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😀😀😀***February 2025 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

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  • evangem1990
    evangem1990 Posts: 1 Member
    February Start Weight:317.3lbs
    February Goal Weight:314lbs
    February Weight Loss Total:

    Weighing Day:Friday

    February 7th:317.3lbs
    February 14th:319.8lbs
    February 21st:317.0lbs
    February 28th:


    Not sure how it’s +2lbs gain 😠.
    Next plan is to weigh everyday & focus on the downward trend.

    Down 2lbs, a whoosh happened.
  • ashleyh2100
    ashleyh2100 Posts: 118 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    @ashleyh2100

    For weight loss (fat loss) calories are king. It's good that you track every day, "even the bad ones." It's possible that the bad ones are the most important to track to see how far over you are. Macros are good to pay attention to to ensure adequate nutrition. It's for sure important to get enough protein while doing weight loss.

    We are over six weeks into the year now, and that sets you up really good if you have been tracking every day. In fact, it sounds like you've been tracking for quite a while. You have data to fine tune your goals! A couple questions:
    • How big of a deficit did you plan to have? Did you realize that deficit, or did your tracking suggest you were still eating more calories than you were burning.
    • Have you looked at your actual logging data to see how much deficit you were in for the last six weeks?
    • What would you have expected your weight loss to be over that time based just on your calorie balance?
    • Did your actual weight behave differently? If so, then things are working. To lose more, refocus on a new calorie target. If not, the focus on hitting your target, at least on average for the week.

    Also, since you lost over 50 pounds, did you revise your goal? With 50 pounds less of you, there's lower energy demands. Your calorie needs decrease as your mass decreases. It's always a good idea to reevaluate goals every dozen or so pounds and fine tune it.

    Main thing is keep sticking to it!


    I'd really like to stay in the 1lb loss per week. I think I started too low for calories in the beginning so adjusting to get to a place that works for me now.

    Looking back, although tracking, I was traveling quite a bit over the last few months so my calories were higher than they should have been. Luckily, I've pretty much maintained overall as opposed to significant gain. That's a positive insight.

    I'm going to focus back on hitting my base calorie number and not so much on exercise calorie adjustments. Also, focusing on protein and macro awareness.

    Never giving up! Thanks for the insight and support!

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