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Lose 5lbs in August 2017
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Original SW (Jan 15/17): 206.8
Weigh-in day is Saturday
Challenge SW August 1: 171.4
Challenge Goal: 165
Ultimate Goal: 160
August 1: 171.4
August 5: 169.2
August 12: 170.0
August 19:
August 26:
Total loss for August: -1.4
Still bouncing around between 168.8 and 170.2. Sigh!!9 -
Weigh Day: Saturday
Starting weight: 164
Current weight: 161
August goal: 156
Ultimate goal: 130
Aug 5: 159
Aug 12: 157
Aug 19:
Aug 26:
Total loss for August: -4 lbs13 -
Weigh in day: Thursday
Starting weight: 393
Current weight: 340.6
August goal: 330
Ultimate goal: 140
August 02: 338.6 (-2.0)
August 10: 329.2 (-9.4)
August 17:
August 24:
Total loss for August: 11.410 -
Original starting weight - August 21st 2016: 75.5kg -166.1lbs
Lowest weight - June 10th 2017: 52.4kg -115.28lbs
August Starting weight - 53.8kg - 118.36lbs
August goal: 51kg - 112.2lbs
152cm tall.
..1st: 53.8kg / 118.36lb
up again
..5th: 54.8kg/ 120.56lb and again
12th: 54.8kg/ 120.56lb better than going up
18th:
26th:
Overall Total loss for July :+1kg /2.2lb
Total loss since starting :20.7kg /45.54lb
Back again - am supposedly in maintenance but because of poor food choices have been in a cycle for the last 2 months, of gain weight for 3 weeks then lose for 1. The numbers are starting to creep back.
Mentally I feel like I am back at the beginning, struggling to get the right mind set to lose weight. Find myself thinking "I really need to stop eating so much crap" as I shove some more food in my mouth.
I dont mind fluctuating within a 3kg range but would like that range to be within 50 -53kg not above this.
At least I havent given up.
Good luck everyone.7 -
Happy Sunday, everyone!
I'm still stuck. The average is exactly the same as last week. The numbers bounce around from day to day.
At least I didn't gain. It is frustrating, but I have learned to be more stubborn than the stall, and it will blink eventually.
Original starting weight: 243 in 2015.
MFP Starting weight December 25th, 2016: 233
Average from July 24th - July 30th: 214.4
Average from July 31st - August 6th: 214.5
Average from August 7 - August 13th: 214.5
August loss: Gain of 0.1 lbs.
Total MFP loss: 18.5lbs.
Total cumulative loss: 28.5 lbs.
Until next week, we just keep on keeping on!
Jenn
Move more, eat less.
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andreasoulcastle wrote: »ugh i'm so defeated and close to just giving up
Weigh day: Tuesday
Starting weight: 283
Current weight: 270.2
August goal: 260
Ultimate goal: 200
1st: 272
8th: 274
15th:
22nd:
29th:
Total loss for August :
Don't give up. Look at what you have accomplished so far. That is more powerful than one disappointing weigh in.
I get stuck every couple of months or so. It is frustrating, but I know if I just keep on, the scale will reflect it, *eventually.*
Giving up moves us backwards. None of us is here because we want to go backwards.
I am sure we all can relate to discouragement and frustration, I know I can.
Be gentle to yourself, but keep moving forward.
Losing the weight isn't always linear.
I find what works for me is weighing daily and averaging weekly. It actually gives a clearer pictures of overall trends.
If one weighs once a week, and on that day we are retaining water because of a salty meal the day before, we might think we gained 2 lbs., when over the week, we really lost 1.
That method may not be for everyone, but I do it and recommend it. For me, psychologically, it keeps me motivated and accountable, AND it helps me identify foods that cause an uptick.
Knowledge is power. I don't freak out as much about a daily gain if the week shows a loss ... or no gain/loss. This is really helpful during plateaus and helps me stay on track instead of just throwing up my hands and quitting.
Hope this is helpful to you, and anyone else who is struggling.
We are in this together! Stay with us!
Jenn6 -
Starting weight: 211 on 10/23
August starting weight: 163.8 on 7/30
I will weigh in on Sundays.
8/6: 161.8
8/13: 157.4 - I triple checked this number and checked my scale with my weights.
8/20:
8/27:
Total weight loss in August (so far): 6.4 lbs
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Weigh Day: Sunday
Starting weight: 225
Current weight: 207.6
August goal: 199
Ultimate goal: 110
August 6: 203.4
August 13: 202.9
August 20:
August 27:
Total loss for August:10 -
Weigh day: Monday
Starting weight: 169.8
Current weight: 169.8
August goal: 165
Ultimate goal: 150
July 31st: 169.8
August 7th: 169.0
August 14th: 168
August 21nd:
August 28th:10 -
Original starting weight 213 lbs
August goal 167.2 lbs
Ultimate goal 165 lbs
Aug starting weight 172.2 lbs
7/31: 172.2
8/7: 169.8
8/14: 167.2
8/21:
8/28:
Total loss for Aug: 5
Will try for an additional 2 pounds.12 -
heatherrt06 wrote: »heatherrt06 wrote: »My 1st ever challenge!
