15 pounds to lose challenge- Feb. 1, 2023-April 30, 2023

MrsLaven2015

charlouiselb wrote: »

Oh yeah, and for fiber, canned pumpkin is really great, so if you like “pumpkin pie” oatmeal, it really is great to get that fiber in early in the day.

I do like pumpkin and we like to make stove top oatmeal. I also noticed that MFP sets monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat goals to 0 so if you have even 1g then it says you’re over. Even saturated fat has some allowance. I thought unsaturated fat was the “healthier” kind?? I don’t pay for the premium MFP but I do keep macros in mind as far as percentages of my diet go.

deepwoodslady

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
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



Starting Weight (from January 31st): 194.8
Goal: 189.8 (Five lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************


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.


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02/18-196.8-(Trend Weight 195.2)- So….today will be the first day of my new macros . The 1400 calories haven’t changed and are approved. Carbs will be set at 158g (45%), Fat at 54g (35%), and protein at 70g (20%). The dietician recommends less fat and less protein than what I am going to start with so I can add even more carbs! Her plan seems wrong and drastic to me so I will start with this as a compromise. If my glucose or my weight starts increasing, I’m outta there! I will, however, give the so-called “experts” a chance. My main worry is that I know my increased carbs will not be filled with the good kind. If I didn’t have such aversions to foods, their plan could be more effective than I believe it will be. But I do have eating disorders and my carbs will not be the good kind, or the clean foods they expect so I worry that the results will be skewed and cause weight gain and high blood sugars. I understand there may be more than one way to achieve my goals and so I will try their "tried and true" method short term.
We shall see. I will, of course, do my best at food choices but it is what it is. BTW, My family doctor has always approved my low carb dieting including Keto. Such a division in the medical community over this, even in my research! So, I've tried low carb and I'll try this but I truly believe I already know the answers.

02/19-195.2-(Trend Weight 195.2)- Because I am keeping calories at 1400 or lower, I do think I can lose weight, even with my new dietary restrictions. It won’t be as fast or as dramatic as the lower carb version of my calorie in-calorie out attempts. What I’m really watching is how this will affect my blood sugars. BTW, when I told the dietician it is hard to fit in 3 or more meals per day because I don’t like eating early in the morning, so I use that time to link to my sleep time and practice a bit of Intermittent Fasting, she absolutely thought I was trying to commit suicide! She said that going without food for any length of time puts my body in a starvation mode that is counter-productive to weight loss and dangerous for my T2D. I told her that I am living proof it has HELPED with weight loss and I don’t believe in eating when I’m not hungry. She thinks my whole glucose instability and problems are due to my “bad habits and practices” such as IF. She really turned my whole world upside down. I’m sorry, but I’m not eating when I’m not hungry. My body is not stupid and there are hormones in place that will let me know when it’s time to eat! I am willing to try anything she says due to her success with other patients, but I’m going to use a little common sense here. Yesterday I went one calorie over goal (1401) and was only able to reach 117 carbs (she wants 190-250). I tweaked the menus all day but couldn’t reach anything higher without going way over calorie goal which would have caused a weight gain. I realize that if I had added more low calorie veggies I would have had much higher carb counts but that is not how I can eat. Clearly this is not going to be effective for someone like me but I’ll keep adding whole wheat for grains, what veggies I CAN tolerate and applesauce. Sorry for another rant.


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joandumas42

@deepwoodslady, I hear you. I also try to eat lower carb, and from all my reading, I think your dietician is dead wrong. I did IF for several years, and lost almost 20 lbs. I also don't believe in eating when I'm not hungry, so I delay my breakfast until my stomach starts rumbling; usually about 10 am. I do manage to fit 3 small meals in during the day, but my last meal is no later than 6 pm. So I'm actually on time restricted eating. I get acid reflux if I don't stop eating at least 4 hours before bed.

CiderCiderGirl

*Week 3 update*
Hi, I’m a 38 year old female who has inched back up from my healthiest weight about 8 years ago. While I haven’t climbed back to my highest weight (195), I’m uncomfortable with the 170 I have reached after being comfortable at 150 for a while. I would like to lose those extra pounds again. 15 lbs in 3 months sounds reasonable to me.
I jumped in a little late on 2/5/23.

2/5 - 170.6
2/12 - 166.6 (mostly water weight the first week)
2/19 - 167.4 (reasonable to go back up around my period)
2/26 -
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I think the 15 lbs loss is achievable in this time frame.

swimmom_1

My name is Mary, 65 from Pennsylvania.
Been MIA for a few months but still logging in everyday since I started MFP 5/14/21. Trying to get back into the swing of posting on my threads I've been in for awhile. 640 continuous days today in a row since I started MFP.

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. Back up to 150 minutes on my 3 days off per week.

