May Challenge

VeryKatie
VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
edited May 2017 in Social Groups
Hi everyone!

The May spreadsheet is up and running now. You can sign up whenever. If you have anything you needed to add to the April sheet, just let me know and I'll put it in the records spreadsheet.

Let's see... my goals for this month...

1) Do laundry (baby clothes)
2) Pack hospital bag
3) Buy car seat and immediate needs for baby and for me
4) Make meals for after baby comes
5) Landscape backyard
6) Build/coordinate the building of the fence
7) Stop having stupid dreams about the things I'm worried about
8) Stay not stressed :(
9) Eat food
10) Maybe walk at least sometimes.

Don't really care about weight or exercise any more LOL. Today I'm officially the most I've ever weighed. Didn't mess with my head too much so that's good.
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  • Kirstie155
    Kirstie155 Posts: 1,001 Member
    5/1: 195.2
    Goal: 189

    Katie, you have great goals. I love the don’t stress one! Relax girl, you are in the home stretch! You’ll soon have your baby in your arms ❤
    My goal for the month is pretty aggressive, but 189 was my goal for last month, and instead I gained 2 pounds. So, trying again to get to 189. Armed myself with plenty of low carb foods, logging my foods again, and prelogging when I am unsure about a particular food (29g of carbs in a 4oz gala apple?! For real?!...chose not to eat that today, haha!) Planning on eating lots of salads, eggs, chicken and cheese this month and lay off the indulgences. No candy of any kind that isn’t preplanned, and “better candy” like super dark chocolate and sugar free gum. No more starbursts! Do my physical therapy exercises and continue to reduce my pain.

    So, in list form…May goals
    1. 189
    2. Eat low carb
    3. No candy!
    4. Do my PT exercises
  • SheilAnneSmith
    SheilAnneSmith Posts: 202 Member
    5/1: 265.7
    Goal: 253

    Last week I lingered right around 263 last week so I don't think my almost 266 this morning is very accurate. I calculated my goals a few days ago based on the weight then, so it may not be quite as big of a goal as it appears but it's still going to be pretty aggressive.

    I am banking on the weather being on my side this month, allowing me to get out not only get some good walks in, but also to give us a chance to start working on the garden and cleaning up the mess a long, nasty winter left behind.

    Scale Goal:
    253 (250 by June 9)

    Non-Scale Goals:
    4 or less days over my calorie goal (I had 12 days over goal in April...gah)
    10k Steps/day (I only hit 10k 9 times in April)

    I am excited for better weather to be here and have summer just around the corner. This winter has been long and miserable. I'm so excited to get out and get stuff done.
  • 1fit_mamma
    1fit_mamma Posts: 101 Member
    @Kirstie155 I'm with you, April was not kind! Hopefully May will be the fresh start we need.

    @VeryKatie so good to hear you aren't too worried about weight, I'm sure you are right where you need to be and most new mums would be the biggest they have ever been- you are supposed to put on quite a bit. Enjoy the last few months!!

    @SheilAnneSmith so jealous of your weather, in Aus we are coming into winter- not excited. Get out there and enjoy!!

    5/1: 204.4
    5/31: 199.4

    I think I can lose 5, the only thing that will derail it would be a pregnancy, but I'm sure I can forgive myself for that ;) Just trying to talk myself out of it as it's so unlikely first month :neutral:
  • samlovesthesnow
    samlovesthesnow Posts: 173 Member
    Loving the alternative goals this month!

    May 1st 147
    Goal weight end of May 145

    Other goals:
    Run the Bermuda Day half marathon (24th of May)
    Don't obsess over TTC this month (no tracking - trying to just "relax")
  • girlalmighty08
    girlalmighty08 Posts: 130 Member
    Weigh-ins:

    May 1st: 197.2

    Goal:

    May 31st: 189.0
  • samlovesthesnow
    samlovesthesnow Posts: 173 Member
    @VeryKatie it looks like some of the progress metrs are broken in the spreadsheet. Has something gone wrong in the background calculations? Can you fix it or should I move my data to a different column?
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    @samlovesthesnow All fixed, thanks for letting me know :)
  • krizaten33
    krizaten33 Posts: 63 Member
    May 2. The scale said 175 .my April goal.
    It's a wildly busy month. So... I'd like to manage my stress. Exercise on 10 days . Skip the crap. Feel great for my 33rd birthday. And hit 173 would be lovely. But 174 would rock!
  • samlovesthesnow
    samlovesthesnow Posts: 173 Member
    @VeryKatie Thank you!
    @krizaten33 great goals. Hope you enjoy your birthday when it comes around!
  • jennamae102
    jennamae102 Posts: 179 Member
    May goals....somewhere between maintain and maybe gain a pound or 2? I'll be 14 weeks along at the end of the month, so if I gain a little thats probably fine. I'll check with my doctor next week to see what she advises.

