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15 pounds to lose challenge May 1-August 1, 2022
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Switching my weigh in date to Friday mornings.
I'm 55 and live in Southern California.
Feb 28 219.4
May 1 202.0
May 8 202.0 (It's been up and down all week.)
May 15 199.4
May 20 198.6
Goal for July 31 is 187.11 -
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Challenge Start Weight: 150.6
Challenge Goal Weight: 140
May 20: 150.6
May 27:
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I'm in! Good luck everyone!
Highest weight 195 on 1 Nov 2015
Lowest weight 147 on 15 Jul 2016
Current starting weight 173.4
Goal weigt by 31 August - 160
Day Weight
1 May - 174 2 May - 174
3 May - 173.6 4 May - 173.6
5 May - 174 6 May - 173.4
7 May - 173.2 8 May - 173.2
9 May - 173.2 10 May - 173.2
11 May - 173.4 . 12 May - 174.5
13 May -174 14 May - 174.2
15 May - 172.8 16 May - 172.4
17 May - 172 18 May - 171.4
19 May - 171 20 May - 171
20 May - 171 21 May - 170.8
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Highest weight: 174 (a few years ago) or 152 the last two years
Aug goal weight: 135 to 140
Ultimate goal: 135-140, will know when I get there!
May 16: 149
May 17: 148.2
May 18: 149.2, up a pound but weighing at a different time and after a meal
May 19: 148.9
May 20: 148.4
May 21: 148.2
I seem to be hovering around the same 1-2 pounds. I do a huge amount of exercise through my job and wonder if my body is retaining fluid to repair my muscles (I come home and take aspirin because I hurt from the exercise).
Best wishes to everybody this weekend!
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Highest weight 198 lb
Starting weight 170.1lb
3 month goal 158 lb
Ultimate goal 145
4/30 170.1
5/7 166.2
5/14 169.4
5/21 167.57 -
137.6 today. I saw someone write on one of the community boards that carbohydrate = carb+hydrate (meaning you store up water to digest it). I don’t know whether that is scientifically true or not, but I definitely notice that on the days when I eat more carbs , particularly sugary or starchy ones (even if they are just berries and fruit) I hold on to water by a whole pound or two, and the days when I eat mostly vegetables and lean proteins besides feeling more full and less prone to snack, I weigh less. These aren’t things I am actually planning to change about my eating habits, because I like fruit and berries and there is nothing wrong with eating them, its just interesting to note on the scale.
Now if I were weighing in for a boxing match however ! ….10 -
CHALLENGE: lose 10 pounds by July 31st (13 weeks)
highest weight: 330 (7/10/2020)
May 1st starting weight: 226.4 (7-day average)
July 31st goal weight: 216.4
ultimate goal weight: 210-220 (I'll know when I get there!)
May 01 : 226.4 (Weigh-in day: Sunday)
May 08 : 227.9 : 🔼 1.5
May 15 : 227.5 : 🔽 0.4
May 22 : 227.5 : 🔽 0.0 at least no gain9 -
Highest weight: 174 (a few years ago) or 152 the last two years
Aug goal weight: 135 to 140
Ultimate goal: 135-140, will know when I get there!
May 16: 149
May 17: 148.2
May 18: 149.2
May 19: 148.9
May 20: 148.4
May 21: 148.2
May 22: 147.6 good, a new number
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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 my exercises each week
5/01 185.6lbs Calorie goal met 4/7 days, 1 hike, 4 walks, 1 pt/strength training
5/08 185.6lbs- No Loss. Calorie goal met 5/7 days thanks to eating at maintenance this week and exercise calories, 3 walks, 2 pt/strength training days, also 106 minutes using a walking lawn mower and 3 hours gardening. Tried 2 new recipes as well
5/15 184.4, -1.2lbs this week and month, Calorie Goal met 4/7, 3 walks, 1 pt/strength training, 1 YouTube video. Period week and still craving all the things, but did get my little woosh after it like normal
5/22 183.6, -.8lbs this week, -2lbs this month, Calorie Goal met 5/7, 2 walks, 1 hike, 1 pt/strength training and two yardwork days that gave me 267 active minutes combined
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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.)
5/8/22- 148 lbs :-) So glad for the whoosh of water weight to be gone!!!
5/15/22- 159.6 lbs. Well a short lived whoosh! I know its mainly water weight. Had more carbs than my usual the last 2 dinners. Glad I didn't hit the 160's! Elliptical today 130 minutes for 10 miles.
