20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31

RubyRed427

@Rashmi411 Welcome to our group!! Sounds like you have a great plan.

Annawan24

I’d love to join as well if I may. My name is Joanne and I’m a Canadian. Wife to my husband and mom to my 3 kids (16, 14.5 and 9 year old on Thursday). I put on menopausal and Covid weight last year of about 20lbs. It blind sighted me when I tried to put on my favorite jeans and they no longer fit after working at home for awhile.

MFP SW (Mar 4, 2021) - 171.8
April SW - 164.4
Current weight - 159.4
April GW - 158
July 31 GW - 145

Rashmi411

Thanks RubyRed!

Hi Joanne

SunnyDays930

Welcome to the new faces! We are a fun and supportive group. I'm Jen, I'm 57 and have been on every kind of diet in the world ever since I turned 50 and menopause killed my ability to effortlessly drop weight. As I said in earlier posts, I am now almost fully focused on portion size. It worked for my 84 year old mother and seems to be working for me though honestly, It has just been since this past Saturday that I am REALLY eating mindfully so it may take some time. Rome wasn't built in a day! Also I've been dutifully wearing my pedometer. I mean from the moment my feet hit the floor in the morning until I go to bed. I think I was under logging my steps when I would put it on after breakfast, after getting dressed etc. Yesterday I had 14,300 steps. That is not too shabby...my goal is 10,000. Of course I spent the afternoon running after my 2 granddaughters so that will burn some calories! I am hoping to lose a minimum of 10 more lbs before my nephews June 19 wedding. That is 8 weeks so I think that is a achievable goal.

Annawan24

@JenT304 - wow, 14,300 steps. I could only dream to reach that in a day! I can barely get in my 5,000 goal as I work full time at a desk job. I'm only able to get my steps in in the morning when I walk my almost 9 year old to school and I sometimes get a walk after work if I don't have to rush home and make dinner (but that's not very often). I think 10lbs before June 19th is achievable as well, I'm rooting for you.

Portion control has never been an issue for me because I've never been a big eater but I guess it was the kinds of food I was eating. I'm also only 5"0' so it doesn't take much to get to my calorie limit per day. I am so much more conscious now of what I'm putting in my body and whether I want to waste the calories. I love a good wine, but now only limit my intake to 1 glass on Saturday night and maybe a Bud Light on Friday night, as it's take out night for us (supporting our local restaurants that are still only able to serve take out for now).

I feel so good this time around with my weight loss, I'm so committed and wish I would have done it sooner. It's amazing how much more energy I have already and I've only lost 12lbs so far since March 4th.

Have a great day everyone!

roz0810

Had a good few weeks then had a few meals out now that places are open again. Been enjoying myself but time to get serious again!


Starting weight: 260 18th March

Apr 1: 254.8
Apr 8: 251.4
Apr15: 254
Apr 22: 252.4
Apr 29:

kwgrandma

This weight loss thing can be a tricky thing when you’re in another’s home and eating the foods they eat. I am always appreciative of the money, time, and effort any host puts into making meals when I visit, and so I eat what they eat (mostly) but I do try very hard to watch portion sizes. And, of course, log all food as best as I can.
Well, last night I returned home from a 10 day visit with my daughter and her family (hubby and two kids, 4yo boy and 6mo girl). As I was driving home I was preparing myself for the possibility of gaining a bit, but it turns out I lost half a pound. Yay! Those little ones kept me moving and burning everything I ate!
Now to get back into my routine.
Be well everyone.

SunnyDays930

@kwgrandma I know what you mean, I logged nearly 5 miles on my pedometer just running after my 2 granddaughters yesterday. I also ate more than I usually do and we made home made ice cream which of course I had to eat. No weight loss today but no gain.

str82nichelle

Original starting weight - 250.4 (3/01/2021)
Ultimate goal - One-derland!
April starting weight - 237.8

1st - 237.8
8th - 236.4
15th - 234
22nd - 230.2
29th -

jailyn3

Checking in:

April 1: 207.6
April 8: 207.4
April 15: 207.6
April 22: 203.4

Excitement doesn’t even begin to define how I feel. I’ve been working SO hard on eliminating unnecessary eating during the day. I can’t believe how many times I have found myself reaching for something to snack on when I’m not even hungry. It really is just a bad habit!

