February 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

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  • acs3041
    acs3041 Posts: 39 Member
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    Name: Amanda
    Age: 30
    Height: 5'6"
    Starting weight: 156.2
    Goal weight: 150

    Weigh ins:
    2/1: 156.2
    2/8: 153.2
    2/15: 153.00 - feeling very dehydrated this morning.

    Weight loss/gain this week: -0.2 pounds
    Weight loss/gain this month: -3.2 pounds
    Weight loss/gain since doing monthly challenges: -10.6 pounds

    Success/struggle this week: Exercise went as planned. I ate EVERYTHING and regret nothing. Had the very best Valentine's Day in years and it involved cooking Italian food with my husband all day. I did faithfully log my food so I know approximately how much I ate and drank. Totally worth it. :blush:
  • chrij23
    chrij23 Posts: 14
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    chrij23 wrote: »
    chrij23 wrote: »
    Name: Christopher
    Age: 20
    Height: 5'11"
    Start weight(feb 1st): 263.1
    Goal weight(march 1st): 253

    Weight in:
    8th feb: 258.3
    15th feb: 255
    22nd feb:
    1st march:


  • chrij23
    chrij23 Posts: 14
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    gonna reach my feb loss goal in 3 weeks how awesome is that! gl to everyone.
  • gleah1
    gleah1 Posts: 286 Member
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    Name: Garri
    Age: 35
    Height: 5'2"
    Start weight (1st Feb): 138
    Goal weight (1st March):Anything 136 or below

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 138
    8th Feb: 136.2
    15th Feb: 136.2
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: 0...maintained
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -1.8

    Struggles/successes this week: I truly have to keep motivated and moving in the right direction....something not so easy with Valentine's treats. On a good note, I recently purchased 21 Day Fix Extreme....I will get back on track this week with my diet and exercise....I need to see my scale continuing to move in the right direction!
  • bigd66218
    bigd66218 Posts: 376 Member
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    Name: Dave
    Age 54
    Height:6'6"
    Start Weight (1st Feb): 261
    Goal Weight (1st March): 257

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 261
    8th Feb: 258
    15th Feb: 257
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: -1 lb.
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -4lbs.

    Struggles/successes this week: My weight loss for week 1 includes 5 hours of cardio/walking outside combined with eating around 2200 calories a day. Week 2 with the weather turning for the worst and left over cake from my daughter's birthday party, small weight loss. Now, that the cake is gone, back to the regular diet. :)
  • BioQueen
    BioQueen Posts: 694 Member
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    Name: Von
    Age: 24
    Height: 5'5"
    Start weight (1st Feb): 145
    Goal weight (1st March): 140

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 145
    8th Feb: 143
    15th Feb: 143
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: 0
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -2 lbs

    Struggles: So I bought a new scale, yay! It says I am 0.5-1 pound higher than my terrible old scale lol. So my Feb weigh ins are kind of weird now. I know I haven't gained so I am not putting in the number on the new scale, but I am using the old scale number, which says I haven't lost anything. I am at a sad little plateau (2-3 weeks), but I think I will be able to track MUCH better with my new scale.

    Successes: Bought myself a really nice dark chocolate bar from Whole Foods and I've only had 1 out of 12 squares and told myself that I can have one a day. Big for me anyway lol.
  • SeriouslySta
    SeriouslySta Posts: 458 Member
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    Name: Elizabeth
    Age: 49
    Height: 5' 7.5"
    Start weight (1st Feb): 245
    Goal weight (1st March): 240

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 245
    8th Feb: 242.5
    15th Feb: 241.5
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: -1.0
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -3.5

    Struggles/successes this week:
    Struggles: Being so active - and on track with everything else, as well - it was hard seeing the scale stay the same all week! (So glad it decided to budge.)
    Success: I think it was actually good that the scale was stubborn -- I _knew_ I was doing what I needed to do; and I had to both trust, and look for other ways to see that reflected.
  • mefoolu
    mefoolu Posts: 17 Member
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    Name: May
    Age: 43
    Height: 5'
    Start weight (1st Feb): 230
    Goal weight (1st March): 224

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 230
    8th Feb: 225
    15th Feb: 222.5
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: -2.5
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -7.5

    Struggles/successes this week: birthdays, holidays (Lunar New Year) and getting together with friends always includes lots of food.




