Lose 30 pounds by June 15th

SW: 167
GW: 145
UGW: Under 130

2/7 (starting): 167
Loss for February: 8.9 lbs

3/2: 158.1
3/24: 152.3
March mini goal: 150

Sorry for such inconsistent weigh-ins! I've still been keeping up with everyone's progress, and everyone is doing great!! I can't wait to see where we are all at in June!

For the past three-ish weeks, I was having a hard time losing. My progress had slowed down a lot, and I felt like I was just maintaining, even though I was still eating at a deficit and exercising nearly every day. After some research and listening to some podcasts, I realized there was a chance I wasn't eating enough calories (I was eating about 200 less calories than what MFP set as my goal), and I definitely wasn't drinking as much water as I should have been. I increased my calories and water intake, and the weight started dropping again! Now I just have to figure out a way to add in some more strength training throughout the week to help create more muscle to replace the fat!

Hi there, I've not been doing well lately. Ready to get back on track. This challenge will bring me almost exactly to my goal weight. So count me in.

Challenge starting weight:211
6/15/17: Challenge goal: 175
Loss/gain this week:
Loss/gain for challenge:
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1/1/17: 211
1/6/17: 206.8 (-4.2lbs)
1/13/17: 209. 6 (+2.8lbs)
1/20/17: 207.6 (-2lbs)
1/27/17: 204 (-3.6lbs)

Loss for January: 211-> 204 : -7lbs
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2/2/17: 201 (-3lbs)
2/9/17: 200.2 (-.8 lbs)
2/16/17: 201.6 (+1.4 lbs)
2/23/17: 201.6 (+/- 0)

Loss for February: 204 -> 201.6 : -2.4lbs
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mini goal for March: 190

3/2/17: 196.4 (-5.2lbs)
3/10/17 197.2 (+0.8lbs)
3/17/17 197 (-0.2lbs)
3/24/17 197.2 (+0.2lbs)
3/31/17

Loss for March: 201.6 ->
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Mini goal for April

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

Loss for April:
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Mini goal for May

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

Loss for May
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Mini goal for June

6/2/17
6/9/17
6/16/17
6/23/17
6/30/17

Loss for June

LOSE 30# BY 6/15/2017
CW 1/2/17: 202.8
GW 6/12/17: 172.8
UGW#1: 160

1/2: 202.8
1/9: 201.2 (-1.6)
1/16: 197.0 (-4.2)
1/23: 195.6 (-1.4)
1/30: 195.4 (-0.2)
2/6: 194.8 (-0.6)
2/13: 193.2 (-1.6)
2/20: 194.0 (+0.8)
2/24: 192.8 (-1.2)
3/3: 191.8 (-1.0)
3/10: 188.6 (-3.2)
3/17: 187.2 (-1.4)
3/24: 189.2 (+2.0) oops. Bad week!

TOTAL LOSS SO FAR: 13.6

New to this thread, but I have my stats from the beginning of the year! Excited to make some June goals and cheer on each other to meeting them!

My strategy focuses on insulin. Insulin acts like a road block on your fat cells and determines whether you store vs burn the food you eat. So my entire focus is on manipulating my insulin levels to keep them low. I follow a pseudo-keto diet (zero sugar, grains, pasta, rice, potatoes... but unlike keto, I don't restrict my veggies if they push me over the cab limit). I also occasionally fast and use intermittent fasting to deplete my glycogen stores and boost metabolism/growth hormone, especially if I know I'm about to attend a social event, etc., where my carb intake might be a little higher or out of my control. I also keep my fat intake relatively high to help promote satiety.

I've dieted my entire life and the calorie-in-calorie-out thing doesn't work for me (my body is very sensitive to calorie fluctuations and instead of losing weight, I just suddenly get super cold and my metabolism decreases, while my weight stays the same... probably due to years of metabolic derangement and extreme eating habit yo-yo's). So although I sometimes count them when I remember, they're con't carry much weight to me. More important is what my body does with them: store or burn. Which is determined by hormones. (And also why some people, especially guys, can eat massive amounts of food and not gain weight.)

I work out about 2-5 times per week (depends on how busy/overwhelmed I am), because I enjoy it and want to get stronger, but I don't stress over missing a workout if I can't. My workouts consist of a warm up cardio followed by weight training. I'm chronically sleep deprived, which is a problem, but every now and then I get a free weekend and sleep for hours and hours -- always results in a big WOOSH on the scale!!!

In addition to MFP, I also LOVE dietbet (dot com), and have won $82.87 in profit this year. Woohoo!!!

Age: 31, Female.

