March 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

Name: Chad
Age: 28
Height: 6' 0

Start Weight (1st March): 328
Goal Weight (1st April): 308

1st March: 328
8th March: 323
15th March: 320
22nd March:315
29th March:
1st April:

Weight lost/gained this week: -5
Weight lost/gained this month: -13

Successes/struggles this week: I really havent't eaten alot and i've been really active...i fell like i'm holding water weight.

This thread has really helped me to stay focus at losing the weight...something about that accountability. I look forward to reaching the goal i set for my self...7lbs is doable over the next 3 days..Lets Go!

Name: Julia
Age: 47
Height: 5'10

Start Weight (1st March): 195
Goal Weight (1st April): 189

1st March: 195
8th March: 192
15th March: 187
23rd March: 194
29th March: 190
1st April:

Weight lost/gained this week: 4lb
Weight lost/gained this month: 5lb

Successes this week: Managed to get some of the Barcelona weight off!
Struggles this week: I don't deserve to have lost any weight this month as I over ate and knew I was doing so. Even so I did stick to my exercise plan pretty much, so it was just the diet that suffered. With any luck I'll drop the last pound in the next couple of days and then I can start again for April.

Name: Elizabeth
Age: 49
Height: 5' 7.5"
Start weight (28 Feb): 234.8
Goal weight (1st April): 229.5


Weigh ins:

1st Mar (28 Feb): 234.8
8th Mar: 233
14th Mar (a day early): 231.9
21st (early again): 229.9
30 Mar: 225.5


Weight loss/gain this week: -4.4
Weight loss/gain so far this month: -9.3

Struggles/successes this week:
Have been home sick this entire week. (Literally: I just left my house last night for the first time since a dog walk last Monday morning.)
I didn't get many steps in, and I am still feeling weak, and achy and congested.
On the upside, I logged as carefully as ever - though, with the hubby out of town, there were some times I was at my kids' mercy! The fresh fruit and veg are almost gone, so I will need to go to the market as soon as I am up to it (a couple more days, I suspect).

Looking forward to getting out there in the sunshine and racking up my mileage!

Name: lili
Age: 33
Height: 5'4" - 1.63cm

Start Weight (1st March): 70.6kgs
Goal Weight (1st April): 68.0kgs

1st March: 70.6kgs
8th March: 69.8kgs
15th March: 69.0kgs
22nd March:68.8
29th March:68.7
1st April:

Weight lost/gained this week: lost 0.1kgs
Weight lost/gained this month: lost 1.9kgs

Successes/struggles this week:
With my Sons 3rd birthday this week and lots of food and birthday celebrations I haven't been logging my food much, if at all this past week. Nevertheless still made a small loss. Here's one final push to getting to my target for this month.

Have been feeling very run down and seem to be constantly catching colds and feeling generally pants... maybe a trip to the docs or will they just tell me that it's all part of being mum to two kids 3 and under!

Name: Christina
Age: 27
Height: 5'5
Start weight (1st March): 99.3 kg
Goal weight (1st April): 95.3 kg

Weigh ins:
1st March: 99.3
8th March: 99.1
15th March: 100.1
22nd March: 97.7
31th March: 97.3
1st April: ~97.3

Weight lost/gained this week: -0.4 kg
Weight lost/gained this month: -2.0 kg

Struggles this week: Sickness. I went into the hospital for gastritis on Friday Night/Saturday morning. SOOOOO not fun. So all day Saturday and even most of Sunday I was recovering from that and the meds. (I hate morphine). THEN I ended up getting an ear infection yesterday which woke me up at 1 am on Monday. So the past several days I've been having my sleep interrupted by pain which just sucks.

Success: I've made it through this week? Actually I've done pretty well as far as not over doing it on the calories, especially yesterday when all I wanted was pudding and ice cream. I've also found out that I can definitely handle yogurt and hard cheeses as long as they're certified gluten free/ inulin free! Happy dances all around. Still figuring out if I'm just super allergic to wheat or if I've got an issue with fructans.

To sum up my month: I'm pretty sure I'm not going to drop 2 kgs by tomorrow, unless I amputate something which I'd just rather not do. But still 2 kgs down is a pretty big loss for this month, especially because I maintained 99.3 for 8 months back in 2011. It's nice to see me going under that. It's even nicer that this time around I'm so much healthier (mentally and physically) and the loss feels natural instead of forced and sickly. And when added up, seriously, I've lost dang near 20 % of my original goal. That makes me pretty happy.

Anyway, my immediate goals are to be about 90 kgs for my SIL wedding in May (7 weeks), a size 14 by my wedding anniversary (8 weeks), and very close to/meeting 86.7 (lowest I've been since 14- very excited) by my birthday (10.5 weeks)-so Onward and er downward. 1 kg a week may be pushing it but I know I can get pretty dang close if I get my butt into gear and I will be happy if I get halfway there by those dates. I've been a bit lazy this month with exercise goes so that's definitely going to have to change and I'm going to get back into my daily routine of PT exercises (which I've honestly not done in a month!). I felt much better doing them everyday so I'm sick of being lazy.

