Your milestones and progress - accountability
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SW: 224
CW: 207.5
TL: 16.5
UGW: 110
Other NSV:
2 inches off waist
2 inches off stomach
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What's working: Ab & leg workouts. (I'm REALLY happy with the progress.)
What's not working: trying to go to restaurants with friends and family. It's really difficult even smelling the food, so I'm just going to try to stay away from now on.1 -
SW: 300lbs - 136 kg
CW: 283.07 lbs - 128.4 kg
GW: 175
Loss Last Week: 3.09
Total Loss: 16.93
Short term goal: 275 by August
What's Working:
I am loving swimming well besides the sunburn from yesterday. I did 50 minutes of laps only stopping every other lap to rest for less than 30 seconds. Breast stoke is easily my best and freestyle is getting better.
What's Not:
I think MFP over estimates swimming calories. It's just a gut feeling but I am only going to eat back 50% of calories from it.1 -
My Starting Weight: 407 lbs (1/1/2017)
My Ultimate Goal Weight: 250 lbs (First long-long term goal)
My goal date for loosing 100 lbs is by Jan 2018
I'm targeting 2 lbs per week
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Next Milestone: 345 lbs (by end of May)
Current Weight: 354 lbs
Total loss: -53 lbs
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Current problems: Emotional/stress eating. I work in theatre, and have been getting home late from rehearsals. I do a good job tracking during the days, but when I get home from rehearsals, I can't stop myself from grazing in the fridge or cupboards. I have yet to join a gym, because gyms scare me, and I feel like I don't know enough to be there... but I think that might be my next move in June.
Dude get a gym membership. No reason to be scared at all. Go there and ask people they will help you. I have the same grazing problem you have here is my solution. Plan out snacks in advance. Plan a late night snack for when you would normally graze. It works but currently I haven't been doing that and I have fell back into the grazing. I started right about where you are at 415 I've lost 90 lbs so far and my goal is close to yours. I'm in a slump where I have been grazing so not losing too much right now but trust me it works to plan it out.2 -
SW: 325lbs
CW: 267.6lbs
GW: Initially 180lbs and then I'll decide from there how much lower I might want to go.
Loss Last Week: -2.2lbs
Total Loss - 57.4lbs
Short term goal: I'll aim for 260lbs by the end of June!
I had a good loss this week and I'm pleased with that. I'm feeling a bit....weary I suppose. My workouts felt harder than usual this week, I think that was mainly because it got hot here (for us, we live in Scotland, the land of snow and ice!) and it felt rather like wading through water trying to do anything. Humidity I guess. My eating was fine but I had this feeling like I should have "done better" - I'm not sure why. Perhaps I'm just having a bit of an emotional slump. Anyway I'm hanging in there - drinking my water, eating well and working out. I'm in this for the long haul!2 -
SW: 277.2lbs (Jan 16, 2017)
CW: 238.6 lbs
GW: 150lbs by Feb, 2018
Last Week's Weight loss: 0 lbs.
Total Loss -38.6 lbs
Holiday Weekend 0 - Me 1. I made it through a long weekend without a gain - will try to make up for it this week. Too many temptations and too much time out of my "routine".1 -
Starting weight: 281.6 lbs (04 Feb 2017)
Current weight: 234.0 lbs (01 Jun 2017)
Total loss: 47.6 lbs
Loss last week: 5.6 lbs (Largely water weight, but a win is a win!!)
Goal loss rate: 1 lb per week (MFP is set to 2 pounds a week still)
Next milestone: 225 lbs (03 Aug 2017 target)
100 lb loss: 181.6 lbs (03 Jun 2018 target)
Goal weight: 161.0 lbs (28 Oct 2018 target)
What's going well:
* Controlling portion sizes when cooking
* Finally getting back to logging my food. I think making my diary private for now was the right call.
* Running is going well!
What's going poorly:
* Gotten out of the rhythm of making a few days of lunch at a time. Hoping to do that tonight, or over the weekend at latest.
* My flow practice has been completely neglected for weeks. Gotta get back into it.
Mission Statement
* I will log faithfully. I will log faithfully. I will log faithfully.3 -
Wow - it's been almost a month since I last updated....
My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 300 lbs by end of summer
Previous Milestone: 315 lbs - acheived today!
