Lose 5lbs in January 2016 Open Group

Forest91
Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
This is a continuation of a group that has run for many months. Feel free to join in at any time!

Here's what you do:
Post your weekly weight, your successes and struggles and give support to the person above you!

SW:(Starting weight)
CW:(Current weight)
GW:(Goal weight for this month)

Weigh in dates:
Start of the month(01/01 Friday):
01/02 Sat:
01/09 Sat:
01/16 Sat:
01/23 Sat:
01/30 Sat:
End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

Total weight lost:

Please give encouragement to others.

NOTE: These posts reset at 500. If the thread locks go to the last post and look for the link to get to the second installment.

To make things easier let's keep the same weigh-in days from last month what was a Saturday.
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  • Keepamoveon
    Keepamoveon Posts: 1 Member
    Post your week weight: 163

    your successes: I have become more active, purchased a step tracker, and log what I eat daily using this app.

    and struggles: I am not great about eating vegetables. I have a HUGE issue with putting Way too much food on my plate at each meal and eating Very Fast. I need to slow down and watch my portion sizes but it is very difficult for me.

    and give support to the person above you!: I'm ready! LETS DO THIS! WOO HOOO

    SW:(Starting weight): 170
    CW:(Current weight): 163
    GW:(Goal weight for this month) Jan. 2016 155
  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member

    SW:192lbs(13st 10lbs)
    CW:174.2lbs(12st 6.2lbs)
    GW:169.2lbs(12st 1.2lbs)

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):174.2lbs(12st 6.2lbs)
    01/06 Wed:
    01/13 Wed:
    01/20 Wed:
    01/27 Wed:
    End of the month(01/31 Sun):

    Total weight lost this month:0lbs

    Overall loss:17.8lbs

    Good luck everybody for this month and the start of a new year.
  • BigBigBertha
    BigBigBertha Posts: 208 Member
    SW: 149
    CW: 149
    GW: 144

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday): 149
    01/02 Sat:
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    01/16 Sat:
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    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    I was a bit inconsistent with my weight loss efforts during 2015, so I'd really like to attack 2016 with a bit more dedication and finally lose that last 20lbs!
  • lawlorka
    lawlorka Posts: 484 Member
    SW:154
    CW:153
    GW:148

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):153
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:
  • FaithIt365
    FaithIt365 Posts: 356 Member
    SW:(Starting weight) 296
    CW:(Current weight) 292
    GW:(Goal weight for this month) 286

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday): 292.6
    01/02 Sat:
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    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,893 Member
    SW: 140.4
    CW: 140.4
    GW: 135.0

    Weigh in dates:

    01/01 Fri: 140.4
    01/10 Fri:
    01/17 Fri:
    01/24 Fri:
    01/29 Fri:
    01/31 Sun:

    Total weight lost:

    Chris
  • jkreutzfeldt
    jkreutzfeldt Posts: 420 Member
    SW: 194.6 (ugh, was down to 190 a few weeks ago)
    CW: 194.6
    GW: 186

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday): 194.6
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost: 45.4 pounds since March 2015, 0 pounds lost so far in 2016 : )

    Support for the above person: Chris, it looks like you're so close to your goal- keep it up, you can do it!

    My weight loss for 2015 was great, I started in March but took a few breaks here and there for vacations/holidays. Hoping to shed the last of it in 2016!
  • sjoslen
    sjoslen Posts: 12 Member
    SW:(180)
    CW:(180)
    GW:(175)

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):
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    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:0 to date, tried half heartedly last year and no results time to get healthy again.

    To jkruetzfeldt you are doing awesome, loosing that much in one year shows dedication and I hope I can do the same. Keep it up you are a motivation to others.
  • SMSale
    SMSale Posts: 4 Member
    edited January 2016
    SW:142
    CW: 142
    GW:137

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):
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    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:

    Good luck to all and Happy New Year!
  • kerripie2020
    kerripie2020 Posts: 3 Member
    SW: 148
    CW: 148
    Weigh in dates:
    01/02:
    01/09:
    01/16:
    01/23:
    01/30:

    Need to lose the last 15 pounds in 2016! Thanks for the motivation.
  • mzjezz0828
    mzjezz0828 Posts: 2 Member
    SW: 245
    CW: 245
    GW: 160

    Weigh in dates:

    01/01 Fri: 245
    01/10 Fri:
    01/17 Fri:
    01/24 Fri:
    01/29 Fri:
    01/31 Sun:

    This is not my first time on MFP, but this is my first time with the determination to make it.