  • SuzyH
    SuzyH Posts: 196 Member
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    Name: Suzy
    Age: 55
    Height: 5'5"
    Start weight (1st Feb): 130.6
    Goal weight (1st March): 124
    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 130.6
    8th Feb: 129
    15th Feb: 128.8
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: -.2
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -1.8

    Struggles/successes this week: Still struggling with craving soda & artificial sweetened product. Feeling very stressed this week with work projects and deadlines. Successes: the scale at least went down and not up!
  • drbcru
    drbcru Posts: 85 Member
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    Name: Donna
    Age: 58
    Height: 5'2"
    Start weight (1st Feb):161.5 - (started in Nov at 174)
    Goal weight (1st March):155 - (Big target 140-135 - 135 would finally put me in the healthy BMI group. I haven't weighed that in 38 yrs but you never know)

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb:161,5
    8th Feb:159
    15th Feb: 159
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week:0
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: 1.5

    Struggles/successes this week: Kept calories on track all week, missed 1 day of workout and nothing. Didn't gain, didn't loose. Not happy. But the yeah is I'm still under 160. Will have to work harder.
  • sbicica
    sbicica Posts: 52 Member
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    joining in a little late, love the idea of this group!!!

    Name: Samantha
    Age: 23
    Height: 5'6"
    Start weight (15th Feb): 161lbs
    Goal weight (1st March): 157lbs
    Goal weight (final): 135lbs

    Weigh ins:

    15th Feb: 161lbs
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: N/A
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: N/A

    Struggles/successes this week: Went out with the husband for lots of heavy beers on valentines day.. then he cooked me a very HEAVY alfredo dinner last night... worth it though :blush:
  • drbcru
    drbcru Posts: 85 Member
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    Sounds like you had a nice day. Now today you need to get him to work out w/you. He helped you add the calories, he needs to support you in reaching your goals. Good luck
  • MrsKGrady
    MrsKGrady Posts: 276 Member
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    Name: Kirsten
    Age: 37 (turning 38 this month...gulp!)
    Height: 5'4
    Start weight (1st Feb): 235.8
    Goal weight (1st March): 230

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 235.8
    8th Feb: 235.6
    15th Feb: 232
    22nd Feb: n/a
    1st March: n/a

    Weight loss/gain this week: -3.6
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -3.8

    Struggles/successes this week: For the last two days, I've been struggling with a tight IT Band and hamstring. This has made it harder (but not impossible) to run. I've been working on making sure I stretch after every run and am icing/wrapping it as much as possible. My biggest success was running another 5k, yesterday, despite my knee/leg pain. My husband ran it with me, which made it all the more special.
  • somaliris
    somaliris Posts: 7 Member
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    Name: Carri
    Age: 37
    Height: 5' 5"
    Start weight (30th Jan): 181
    Goal weight (1st March): 174

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 181
    8th Feb: 178.2
    15th Feb: 177
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week:1.2
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: 4

    Struggles/successes this week: 1.2 pounds makes me more than happy. I had mostly really good days, though I kind of took 2 off/cheat days this week due to one of them being a surprise 17 hour work day. I didn't obsess or stress over it, though, and didn't really overeat, just indulged a bit. I only exercised 2 days rather than the 3 I planned, but that was due to the crazy work schedule. I did lots more stretching throughout the week, though, and that seems to have helped with the back issues I was having last week.