New Milestone: 310 lbs, hopefully by the end of June
Current Weight: 315 lbs, 06/01
Total loss: -60 lbs; -4 inches from waist & hips
What's working: trying to stick to my calorie limit, trying to limit added sugars, staying away from pop and junk food as much as possible. I lowered my calorie limit another 50 points, as I seem to need to be under what MFP says I should be to lose weight.
What's not working: The macros are a lost cause. I try to get at least decently close on my protein intake and not go over too horribly with the carbs, but that's as close as I can get. My sugar limit goes over daily, but that's because MFP doesn't differentiate between natural sugar from whole fruits and added sugar - the only way to stay within the sugar limits is to quit eating fruit period, but I need the nutrients from it. I've recently started trying to keep track of fiber because I really need to watch that intake for health reasons. Hormonal fluctuations have not been helping at all - the scale has been bouncing the last few weeks as my dietary intake hasn't been all that great (too much out to eating), and my emotional health hasn't been too good lately. I was thrilled at the loss today; I needed that boost!3 -
bmeadows380 wrote: »Previous Milestone: 315 lbs - acheived today!
Current Weight: 315 lbs, 06/01
Awesome!! Congratulations!
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About Me: 27 years old, office worker (marketing).
My Starting Weight: 260 lbs (01/01/2017)
My Ultimate Goal Weight: <150 lbs (I'm 5'4" so I will evaluate body composition after this)
My goal date for losing 100 lbs is by early summer 2018
Target Loss: at least 1.5 lbs per week
Milestone #1: 235 lbs (by April for a trip to London - on track, only 5lbs to go in three weeks!) DONE!
Milestone #2: 220 lbs (my next 20lbs loss and my next reward bracelet)
Milestone #3: 199 lbs (I'd love to be in Onederland for Ren Faire in early November. 33 weeks, and 33-66lbs are possible!)
Last Check-In Weight: 229.0 lbs, 05/01
Current Weight: 230.1 lbs, 06/01
Loss between checkins: +1.1 lbs
Total loss: -30 lbs
Basically wasted May in a holding pattern, but I'm ready to get back on track. Had a lot going on at work, but that's calmed down now so I should be able to try and watch what I'm eating and work out more often. This week has already been better but I'm still holding onto 230.1lbs. Hoping some of it is water weight from being sore again.
The important thing I'm trying to take away from this is that I can't give up. I have to keep pushing. This is just a minor setback.
June Goals: Track. My. Food. Also, workout 4-5x a week again.3 -
Joining in on this for June!
Starting weight: 281.4 lbs (3/27/17)
Current weight: 259.6 lbs (6/1/17)
Total loss: 21.8lbs
Loss last week: 1.6lbs
Goal loss rate: 2 lb per week
Next milestone: 250lbs - should hit that sometime in June!
Goal weight: Not sure, will talk to my trainer and doctor to find the right number but probably 150ish
What's going well:
* Logging my food has become second nature
* 6AM workouts are the best, who would have thought?
What's going poorly:
*Eating out is a challenge. With Memorial Day and my wedding anniversary last weekend, it was tough to stay on track with both diet and exercise
*Weekends in general are still challenging. Not as hard as it once was but I still definitely eat better during the week.
Mission Statement
JUST KEEP TRYING
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Oh wow I haven't updated in awhile.
SW:287.6 (2/17/2017)
CW: 236.8 (6/1/2017)
UGW: 140
Short Term Goal: Hit 227 by Father's Day. This will put me at 60lbs. lost since I started at my highest weight.
What's working: Getting my 10,000 steps in daily, tracking, water consumption, and not eating out.
What's not: When the weather gets this nice out I love to enjoy cocktails by a campfire. On the weekends I struggle with this hard. Doing low carb makes this difficult at times. So I just try to pick one night and enjoy 2
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Rhonda 57 year old female
Update for this week
Starting Weight:256 lbs. (01/20/2017)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150 lbs
My goal date for losing 60 lbs is September 15, 2017 (going on a cruise - only 19 lbs to go!)
