April 2017 Weight Loss Challenge

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  • Savyna
    Savyna Posts: 789 Member
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight: 171.5 (as of 3/31)
    Goal Weight April 30th : 167lbs

    Weigh-ins: Fridays
    April 7th: 171.1
    April 14th: 172
    April 21th:
    April 28th:


    Weight -/+ this week: + .9
    Weight -/+ this month: + .5

    Successes / struggles this week: I haven't been in the mood to enter things into my food diary here. I had been weighing it though but dinner I had just been using a smaller plate. I also had an increase in cravings for sweet treats. I did get out to exercise though so I was sure I'd have had a slight weight loss. I decided to try weighing myself 3 times and got 3 different numbers. The difference in weight was negligible but I'm wondering if I need a new scale or not. I feel like if I step off and on in the span of 2-3 minutes, the numbers should be exactly the same. We'll see what happens next week.
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    edited April 2017
    Name: fatbastard
    Age: older than you
    Height: 6'1"

    Start Weight: 262 lbs
    Goal Weight April 30th : <254 lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 262
    April 9th: 258.5
    April 17th: 254.7
    April 24th:

    Weight -/+ this week: -3.8 (can you say WHOOSH!!)
    Weight -/+ this month: -7.3

    Successes / struggles this week: Not doing extra walking, diet was good.


  • Freck135
    Freck135 Posts: 50 Member
    edited April 2017
    Name: Amy
    Height: 5'6
    Start Weight: 141
    Goal Weight April 30th : 137
    April 5 141
    April 12 139
  • KareninLux
    KareninLux Posts: 1,413 Member
    Start weight- 156.4
    Goal 145 by 30 June
    1 - 156.4
    3 - 154.2
    4 - 153.4
    5 - 152.4
    11 - 152.4 - holding steady with some fluctuations!

    Struggling this week! Lots of emotional stuff going on. Have to stay focussed.

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  • kt0504
    kt0504 Posts: 12 Member
    edited April 2017
    Name: Kate
    Age: 37
    Height: 5'2"

    Start Weight: 146lb
    Goal Weight April 30th : 133lb

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 146lb
    April 10th: 144lb
    April 17th: 141.8lb
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week:
    Weight -/+ this month:

    Successes / struggles this week:
    Successes: Making better food choices and cutting down on quantity/general grazing! Changing emotional eating habits

    Struggles: Avoiding/cutting back on Easter treats!
  • kakiem
    kakiem Posts: 183 Member
    Name: Katie
    Age: 30
    Height: 5'9"

    Start Weight: 261.6 lbs
    Goal Weight April 30th : 255 lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 2nd: 261.6
    April 9th: 260.0
    April 17th: 259.4
    April 23rd:
    April 30th:


    Weight -/+ this week: -0.6 lb
    Weight -/+ this month: -2.2lb

    Successes / struggles this week:
    Struggles - Easter weekend. Family staying. Eating out. Mums chocolate cake at 400 Cals for a sliver. Hardly any exercise.
    Successes - somehow still managed a loss?!

    Keep going everyone! You're all amazing and you all can do this. Whoooooop! :)



  • Wolfger
    Wolfger Posts: 350 Member
    Wolfger wrote: »
    Name: Wolfger
    Age: 46
    Height: ~6'

    Start Weight March 31: 270.2
    Goal Weight April 28th: 250lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 269.0
    April 10th: 262.0
    April 17th: 261.6
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: -0.4
    Weight -/+ this month: -8.6

    Successes / struggles this week: Easter dinner with the family... ugh. A huge pile of calories. Did my best to estimate it and I thought I stayed under goal, but put on 2 pounds overnight. (the down side of dropping weight easily is that I also pile it on easily. I swing well. :tongue: )
  • jamacianredhair
    jamacianredhair Posts: 230 Member
    Name: Samantha
    Age: 37
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight: 168
    Goal Weight April 30th : 165

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 165
    April 10th: 164.2
    April 17th: 163.4
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: -.8
    Weight -/+ this month: -4.6