    Goal for the next week: More workouts, especially cardio, which I've been neglecting. I'm going to aim for 1.5 pounds again, but even a .5 loss would be welcome. I'm in it for the long haul and the lifestyle change, at this point. I feel so much healthier and more confident already.
  • dradams116
    dradams116 Posts: 15 Member
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    Name: Danelle
    Age: 29
    Height: 5ft 9in
    Start weight (1st Feb): 304 lbs
    Goal weight (1st March): 294 lbs

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 304 lbs
    8th Feb: 300 lbs
    15th Feb: 297 lbs
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: -3
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: -7

    Struggles: Witnessed something horrific while at work and had a binge on Friday. I should have just gone for a long walk. I fell into my old ways by turning to food as comfort. After, I felt guilty for the binge which made me feel worse.

    Successes: Despite my horrible Friday, I did lose 3 pounds this week. I'm finally under 300 pounds! I haven't weighed under 300 since 2010. Yes, I am doing my happy dance right now!!!
  • thesnackmonster
    thesnackmonster Posts: 78 Member
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    thesnackmonster wrote: »
    Name: Julie
    Age: 47
    Height 5 ft 4in
    Start weight (1st Feb) 182.8
    Goal weight (1st March) 178

    Weight 1st Feb 182.8
    8thFeb 180.25
    15. Feb 179.5


    Struggles/successes , Hay this is my best weekly loss since January, maybe the motivation of this forum really works! I have been trying the 5:2 programme and I am finally realising that "eating normally for 5 days" does not mean stuffing my face with whatever I fancy!!

  • KrissyIrene83
    KrissyIrene83 Posts: 23 Member
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    Name :Kristin
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'7
    Start Weight (1st Feb) : 179.0
    Goal Weight (1st March): 175.0

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 179.0
    8th Feb: 177.5
    15th Feb:176.8
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week:0.8 pounds
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: 2.2 pounds

    Struggles/successes this week: Struggled eating all the valentine goodies. But, don't know how...still on track :)


  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
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    wishiwasarunner wrote: »
    wishiwasarunner wrote: »
    Thanks I am looking forward to seeing if this helps.

    Name:Allison
    Age: 46
    Height:5'7"
    Start weight (1st Feb):166 (1/31)
    Goal weight (1st March):163
    2015 goal weight 150

    Weigh ins: on Saturday

    1st Feb: 166
    8th Feb: 164
    15th Feb:162
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: 2#
    Weight loss/gain so far this month: 4#

    Struggles/successes this week: I have met my goal - but I suspect some of my weight loss this week was water weight and it might creep back up in the next few days. As for the week, it was good. I stayed on track better than I expected and I ran my first 5K. I did not complete the entire race without any walk breaks (I had 3) which was one of my goals, but I did meet my time goal - under 31 minutes. Now I have to start trying to get ready for a 7K race next month - with more hills. I hope the weather improves soon.

  • Motivated1989
    Motivated1989 Posts: 53 Member
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    Name: Megan
    Age: 25
    Height: 5'4"
    Start weight (1st Feb): 228.6 lbs
    Goal weight (1st March): 218 lbs

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb: 228.6 lbs
    8th Feb: 228.2 lbs
    15th Feb: 225.2 lbs
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week:
    Weight loss/gain so far this month:

    Struggles/successes this week: Decided to put down all my workouts in a spreadsheet form, as I am starting to add different workouts to my routine and it's starting to get confusing of which day I do what.


  • ScalySquash50
    ScalySquash50 Posts: 41
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    Name: Sara
    Age: 23
    Height: 5'3
    Start weight (1st Feb): 143.5
    Goal weight (1st March): 140

    Weigh ins:

    1st Feb:143.5
    8th Feb:143
    15th Feb:144
    22nd Feb:
    1st March:

    Weight loss/gain this week: 1lb (TOM)
    Weight loss/gain so far this month:0.5

    Struggles/successes this week: Really stuggling to stay on track when I feel like crap. Just want to curl up and eat a pile of chocolate and never move again.

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