Good luck everyone!

EternalTruth

It was another week of fluctuations but I ended up losing about 3 lbs and passing my 50 lbs lost milestone! That is about one third of the weight I am targeting to lose overall. Woot!

I see some great numbers from others on here as well and see that I am not the only one who battles the fluctuations on a daily basis. We got this!

Overall SW: 294.6
April 1 SW: 249.8
April 22 CW: 243.2
Change: -6.6lbs
Target Weight: lose 25 by July 31st
July 31 TW: 225.8
Overall TW: 155

Stay safe and stay healthy!!

Annawan24

MFP SW (Mar 4, 2021) - 171.8
April SW - 164.4
Current weight - 159.4
April GW - 158
July 31 GW - 145

April 1: 164.4
April 8: 163
April 15: 161.4
April 22: 159.8

@str82nichelle - congrats on a 20lbs loss - WTG! Must feel so good.
@jailyn3 - WTG for resisting the snacking. I find evenings the worst to resist the snacking. So far so good though.

Today is my youngest daughters 9th birthday. I'll be making schnitzel, spaetzle and asparagus. She requested chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (I will need to have a little piece of course).

LottieLoser

Can I join late? I'm a fun girl, I promise. I just started a few days ago, but my goal is 20 pounds by July 31st as well.

buxbert

I would like to join lste as well! I am turning 50 mid-August so I would really like to lose 8 kg till then. Gyms are still closed here for covid reasons, but I started a plank challenge and walk a lot for a start. Let's see how it goes

Today, April 22nd: 93.5 kg

Toronto6fan

April 2nd 170
April 9th 171
April 16th 169
April 22nd 168.4
Got my covid vax today, yay science

RubyRed427

Welcome to everyone! Thanks for keeping this thread alive with your posts! Love reading them!

Beverly2Hansen

SW-161.0lbs(April 1st)
July Goal weight down 20lbs
Current weight 154.2lbs
April 31st goal is down 7lbs from SW.

Bluetail6

Original starting weight: 194 (09/01/20)

April 1: 152.4
April 8: 150.0😊
April 15: 149.4😁😁
April 22: 147. Almost there!!
April 29:

April Goal: 147.8 😉. A girl can dream, right!! Even if I'm close, it's a win😊.
Ultimate Goal: TBD

SunnyDays930

SW - 170
April 1 - 165
April 9 -163.2
April 23 - 160.8

GW by June 18 (nephews wedding) 150
Fantasy GW by whenever - 140

I forgot to weigh myself a few times. Anyway the downward trend is nice albeit slow. Running around with the grands plus mindful portion control, seems to be helping. We went out for pizza last night. Normal me would have had 2 slices. Mindful me had 1 (plus 1 bite) and brought the rest home. Little, little changes will add up!

buxbert

kwgrandma wrote: »

This weight loss thing can be a tricky thing when you’re in another’s home and eating the foods they eat. I am always appreciative of the money, time, and effort any host puts into making meals when I visit, and so I eat what they eat (mostly) but I do try very hard to watch portion sizes. And, of course, log all food as best as I can.
Well, last night I returned home from a 10 day visit with my daughter and her family (hubby and two kids, 4yo boy and 6mo girl). As I was driving home I was preparing myself for the possibility of gaining a bit, but it turns out I lost half a pound. Yay! Those little ones kept me moving and burning everything I ate!
Now to get back into my routine.
Be well everyone.

yes, I feel the same when we go to see my dad. He loves meat and I try to cut down. He got colon cancer - from his eating habits mostly it seems but he is fine again, just turned 81, and last year my mum died. I cannot tell him off. He is grown up and he wants to enjoy the time he has and not change his habits anymore. As soon as I enter the house though my new and worthy eating habits are all gone and I grab the salami and the cheese ...