20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31
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MY CHALLENGE GOAL: lose (30) 34 pounds by July 30th (17 weeks)
highest weight: 330 (7/10/2020)
March 31st starting weight: 264
July 31st goal weight: 230
ultimate goal weight: 210-220 (whatever gets me down to ~20% body fat)
Mar 31 : 264.0 (starting weight)
Apr 02 : 261.9 : lost 2.1, total loss = 2.1
Apr 09 : 261.2 : lost 0.7, total loss = 2.8
Apr 16 : 265.3 : gained 4.1, total loss = -1.3
Apr 23 : 257.9 : lost 7.4, total loss = 6.1
Apr 30 : 253.2 : lost 4.7, total loss = 10.8
May 07 : 254.3 : gained 1.1, total loss = 9.7
May 14 : 253.4 : lost 0.9, total loss = 10.6
May 21 : 253.1 : lost 0.3, total loss = 10.9
May 28 : 246.3 : lost 6.8, total loss = 17.7
Jun 04 : 242.8 : lost 3.5, total loss = 21.2
Jun 11 : 242.2 : lost 0.6, total loss = 21.8
Jun 18 : 237.9 : lost 4.3, total loss = 26.1
Jun 25 : 243.8 : gained 5.9, total loss = 20.2
Jul 02 : 245.0 : gained 1.2, total loss = 19.0
Jul 09 : 243.2 : lost 1.8, total loss = 20.8
Jul 16 : 232.6 : lost 10.6, total loss = 31.4
Jul 23 : 231.5 : lost 1.1, total loss = 32.5
Jul 30 : 235.8 : gained 4.3, total loss = 28.2
Goal : 230.0 : desired loss = 34.0
Actual : 235.8 : actual loss = 28.2
Well, I came really close to my goal for this challenge (until this past week).
So I'm still chasing that elusive "100 pounds lost". But I'm recovering well and will be back to swimming in a week or so, so I have high hopes for the next challenge. We'll see. Good luck everyone! :cheers:8 -
Highest weight 225 (Jan 2020)
Challenge starting weight 176.4
Challenge weight loss goal 10-15 lbs
Apr 2: 176.4
Apr 9: 174.2
Apr 16: DNW (My dad passed this morning. Complications from a heart attack he suffered on Sunday.)
Apr 23: 172.4 (Thank you to everyone who shared words of support. They were greatly appreciated.)
Welcome to all the new joiners. I hope you all find much success.
Apr 30: 171.6
May 7: 170.4( Hopefully this next week I'll break into the 160's)
May 14: 169.2
May 21: 167.6
May 29: 166.8 (-9.6 so far this challenge.)
June 4: 166.0
June 11: 164.8
June 18: 164.8 ( Weight didn't go anywhere this week, but that's alright. We celebrated my daughter's third birthday. These firsts without my Dad are so hard to get through. I remind myself daily that my health is important, and it motivates me to stay on track. Hopefully I'll see a drop for next week.)
July 1: 165.6 ( I really struggled a lot in June. But, we are in a new month, and I'm ready for a hopeful strong finish to this challenge.)
July 10th: 164.0 ( challenge weight loss 12.4 lbs. Total weight loss 61 lbs.)
July 17th: 163.0 (tomorrow would have been my Dad's 70 birthday, so we are going to spend the day remembering and celebrating him.)
July 30th 162.8
Total challenge loss: 13.6 lbs.
I'll be joining the next challenge, and look forward to continuing to follow everyone's progress.
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I started this challenge in April at 170 pounds, and a goal to walk 10000 steps a day and lift weights a few times a week. The weight lifting petered out quickly but I nailed the steps portion and added swimming 2-3 times a week. Today I'm 164 pounds and feeling better and stronger. Appreciate all of you and your encouragement, see you in the new challenge!
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MFP SW (Mar 2021) - 171.8
April GW - 158
May GW - 152
June GW - 146
July Challenge GW- 144.4
July 31 GW - 140
March loss: -7.4
April loss: -7.2
May loss: -5.6
June loss: -4.2
Total loss: -24.4
Apr 1: 164.4
Apr 8: 163
Apr 15: 161.4
Apr 22: 159.8
Apr 27: 158.2
Apr 30: 158
May 1: 157.2
May 6: 156.8
May 13: 155.0
May 20: 154.2
May 27: 153
May 31: 151.6
June 1: 152
June 4: 151.8
June 11: 150.4
June 18: 148.6
June 25: 148.6
June 30: 147.6
July 1: 147.8
July 9: 146.4
July 16:145.0 - almost there!
July 23: - vacation
July 26: 144.8
July 30: 144.4 (was 144.0 yesterday) Reached Challenge weight loss!