5/22/22- 156.2 lbs Didn't do my usual AM elliptical as it was to thunderstorm @ 2, so I cut the grass, 2.5 hours but on a rider. Later this afternoon, did 3 hours on the elliptical for 13.2 miles. I start work @ 10 tomorrow, so I may do a hour or 2 before work, depending on how I feel in the AM and het myself to bed @ a decent time tonight.
Hadn't been on it since last Sunday d/t Drs appointment Tuesday and errands and the "Thunder over Dover" Air Show yesterday with the Blue Angels & the Thunderbirds performing together for the first time ever, supposedly. They are so cool to see, if you never have gotten too. I've seen them a few times but well worth a drive. Mine was 3 hours each way. Met a friend and her family there at the base, as they were at their beach house, close by.
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5/2/22 199.4
5/9/22 198.8
5/16/22 197.2
5/23/22 195.8
5/30/22
May Loss:
Aug goal weight: 184.4
Dream weight: 1408 -
My name is Donna and I am 62 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
May 01…..204.6…..(Trend Weight: 202.5)….. Let’s make this a great month, Personally I really need this month to count.
May 02…..204.6…..(Trend Weight: 202.7)….. I should have done better but I couldn’t get satiated yesterday. I think my bigger body is fighting for more food so I am going to have to plan more volume with less calories and carbs to get through this. According to Fitbit, I’ve had more sleep last night but I feel hungover. Is there such a thing as a food hangover?
May 09…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)….. Birthday Week! I just couldn’t get full last night! Luckily I had a good day full of mindful choices which ended up offsetting it. Down 0.2 is better than the gain I expected. Especially on Mother’s Day! I’ll be watching the scale, sometimes it creeps up later!
May 16…..203.4…..(Trend Weight: 203.0)….. Somehow I didn’t past last week? Strange…..Anyhow, It’s been an up & down week with my weight showing lower than 2 weeks ago and about exactly the same as last week. The goal is progress, not stagnancy! (Is that EVEN a word?). I’ve got to dig deeper this week!
May 23…..204.8…..(Trend Weight: 203.1)….. An overnight jump of 1.8 lbs. This doesn’t make any sense whatsoever, but I won’t make excuses. Some travel yesterday but I was there and back in about 4 hours so no meal out was necessary.
May 31…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
May Goal: 198.2
May Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: xxxxx
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Jun 13…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun 20…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun 27…..xxxxx…. (Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun 30…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun Goal: xxxxx
Jun Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
July 01…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 04…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 11…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 18…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 25…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 31…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July Goal: xxxxx
July Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
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Sistersue3285 wrote: »Weigh in
I expected this gain as I was away for the weekend and ate out everyday and of course snacked all night. Hopefully will get back on track after the Long Weekend. Going to be away again but this time have a a plan for meals and snacks.
May 2 192.8
May 9 190.2
May 16 192
Surprised myself this morning when I weighed in. Snacked more then I thought I would but did a lot of walking this weekend. I walked up and down the stairs at the hotel instead of taking the elevator. We were on the 3rd floor. Was a little hard on the knees but just took my time climbing the stairs. According to my Garmin I did 30 sets of stairs in 4 days. I'm sure I do more as my Garmin was charging for most of the 2nd day there.
Now to get back on track with eating healthier and getting more exercise. Really want to hit my 4 month goal.
Have a great week everyone
May 2 192.8
May 9 190.2
May 16 192
May 23 191
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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)
May 8 : 63.4Kg (🔽1.0)
May 15 : 63.5Kg (🔼0.1)
May 22 : 62.8Kg (🔽0.7)
May 28 :
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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
5/9 165.4 I haven't been doing great managing my snacking, need to do better.
5/16 164.6
5/23 163.4
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I tried dresses on today. I've got 3 weddings this summer, the first in 2.5 weeks. I did not like how I looked in ANY of them but it was a huge incentive not to go get some wine. As you probably know, the body must burn the alcohol off first, giving the food you've consummed with it time to turn to fat. Hence, beer and wine bellies.8
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May 1 to July 31, 2022
Back for my 4th round of this challenge! Thank you RubyRed.
Goals: meet "best for me" weight: Maybe low 120s - not sure. Add meditation and breathing sessions to manage stress. Keep adding back muscle with weight training. Get my blood glucose and cholesterol to acceptable levels. (recently diagnosed with "pre-diabetes") Age: 72 but feel 45 . Live in Oregon.
Beginning weight at August 1, 2021 “15 pounds to Lose Challenge”: 150.5
April 30 weight: 127.5
May 2 - 127 (-0.5) (reinstated exercise program after 1 week off.)
