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

RubyRed427

This is a challenge is for anyone who wants motivation, support, friendship and tips. We are a nonjudgemental, supportive group who aim to set goals that suits you. If 15 pounds weight loss is not for you, choose a different goal. All are welcome! Let's make these next three months our best yet! This is our fifth round but new friends are always welcome and invited! Post daily or weekly, and let us know what's working for you and what's not. We are a friendly bunch who want to be healthier!

SunnyDays930

I'm back. Hopefully can stick to it this time.

Highest weight: 170
Today's weight: 4/30/22 165.8
Aug goal weight: 155
Dream weight: 130

Good luck and good health to all!

RubyRed427

SunnyDays930 wrote: »

I'm back. Hopefully can stick to it this time.

Highest weight: 170
Today's weight: 4/30/22 165.8
Aug goal weight: 155
Dream weight: 130

Good luck and good health to all!

Welcome back! Your weight has been consistent which is awesome!! This round will be easier for us since it's summertime soon.

twoelfling2003

1st time here and looking forward to living healthier

Highest weight: 232
Today's weight: 4/30/22 227
Aug goal weight: 212
Dream weight: 165

StepWise123

Hi Everyone! Coming back--round 4 for me. I really enjoy this very supportive group. I'm getting very close to my ideal weight. I started at 149-150 and now 127.5. I live in rainy Oregon and I'm 72. What that weight will be? The weight that my health is as good as it can get for my age. Might be somewhere in the low to mid 120s. I'll be concentrating on losing those last pounds and building muscle at the same time while improving my blood glucose and cholesterol. (sounds like a lot ) Plus, I'm still working on the stress/life balance and will start adding some time for meditation. I'll start with 10 minutes and take breathing breaks during the day. I usually weigh in on Mondays because I tend to eat better on the weekend that way! Denise

Start Weight: 127.5
Goal Weight: 123 (but less "smoosh" and more muscle)

SunnyDays930

@StepWise123 you are an inspiration!

Sistersue3285

Hi I'm back to try this again. I dropped out last time as I wasn't ready nor in the right headspace to do it. I'm still suffering from migranes but have been getting a little relief from them. Hopefully with Spring and Summer around the corner I will get more activities/exercise in to help with the weight loss and the migranes. Eating healthy is so much easier for me in the spring and summer as we have some great Farmers markets around here. Really looking forward to the fresh fruit and vegetables.
I live in British Columbia and will be turning 60 this year. I find the older I get the harder it is to lose the weight. Time to get it off and keep it off.

Start weight April 30th 193lbs
3 month Goal weight 180lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight 150 lbs
I'm hoping to get to my ultimate weight by Christmas 2022.

lorib642

Nice to meet you all. I plan to weigh in weekly, I lose slowly. My goal is 1lb/week but I will be happy with anything. I am currently using Weight Watchers app which is point based, but I may go back to tracking calories. Just trying to find something that works for me. I am in Orange County, CA 58 years old tomorrow.

Highest weight 198 lb
Current weight 170.1lb
3 month goal 158 lb
Ultimate goal 145 lb

cpanus

I'm in. I'm Chris. I live in northern California.
72 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: 148.0
Challenge Goal: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0
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swimmom_1

Mary 65 now, from Pennsylvania.
Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
UGW-122 lbs. I was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for 5 years then got lazy.

My goal is to continue with what seems to work for me. 1000-1200 calories, low carb 15 Net +/- 3(My body seems to not do well with carbs. It doesn't know how to burn them and hangs onto them way too much!), minimum 70 + oz of water, 2 meals/day on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days(which are long), exercise on my 3 days off. My weigh in day is Sunday.

9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22- 155 lbs
4/1/22- 156.4 lbs :-(
5/1/22-

88AViva

Highest Weight: 66.6Kg (Height 163cm / 5'3)
April 17 : 66.3Kg (Day 1. New on Mfp)
April 30 : 64.2 Kg (2.1🔽)

May 1 : 64.4Kg (🔼0.2)
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roz0810

Hi all. I'm Roz from England, 28, married with two cats 🙀

Starting weight for May: 265.2. I'm overall 8.2lbs down from April. Hoping for the same results in May!

May goals:

🍇 Continue with IF 18:6 or some days 20:4
🍇 Drink 2+ litres of water daily
🍇 Weigh in daily
🍇 Get some walking in daily

Good luck all! 😁

GinLee61

I am a 5'4" 60 year old retiree living in upstate NY. I started back up using MFP on January 3rd and have lost 25.7 lbs YTD.

Thank you RubyRed427 for continuing the challenge!
Participating in the last 15lb challenge really helped to motivate me and keep me on track so here I am again. I will be weighing in no more than once per week and am switching my weigh in day to Friday since that works better for me during the summer.