    Otherwise, I need to start exercising again. I dropped off the wagon with nausea and exhaustion. I went to the gym on Monday for the first time in a few weeks, and also bought a prenatal yoga DVD to hopefully get some good stretching in!
  • girlalmighty08
    girlalmighty08 Posts: 130 Member
    edited May 2017
    Decided to make Thursdays my weigh-in day so I'm re-posting :) I also had a hunch that I was retaining a lot of water so I'm glad to see my results reflect that being flushed out.

    Weigh-ins:

    May 1st: 197.2
    May 4th: 194.6

    Goal:

    May 31st: 189.0
  • Kirstie155
    Kirstie155 Posts: 1,001 Member
    Nice drop!
  • samlovesthesnow
    samlovesthesnow Posts: 173 Member
    May 1st 147
    May 5th 145

    Goal weight end of May 145

    Early check in as I'm going away for the next 10 days and won't have access to my scale. Weirdly, two pounds have disappeared in the last five days (must be water), so my challenge now is to keep it off until the end of the month.
    Spartan is over so all my training now is focused on the half marathon on the 24th.
    Good luck this month ladies - I feel like May is going to be a good one!
  • 1fit_mamma
    1fit_mamma Posts: 101 Member
    You're at goal already? That's amazing @samlovesthesnow!!! Maintaining the loss is great goal for the rest of the month, I'm sure all the training will help with that.
  • Kirstie155
    Kirstie155 Posts: 1,001 Member
    5/1: 195.2
    5/8: 194.5
    Goal: 189


    So, in list form…May goals
    1. 189
    2. Eat low carb CHECK!
    3. No candy! CHECK!
    4. Do my PT exercises- CHECK!

    Doing well so far! Hoping for a bigger drop next week :)
  • pezhed
    pezhed Posts: 939 Member
    Hello ladies, joining late because the past month at work has been pretty crazy. But I could use some accountability and I missed you all. Have been lightly lurking.

    SW (5/7): 123.8
    CW: 124.5
    GW: 122

    Not really trying to have any huge losses; have reset calories to maintenance and just want to be comfortably between 120-125 for the rest of forever. Maybe gain some muscle in the process. My non-scale goals are more important now as I have less than 6 weeks before the triathlon.
    - Eat a minimum of 80g of protein as often as possible
    - Swim 3x/week
    - Run 2-3x/week
    - Bike 3x/week
    - Lift 2x/week

    I'm not sure how this is all going to fit in but I'm going to try.
  • Kirstie155
    Kirstie155 Posts: 1,001 Member
    We missed you too Pez! Those are some hefty fitness goals!! Good luck on your training :)
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    1fit_mamma wrote: »
    @Kirstie155 I'm with you, April was not kind! Hopefully May will be the fresh start we need.

    @VeryKatie so good to hear you aren't too worried about weight, I'm sure you are right where you need to be and most new mums would be the biggest they have ever been- you are supposed to put on quite a bit. Enjoy the last few months!!

    @SheilAnneSmith so jealous of your weather, in Aus we are coming into winter- not excited. Get out there and enjoy!!

    5/1: 204.4
    5/31: 199.4

    I think I can lose 5, the only thing that will derail it would be a pregnancy, but I'm sure I can forgive myself for that ;) Just trying to talk myself out of it as it's so unlikely first month :neutral:

    heh heh heh I had to go back and read this lol.
  • girlalmighty08
    girlalmighty08 Posts: 130 Member
    Ugh.. up a little this week but I know exactly why. Re-focused now though!

    Weigh-ins:

    May 1st: 197.2
    May 4th: 194.6
    May 11th: 195.0

    Goal:

    May 31st: 189.0
  • Kirstie155
    Kirstie155 Posts: 1,001 Member
    @girlalmighty08 goal buddies for the month! What kind of diet are you eating? Im doing low carb, so lots of salad with avocado and cheese-yum!