My goal date for losing 100 lbs is January 2018
Next Milestone: 200 lbs (by end of June)
Current Weight: 215 lbs (06/1/17)
Loss this week: 1.0 lbs
Total overall loss: 41 lbs
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Height: 5 ft 9.5 inches
SW: 304.3 lbs (12/28/16)
CW: 272.6 lbs (6/1/17)
Total loss: 31.7 lbs
MILESTONE GOALS:
July 12: 260 lbs (music festival with zip line. 275 weight limit)
August 12: 250 lbs (company retreat to adventure park, 265 weight limit)
September 11: 240 lbs (meeting my boyfriend of 2 years’ mom for the first time)
October 26: 225 lbs (possible trip to Las Vegas)
November 28th: 215 lbs (my 27th Birthday)
UGW: 150 lbs
What's Working:
Being OCD about tracking and working out
Eating tons of fruit
Allowing myself a cheat meal every now and then
Bringing my own personal food to parties and on vacations
Ditching doing only cardio and ramping up weight training
What's Not Working:
Drinking Alcohol…
Tracking after the damage has been done (pre tracking is best for me)
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SW : 24 st 7lb
CW : 21st 13
GW: 14 st 7lb (then reassess)
Old small goal : below 23 st by end of April - MET!
Old small goal : below 22 st by 12th June - MET 3rd June.
New small goal : below 21st by 22nd July.
Loss this week : -1lb
Total loss since SW: -36lb
What's working- I'm finding the Fitbit a good motivator. I know I'm moving more than I would without it.
What could be better - I'm going to try to meet my daily step count every day this week! Didn't manage this last week. Have asked my husband if he can watch the kids in the early evening to let me get out and walk the dog every day.
We were a bit all over the place this week with meal planning. Will be better this week at deciding what we will eat for our evening meal in advance.
I've been significantly under the calorie goal because the Fitbit has adjusted my goal significantly but if I have only lost 1 lb eating way below this then I need to aim to not eat back a lot of the calories. I will aim to eat bacon less than half the calories this week.
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SW: 325lbs
CW: 265.4lbs
GW: 140-150lbs
Loss Last Week: -2.2lbs
Total Loss - 59.6lbs
Short term goal: I'll aim for 260lbs by the end of June! Mini goal for this week - lose 0.4lbs to reach my 60lbs lost milestone!
This week I finished my 5 week workout programme - T25 Alpha. In those 5 weeks I've lost a total of 12.2lbs and 12.5 inches off my body. Feel pretty amazing and looking forward to moving on to the 5 week Beta phase!2 -
SW: 407 lbs (1/1/2017)
UGW: 250 lbs
CW: 343.8 lbs (-2.6 lbs since last week)
Total Loss: -63.2 lbs
Short Term Weight Goal: 335 by the end of June.
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What's working: Drinking a LOT more water this week, and continuing to do better at planning out my meals for the day before I leave my house in the morning. I've found that getting up a little earlier, drinking 2-3 cups of water and eating a banana, then working out and drinking another 2-3 cups of water throughout the workout has helped curb my appetite until lunch. I've also started trying to do a better job pre-logging meals so I can see what I *might* have left over for some snacks. I'm also proud of this week's weight loss, because it doesn't show that I bounced back up about 2 pounds after Memorial Day, so I got it off as well as an additional 2.6 pounds this week. (I swear I'm not starving myself!)
What's not working: I'm in a very hectic time at work - I'm there for both my desk job and stage managing the show that opens next week (the 16th), so this is the time in a production when I really start overindulging and snacking... trying REALLY hard to not do that. This also means that I'm not walking to work anymore, both because it's gotten hot quickly, as well as the fact that it's not totally safe to walk home through my city after 8pm... Trying to build in more walking in other ways, though.2 -
sparklesammy wrote: »I will aim to eat bacon less than half the calories this week.
LOL! This might be my favorite goal I've ever seen!1 -
SW: 270 (February 18th 2017)
CW: 228.2 (June 4th 2017)
Loss so far: 41.8 pounds
I FINALLY hit my 40 pounds gone forever goal today!
Ultimate goal weight would be 150ish but it's hard to even imagine myself that way.
First big goal is to get to 200 pounds. Small goals are in 10 pound increments.
I would like to lose 10 more pounds before July 1st( 8.2 to go) but really it's about balance and my mental health as well as my physical health!
What's working: I started IF and whole 30 June 1. Its working! I'm staying under calories, getting more sleep, keeping accountable with friends and mfp.
What's not working: when I get negative self talk going. I'm learning to push it out and change it.2 -
SW: 277.2lbs (Jan 16, 2017)
CW: 236 lbs
GW: 150lbs by Feb, 2018
Last Week's Weight loss: -2.60 lbs.
