Lose 5lbs + in February 2020

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,088 Member
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    Female, 59, 5'3"
    MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
    February goal: 153.1
    May goal: 138.1
    Ultimate goal: 112-115

    Saturday February 01 - 158.1
    Sunday February 02 - 158.1 - I am going to indulge a bit at a Superbowl party, but will try to be moderate. I will eat light beforehand and get in extra workouts to give myself a few calories to play with.
    Monday February 03 - 161.4 - Superbowl aftermath, almost 3 pound gain in one day.
    Tuesday February 04 - 161.4 - Maybe tomorrow it will start to go back down
    Wednesday February 05 - 159.2 - First goal - get back to the beginning of the month weight. Second goal - get back to October/November weight. Third goal get into a lower set point in the 150s.
    Thursday February 06 - 158.1- 1st goal reached.
    Friday February 07 - 157.4 - I was at 156.7 in October - but I ceased being able to ice skate after November when my knees became sore. Ice skating is a huge calorie burn, so I have had to adjust. Hoping to see that number again soon, I am working very hard at it.
    Saturday February 08 - 155.9 - Yahoo! The hard work might be paying off! New low for me today : - )
    Sunday February 09 - 157.9 - 2 pound jump for no reason, but I will stay the course doing what got me to my new low yesterday.
    Monday February 10 - 157.4
    Tuesday February 11 - 158.2 - less working out yesterday, plus a very early weigh-in compared to usual.
    Wednesday February 12 - 159.6 - Had Ribs for dinner last night, so many calories, burned many calories, but ate more erasing my deficit.
    Thursday February 13 - 158.8 - Coming back down. I will have to work really hard to make up for that one delicious dinner : - )
    Friday February 14 - 157.7 - Festivities tomorrow, going to moderate as much as I can. Half way through the month and down 0.4lbs - not good enough. Such hard work!!
    Saturday February 15 - 156.3 - bit of a buffer before the festival food and drink.
    Sunday February 16 - 158.2 - Up almost 2 pounds in one day argh. Hopefully I can get that back off fast.
    Monday February 17 - 158.5 - I was "good" lots of calories left over yesterday. It will come back down with diligence.
    Tuesday February 18 157.9 - better
    Wednesday February 19 - 158.4 - Had a good dinner. Still within my calorie range, but I only seem to lose weight if I can work out enough to to have a 500+ deficit on my tracker each day. I only had 200 calories left over yesterday, so am up in weight. Really need to get back to my Feb beginning weight and beyond in the next 10 days. Not destined to eat like normal people, but I'm okay with that, willing to put in the work.
    Thursday Feb 20 - 157.9
    Friday February 20 - 156.0 - Not getting my hopes up too high, but this could be the first month since November where I might see a loss : - )
    Saturday February 21 - 155.5

    @dawnbgethealthy Your dates are off for today and yesterday (Fri & Sat). Congratulations on how well you are doing this month!
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,088 Member
    Female named Donna - 59 years young - 5’ 5 ½” - Midwest USA

    I DON’T QUIT WHEN I’M TIRED…..I QUIT WHEN I’M DONE!

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    I am weighing in on the First and the Last day of each month for a full monthly account.


    MY STATS:
    Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
    Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
    January Ending weight – 191.6
    February goal - 186.6 lbs
    February Actual Ending Weight:


    Weight/Comment:

    Feb 01 - 191.6 Good luck everyone!
    Feb 08 - 192.0 I started my new plan in order to figure out what is going on with my glucose numbers. Watching calories more than carbs this time (glucose has been running too low!). Today and yesterday found my glucose too high so I will continue to tweak to see if I can come up with a good weight loss plan without hurting my T2D efforts. I am down 0.1 from yesterday which I will call a normal fluctuation.
    Feb 15 - 194.8 Slowly getting worse. Experimenting with diet and apparently it’s not working like I thought it would. I need to lose weight while keeping my glucose numbers in check and watching the fats because of my gall bladder. Uggg. It’s a science. I’ll get it.
    Feb 22 - 195.0 I went up a bit higher this past week after travel and glucose problems, but am slowly working it back down. It’s at a trickle pace, but it all counts!
    Feb 29 –


    Final Challenge Thoughts:
  • maureenkhilde
    maureenkhilde Posts: 849 Member
    Original starting weight -305, May 2018
    Restart Weight 250.6 September 2019
    February starting weight - 224
    February goal - 219
    First big goal, then will decide how much more 190
    Age 61
    Height 5'9
    I weigh in on Saturdays.

