15 pounds to lose challenge February 1-May 1, 2022

isntittime

isntittime
isntittime Posts: 78 Member
February 14
I'm a little late getting started but need accountability!!
Feb 14 : 175
Feb 21 : 174
Feb 28 :
Mar 07 :
Mar 14 :
Mar 21 :
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May 01 :

frankwbrown

CHALLENGE: lose 10 pounds by May 2nd (13 weeks)
highest weight: 330 (7/10/2020)
January 31st starting weight: 229.3 (7-day average)
May 2nd goal weight: 219.3
ultimate goal weight: 210-220 (whatever gets me down to ~20% body fat)

Jan 31 : 229.3 (starting weight) (Weigh-in day: Monday)
Feb 07 : 226.6 : lost 2.73
Feb 14 : 224.8 : lost 1.8 total loss = 4.5
Feb 21 : 225.4 : gained 0.69 total loss = 3.8
Feb 28 :
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May 02 :

Goal : 219.3 : desired loss = 10.0 pounds in 13 weeks
Actual : 225.4 : 3.8 pounds in 3 weeks (1.28 lbs/week)

edising

Whew! I had a great week stayed on plan with food and exercise. Yesterday I weighed in at 186.9 but was up over a pound this morning (salt?). My weigh in day is Monday so being honest:
2/1: 192.4
2/14: 190
2/21:188.1
Down 4.3

April 30 goal weight: 177
Ultimate goal weight: 155

lizziebtothec

Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Happy new challenge!!

2/1: 195.8 lbs - I walked 1.5 miles yesterday and was so out of breath. This covid recovery is no joke. I need to reset my half marathon training schedule to get back to somewhat one track. 33 days til race day.
2/2: 195.6 lbs
2/3: 196.0 lbs - super tired and cranky today. should be a fun day.
2/4: 197.8 lbs -
2/7: 200.4 lbs - I'm not super sure what caused such a large gain. I wasn't as restrictive as normal Thurs - Sat last week but still was within 500 calories of my limit each day. I was back to normal eating yesterday. I feel super bloated so hopefully after a couple normal eating days this will go back down.
2/8: 199.6 lbs - I was able to walk 3 miles yesterday. I fell hard on my lower back in the ice last week. I am still afraid to try and run.
2/9: 199.0 lbs - 3 miles walked yesterday.
2/10: 199.0 lbs
2/11: 1992. lbs - I'm going to try to run today for the first time after my fall. fingers crossed!
2/12: 198.0 lbs
2/13: 199.2 lbs
2/14: 199.2 lbs - I was able to run 5 miles Friday and 5 miles today. I am 20 days out from my half marathon. i would like to drop another couple of pounds before then and get in one more long run before then.
2/15: 198.8 lbs
2/16: 198.6 lbs - short run done yesterday!
2/17: 197.4 lbs
2/18: 197.8 lbs
2/19: 198.2 lba
2/20: 197.6 lbs
2/21: 197.4 lbs - 7 miles ran yesterday for my last "longish" run before my half.

RubyRed427

edising wrote: »

Whew! I had a great week stayed on plan with food and exercise. Yesterday I weighed in at 186.9 but was up over a pound this morning (salt?). My weigh in day is Monday so being honest:
2/1: 192.4
2/14: 190
2/21:188.1
Down 4.3

April 30 goal weight: 177
Ultimate goal weight: 155

Great progress!

kramereh

Beginning weight: 216.4
Goal weight: 185

Feb 21: 216.4
Feb 26:
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StepWise123

February 1 to May 1, 2022

Round 3 for me! This round I’m treating myself like a scientific Guinea pig project using this free National Institutes of Health “Body Weight Planner”. Link: https://bit.ly/3gddENO (We’ll see!)
Goal: reach about 126 lbs this round (-10), stay with my plant-based diet, keep using weights, and lower my cholesterol in the process.

Feb 1 - 136
Feb 7 - 135.5 (-0.5)
Feb 14 - 135 (-0.5)
Feb 21- 134 (-1) Yay! Worked hard for that one.
Feb 28

March 7 -
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April 4
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cpanus

I'm in. I'm Chris. I live in northern California.
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: 192.2
Challenge Starting Weight: 148.5
Challenge Goal: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0
02/01 - 148.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...6.25 miles in 109 mins
02/07 - 148.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
02/14 - 147.8 at 8:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
02/21 - 147.0 at 7:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
02/28 -
03/01 -
03/07 -
03/14 -
03/21 -
03/28 -
03/31 -
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04/25 -
04/30 -
Chris

luckyladyatsea

CHALLENGE: I am happily under 220lbs by May 2nd, 2022 or earlier.

