15 pounds to lose challenge August-October 31, 2021
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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.
Aug 31: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Sept 01: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Sept 07: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Sept 14: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Sept 21: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Sept 28: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Sept 30: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Oct 01: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Oct 05: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Oct 12: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Oct 19: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Oct 26: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
Oct 31: Final Weigh In: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)
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191 lost 4 pounds this week.12
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No exercise today but plan on it for sure tomorrow!7
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Thank you RubyRed427 for starting this challenge!
I'm in !!I have 15 to get rid of to get back to my 60 pound goal.
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.
Heaviest ever - 192.2
August start weight - 149.4
October 31st goal weight - 132.2
I weigh in on Mondays. -
08/01 - 149.4
08/02 - 149.2
08/09 - 149.4
08/16 - 146.6
08/23 - 148.2 ...two b'day parties!! yumm!
08/30 -
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Just joined The Sparkle Project (by Rebecca Weller) I am not trying to push Rebecca Weller on mfp hahaha better make that clear....I just love her!
Slight issue. Its gona involve going vegan for 6 weeks (it's optional, don't have to go totally vegan, but the recipes are vegan, plant based).....If I didn't owe out so much money this month, I would have easily bought all the ingredients without a backwards glance...but alas I'm skint this month 🙈 so, I'm gona look through the Project, and see what it's all about just now.
Feels good to have atleast enrolled in the course. Little bit of extra help won't go a miss. I could use the information about nutrition anyway, and I have been playing with the idea of going more plant based (although, maybe not 100%).
@BeIn2day
Ok I am interested how do I find out more !!
@KeepingChocolate
haha I hate cooking as well
I am enjoying reading all of your posts and agree what was said about plateaus. Keep going and don’t give up, girls especially since I am now higher than my starting weight 😖
My weigh in days are Wednesdays
2018-Highest weight 151lbs
Jul28-SW 137lbs
Aug4- 136.4lbs
Aug 11-135.2
Aug 18- 138.8 after a week away 😳
Aug25- 137.4
I was away last week and I came home sick from my vacation…lots of lazing about but did do 3 days of strength training….
Had Dental surgery yesterday so now my food has to be NO solids for 2 weeks. I am nervous the scale will just go up!!
I bought jello and beans and realized after how high in sugar these are. I will have to be careful of sugar next time I’m shopping and read labels
🙄
My goals for this week are to add 45 min daily of cardio, 2 days of ST and 5days of stretching (yoga or Pilates)
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Just joined The Sparkle Project (by Rebecca Weller) I am not trying to push Rebecca Weller on mfp hahaha better make that clear....I just love her!
Slight issue. Its gona involve going vegan for 6 weeks (it's optional, don't have to go totally vegan, but the recipes are vegan, plant based).....If I didn't owe out so much money this month, I would have easily bought all the ingredients without a backwards glance...but alas I'm skint this month 🙈 so, I'm gona look through the Project, and see what it's all about just now.
Feels good to have atleast enrolled in the course. Little bit of extra help won't go a miss. I could use the information about nutrition anyway, and I have been playing with the idea of going more plant based (although, maybe not 100%).
@BeIn2day
Ok I am interested how do I find out more !!
@KeepingChocolate
haha I hate cooking as well
I am enjoying reading all of your posts and agree what was said about plateaus. Keep going and don’t give up, girls especially since I am now higher than my starting weight 😖
My weigh in days are Wednesdays
2018-Highest weight 151lbs
Jul28-SW 137lbs
Aug4- 136.4lbs
Aug 11-135.2
Aug 18- 138.8 after a week away 😳
Aug25- 137.4
I was away last week and I came home sick from my vacation…lots of lazing about but did do 3 days of strength training….
Had Dental surgery yesterday so now my food has to be NO solids for 2 weeks. I am nervous the scale will just go up!!
I bought jello and beans and realized after how high in sugar these are. I will have to be careful of sugar next time I’m shopping and read labels
🙄
My goals for this week are to add 45 min daily of cardio, 2 days of ST and 5days of stretching (yoga or Pilates)
I’ve never heard of her but you know I’m going to change that right now !1 -
Hello MFP friends👋Always great to catch up on how things are going with everyone!
I was not going to weigh myself this week or bother with posting, as I am still not making a concerted effort to stay on point with my goals of healthy foods, exercise, or self care🥴🙄Just feeling an overall malaise these days and just....BLEHHH.
But after coming on here and catching up.....I must say I feel a bit better and will re-commit to myself to stay on this journey!
AUG 26/21 (F/54yr/5'5")
SW 162 Jan 11/21
GW 145 Oct 31/21
TW 155.4
So the numbers are going up slowly, which is no surprise as I am binge eating, not exercising and not sleeping great.
