July weight loss challenge

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  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    I have some exercise challenges and I am doing well with them but have been avoiding the weight loss ones. I have been on a plateau for awhile and upping exercise doesn't seem to help. I am trying a resting day. So I am really working. One thing that I think may work is finally having a schedule where I can cook better at home. I am hoping to lose soon.
  • Tmochava
    Tmochava Posts: 41 Member
    Weight loss plateau...BUSTED! 1.7 pounds lost this week I'm at a total of 17 pounds lost only 3 away from my end of the month goal!

    Congrats!
  • Tmochava
    Tmochava Posts: 41 Member
    My goal for July is to lose 8 pounds. We shall see how this goes.
  • Piddy47
    Piddy47 Posts: 5 Member
    Weight loss plateau...BUSTED! 1.7 pounds lost this week I'm at a total of 17 pounds lost only 3 away from my end of the month goal!


    Sweet good job! I try to do my weigh-ins during the middle of the week so that the inconsistency of my weekend activities don't affect my true weight. Sometimes too much salt in my diet or changes in sleep or activities have an immediate impact on my weight on Monday, but I always balance back out by mid week when I get back to a regular schedule of eat, sleep, and exercise.

    I weighed in Tuesday morning and was so excited to see 136.6 on the scale, I not only held onto my 1 pound, but actually dipped into my next one. I successfully survived weekend one of weightloss threats! 3 more to survice before my bday weekend!
  • jamielynn1981
    jamielynn1981 Posts: 232 Member
    Still stuck at 119.2 this week:grumble:
    Weekends are hardest for me especially when hubby is not working-which he is not this weekend.
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    Gained 1.2 kg this week dispite exercise and not eating too much. I don't know how I gained.
  • melzteach
    melzteach Posts: 550 Member
    Gained 1.2 kg this week despite exercise and not eating too much. I don't know how I gained.

    Maybe you're not eating enough? Are you measuring and accurately logging in everything you eat?
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    Gained 1.2 kg this week despite exercise and not eating too much. I don't know how I gained.

    Maybe you're not eating enough? Are you measuring and accurately logging in everything you eat?

    I'm logging everything. I was eating about 1000 - 1300 calories a day. This week I'm making sure I eat at least 1200 everyday. Fingers crossed this makes a difference.
  • melzteach
    melzteach Posts: 550 Member
    Okay girls, I'm not hearing enough from all of you. Let's hear how things have been going...the good, the bad, and the ugly. We can all motivate and inspire each other so....
  • melzteach
    melzteach Posts: 550 Member
    I'm trying to stay under by a couple hundred calories each day. Clearly today that didn't happen. However I'm pleased with the day. This morning I did Turbo Fire-Fire 55, then played with the kids at a water park for about 6 hours, played a round of mini golf, and walked/run a mile on the school track! My legs are throbbing! My sunburned skin is surprisingly...not that bad.
    Anyhow the rest of the week I'll be doubling up on my workouts. While the kids are at VBS I'll either do the track thing or something with my SIL (Turbo Fire or P90X). I L-O-V-E, love exercising!
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Well I updated my food diary (maybe a bit over estimated) and my exercise log (time under estimated by maybe half) for my long weekend away. Not too bad. By the time I got home last night, from my knees to my toes was pretty puffy from the long ride in the car. I have been drinking water with lime juice today in hopes that it will make the fluid retention move out a bit faster. My short walk today should help too. We'll see what Mr. Scale says Thursday.
  • melzteach
    melzteach Posts: 550 Member
    Well I updated my food diary (maybe a bit over estimated) and my exercise log (time under estimated by maybe half) for my long weekend away. Not too bad. By the time I got home last night, from my knees to my toes was pretty puffy from the long ride in the car. I have been drinking water with lime juice today in hopes that it will make the fluid retention move out a bit faster. My short walk today should help too. We'll see what Mr. Scale says Thursday.

