😀😀😀***MAY 2023 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
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Last year I lost about 30 pounds but gained it all back.
Really hoping that this year I will lose that much and keep it off.
Wish me luck, and same to you!
Beginning Start Weight: 210.2
May Start Weight: 205.4
May Goal Weight: 199.2
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175-184
May 1: 205.4
May 8:
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Forgot to post yesterday. I lost a lot of bloat weight in 2 days. 😳 I expect it will go slower now.
Age: 56
Height: 5'
Start Weight: 187.8 (4/30/23)
May Weight: 177.8
Ultimate Goal Weight Goal: 130
May 1: 181.4
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May total loss:
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Thank you, @enlightenme3 !
I'm Chris - 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.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 150.0
UGW: 145.0
05/01 - 153.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
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I hope everyone has a good May.
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Hi all - Just dropping by to give a shout-out to everyone on this thread. Let's keep up the good work and keep up our spirits! It helps to know you are all out there and that we're rooting for each other. I enjoy reading your posts and am inspired by them to keep up with my own program.
Have a great and positive day!9 -
Female, 6 ft.
[MFP Highest Weight: (8/2018): 268]
May Start Weight: 178.6
May Goal Weight: 176
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170-175
5/3: 178 (-0.6)
5/10:
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May start weight: 233
May goal weight: 225
Ultimate goal weight: 190 (to start)
May 3: 233
May 10:
May 17:
May 24:
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May Start Weight: 136
May Goal Weight: 134
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
May 3: 136
May 10:
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May 31:
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67-year old male here, re-starting MFP after a year's absence and gaining back te 30 pounds I lost before.
Beginning Start Weight: 210.2
May Start Weight: 205.6
May Goal Weight: 199.2
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175-184
May 1: 205.6
May 8:
May 15:
May 22:
May 29:
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Good morning All! Thought I'd share my breakfast meal prep for the week with you... feel free to share your fav meal(s) or snack(s)/food(s) that support your goals.
Overnight Oats...so good!
[About 340 calories, 21g P/9g F/41g net C/13g Sugar]
In 8-10 oz. container (I use a jelly canning jar), in this order:
1/2 cup whole rolled oats
1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt (I use 1/2 a Two Good Vanilla Greek Yogurt)
1 tbsp Protein Powder (I use unflavored, unsweetened bone broth protein powder)
1 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (or milk of choice)
1 tsp. Liquid stevia (or choice sweetener)
<MIX IT UP WELL WITH A SPOON>
Add in toppings on top:
1 strawberry chopped
2 tbsp blueberries
3 raspberries
1/3 of a banana chopped
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tsp sliced almonds
1 tsp Unsweetened Cocoa Nibs
<COVER TIGHT AND CHILL OVERNIGHT>😋
I make them 10 at a time--whole family loves them--they are easy to grab and go too!7 -
Hi, all!
I'm new to this challenge, and happy to have found it. Let's do this together!
I'm looking forward to more outdoor running and cycling this month now that spring has finally arrived in Minnesota, but I need to constantly remind myself that exercise can easily be trumped by bad choices in the kitchen.
May Start Weight: 194.9
May Goal Weight: 190
Ultimate Goal Weight: 180
May 1: 194.9
May 8:
May 15:
May 22:
May 29:
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MetroZazie wrote: »Last year I lost about 30 pounds but gained it all back.
Really hoping that this year I will lose that much and keep it off.
Wish me luck, and same to you!
Same!! But it took me 18 mos to lose 30 lbs, and 3 mos to gain it all back 😮💨
Good luck! 👍👏💪3 -
i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR wrote: »
Good morning All! Thought I'd share my breakfast meal prep for the week with you... feel free to share your fav meal(s) or snack(s)/food(s) that support your goals.
Overnight Oats...so good!
