Lose 2lbs/month - Permanent Thread until Jan1st, 2014
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@Artiepuppy16 - Welcome to the thread. You have no Idea how great it is to see someone join in Late October and want to be 198 (or lower by January) - This is realistic and sustainable - congratulations.
And you are on the spreadsheet now.
@czechwolf52 - Great job - I looked at your progression on the spreadsheet and it is steady and looking great - Wonderful job!
@kmessinger14 - Great progress - Very good observation. I figured on just keeping a long thread so that people would not have to hunt for the next thread. Great job! :-)
@rowbubble - Welcome - Great to see you here :-)
@roxiwoowoo- Good job - sorry to hear about the foot pain.
@sunflowerhippi - Welcome to the group - great to have you here :-) (Love the username by the way :-) - It is very "happy" ) and you are on the spreadsheet
@tootchute - Congratulations - slow and steady and you are doing it!
My start weight in Sept was 187.4
Goal weight for Jan is 179.4
Ult Goal weight is 152
hit 183.4 today which is my lowest weight of 2013 !
what is most encouraging is that I am learning to "trust the process" of all this. I am not kidding.. I had three red days of -1844, -1678, -1988 last week. I did not panic and just "got back on the horse", started my workouts, and ate between my BMR and TDEE. And now look... lowest weight in 2013!0 -
@chevy_smart: congrats! I fell of the bandwagon for 4 days so I know how hard it can be when you think you've 'failed'. Thanks so much for your dedication to this thread, I love the green day group, because I can eat within my calorie intake...but I have never done it for more than 3 days in a row (I kid you not), so my yo-yo weight is well-deserved. I'm trying out a new strategy, cooking all my food for the next day at once in a slow cooker, to encourage myself to ea healthy home-cooked food.0
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@chevy_smart: congrats! I fell of the bandwagon for 4 days so I know how hard it can be when you think you've 'failed'. Thanks so much for your dedication to this thread, I love the green day group, because I can eat within my calorie intake...but I have never done it for more than 3 days in a row (I kid you not), so my yo-yo weight is well-deserved. I'm trying out a new strategy, cooking all my food for the next day at once in a slow cooker, to encourage myself to ea healthy home-cooked food.
Thanks so much and it is great that you have joined the group. You will find it really fun and really supportive - In a few days I will be going through all the new members and getting them on the spreadsheet.
What is the coolest thing about the group is that we don't consider a "red" day a failure... it is just part of life. We just want more green than red :-)0 -
New NSV(s) today: I decide to run for a little bit a lunch to see how long I could run at 5.0 mph. I got going and I felt pretty good after one mile and I started thinking about the Movie Forrest Gump for some odd reason. I said.. OK let's see how long I can keep this up. Well.. I ended up running a 5K in 36:53.
This means I 1.) Ran My fastest 5K - nobody there to hand me water LOL , 2.) Ran for the most consecutive minutes at 5.0 mph, and 3.) Am finally figuring out that rest days are just as important as workout days! - I had a "walkabout" last week, I just "accepted" it, didn't beat myself up, and now I have more energy than ever! In addition to resting 1 day a week, I am going to make sure that I just chill for 3-4 days every five weeks to get my groove back. ---
You know what the best thing about all this is... I find myself working out just because I think it is fun! - Carpe Diem Friends! Carpe Diem!0 -
That great Chevy_Smart. Congrats on the new PB :drinker:
And rest days are important - they give your body a chance to heal and recharge :bigsmile:
I'm down another 0.8lbs this week - I'm going to up my daily calories by 50 and see how that works. The oss is great - but I'm still really aiming for the slower 0.5lbs a week - lol, never happy
Checking in:
SW 146
GW 138
CW 142.2
Lost 0.8
Waist is 29.5"
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No change this week - which is good considering my 3 red days over the weekend. Ugh..........
CW 163.6
GW 160
I'm sure the increased exercise helped with that though. Today is a rest day for me after 5 straight days of cardio because I am sure my body is just in shock right now, LOL!!
Congrats to all! :drinker:0 -
Hello All!
CW: 175.8
GW (For New Year): 172
UGW: 135
Hope everyone is having a great week so far!
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Good job folks!! I hate running here in upstate NY its getting cold.
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Hi guys, I'd love to join you!
I've been on MFP for over a month, and have lost....nothing. My ticker shows a 1lb loss, but that was yesterday's weight, lol. Today it has bounced back up to my SW, but I haven't entered it because I'm hoping that was due to some soy sauce.
I have absolutely no interest in being hungry, and I want to eat as many calories as I possibly can! I lost 20 lbs about 4 years ago in a sustainable way, sticking at about 1700 cals, and I know it really was sustainable because I kept it off without even trying after I stopped counting calories. But I do really want to lose the rest of it so here I am. Anyway, after a month of not really even limiting my intake too much, I'm finally committing to TRYING to keep somewhere near my MFP calorie goal. It sure would be nice to lose 2lbs a month.
The good news is that I've been doing great with the exercise since being on MFP, so that's been a big bonus for my health.
Previous HW: 192
MFP SW: 173
CW: 173
GW: 1400 -
Holding steady at 119 for the week. 0
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Can someone please let me know how to bookmark a thread ?
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Hi there!
in Chrome there is a little star in the top right hand corner that says book mark this page.
Or you can go to the main menu of chrome and there are bookmarks
In IE - they call them favorites - click on the Star in IE.
In MFP - Under Message Boards My Topics you will see the top 20 topics you have replied to or created. The danger here is that threads can be bumped off.Can someone please let me know how to bookmark a thread ?