Total Loss -41.2 lbs
Short term goal: 225 by July 17.
What's working: logging and water. I am starting a new exercise routine today!!
What's not working: I have my mother living with me for the summer and she is dealing with memory loss and back pain issues (she's 93). I tend to eat junk when I get nervous or upset and seeing her like that is tearing me apart. So far, I am keeping ALL the junk food out of the house - told my husband if he wanted it he'd have to hide it really well!!!!!
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sparklesammy wrote: »I will aim to eat bacon less than half the calories this week.
LOL! This might be my favorite goal I've ever seen!
LOLOLOLOL
It's supposed to say eat BACK less than half the calories.
I might eat bacon once this week though, I do like bacon for a special breakfast!1 -
SW: 300lbs - 136 kg
LWW: 283.07 lbs - 128.4 kg
CW: 279.1 lbs - 126.6 kg
GW: 175
Loss Last Week: 3.97 lbs - 1.8kg
Total Loss: 20.9 lbs - 9.4kg
Short term goal: 275 by August
What's Working:
Swimming every other day and CICO. I do not think I need swimming to lose but I think it helps and I feel better by doing exercise.
What's Not:
I am eating to many calories back after a pool session. I need to seriously watch it as I get pretty damn hungry about an hour after I am done swimming. I do not get same hunger from other exercise.
I also think I need to eat more protein. I keep reading studies, books, magazine articles, and post here that say I need even more protein when training during weight loss. I am not getting enough. I averaged 89g per day last week and even conservative estimates say I should be shooting for 102.96g based on my weight.1 -
Starting weight: 281.6 lbs (04 Feb 2017)
Current weight: 233.4 lbs (07 Jun 2017)
Total loss: 48.2 lbs
Loss last week: 1.6 lbs
Goal loss rate: 1 lb per week (MFP kcal goal is set to 2 lbs per week)
Next milestone: 225 lbs (05 Aug 2017 target)
100 lb loss: 181.6 lbs (05 Jun 2018 target)
Goal weight: 161.0 lbs (27 Oct 2018 target)
What's going well:
* My running is going great! Hard, but great!
* Logging is going well. I still think going private was the right move for me right now.
What's going poorly:
* Nutritionally, my diet is abysmal right now. I don't have the energy to cook, which means I'm eating very little other than rice and nuts. Except Monday. Monday I had a bacon cheeseburger and fries, pizza, and three tacos. Yikes.
* Need to figure out a new breakfast for work.
* Still neglecting flow practice.
Mission Statement
* I will keep logging my food. I will remember my goals.4 -
@thewindandthe work. Great to see your getting better at running. I just started 2 days ago and man do my legs burn. Don't worry too much about a bad day of eating just resolve yourself to buckle down more, and it looks like you are doing that!
For breakfast some might not like it but I have started using 2 scoops of protein powder in 10oz of almond milk. It helps me get to close to my protein macro that I am running at 40%. I tend to get plenty of carbs and fat it's just protein is alway low. I also eat right after my morning workout and it seems to help me recover a bit faster. The problem is finding a powder that agrees with my gut and is soy free. I have a slight soy allergy and it makes getting packaged food a challenge.
Anyway, great job! I hope to lose as much as you have. Sounds weird but it kind of inspiring.1 -
NSV: Put on day 1 of C25K, Got half way through and the blasted thing crashed!
So, for me, a big victory: half of day 1. I abhor cardio, aka exercise without purpose (I know, not really, but that's how it feels), so I am really proud and ready to try again tomorrow! 1 -
SW: 325lbs
CW: 261.7lbs
GW: 140-150lbs
Loss Last Week: -3.7lbs
Total Loss - 63.3lbs
Short term goal: I'll aim for 260lbs by the end of June! Mini goal for this week - lose 0.4lbs to reach my 60lbs lost milestone!
WOOHOO! Smashed my 60lb gone goal! Not sure where this big loss came from this week. I've not altered my eating or exercise habits from previous weeks, weight loss is a funny thing like that.
I've noticed a bit too much excess sugar creeping in to my food this last few weeks so I want to make a big effort this week to tone that back down to a more reasonable level. When my sugar intake is low my appetite is much more under control. As always - need to drink more water!!4 -
SW:287.6 (2/17/2017)
CW: 233.4 (6/8/2017)
UGW: 140
Short Term Goal: Hit 227 by Father's Day. This will put me at 60lbs. lost since I started at my highest weight.
