September Goals Accountability Thread
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SW:201
GW: 175 (overall)
Goal #1: Get down to 196 this month
Goal #2: Be active at least 3 times a week
Goal #3: Eat mindfully
9/1 - 201
9/2 - 9/5: didn't weigh
9/6 - 199
9/7
9/8
9/9 - 200 (dang weekend!)
9/10
9/11- 198 (woohoo! Already got in my workout this morning and planned my meal for a lunch outing with co-workers)
9/12 - 197 (nice!! Lunch yesterday was a bit of a mess up, but the good news is I realized how many calories were in one of my favorite dishes. Now I have plans as to how to lower them so I can still enjoy it. Workout already complete for today!).
9/13 - 196 (definitely want to be sure to MAINTAIN this to meet my goal!).
9/14 - 196 (Zumba class this morning. I dont log on the weekends but I did eat relatively okay. I was mindful of calories).
9/15 - didn't weigh, definitely had an off day! Gave into a few cravings and habits, but also stopped myself a few times and made better choices. A neutral day.
9/16 - 196 (holding steady!! That's a relief after the weekend).
9/17 - 195.8 (definitely feeling extra snacky today. Or really, extra hungry!).
9/18 - 195.8
9/19 - 9/22 - didn't weigh or exercise (tropical storm and some emotional distress derailed me for a few days)
9/23 - 193 (how the heck did this happen???)
9/24 - 193
9/25 - 192.8 (I am eating back more exercise calories, but I am waiting for hunger signals before doing so. A win!).
9/26 - 193
9/27 - 193 (Seem to be holding steady here, which is absolutely fine! I have felt physically off the last few days, but I am not sure if that is something with my sinuses....or maybe just need coffee??
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StayFocused01023 wrote: »HW Starting MFP in May: 154.0
Sept. SW: 147.0, Holding Average 147.7
Sept. GW: Moving Average Around 145.0-145.5
I really like how you track and average; that sounds like a great idea!
What app do you use for it?
And good work on meeting your goal too
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FrankieandSpots wrote: »
I really like how you track and average; that sounds like a great idea!
What app do you use for it?
And good work on meeting your goal too
Thanks!
I use "Happy Scale" app which I read about in MFP boards here... I love it
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HW Starting MFP in May: 154.0
Sept. SW: 147.0, Holding Average 147.7
Sept. GW: Moving Average Around 145.0-145.5
Goal #1: 8.5 Minute Core/Ab Routine Every Other Day (Ultimate Goal of Great Posture!)
Goal #2: 2-3 Exercise Classes per week, OR 2 long walks/biking/hiking outside or combo
Goal #3: Stay within daily calorie targets - with plans in place for night time snacking and special events. My concrete goal for September will be to track it all, even if I go overboard on a night binge or event food to build awareness in the process
36, 5'4"
9/01: 147.0 (Moving Average 147.7)
9/02: 146.0 (MA 147.1)
9/03: 146.0 (MA 146.7)
9/04: - no weigh in
9/05: - no weigh in
9/06: 146.0 (MA 145.9)
9/07: - no weigh in, TOM
9/08: 145.4 (MA 145.5)
9/09: 145.0 (MA 145.0)
9/10: 144.6 (MA 144.8)
9/11: 144.6 (MA 144.5)
9/12: 143.6 (MA 144.2)
9/13: 144.0 (MA 144.0)
9/14: - no weigh in, camping
9/15: - no weigh in
9/16: 148.0 (MA 146.1)
9/17: 147.4 (MA 146.3)
9/18: 147.2 (MA 146.7)
9/19: 146.8 (MA 146.7)
9/20: 145.6 (MA 146.5)
9/21: 145.0 (MA 146.1)
9/22: 144.6 (MA 145.6)
9/23: 144.2 (MA 145.1)
9/24: 144.2 (MA 144.7)
9/25: 143.6 (MA 144.2)
9/26: 143.2 (MA 143.9)
9/27: 145.0 (MA 144.0)
9/28: no weigh-in
*9/29: 144.6 (MA 144.2)
9/30:
I've overdone it a bit on food last few days- went out for tacos and drinks the other night and indulged in loaded nachos... my favorite! I'll still end September at or a little below my weight target though!1 -
SW: 74.1 kg
GW: 72 kg
Goal #1: Enjoy the holidays (1 week) but with healthy eating. - Mission ACCOMPLISHED
Goal #2: Track all food in MFP (just started again). – Well, most of it so far. Was maybe a tiiiiny bit too optimistic.
Goal #3: Start running 3x per week (I'm at 2x already on avg). – Still to achieve. Will take it into October in some form.
