October 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

kaihunter45kaihunter45
September 29, 2015 12:52PM in Social Groups
Name: Kai
Height: 5'6"
Current Weight: 304.2
Goal Weight: 297.0

9/27: 304.2
10/4:
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:
11/1:

Successes/Struggles:

Wishing everyone a wonderful month!
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FindingLovelyFindingLovely
September 29, 2015 2:24PM
Name: LaGaile
Height: 5'6"
Current Weight: 305.7
Goal Weight: 295

9/27: 305.7
10/4:
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:
11/1:

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MimiOfTheLusciousLawnMimiOfTheLusciousLawn
September 29, 2015 9:52PM
Name: Mimi
Height: 6'0"
Highest known weight: 409
Starting Weight (Jan., 2015): 402
Starting Weight (9/27): 286lbs
Goal Weight (10/25): 274lbs

9/27: 286
10/4:
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:

Loss/gain for the week:
Loss/gain for the month:

Successes/Struggles:

Goals for the Month:
Miles: of 125
Steps: of 300,000
Running 15min mile:
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Miss_ManiaMiss_Mania
September 30, 2015 1:13AM
Name: Ata
Height: 5'7

Starting Weight (Jan., 2015): 372 (169 kgs)
Starting Weight (9/27): 229 lbs (103.9 kgs)
Goal Weight (10/25): 218 lbs (99 kgs yay double digits lol)

9/27: 229 lbs (103.9 kgs)
10/4:
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:

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Loss/gain for the month:

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Goals for the Month:
My goal for this month is to hit double digits before November. Vary up my cardio workouts and try to challenge myself more. Be a bit stricter with my diet and incorporate less sugar than I currently consume.
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ScrAgnXScrAgnX
October 1, 2015 11:39AM
Name: Matt
Height: 6'3"
Original Weight (12/26/14): 360.0
Starting Weight (10/1): 252.4 lbs.
Goal Weight (11/1): 240.0 lbs. Approx. 2.5 lbs./wk.

10/1 : 252.4
10/8 :
10/15:
10/22:
10/29:
11/1 :

Loss/gain for the week: 0.0 lbs.
Loss/gain for the month: 0.0 lbs.
Total Loss (since Dec. 2014): 107.6 lbs.

Struggles or successes of your week:
Nothing yet... Shooting to be fractional pounds from Overweight BMI!!!

Month to Date Exercise (Monthly Goal):
Cycling - 0.0 miles (100 Miles)
Jogging/Running - 0.0 miles (25 Miles)
Hiking - 0.0 Miles & 0' elev. climb (5 Miles)
Total - 0.0 miles (125 Miles)
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violet456violet456
October 1, 2015 2:31PM
Name: Samantha
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (7/04): 313.20 lbs
October Starting Weight: 305.8 (Note: This was a quick weigh in on my scale instead of WII for month beginning)
Goal Weight (10/31): 299.0 lbs Approx. 1.5 lbs/wk (Would love to visit the two hundreds again.)

10/01:305.8 lb.
10/03:
10/10:
10/17
10/24
10/31

Loss/gain for the week:
Loss/gain for the month:

Struggles or successes of your week: Binging on craft service on Monday, still bad on Tuesday. Recovering on Wednesday. Day 1 of no "sweets".
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ColinsMommaOCColinsMommaOC
October 1, 2015 5:07PM
Name: Jeanne
Height: 5'7.5"
Start Weight (9/27): 282.0 lbs
Goal Weight (11/1): 272.0 lbs

9/27: 282.0
10/4:
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:
11/1:

Weekly Loss/Gain:
Monthly Loss/Gain:

Successes/Struggles:
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lokihenlokihen
October 2, 2015 10:28AM
Name: Jen
Height: 5'10"
Heaviest Weight : 355
Starting Weight (9/30): 297.2 lbs
Goal Weight (10/31): 290 lbs

10/3:
10/10:
10/17:
10/24:
10/31:

Loss/gain for the week:
Loss/gain for the month:

Struggles or successes of your week:
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kaihunter45kaihunter45
October 4, 2015 4:51AM
Name: Kai
Height: 5'6"
Current Weight: 304.2 beginning of October.
Goal Weight: 297.0

9/27: 304.2
10/4: 302.0
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:
11/1:

Successes/Struggles: It was a good week physically, but emotionally I struggled a lot with those voices in my head telling me I'm not doing enough and I'll never be able to do this so why bother. I held on and logged everything. I've also noticed that my energy level is up a bit this week. I'm doing more around the apartment and just walking more in general.
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lokihenlokihen
October 4, 2015 8:48AM
Name: Jen
Height: 5'10"
Heaviest Weight : 355
Starting Weight (9/30): 297.2 lbs
Goal Weight (10/31): 290 lbs

10/3: 295.8
10/10:
10/17:
10/24:
10/31:

Loss/gain for the week: -1.4
Loss/gain for the month: -1.4

Struggles or successes of your week: Excited for the month.
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FindingLovelyFindingLovely
October 4, 2015 12:24PM
Name: LaGaile
Height: 5'6"
Current Weight: 305.7 lbs
Goal Weight (11/1): 295 lbs

9/27: 305.7 lbs
10/4: 302.7 lbs
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:
11/1:

Weekly Loss/Gain: -3.0 lbs
Monthly Loss/Gain: -3.0 lbs

Successes/Struggles: I missed 2 workouts last week and I'm still working on logging my food more consistently. I also went over my carb goals on Friday and Saturday. On a positive note, I really notice a difference in the way my clothes feel and I am up from 30 seconds to 1 minute in holding a plank. I'm looking forward to the week ahead.
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lillie917lillie917
October 4, 2015 2:55PM
Name: Lil
Height: 5'7"
Heaviest Weight: 394
Starting Weight (10/3): 384 lbs
Goal Weight (10/31): 380 lbs

10/3: 384
10/10:
10/17:
10/31:


Loss/gain for the week: 0
Loss/gain for the month:
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lillie917lillie917
October 4, 2015 2:56PM
Kai
Thanks for the words of encouragement! I really need them. smiley:
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MimiOfTheLusciousLawnMimiOfTheLusciousLawn
October 4, 2015 10:18PM
Name: Mimi
Height: 6'0"
Highest known weight: 409
Starting Weight (Jan., 2015): 402
Starting Weight (9/27): 286lbs
Goal Weight (10/25): 274lbs

9/27: 286
10/4: 283
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:

Loss/gain for the week: -3
Loss/gain for the month: -3

Successes/Struggles: Ran my first ever full, non-stop mile this week (twice!)!! Felt awesome! Still struggle to chug water, but wonder really, how much water do I need if I'm not thirsty or dehydrated? Also making myself get out and move more.

Goals for the Month:
Miles: 14.8 of 125
Steps: 33,992 of 300,000
Running 15min mile:
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broektebroekte
October 5, 2015 11:27AM
Name: Ted
Height: 5'11"
Highest known weight: 395 lbs
Starting Weight (9/28): 326.4 lbs
Goal Weight (10/31): 315 lbs

9/28: 326.4 lbs
10/5: 324.4 lbs
10/12:
10/19:
10/26:
10/31:

Loss/gain for the week: -2.0 lbs
Loss/gain for the month: -2.0 lbs

Successes/Struggles: Got out a lot with the kids over the weekend and burnt some of those calories off.
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ColinsMommaOCColinsMommaOC
October 5, 2015 12:43PM
Name: Jeanne
Height: 5'7.5"
Start Weight (9/27): 282.0 lbs
Goal Weight (11/1): 272.0 lbs

9/27: 282.0
10/4: 275.4
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:
11/1:

Weekly Loss/Gain: -6.6
Monthly Loss/Gain: -6.6

Successes/Struggles: Pretty sure it is mostly water weight that I had been holding onto from poor eating the last 2 weeks.
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violet456violet456
October 5, 2015 12:52PM
Name: Samantha
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (7/04): 313.20 lbs
October Starting Weight: 305.8 (Note: This was a quick weigh in on my scale instead of WII for month beginning)
Goal Weight (10/31): 299.0 lbs Approx. 1.5 lbs/wk (Would love to visit the two hundreds again.)