    Still sick I expect this to go up when I'm feeling better
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    Age:40
    Height: 5'3"
    Start wt: 3/27/17 - 152.8 lbs
    Goal wt: 4/30/17 - 148 lbs

    Weigh-ins
    April 3rd: 150.2 lbs
    April 10th: 148.6 lbs
    April 17th: 146.8 lbs
    April 24th:

    Weight +\- this week = -1.8 lbs
    Weight +\- this month = -6 lbs

    Well, I just flew past my April goal! :)

  • mickeygirliegirl
    mickeygirliegirl Posts: 302 Member
    Name: Mickey
    Age: 41
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight:167.3 (March 31)
    Goal Weight April 30th : 156

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd:167.8
    April 10th:166.3
    April 17th:164.1
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week:-2.2
    Weight -/+ this month:-3.2

    Success! Started focusing on getting walking in about halfway through the week and it obviously made a difference. Going to try to hit my step goal every single day this week.
  • MinkChicky
    MinkChicky Posts: 5 Member

    Age: 32
    Height: 5'5"

    Start Weight: 196.8 (4/3/17)
    Goal Weight April 30th : 189lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 196.8
    April 10th: 194.12
    April 17th: 195.12
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: +1
    Weight -/+ this month: -1

    Struggles this week - Clearly I gained a pound.... But holidays will do that to you.... Time to get back on track!
  • MallowMoira
    MallowMoira Posts: 9 Member
    Name: Moira
    Age: 48
    Height: 5' 4"

    Start Weight: 85.7kg
    Goal Weight April 30th : 82kg

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 85.3kg
    April 10th:
    April 17th: 84.0kg
    April 24th:
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    edited April 2017
    @mickeygirliegirl Great job on the walking! I always have an easier time following MFP when I am more active. I love those extra exercise calories - LOL

    @Minkgirl Yeah, I hit the chocolate and peeps pretty hardcore yesterday too. Thank god there are no more in my house (because we ate them all yesterday). :)

    @jamacianredhair I hope you feel better soon :(

  • nrimas
    nrimas Posts: 83 Member
    nrimas wrote: »

    Name: Nancy
    Age: 56
    Height: 5' 6"
    Start Weight: 174.4
    Goal for April 30: 167

    April3: 174.4
    April 10:174.4
    April17:174.6
    April 24:
    April 30:

    Weight -/+ this week + .2
    Struggles: Too many calories each day, lack of discipline. I will/can always do it tomorrow. An Easter Dinner potluck at work ;(
  • boopster99
    boopster99 Posts: 48 Member
    Name: Boopster
    Age: 52
    Height: 5'9"

    Start Weight: April 1st: 180lbs
    Goal Weight April 30th : 175lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 178
    April 10th: 175.5
    April 17th: 173.5
    April 24th:
    April 30th:


    Weight -/+ this week: -2
    Weight -/+ this month: -6.5

    Successes / struggles this week: Had an amazing week! Feeling great and proud that all my hard work is paying off. :):):)
  • RayvenSkye96
    RayvenSkye96 Posts: 45 Member
    Name: RayvenSkye
    Age: 50
    Height: 5'5"

    Start Weight: 172.4
    Goal Weight April 30th : 167.4 lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 172.4
    April 10th: 171.4
    April 17th: 170.6
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: -.08 lb.
    Weight -/+ this month: -1.8 lb.

    Successes / struggles this week: At the end of last week I was down to 169.8, but today after yesterday's Easter meal I am up. Of course I ate more than I should have! I am just happy that the scale is moving down still instead of up :)
  • Chalmation
    Chalmation Posts: 2,625 Member
    Name: Cindy
    Age: 48
    Height: 4’ 11.5”

    Start Weight (April 1): 166.9
    Goal Weight (April 30): 161.9

    Weigh-ins:
    Apr 3rd: 166.6
    Apr 10th: 165.8
    Apr 17th: 168.0
    Apr 24th:
    Apr 30st:

    Weight -/+ this week: +2.2
    Weight -/+ this month: +1.1

    I'm going to blame this on Easter and crawfish.