Name: May
Age: 43
Height: 5'

Start Weight (1st March): 223
Goal Weight (1st April): 215

1st March: 223
8th March: 219
15th March: 219
22nd March: 219
29th March: 222
1st April:
Weight lost/gained this week: +3
Weight lost/gained this month: -1

This week successes: none

This week struggle: stressful week. Can't seem to find the motivation to eat better and exercise.

Name: John
Height: 5'6"
Age: 50
Country: Canada
Starting Weight (1/3): 171 lbs ( 77.56 kg )
Goal Weight (31/3): 165 lbs ( 74.84 kg)
Final Goal : 140 lbs ( 63.5 kg)

1/3: 171 lbs ( 77.56 kg )
8/3: 168 lbs ( 76.21 kg )
15/3: 171 lbs ( 77.56 kg )
22/3: 168 lbs ( 76.21 kg )
28/3: 166 lbs ( 75.30 kg )
31/3: 164 lbs ( 74.39 kg )
Loss/gain for the week: -2 lbs ( 0.91 kg )
Loss/gain for the month so far: -7 lbs ( 3.17 kg )

Struggles or successes of your week:
Struggles : Hard not to over eat on the wekends, having to keep myself busy or I know I will fail. Really need the weather to improve so I can get out walking more
Successes: Guess I did keep myself busy this weekend. 7 pound loss for the month Yaaaaaaaaa.

Great work eveyone!!!!!!!!

Name:Mm
Age: 42
Height: 5'61/2

Start Weight (1st March): 212.6
Goal Weight (1st April): 204


1st March: 212.6
9th March: 208.2
16th March: 205.6
22nd March: 202.2
29th March:
1st April: 202.2

Weight lost/gained this week: 0
Weight lost/gained this month: - 10.4

Recalculate goal loss for 1st April. ONEDERLAND. 199 pounds. didn't make it but here's looking forward to Aprils goal. Glad for my 10.4 lbs loss.

Still struggling with a very bad knee all week combined with birthday treats.

Name: Diane
Age: 23
Height: 5'2

Start Weight (1st March): 141.8lbs (64.3kg)
Goal Weight (1st April): 137.8lbs (62.5kg)

1st March:141.8lbs
8th March: 141.5lbs (64.2 kg)
15th March:140.4 lbs (63.7 kg)
22nd March:141.1 lbs (64 kg)
29th March:139.1 lbs (63.1 kg)
1st April:139.5 lbs (63.3 kg) (weight gain due to water weight, I usually weight myself on Sundays)

Weight lost/gained this month: -2.3 lbs (1kg)

Successes/Struggles: Well, I didn't reach my target for this month as my weight loss is really slowing down. However, I have finally reached an healthy BMI!!! This is probably the 1st time in my whole life that I'm not overweight/obese

Name: Dave
Age: 54
Height: 6'6.5"

Start Weight (March 1st): 252
Goal Weight (April 1st): 244

1st March: 252
4th March: 251
11th March: 250
18th March: 248
25th March: 246
1st April: 244

Loss/gain for the week: -2 lbs.
Loss/gain for the month: -8lbs.

Struggles or successes of your week: Another month with 8lb. or more weight loss. I fell outside and threw my back out combined with my oblique strain last month makes it difficult to exercise. I can still walk outside logging 21 hrs. which combined with careful diet monitoring resulted in the loss. Year to date weight loss......34 pounds!

Name: Chad
Age: 28
Height: 6' 0

Start Weight (1st March): 328
Goal Weight (1st April): 308

1st March: 328
8th March: 323
15th March: 320
22nd March:315
29th March:312
1st April:308

Weight lost/gained this week: -4
Weight lost/gained this month: -20

Successes/struggles this week: I am super excited that i reached my goal, i was determined. Having to weigh in every week keeps me focused on my goals. Ready for April weight loss challenge. LET'S GOOO!

Name: Don
Age: 69
Height: 5'8"

Start Weight (1st March): 194.6
Goal Weight (1st April): 185

1st March: 194.6
8th March: 193.8
15th March: 191.0
22nd March: 189.0
29th March: 189.2
1st April: 188.6

Weight lost/gained this week: -.4
Weight lost/gained this month: -6.0

Successes this week: I've logged in for 96 days in a row. I took a couple of weeks off from the exer-cycle and shook my routine up as I had hit a plateau. Now that I've started to lose again, I think it's time to get back at it.

Struggles this week: What I have discovered is that Sundays are just plain difficult as we ALWAYS go out for lunch following church and the ONLY restaurant in town (yes, a small rural town) doesn't have a weight loss friendly menu involving foods I will actually eat.

Name: kab789
Age: 50
Height: 5'1

Recording on My Friday weigh in...

Start Weight (1st March): 193.5
Goal Weight (1st April): 185.5

1st March: 193.5
8th March: 190
15th March: 188
22nd March: 185
29th March: 183.5
1st April: 181.5

Weight lost/gained this week: -2
Weight lost/gained this month:-12

Successes/struggles this week:
I am pleased that I was able to meet and pass my goal for the month. I don't want to record officially on MFP till Friday and my official weight-in day.


Have a good week everyone

mariamathsgeek wrote: »

Hey Elizabeth!

Thank you for setting this up.

My pleasure: I'm looking forward to following everyone's successes - and learning from their struggles.

Good luck on your challenge!

(and thank you very much for the months that you hosted this challenge.)

E.