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Hi - a bit behind on the spreadsheet updating... thanks for your patience :flowerforyou: 0
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Sounds like a great idea. I'm in.
SW =154
CW=152
GW=1450 -
SW: 198
CW: 198
MGW: 188 (by Thanksgiving)
UGW: 115
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Spreadsheet up to here
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@Iron_Feline - Thanks for the props - I hear you about the rest days.
Great job on the loss. On the spreadsheet your numbers are going gradually down like clockword - slow and steady!
@kak4z - welcome!
@lovingmyselfagain - holding steady is great! - keep up the good work!
@rhon116037 - You are doing great! Well we are both in the "three consecutive red days club" - But it doesn't matter :-) - It all averages out in the end!
@sara456 - Love to hear it when people say they don't want to go hungry. That is why I work out so I have freedom to eat. slow and steady - welcome!
@workingoutinpa - Great change - you are doing well.. the spreadsheet looks good! Keep up the good work!0 -
Everybody is doing so well... have a great weekend!
SW: 178
CW: 138
GW: 130, more or less
Another pound down this week... that makes 2 for October, yay!0 -
I don't know how it happened but,
CW: 140.8,
And the past week has been the worst eating days since I started!0 -
SW: 149
Group SW: 125.8
CW: 121
GW: 118
Woo! Couldn't weigh in for a bit (TOM ) so that's 1.6 lbs lost in just under two weeks. I was
Losing pretty fast before so I recently upped my calories. 0.8 per week is still a little fast so I may up more. So far I feel good at this level though. Only 3 lbs to go! And over two months left to reach it 0 -
Hi All,
This looks like a great thread and group! I'd love to join. My CW and SW is 192, my NYD goal is 188, my GW Is 160 and my UGW is 150.0 -
Hi - I was in an "analytical mood" this weekend and I wanted to see how I was doing since the beginning of the challenge. My goal was to lose weight at an average of 1.5-2.0 lbs per month. I wanted to concentrate on my fitness and enjoy the journey.
I keep a spreadsheet and I do a "10 day running average" of my weight so the trends look smoother. Plus a "high calorie" day is "absorbed" into the data as long as I get back on the horse fast :-)
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Hi - I was in an "analytical mood" this weekend and I wanted to see how I was doing since the beginning of the challenge. My goal was to lose weight at an average of 1.5-2.0 lbs per month. I wanted to concentrate on my fitness and enjoy the journey.
I keep a spreadsheet and I do a "10 day running average" of my weight so the trends look smoother. Plus a "high calorie" day is "absorbed" into the data as long as I get back on the horse fast :-)
Very nice - you seem to be right on track :flowerforyou:0 -
SW (Jan 2013) 175lbs
CW (Oct 2013) 131lbs
GW 125lbs
Been a hard but very rewarding year so far, and have found that regular exercise is the BEST reliever of stress EVER! Even more than chocolate...i think!0 -
Correction: SW was 192 and CW is 190, just got batteries for my scale....woo hoo! first pounds off! So GW for New Years day will be 185 instead of 188.0
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Current weight and last weight of the month, 273.40
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SW (Sept 2013): 173
CW: 171.5
I actually stuck to my MFP calorie goal religiously most of last week and dropped 2 lbs in 6 days (after dropping nothing in 34 days when I was kinda-sorta aiming for my goal but mostly going over by a couple hundred calories). Went back up another half a pound overnight after I overate a bit yesterday. But 2lbs in a week is a bit fast for me!
I'm still trying to work out my happy calorie goal where I'll lose 2lb a month steadily without being hungry. I noticed last week I was OK hunger-wise when I ate ALL my exercise calories (so, eating about 1750-1900). But my one day of rest is Saturday and I really didn't enjoy sticking to less than 1600. Maybe if I just stick to 1750-1900 on all 7 days of the week, even if I don't exercise on one day, that'll slow down the weight loss but not stall it.0 -
CW: 134.4
Woo, I was really surprised to see that number this morning. I had my first weekend of not-so-well eating, where I was still under (just barley) if my guesses were correct. Hopefully next week I'll see 133!0 -
Hi Chevy! I'd love to join your thread. It's just what I need because my red days have out numbered my green days lately. I must get back on track. I can't run...nasty knees...but I walk and workout 4-6 times a week. It's my eating that has slipped out of control. A little bit here...a little bit there really does add up. So, thank you for starting this thread. It will help keep me accountable.
Highest weight -- 192.2
For this challenge: (I was 129.2 Friday morning...ate a lot of salty food this weekend, and it shows!)
SW -- 134.2
CW -- 134.2
GW -- 125.0
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Hi, I know I've found this thread a little late but I'd love to join. I've lost approx 64lbs over the last two years. My weight has stayed the same for the last 3-4 months. At the beginning of October I decided to get serious these are my stats for October
SW 244
10/4. 182.5.
10/11. 182.0
10/18. 180.9.
10/25. 179.8
I've lost 2.7lbs in October. My next weigh day is Nov 1st.
My goal weight for Jan 1st is 174.
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10/19: 141.6
10/26: 140.8
10/31:
October: Total weight lost: 3.6 lbs
@chevy - well done on the 5k - its always fab when you hit a PB
@iron_feline - I can't wait for that pesky 3/4 of an inch to come off and put me under 30" waist. well done you.
Well done everyone for the progress made.
@chevy - is it possible to freeze to top line of the spread sheet so when we're looking at our info when can also see what each column refers to?0
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