    Kerripie2020 u can do it, stay focused stay strong. We are all in this together #newyearnewgoals
  • SW: 252 (March 2014)
    CW: 214
    GW: 199

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday): 214.2
    01/02 Sat:
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    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost: 15 lbs in 2014 and 23 lbs in 2015, so 38 lbs lost so far - still aiming for 199lbs : )
    Got slowed down on my journey by needing foot surgery and have been trapped at home since October and only just getting towards being able to walk again unaided.

    Support for the above person: mzjezz0828 - I like your determination - focus on small intermediate goals. You can make changes which will work!
  • teeter_tot
    teeter_tot Posts: 255 Member
    SW:178.2
    CW:178.2
    GW: 173

    Weigh in dates:
    01/01 Fri: 178.2
    01/08 Fri:
    01/15 Fri:
    01/22 Fri:
    01/29 Fri:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    I'll be using Friday as my weigh in for this. I'm just starting again so I'm not sure if I'll reach my goal this first month but it's just the first step in the journey.

    @carolinelcorcoran That's awesome that your already 38 pounds down! Keep up the good work that got you this far already! You can do it :)
  • wilsonkalyn5
    wilsonkalyn5 Posts: 14 Member
    SW:201
    CW:170.2
    GW:165.2

    Weigh in dates:
    (01/01 Friday): 170.2
    01/02 Sat:
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    01/16 Sat:
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    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:

    @teeter_tot the first step is the hardest! I believe in you :)
  • SabahSumo
    SabahSumo Posts: 2 Member
    SW:169
    CW:169
    GW:162

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
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    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:
  • lriedel46
    lriedel46 Posts: 1 Member
    Here's what you do:
    Post your weekly weight, your successes and struggles and give support to the person above you!

    SW:(Starting weight) 166
    CW:(Current weight)166
    GW:(Goal weight for this month) 161

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:

    I know tracking my food and exercise works. I am back on the healthy track today
  • GolfHdcp10
    GolfHdcp10 Posts: 1 Member
    SW: 229
    CW: 229
    GW: 225

    hello, 2016!
  • Deej1020
    Deej1020 Posts: 37 Member
    I'm in!
    SW: 126
    CW: 126
    GW: 115

    Struggles: I don't eat meals. I supplement meals with snacks. I've been small all my life and after having my baby I just can't get the weight off. On top of eating snacks for breakfast lunch and dinner. I don't eat breakfast food or lunch or dinner meals. Id rather eat a bag of Doritos then to sit down and eat a meal and I'm constantly sad about it. I want to do better and be better for me and my two boys. I can't keep eating snacks like they're meals.
  • kakiem
    kakiem Posts: 183 Member
    SW:265
    CW:265
    GW:260

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):265
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost:

    Successes: being back on MFP!

    Struggles: still having all the left over chic etc from Christmas in the house!

    If anyone is looking for supportive friends please feel free to add me
  • chocohollic
    chocohollic Posts: 62 Member
    SW: 142
    CW: 142
    GW: 126 in total, 137 by end Jan.

    Weigh in dates:

    01/02 Sat: 142
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost: I've lost about 14lbs by cutting down on portion size and being a bit more wise about what i'm eating. Decided to make myself more accountable by getting back to MFP and then finding this thread, as the closer I get to my goal, I know it's going to be harder to lose!


