15 pounds to lose challenge August-October 31, 2021
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SW 9/14/20-255 lbs (Heaviest wt second time, Started new job, less stress, not having a micromanager anymore!)
UGW-122 lbs ( lowest wt 2009, kept off about 5 years, got lazy and then had a bad fx and had to learn to walk again)
Surgery 5/3/21-240.5 lbs (gallbladder)
MFP SW 5/14/21-232.2 lbs
CGW-190 lbs
CW start 8/1/21-212.0 lbs
8/8/21-209.2 lbs
8/15/21-207.8 lbs
8/22/21-204.4 lbs
8/29/21-
8/31/21-
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MLGW-199.9 lbs
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9/30/21-
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MLGW-195 lbs
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MLGW-190 lbs
CGWL-22lbs
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Doing well. Keeping my calories at 1200 or under. Carbs at 15+/- 3. No hunger or cravings. Walking 5 miles 3x/week on my days off.
Today (8/22) its raining (and going to most of the day) so I dusted off my Elliptical, I haven't used since I broke my leg really bad in 10/15. Put on a TV show and did 72 minutes. I was sweating and exhausted but I did it! That time was picked as that is usually how long my first walk takes and is 3.4 miles. Elliptical said I was at 4.6 mph and did 5.5 miles!
I have a question. How accurate is MFP with the exercises? It said I burned 1001 calories! Usually I burn about 530 with my 5 mile, 3x/so walk total. Granted I was more tired than my 3-3.5 mph walks, but I was surprised at that number. I know its based on my daily weight.
Just wondering what others think, if it's pretty accurate.
How accurate? That is the question. Estimates of calories burned per minute vary quite a bit, depending on factors like level of effort, body weight, HR, etc.
Your exercise was 1001 cal / 72 min = ~14 cal/min.
That's not out of the realm of possibility.
I can only tell you my experience:
I have a Garmin watch that syncs with MFP, so the estimate of calories burned comes from Garmin, not MFP.
My swim this morning was roughly 510 calories in 70 minutes -- that's a bit over 7 cals/min. My Garmin categorized the aerobic impact of this swim as "4.2 Highly impacting (in a 0-5 range)". That's pretty typical for me. My other exercises are usually anywhere from 5 cals/min to 12 cals/min.2 -
SW 9/14/20-255 lbs (Heaviest wt second time, Started new job, less stress, not having a micromanager anymore!)
UGW-122 lbs ( lowest wt 2009, kept off about 5 years, got lazy and then had a bad fx and had to learn to walk again)
Surgery 5/3/21-240.5 lbs (gallbladder)
MFP SW 5/14/21-232.2 lbs
CGW-190 lbs
I have a question. How accurate is MFP with the exercises? It said I burned 1001 calories! Usually I burn about 530 with my 5 mile, 3x/so walk total. Granted I was more tired than my 3-3.5 mph walks, but I was surprised at that number. I know its based on my daily weight.
Just wondering what others think, if it's pretty accurate.
I think MFP tends to overestimate calorie burns for exercises, at least all the exercises I've logged. I have entered my own calorie burns, and MFP adjusts them automatically as I lose weight. I'd much rather underestimate than overestimate the amount of calories I burn. I find that other sites cite much lower calories for the same exercise.3 -
@frankwbrown
My boys were competitive swimmers. Swimming is an ALL INCLUSIVE body workout. PLUS you have to control your breathing TOO! And a professional football player, who also played basketball and baseball in high school, also agreed with me, when his son swam to keep his asthma in check in winter season with my guys, and his son went on to Div 1 college football and also a Pro football player.4 -
Hi All,
I am switching my WI day to Sunday to coincide with the biggest loser challenge. I really, really would like to lose 15 lbs by my 60th birthday at the end of October!
Looked at more wedding photos from my daughters wedding and again it scared me straight! I think I have body dysmorphic disorder - I fool myself into thinking I dont look that bad and then when I see a photo it hits me like a ton of bricks. I saved the worst one on my phone to look at when my resolve is weak!
Aug 17: 173
Aug 22: 172.1
Aug 28:
Sept 5:
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Sept 26:
Oct: 3:
Oct: 10:
Oct: 17:
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I love the reverse goal idea ! Starting here at 150 & & want to end up at 135 . I’m going to try that calendar idea when I get back home . I just made a coffee run from the beach house & was inspired by so many people out at 7am . It was super inspiring . I’m going to put in my contacts & get out there for 10,000 steps today !
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Challenge Start Weight: 293.8
Current Weight: 293.8
Challenge Goal Weight: 278 Loss (-15.8 lbs)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 184
8/09: 293.8
8/16: 292.4 ⬇️ (-1.4 lbs) Working on staying under daily calories and carbs. Yesterday carbs were a little higher than I like.