01/Sep/19 – 74.1 kg
08/Sep/19 – 73.7 kg
09/Sep/19 – 74.2 kg
10/Sep/19 – 74.2 kg
11/Sep/19 – 72.9 kg
12/Sep/19 – 73.5 kg
13/Sep/19 – 73.6 kg
14/Sep/19 – 73.9 kg
15/Sep/19 – 73.9 kg
16/Sep/19 – 74.5 kg
17/Sep/19 – 73.8 kg
18/Sep/19 – 72.8 kg
19/Sep/19 – 73.2 kg
20/Sep/19 – 73.5 kg
21/Sep/19 – 73.5 kg
22/Sep/19 – 73.4 kg
23/Sep/19 – 73.0 kg
24/Sep/19 – 72.5 kg
25/Sep/19 – 72.9 kg
26/Sep/19 – 73.2 kg (birthday, yummy eating out and a glass of wine or two, but sure I’ll be seeing it back on the scales the next few days)
27/Sep/19 – 73.9 kg
28/Sep/19 – 73.6 kg
29/Sep/19 – 73.8 kg
30/Sep/19 – 73.8 kg
This was September. Interesting, for sure. Did I achieve all that I wanted to achieve? Heck, NO! Beginners optimism yet again. BUT I think my mindset is getting into the right place again to get serious about it all and not to let it slip again.
Even though I am not running as often yet as I wanted to, there are other sports I still engage in plus regular trips by walking and biking. It’s more my ambition for this race in November where I want to improve my time.
Then the tracking of all that I eat. I had days where I just didn’t want to spend the time on a screen. That’s okay, I think. By tracking most of the other days, I still got to figure out how much I was approximately consuming, which again helped to move away a bit more from the unhealthy options, like less sugary things. And it’s the sweet tooth HABIT I want to change. It didn’t build up overnight. Stopping it overnight...? Not gonna happen. And it’s alive and kicking and fighting before going out the door it seems.
All in all, I’m happy that the weight starts to shift when I REALLY put my mind to it. And that in a month where I went on holidays AND got to celebrate my birthday.
*big pat on back* Still need to train to not let the bad habits creep back in again. Here’s to the goal for October 
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Thanks for the support and advice here, ladies! Somehow it helps to hang in there when things are less than desirable, and it helps to celebrate more when things do go well! Off to another month with fresh goals.2 -
41, 5'7"
GW: 128-132
HW: 163
CW: 147.5
Goal #1 - Steady loss, averaging 1/2 lb/week
Goal #2 - Daily workout routine min 5x/week (race weekend allows a 1 day exception)
Goal #3 - Track my food min 3/days/week.
9/1: 148.
9/3: 149
9/4: 151.8 Okay, the water weight is getting downright silly now....there are several valid reasons for it, but still LOL!!
9/5: 150.8
9/6: 149.4
9/7: 149.2
9/8: 148.6
9/10: 148.6
9/11: 148.4
9/18: 147.8
9/19: 147.2
9/20: 147.2
9/23: 146.8
9/24: 147
9/25: 147.2
9/26: 147.4
9/28: 147.6
9/29: 146.6
9/30: 147.4
So, overall, not really much of a loss for September - that jump at the beginning of the month proved to be a real set back.1 -
33, 5' 4"
SW: 139.4
GW: 130
Goal #1: Snack less at night
Goal #2: Move more at work
Goal #3: Eat more mindfully
Sept 1: 139.4
Sept 2: 140.4
Sept 3: 140.2
Sept 4: 140.0
Sept 5: 140.4
Sept 6: 140.4
Sept 7: 141.2
Sept 8: 141.4
Sept 9: 142.0
Sept 10: 140.6
Sept 11: 140.6
Sept 12: 139.2
Sept 13: 138.8
Sept 14-21: Vacation!
Sept 22: 139.6
Sept 23: 139.8
Sept 24: 140.2
Sept 25: 140.1
Sept 26: 140.6
Sept 27: 141 - Someone close to me saw a picture of me from quite a while ago and said, "Wow, look how skinny you use to be!" - Ouch.... Using this as motivation to finally get serious. Half the weights listed on here are just guesses instead of actually weighing myself....*sigh and a face palm* - Time to get serious people!
Sept 28: 140.8
Sept 29: 140.61 -
Height: 176 cm - 5'9,1/4"
BMI: 21,3
I've decided to do a month or 2 of maintenance. I believe in the theory that your body has a "set" weight in mind that it desperately wants to keep so I'm going to give my body a break of trying to force it to shed fat. That way it can get used to this new weight, and then in 1-2 month's I'll start again with convincing it to drop some pounds
So goals:
1) Maintain weight between 65-66kg (143,3-145,51 lbs)
My average weight this month was 66kg (145,51lbs) so cutting it close but still okay! I did go over kcal a lot of the days so I'll try to be a bit more in control next month.