SW: 325 (12/28/16)
CW: 287 (down 38lbs)
GW June: 265 (22lbs from CW)
UGW: 160-170ish

1/02 321.8
1/09 315.6
1/16 312.2
1/23 309.4
1/30 304.2
2/06 304.0
2/13 303.6
2/20 (didn't log)
2/27 (didn't log)
3/06 296.6
3/13 (didn't log)
3/20 289.4
3/27:

4/03: ##Interim "By-April" Goal: 285##
4/10:
4/17:
4/24:

5/01: ##Interim "By-May" Goal: 278##
5/08:
5/15:
5/22:
5/29:

6/05: ##Interim "By-June" Goal: 270##
6/12
***6/15***

Starting weight: 239 lbs 1/2/17
Goal weight: 209 lbs by 6/15
Current weight: 217.6
weight loss to date: 21.4
Weight loss method: low fat, low sugar, low calorie, logging everything I eat.... and TRYING to lay off the alcohol.

Been on a bit of a downward spiral lately, but I'm trying to get back on track! I was doing well this week, but a weekend of drinking and eating delicious food messed me up, so I'm back at it today!

One thing that I started doing is walking a bit more. I actually tried running, and that last two whole days before my feet rebelled and decided I needed something low impact. So I started doing a walking video with some of my girlfriends at work. The video is only 15 minutes of marching in place, with some kicks and knee lifts mixed in. The video is supposed to be equivalent to walking a mile. I do it on my morning and afternoon breaks at work, and then I've also been doing it at home with my kids. So far, so good!

Here's the you tube link if anyone would like to try it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_2712788137&feature=iv&src_vid=njeZ29umqVE&v=X3q5e1pV4pc

SW: 217.8 CW: 196.6 GW: 185
Total loss 21.2

MFP Start Weight: 257.8
CW 12/30/16: 217.8
GW 6/15/17: 187
UGW 140

1/6: 214.6
1/13: 213.5
1/20: 213
1/27: 213
2/4: 218.6
2/11: 217.4
2/18: 217
2/25: 217
3/2: 216.5
3/9: 216.5
3/16: 216
3/23: 216
3/30:
4/7:
4/14:
4/21:
4/28:
5/5:
5/12:
5/19:
5/26:
6/3:
6/10:
6/17:

Challenge Weight Loss:

Nov 18-254
Dec 13th-241
Dec 20th 239.7
Dec 22nd-237.4
Dec 29th-233
Jan 10th-232
Jan 20th-228
Jan 26th -222.6
Feb 10th- 219.7
Feb 16th -217.2
Feb 23rd- 214
Mar 9th - 211.8
Mar16th- 209.2
Mar 23rd 206.3

Today 204.4

Challenge SW: 12/29/16: 216.0
CGW 6/15/17: 186.0
GW: approx. 158.0 (based on initial goal body fat of 23%)
UGW: 18-19.5% body fat

Weight loss method: Weighing, measuring and logging all food. Ensuring I have enough protein and good fats for satiety. Kettlebell and lifting workouts. My goal is 122g of protein each day and 25g of fiber. Workouts consisting of kettlebells and lifting. I also try to incorporate HIIT and Tabata as well.

1/5/17: 213.0, -3.0
1/12/17: 211.2, -1.8
1/19/17: 209.6, -1.6
1/26/17: 208.4, -1.2
2/1/17: 206.8, -1.6
2/9/17: 205.2, -1.6
2/16/17: 202.8, -2.4
2/23/17: 202.6, -0.2
3/2/17: 201.2, -1.4
3/9/17: 198.2, -3.0
3/15/17: 196.6, -1.6
3/23/17: 195.2, -1.4
3/30/17: 193.6, -1.6

Challenge Loss: -22.4, 75% of the way there and 7.6 to go!).

This past week's challenge: Traveling husband, a terrible migraine, eating out last weekend since we were out of town for my son's basketball tournament and TOM. This was also the first week since I've started on my fitness/weightloss/lifestyle journey where I missed my protein target for the week, which may explain why I have felt so hungry lately. Working on correcting that! I also had a hard time getting my workouts in, but I did get in two solid workouts and had some very active days.

This past week's successes: I certainly didn't eat perfectly, but I logged 99% of everything. I have been better taking my vitamins, but just need to make sure that I take them every.single.day.

My upcoming week: My husband is still out of town. Story of my life. I am still really tired and haven't worked out as much as I would like. I don't think I'm sleeping well. I need to examine my sleep habits and get this straightened out. I'm tempted to by a newer Fitbit for this reason. I have a Fitbit One, and while it is very accurate in terms of steps, I think I may benefit from better sleep monitoring.