July 31:
So I guess I can say that I have achieved the goal of losing 20lbs since the start of the challenge. Super happy! Can't wait to lose the next 20lbs and I should be pretty near to where I should/need to be. Thanks for all the support!8 -
Congratulations!Toronto6fan wrote: »I started this challenge in April at 170 pounds, and a goal to walk 10000 steps a day and lift weights a few times a week. The weight lifting petered out quickly but I nailed the steps portion and added swimming 2-3 times a week. Today I'm 164 pounds and feeling better and stronger. Appreciate all of you and your encouragement, see you in the new challenge!
Swimming is, IMHO, the very best activity, both in terms of enjoyment as well as effectiveness!6 -
Awesome people! Thanks for your updates; you all have tons to be proud of. Besides weight loss, we empower ourselves, we see the best in ourselves, and we never give up.8
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Original starting weight - 250.4 (3/01/2021)
Ultimate goal - One-derland!
April
1st - 237.8
8th - 236.4
15th - 234
22nd - 230.2
28th - 228.6
May
1st - 228.8
8th - 226.2
15th - 225.6
22nd - 224.2
28th - 222.4
31st - 222
Jun 01: 223.8
Jun 07: 219.6
Jun 15: 218
Jun 22: 217.6---GOAL REACHED!!
Jun 29: 217
Jun 30: 216.8
Jul 01: 217
Jul 08: 215.8
Jul 15: 212.8
Jul 22: 211.4
Jul 29:
Jul 31: 210.4
Total loss: 27.4 lbs.10 -
Excited to start the next challenge and hoping for better results…basically maintained this challenge!! See you all in the next challenge!!
December 2019: 176.2
April 1 2021: 159
July 31, 2021: 159.3
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My name is Donna and I am 61 in May. I live in the Midwest of the USA. 5' 5" tall. My starting weight was 253. I have relapsed in the past year and need to get back on track. I am type 2 diabetic and in remission for breast cancer. Health is my #1 priority.
My goal in this challenge is to lose pounds and land firmly in Onederland.
I would love to join! Here are my weights so far:
Start Weight: 207.6
Goal Weight: 187.6
End Weight: 192.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
Apr 01: 207.6
Apr 05: 206.6
Apr 12: 207.4
Apr 19: 206.0
Apr 26: 204.0
Apr 30: 206.2
May 01: 206.6
May 03: 207.4
May 10: My Birthday! 208.8 I am celebrating this upcoming Sunday with family. This new higher weight is from travel and bad choices. The buck stops here!
May 17: 206.8 I’m happy with this after multiple day celebrations. I chose better than I thought or it is going to catch up with me. We shall see which.
May 24: 210.8 Wow. 4 pounds in one week! Can you tell that my daughter and DGS moved back in? This is going to be difficult!
May 31: 206.4 Better than last week. I worked hard for it. Praying for continued success.
Jun 01: 205.6 A nice way to start the month.
Jun 07: 204.2 Clearly I’ll never make the 20 pound loss but a girl can dream, right?.....Onward for any progress this old girl can get. Good health is the overall goal and continued weight loss is a huge part of that plan.
Jun 15: 201.8 This has been a good week for me. I am down quite a bit overnight due to a very low calorie day yesterday. Today I will increase them but with all thoughtfulness to my plan.
Jun 21: 199.0 Onderland by a thread. I don’t want to drop this ball. I will focus in the short-term on getting it a little further away from the 200 mark.
Jun 28: 197.6 I had to cancel trip today. I was so sick yesterday evening and all night. A little better today but not 100% Possible gall bladder or diverticulitis attack, probably from too many almonds day before yesterday. Horrid pain. This is a big overnight drop on the scale. Probably from such little eating yesterday (it hurt too bad) and from dehydration. We’ll see what the next few days bring as this is probably a little lower than my weight realistically is.
Jun 30: 196.4 Back in the saddle and doing good. Feeling much better. Wow, the tummy pain was horrendous! I have no idea what was wrong, but I won’t be eating handfuls of nuts again as a snack! Weight has been going great. I probably lost the extra pound due to the 24 hour illness I had so we’ll see how it keeps panning out. In the meantime, I continue with good clean eating habits and try to stay away from sugery snacks! I am down 11.2 pounds since the start of this challenge. Pleased as punch!
Jul 01: 197.6 Scale shows an uptick after the low recorded weight following the tummy illness. I suspected that would happen. This weight is likely where I am really at. Now, time to get moving! I don’t envision myself making original goal but I can see myself making more progress. Time to make my vision a reality!
Jul 05: 198.0 Up a little bit after some travel. To make up for that, I didn’t let the holiday steer me off course. Working it back down and doing well with that. Today I will make another day count. Many very severe stresses this week. I can’t let that pull me down or swallow up my progress. Staying the course!
Jul 12: 195.8 It was a very rough and emotionally stressful past week and I do have a tendency to eat my emotions. I am so glad I reigned it back in and stayed diligent over the weekend too. I am kicking that Covid-19 shut-in weight to the curb. My mini-goal was to reach Onederland and I have firmly done that. My extended goal for this challenge was to reach 187.6 and I know that won’t happen. However, I’m proud of my progress. Today I feel strong. I really really feel that I am on my way to better health. I am thankful for this challenge.