Still need to improve on doing exercises at least 4 days a week, for 20 to 30 minutes each time. New to exercising will try harder during this next week. Drink at least 67 FL oz of water daily.
8/23: 291.8 ⬇️ (-6 oz) Not much loss this past week; but any loss is better than a gain.
8/30:
August Loss:
9/06:
9/13:
9/20:
9/27:
September Loss:
10/04:
10/11:
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10/25:
October Loss:
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8/23 151 lbs.
8/16- 151 lbs.
8/7 - 154 lbs
I am a bit discouraged because no change shows this week and I had been off to such a great start last week’s weigh-in. There were a couple of days of 150 last week but not this morning. (I considered posting yesterday’s weigh in, which was 150 but want to be fully honest.) So, I am striving for 150 or 149 next Monday to maintain 1lb overall per week. Thanks for keeping me accountable.10 -
MFP SW (Mar 2021) - 171.8
August GW: 139
September GW: 134
October GW: 129
Aug 1: 144.6
Aug 5: 143.6
Aug 12: 143.6
Aug 19: 142
Aug 26:
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Back from the cottage, a great visit with my sister, we normally get together every summer but hadn't seen her since covid started. Lots of kayaking and swimming and ate well but a few too many treats. Will weigh in on Friday.9
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CEPerry100 wrote: »8/23 151 lbs.
8/16- 151 lbs.
8/7 - 154 lbs
I am a bit discouraged because no change shows this week and I had been off to such a great start last week’s weigh-in. There were a couple of days of 150 last week but not this morning. (I considered posting yesterday’s weigh in, which was 150 but want to be fully honest.) So, I am striving for 150 or 149 next Monday to maintain 1lb overall per week. Thanks for keeping me accountable.
I'm like that too, lose for a few weeks then stall for a week or 2 then get back to losing.6 -
Toronto6fan wrote: »CEPerry100 wrote: »8/23 151 lbs.
8/16- 151 lbs.
8/7 - 154 lbs
I am a bit discouraged because no change shows this week and I had been off to such a great start last week’s weigh-in. There were a couple of days of 150 last week but not this morning. (I considered posting yesterday’s weigh in, which was 150 but want to be fully honest.) So, I am striving for 150 or 149 next Monday to maintain 1lb overall per week. Thanks for keeping me accountable.
I'm like that too, lose for a few weeks then stall for a week or 2 then get back to losing.
One of the challenges we have is in avoiding sending the body into metabolic adaptation, where it wants to reduce the calories it burns in reaction to the fewer calories it is seeing (or so I've heard). Whether you do that by taking a one or two week break from dieting every so often, or take a couple days each week to eat at or slightly above your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), that can help in the long run. I've been struggling with this lately, and finally it seems I've turned it around (knock on wood).
In any case, let's not be discouraged when we plateau, or even gain a little, when we're doing what seemed to be working before. Our progress cannot be measured by weight loss alone.
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Starting weight: 134.8
Current weight: 134.8
Goal weight: 120
8/9: 134.8
8/16:131 (-3.8 lbs) I'm sure it's mostly water weight but I'll take it none the less
8/23:131.5 (+0.5)
8/30:
I'm not surprised with the gain this week due to some dietary wobbles this past weekend. Planning on incorporating some mindfulness techniques into my day to help manage my stress eating.6 -
My numbers:
Aug 1: 74.8
Aug 4: 72.3
Aug 21: 71.9
Aug 24: 71.0
- 3.8 so far
Progress notes: I am happy with my tea / water consumption and hours of sleep. Yesterday I was very tempted to eat food my body doesn’t need. Thanks to our challenge I stayed on track ☺️ Thanks team 🙏
Goal weight Oct 30: 629 -
May 28th 2021 Weight 240lbs (also my highest weight)
Ultimate goal weight 170lbs (I’ll reassess once there but that feels more like a doable goal right now)
Challenge starting weight- 220.4lbs
Challenge end goal- 205lbs
Sunday is my weigh in day
08/01- 220.4lbs
08/08- 216.2lbs -4.2lbs Surprising amount of weight loss this week, I didn’t exercise a few days this week due to fun time and am thinking was probably backed up a bit last week
08/15- 226.6 +.4, total -3.8. Had a 2lb gain in middle of week, not sure why exactly besides random body fluctuations, only had one day was over calorie goal, by about 300 calories. I was tired and had a lack of motivation this week, did exercise 4 days so that’s something
08/22- 215.2 -1.4, Total -5.2 Pretty good this week, just over calories one day due to Pizza, exercised 5 days this week and then had a 6th day I walked a lot more than normal due to grocery shopping.