May 9 - 126.5 (-0.5) 10-Minute meditation sessions: 3
May 16 - 126 (-0.5)
May 23 - 127 (+1) Oh dear! Why is it that the anxiety of getting a new blood test this week has me making some strange unhealthy food choices? Must figure that one out. Still got plenty of exercise last week and hoping this is a temporary blip. Vacation canceled for May 30 due to our friends catching the virus. Sigh!
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Goal for May: 125
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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
05/01 - 148.1 at 7:00 a.m. ...Grandson's soccer game!!
05/02 - 150.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/09 - 149.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/16 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/23 - 150.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
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@cpanus I just lost an inch in height from 5’9” to 5’8” for the same/similar reasons and thought of your introduction here. You have a great attitude about it!6
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I'm in! Good luck everyone!
Highest weight 195 on 1 Nov 2015
Lowest weight 147 on 15 Jul 2016
Current starting weight 173.4
Goal weigt by 31 August - 160
Day Weight
1 May - 174 2 May - 174
3 May - 173.6 4 May - 173.6
5 May - 174 6 May - 173.4
7 May - 173.2 8 May - 173.2
9 May - 173.2 10 May - 173.2
11 May - 173.4 . 12 May - 174.5
13 May -174 14 May - 174.2
15 May - 172.8 16 May - 172.4
17 May - 172 18 May - 171.4
19 May - 171 20 May - 171
20 May - 171 21 May - 170.8
22 May - 171
23 May - 171
24 May - 171.5
25 May - 172
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I know I am late to join, will you have me 😟10
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Highest weight: 170
4/30/22 165.8
5/6/22 165.4
5/19/22 164
5/24/22 163.8
total loss: 6.2 lbs
Aug goal weight: 155
Dream weight: 130
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58 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)
3/1 128.4 (-2.3 lbs)
FEB: 131.6-128.4 (LOSS 3.2 lbs)
3/8 129.5 (Gain 1.1 lbs)
3/15 birthday week (did not weigh myself)
3/22 128.6 (-0.9 lbs)
3/29 127.5 (-1.1 lbs)
4/4 128 (+0.5)
4/12 127.3 (-0.7 lbs)
4/19 127.5 (+0.2 lbs)
4/26 126.6 (-0.9 lbs)
Total Feb-May Challenge loss: 5 lbs
5/3 126.6 (no change)
5/10 125.9 (-0.7 lbs)
5/17 124.2 (-1.7 lbs)
5/24 126.8 (+2.6 lbs)
So I just returned from a six day trip to Charleston (went for my son's graduation) and I didn't think I ate that badly but the scale is clearly saying otherwise. Hoping it is primarily a transient fluctuation but back to the old grindstone for me. I was back in the gym this morning and counting those calories.10 -
just_a_few_lbs wrote: »I know I am late to join, will you have me 😟
Anytime! Welcome.7 -
May Start Weight: 165.8
Challenge Goal: Reach and maintain in 160-165 range
May 1 - 165.8
May 5 - 169.4 (+3.6)
May 12 - 164.6 (-4.8)
May 19 - 165.6 (+1)
May 26 - 162.6 (-3)14 -
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 30.5 lbs to date.
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 setting my challenge goal for 15 lbs again. Not sure if I'll make it this time since summertime in and of itself is a challenge for me. We spend every weekend at camp where someone is always having a BBQ or party. 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
May 6: 203.7
May 13: 202.1
May 19: 199.5
May 27: 198.1
June 3:
June 10:
June 17:
June 24:
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
Challenge Goal: 15 lbs (189.3)
Challenge Actual: 6.2 lbs (198.1)11 -
just_a_few_lbs wrote: »I know I am late to join, will you have me 😟
Of course!! Welcome!5 -
I'm 55 and live in Southern California.
Feb 28 219.4
May 1 202.0
May 8 202.0
May 15 199.4
May 20 198.6
May 27 197.3
Goal for July 31 is 187.
Total loss 4.7 pounds. Not bad; I'll take it.
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Highest weight: 174 (a few years ago) or 152 the last two years
Aug goal weight: 135 to 140
Ultimate goal: 135-140, will know when I get there!
May 16: 149
May 17: 148.2
May 18: 149.2
May 19: 148.9
May 20: 148.4
May 21: 148.2
May 22: 147.6
May 23-26 up and down the same pound
May 27: 146.6 (down a pound, woo-hoo!)
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