Feb 21 : 231.4 - With the 4lb gain last week, I thought I needed to get a new scale. instead I calibrated my scale and had an instant 5lb weight loss in less than 2 minutes.
Feb 28 :
Mar 07 :
Mar 14 :
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May 02 :
Jan 23 : 231.8 (Start of first 6 week mini challenge)
Jan 31 : 230.6 - 5 days 14:10 fasting
Feb 07 : 232.4 - (Bloating) 4 days 16:8 fasting | 80,036 steps
Feb 14 : 236.8 - Yep a 4lb gain.
Not sure why... maybe my body is balancing out as I increase my daily steps t 8k to 15k steps a day. I am weighing all my food and tracking all calories/activity.
The only thing keeping me sane is my waist measurement has increased however my thigh, hip and bicep have decreased. This leads me to believe I am still bloated.
The fasting challenge is really a challenge. This week is 3 days of 18 hour fasts. My body wasn't feeling it today... We will see how it goes for the rest of the week.

Action Plan:
* 6 week mini with 2 week maintenance. (Losing weight is not my problem, maintaining the lost weight is the true challenge)
* 17 fasting days every 8 weeks
* I am living the plant based lifestyle
* Drink more than 2 liters water daily

January 20th starting weight: 232.2
May 2nd goal weight: Under 220lbs



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GemmaBunker

Update 2/22: I adjusted my daily calories to 1800/day since I didn't lose anything this week. Might need to increase exercise, I'm pretty sedentary and I walk slowly.
2/15 Gemma here, starting late. 51 years old, 5'5'', starting weight 179.4. Goal for this challenge is 164. Strategy is to eat 2000 cal/day, walk one hour/ 3 miles 6 days/week.

Feb 15: 179.4
Feb 22: 180.4
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26

GinLee61

I'm a bit late getting in but thanks for starting this challenge!

I am a 5'4" 60 year old retiree living in upstate NY. I started back up using MFP on January 3rd but did not weigh myself for the first time until February 7th.

While I would like to try and lose 5 pounds per month, I am going away on vacation for 10 days so I believe a 10 lb goal for this challenge may be more realistic. If I do lose 15 it will be a bonus!

Feb 7: 222.2
Feb 14: 220.9 (down 1.3 this week. Not too bad considering that I splurged at a Super Bowl party.)
Feb 21: 218.8 (down another 2.1 this week. Exercised 367 minutes total last week)
Feb 28: Skip week since I will be away from home

Mar 7:
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May 2:

lizziebtothec

Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Happy new challenge!!

2/1: 195.8 lbs - I walked 1.5 miles yesterday and was so out of breath. This covid recovery is no joke. I need to reset my half marathon training schedule to get back to somewhat one track. 33 days til race day.
2/2: 195.6 lbs
2/3: 196.0 lbs - super tired and cranky today. should be a fun day.
2/4: 197.8 lbs -
2/7: 200.4 lbs - I'm not super sure what caused such a large gain. I wasn't as restrictive as normal Thurs - Sat last week but still was within 500 calories of my limit each day. I was back to normal eating yesterday. I feel super bloated so hopefully after a couple normal eating days this will go back down.
2/8: 199.6 lbs - I was able to walk 3 miles yesterday. I fell hard on my lower back in the ice last week. I am still afraid to try and run.
2/9: 199.0 lbs - 3 miles walked yesterday.
2/10: 199.0 lbs
2/11: 1992. lbs - I'm going to try to run today for the first time after my fall. fingers crossed!
2/12: 198.0 lbs
2/13: 199.2 lbs
2/14: 199.2 lbs - I was able to run 5 miles Friday and 5 miles today. I am 20 days out from my half marathon. i would like to drop another couple of pounds before then and get in one more long run before then.
2/15: 198.8 lbs
2/16: 198.6 lbs - short run done yesterday!
2/17: 197.4 lbs
2/18: 197.8 lbs
2/19: 198.2 lba
2/20: 197.6 lbs
2/21: 197.4 lbs - 7 miles ran yesterday for my last "longish" run before my half.
2/22: 198.4 lbs - 3 miles walked yesterday 12 days til half.

