September 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

Name: Poppa E
Age: 52
Height: 5' 11"

Start Weight (1st September): 223.1
Goal Weight (1st October): 217.0

1st September: 223.1
7th September: 220.0
14th September: 218.6
21st September: 220.1
28st September: 218.6
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week: -1.5 lbs.
Weight lost/gained this month: -4.5 lbs.

Successes/struggles this week: Being active. Exercising, I did solve my late night eating problem (which was really bad) by drinking 1 Glucerna shake shortly before bedtime. When you eat every 2 hours it's very difficult to fast after 9:00pm ....Good luck, everybody! Hope you all did better than me!!!!

Name:cmv2003 Age:41
Height:5'5"

Start Weight (1st September):170.2 lbs
Goal Weight (1st October):162.5 lbs

1st September:170.2 lbs
7th September: 168.2 lbs
14th September: 166.5 lbs
21st September: 163.8
28th September: 163
5th October:

Weight lost this week: -0.8
Weight lost this month: -7.2

Successes/struggles this week: Weight loss is slowing down a little, but at least it's going in the right direction.
Learning to recognise that it's ok to not be full all the time, and to be satisfied with less food.
Need just half a pond more to reach September goal!

Name: wayne
Age:31
Height: 6ft

Start Weight (1st September): 275lbs
Goal Weight (1st October):260lbs

1st September:275lbs
8th September:270lbs
15th September:265lbs
22nd September:264lbs
28th September: 264lbs
1st October:
Weight lost/gained this week: 0lbs
Weight lost/gained this month:11 lbs

Successes/struggles this week: its My Carb intake according to my macros is im going over a lot and also find it hard getting in the right amount off protein as well this last 10 days been gonna try put that right from now till 1st

Jessalane0607 wrote: »

Name: Jess
Successes/struggles this week: GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!

Well done! that was a really aggressive goal too - so you've done amazingly!

thetigers wrote: »

Jessalane0607 wrote: »

Name: Jess
Successes/struggles this week: GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!

Well done! that was a really aggressive goal too - so you've done amazingly!

You are so sweet to say! If I could have, I would have did a back flip off the scale. Instead I settled for the running man. Hehe

Name: Laura
Age: 52
Height: 65"

Start Weight (1st September): 179.8
Goal Weight (1st October): 174

1st September:179.8
8th September: 178.8
15th September:178.6
22nd September:175.6
29th September: 173.4
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week: -2.2 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -6.4 lbs
Successes/struggles this week:
SUCCESS: met my September weight loss goal & increased my steps/day. Onto the October Challenge!
STRUGGLE: making myself actually DO all those 10K+ steps while convincing myself a bigger or 2nd glass of wine (or an extra cookie) -- are not suitable rewards.

Name: Jess
Age: 30
Height: 5'8

Initial start weight with mfp: 300
Start Weight (September 1): 264.8
Goal Weight (October 1): 256

1st September: 264.8
4th September: 260.2
8th September: 259
13th September: 257.2
16th September: 255.2
22nd September: 254
29th September:253.4
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week: - 0.6
Weight lost/gained this month: -11.4

Successes/struggles this week: I have lost 4.3% of my weight this month, and a grand total of 15.5% of my weight so far. Kind of amazing...

Name: Dan
Age: 68
Height: 6ft

Start Weight (1st September): 206 lbs (93.44 kgs)
Goal Weight (1st October): 198 lbs (89.81)
Final Goal Weight: 170 lbs (77.11 kgs)

1st September: 206 lbs (93.44 kgs)
8th September: 203 lbs (92 kgs)
14th September: 199 lbs (90.2 kgs)
22nd September: 201 lbs (91.17)
29th September: 198.5 lbs (90 kgs)
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week: -2.5 lbs (1.13 kgs)
Weight lost/gained this month: -7.5 lbs (3.4 kgs)

Successes/struggles this week:
Week 1: Good week. Still walking about 8+ miles a day plus calorie deficit works well for me. I don't eat my exercise calories either and that helps as well. I would like to see Onederland by the end of next weigh in. Haven't been there in a long time, 20 years or more probably.

Week 2: Did it! Finally made Onederland this week. Next week will be difficult with an out of town visitor and travel also. Haven't done any traveling in quite some time so I anticipate it may be difficult to stick to my somewhat rigid eating and exercise regime. I will see but will do my best and still have fun.