[About 340 calories, 21g P/9g F/41g net C/13g Sugar]
In 8-10 oz. container (I use a jelly canning jar), in this order:
1/2 cup whole rolled oats
1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt (I use 1/2 a Two Good Vanilla Greek Yogurt)
1 tbsp Protein Powder (I use unflavored, unsweetened bone broth protein powder)
1 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (or milk of choice)
1 tsp. Liquid stevia (or choice sweetener)
<MIX IT UP WELL WITH A SPOON>
Add in toppings on top:
1 strawberry chopped
2 tbsp blueberries
3 raspberries
1/3 of a banana chopped
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tsp sliced almonds
1 tsp Unsweetened Cocoa Nibs
<COVER TIGHT AND CHILL OVERNIGHT>😋
I make them 10 at a time--whole family loves them--they are easy to grab and go too!
That sounds delicious! 🤤
But, how does all that fit in an 8-10z jar? 😳2 -
January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
February weight lost: 5 pounds
March weight lost: 6 pounds
April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
May Start Weight: 201.4
May Goal Weight: 199.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 185
May 1: 201.4
May 3: 203.0 gotta stop the yo-yo 🪀
May 10:
May 17:
May 24:
May 31:
Jill🥰6 -
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Original SW January 2022 was 230 lbs at 5'3” tall.
May Start Weight: 159.6
May Goal Weight: 156.6
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
May 1: 159.6
May 5: 158.2
May 12:
May 19:
May 26:
May 31:
When I stepped on the scale this morning for my weekly weigh-in and was very surprised to have lost 1.4 lbs. I didn't expect to lose that much since I had lost a full pound last week and lately it's been taking about a month for me to lose 2.5 lbs. In addition we went out for BBQ on Monday in rememberance of my late son's birthday, though I did manage to stay within my calories for the day.
Plugged my new weight into MFP this morning and it told me I'm 75% of the way to goal. Woo hoo!
Have a great week everyone!
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Hello,
I'm new to this challenge but look forward to going through the month with everyone! I'm also in a 3 month challenge group but I'm needing an extra push for May as I've got my birthday coming at the beginning of June. I've set a goal to loose a little more than the typical loss I've been tracking every month (about 4.3 lbs) and want to loose 7 lbs this month for a Bday victory. I'm going to have to cut more calories and amp up my exercise a little more to reach this goal I've set....
I'm 58 yo, and 5'4"
May Start Weight: 182.6
May Goal Weight: 175
Ultimate Goal Weight:145
May 2: 182.6
May 9:
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Best of Luck to everyone...
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Original SW January 2022 was 230 lbs at 5'3” tall.
May Start Weight: 159.6
May Goal Weight: 156.6
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
May 1: 159.6
May 5: 158.2
May 12:
May 19:
May 26:
May 31:
When I stepped on the scale this morning for my weekly weigh-in and was very surprised to have lost 1.4 lbs. I didn't expect to lose that much since I had lost a full pound last week and lately it's been taking about a month for me to lose 2.5 lbs. In addition we went out for BBQ on Monday in rememberance of my late son's birthday, though I did manage to stay within my calories for the day.
Plugged my new weight into MFP this morning and it told me I'm 75% of the way to goal. Woo hoo!
Have a great week everyone!
Congratulations!!!! 🥳📣👏🌼 That's a lot of hard work - very impressive/, inspiring!
How nice to celebrate your late son's birthday like that ✨ Remembering l, sharing, and smiling keeps them close, doesn't it? 💛2 -
May Start Weight:191 lbs
May Goal Weight:183 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 147 lbs
May 1:191 lbs
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05/01 - 102kg
05/05 -100.16kg
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My name is Paula Jones and I am going with the flow this month instead of stressing so much about this weight loss journey! It has gone so far as to cause a tiny bit of issues with my husband who doesn’t understand why I want to lose weight even though I repeatedly tell him. 😏 I am married with 3 amazing kids! I’ve been with my husband since September of 2000.
I used to be EXTREMELY fit since my time spent serving our country in the US Army. I am now an obese 100% service disabled veteran experiencing a variety of health related issues primarily resulting from my weight and I have finally reached a point where I can’t take it anymore so I am taking a firm stand. I WILL lose and am losing this weight since I started going at my goals hard Feb 9. I have seen favorable results so far with my current strategy which is a combination of Noom, GOLO, and Intermittent Fasting (IF) with revolutionary changes being made to how I eat, what I eat, and why I eat. I weigh myself every day and tape various locations of my body once a week to help hold myself accountable and establish a way to thoroughly measure my progress.