Long Term Goal : Reach 199 By August 16th & then 180 by my Birthday October 18th
What's working:
*Getting my 10,000 steps in daily
*Not eating Out
*Logging daily
*Outdoor activities with the kids (which I use to dread because I could barely move before)
What's not:
*I have stayed on track all week with no problems2 -
SW : 24 st 7lb
CW : 21st 10lb
GW: 14 st 7lb (then reassess)
Old small goal : below 23 st by end of April - MET!
Old small goal : below 22 st by 12th June - MET 3rd June.
New small goal : below 21st by 22nd July.
Loss this week : -3lb
Total loss since SW: -39lb
What's working- I'm finding the Fitbit a good motivator. I know I'm moving more than I would without it. My Fitbit stats are better than last week. Have been walking (read practically dragging) out lazy sausage dog two to three times a day.
What could be better: I felt a little cooped up in the house last week, the weather was awful. Hoping for better weather this week to do more outdoor play. It's my baby's first birthday on Monday and we have got lots of garden toys (swing, little car, sand and water table and little things) for him and his big brother (who's two). So we are about to have a proper playground out there.
Looking forward to my baby's birthday party this afternoon, but always feel a bit weird around buffet. Anyone relate? Will try and make it work. For me it will be an achievement to have a Norma plate of food and not feel self conscious. I would normally either avoid it by being intentionally distracted elsewhere or literally taking one quarter of a sandwich or something. I just feel really self conscious and think I'll be judged or whatever. Anyway - I'll try and be less bothered. It's my baby's party after all, it should be all about him, not me!!
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Amberetta82 wrote: »Here I go...
SW: 280 lbs
GW: 175 lbs (less if I can)
Milestone GW: 265 lbs by July 1st 2017
I chose that because I've been low to mid 270's for the longest time and putting it at 270 would feel like it wasn't legit. I got to 269 lbs once and was so excited. I will get super excited being lower than 270!
What's not working: obviously not moving enough, not using my elliptical, eating out a lot, drinking pop every day, Sonic's Reeses blast, not drinking water enough... I could go on.
Habits to work on:
*ONE 32oz bottle of water a day to start with.
*10 min minimum on the elliptical 4x a week.
*STOP eating out every weekend and stop my husband from bringing a pop or snacks home for me almost every day. Also, don't let him talk me into getting take out through the week...
Have not moved on this one inch.
Everything is the same except I cannot do but 5 min on the elliptical so I'll start there this time. How hard can 5 min be?
STILL trying to reign in my eating habits. I have started by ordering less than I normally do when I eat out.
I HAVE to work on drinking more water vs pop. I have kidney stones. I really need to stop drinking pop all together.
Why are habits so hard to break?
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SW: 270 (February 18th 2017)
CW: 223.6 (June 11th 2017)
Loss this week: 4.6 pounds
Loss so far: 46.4 pounds
I wanted to lose 10 pounds before the end of June and I'm almost there already!
Ultimate goal weight would be 150ish but it's hard to even imagine myself that way.
First big goal is to get to 200 pounds. Small goals are in 10 pound increments.
I would like to lose 10 more pounds before July 1st( 3.6 to go) but really it's about balance and my mental health as well as my physical health!
What's working: IF is working really well. It goes perfect with my schedule and i get to cook gorgeous meals this way! Whole 30 was started on June 1 and love this way of eating. I'm staying under calories, getting more sleep, keeping accountable with friends and mfp.
What's not working: when I'm hard on myself and doubt that what I have accomplished isn't really real.0 -
Amberetta82 wrote: »
Have not moved on this one inch.
Everything is the same except I cannot do but 5 min on the elliptical so I'll start there this time. How hard can 5 min be?
STILL trying to reign in my eating habits. I have started by ordering less than I normally do when I eat out.
I HAVE to work on drinking more water vs pop. I have kidney stones. I really need to stop drinking pop all together.
Why are habits so hard to break?
Trick I learned on these forums is to get the to-go box right when I order food. I make the portion size reasonable and take home the rest. Not only does it keep the calories down it also saves cooking next day.
For water instead of soda, have you tired MiO? The Black Cherry one I don't think is bad and they are tiny so easy to fit in bag. Here you can normally get unsweetened green, jasmine, or barley tea instead of water for free. Then again Asia...
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