10/01:305.8 lb.
10/03:302.7
10/10:
10/17
10/24
10/31

Loss/gain for the week: Down 3.1 Lb
Loss/gain for the month: Down 3.1 Lb

Struggles or successes of your week: My No sweets went ok. I ended up having some of the chocolate with the wrap lunch on Friday. Then throughout the weekend I had a couple aarowroot cookies and some not as healthy cereal mixed in with my usual one day. But over all went well. Sunday I did my CIBC Run(Walk) for the cure 5km. It was a lot of fun.
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naughtynorman84naughtynorman84
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October 6, 2015 2:20PM
Name: NaughtyNorman84
Height: 6'2

Original Start weight (24 Aug): 349 lbs
Challenge Start weight (28 Sep): 328.2 lbs
Challenge Goal weight (2 Nov): 318.0 lbs

Progress
05 Oct 323.4 lbs

Variance
Week: -4.8 lbs
Month: -4.8 lbs
Overall: -25.6 lbs

Struggles and successes of the week
It took me most of the week to get through the nasty lurgy, but a good weekend and Monday meant that my delayed weigh in was a happy one!

I'm away on the road at the moment so will have to update my logging and stepping goals from my geeky spreadsheet next week. Inspired to see others are putting in some good weeks
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naughtynorman84naughtynorman84
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October 6, 2015 2:21PM
ScrAgnX wrote: »
Struggles or successes of your week:
Nothing yet... Shooting to be fractional pounds from Overweight BMI!!!

Epic
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naughtynorman84naughtynorman84
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October 6, 2015 2:25PM
broekte wrote: »
Loss/gain for the week: -2.0 lbs
Loss/gain for the month: -2.0 lbs

Back on it!
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Miss_ManiaMiss_Mania
October 6, 2015 2:27PM
Name: Ata
Height: 5'7

Starting Weight (Jan., 2015): 372 (169 kgs)
Starting Weight (9/27): 229 lbs (103.9 kgs)
Goal Weight (10/25): 218 lbs (99 kgs yay double digits lol)

9/27: 229 lbs (103.9 kgs)
10/4: 226.4 lbs (102.7 kgs)
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:

Loss/gain for the week:2.6 lbs
Loss/gain for the month:

Successes/Struggles: Forgot to weigh in on time LOL!!! This week I've gone cleaner in my diet and practicing water therapy!!
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ScrAgnXScrAgnX
October 7, 2015 12:31PM
Name: Matt
Height: 6'3"
Original Weight (12/26/14): 360.0
Starting Weight (10/1): 252.4 lbs.
Goal Weight (11/1): 229.2 lbs. (No longer Obese) Approx. 2.5 lbs./wk.

10/1 : 252.4
10/8 : 248.4
10/15:
10/22:
10/29:
11/1 :

Loss/gain for the week: 4.0 lbs.
Loss/gain for the month: 4.0 lbs.
Total Loss (since Dec. 2014): 111.6 lbs.

Struggles or successes of your week:
Pretty good week, my wife and I ran an entire 5K in St. Charles, MO on Sunday and finished in 36:13 minutes (11:40 min/mile). Was pleasantly surprised that we finished with an average pace ~1 minute faster than our normal pace for 1 mile; after some reading this is fairly common due to the additional motivation in a large group run.

Really only lost ~2½ lbs this week, my last weigh in was ~1½ lbs less than I expected; I expected it to hit this week.