    1st - 224
    8th- 223.5
    15th - 227
    22nd - 227 is average weighing every day, goes up a bit, goes down, comes back to this.
    29th -

    Up 3 lbs or so.

    So I got bit on 2/12/2020, put on antibiotics. I do not do well on antibiotics, that reads weird but is true. Had follow up blood tests, now am seeing an infectious specialist. Yep, MRSA has shown up.
    You know sometimes, we need hit over the head or at least I do. One of the nurses at the specialist office said to me. Take a break, go into maintaining your weight mode. You need to work on getting the cellulitis under control, and getting rid of the MRSA, and the low grade fever. That is what is important. Once that is under control, then yes go back to your weight loss quest. But first this part of your health is what needs your attention. I felt about an inch tall. As I never once looked at it that way. And she is so right. I am working on about 20 minute of exercise per day. But also working on everything they told me. And going in three times per week for 3 hour sessions of antibiotic cocktails via IV.

    Onward and downward we shall go!
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
    edited February 2020
    I'm in too
    Original starting weight-222
    February starting weight -179.0
    February goal - 174.0
    Ultimate goal - 140

    1st -179.0
    7th-177.6
    14th -178.4
    22nd -177.6
    28th -
  • swazzom93
    swazzom93 Posts: 26 Member
    Total loss for January - 14lbs

    Original starting weight - 235
    February starting weight - 221
    February goal - 215
    Ultimate goal - 132

    1st - 220.9
    7th - 219.5
    14th - 217.5
    21st - 215.8
    28th -

    Total loss for February -
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,872 Member
    Female, 59, 5'3"
    MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
    February goal: 153.1
    May goal: 138.1
    Ultimate goal: 112-115

    Saturday February 01 - 158.1
    Sunday February 02 - 158.1 - I am going to indulge a bit at a Superbowl party, but will try to be moderate. I will eat light beforehand and get in extra workouts to give myself a few calories to play with.
    Monday February 03 - 161.4 - Superbowl aftermath, almost 3 pound gain in one day.
    Tuesday February 04 - 161.4 - Maybe tomorrow it will start to go back down
    Wednesday February 05 - 159.2 - First goal - get back to the beginning of the month weight. Second goal - get back to October/November weight. Third goal get into a lower set point in the 150s.
    Thursday February 06 - 158.1- 1st goal reached.
    Friday February 07 - 157.4 - I was at 156.7 in October - but I ceased being able to ice skate after November when my knees became sore. Ice skating is a huge calorie burn, so I have had to adjust. Hoping to see that number again soon, I am working very hard at it.
    Saturday February 08 - 155.9 - Yahoo! The hard work might be paying off! New low for me today : - )
    Sunday February 09 - 157.9 - 2 pound jump for no reason, but I will stay the course doing what got me to my new low yesterday.
    Monday February 10 - 157.4
    Tuesday February 11 - 158.2 - less working out yesterday, plus a very early weigh-in compared to usual.
    Wednesday February 12 - 159.6 - Had Ribs for dinner last night, so many calories, burned many calories, but ate more erasing my deficit.
    Thursday February 13 - 158.8 - Coming back down. I will have to work really hard to make up for that one delicious dinner : - )
    Friday February 14 - 157.7 - Festivities tomorrow, going to moderate as much as I can. Half way through the month and down 0.4lbs - not good enough. Such hard work!!
    Saturday February 15 - 156.3 - bit of a buffer before the festival food and drink.
    Sunday February 16 - 158.2 - Up almost 2 pounds in one day argh. Hopefully I can get that back off fast.
    Monday February 17 - 158.5 - I was "good" lots of calories left over yesterday. It will come back down with diligence.
    Tuesday February 18 157.9 - better
    Wednesday February 19 - 158.4 - Had a good dinner. Still within my calorie range, but I only seem to lose weight if I can work out enough to to have a 500+ deficit on my tracker each day. I only had 200 calories left over yesterday, so am up in weight. Really need to get back to my Feb beginning weight and beyond in the next 10 days. Not destined to eat like normal people, but I'm okay with that, willing to put in the work.
    Thursday Feb 20 - 157.9
    Friday February 21 - 156.0 - Not getting my hopes up too high, but this could be the first month since November where I might see a loss : - )
    Saturday February 22 - 155.5
    Sunday February 23 - 155.4 - A 3 pound loss for the month would be so great, there are days left in which to accomplish this.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,872 Member
    @deepwoodslady
    Thank you!!
  • TwinMomma2019
    TwinMomma2019 Posts: 408 Member
    Original starting weight - 178.6 (01/02/20)
    February starting weight - 171.7
    February goal - 166.5
    Ultimate goal - 150

