15 pounds to lose challenge November 1 - January 31, 2023

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  • jyoti_0
    jyoti_0 Posts: 87 Member
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    @cgm117 agree with you!
    Slow and steady wins the race. The important thing is to get a clean eating habit in place. Weight loss is just the side benefit of a healthy eating habit. Have been trying to cultivate that and enjoying the slow progress.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,334 Member
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    Hi! I'm Chris
    Highest Weight: 192.2 lbs
    Current Weight: 153.0 lbs
    Goal Weight: 143.0 lbs
    11/01 - 153.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...7.27 miles in 129 mins
    11/07 - 153.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...zero...too cold this morning
    11/14 - 150.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...6.10 miles in 115 mins
    11/21 - 150.8 at 7:15 a.m. ...new Grandson duty!!
    11/28 - 150.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    11/30 - 150.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/01 - 148.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...it rained her in northern California!! No walking for me!
    12/05 - 153.4 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/12 - 152.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/19 - 155.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/26 - 154.0 at 9:20 a.m. ...5.09 miles in 89 mins
    12/31 - 153.6 at 8:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!
    01/01 - 152.9 at 8:45 a.m. ...zero
    01/02 - 155.2 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...It rained here in northern California!!
    01/09 - 154.5 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...It rained here in northern California!! Trainer still out.
    01/16 -
    01/23 -
    01/30 -
    01/31 -
    Chris
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,177 Member
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    GinLee61 wrote: »
    RubyRed427 wrote: »
    Came home from work and did a 20 min. yoga on youtube. During it, I was sweating and my wrists hurt, but I finished it. Now, I realize how out of shape I really am. But I know that this is reversible.

    @RubyRed427 - I have trouble being on my hands and knees due to pain so I do standing yoga or chair yoga. There are a bunch of them on YouTube.

    Thanks for the tip!
  • BartBVanBockstaele
    BartBVanBockstaele Posts: 623 Member
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    jyoti_0 wrote: »
    @55isfly22
    Here is a tip to eat junk food and still save you calories. Keep a glass of water with you when eating something high calorie. Take one sip of water after one morsel of whatever you are eating. Soon your stomach will be filled with water and you won't be able to eat any more.
    I used this trick when I felt like eating pizza. I could eat only one slice instead of polishing off the whole pizza.
    That method has indeed some chance of working, given that blending food with water into a thick soup also seems to have a satiating effect on some people. If you eat solid food and grind it really down while eating, and interleave it with drinking water, you are doing essentially the same thing, if perhaps not as thoroughly, but the reasoning is sound. Well done.
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
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    My name is Mary, 65 from Pennsylvania. I'm a RN and work long days.
    Been MIA for a few months but still logging in everyday since I started MFP 5/14/21.

    Unfortunately lost my mojo and gained a lot back but not all Thank God! Need to get back on track and focused. I bought a NEW to me, gently used, Commercial PreCor EFX 835 Elliptical. It was delivered the beginning of November, as others here know I wore my previous 10+ year old one out from my extensive workouts. Stopped using it mid November to get my Christmas shopping done earlier than my norm. I was planning to start back up a week ago but had a GI bug and very weak. I restarted today but very slow at 45 minutes and 3 miles compared to my 3 hour historical workout sessions. I will MAYBE workup to it again.

    Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
    9/14/20-255 lbs
    5/14/21-232.2 lbs MFP start date.
    4/6/22- 147.6 lbs (107.4 lbs lost) I did NOT have a surgery. Did Keto.
    8/1/22- 167.2 lbs
    12/1/22-198 lbs

    1/1/23- 213.4 lbs
    1/2/23- 213.4 lbs
    1/3/23- 207.4 lbs
    1/4/23- 205.8 lbs
    1/5/23- 205.8 lbs
    1/6/23- 201.4 lbs
    1/7/23- 202.4 lbs
    1/8/23- 204.4 lbs elliptical 45 minutes
    1/9/23- 204.4 lbs elliptical 46 minutes
    1/10/22-201.6 lbs elliptical 47 minutes
    1/11/22-203.6 lbs Not sure why the uptick. I stayed on track yesterday with my carbs/calories. I worked today. For new people I don't workout on work days. I'm a RN and work long days. That's why I used to do long elliptical sessions on my days off. To makeup for my work days. I work 4 days/week, 10+ hours.
    1/12/23-203.8 lbs work day
    1/13/22-204.6 lbs work day
    1/14/22-205.4 lbs on call today, My Elliptical 120 minutes straight through this AM!!! 8.5 miles. Getting back up to my long sessions. Maybe I wasn't out of Cardiovascular endurance, as I thought. The previous sessions I wore a short sleeve shirt instead of a tank top as I did today again. (It's chilly in my basement.) Even though I had a fan on, maybe I just got to warm, which wore me down.
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    edited January 2023
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    My name is Mary, 65 from Pennsylvania. I'm a RN and work long days.
    Been MIA for a few months but still logging in everyday since I started MFP 5/14/21.

    Unfortunately lost my mojo and gained a lot back but not all Thank God! Need to get back on track and focused. I bought a NEW to me, gently used, Commercial PreCor EFX 835 Elliptical. It was delivered the beginning of November, as others here know I wore my previous 10+ year old one out from my extensive workouts. Stopped using it mid November to get my Christmas shopping done earlier than my norm. I was planning to start back up a week ago but had a GI bug and very weak. I restarted today but very slow at 45 minutes and 3 miles compared to my 3 hour historical workout sessions. I will MAYBE workup to it again.

    Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
    9/14/20-255 lbs
    5/14/21-232.2 lbs MFP start date.
    4/6/22- 147.6 lbs (107.4 lbs lost) I did NOT have a surgery. Did Keto.
    8/1/22- 167.2 lbs
    12/1/22-198 lbs

    1/1/23- 213.4 lbs
    1/2/23- 213.4 lbs
    1/3/23- 207.4 lbs
    1/4/23- 205.8 lbs
    1/5/23- 205.8 lbs
    1/6/23- 201.4 lbs
    1/7/23- 202.4 lbs
    1/8/23- 204.4 lbs elliptical 45 minutes Interval setting
    1/9/23- 204.4 lbs elliptical 46 minutes Interval setting
    1/10/23-201.6 lbs elliptical 47 minutes Interval setting
    1/11/23-203.6 lbs Not sure why the uptick. I stayed on track yesterday with my carbs/calories. I worked today. For new people I don't workout on work days. I'm a RN and work long days. That's why I used to do long elliptical sessions on my days off. To makeup for my work days. I work 4 days/week, 10+ hours.
    1/12/23-203.8 lbs work day
    1/13/23-204.6 lbs work day
    1/14/23-205.4 lbs on call today, My Elliptical 120 minutes, Interval setting straight through this AM!!! 8.5 miles. Getting back up to my long sessions. Maybe I wasn't out of Cardiovascular endurance, as I thought. The previous sessions I wore a short sleeve shirt instead of a tank top as I did today again. (It's chilly in my basement.) Even though I had a fan on, maybe I just got to warm, which wore me down.

    1/15/23-202.4 lbs My official weigh in day, My Elliptical, Interval setting, 120 minutes straight through again this AM, 8.1 miles.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,980 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 62 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


    CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 15 pounds to land at 182.8
    CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM Oct 31): 197.8
    CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:



    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


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.



    11/01-199.8-(Trend Weight: 200.2)-

    11/07-198.8-(Trend Weight: 199.9)-

    11/14-197.6-(Trend Weight: 199.1)-

    11/21-198.6-(Trend Weight: 198.7)-

    11/28-196.6-(Trend Weight: 197.9)-

    11/30-196.2-(Trend Weight: 197.8)-


    Nov Start: 197.8
    Nov Actual: 196.2
    Nov Goal: (5 pound loss) 192.8

    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 1.6 lbs. LOST


    12/01-198.4-(Trend Weight: 197.8)-

    12/05-197.8-(Trend Weight: 197.7)-

    12/12-198.2-(Trend Weight: 197.9)-

    12/19-197.0-(Trend Weight: 198.1)-

    12/26-200.6-(Trend Weight: 198.7)-

    12/31-199.8-(Trend Weight: 199.2)-

    Dec Start: 196.2
    Dec Actual: 199.8
    Dec Goal: (5 pound loss) 191.2

    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.0 lb GAIN


    01/01-199.2-(Trend Weight: 199.2)-

    01/02-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    01/09-200.0-(Trend Weight: 199.4)- Day 1 of 5 days of travel. Hopefully I can keep my head on my shoulders and my brain intact in all aspects.

    01/16-198.8-(Trend Weight: 198.7)- Guess what I noticed last night? In the fridge my sweet younger daughter made me a pumpkin cheesecake while I was gone on the overnight trip and left the whole thing in the refrigerator for me. Isn’t she precious? Travel today.

    01/23-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    01/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    01/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


    Jan Start: 199.8
    Jan Actual: xxxxx
    Jan Goal: (5 pound loss) 194.8

    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,334 Member
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    Hi! I'm Chris
    Highest Weight: 192.2 lbs
    Current Weight: 153.0 lbs
    Goal Weight: 143.0 lbs
    11/01 - 153.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...7.27 miles in 129 mins
    11/07 - 153.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...zero...too cold this morning
    11/14 - 150.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...6.10 miles in 115 mins
    11/21 - 150.8 at 7:15 a.m. ...new Grandson duty!!
    11/28 - 150.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    11/30 - 150.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/01 - 148.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...it rained her in northern California!! No walking for me!
    12/05 - 153.4 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/12 - 152.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/19 - 155.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    12/26 - 154.0 at 9:20 a.m. ...5.09 miles in 89 mins
    12/31 - 153.6 at 8:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!
    01/01 - 152.9 at 8:45 a.m. ...zero
    01/02 - 155.2 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...It rained here in northern California!!
    01/09 - 154.5 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...It rained here in northern California!! Trainer still out.
    01/16 - 153.2 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty... 60 min workout w/trainer
    01/23 -
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    01/31 -
    Chris
  • cgm117
    cgm117 Posts: 147 Member
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    58y/o 5'5"
    Highest weight: 131.6 (Feb)
    Feb-May Challenge: -5lbs
    May-July Challenge: -2.8lbs
    July-Oct Challenge:-2.2 lbs



    11/29 124.8 (+4.2 lbs) Yikes!
    12/6 123 (-1.8 lbs)
    1/3 128.1 (+5.1 lbs)
    1/10 127.2 (-0.9 lbs)
    1/18 128.7 (+1.5 lbs)

    I was a bit shocked and dismayed to see such a significant weight increase this week, especially since I stayed within my calorie range and worked out at the gym multiple days. Hopefully it's just water weight from a heavy "leg day" yesterday but we'll see what the scale brings next week.

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