    Will you hold my hand when I weigh-in on Thursday morning? I did well last week and I'm really hoping for 1 pound. {{{fingers crossed}}}
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Well I updated my food diary (maybe a bit over estimated) and my exercise log (time under estimated by maybe half) for my long weekend away. Not too bad. By the time I got home last night, from my knees to my toes was pretty puffy from the long ride in the car. I have been drinking water with lime juice today in hopes that it will make the fluid retention move out a bit faster. My short walk today should help too. We'll see what Mr. Scale says Thursday.

    Will you hold my hand when I weigh-in on Thursday morning? I did well last week and I'm really hoping for 1 pound. {{{fingers crossed}}}

    Sure Hun! Just let me know if you need a pat on the back or a tissue... I think Mr. S is going to be dissapointing me if I can't get this water to move. Might have to hit the pharmacy for a mild diuretic if my feet and ankles don't shrink back to normal tomorrow.
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Well I gingerly got on the scale today even though my joints still feel water logged and am still a bit puffy. I think I will hit the pharmacy today for that diuretic and re weigh tomorrow. The scale was not kind.
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    Hello everyone I hope you all are doing well on your challenge. I have just read something that has made me decide that this is not the time for me to do this challenge. I have lost 10% of my weight and am getting stuck. I just saw an article form a link on this site that has convinced me to transition away from a strict diet with alot of exercise for awhile and maintain before going back to a more challenging diet and exercise. I am slowly going to transition from my current calorie goal to a very low goal and then try to maintain for a few months and then I should be able to more easily lose weight without risking getting stuck and having to do the impossible to lose. Here is the site if anyone else has lost 10% and is really stuck: http://www.activepassivediet.com/ -there are a series of pdf files under information explaining why we plateau and how to work with that and not against it. Or how not to get really stuck and discouraged. I am not following his diet. I will be using MFP but I will be using the information on phases to better lose without fighting against myself.
  • jamielynn1981
    jamielynn1981 Posts: 232 Member
    I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT TO WEIGH IN THIS MORNING!!! I wasn't thinking and ate breakfast as soon as I woke up.....not gonna weigh after eating!!!
  • melzteach
    melzteach Posts: 550 Member
    Pooh, I gained a pound this week.:cry: Oh and before any of you think about saying...it might be water weight...you're building muscle...TOM's around the corner...you're eating too much...you're not eating enough...blah, blah, blah...it still sucks! :grumble:
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    I have been waivering above the weight I reached in May. Despite lowering my calorie goal, staying under goal and intensifying my work outs I was not losing. Since my lowest goal was 1.5 lbs a month I was staying way above 1200 net calories. So last night I was convinced I wasn't just in a plateau but was stuck in it and doing the wrong things. So I upped my weight to the lowest it has been this month and upped my calorie goal. I even went over that last night despite having plenty of exercise calories from my walk/run of almost 3 miles. So of course after a month and a half I finally dropped back down to my May weight loss level. Now I am not sure whether I am stuck in this plateau or not so I will post my loss for now and see how it goes this week.

    SW 7/01 - 235
    CW 7/08 - 234.6
    7/15 - 233.4 (my low in May)
    7/22 - GW - 231
    7/29 - GW - 230
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Well, the diuretic I got didn't do much. The lemon/lime water didn't do much either. My ankles and knees are still a little puffy, but not like they were on Tuesday. The scale shows that I am up 2 pounds from last week. At least that is down 2 pounds from Wednesday!
  • melzteach
    melzteach Posts: 550 Member
    I read through my Turbo Fire meal plan and I think I might have been eating too little...I think?! I'm exercising a lot so I upped my calories by 100 and {{{crosses fingers}}} we'll see what happens. :smile:
  • melzteach
    melzteach Posts: 550 Member
    Nevermind that last post...
    Okay, so I read VERY carefully through my Turbo Fire "Fuel the Fire" book and hopefully I've got things figured out. I went through switched my goals, ad reduced my calories. We'll see what happens.
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    I have just gotten below my low in May so I am declaring my plateau over with and hope to start to lose again.
    SW 7/01 - 235
    CW 7/08 - 234.6
    7/15 - 233.4 (my previous low for May)
    7/20 - 232.8
    7/22 - GW - 231
    7/29 - GW - 230

    I can certainly relate to switching goals until you get things right. I have been doing that for sure as my posts on here show.
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