    1st - 171.7
    7th - 170.9
    14th - 170.2
    21st - 168.4
    28th -

    Total loss for February - 3.3
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,872 Member
    Female, 59, 5'3"
    MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
    February goal: 153.1
    May goal: 138.1
    Ultimate goal: 112-115

    Saturday February 01 - 158.1
    Sunday February 02 - 158.1 - I am going to indulge a bit at a Superbowl party, but will try to be moderate. I will eat light beforehand and get in extra workouts to give myself a few calories to play with.
    Monday February 03 - 161.4 - Superbowl aftermath, almost 3 pound gain in one day.
    Tuesday February 04 - 161.4 - Maybe tomorrow it will start to go back down
    Wednesday February 05 - 159.2 - First goal - get back to the beginning of the month weight. Second goal - get back to October/November weight. Third goal get into a lower set point in the 150s.
    Thursday February 06 - 158.1- 1st goal reached.
    Friday February 07 - 157.4 - I was at 156.7 in October - but I ceased being able to ice skate after November when my knees became sore. Ice skating is a huge calorie burn, so I have had to adjust. Hoping to see that number again soon, I am working very hard at it.
    Saturday February 08 - 155.9 - Yahoo! The hard work might be paying off! New low for me today : - )
    Sunday February 09 - 157.9 - 2 pound jump for no reason, but I will stay the course doing what got me to my new low yesterday.
    Monday February 10 - 157.4
    Tuesday February 11 - 158.2 - less working out yesterday, plus a very early weigh-in compared to usual.
    Wednesday February 12 - 159.6 - Had Ribs for dinner last night, so many calories, burned many calories, but ate more erasing my deficit.
    Thursday February 13 - 158.8 - Coming back down. I will have to work really hard to make up for that one delicious dinner : - )
    Friday February 14 - 157.7 - Festivities tomorrow, going to moderate as much as I can. Half way through the month and down 0.4lbs - not good enough. Such hard work!!
    Saturday February 15 - 156.3 - bit of a buffer before the festival food and drink.
    Sunday February 16 - 158.2 - Up almost 2 pounds in one day argh. Hopefully I can get that back off fast.
    Monday February 17 - 158.5 - I was "good" lots of calories left over yesterday. It will come back down with diligence.
    Tuesday February 18 157.9 - better
    Wednesday February 19 - 158.4 - Had a good dinner. Still within my calorie range, but I only seem to lose weight if I can work out enough to to have a 500+ deficit on my tracker each day. I only had 200 calories left over yesterday, so am up in weight. Really need to get back to my Feb beginning weight and beyond in the next 10 days. Not destined to eat like normal people, but I'm okay with that, willing to put in the work.
    Thursday Feb 20 - 157.9
    Friday February 21 - 156.0 - Not getting my hopes up too high, but this could be the first month since November where I might see a loss : - )
    Saturday February 22 - 155.5
    Sunday February 23 - 155.4 - A 3 pound loss for the month would be so great, there are days left in which to accomplish this.
    Monday February 24 - 156.3 - No reason for the gain, so going to think of it as a normal fluctuation.
  • stella7x7
    stella7x7 Posts: 2,791 Member
    2/1-250.0
    2/<-248.2
    2/14-248.2
    2/21-248.2
  • mysteps2beauty
    mysteps2beauty Posts: 493 Member