Month to Date Exercise (Monthly Goal):
Cycling - 0.0 miles (75 Miles)
Jogging/Running - 6.3 miles (30 Miles)
Hiking - 0.0 Miles & 0' elev. climb (15 Miles)
Total - 6.3 miles (120 Miles)
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MimiOfTheLusciousLawnMimiOfTheLusciousLawn
October 7, 2015 3:32PM
Awesome time Matt, way to rock it!!
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shellinutshellinut
October 7, 2015 5:28PM edited October 7
Name: Michelle
Height:5'3"
Current Weight: 360
Goal Weight: 345 (10/31)

10/1 360
10/7 352.5:
10/14:
10/21:
10/28:
10/31:

Successes/Struggles:
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lokihenlokihen
October 10, 2015 1:50PM
Name: Jen
Height: 5'10"
Heaviest Weight: 355
MFP Starting Weight: 315
Starting Weight (9/30): 297.2 lbs
Goal Weight (10/31): 290 lbs

10/3: 295.8
10/10: 294.4
10/17:
10/24:
10/31:

Loss/gain for the week: -1.4
Loss/gain for the month: -2.8

Struggles or successes of your week: fighting the mental block that says I can slow down because 20 lbs is a lot.
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October 10, 2015 7:57PM
Name: Elena
Height: 6'1"
Heaviest Weight: 445 (08/01/2015)
Starting Weight (9/27): 401.5 lbs
Goal Weight (10/31): 380 lbs
Ultimate goal weight - 180 lb.

10/03: 400.4 (-1.1)
10/10: 395.8 (-4.6)
10/17:
10/24:
10/31:

Struggles: severe abdominal hernia makes it virtually impossible for me to exercise. I am limited to moderate walking only at this time... :-(
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kaihunter45kaihunter45
October 11, 2015 5:05AM
Name: Kai
Height: 5'6"
Current Weight: 304.2 beginning of October.
Goal Weight: 297.0

9/27: 304.2
10/4: 302.0
10/11: 297.4
10/18:
10/25:
11/1:

Loss/Gain for the Week: -4.6
Loss/Gain for the Month: -6.8

Successes/Struggles: I'm under 300lbs!!! I thought it might happen this weigh-in and I had trouble sleeping last night (yes, that's why I'm posting this at 5:00 am). But since I'm up I'm going to go to the gym. It was a good week, though I'm still struggling with the negative voices in my head.
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kaihunter45kaihunter45
October 11, 2015 5:08AM
435down wrote: »
Name: Elena

Struggles: severe abdominal hernia makes it virtually impossible for me to exercise. I am limited to moderate walking only at this time... :-(

Hi Elena! Have you thought about/tried walking in a swimming pool?
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435down435down
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October 11, 2015 10:56AM
kaihunter45 wrote: »
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Hi Elena! Have you thought about/tried walking in a swimming pool?

No access to the pool at this time. I teach, so have to do a lot of walking at work... I log t least 7-8K on my fitbit every day, and around 5K on the weekends. That's all I can handle at this time. With the weight still pretty close to the 400s, I don't want to put any more stress on my joints... :-)
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MimiOfTheLusciousLawnMimiOfTheLusciousLawn
October 11, 2015 12:02PM
Name: Mimi
Height: 6'0"
Highest known weight: 409
Starting Weight (Jan., 2015): 402
Starting Weight (9/27): 286lbs
Goal Weight (10/25): 274lbs

9/27: 286
10/4: 283
10/11: 283
10/18: 279
10/25:

Loss/gain for the week: -4
Loss/gain for the month: -7

Successes/Struggles: I increased my calories 100/day. It has helped my hunger and I've lost weight this week. I invested in a used treadmill and have been playing around with that as well.