Cindy01Louisiana

Start of challenge goal on February 1st: 15-20 pound loss by May 1st.
Beginning weight - October 5, 2021: 180
January 1, 2022: 162.2
February 1, 2022: 159.8
February 28 Goal: 157
March 29 Goal: TBD
UGW: Somewhere around 140 by October 1, 2022

Feb 01: 159.8
Feb 08: 157.6
Feb 15: 157.4
Feb 22: 155.4 - Yay! February goal met.
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Plasicage

SW 153.2
Challenge goal weight: 140

Feb 1: 153.2
Feb 8: 152.2
Feb 15: 152.4
Feb 22: 154.4

I'm finding it quite comical at this point lol. Yesterday it was 151, but now I'm a water retainer. We'll see next week 😅.

mirthegeologist

It’s always exciting to see another low on the scale—I’ve been bouncing around 150 since mid-January, and I was starting to feel discouraged. I mentioned this last week, but it is much easier to meal plan and make healthy choices with my husband also engaged in healthy choices. I completed my walking goal last week, and I did ok with my snacking goal until this weekend where I didn’t buy enough veggies. This is the downside of my husband eating healthy—he ate all of the carrots that I normally had all to myself.

2/1 - 150lbs
2/8 - 149.8lbs
2/15 - 147.8lbs
2/22 - 146.2lbs

enlightenme3

Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Feb 1 Start Weight: 144.0 pounds
Apr 30 Goal Weight: 130 pounds (maintenance buffer weight)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135 pounds

Feb 1: 144.0
Feb 8: 144.8
Feb 15: 142.4
Feb 22: 141.1
Feb 28:
Total weight loss/gain to date in February: - 2.9 pounds

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Mar 31:
Total weight loss/gain to date in March: +/- 0 pounds

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Total weight loss/gain to date in April: +/- 0 pounds

Total challenge loss/gain to date: - 2.9 pounds

200Karen

Hi, I’m Karen
I am 64 yrs young, 5’0” female from Oregon


My main goal is consistency.
I am 15 lbs from my goal weight.
GW 120, BMI 22.7

For cardio, I enjoy walking and trampoline rebounding
For strength training, I enjoy hand weights 3-10 lb

February Goal 3 lb release 🥳
Day/Weight/Comment
01: 135
08: 134.5
15: 134.0
22: 134.0
28:

Total weight release to date in February: - 1.0 pounds

cgm117

57 y/o F, 5'6"

Starting weight: 131.6
Current weight: 131.6
Goal weight: 120

2/8 131.6
2/15 131 (-0.6 lbs)
2/22 130.7 (-0.3 lbs)

I have been 100% on my eating this week, staying at 1200 cal, IF and no added sugar. I really expected to see something a little more substantial for my efforts on the scale. I will stay the course and this week focus on working out more. I've been refraining from the gym since this last Covid surge but it's time to go back.

MadisonMolly2017

Average weekly weight on:
Feb 1: 161.56
Feb 8: 160.08
Feb 15: 158.94 *in maintenance range*
Feb 22: 158.54 *in maintenance range*

Feb 28:
Total weight loss/gain to date in February:
~ 3 lbs pounds

Avg weekly weight on:
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Total weight loss/gain to date in March: +/- 0 pounds

Average weekly weight on:
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Total weight loss/gain to date in April: +/- 0 pounds

Total challenge loss/gain to date: ~3 lbs

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I’ve been happy with how things are going!

Going to do a 10-day lower calorie burst to keep the momentum going. (Also because I’ve noticed I lose weight more easily when it’s cooler & the scale always pops up 2 lbs with first full joy week in early July (water retention with the heat?) and pops back down 2 lbs first full week of cold in the fall.)

I like to hear into July on the leaner side of my maintenance range.

I’ve also realized the pounds I put on happened AFTER visits by son & wife from overseas. I’m thrilled to see them, but after they leave it can be tough. I miss them so much & can’t travel safely due to immunosuppression. They also remind me of all the yummy foods out there, so I have increased food cues.

CheerMom715

Hi all!

I'm Kim! I'm late to the party and would like to join! I'm 50 years old, 5'3" and starting out at 148.6.

Tuesdays will be my weigh ins. Goal for this challenge is 135. My strategy is to eat mindfully, post daily, get my steps in (10,000 or a work out), and most of all use PORTION CONTROL.

February 22: 148.6
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3

Lets do this! I hope I can get it straightened out. It's my daughter's graduation year, and lots of picture taking events coming up!