    Support for the above person: @GolfHdcp10 - wishing you success in the 5lb challenge this month :)
  • jennylockey1
    jennylockey1 Posts: 3 Member
    edited January 2016
    SW: 151.1
    CW: 151.1
    GW: 146

    Weigh in dates:

    01/01 Fri: 151.1
    01/08 Fri:
    01/15 Fri:
    01/22 Fri:
    01/29 Fri:
    01/31 Sun:

    Total weight lost:

    Jenny xx

    Keep it up @chocohollic. You and I have similar goals and methods. I too want to get down to 126lbs overall and need MFP to track my progress and make me accountable.
  • dramaqueen45
    dramaqueen45 Posts: 1,009 Member
    W:180.2
    CW:130.4
    GW:125

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):
    01/02 Sat: 130.4
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost: 50, give or take over the past year and a half.

    Struggles: Last five pounds have been S L O W.... And if I eat a bit over or at maintenance for a day, or even have one meal that's way over I will throw off any progress.

    I am proud that I only gained 1.2 pounds over the holiday gatherings of the past two weeks (I was down to 129.2 two weeks ago). I hope to lose at least two pounds this month, but 5 would be great. It's these last 5 pounds that are giving me trouble. I am so close to goal, but for example I only managed to lose a half a pound in a month. I guess that's the way it goes when you are this close. I keep saying I'm just not going to eat back exercise calories, but that is so few calories that I net that I don't think I can keep that up, but we'll see.
  • sjoslen
    sjoslen Posts: 12 Member
    SW:(180)
    CW:(180)
    GW:(175)

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):
    01/02 Sat: 178.4
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):


    Water weight going away is always the start. But it is a start...

    dramaqueen45 - you are awesome! I hope to achieve that well. Try switching up when you eat more,( i.e.more at breakfast. Less at dinner or vise versa) I hear switching up routines is the way to break the plateaus. Been a while since I have been on one, but that is what I remember. You got this.....
  • adfabus
    adfabus Posts: 178 Member
    W:194
    CW:180.1
    GW:175

    Weigh in dates:
    01/02 Sat: 180.1
    01/09 Sat:
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    End of the month (01/31 Sunday):
  • mrsmuckster
    mrsmuckster Posts: 444 Member
    CW: 212.7
    GW: 207

    Weigh in dates:
    01/02 Sat: 212.7
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
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    End of the month (01/31 Sunday):
  • beautifulbride15
    beautifulbride15 Posts: 3 Member
    SW:146
    CW:144
    GW:139

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):144
    01/02 Sat:144
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Struggle: its real. No workout this whole week. Feeling exhausted everytime I get home from work.

    Accomplishments: better and more controlled food intake.

    @ mrssmuckster: great job on your weight loss journey!
  • LoraineGB
    LoraineGB Posts: 926 Member
    edited January 2016
    SW:(Starting weight) 223.6
    CW:(Current weight) 223.6
    GW:(Goal weight for this month) 219.0

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday): 223.6
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Beautifulbride15 Good Luck! Hope you manage to find a bit more energy and get a workout in this week. Will a good walk help if you can't fit in anything else?


  • kerripie2020
    kerripie2020 Posts: 3 Member
    SW: 148
    CW: 148
    Weigh in dates:
    01/02:148
    01/09:
    01/16:
    01/23:
    01/30:

    bigger2509 Good Luck this week!
  • frogs777
    frogs777 Posts: 10 Member
    SW: 70.1 kilos
    CW: 70.1 kilos

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday): 70.1
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    As you can see I have only just started (again). Apparently I need to lose 12.6 kilos to get into the 'healthy weight'.

    I struggle to eat healthily during the winter months - much prefer to sit snacking on salty foods (crisps, nuts etc). Summer is so much easier with salads and the like. This is the first time I have tried to lose weight in the winter.

    My aim is to log onto here and post every week rather than get lazy and 'forget'.
    My 2nd aim is to keep walking - spent Christmas in Spain this year and got my steps up to 12 thou a day. Back home now and struggling to get over 5 thou :neutral:

    @kerripie2020 good luck with your goals...
  • slsubero
    slsubero Posts: 1 Member
    SW:(Starting weight): 117kg
    CW:(Current weight): 117kg
    GW:(Goal weight for this month): 115kg

    Weigh in dates:
    Start of the month(01/01 Friday):117
    01/02 Sat:
    01/09 Sat:
    01/16 Sat:
    01/23 Sat:
    01/30 Sat:
    End of the month(01/31 Sunday):

    Total weight lost: