SW: 300lbs - 136 kg
LWW: 279.1 lbs - 126.6 kg
CW: 277.8 lbs - 126 kg
GW: 175


Loss Last Week: 1.3 lbs - .6 kg
Total Loss: 22.2 lbs - 10kg

Short term goal: 275 by August

What's Working:
Well I still love swimming. I think the best cardio for myself and maybe other obese people. No impact and you dont get all sweaty like on runs.

What's Not:
Well I hit a rough patch in weight loss last week for good bit. I struggled to get to the bit of loss I had. Looks like some of the easy pounds are almost gone. either that or I am retaining water from all the exercise. I am watching food and measuring most things. I exercised like 10 times last week for 30-60 min of cardio.

I also tried to start C25k again. Once again I failed. My leg just hurts too much after running and I need to put the breaks on. I am going to try and lift at gym instead of running and keep swimming. Maybe when I get close to my goal weight I'll be able to run as impact from less than 200 lbs would be much easier.

Starting weight: 281.6 lbs (04 Feb 2017)
Current weight: 232.0 lbs (15 Jun 2017)
Total loss: 49.6 lbs
Loss last week: 1.2 lbs

Goal loss rate: 1 lb per week (MFP kcal goal is set to 2 lbs per week)
Next milestone: 225 lbs (03 Aug 2017 target)
100 lb loss: 181.6 lbs (03 Jun 2018 target)
Goal weight: 180.0 lbs (14 Jun 2018 target)

What's going well:
* Keeping up with my running. It's getting harder, but so far I've been able to do the plan as written.
* I'm still doing okay with logging my food.

What's going poorly:
* I've been giving in to urges to eat calorie-dense food when I'm not even actually hungry, making me have to short myself later in the day. I'm mostly staying under calorie goal, but not in the way I want to. I hate going to bed hungry.
* Related to the above, I'm also eating more sodium than usual, and I think water weight is the main reason I'm not seeing as much loss as I think I should. I hope.

Mission Statement:
* I will work on fighting counterproductive urges.

Been a couple of weeks since I updated.

SW: 257.6 (3/15/17)
CW: 241.2 (6/17/17)
STGW: 239.1
LTGW: 165

2.6# loss since last check in on 5/27
16.4# loss total

I fell into an old habit over the last couple of weeks-- I needed to go to the grocery store (which I HATE) but kept putting it off and eating out, and/or skipping meals during the day. This is an absolute no-no for me. No breakfast or lunch means bad choices for dinner, including lots of sodium, which I just can't tolerate. So I gained a couple of pounds. Whether it was "real" or "just" fluid retention, who knows, but after the grocery trip, I feel like I'm back on track, and the weight is going back down.

What is working: I know this. I absolutely *must* eat regular meals, including breakfast, even if it's just a yogurt. Which means not putting off going to the grocery store. Water. Lots of water. Being honest with myself and tracking.

What is not working: I know this, too. Skipping tracking, and skipping meals. Putting off going to the grocery store. The skipping tracking is just me trying to be dishonest with myself, which never, ever works. I mean, seriously? I know what I'm supposed to do and what works for me. Why do I risk sabotaging myself?

I'm going to have a very busy summer at work, so it is going to be doubly important that I plan my meals, eat right and regularly by packing my breakfast, lunch, and snacks(!) and pre-log.

Was out of town last week and forgot to check in...

SW: 407 lbs (1/1/2017)
UGW: 250 lbs
CW: 338 lbs (-5.8 lbs in 2 weeks)
Total Loss: -69 lbs (SO CLOSE TO 70!!!)

Short Term Weight Goal: 333 by the end of June.
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What's working: Because I'm working backstage on a production at my work, I'm moving a LOT more, doubling my step goal just about every day this week. I've also been doing a good job not over-indulging on the snacks laying around or the late-night eating out.

What's not working: I started full-time at my job this week, which means I've been at work from 9am-10pm (or later) every day since Monday. That means I haven't had time to cook as healthily as I would like, and that I haven't had the motivation to wake up to work out every day. I've also been forgetting to drink water, so I've had some killer headaches... But tomorrow starts a new week, and I have 2 days without rehearsals or performances!

SW: 277.2lbs (Jan 16, 2017)
GW: 150lbs by Feb, 2018

Last Week's Weigh-In: 233.6
Current Weigh-in: 234.4 lbs
Weight loss GAIN: +.8 lbs.
Total Loss -42.8 lbs

Short term goal: 225 by July 17.

What's working: This past week - NOTHING

What's not working: I am was out of my routine this past week with my mother in the hospital. Ate out more than usual because it was convenient. Exercise is still a problem for me. I can't go longer than 3 minutes on my elliptical without lots of breaks in between.

SW : 290
GW: 195
CW: 253
STGW: 220

Started in January 2017. Would like to get to goal weight by March 2018. I've been losing about 7 pounds per month.