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  • krea4
    krea4 Posts: 1,823 Member
    Name: Krea4
    Age: 45
    Height: 5'5"

    Start Weight: 144
    Goal Weight April 30th : 138

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 144.0
    April 7th: 141.8
    April 16th: 141.8
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: 2.2
    Weight -/+ this month: 2.2

    Successes - Maintained while on holiday
    Struggles - No exercise due to knee injury
  • Odd_God
    Odd_God Posts: 14 Member
    Odd_God wrote: »
    Odd_God wrote: »
    Odd_God wrote: »
    Name: Jordy
    Age: 24
    Height: 5'8"

    Start Weight: 261.6 lbs.
    Goal Weight April 30th: 250 lbs.

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 258.2 lbs.
    April 10th: 256 lbs.
    April 17th:
    April 24th:

    Weight -/+ this week:
    Weight -/+ this month:

    Successes/struggles this week:

    April 3rd check-in: 258.2 lbs.
    Weight -/+ this week: -3.4 lbs.

    April 10th check-in: 256 lbs.
    Weight -/+ this week: -2.2 lbs.

    Successes/struggles this week: Did quite well for the most part in regards to eating within my limit, and I only had one day where the hunger pangs were hitting me real hard (from the moment I woke up, no less). As for struggles, being inactive due to my back problems still sucks when all I want to do is get out to the gym.

    April 17th check-in: 253 lbs.
    Weight -/+ this week: -3 lbs.
    Weight -/+ this month: -8.6 lbs.

    Successes/struggles this week: Didn't track for a few days, but it looks like I'm getting used to my new way of eating and didn't gorge myself like I used to. I'd say that's a success.
  • eissacf25
    eissacf25 Posts: 151 Member
    Name: Cassie
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'6"

    Start Weight April 1: 241.2 lbs
    Goal Weight April 30th : 234 lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd:239.6 lbs
    April 10th: 238.4
    April 17th: 236.9
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: - 1.5 lbs
    Weight -/+ this month: -4.3 lbs

    Successes / struggles this week: Struggles, eating bad food lol my in-laws were in town and while my MIL eats very healthy, my FIL doesn't always. Of course they buy donuts for my kids and I need to protect them from the bad eating habits, so I eat them myself to limit my kids exposure ha :wink: I still managed to lose though so that's a big success!
  • Allyanne1
    Allyanne1 Posts: 229 Member
    Overall Start Weight in January: 171 lbs
    Challenge Start Weight April 3: 161.4 lbs
    Goal Weight June 3rd: 150 lbs
    Goal steps per day: 11,000
    Have gotten in 191,464 steps so far.
    Can't seem to lose though. I really like to eat...I need to kick it into gear.
    April 11th: 162
    April 17th: 262
    Week: +/- 0
    Challenge: +.6
  • Kimaw65
    Kimaw65 Posts: 74 Member
    edited April 2017
    Kimaw65 wrote: »
    Kimaw65 wrote: »
    Name: Kimaw65
    Age: 52
    Height: 5'6"

    Start Weight: 229
    Goal Weight April 30th : 220#

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 229.4
    April 10th: 228.8
    April 17th: 227
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: -0.6#
    Weight -/+ this month:

    Successes / struggles this week: Snacking. I am currently avoiding all junk food so we'll see
    Kimaw65 wrote: »
    Kimaw65 wrote: »
    Name: Kimaw65
    Age: 52
    Height: 5'6"

    Start Weight: 229
    Goal Weight April 30th : 220#

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 229.4
    April 10th: 228.8
    April 17th: 227
    April 24th:


    Weight -/+ this week: -0.6#
    Weight -/+ this month:

    Successes / struggles this week: Snacking. I am currently avoiding all junk food so we'll see
    Down a pound and a half. I'll take it
  • puglife456
    puglife456 Posts: 127 Member
    Start Weight: 149 lbs
    Goal Weight April 30th :145 lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 2nd: 149 lbs
    April 10th: 150 lbs
    April 17th: 149 lbs
    April 24th:
    April 30th:

    Weight -/+ this week: -1
    Weight -/+ this month: 0

    Successes / struggles this week: actually lost one pound even though lots of eating out around Easter time. I think I'm finally getting a handle on my eating
  • MayaKeros
    MayaKeros Posts: 61 Member
    Age: 40
    Height: 5'4"

    Start Weight: 55.1 kg
    Goal Weight April 30th: 53.0 kg

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 55.1
    April 7th: 54.8
    April 14th: 54.6
    April 21th: 58 Easter + TOM :(
    April 28th:


    Weight -/+ this week: +4
    Weight -/+ this month:
  • cyranda63
    cyranda63 Posts: 614 Member
    Height: 5'4"

    Start Weight: 226.8 (as of 4/7)
    Goal Weight April 30th : 220 lbs

    Weigh-ins: Fridays
    April 7th: 226.8
    April 14th: 224
    April 21th: 221.6
    April 28th:


    Weight -/+ this week: - 2.4
    Weight -/+ this month: - 5.2

    Successes / struggles this week: pretty good week considering Easter showed up.
  • Savyna
    Savyna Posts: 789 Member
    Height: 5'7"

    Start Weight: 171.5 (as of 3/31)
    Goal Weight April 30th : 167lbs

    Weigh-ins: Fridays
    April 7th: 171.1
    April 14th: 172
    April 21th: 166.9
    April 28th:


    Weight -/+ this week: - 5.1
    Weight -/+ this month: - 4.6

    Successes/struggles this week: For Easter I had made lasagna, most of which had to stay here because my boyfriend couldn't take it home with him. I had some on Monday and Tuesday in a bowl, about 300g of it, but because I didn't really weigh out the pan of lasagna or weigh all the ingredients I did my best to overestimate the calories to be sure I didnt underestimate. I'm not sure if they were really worth 700+- calories but that's what I listed it as. A few days ago I began to fall ill and have a sore throat. Last night I did nothing but spit up a ton of mucus. I don't know if that and/or the lasagna estimations contributed to my huge dip in weight loss, or the fact that I've finally gotten past my constipation problems and have been going again more comfortably (not to be even more gross but), this week there were days that I had 2 bowel movements. (I weighed myself about 6 times today to confirm it was the same number because I didn't believe it). I'll see what happens next Friday.
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    edited April 2017
    Name: fatbastard
    Age: older than you
    Height: 6'1"

    Start Weight: 262 lbs
    Goal Weight April 30th : <254 lbs

    Weigh-ins:
    April 3rd: 262
    April 9th: 258.5
    April 17th: 254.7
    April 24th: 254.1

    Weight -/+ this week: -0.6
    Weight -/+ this month: -7.9

    Successes / struggles this week: Steps up but not doing 'exercise' walking, diet was good.

  • Allyanne1
    Allyanne1 Posts: 229 Member
    Overall Start Weight in January: 171 lbs
    Challenge Start Weight April 3: 161.4 lbs
    Goal Weight June 3rd: 150 lbs
    Goal steps per day: 11,000
    Have gotten in 239,481 steps so far.
    Rough week.
    April 11th: 162
    April 17th: 162
    April 23rd: 161.5

    Week: -.5
    Challenge: +.1
  • nrimas
    nrimas Posts: 83 Member
    Name: Nancy
    Age: 56
    Height: 5' 6"
    Start Weight: 174.4
    Goal for April 30: 167

    April3: 174.4
    April 10:174.4
    April17:174.6
    April 24:172.2
    April 30:

    Weight -/+ this week -2.4
    Struggles/Success: Eating calorie goal. Sticking with this MFP thread to stay accountable. It feels really good to be down on the scale! I have been stuck at 174-176 for about 6 months.