2) Continue all the workouts: run 2x/week, calisthenics 4x/week, squash 1x/week, add some parkour practice
Parkour and squash didn't really happen. But happy with the running (pathethic slow and short runs but at least no shin splints so far). The core workouts have been a drain lately, don't know why. Hope I find some motivation in them soon! Might be seasonal tho.
3) Don't drink alcohol for at least 15 out of 30 days (August I only made it to 8 days...)
I got to 13 days. 🙁
4) I've noticed that to sustain craving (looking at you goddamn Ben&Jerry's) I've actually skipped healthy dinner in favour of having enough calorie budget left for treats. Need to keep that behaviour in check and eat better again.
Definitely been eating healthier again! Happy with that Cravings have been a lot less, portion control is still a struggle.
1 September: 66,1kg (145,73)
2 September: 66,7kg (147,05) // Great, of to a good start...; What the frick?!
3-9 September: 65,4kg (144,18)//Not taking this very seriously since I just finished a 36h fast so result will be a bit positively skewed.
16 September: 66,5kg (146,61lbs)
23 September: 65,9kg (145,28lbs)
30 September: 66,5 (146,61lbs) //Had teamweekend and ate about 7000 kcal in 2 days so this is no surprise. Did not hold back whatsoever. This morning it was back to 65,9 so all in all okay-ish.
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Antiopelle wrote: »Antiopelle wrote: »Antiopelle wrote: »Antiopelle wrote: »SW: 72.5
GW: between 70 and 71
Goal #1: Enjoy almost 3 weeks of holiday (woooohooo !!) and still stay on track
Goal #2: Get as active as I can during this period, diving and walking
Goal #3: Keep on logging my diary and check in here weekly to stay accountable, even though I'm on holiday and I won't be able to do a weigh-in
I’ve edited my starting weight which is 72.5
Monday morning I woke up sore and tired, my weight was up and after biking to an from work, I recognised a clear case of inflammation. So I decided to have an easy week to give my body some rest.
Therefor only one day of bike to work, 2 dives and keeping up the push-up challenge. Nowhere near 10K steps a day and that’s ok for now.
Weight today: 72.2
This is my final check-in before vacation time. We are about to load the car and off we are ! See you in October guys!
Weight today: 70.8
GW: between 70 and 71: check at 70.8 !
Goal #1: Enjoy almost 3 weeks of holiday (woooohooo !!) and still stay on track : check !
Goal #2: Get as active as I can during this period, diving and walking: check !
Goal #3: Keep on logging my diary and check in here weekly to stay accountable, even though I'm on holiday and I won't be able to do a weigh-in: check !
I'm chuffed that I've achieved to maintain, certainly with the holidays during this month
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33, 5' 4"
SW: 139.4
GW: 130
Goal #1: Snack less at night
Goal #2: Move more at work
Goal #3: Eat more mindfully
Sept 1: 139.4
Sept 2: 140.4
Sept 3: 140.2
Sept 4: 140.0
Sept 5: 140.4
Sept 6: 140.4
Sept 7: 141.2
Sept 8: 141.4
Sept 9: 142.0
Sept 10: 140.6
Sept 11: 140.6
Sept 12: 139.2
Sept 13: 138.8
Sept 14-21: Vacation!
Sept 22: 139.6
Sept 23: 139.8
Sept 24: 140.2
Sept 25: 140.1
Sept 26: 140.6
Sept 27: 141 - Someone close to me saw a picture of me from quite a while ago and said, "Wow, look how skinny you use to be!" - Ouch.... Using this as motivation to finally get serious. Half the weights listed on here are just guesses instead of actually weighing myself....*sigh and a face palm* - Time to get serious people!
Sept 28: 140.8
Sept 29: 140.6
Sept 30: 140.4
Not quite my goal weight by any means but I learned a lot this month and I am ready to kick some butt next month!1 -
HW Starting MFP in May: 154.0
Sept. SW: 147.0, Holding Average 147.7
Sept. GW: Moving Average Around 145.0-145.5
Goal #1: 8.5 Minute Core/Ab Routine Every Other Day (Ultimate Goal of Great Posture!)
