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michelletyler38
michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
If I weighed 212 lbs on November 1 then by May 3 I was 181.6 (So a loss of about 30 lbs) did it take me 6 or 7 months to lose the weight??

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  • crystal10584
    crystal10584 Posts: 334
    6.

    I always count like this Nov to dec - 1, dec to jan - 1.. .blah blah blah..
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    6.

    Ahh thanks girl!
  • BeautyCrys
    BeautyCrys Posts: 209 Member
    Ummm I say 6....lol You look great and are doing great! Keep it up!:wink:
  • bethrs
    bethrs Posts: 664 Member
    yes 6- super job btw.
  • foodforfuel
    foodforfuel Posts: 569 Member
    7 months. Or, one day short of seven months.

    ETA: Excellent job, BTW!
  • skinnyjeans13
    skinnyjeans13 Posts: 179
    6.

    I always count like this Nov to dec - 1, dec to jan - 1.. .blah blah blah..

    Haha, me too. I go Jan to Feb, Feb to March, March to April... etc... sometimes I use my fingers LOL.

    But yup, I counted 6 too!
  • bmontgomery87
    bmontgomery87 Posts: 1,260 Member
    6.





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  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    6.

    I always count like this Nov to dec - 1, dec to jan - 1.. .blah blah blah..

    Haha, me too. I go Jan to Feb, Feb to March, March to April... etc... sometimes I use my fingers LOL.

    But yup, I counted 6 too!

    Ya, I'd been thinking 7 this whole time til I tried counting that way & I was like wait!
  • sammoss88
    sammoss88 Posts: 3
    dirty_harry.png

    http://xkcd.com/692/
  • smileyred2
    smileyred2 Posts: 5
    Definitely 6. If that is May 3rd and not May 31st, then only 2 days "past" six months, so does NOT count as another month. :) November to the end of April is only 6 months, not 7. Looking good! Keep up the good work!
  • bmontgomery87
    bmontgomery87 Posts: 1,260 Member
    lol. just died at the rain man cartoon.
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    dirty_harry.png

    http://xkcd.com/692/

    ROFLMAO!!
  • foodforfuel
    foodforfuel Posts: 569 Member
    Did I read it wrong maybe? I thought you said Nov. 1st as your start date. Here is how I figured:

    30 days in Nov
    31 days in Dec
    31 days in Jan
    28 days in Feb
    31 days in Mar
    30 days in Apr
    31 days in May

    Equals=212 days
    212 days divided by 6 (months) = 35.33 days in a month
    212 days divided by 7 (months) = 30.28 days in a month

    I would still say 7.
  • bmontgomery87
    bmontgomery87 Posts: 1,260 Member
    ^^youre thinking way to hard
  • skinnyjeans13
    skinnyjeans13 Posts: 179
    Did I read it wrong maybe? I thought you said Nov. 1st as your start date. Here is how I figured:

    30 days in Nov
    31 days in Dec
    31 days in Jan
    28 days in Feb
    31 days in Mar
    30 days in Apr
    31 days in May

    Equals=212 days
    212 days divided by 6 (months) = 35.33 days in a month
    212 days divided by 7 (months) = 30.28 days in a month

    I would still say 7.

    Her end date isn't the end of May though, so the 31 days in May shouldn't be in the calculation.
  • foodforfuel
    foodforfuel Posts: 569 Member
    OOPS!! It IS 6!!! I apologize! I read May 1 as May 31!

    eta:.....feeling like a dumbass for even answering this!..........
  • Furrytreats
    Furrytreats Posts: 132 Member
    I like to click on any topic that says "feeling like a dumbass for even asking this but..."
  • Nikki_GodzPrincess
    Nikki_GodzPrincess Posts: 138
    6 AWESOME job btw You look FANTASTIC
  • Nikki_GodzPrincess
    Nikki_GodzPrincess Posts: 138
    :)
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    lol, thanks guys.
  • My3Rayz
    My3Rayz Posts: 373
    dirty_harry.png

    http://xkcd.com/692/

    ROFLMAO!!

    ditto!
  • Nomomush
    Nomomush Posts: 582 Member
    It took 212 days from Nov 1-May 31. I would say 7 months since May 31 is closer to June 1 than May 1. Sorry..it's the accountant in me. :blushing:
  • shreyaj
    shreyaj Posts: 196
    agree with ^^^ excellent work you look fantastic!
  • NicolePatriot
    NicolePatriot Posts: 621 Member
    That comic is GOLD. lol
  • mjp202
    mjp202 Posts: 50 Member
    6 months and 2 or 3 days (depending on whether you count the last day): http://www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.html?m1=11&d1=01&y1=2010&m2=05&d2=03&y2=2011
  • Ladydi1982
    Ladydi1982 Posts: 218 Member
    It took 212 days from Nov 1-May 31. I would say 7 months since May 31 is closer to June 1 than May 1. Sorry..it's the accountant in me. :blushing:

    I would agree, except its only the beginning of May, so the 31st isn't even a factor in this equation. So the answer is actually 6...
  • TourThePast
    TourThePast Posts: 1,753 Member
    I would say 7 months since May 31 is closer to June 1 than May 1. Sorry..it's the accountant in me. :blushing:
    Yes but the given date is May 3rd, not May 31st.

    Glad you don't do my accounts! :bigsmile:

    BTW xkcd absolutely rocks, kudos to sammoss88 for posting that one, PERFECT choice!
  • Nomomush
    Nomomush Posts: 582 Member
    It took 212 days from Nov 1-May 31. I would say 7 months since May 31 is closer to June 1 than May 1. Sorry..it's the accountant in me. :blushing:

    I would agree, except its only the beginning of May, so the 31st isn't even a factor in this equation. So the answer is actually 6...

    Oh hell...Don't I feel like the dumba**

    That's what I get for speed reading.
  • Nomomush
    Nomomush Posts: 582 Member
    I would say 7 months since May 31 is closer to June 1 than May 1. Sorry..it's the accountant in me. :blushing:
    Yes but the given date is May 3rd, not May 31st.

    Glad you don't do my accounts! :bigsmile:

    BTW xkcd absolutely rocks, kudos to sammoss88 for posting that one, PERFECT choice!

    See what I get for speed reading. No excuse for assumptive reading. Dang it!!
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