I am optimistically setting my challenge goal for another 15 lbs. Not sure if I'll make it this time since summertime in and of itself is a challenge. We spend every weekend at camp where someone is always having a BBQ or party. Also the grands spend a lot more time with us so there will more snacks around, not to mention smores. However, I'm hopeful that with the nicer weather I'll be able to increase my daily exercise minutes. I am SO looking forward to saying goodbye to the 200's!!

January 3: 230
February 7: 222.2
March 7: 216.6
April 4: 209.5
May 1: 204.3

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Challenge Goal: 15 lbs (189.3)
Challenge Actual: 0 lbs (204.3)

deepwoodslady

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.
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Start Weight: 203.2 (Weight on April 30, 2022)
Goal Weight: 188.2
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



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shnerb00

Excited to join this challenge!

My goal for May is to re-establish some daily healthy habits that I abandoned over the winter (which resulted in gaining back 15 of the 20 lbs I lost last year)
- Weigh myself (post on Fridays)
- Pre-Log meals in the mornings
- Move for at least 30 minutes

SW May 1: 153.00

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Challenge Goal: -15 lbs (138lbs)

ashleycarole86

Hi all!

This challenge I am looking to make my way into my intended maintenance range (160-165) and stick there.

May Start Weight: 165.8
Challenge Goal: Reach and maintain in 160-165 range

May 1 - 165.8

WeatherJane

I fell off during the last challenge, followed along, but stopped posting. Back and ready to get myself back on track. Regained during the last challenge.

Best of luck to everyone!

Challenge goal weight under 150

5/1 164.4

Sinisterbarbie1

Hi - i am 5’9” and with the last challenge I made my goal and briefly made it into the 130s (if you count being 139.8 for one morning!). I want to get down more solidly into the 130s and maintain there and also work on ensuring that I regain some muscle, since I have definitely lost muscle along with fat.
I’ve been posting more or less weekly. I just arrived at a health spa (after sitting on my butt and eating too much at a work conference) so will check what my weight is on their scales wearing a bathing suit or workout clothes tomorrow morning and see if a week of shaking up my eating and exercising changes anything. Then I will start for real after I get home and weigh myself on my own scale again after mothers day.

KakoHikes

Hello! Am 34/F, living in Oregon and restarted my journey to better health last June after some not so good lab results gave me the kick I needed. I’ve lost weight before but gained it back and more by letting stress turn into apathy about my health. I am making this time be the one that sticks, making and maintaining healthy habits along with learning how to cook healthy foods.

I have lost 54lbs since I started, can now wear clothes I haven’t fit into years and have lowered my resting heart rate by 20bpm. My lab results have also improved. I’ve been trying new(to me) food and have found spices and dishes I’ve really enjoyed that are healthy and delish. I love the strength and endurance I’ve gained from exercising regularly, I can now go up stairs without getting out of breath and am able to go up hills and on hikes without feeling like I am dying. I also have more energy and better mental health.
I still have blah days, due to hormones, weather, stress or some other random thing. I really have to remind myself of the above benefits on those blah days to not totally derail my good habits.

My current deficit is set to lose at least .5lbs each week. I feel too hungry with any more of a deficit at the moment. Slow and steady, right?
My main exercise right now is walking, and am trying to do my pt stretches along with a basic strength training routine at least twice a week. On the days where the weather is disappointing(the wonderful Oregon rain) I also play ring fit adventure.

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- 185.6
Challenge end goal- 178
Sunday is my weigh in day

With the goal of consistency, this time I am going to keep track of how many days my calorie goal was met and how many days I exercised each week

5/01 185.6lbs Calorie goal met 4/7 days, 1 hike, 4 walks, 1 pt/strength training

swimmom_1

Mary 65 now, from Pennsylvania.
Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
UGW-122 lbs. I was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for 5 years then got lazy.

My goal is to continue with what seems to work for me. 1000-1200 calories, low carb 15 Net +/- 3(My body seems to not do well with carbs. It doesn't know how to burn them and hangs onto them way too much!), minimum 70 + oz of water, 2 meals/day on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days(which are long), exercise on my 3 days off. My weigh in day is Sunday.

9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22- 155 lbs
4/1/22- 156.4 lbs :-(
5/1/22- 158.8 lbs. :-( No way is this actual with all the Elliptical miles Friday, yesterday and stayed way under calories for what I was allotted. Hoping for a whoosh soon. Did Elliptical 300 minutes for 22.3 miles in first session and 54 minutes for 4.2 miles for 26.5 miles total today. Hopefully that gets me heading downward again. (Did long times on Friday 228 minutes and Saturday 240 minutes too.)

lizziebtothec

Hi I'm back! I am a 38 year old wife and mom trying to work to get healthier! I started this journey in Dec 2019 at 231 lbs. It is always a slow go for me but I am trying to be more consistent.

Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Feb - Apl: 195.6 - 194.6 - 1.0 lb lost
Happy new challenge!!

5/1: 195.8 lbs