    Original starting weight -250lbs (9/9/16 when I first started MFP and yoyoing ever since :D )
    February starting weight -217
    February goal - 213lbs
    Interim Goal - 175 lbs by my birthday July 27
    Ultimate goal - 160lbs

  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,836 Member
    Original starting weight - 192.2
    February starting weight - 139.8
    February Goal - 138
    Ultimate Goal- 137lbs by March 10th when I'm having hip surgery.

    Monday weigh in

    02/01 - 139.8 at 8:40 a.m. ...this is due to sleeping in Saturday morning. Monday at 5:30 may be much higher.
    02/03 - 141.2 at 5:30 a.m.
    02/10 - 144.0 at 6:30 a.m.
    02/17 - 142.0 at 8:30 a.m. ...hip surgery in 22 days. Not doing so well here.
    02/24 - DNW
    02/29 -

    Chris
  • Erika1962
    Erika1962 Posts: 187 Member
    I'm in too
    Original starting weight 1/1/20 - 285
    February starting weight - 272
    February goal - 267
    Ultimate goal - 185

    I weigh every Wednesday and the first and last of the month

    FEB 01 = 272
    FEB 05 = 270.8
    FEB 12 = 270.4
    FEB 19 = 269.2
    FEB 26 = 266.2 <3
    FEB 29 =

    Total loss for February - 5.8
  • holli1ch
    holli1ch Posts: 673 Member
    Highest Weight:238
    Goal Weight: 150

    Weigh In:
    Feb 01: 205
    Feb 05: 201
    Feb 12: 199
    Feb 19: 196
    Feb 26: 194
    Feb 29:
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,872 Member
    You are doing great @syreina
    Nice to see you on here.
  • Illusent
    Illusent Posts: 228 Member
    Original Start Weight: 255lbs (Nov 2019)
    February starting weight: 229lbs
    February goal: 225lbs
    Ultimate goal: 215lbs

    2/01: 229
    2/07: 227
    2/14: 226
    2/21: 227
    2/28:

    Total loss for February: (so far -2lbs)
  • thenewkayla
    thenewkayla Posts: 313 Member
    Original starting weight -240lbs
    February starting weight -221lbs
    February goal - 215lbs
    Ultimate goal - 140lbs

    1st -221
    7th- 222.9. I ate pad Thai and spicy wontons the night before & went over my calories😭😭😭 . I hoping it's the sodium. Hopefully next weigh in will be better!
    13th - 219.6 I signed up for the gym! Been going every few days
    21st -218.3 been going to the gym 4x a week a lot of treadmill and stair master. I had a session with a personal trainer who's been working with me on weight lifting. I have 2 more times. Hope I can soak up all his knowledge.😊
    28th -217.0 I'm happy with this. I've haven't been in the gym as much due to stress and family issues.

    Total loss for February -4lbs overall I'm happy with it. Didn't lose the 5lba but had issues in the last week so makes sense hoping to get down the full 5 for March 🙂
  • quarterhorses
    quarterhorses Posts: 240 Member
    February starting weight -222.8
    February goal - 217
    Ultimate goal - 150-160

    1st -222.8
    7th-222.2
    14th -221.2
    21st -221.2
    28th -221

    Total loss for February - 1.8
    Not happy with this, but I know I didn’t hit it as hard as I should have... see y’all next month. I’m gonna have a come to Jesus meeting with myself and do better in March! 🤣
  • syreina
    syreina Posts: 548 Member
    @dawnbgethealthy Thank you for the encouragement!! It really helps me out. I've been weighing in - I just never got around to posting this month, lol.

    I have my days where I feel bleh about the scale just going back and forth but overall, I'm not giving up. :)

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