I WILL keep making the effort to get back on track - I know how much better I felt in all aspects when I joined this challenge back in Jan. When I truly committed, put the effort in and was consistent. The weight came off, confidence came back, mood improved and I felt so much better!
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Original SW (1/28/21) - 293
August SW - 225
End of Oct GW - 203
08/01 - 225
08/05 - 222.4
08/12 - 221.6
08/19 - 217.8
08/26 - 217.49 -
@rnc52012
Sorry you aren’t feeling motivated. Hope you get your groove back !
@ashleycarole86 good job!
@vottav21 hoping you can help me figure out more about sparkle project 💃💃1 -
My numbers:
Aug 1: 74.8
Aug 4: 72.3
Aug 21: 71.9
Aug 24: 71.0
Aug 27: 70.6
- 4.2 so far
Progress notes:
I felt hungry for a couple of days and enjoyed healthy snacks between meals. Although I never exceeded my calories I hit a bit of a plateau. Since I have banned those healthy snacks and consume the calories at meal time my weight is shifting again and equally important: I don’t feel hungry.
Exercise: There is not much happening but I will get more active soon again. I just don’t want to focus on too many things (water intake, healthy food, daily meal preparation, no artificial sugar, no alcohol, sleep,…) at the same time. 😊
I have noticed that I listen more to my body.
I haven’t consumed any sweets. On Aug 1 my blood sugar levels were at the upper end of the normal range, they have now dropped by 0.2. I am very happy with my progress.
Goal weight Oct 30: 627 -
I'm really excited. Just join our rec center. It has a pool! I have missed swimming so much. So, I went with my suit and towel and the pool was closed for an hour due to lessons. I'll go back though. I went and worked out on the elliptical instead. (not in my swimsuit
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I can relate to seeing a picture of yourself and thinking, that's how I look? We have these shatterproof mirrors at school. You should see how I look in those. Like a pear! They are distorted but so is my body. Anyway, I am sticking to this goal of losing. I wrote some dates on a calendar of 5K walks/jogs I plan on doing.
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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.
Sometimes, it is salt or water intake or both. Weight can fluctuate 5 pounds from day to day. Not sure why. So, don't be discouraged. Over time, you will go down.5 -
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I'm Michelle, 50. I started the year at 185, started the april challenge at 170, and am currently 164. My goal is 10,000 steps a day, swimming 3 times a week and to lose 2-3 pounds a month, so 6-9 pounds for the new challenge!
August 1 164
August 8 162
August 27 163.2
I'm not surprised by being up a bit, too much vacation, not enough logging what I'm eating
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Just got back from a decadent beach vacation. Starting fresh with the challenge. I weighed 164.8 this morning. I have a wedding September 25th and I would like to weigh 155-157 by then which is doable if I eat sensibly. Best of luck to all. The posts here are very inspiring!11
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Early August: 151
8th August: 150.6
13th August: 150
20th August: 150 again
28th August: 149.4
It's the end of August and I've not done as well as I hoped. I had a lot of social events following the end of lockdown (and being fully vaccinated) as well as my birthday, so I wasn't expecting August to be too positive. However, it is going in the right direction!
My next challenge is to manage my eating and find time to exercise when I start my first full time teaching role in September.10 -
11/28/20 191
12/5 191
12/12 186
12/19 185
12/25 184.2
1/3/21 184
2/6 182
2/14 181
2/19 179
3/6 178.7
3/22 179.1
4/3 178.1
4/9 178.5
4/19 180.9
5/7 179.8
5/16 181.6
6/5 180.7
6/8 179.4
7/28 175.5
8/28 183.0
Checking in. It's not good news. I have not been strict with myself. So, I expected this gain to happen. I was too embarrassed to post this but being real is what this threads is all about. I also exercised more this week which for some reason I do see a few pounds go up (when I lift weights).
Simple goal for this coming week:
1. 8 glasses of water every day... or more.
2. swim laps (just joined our rec center)
3. Allow myself two snacks (chips) this week instead of each day!12 -
I'm writing my goals on my calendar. The calendar is working well. I am signing up for two 5k races today; even if I walk most of the way. One is on a trail in the woods. Sounds fun.10
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RubyRed427 wrote: »I'm writing my goals on my calendar. The calendar is working well. I am signing up for two 5k races today; even if I walk most of the way. One is on a trail in the woods. Sounds fun.
That’s fantastic and sounds like a lot of fun! With Fall being right around the corner I signed up for an aqua fit class once a week. I haven’t done one in like 20 years. Looking forward to a “me” night without kids.
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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: 142
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