    You've got this, you had such a great drop on the 4th so don't stress about the scale fluctuating a little bit :)
  • girlalmighty08
    girlalmighty08 Posts: 130 Member
    @Kirstie155 I'm just trying to eat as clean as possible, cut portions, and resist the temptation of a cold beer (or 3) on the patio now that the sun is finally starting to shine around here. Let's crush this May goal! B)
  • dtmwed
    dtmwed Posts: 130 Member
    Hello Ladies, I'm hoping I can join your group. I have two little girls; my husband and I are trying for our third in August. I always wanted to be the cute thin mom, but really I need to lose at least 15 lbs to be in a healthy range for the pregnancy.
    5/1: 207.8
    5/31: Goal 200.
    It's a push, but I would like to be out or close to out of the 200s again.
  • WifiresGettingFit
    WifiresGettingFit Posts: 1,773 Member
    @dtmwed Welcome to the group! We're glad to have you! =)
  • 1fit_mamma
    1fit_mamma Posts: 101 Member
    VeryKatie wrote: »
    1fit_mamma wrote: »
    @Kirstie155 I'm with you, April was not kind! Hopefully May will be the fresh start we need.

    @VeryKatie so good to hear you aren't too worried about weight, I'm sure you are right where you need to be and most new mums would be the biggest they have ever been- you are supposed to put on quite a bit. Enjoy the last few months!!

    @SheilAnneSmith so jealous of your weather, in Aus we are coming into winter- not excited. Get out there and enjoy!!

    5/1: 204.4
    5/31: 199.4

    I think I can lose 5, the only thing that will derail it would be a pregnancy, but I'm sure I can forgive myself for that ;) Just trying to talk myself out of it as it's so unlikely first month :neutral:

    heh heh heh I had to go back and read this lol.

    Haha you can't get away with anything on these forums, everything is in writing!
  • 1fit_mamma
    1fit_mamma Posts: 101 Member
    Hi ladies, I have a few entries in my spreadsheet that aren't mine, wondering if anyone has been entering in the wrong box? Not a problem, just don't want to delete them if they need to be moved somewhere else. I had a few days off tracking between 10th-13th (and was definitely eating more than what is inside my boxes!) if that helps figure it out.
  • SheilAnneSmith
    SheilAnneSmith Posts: 202 Member
    @1fit_mamma -- I thought for a bit it might have been me screwing it up the other day because I had some I days I thought I filled in that weren't there when I went into the spreadsheet, but the numbers on your row didn't match my missing entries.
  • girlalmighty08
    girlalmighty08 Posts: 130 Member
    Weigh-ins:

    May 1st: 197.2
    May 4th: 194.6
    May 11th: 195.0
    May 18th: 195.8

    Goal:

    May 31st: 189.0

    Up AGAIN this week, my goal for May is looking less likely as the days go on. I'm a little frustrated because last week I knew why I was up (poor diet), but this week my eating has been on point and I've been hitting the gym consistently. I've added some different weights to my workouts so I'm hoping the extra poundage is from my muscles having a bit of a freak out and holding on to some water... but I guess time will tell! I feel great though and I guess that's what matters, lol.
  • samlovesthesnow
    samlovesthesnow Posts: 173 Member
    May 1st 147
    May 5th 145
    May 19th 145

    Goal weight end of May 145

    Back on track after my travels (home to Scotland for 10 days). It's been hard to adjust back to my usual routine as my appetite has increased since being away! Adding in more running is helping to keep on top of it.

    @girlalmighty08 - hang in there! When you're doing everything right the results will show on the scale eventually. I always notice a bit of a gain after a hard workout too - it will sort itself out.
  • samlovesthesnow
    samlovesthesnow Posts: 173 Member
    May 1st 147
    May 5th 145
    May 19th 145
    May 26th 145.9

    Reviewed my food diary. Meals are still fine but I'm going way over on snacks e.g. cookies, chocolate, ice cream. I don't know why I've let those bad habits creep in again, but at least I know how to solve it! I'll avoid all of these for a week to reset my habits.

    Goal weight end of May 145lbs.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    Update on my goals

    1) Do laundry (baby clothes) - check!
    2) Pack hospital bag - check!
    3) Buy car seat and immediate needs for baby and for me - check!
    4) Make meals for after baby comes
    5) Landscape backyard - Almost check. Contractor is hired!
    6) Build/coordinate the building of the fence - Working on it... but passing it off to Chris. I can't handle it at the moment, this particular thing stresses me out a lot.
    7) Stop having stupid dreams about the things I'm worried about - check (I think?)
    8) Stay not stressed :(
    9) Eat food - check!
    10) Maybe walk at least sometimes.

    Hmm. I thought I was doing better. Gotta get those walks in and figure out ways of keeping my stress low. I am not great at handling stress. I don't know how other people do it.

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