Starting weight: 300 lbs (April 22, 2017)
Current weight: 267.2 lbs
Total loss: 32.8 lbs
Loss last week: 2.2 lbs
Current Goal: 199 lbs

Had sushi this week, but other than that I did really well sticking to my guidelines. Nutrisystem is really working for me. My hardest thing is staying healthy on my flex days.

Prayers for strength and peace Sammy!

SW: 277.2lbs (Jan 16, 2017)
GW: 150lbs by Feb, 2018

Last Week's Weigh-In: 234.4
Current Weigh-in: 233.6 lbs
Weight loss -.8 lbs.
Total Loss -43.6 lbs

Short term goal: 225 by July 17.

What's working: This past week - NOTHING

What's not working: I am still out of my routine this past week with my mother in the hospital. Ate out more than usual because it was convenient. Exercise is still a problem for me. I can't go longer than 3 minutes on my elliptical without lots of breaks in between.

My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 300 lbs by end of summer
Old Milestone: 310 lbs - Achieved!
New Milestone: below 300 lbs - this is my first hard goal for MFP; after this, I'll have to reset my counters
Current Weight: 309.5 lbs, 06/15
Total loss: -65.5 lbs; -4 inches from waist & hips

Comments: It's only a pound loss in 2 weeks, but I'll take it! You guys know (I've surely whined enough on here about it) that the last few weeks were very hard, and I had a lot of slip ups and set backs and a series of terrible battle of wills with myself that I was losing more often than not. When I came home from the conference last week and stepped on the scale on Monday morning, it read 315 lbs, which would have meant a 5 lb gain last week. So I was pretty bummed. I knew I had over-eat at the conference and things I shouldn't have been eating, but I had tried to walk and had hoped I had at least evened out. My sister and I had been eating out, however, and since I greatly doubt I lost 5 lbs in 4 days, it seems that the 5 lb gain wasn't a true representation of what my weight really was - it must have been water retention and hormones.

This week has been much better. I've been sticking to my calorie goal and staying away from the candy dish at work and the extra snacks here and there. I've so far kept the momentum going that I started last week, and have been getting 30 minute walks in during lunch. As long as I stay away from added sugar and high carb items, I seem to be able to stick to it better; its just when my hormones are raging, I start craving things or when I'm around a buffet or other folks who aren't watching what they are eating, my willpower flags and I end up eating more than I should. I really have to limit certain things and keep a tight control on myself because I haven't gotten to the point where I can stay within moderation yet - I let myself have a small piece, and the next thing I know, I've been having 2 small pieces every day for a week! So it's a two step forward, one step backward thing.

Anyway, I've been pretty depressed all week as my willpower has been flagging a lot lately, so seeing that 1 lb loss was greatly needed!

SW: 300lbs - 136 kg
LWW: 275.1 lbs - 124.8
CW: 274.3 lbs - 124..4
GW: 175 - 200


Loss Last Week: .8 lbs - .4 kg
Total Loss: 24.9 lbs - 11.2 kg

Short term goal: Hit my short term goal on weight this week. Since I am slowing down my weight loss on purpose my next goal is going to be less of a loss. I am going for 270 lbs by mid August.

What's Working:
Lifting is going great. Better than I hoped honestly. I like it again and feel strength coming back slowly.

What's Not:
I have skipped most cardio this week. I could have went swimming or something after lifting I just didn't care about it. Also weight ins on Tuesday were hard. I retain water from salty food from weekend until Wed/Thur so now I am going to weight in on Friday morning.

Note:
I hit near the .5lbs loss per week I wanted and feel much better after workouts and during them I am lifting more weight every session. I am going to keep the slower weight loss going for few more weeks and see how it goes.

I'm 5'4 1/2" tall, 44 years old

Starting weight: 277.5lbs (June 10, 2017)
Current weight: 274.3lbs (July 1, 2017)
Total: -3.2lbs (-1.2%)
Change last week: +4.1

Working towards:
1st goal: 263.6 (-5%)

The good:

• I'm still down from my starting weight
• I'm tracking again as of today, including water intake
• I've recommitted to hitting my daily step goal
• I've already put the word out that for my birthday later this month, I don't want happy hours and dinners out, but would prefer doing something not food-related

The bad:

• I went completely off the rails for 10 days and the scale showed it
• I have been horrible about not getting in enough water
• Apparently I have a lot more "sabotagers" in my life than I ever realized

So now what?
I'm back on track and back to a much better mindset already, but I am re-evaluating my daily calorie goals in MFP. I currently have it set to losing 2lbs per week, and am adding exercise calories back in (using the default). The initial daily calorie goal (pre-exercise) is daunting and I've been struggling with planning my meals to all fit under my calorie goal. The exercise calories are unpredictable so I can't really plan for them, and I'm so all or nothing (working on that!) that if I mess up early, I tend to blow it completely. So I'm thinking about changing my goal to losing 1lb per week, and turning off adding exercise calories back in. If anyone has done something similar, I'd be really interested in hearing how it's worked for you. I do have fairly aggressive goals for myself, as I'm trying to avoid a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis (I'm currently right on the edge), so that's why I've had MFP set to 2lbs per week as my goal, so that's the only thing holding me back from going ahead and changing my goal in the app.