Jul 19: 194.0 Proud of this number but wondering if it is fleeting. An extra low calorie day yesterday and a lot of extra burn washing down the outside of my house (hard work). I’ll hang on for dear life! Clearly I will not make my hefty goal but hopefully progress will continue through the final weigh-in.
Jul 26: 194.8 I am up a bit after 3 days of travel this week. Too much restaurant food and sitting in the car driving. My scale went back up to over 196 so I am bringing it back down now. I am planning a very diligent and faithful week. Lets hope there are no unexpected obstacles! I am down 12.8 pounds during this challenge so far. There are still a few more days to make some more improvement.
Jul 31: Final Weigh in: 192.4 Total Lost for Challenge 15.2 pounds. I am beaming with pride. I didn’t think I could accomplish anything near this.
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Original starting weight: 202 (9-16-07)
April 1: 170.8
April 8: x
April 15: x
April 22: x
April 29: x
Total Loss In April: 0
May 1: 173.2
May 6: 173.7 (5-8-21)
May 13: x
May 20: 175.4 (5-22-21)
May 27: 173.4 (5-29-21
Total Loss In May: 0
June 1: 177.9 (6-2-21)
June 3: 175.2 (6-5-21)
June 10: 174.1 (6-8-21)
June 17: 174 (6-18-21)
June 24: 176.5 (6-26-21)
Total Loss In June: 1.4 lbs
July 1: 178 (7-2-21)
July 8: 175.4 (7-10-21)
July 15: 176.7 (7-17-21)
July 22: 174.3 (7-24-21)
July 29: 176.6 (7-31-21)
Total Loss In July: 1.4 lbs
Total Challenge Loss: +5.8 lbs…
Ultimate Goal: 120-130 (toned)8 -
MFP SW (Mar 2021) - 171.8
April GW - 158
May GW - 152
June GW - 146
July Challenge GW- 144.4
July 31 GW - 140
March loss: -7.4
April loss: -7.2
May loss: -5.6
June loss: -4.2
July loss: -3.6
Total loss: -27.6
Apr 1: 164.4
Apr 8: 163
Apr 15: 161.4
Apr 22: 159.8
Apr 27: 158.2
Apr 30: 158
May 1: 157.2
May 6: 156.8
May 13: 155.0
May 20: 154.2
May 27: 153
May 31: 151.6
June 1: 152
June 4: 151.8
June 11: 150.4
June 18: 148.6
June 25: 148.6
June 30: 147.6
July 1: 147.8
July 9: 146.4
July 16:145.0 - almost there!
July 23: - vacation
July 26: 144.8
July 30: 144.4 (was 144.0 yesterday) Reached Challenge weight loss!
July 31: 144.2
I reached the challenge weight loss of 20lbs but not the goal of 140, I’m ok with that though. Looking forward to next challenge.11 -
I'm in! My goal is 10 pounds by July 31st. I workout w/a trainer and walk.
71 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Highest weight ever: 192.2
Starting weight: 141.8
Goal weight: 131.8
I weigh in on Mondays.
04/01 - 141.8 at 8:15 a.m. ...4.41 miles in 80 mins
04/05 - 143.2 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
04/12 - 145.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
04/19 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...rest day...2 doctor appts
04/26 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
04/30 - 147.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/01 - 147.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...4.04 miles in 100 mins
05/03 - 145.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/10 - 147.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/17 - 147.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/24 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/31 - 145.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
06/01 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...5.50 miles in 94 mins in 94 degree heat!!
06/07 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
06/14 - 145.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
06/21 - 144.0 at 5:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
06/28 - 145.8 at 8:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
06/30 - 146.2 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
07/01 - 145.8 at 8:45 a.m. ...5.41 miles in 91 mins
07/05 - 144.6 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
07/12 - 145.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
07/19 - 146.4 at 6:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...oh, wait...did I say GAIN 10 pounds by July 31st??
07/26 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
07/31 - 147.0 at 8:15 a.m. ...zero...tripped on my walk yesterday...hurt my knee.
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Dear friends, this thread is now closed. It's August 1st. Please join us on the other thread. If you would like to post your final July results here, that would be awesome! Or post on the August thread. Thanks for participating, motivating and encouraging our friendly team.2
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Yes, did it. hit my weight loss goal on the last day...20 pounds!
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RubyRed427 wrote: »Dear friends, this thread is now closed. It's August 1st. Please join us on the other thread. If you would like to post your final July results here, that would be awesome! Or post on the August thread. Thanks for participating, motivating and encouraging our friendly team.
Thanks RubyRed427 for starting this group🙏2 -
Congratulations to everyone!!!
I am down around 8-9lbs in total....No where near the 20lb, but still pleased I lost a bit.
I look forward to continuing with the next challenge of 15lbs by Oct 31/21.
See you all in the next thread😊3 -
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