😀 😀 😀APRIL 2021 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE 😀 😀 😀

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  • Chrise790
    Chrise790 Posts: 31 Member
    April Start Weight: 205.7 lbs
    April Goal Weight: 199 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 159 lbs

    For consistency I will be weighing on a Friday so my dates slightly differ.

    April 1: 205.7 lbs (Starting Weight)
    April 2: 204.8 lbs
    April 9: 209.1 lbs 🤦🏽‍♀️ combo of being ill & pms upon reflection. Hopefully next week I'll be back on track 🤞🏽
    April 16: 207.6 lbs - not quite where I was originally but still a loss 🤷🏽‍♀️
    April 23: 208.8 lbs - first time this week I lost weight so I still call it a win despite weight gain. Definitely not hitting my goal this month though! 🤦🏽‍♀️
    April 30:
  • nikimarie2019
    nikimarie2019 Posts: 16 Member
    Original Start Weight: 209
    April Start Weight: 202.2
    April Goal Weight: 195

    Ultimate Goal Weight: 169lbs

    April 1st: 202.2 (it was 200.7 yesterday)
    April 2nd: 200.8 (changing my weigh in days to Fridays)
    April 9th: 200.4 (not quite as low as I'd hoped. I was 199.8 on Saturday so was hoping for 199 by today. Unfortunately, got off track with Easter and sweets this past week. I have been working out almost every day though, which is still fairly new for me)
    April 16th: 200.4 (I'm a bit discouraged by this. On Sunday, I had a good talk with myself as my birthday is coming up in a few weeks and I decided if I got serious, I could lose at least 5-10lbs before then. I currently have MFP set to lose 1.5lbs a week and this week, I ate under my calories every day and worked out all but one day. I was hoping I would at least be out of the 200s! Next week!!)
    April 23rd: 201.2 (I forgot this week was my TOM and I also ended up ordering a delicious & comforting fried oyster dinner delivery meal after a frustrating failed attempt at making some healthier sweet potato and cauliflower pierogies with cassava flour. I did see 199.0 this week on Monday, yay, so hopefully this will shoot back down in a few days.)
    April 30th:

    I have a question about scales. Is it normal for a scale to show the exact same weight 3 days in a row? My old scale only showed weight in 0.5lb increments, so I bought a new one that would show it in 0.1lb increments. However, last week, there were 3 days in a row that it showed 200.4, even though I know the way I ate and exercised varied each day. Then this morning, it showed 201.2. I decided to check my old scale and it said 200.5. I stepped back on the new scale and it said 201.8 even though it was only about a minute later. I recorded the 201.2 as my weight for today.
  • brite_ies
    brite_ies Posts: 71 Member
    maxshannon wrote: »
    I'm in for April! I weigh in each Friday, so I’ll start with Friday’s weight. I’ll also be weighing in on the last day to close out the month! Down 28 lbs since Thanksgiving -5 more to go!

    March Start Weight: 160.8 lbs
    April Start Weight: 154.6 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 150 lbs

    April 1: 154.6
    April 8: 151.4
    Apr 15: 150.4
    Apr 22: 149.6
    Apr 29:
    Apr 30:

    Congrats on reaching your goal!
  • Silvergrizz
    Silvergrizz Posts: 37 Member
    joolsmd wrote: »

    I think we can safely say I won't be reaching my goal this month :( . I log all my food (even weighing each ingredient when cooking meals), stick to my calorie budget, walk 6-12k steps a day, do at least one workout a day, and I am just not losing. Not sure what else I can do to be honest.

    What helped me the most was once I understood the relationship of macros in nutrition. I used the "intro to Macro tracking" 28 day plan during a free Premium Trial period ( think it was for 60 days). I reset my macros to 35% carbs, 30% fat and 35% protein and tried to hit that profile. I log all foods for the day first thing in the morning to see if it fits the profile, if not, I try to adjust to get as close as possible within reason while still providing me a variety of meals. I will look in the fridge to see what I have and then google recipes to see what I can make out of the ingredients instead of looking for recipes and going out to buy items for that recipe. Hope this gives you a little insight on your journey. Hang in there. I only work out 3 times a week, otherwise I follow the same routine as you, increasing my steps every couple of weeks. Averaging 12-15K per day currently.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,404 Member
    joolsmd wrote: »
    April Start Weight: 191lbs
    April Goal Weight: 185lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 180lbs

    Apr 3: 190.6lbs (not the best but a loss is a loss)
    Apr 10: 190.6lbs *sigh* (I had this problem breaking 200lbs too. Took me a month)
    Apr 17: 189.8lbs :):):)
    Apr 24: 190lbs
    May 1:

    I think we can safely say I won't be reaching my goal this month :( . I log all my food (even weighing each ingredient when cooking meals), stick to my calorie budget, walk 6-12k steps a day, do at least one workout a day, and I am just not losing. Not sure what else I can do to be honest.

    The last ten pounds is really tough. If you've been hitting your calorie target for five or six weeks without any appreciable loss, maybe adjust your target down just a little bit or only eat back 2/3 of your exercise calories. The calorie contents are somewhat of estimates, and the estimates for calorie expenditures are for SURE estimates.
  • Winner_in_Life
    Winner_in_Life Posts: 955 Member
    @Annawan24
    WELL DONE! And thank you for encouragement :)

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