Lose 5lbs + in February 2020
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Ended the month on a good note - I think this is an indication of changing up my exercise routine (hovering around the same weight for two months).
I have started changing the incline on the elliptical - two mins at 1, one min at 3, and repeat for about 10 mins or more, as time allows. I know it's not a big change but we also need to hit up the gym more consistently.
Calorie wise, I cannot change much because I still try my best to eat no more than 1400 and February has been about not eating my best and gaining/losing the same 2 lbs. My husband started to cook with more veggies this month so I need to do my share and not go overboard with snacks. Always easier said than done.
Cheers to March everyone!
FYI: I have adjusted my ultimate goal because when I hit 118 in Dec 2019, I realized that I still wanted to try to lower my body fat to a normal range. I have been back and forth between 33% and 35% for two months. My goal is 30% and we will see what happens. I tend to carry my weight around my waist and hips.
MFP Starting Weight: 140 lbs - February 2011
Current Starting Weight: 147.4 lbs - November 2017
February Starting Weight: 118.2 lbs
February Goal: 115.2 lbs
Height: 5ft
Ultimate Goal: 110 lbs ... May 2020? 1 Year Wedding Anniversary
Maintenance Goal: 110 to 115 lbs
Weigh-In Days: Monday and Friday
Feb 3: 119.8 at 7:30am ... at least it's not the 120s
Feb 7: 120
Feb 10: 120.4
Feb 14: 119.2
Feb 17: 118.2
Feb 21: 118.6
Feb 24: 118.6 at 7am ... still happy to be consistently under 120
Feb 28: 118.2 at 7am ... back where I started, very happy
Total Loss for February: 0 lbs
Gym Days in February: 5 [Monthly Goal: 15]
Overall Loss from Nov 2017 to Jan 2020: 29.2 lbs6 -
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.
Tuesday February 25 - 155.7 - 0.6 of a pound left to reach a 3-pound loss for the month. Working on it!
Wednesday February 26 - 154.7 - This could be a fluctuation, but I'll take it!
Thursday February 27 - 154.3 - A couple of days left in the month. I would like to drop another 0.2 in the next few days.
Friday February 28 - 154.4
total thus far: Loss 3.7 pounds5 -
You had a great month @dawnbgethealthy!!
I’m looking forward to March and having a better month!2 -
Ok everyone. The March challenge is now up and running. Simply look for :
Lose 5lbs + in March 2020
Hope to see you all there and good luck for March
Also, remember it is a leap year, 29 days for feb lol
Well done everyone xx5 -
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 - 165.8
Total loss for February - 5.97 -
Thanks Samantha for setting up the month of march.
To all who need it link is below.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787125/lose-5lbs-in-march-20202 -
Original starting weight - 338.8 lbs (Jan 01, 2016)
February starting weight - 190.4 lbs (Jan 25, 2020)
February goal - 185 lbs
Ultimate goal - 160 lbs
Feb 01 - 191
Feb 08 - 189.6
Feb 15 - 188.8
Feb 22 - 188.6
Feb 29 - 189.6
Total loss for January - 0.8 LBS
Welp......not the best month eh.7 -
Original starting weight - 211
February starting weight - 184
February goal - 179
Ultimate goal - 140
1st - 184
7th- 182
14th - 181
21st - 183
28th - 181
Total loss for February - 3lbs
That horrible cold really did set me back. Some of it wasn't my fault - water weight, unable to move out of bed much, couldn't exercise, had to have syrups for my throat that had a lot of calories. But some of it was definitely my fault. For three days after getting over the cold I struggled to control my eating. I guess my body was making me super hungry to try to recover faster? But I just lost it, bought stuff I know I can't moderate and didn't log any of it when I ate it.
Still, in the last two days, I've gotten back on track and lost whatever I gained. I'm 180.8 but I always round up. On the 14th I was 180.6 (again, I always round up if it's .5 or over) so I'm pretty much exactly where I was. I've only lost a week of progress and it can easily be caught up on. I still lost 3lbs this month, which is nothing to sniff at considering my setbacks!
Roll on March!6 -
5’4” female 42yrs old
SW 242
Goal- 121 (literally half my size)
Ultimate Goal- maintain under 130 forever!
February Goal- I can’t stop aiming for the full 5lbs. 143.5
2/01- 148.5
2/07- 148.2
2/14- 145.8
2/21- 146.2
2/29- 148.8 well that isn’t the right direction! I jumped up this last week and it’s been staying high. I’m still convinced I’m making progress. I have to admit that I probably should try tweaking my diet a bit but I feel good about my calories and macros. So I’m just accepting that slow and steady will get me there. Also I’m happy with my body right now.7 -
Original starting weight - 151
February starting weight - 145
February goal - 140
Ultimate goal - 135
1st -144
7th-143
14th -141
21st -141
29th -143
Total loss for February -2 lbs6 -
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
FEB 29 = 265.8
Total loss for February - 6.2
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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: 1937 -
I am in
February starting weight 257
February goal weight 252
February actual weight 251.6
Total weight loss for Feb 5.4
I did it again , two months in a row, I know I can do this now, I am finally in the right mind. Bring on March9 -
Original starting weight - 254 (nov 25th)
January starting weight -239
January end weight - 227
Ultimate goal -215 (#reallytallguy)
1st -227
8th-224
14th -222.5
21st -219.6
29th -216.8
February total - 10.2
1.8lbs from my goal. Woo! I started increasing my calorie intake and changed my fitness pal to lose .5lbs per week. Although I am still running a couple times a week I started doing strength training month. I completed a month long planking challenge and for march I will be doing the 100 pushups challenge.