Goals for the Month:
Miles: 64.9 of 125
Steps: 153,300 of 300,000
Running 15min mile: 16:07 so getting closer

Name: LaGaile
Height: 5'6"
Current Weight: 305.7 lbs
Goal Weight (11/1): 295 lbs

9/27: 305.7 lbs
10/4: 302.7 lbs
10/11: 302.7 lbs
10/18: 303.0 lbs
10/25:
11/1:

Weekly Loss/Gain: +0.3 lbs
Monthly Loss/Gain: -2.7 lbs

Successes/Struggles: Last week was horrible and I spent most of yesterday crying. My friends on MFP really are my only support system. My mother continues to bring food into my home that I've asked her repeatedly not to bring. Sometimes I wonder if she is intentionally trying to sabotage my efforts. I wanted to give up, but here I am. I may not reach the goal I had set for this month, but I can't go back to where I was.

Name: Matt
Height: 6'3"
Original Weight (12/26/14): 360.0
Starting Weight (10/1): 252.4 lbs.
Goal Weight (11/1): 239.2 lbs. (No longer Obese) Approx. 2.5 lbs./wk.

10/1 : 252.4
10/8 : 248.4
10/15: 246.2
10/23: 242.6
10/29:
11/1 :

Loss/gain for the week: 3.6 lbs.
Loss/gain for the month: 9.8 lbs.
Total Loss (since Dec. 2014): 117.4 lbs.

Struggles or successes of your week:
I've been very anxious to weigh in recently, and actually weighed a few times this week. I don't know why I'm obsessing over the scale so much.

Ran 4 miles with 800' elevation climb on Sunday and my wife pushed me on the speed faster than I should have let her; felt good during the run but was sore for days after (and believe I had water weight stored to help heal my legs too). Haven't run since due to stress at her work and mine, but need to get back into the running, and get my butt back on my bike too.

Still haven't managed to start my strength training, and that has been on the to-do pile for a while... But all the ground work has been laid.

Month to Date Exercise (Monthly Goal):
Cycling - 0.0 miles (75 Miles)
Jogging/Running - 20.4 miles (30 Miles)
Hiking - 9.3 Miles & 2,080' elev. climb (15 Miles)
Total - 29.7 miles (120 Miles)

kaihunter45 wrote: »

Successes/Struggles: It seems like I've been in a bad mood all week. Then this morning at weigh-in when I should be excited that I lost, I sat on the bathroom floor crying because I let myself down. I'm still not sure how, but I just feel like I did.

I feel this way sometimes too, even after a good loss. My only thought, for my own melancholy after a good weigh in, is maybe that I let myself get as big as I did to begin with if it's so easy to lose.

Name: Samantha
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (7/04): 313.20 lbs
October Starting Weight: 305.8 (Note: This was a quick weigh in on my scale instead of WII for month beginning)
Goal Weight (10/31): 299.0 lbs Approx. 1.5 lbs/wk (Would love to visit the two hundreds again.)

10/01:305.8 lb.
10/03:302.7
10/10:
10/17
10/24 306.4 TOM which is usually a 2 lb variance.
10/31

Loss/gain for the week: Down
Loss/gain for the month: Down Up 0.6

Struggles or successes of your week: Sugar Detox went horribly wrong. Trying again today. For just a day. Then I can go from there.

Name: Lil
Height: 5'7"
Heaviest Weight: 394
Starting Weight (10/3): 384 lbs
Goal Weight (10/31): 380 lbs

10/3: 384
10/10:
10/17:
10/24: 386
10/31: 382


Loss/gain for the week: -4
Loss/gain for the month: -2
This week is the first week I didn't eat out at all during the week. I took my lunch each day and on Friday we had a luncheon. I think this helped me loose a couple of pounds and helped my budget! I will try again next week and tomorrow begins my "no sweet November".

Name: Mimi
Height: 6'0"
Highest known weight: 409
Starting Weight (Jan., 2015): 402
Starting Weight (9/27): 286lbs
Goal Weight (10/25): 274lbs

9/27: 286
10/4: 283
10/11: 283
10/18: 279
10/25: 279
11/1: 275
Loss/gain for the week: -4
Loss/gain for the month: -11

Successes/Struggles: Yay!

Goals for the Month:
Miles: 124.4 of 125
Steps: 295,543 of 300,000
Running 15min mile: 15:22 so getting closer