Goal #2: 2-3 Exercise Classes per week, OR 2 long walks/biking/hiking outside or combo
Goal #3: Stay within daily calorie targets - with plans in place for night time snacking and special events. My concrete goal for September will be to track it all, even if I go overboard on a night binge or event food to build awareness in the process
36, 5'4"
9/01: 147.0 (Moving Average 147.7)
9/02: 146.0 (MA 147.1)
9/03: 146.0 (MA 146.7)
9/04: - no weigh in
9/05: - no weigh in
9/06: 146.0 (MA 145.9)
9/07: - no weigh in, TOM
9/08: 145.4 (MA 145.5)
9/09: 145.0 (MA 145.0)
9/10: 144.6 (MA 144.8)
9/11: 144.6 (MA 144.5)
9/12: 143.6 (MA 144.2)
9/13: 144.0 (MA 144.0)
9/14: - no weigh in, camping
9/15: - no weigh in
9/16: 148.0 (MA 146.1)
9/17: 147.4 (MA 146.3)
9/18: 147.2 (MA 146.7)
9/19: 146.8 (MA 146.7)
9/20: 145.6 (MA 146.5)
9/21: 145.0 (MA 146.1)
9/22: 144.6 (MA 145.6)
9/23: 144.2 (MA 145.1)
9/24: 144.2 (MA 144.7)
9/25: 143.6 (MA 144.2)
9/26: 143.2 (MA 143.9)
9/27: 145.0 (MA 144.0)
9/28: no weigh-in
9/29: 144.6 (MA 144.2)
9/30: 144.2 (MA 144.2)
Made my weight target!! Aimed to be at 145.5 at .5 per week at least, and ended up with an average loss about .75 per week! On to October3 -
SW:201
GW: 175 (overall)
Goal #1: Get down to 196 this month
Goal #2: Be active at least 3 times a week
Goal #3: Eat mindfully
9/1 - 201
9/2 - 9/5: didn't weigh
9/6 - 199
9/7
9/8
9/9 - 200 (dang weekend!)
9/10
9/11- 198 (woohoo! Already got in my workout this morning and planned my meal for a lunch outing with co-workers)
9/12 - 197 (nice!! Lunch yesterday was a bit of a mess up, but the good news is I realized how many calories were in one of my favorite dishes. Now I have plans as to how to lower them so I can still enjoy it. Workout already complete for today!).
9/13 - 196 (definitely want to be sure to MAINTAIN this to meet my goal!).
9/14 - 196 (Zumba class this morning. I dont log on the weekends but I did eat relatively okay. I was mindful of calories).
9/15 - didn't weigh, definitely had an off day! Gave into a few cravings and habits, but also stopped myself a few times and made better choices. A neutral day.
9/16 - 196 (holding steady!! That's a relief after the weekend).
9/17 - 195.8 (definitely feeling extra snacky today. Or really, extra hungry!).
9/18 - 195.8
9/19 - 9/22 - didn't weigh or exercise (tropical storm and some emotional distress derailed me for a few days)
9/23 - 193 (how the heck did this happen???)
9/24 - 193
9/25 - 192.8 (I am eating back more exercise calories, but I am waiting for hunger signals before doing so. A win!).
9/26 - 193
9/27 - 193 (Seem to be holding steady here, which is absolutely fine! I have felt physically off the last few days, but I am not sure if that is something with my sinuses....or maybe just need coffee??)
9/28-9/29 - weekend, did not weight. Was a little less mindful of my snacking, oops.
9/30 - 193!
I felt great about my goals this month. I definitely was active and met my lb goal. I am a little more relaxed on the weekend about logging. I am practicing being "mindful", but still a work in progress!3 -
Sept Wrap -
5'8" 42yo
SW: 145.6 - End Weight 145.6 (I don't know if I should laugh or cry)
Sept GW: 140
GW: 133
August SW 145.8 EW 145.6
I'm going to add in one thing to force myself to measure at the end of the month......
Bust: 38 - Aug (-1")
Band: 33 - Aug (-1")
Waist: 28.5 - Aug (-.5")
Hips 38.5- No change in Aug
Goal #1: Workout 5 days a week - Yoga Burn/Bike/Walk - I did do well on this one.
Goal #2: Build Upper Body Strength - 90 Second Planks - Forearm & Extended Do 25 real push ups in a rep - so 25 was too much of a jump BUT I got to 18 in one rep. Ended the month at 72 pushups and started the month at 55.
Goal #3: Limit alcohol to 3 days a week - Bahahaha -this needs improvement. I don't drink much at a time (usually, but I do love 1 glass of wine with dinner)
Goal #4: Drop 1" off waist
Goal #5: Stay under on intake min of 5 days a week - stayed pretty decent on this.4