Dryfeb is over but I think I will be dry March as well.
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49 yo female, 5'6
I am up quite a few pounds from my 135 low in 2018. I stopped tracking/weighing completely sometime last summer/fall and the weight has steadily crept up. I told myself I would start again on February 1st and here I am. I want to get back to the gym eventually.
Original starting weight -193lbs
February starting weight -164.9bs
February goal - 158lbs
Ultimate goal - 140lbs
1st -164.9
8th-159.2
15th - 156.5
22st - 154.9
29th -153.9
Total loss in February: 11 pounds
mostly water weight as I just started this beginning of the month, but I will take it!7 -
Original starting weight - 228
February starting weight - 171
February goal - 167
Ultimate goal - 149
57 years old
1st - 171
7th - 169
14th - DNW - I was living at my Dad's house this week
21st - 169 - oh so close to 168 but it was not to be.
28th - 170
Not happy. I worked out, tracked, drink water like crazy. I dislike this phase of my life as far as weight loss goes. Still choosing to work toward my goal and not away so bring on March!
Happy Leap Year!5 -
Original starting weight - 195.5 (June 2019)
February starting weight - 159.7
February goal - 152
Ultimate goal - 130
7th - 156.6
14th - 155.2
21st - 153.7
28th - 152.2
.2 from my February goal, I feel very happy about how this month went! 7.5 down!8 -
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!
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: 198.6
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 – 198.6 I gained 3 pounds overnight after an outing with a friend. Not a great way to finish!
Final Challenge Thoughts: I hate winter! I feel so homebound. Yesterday, another 5 inches of snow!
I failed in February. I will rule in March!
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SW Jan 2nd: 216lbs
Feb SW: 201lbs
February goal: 193lbs
Thursday Weigh Ins:
06 Feb: 199lbs
13 Feb: 197lbs
20 Feb: 196lbs
27 Feb: 195lbs
Didnt quite hit my Feb goal. I consistently lost 2lbs a week for 5 weeks but only lost 1lb at the last two weigh ins this month so need to work harder in March!
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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.
Tuesday February 25 - 155.7 - 0.6 of a pound left to reach a 3-pound loss for the month. Working on it!
Wednesday February 26 - 154.7 - This could be a fluctuation, but I'll take it!
Thursday February 27 - 154.3 - A couple of days left in the month. I would like to drop another 0.2 in the next few days.
Friday February 28 - 154.4
Saturday February 29 - 154.4
Total for the month: Loss 3.7 pounds - First loss since November6 -
Feb.1-250.0
2/8-248.2
2/15-248.2
2/22-248.2
2/29-248.2
Yuck my weight seems to be stuck. Gotta shake things up a bit.4 -
you did not go UP...doing ok1
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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 - 143.6 at 9:00 a.m.
Chris2 -
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Count me in again! This challenge is so helpful. I weigh myself once a month so I'll post my results the first of each month.
Original Starting Weight: 182.4 lbs.
February Starting Weight: 144.2 lbs.
February Goal: 139 lbs.
Ultimate Goal: 130 lbs.
Update:
Feb 1st: 144.2 lbs.
March 1st: 137.2 lbs.
Total Loss for February: 7 lbs.
On to March!
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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 - 214.5
Total loss for February - 6.52 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
January 31 starting weight - 144.8 (ten-day rolling average weight 144.6)
February goal - 143
Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight).
January 31: 144.8 (10-day average 144.6)
February 1: 143.4 (10-day average 144.5)
February 8: 142.8 (10-day average 144.5)
February 15: 145.8 (10-day average 144.0)
February 22: Away from scale
February 29: Away from scale
March 2 (standing in for February 29): Back from vacation and... 144.0 (I don't trust the ten day average since I have been gone ten days and it would calculate from the nine days before I left, but it would be 144.3)
Total loss for February: I am not sure I believe it yet, but it looks like I maintained when away for ten days eating ALL the foods, and it looks like I ended February down about a half pound or so.
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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: 228
Total loss for February: (so far -1lbs)1 -
January Loss~ 8lbs (191 to 183)
•Lose 5 lbs in February 2020•
Original starting wgt: 253
February starting weight:
February goal: 180
❄Updating every day through February
* No Stevia February*
•Monday Updates•📍
2/01- 183.2 - 183 showed up, but 183.2 ruled. Rough night of sleep. 🚫stevia
2/02 - 185.2 - Another fitful night of sleep with hip bursitis. Belgian waffle day with the littles, so lots of carbs. 🚫stevia
📍2/03 - 185 - 🚫stevia
2/04 - 185 🚫stevia
2/05 - 185.8 - last nights carb indulgence. 🚫stevia
2/07 - 186.6 🚫stevia
2/08 - DNW 🚫stevia
2/09 - DNW 🚫stevia
📍2/10 - DNW - ✔Used stevia in coffee this morning. Coffee tasted bitter with it.
2/11 - DNW - ✔Used stevia in coffee. I've lost my taste for it.
2/12 - 187 - Hip is better, sleeping better. Gotta get my weight back down.🚫stevia
2/13 - 186.6 - Did butts and guts workout yesterday, lots of stretching. A little tightness in hip, but good to go for today. 😀 ✔Used stevia in coffee
2/14 - 187.2 I expected my weight would be up a little. Late dinner and workout. 🚫stevia /15 - DNW - ✔Used stevia in coffee
2/16 - 186 - ✔Used stevia in coffee
📍2/17 - DNW
2/18 - 188 - Need to go grocery shopping. All I have is what I DON'T need to be eating!
📍2/24 - DNW
2/28 - 187
2/29 - DNW - not a good month1
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