My Starting Weight: ~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal: 300 lbs preferably by middle of August, but will settle for end of summer
New Milestone: 300 lbs
Current Weight: 308.6 lbs, 07/06
Total loss: -66.4 lbs

Comments: the last few weeks have been a real struggle. I've switched jobs in my company but haven't had any training in the new position, which leaves me with time on my hands and makes the work day incredibly long and mentally exhausting. I've been working at home packing, cleaning, and painting as I put the house on the market and am preparing to move (if the renters ever move out of the place I'm buying, anyway), and the hard work makes me ravenous and more susceptible to over eating. I went to a conference a few weeks ago, and then had family get togethers a couple of weekends, which always involves a lot of food. Dog days are here with heat and humidity, and nothing wilts me faster than the humidity. And finally, I'm fighting against depression, which just makes me exhausted all the time.

Despite all this, I am at least losing weight, but it's slowing down to a crawl, and I'm very afraid its going to stop all together. I've done better this week in staying within my calorie limit and in getting 30 minutes of exercise in a day, or at least 5,000 steps. I know most folks shoot for 10,000 steps, but I'm just now starting to add the walking in, and I can't get in more than that just yet.

I'm not really sure what to do about the slow down. I've checked several calorie estimators, and I have my calorie goal set to just under the most conservative number I'm getting for a sedentary lifestyle. I am trying to incorporate 30 minutes of walking in most days, but I just started that recently, and with the heat and humidity as they are, I'm not sure how often that's going to work. I don't add back in exercise calories, anyway. I've seen the arguments on whether or not metabolism truly slows down or not, and I'm not sure which side of the spectrum to fall into on that one. I wonder if it might also be the humidity that is part of the problem - I tend to retain water and swell pretty badly when its excessively humid outside, despite wearing constriction socks.

I've thought about trying IF by skipping lunch and just having 2 moderate meals a day, but I don't think I have the willpower to do that, especially right now that I'm spending a lot of time sitting at a desk all day. I won't let myself eat for 4 hours after breakfast now as it is since I have a medication that I take that needs that gap between the last meal and taking it, and most of the time, it's a major test of will to keep from snacking in that 4 hour gap; I just can't see myself making it all day!

*sigh* I guess I'll leave my calorie limit alone for the next couple of weeks - through July, at least - and try to focus on staying at that limit and trying to get my 5,000 steps in a day, and see where I'm at the first of August.

Starting weight: 281.6 lbs (04 Feb 2017)
Current weight: 226.0 lbs (12 Jul 2017)
Total loss: 55.6 lbs
Loss last week: 4.4 lbs (A week ago today had a spike in weight, so this isn't really that meaningful.)

Goal loss rate: 1 lb per week (MFP kcal goal is set to 2 lbs per week)
Next milestone: 75 lbs lost (25 Nov 2017 target)
Goal weight: 180.0 lbs (30 May 2018 target)

What's going well:
* Logging consistently
* Keeping up with my running and weight training

What's going poorly:
* Weight loss is very obviously slowing down. I have had a couple weeks of low willpower leading to calorie overages, but even with that in mind I'm not losing at the rate I was. This is to be expected and I have accounted for it all along, but it is a little disheartening nonetheless.
* Running is SO HARD right now. I'm on my third Week 4 of C25K, and although I can do all the running intervals uninterrupted now, I still have to lengthen the walking intervals. I can tell I'm improving, but I'll probably be doing Week 4 for a full month before moving on. I am starting to dread my running days. It's not fun now that it's gotten so hard. But I'm not giving up.

Mission Statement:
I will focus on not exceeding my calorie goal. I understand that weight loss takes effort.

My Starting Weight: 396.2 lbs (09/15/2015)
My Weight Goal: ~200 lbs
Current Weight: 219.9 lbs
Total Lost: 176.3 lbs

My Starting Body Fat: 52%
My Body Fat Goal: <15%
Current Body Fat: 17-18%

Comments: Trying out a new gym this month. I've been doing this pretty much by myself aside from my trainer and a couple of friends that I cycle or run with occasionally. Some friends of mine talk highly of the gym they go to but it's about a 30 minute commute for me. But I bit the bullet and got a 30 day membership. If I'm going to sustain and enjoy myself, I need to be surrounded by people that also like to exercise and get fit. My husband and friends are very supportive but they don't have any motivation to exercise or get fit themselves. If this works out then I might make some connections with people that I can go out and do fun things with while being active.