Good to see some familiar names here and glad to see some new ones too!

Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
9/14/20-255 lbs
5/14/21-232.2 lbs
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

2/1/23- 207.4 lbs
2/5/23- 207.8 lbs
2/12/23- 206.4 lbs Elliptical Interval setting 150 minutes Fri, Sat & Sun for 9.89-10 miles.
2/19/23- 201.8 lbs Elliptical Interval setting 150 minutes Thur-9.98miles , Fri-9.91 miles & Sun-10.0 miles.

cgm117

@charlouiselb- Fortunately I am mending well from Covid. I do strength training 3x/wk at the gym ( hope to get back in another week). I have a very small frame so my goal of 120lbs is in the recommended BMI range, as well as where my weight naturally maintained before menopause.

spyder2765

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Hello everyone. I am 5'3'' female turning 55 this month. I thought this would be a great challenge to ramp up my motivation on getting healthier!
Goal weight: 130

2/5 146.8
2/12 145.0 Three days of light exercise this week.
2/26 144.0 Same light exercise and portion control!
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SunnyDays930

I'll tell you what keeps you moving; running after a 5, 7 and a 1 year old for 5 hours. Yesterday my husband and I had the 3 grandkids and did not sit down much. We were both exhausted after they left but went out to eat so that blew any calories expended. I like the saying someone just said, "you can't outrun your fork". So true. I was hoping to lose 5 lbs by the end of the month when I started on 2/1 but that is not going to happen. If I get down 2 lbs by the 28th, I will be happy. I MUST do better in March!

nay0m3

I know my eating wasn't aligned with my goals this past week and I totally see it in the spike! The hard part is, I nailed my workouts. I work really hard in the gym and I gotta get through this mental block with nutrition to keep pushing to my goal weight. I am really thankful for the muscle and strength I have and the place I am in overall AND I would like to be a bit leaner.

I also remember that I stopped taking the low dose of fluoxetine (prozac) about a month ago now because I thought it was causing me to stay stuck so maybe after a few more months I will start seeing a shift. I know there are varying opinions about whether or not these meds cause you to gain weight but I truly feel they impacted me.

Trying to find the balance of eating more freely 20% and eating on point 80%+

I will get there! Thank you all for being here

CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 10 pounds to land at 132
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM January 31): 142
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:TBD

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02/06-141.8-(Trend Weight: 141.9)

02/13-140.2-(Trend Weight: 140.6)

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Feb Goal:
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Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: -.9

deepwoodslady

My name is Donna. I am 62 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM January 31): 194.8
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:
CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 15 pounds to land at 179.8 (seems Impossible, even Laughable but a girl can dream right?)


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.


02/01-194.6-(Trend Weight: 196.7)-

02/06-195.6-(Trend Weight: 196.5)- I ate something for the first time last night that I thought I would HATE. Scallops! Even after rinsing they smelled so fishy but I followed the simple and fast recipe and OMGOSH, they were delicious. Thank you Gordon Ramsey for giving me the faith to try. I was having spaghetti squash with a cream basil alfredo sauce and decided I needed to add some protein and had them in my freezer. After a quick thaw in a bowl, they were only 4 or 5 minutes to cook. According to MFP, the 5 small scallops came in at 89 calories and 4 carbs. I will be having them again!


02/13-192.2-(Trend Weight: 195.2)- Travel today to endocrinologist for 1st consult. I am hoping my improvements will help me avoid insulin although I am a million miles away from where I need to be in weight, BMI and my glucose fasting numbers. I hope the doctor will see my progress as hopeful and give me a chance to continue improving without adding insulin.


02/20-194.0-(Trend Weight: 195.1)- The doctor has decided to give me the chances I’ve asked for. I go back in 3 months. I saw a dietician that changed everything and for the past few days my glucose has shot back up based on her higher carb (ridiculous!) recommendations. I am stopping her diet plan today and going back to my own before she kills me! Mine was working.


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nay0m3

@deepwoodslady Sometimes we know our bodies the best and we just need to listen to them! Not all experts are experts for us! I have learned this along the way

joandumas42

Joan from BC. Started January 23, after gaining weight after being on keto for a year. I think it was too much fat for me, and just too many calories!


Highest Weight: 159 lbs
Current Weight: 156.7 lbs
Goal Weight: 140 lbs
02/01 - 157.9
02/06 - 157.9
02/13 - 156.7
02/20 - 155
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Down 4 lbs since starting! I love myfitnesspal!

Vsshapiro

Challenge Goal Weight: 147 lbs


02/01 - 156
02/06 - 154.6
02/13 - 156.8
02/20 - 156.8
02/27 -
02/28 -

Feb Goal: 152.5 lbs (5.5 lbs)
Feb Actual:
Feb Loss/Gain:
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: +.8

I started a new diet and exercise program today. I will be going to 5 days of weights, which I only do 2 days now. I will be doing 2 days of cardio, which I do 3 to 4 days now. My yoga at 3 days a week will remain the same.