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Goal for the month: 5 lbs - hoping for more
08/01 -start @ 186
08/09 -185
08/16 -184
08/23 -184
08/30 -
08/31 -
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Starting Weight (Aug 2nd) 13st 1.5lb (highest ever)
Goal weight: 11st
Challenge Goal Weight: 12st (but hopefully a little bit more!)
Aug 6: 12st 10.5lb
Aug 13: 12st 9lb
Aug 20: 12st 7lb
Aug 27:
A bit late posting as I've had a very busy few days. I'm very happy with the loss, however I don't expect anything this week and will be very happy to stay the same. I've had a few too may takeaways and glasses of vine over the past number of days as there was a lot going on and I had a few days off work. Back to work today and determined to go back on track. Great to see everybody's progress. Just one more week and we will have a third of the challenge completed.6 -
Starting Weight with MFP: 225 (23/3/21)
Challenge Starting Weight: 167.5 (31/7/21)
Challenge Goal Weight: 140.5 (@ 9lb/mo, my goals are 158.5 on Sept 1, 149.5 on Oct 1, 140.5 on Nov 1)
Aug 3:. ..166.5 (-1)
Aug 10:. 164.5 (-2)
Aug 17:. 162.5 (-2)
Aug 24:. 160.5 (-2)
Aug 31:
August goal: 158.5 pounds12 -
Starting challenge weight: 182 lb
Oct 31st goal weight: 173
Weigh in will be Tuesdays
August 3: 182 lb
August 10: 181 lb
August 17: 182 lb
August 24: 179 lb
Very happy. Not only have I seen a drop this week, I continued to get a couple short hikes in with a weighted backpack in preparation for a hiking trip this fall. This is even more significant since I am an emotional eater, particularly when stressed. This week my beloved FIL was hospitalized with Covid. At work we are short-staffed which requires me to work additional shifts. Either of these alone is enough to get me eating emotionally (both the wrong things and too much of them) so I would have been proud of myself for just maintaining. Instead I’ve seen a loss. That is incredible for me.
I’m trying to buy healthy frozen meals so that I can more easily plan ahead and eat more healthily. I did prepared meal services, but that got really expensive very quickly and I really hate cooking. So, as my mind is convinced that it needs to eat as soon as I come in the door from work, I come in, wash my hands, pop a frozen meal in the microwave, go change clothes, and by that time my meal is ready for me. I should look for a good thread on MFP to find recommendations on great tasting frozen meals that I can pick up from my local grocery store; for now I’m just reading nutrition labels and trying them out. I add notes when I find some that I like.8 -
ha110w33nsp00k wrote: »In the midst of moving this weekend. No weigh-in for me. Sorry.😔
@ha110w33nsp00k Wishing you much happiness in your new place!4 -
My name is Donna and I am 61 years old. 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.
I would love to join! Here are my weights so far:
Start Weight: 192.4 (Weight on July 31st)
Goal Weight: 177.4
End Weight: xxxxx
Short term goal: To lose about 5 pounds per month.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
Aug 01: 191.4…..(trend weight 194.6) A nice way to start but it may not stick. Very little food yesterday due to an emergency with my well. No water again today. This is horrid!
Aug 03: 190.4…..(trend weight 193.7) A little topsy-turvy and moving all around. I am hopeful that August will be a good month. July was good to me.
Aug 10: 189.6 (trend weight 192.0) Progress. I hope the long travel day which will include at least one restaurant will not derail me too much.
Aug 17: 189.8 (trend weight 190.4) An overnight bump up but still trending down nicely. Today I will work on having a very good day even though, emotionally, things just couldn’t be worse. Biopsy results are still not in. Still no water. Well company is not responding to messages since yesterday. Plumber has stopped coming because prime on the well doesn’t last anyway for any serious length of time. I’ve lost my joy. My energy is zapped. Hugs are welcome! Prayers and good vibes are requested.
Aug 24: 187.4 (trend weight 188.6) Progress on the scale and with the other things I spoke of last week. The biopsy turned out non-cancerous although they did say that it could be a pre-cursor to a metastasized breast cancer to the skin in the future. That would be a nasty and very aggressive cancer with an extremely low survival rate. But I am focusing on the negative cancer (for now) results! Also, my water has been working for 4 days straight now. I am still very nervous about it because it is acting differently than before, but keeping the Faith…..! My exercise has slowed down a bit and my food choices have mainly remained within calorie but the choices are not always ideal. I must remember, it is not just about hitting my macros. It’s about overall health. I love all the stories and ideas that you all are sharing. It is so much more helpful than you think! Please don’t take for granted those little tidbits that are obvious to you. Sometimes it’s new to me or something I’ve forgotten. I appreciate your generous sharing! I’m getting ready to order a book someone mentioned on another challenge. It’s called “The Beck Diet Solution: Train your brain to think like a thin person” by Judith S. Beck. It was recommended by several people. I’ll let you all know how I like it.
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