Week 3: Not surprised by the weight gain. Traveling and dining out every meal was fun but it had consequences on the weight. Back home and company leaves tomorrow so should be back on track next week.

Week 4: Back to a normal schedule and routine. Lost that weight from last weeks' gain.
Things are looking good. It's been an up and down month but should hit my target goal OK.

Name: Alyssa
Age: 31
Height: 5'7"

Start Weight (1st September): 226.8
Goal Weight (1st October): 222

1st September: 226.8
8th September: 224.4
15th September: 225.0
22nd September: 223.4
29th September: 222.2
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week: -1.2 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -4.6 lbs

Successes/struggles this week: I am SO close! I could actually make it this month...even if not, I see how close to my goal I have come and am super proud of myself because this was a total stretch goal for me.

Name: Lesa
Age:54
Height: 5'5"

Start Weight (1st September): 192.6
Goal Weight (1st October): 185

1st September: 192.6
8th September: 195.3
15th September:
22nd September: 192.4
29th September:191.3
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week: -1.10
Weight lost/gained this month:-1.30

Successes/struggles this week: Just plugging along. Weekends are still killing me, if I could just make it thru the weekend without undoing everything I accomplished during the week I would be doing great. Last Friday I was down to 189.6, if I could just keep it there. I will make the 185 goal by the end of October. I ordered me a FitBit Charge HR and it should be in today so I'm hoping that will help me along the way.

Name:Traveler120
Age:41
Height:5'5"

Start Weight (1st September):126.2 lbs
Goal Weight (1st October):120 lbs122 lbs (edited for reality check in week 3)

1st September:126.2 lbs
7th September: 124.8 lbs
14th September: 124 lbs
22nd September: 124.4 lbs
29th September 123 lbs

Weight gained this week: -1.4 lbs
Weight lost this month: -3.2 lbs

Successes this week: Got my cardio (cycling and running) back on track. Losing 3.2 for the month isn't bad at all. If I keep at it for the next 3 months then I'll lose another 9 lbs by year end, putting me at 114 lbs. I'd like to maintain at 115 and have 120 as my maximum.

What I've noticed this year, compared to prior weight loss efforts is that I'm no longer willing to eat less than 1700, unless I'm naturally not hungry. Deliberate efforts to cut back below this point have just been unpleasant. So, I've eaten as much as I need to be satisfied and used exercise as my primary source of calorie deficit. In maintenance, I'll be able to eat just as much and cutting back on exercise to just 1 hr/day should be sufficient to maintain the weight.

skyscraper5571 wrote: »

Your wasting your time. Loosing weight is about life style changes not short term challenge. I should know I lost 50kg. Yet if you looking for mates I guess it not a bad thing belongs you don't return to old habits after the challenge

Silliest thing I've heard today.

Lifestyle changes are a series of short term changes occurring day to day, week to week, month to month. A log like this one MEASURES those changes to see if they're being effective. Losing weight is a project and like any well designed project, you need to set a goal, a timeline, a plan of action, a way to analyze effectiveness and a way to make changes based on results.

For me, it was easy to see that the weeks when I exercised more, I lost more and when I cut back, my weight loss stalled for the week. Tracking your behavior (diet/exercise) and seeing its impact on your weight loss and what works or doesn't work, should actually HELP you avoid returning to old habits.

Name: Lian
Age: 37
Height: 5'2"

Start Weight (1st September): 111 lbs
Goal Weight (1st October): 108 lbs

1st September: 111 lbs
8th September: 109.8
15th September: 110.2
22nd September: 109.4
29th September: 108.4
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week:
Weight lost/gained this month:

Successes/struggles this week:
I've been under 110 lbs for 2 months and considered maintaining my weight under 110 lbs.

Name: Jeanne
Age: 30
Height: 5'7.5"

Start Weight: 310 (7/20/15)
Current Weight (1st September): 288.7 lbs
Goal Weight (1st October): 278.0 lbs

1st September: 288.7 lbs
8th September: 285.7 lbs
15th September: 282.0 lbs
22nd September: 279.3 lbs
29th September: 281.3 lbs
1st October:

Weight lost/gained this week: 2.0
Weight lost/gained this month: -7.4