Lose 30 pounds by June 15th

Is it too late for me to join? I am 39 and have 50 lbs to loose.

Kerryatoon wrote: »

Well no loss this week.. will be measuring today. Clearly something isn't working. I'll be reevaluating.

I'm sure you've heard this before, but I think you look pretty good already! I wouldn't worry too much about 1 week with no weight loss.

Weigh in day for me! No workouts from being sick, but I kept my eating in check. Looking forward to my workouts again and continuing on this journey.

Challenge SW: 12/29/16: 216.0
GW 6/15/17: 186.0
UGW: 23% body fat initially, then go from there. Ideally 20%, which translates into approximately 156ish assuming 125 pounds of lean body mass.

1/5/17: 213.0, -3.0
1/12/17: 211.2, -1.8

Challenge Loss: -4.8

wallacep720 wrote: »

Woo hoo! By moderating my food intake, using the myfitnesspal app and more sleep I have lost 5 lbs in 1 week!

1/4 148.8
1/11 143.6

Awesome! Keep up the great work!

My weigh in day is Thursday and of this morning 5 pounds down ( just made it ) since January 1st . Woo Hoo. My personal goal is 8 pound loss a month but I know it slows down after a while

BirdieMama4 wrote: »

Hi, all! I hope it is not too late to join. I have fallen off the wagon and gained 15 lbs that I worked hard to loose last year. My overall goal is just to feel great again, physically and mentally. To help me along the way, I hope to gain motivation through you all, tracking my caloric intake and exercise. I would love some new friends. Add me or PM me if you would like.

Welcome! My overall goal is to feel and look well also, but it's definitely motivating to see the scale move in the right direction!

Kerryatoon wrote: »

Well no loss this week.. will be measuring today. Clearly something isn't working. I'll be reevaluating.
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Starting Weight 12/28/16: 166
GW 6/15/17: 136
UGW 136ish.. not sure yet. Ultimate goal is strength gains/lean muscle mass.

1/4: 166
1/11: 166

Hang in there! Losing while strength training can be tough. I've found that adding HIIT sessions can help. Let us know what tweaks you make.

looklucklove wrote: »

luvmy4sps wrote: »

Weigh in day for me! No workouts from being sick, but I kept my eating in check. Looking forward to my workouts again and continuing on this journey.

Challenge Loss: -4.8

Great weight loss so far! I really dislike working out... what do you do to make it fun?

I love working out with kettlebells. I have a nice set at home so workouts are generally easy to get in. Kettlebells are small, portable and deceptively effective. I really love Lauren Brooks for kettlebell training. She has a variety of programs and kettlebell workout videos. I am also working toward a standard from the book Simple & Sinister - 24kg one handed swings and 16kg turkish get ups.

I find that also having very specific strength goals that I want to achieve helps a lot - most are kettlebell related, but I do have one that relates to barbell work - I would love to be able to deadlift 320#. I don't know how long it will take me to get there, but I know I'll make it someday, if not by the end of this year.

Lastly, I just go for variety and trying to stay active whether it's jump roping with my kids, walking to the park and actively playing with them on the playground, playing basketball with them, walking, etc. Just staying active consistently helps a lot too.

My biggest issue is keeping my eating dialed in consistently. I just looked at my history and this is the 6th time I've worked to lose the weight in 4 years. I've lost and regained about 100 pounds during that time. I've learned that perfectionism and giving up do not work, at all. I've also learned that, for me, staying active consistently and having a workout that I enjoy and tracking my eating is a forever/lifestyle choice.

DietVanillaCoke wrote: »

CW 1/12/16: 207
GW 6/15/17: 167 (I Recon I'll reach 40lbs loss by then)
UGW: 130


1/12: 207
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6/15: x

Welcome!

agct1 wrote: »

I'm in! 40 year old female in DC. I just started working towards a half-marathon - I did one 3 years ago but got away from running and put on weight for various reasons. One pound of weight loss a week is probably more realistic for me given my work/commute schedule, but let's see how it goes..!

Good luck on the half marathon! That's amazing! How long are you giving yourself to train before the actual run?

After having done nothing for the past two years in terms of maintaining a weight I've decided to do something about it this year, as such I started just controlling my calories and already seen good results, once I've lost enough weight (1.5st) I will then start some light exercise too.

1/1/17:Challenge starting weight:151lbs
6/15/17:Challenge goal:121lbs

1/6/17:150.8lbs(-0.2lbs)
1/13/17:149.4lbs(-1.4lbs)
1/20/17
1/27/17

Loss for January: <<<mini goal--147lbs>>>>

2/3/17
2/10/17
2/17/17
2/24/17

Loss for February: <<<mini goal --143lbs>>>

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

Loss for March: <<<mini goal--138lbs>>>>

4/7/17
4/14/17
4/21/17
4/28/17

Loss for April: <<<<mini goal --134lbs>>>

5/5/17
5/12/17
5/19/17
5/26/17

Loss for May <<<mini goal--130lbs>>>

6/2/17
6/9/17
6/15/17

Loss/gain this week: 1.4lbs
Loss/gain for challenge:1.6lbs

SW: 206 lbs 10/21/2016
CW: 188.8 lbs 1/4/2017
GW :150 lbs


1/5/17: 189.2 lb
1/13/17 188.8 lb

rosan7534 wrote: »

I'm definitely in for losing weight by the summer. I was 261, lost 110, need another 31 to hit my goal

Wow, you're almost there! Good luck!