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@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.Hilogirl2018 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.0 -
Hilogirl2018 wrote: »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!2 -
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!2
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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 4/6 154.22 -
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.1 -
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 4/7 154.40 -
@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.Hilogirl2018 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.
@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.2
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