Food wise my only big change is decrease my sugar 😔 say good bye to those lattes. And dinners will be Protein and green veggies instead of all the carbs I eat with dinner now, rolls, pasta, potatoes, rice, etc. I can still have these items for my lunch in moderation of course.

Okay, we will see what changes it does for my next weigh in.

Plasicage

Challenge weight: 145-147
February 6- 151.2
February 14- 151.6
February 18- 149.4
February 20 - 148.8

Still adjusting to IF. I’m loving (and hating 🤣) the evening portion.
- mornings are ok if I work, but on my off days or evening shifts I can’t go gym on empty stomach. However with IF I can cut down my cardio and skip gym.
- Got to try new evening hobbies with my newly found evening time!! It’s something I’ve known would happen eventually. Maybe snacking was avoidance behaviour ??

Sistersue3285

Weight loss contest

Sherri from BC.
Start weight 192 lbs
3 month goal 180 lbs
Final goal 150 lbs
Weight loss contest

Feb. 13 192
Feb. 20 193.2

Not a good start. Ate too many carbs. I know I have a problem digesting them but bread seems to be my go to food. I'm proud of myself for not snacking at night though. I only had a piece of pie yesterday but nothing the rest of the week after dinner.
Will have to change my eating habits but will take a few weeks to get into the groove of it. This week will be a challenge as we are having a family vacation for 4 days up at the Ski Resort.
I also need to figure out a exercise plan. I have bad knees and arthritis in back so need to be careful with what I do. I do try to walk 4 days a week but thats not enough to help.
Thinking I need to get back to swimming as it is something I can do without too much pain

I know I can do this I just have to plan better meals and get out more and get into the right headspace.

Have a Great week everyone

MrsLaven2015

Weekly check in:
Goal Weight: 140 lbs

02/06 - 149
02/13 - 147
02/20 - 146

Things seem to be going well but I’ve been yo-yo ing between 146 and 149 for a long time (trending higher). The push will be for me not to go backup, especially with my monthly cycle in mind. I’m technically an okay weight for my height but I know my body fat % has gone up from 28 to 32% over the past few years even if my weight hasn’t changed much.

Tracking is definitely helping me be mindful. Last night I made white bean quesadillas without a recipe. I ate half my dinner then felt full but wanted to eat the rest, it was so good. Once I added the recipe into MFP, turns out that half was about a full meal. I tell my 5yo to eat till his tummy says it’s full, seems like I should take my own advice haha

jyoti_0

started eating zigzag calories since yesterday. Will try it for a few weeks, stuck on 164 for the last 4 weeks.

ColoradoNana56

Hello group, Thanks for sharing your journey. Even though I can’t share a weight loss this week I am noticing better fit in my clothes and feeling good in general. I have been consistent in logging food exercising. This week I plan to cut out alcohol completely. I had two drinks on the weekend and I think that might be slowing the weight loss down.
Highest Weight: 214 lbs
Current Weight: 193.8 lbs
Goal Weight: 177 lbs
02/04-193.8 lbs
02/06 - 191.6
02/13 - 192.2
02/20 - 193.0
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frankwbrown

CHALLENGE: lose 7-10 pounds by January 31st (13 weeks)
Highest weight (7/10/2020): 330
Anniversary weight (7/10/2021): 243 (lost 87 pounds in year one)
2nd Anniversary weight (7/10/2022): 226 (lost 18 pounds in year two)
February 1st starting weight: 236.1 (7-day average)
April 30th goal weight: 220
ultimate goal weight: 215 (would like to stay in range 210-220)

Jan 31 : 236.1 (Weigh-in day: Tuesday)
Feb 07 : 236.9 : ↑ 0.8
Feb 14 : 235.4 : ↓ 1.5 - total gain/loss: ↓ 0.7
Feb 21 : 236.5 : ↑ 1.1 - total gain/loss: ↑ 0.4

200Karen

February
1. 134.0
8. 132.2
15. 132.2
22. Excused WI ✅ resetting my life after vacation


Yes we are home. Thanks for the well wishes
We did have a wonderful time.
While there we enjoyed Old Town Sacramento Train Museum and an escape room adventure. Also girls time out shopping.


I have read post. Great to catch-up on your week. 💞
Sending well wishes for all struggling with health issues


@LittlePyne love the flywheel clarification and comparison

@RibyRed427 I’m following your lead with logging and weighing.

@nayOm3 perfect way to restart your commitments.
I’m slowing learning that 1 overindulged day doesn’t need to mean 3. It’s all such a ‘work in progress’ everyday.


💞 Karen