I have already started including physical exercise and that could be some type of cardio and strength training exercises at home or me and my oldest son going to the gym for some cardio or circuit training taking advantage of the equipment. I’m ready to keep this train moving! Let’s do this AGAIN! HUAH!
Goals for May:
Workout cardio at least 3x/week (min 30 min) 🦵🏾🫀🏃🏾♀️
Strength training at least 5x/week
(min 60 min) 🦾🏋🏾
Reduce sugar intake to 6 g/day 🦷👩🏾🍳
Maintain fiber intake of 30 g/day 💩
Continue to execute morning & evening routines —which includes journaling & >20 min/routine sessions. 💆🏾♀️🧘🏾♀️
Start weight: 238.8 lbs
Goal weight: 175 lbs
May goal weight: 225.8 lbs
February end weight: 258.2 lbs (6 lbs lost)
March end weight: 245.8 lbs (12.4 lbs lost)
April end weight: 237.8 lbs (8 lbs lost)
May 🪁🧚🏾♀️💐🌞🌧️
1 - 238.8 lbs
2 - 239.8 lbs 😿
3 - 241.2 lbs 🙀
4 - DNW
5 - DNW
6 - 243.2 lbs 😵😑😓
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Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
April 28 (Starting Weight): - 148.0 (10-day average 145.2)
May goal - Get back to middle of maintenance range, then maintain current weight
Ultimate goal - Range between 138 - 148
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.
April 28: 148.0 (10-day average 145.2)
May 6: 151.4 (10-day average 149.1)
May 13:
May 20:
May 27:
May 31:
Total loss for May I have gained so far. Oops. No excuses; I've just not been focusing after I've been back from Grand Canyon. Time to take action.
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May Start Weight: 301.8
May Goal Weight: 297.8
May goal drop: 4 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175
April 29: 301.8
May 6: 299.4 Very happy with this result especially since I was 306.6 April 21st. Woohoo!!!
May 13:
May 20:
May 27:
May weight drop: 2.4
Total weight drop todate: 33.9
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Thanks @enlightenme3!
Highest Weight / January: 206
Goal Weight: 146
May Goal Weight: 174
April 30: 179.1
May 7: 177.8
May 14:
May 21:
May 28:
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You can do this, #PaulyJoMomma ! I have a Eufy (brand) scale that does % of fat and lean tissue, water weight, etc. I haven't put a lot of stock in the accuracy of the percentages it shows because it wasn't one of those super-expensive scales - just around $40, I think. BUT, I do think that it accurately reflects a trend. So if it shows the % of fat tissue going down and muscle going up, I think that's probably true. This morning, I started to feel cuz the weight wasn't going down, but then I noticed that over the past week, the fat % has gone down a bit and the lean muscle had gone up just a little. I needed that encouragement today.
So... even though some days our weight may stay the same or go up, if we keep doing the right thing, our bodies may be doing other things inside that we can't see. Like losing fat and gaining some muscle. You've got your program and you're working your program, but with grace and compassion toward yourself - the "going with the flow" part.
Just a shout-out to say you've got this. We've got this. We're worth it and you've got random people like me out here who are rooting for you!3 -
My name is Paula Jones and I am going with the flow this month instead of stressing so much about this weight loss journey! It has gone so far as to cause a tiny bit of issues with my husband who doesn’t understand why I want to lose weight even though I repeatedly tell him. 😏 I am married with 3 amazing kids! I’ve been with my husband since September of 2000.
I used to be EXTREMELY fit since my time spent serving our country in the US Army. I am now an obese 100% service disabled veteran experiencing a variety of health related issues primarily resulting from my weight and I have finally reached a point where I can’t take it anymore so I am taking a firm stand. I WILL lose and am losing this weight since I started going at my goals hard Feb 9. I have seen favorable results so far with my current strategy which is a combination of Noom, GOLO, and Intermittent Fasting (IF) with revolutionary changes being made to how I eat, what I eat, and why I eat. I weigh myself every day and tape various locations of my body once a week to help hold myself accountable and establish a way to thoroughly measure my progress.
