6 week Weight Loss Challenge

cpanus wrote: »

I'm in!

Start Weight (July 25): 139!
Goal Weight (Sept 5): 130
Actual:

Total weight loss goal: 9lbs

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Successes/struggles: I have so much trouble with salt. If I have just a little bit, I'll balloon up.

Chris

Try and read the labels before you buy it or use it. Also make sure you drink lots of water to flush it out. There are so many foods with hidden salt it is crazy! I feel it in the am ! Can't put my rings on and I feel like the Micheline Man. Keep tracking on MFP and watch the salt numbers

jtkatch wrote: »

Mrs_Ovechkin wrote: »

jtkatch wrote: »

Mrs_Ovechkin wrote: »

How can we help each other keep some accountability with our individual struggles?

Not sure but I thinks it's a great idea! What time of day do you have the most trouble with? Mine is dinner prep and after dinner. Maybe we can check in to see how we are doing at that time?

Dinner prep and clean up is where I seem to lose control. I like your "BLTs" haha they are my downfall. Yes, feel free to message or check in and we will power through. No need to let late night snacking diminish our hard work!

It's a very hard time for me! Yesterday I may have stumbled upon a trick I want to share!!! Have a cherry and then keep the pit in your mouth while prepping and putting stuff away! It seemed to help me last night! I will try it again tonight. If you try it let me know how it goes. I don't like to chew gum so that never worked for me! If you wind up slipping the pit to the other side of your mouth to eat something catch yourself and say "WTF am I doing????" And stop and slip that put back around

I did terrible yesterday!! Frustrated but also found a trick that may help. Taking a break after dinner logging and closing my food diary helped me to not continue the constant evening snacking and know that I had satisfied all my nutrient goals so I don't need anymore.

I just bought fresh cherries this morning I will give it a try! Thanks!

I'm in I turn 25 years old on 22nd August so I trying everything to lose some weight before then.

mx515pilot wrote: »

cares243 wrote: »

Omg- dinner I just eat way too much, even if it's healthy, because it's my time to relax! But also, then I want a snack! I've found these "Enlightened" fake ice cream bars that really help (ado sugar free fudgesickles), but it's really s struggle. Also, how do you guys keep your will power on the weekends? I just want to eat all the delish stuff my friends are eating! It's so hard to stay motivated.

I hear ya! Cook out out are huge with my friends on the weekend. There nothing I would like more then to have a delicious juicey Lucy. Last weekend I made suggestions to have a spaghetti dinner. I made a vegan mediterranean spaghetti with green lentil pasta. Everyone loved it. The hardest is to drink water while everyone drinking beer or margaritas. I had one drink then pick up a water. Wasn't easy. This coming week is going to be real hard. The fair is in town and for my job we have a booth at the fair and being at the fair every day for 8 plus hours and not try to eat the fair food is going to be a real test! Here is to keep strong will!

I usually don't drink but sometimes when I want a little something you can make a spritzer (sparkling water/ soda water with a little wine) or have soda water with cranberry (very little needed just to tiny and slightly glamour the water) even lemon sparkling water and add lemon for the visual . You can also have it all in the same type of glasses your friends are having! Enjoy!

For the fair obstacle....enjoy it but prep before you go. Bring a salad in a cup with a top. Mason jar salads are so cool!! Bring with a bag of pre cut veggies to munch on. Bring your own popcorn and if you can find Quest chips!! Even though they are not vegan (ugggg I love them once in a while) low in calories, fat, carbs and VERY high in protein! It's a treat. So you are having a treat at the Fair

Hello everyone in this challenge!!! I hope you are all doing well?? Weigh in tomorrow! Keep your hydration up and your salt down!! Exercise ‼check in tomorrow.....I am nervous ! But will do it and correct what needs correcting! Our journey is exam that a journey...learning and correcting and reaping the benefits!
Good luck to all...make it count

Start Weight (July 25): 229.3
Goal Weight (Sept 5): 222
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Total weight loss goal: 6 lbs

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July 25: 229.3
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Start Weight (July 28): 206.2
Goal Weight (Sept 5): 195
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Total weight loss goal: 11 lbs

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July 28: 206.2
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Successes/struggles: was doing good with morning work out but last week i never heard my alarm once. So I did workout at night which put dinner at 8 to 9 at night. I just seem like i cant get my butt out of bed in the am lately.

Start Weight (July 25): 136.6
Goal Weight (Sept 5): 132

Total weight loss goal: 4.6 lbs

July 25: 136.6
Aug 1: 133.4 (-3 lbs)
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Successes/struggles: I took (the person posting above me) "jtkatch's" advise yesterday to drink a lot of water, cut back on salt, to be ready for today's weigh in. I dropped 3 lbs overnight! I know it's water weight, but still, it's nice to see that low number on the scale. The challenge for me is to stick with logging. I pick and snack a lot, and as the day goes on, I slack on logging. And sometimes I just want to eat the food and not acknowledge it. Crazy I know.

I want in!!

Start Weight (July 25): 244
Goal Weight (Sept 5): 234
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Total weight loss goal: 10 lbs

Weigh-ins (week of...):

July 25: 244
Aug 1: 241.6 Weight -/+ this week: 2.4lbs
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Successes/struggles: Getting the motivation to exercise. NSV: Got blood work back and almost everything has gone down since Feb.