20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31
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Toronto6fan wrote: »Looks like people are having a good week! Sun is shining and I'm happier when that happens. Easier to get out and move when it's so nice out. I'm ignoring the fact my leafs lost and cheering on the habs. I'd love to hear something positive going on with all of you. Michelle
I'll share something positive. My 2 year old is toilet trained. Yay!9 -
Toronto6fan wrote: »Looks like people are having a good week! Sun is shining and I'm happier when that happens. Easier to get out and move when it's so nice out. I'm ignoring the fact my leafs lost and cheering on the habs. I'd love to hear something positive going on with all of you. Michelle
I'm sorry the Leafs lost, but Marner and Matthews for some reason just weren't putting up the points. I think the Habs did a great job of shutting them down. The Habs do have Price and a fantastic 4 defence. Now if only we could score more....on to the Jets game tonight. I hope we find our offence during this series.
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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--- Can't hide the food I ate on Memorial Day
huh?!
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Taking the FIL out to dinner tonight to his favorite pizza place. Yikes! I looked at the menu online and see that I can get a salad. Must.Fit.In.Dress.ForWedding in 3 weeks!
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Checking in:
April 1: 207.6
April 8: 207.4
April 15: 207.6
April 22: 203.4
April 29: 201.6
April: -6 lbs!
May 6: 200.4
May 13: 196.6
May 20: 193.4
May 27: 191.6
May: -8.8 lbs!
June 3: 189.2
Being below 190 this morning really put a smile on my face! Gave me all the motivation I need to get through the 180’s!
Good luck everyone!
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Reached my first milestone that I allowed myself a treat day. The milestone was 225 lbs because when I went to Costa Rica that was the weight limit for much of the fun activities. I am going to St. Lucia next April and want to be fit and able to participate in anything I want.
I changed my goal from 25lbs to 30lbs since I am almost at my goal now.
SW: 294.6
April 1 SW: 249.8
June 3 CW: 225.2
Change: -24.6 lbs
Target Weight: lose 30 by July 31st
July 31 TW: 219.8
Overall TW: 15511 -
Congratulations on your progress!EternalTruth wrote: »Reached my first milestone that I allowed myself a treat day. The milestone was 225 lbs because when I went to Costa Rica that was the weight limit for much of the fun activities. I am going to St. Lucia next April and want to be fit and able to participate in anything I want.
I changed my goal from 25lbs to 30lbs since I am almost at my goal now.
SW: 294.6
April 1 SW: 249.8
June 3 CW: 225.2
Change: -24.6 lbs
Target Weight: lose 30 by July 31st
July 31 TW: 219.8
Overall TW: 155
I can relate: I went to Hawaii, and I took a cruise to Cabo San Lucas. On both occasions, there were opportunities for zip lining, but the weight limit was 250. I was 300+!
Now, I'm at 242... looking forward to that next opportunity!
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HW : 170
SW : 165
5/28: 161.8
6/4: 163.8
6/11:
6/18:
6/25:
GW by July 1: 150
UGW: 145
As you can see I gained 2 lbs this week. The big hibachi dinner full of rice and noodles we indulged in last night did not help. But it was a celebration for my granddaughter and its so fun watching the chef prepare it all at your table I just lost myself in it all. I had maintained all week and blew it last night. I am hoping this is some salt/water retention thing that will just fall off. Back to basics today.8 -
MY CHALLENGE GOAL: lose 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
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Jul 16 :
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Jul 30 :
Goal : 230.0 : desired loss = 34.0 (changed my goal to -34 pounds)
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Wow! I was all over the place this week. Happy where the scale landed today. It is sure interesting to log consistently and long enough to land learn my weight patterns and trends. For me—high sodium foods equals a big spike that sticks around for about 3 days before it evens out. This is so important for me to have figured out because it has been frustrating in the past to be on track then go out for one meal or eat a few chips and see a significant increase immediately. In the past when I have seen that, I would feel like I blew it and throw in the towel even though I am fully aware there is no way I ate enough calories to gain 2-3 lbs overnight. Knowing this about myself allows me to eat out or enjoy some chips (as long as it’s reasonable calorie wise) and expect a spike but also expect that it should come down in a couple days. Also, knowing I will see a spike for a few days, I can decide whether or not what I want to eat is worth seeing that number for the next 3 days. Much better for me mentally!
Highest Dec 160.2
Goal Weight 130
4/02 142.0
4/09 142.0
4/16 140.6
4/23 139.4
4/30 138.8
5/07 136.2
5/14 137.6
5/21 135.6
5/28 135.3 HALF WAY -6.7
New Goal—130–July 31
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Friday June 4/21
Just "Checking In" during a quiet moment. Again... all this past week I have not been doing any food logging or participating in my own MFP program. No exercise at all either😕 Lots of sugar binges!! Life stressors high right now.
As a result headache for 4 days, no energy & very low mood.
Today's stats:
SW 162
*GW 150 by end of June/21
*GW 145 by end of July/21
Today's Weight 155.8
Measurements pretty much the same.
GOALS GOING FORWARD.
1)Re-commit to my health and emotional wellbeing. Remind myself daily WHY I'm doing this.
2)Stay with program one day at a time and break it down into daily choices/actions that will help achieve my goals.
3)SET realistic, incremental weight goals and believe it IS possible!!!
You guys are proof that it can be done🙏😊
Have a great weekend Everyone!
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Hi everyone! I'd love to jump in late if that's okay! July 31st is my birthday, so it's been a personal milestone for me this year anyway and I'd love the support of everyone with the same goal!
So many people did well with weight loss in 2020/early 2021, but I was not one of them unfortunately. I gained back all the weight I lost in 2019 plus some! But that's okay--I got through the pandemic and will be kind to myself on how I did it! (Sorry, I need to give myself this pep-talk a lot! Haha)
Highest weight: 174.0 lbs (May 2021)
Current weight: 172.6 lbs
July 31st goal: 149.8 lbs8 -
Just updating I'm down 15lbs and still need a 5lb loss in June.9
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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 4th: 166.0
2 months left in the challenge. Going to make it my goal to end the challenge down 20 lbs.)
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Wow! I was all over the place this week. Happy where the scale landed today. It is sure interesting to log consistently and long enough to land learn my weight patterns and trends. For me—high sodium foods equals a big spike that sticks around for about 3 days before it evens out. This is so important for me to have figured out because it has been frustrating in the past to be on track then go out for one meal or eat a few chips and see a significant increase immediately. In the past when I have seen that, I would feel like I blew it and throw in the towel even though I am fully aware there is no way I ate enough calories to gain 2-3 lbs overnight. Knowing this about myself allows me to eat out or enjoy some chips (as long as it’s reasonable calorie wise) and expect a spike but also expect that it should come down in a couple days. Also, knowing I will see a spike for a few days, I can decide whether or not what I want to eat is worth seeing that number for the next 3 days. Much better for me mentally!
Highest Dec 160.2
Goal Weight 130
4/02 142.0
4/09 142.0
4/16 140.6
4/23 139.4
4/30 138.8
5/07 136.2
5/14 137.6
5/21 135.6
5/28 135.3 HALF WAY -6.7
06/04 135.6
New Goal—130–July 31
Ha! After all that reflective blabber O forgot to post my weight 🤣8 -
MFP SW (Mar 2021) - 171.8
April GW - 158
May GW - 152
June GW - 146
July 31 GW - 140
March loss: -7.4
April loss: -7.2
May loss: -5.6
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:
June 18:
June 25:
June 30:8 -
What a day! Started off bad, but it ended up pretty good.I had planned to get up very early and walk before swimming, but that didn't happen. I got up at 5:30 to drive 42 miles to swim in a heated Olympic pool at 7:15. I'm getting my gear together and find that my waterproof MP3 player got stuck in limbo while charging (this has happened before; gotta wait for the battery to die, then try again). So, I'm sorting through stuff wanting to take only what I need, and in my early morning foggy brain (that's foggy brain, not foggy morning), I somehow think because I'm not bringing my MP3 player, I don't need the strap that holds my swimmer's snorkel. I realize this half way to the pool; without a snorkel, I'm limited to swimming side stroke. Oh well, do better next time.
I get to the pool and find out they've cancelled swim time due to being one lifeguard short. So I drive to a nearby Starbucks and console myself with an iced coffee and a chocolate croissant. Then I drive back home, arriving around 8:20. I decide perhaps I can get that walk in now. Today's high will be ~96 degrees, but it's only 75 degrees at 8:30. So, I begin my 2 mile walk, and remember that I have a challenge to do a 3 mile walk either Fri, Sat or Sun. So I walked 3.25 miles (that's a new record for me: farthest walk).
I find some swim times available at my gym and book them. Before swimming, I did a 34 minute strength training routine, during which I bumped up all my resistances. When I started swimming, I seemed to have an unusual amount of energy. I normally swim ~1600-800 yards in 56-64 minutes (pace: 3:22/100 yards), but today I ended up swimming 2650 yards (1.5 miles) in 87 minutes (pace: 3:16/100 yards). That's another record: farthest swim!
Then, I saw that I was close to breaking my "most steps/day" record, so I just walked another 0.77 miles to set a new personal steps record of ~12,500 steps.
So today, I set new personal records for walking, strength, swimming and steps. I'm wondering what I'll feel like tomorrow!
And as it turns out, I drove 42 miles... for an iced coffee and chocolate croissant!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!8 -
Up_n_Running wrote: »Planning to give up coffee & tea starting from Monday 7th.
Switching to herbal tea (I have plenty herbal tea bags to get me started, bought them a while ago).
Aside from no caffeine, they are calorie free so I can save some calories there. Will have some fun experimenting with all the different varieties.
What is your favourite herbal tea ??
I drink decaf earl grey, herbal teas. I'm loving licorice tea right now.
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Up_n_Running wrote: »Planning to give up coffee & tea starting from Monday 7th.
Switching to herbal tea (I have plenty herbal tea bags to get me started, bought them a while ago).
Aside from no caffeine, they are calorie free so I can save some calories there. Will have some fun experimenting with all the different varieties.
What is your favourite herbal tea ??
I don't have one favorite, but I really like these:
Buddha's Herbs Peppermint (hard to get lately)
Tao of Tea Peppermint
Celestial Seasonings Black Cherry Berry
Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger
(I sometimes add just a little Simply Raspberry Lemonade to sweeten it a bit. Still very low cal.)5
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