I have already started including physical exercise and that could be some type of cardio and strength training exercises at home or me and my oldest son going to the gym for some cardio or circuit training taking advantage of the equipment. I’m ready to keep this train moving! Let’s do this AGAIN! HUAH!
Goals for May:
Workout cardio at least 3x/week (min 30 min) 🦵🏾🫀🏃🏾♀️
Strength training at least 5x/week
(min 60 min) 🦾🏋🏾
Reduce sugar intake to 6 g/day 🦷👩🏾🍳
Maintain fiber intake of 30 g/day 💩
Continue to execute morning & evening routines —which includes journaling & >20 min/routine sessions. 💆🏾♀️🧘🏾♀️
Start weight: 238.8 lbs
Goal weight: 175 lbs
May goal weight: 225.8 lbs
February end weight: 258.2 lbs (6 lbs lost)
March end weight: 245.8 lbs (12.4 lbs lost)
April end weight: 237.8 lbs (8 lbs lost)
May 🪁🧚🏾♀️💐🌞🌧️
1 - 238.8 lbs
2 - 239.8 lbs 😿
3 - 241.2 lbs 🙀
4 - DNW
5 - DNW
6 - 243.2 lbs 😵😑😓
7 - 239.0 lbs 🫣🤔🤭🤓 Here goes my weird butt trend again. My body is so silly. I’ll figure it out one day!
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Hi Donna 🙋♀️
First, big congrats in your progress-to-date!! Well done, you! 🥳
Next ... May I ask where you find trend weight? And if your trend weight is lower than your weigh-in weight, why is it not a good way to start?
Lastly, Happy Birthday in advance !!! 🎉💐👑
Cheers!
- mk 🙂[/quote]
@mkksemail I get my trendweight from trendweight.com on my pc. I'm sure they have a phone app. I have it linked to my fitbit so once I enter my info into fitbit, it automatically feeds my trendweight.com info. A trend weight will really help to level off those mini fluctuations or even one day of indulgence (like a holiday weight). If it start going up, your doing something wrong too consistently! Time to make some changes! If it's going down, you are basically on the right track for continued weight loss. I like to see both weights.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! I am going out to lunch with DD#1 today. My scale will frown tomorrow but it should hurt my bottom line by weeks end. I love spending time with her. She stays so busy and works full time. It's nice that she is carving out a little time for her mother!0 -
freckledginger15 wrote: »
Hey Donna!
Your post is very inspiring. I noticed that our goals are very similar in terms of final weight goals and starting weight! It's so great to see that you've worked so hard and it's paying off! Gives me hope that I will also see the results I want too as well. I might even start using the cross-off that you use! Love it and keep up the amazing work!
@freckledginger15 Feel free to use the cross-offs. I borrowed them from another person in another challenge and now I see it everywhere lol!
Yes there is hope, always hope as long as we are still breathing. I go back & forth but hope someday I can beat this sugar addiction that keeps jumping in my path!
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3rdtimelosesit wrote: »May Start Weight: 301.8
May Goal Weight: 297.8
May goal drop: 4 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175
April 29: 301.8
May 6: 299.4 Very happy with this result especially since I was 306.6 April 21st. Woohoo!!!
May 13:
May 20:
May 27:
May weight drop: 2.4
Total weight drop todate: 33.9
@3rdtimelosesit Congratulations! You did it!!!!3 -
My name is Donna. I am 62 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.
Start Weight (from April 30th, 2023 ): 192.6
Goal Weight: 187.6 (5 pound loss)
End of Challenge Weight: xxxxx
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
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.
05/01-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.2)- Not a good way to start. I’ve got to turn this boat around before I sail right off the deep end. If I don’t, this boat is sunk!
05/07-194.0-(Trend Weight: 193.0)- It’s my birthday week (the 10th). A gift of good health and productive weight loss would be a great gift to myself but I am really struggling. And of course, the birthday celebrations that have already begun (and some mother’s day plans upcoming) are wonderful but hard on the plan. I’m going to try to pace myself as best as I can. I am up this week, however, after a dinner out last night. Sometimes I give IN, but I never give UP. Have a great week everyone and thanks for the birthday wishes!
05/14-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
05/21-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
05/28-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
05/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
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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A little bit of inspiration, from another challenge 😊
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