Weigh day: Monday
Starting weight: 175.4
Current weight: 175.4
August goal: 170
Ultimate goal: 145
31st: 175.4
7th: 175.2
14th: 175
21st:
28th:
Total loss for August : 0.4 so far
Not sure what's going on; I weigh daily to track fluctuations for my own need to see numbers & charts. ALL week not a single weight higher than 174.5, with a few at 173.something. Weigh-in day & I'm back up to 175. Slow & steady wins the race I guess. Slow indeed.4 -
Weigh day: Monday
Starting weight: 198
Current weight: 158.2
August goal: 153.2
Ultimate goal: 145
August 1: 158.2
August 7: 157.4
August 14: 156.2
August 21:
August 28:
Total weight lost in August: -2.0
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Starting late - just got back from a three week holiday in Europe and saw a 2.5 gain on the scale, which is really not bad given the last few weeks.
August goal weight: 122
Ultimate goal weight: 115-118
August 9: 127.1
August 14: 125.4
August 21:
August 28:
Almost lost the holiday weight gain (down 1.7), so pretty happy.8 -
I have been tracking but forgot to put here. So that I keep myself accountable, I am posting this.
Pick you weigh Day then it's :Thursday
Starting weight : 185 (August 3)
Current weight :182
August goal : 177
Ultimate goal :140
Total loss for August :
8/3 - 185
8/10 - 182
8/17 -
8/24 -
8/31 -
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Weigh Day: Sundays
Starting Weight: 180
Current Weight: 177.5
August Goal: 172
Ultimate Goal: 130
8/6: 177.5
8/14: 174.5
8/20:
8/27:
I went to camp this past weekend and didn't get home until last night, so I didn't weigh myself until this morning, and I was incredibly surprised. I'm not sure if some of that is water weight, because last time I lost 3 lbs it stayed off. Maybe it has to do with how much weight I have for my age and size, so I'm losing relatively fast. Great surprise to start off the morning.
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Weigh in day: Monday
Starting weight: 162
Current weight: 159.2
August goal: 155
Ultimate goal: 148
July 31: 162
August 7: 159.2 (-2.6)
August 14: 159.2 (maintained - holding on to water from a high exercise day Saturday)
August 21:
August 28:
Total loss for August: 2.6
I got on the scale Friday, August 11th to check in and it said 158. Ate under my calorie goal all weekend. Weighed today and I seemed to have found that 1.2lbs back. Since I've been here before I'm assuming I'm retaining water. Saturday we walked at least 6 miles and I don't usually do that. I'm assuming by Thursday I'll drop some.6 -
SW: 188.6
CSW: 184.8
GW for this challenge: 179.8
GW overall: 150-155
1/8 184.8
8/8 183.4
15/8 182.6 - I've had to move my weigh in back 3 hours sadly due to shift work, was 182.2 earlier in the week
22/8
29/8
Total loss so far: 2.2lbs/2 weeks7 -
Starting weight 143.4:
August goal: 135.0
Weigh in day: Monday
08/01 - 143.4
08/07 - 143.2
08/14 - 145.0
08/21
08/28
08/31
Total loss for August4 -
Starting weight:320
Current weight: 316.4
August goal: 312
Ultimate goal: 300
Weigh in day: Monday
Aug 7: 314.6
Aug 14: 315.04 -
Starting weight (28/7/17) 91.6kg
August goal: 88.9kg
Ultimate goal: 52
1st Aug 91.6
5th Aug 90.6
8th Aug 90.2
15 Aug 90.0
22 Aug
29 Aug6 -
My first challenge! Ultimate goal is to lose weight and improve my nutrition.
Pick you weigh Day then it's : Monday
Starting weight :152.4
Current weight :151.0
August goal :145
Ultimate goal :140
Total loss for August :
7th - 1.4 pounds
14th - 0 ( party weekend)3 -
Aug 14th 157.6 (+.8)lildebbie121 wrote: »lildebbie121 wrote: »It's my first challenge too! Good luck everyone!
Weigh Day : Monday
Starting weight : 180
Current weight : 158
August goal : 153
Ultimate goal : 130
Total loss for August :
Aug. 7th: 156.8. (-1.2) I stayed within my calorie limit and exercised 5 days. Bummed. 4 -
lildebbie121 wrote: »Aug. 7th: 156.8. (-1.2)
Aug 14th 157.6 (+.8) I stayed within my calorie limit and exercised 5 days. Bummed.
Hang in there! Weight loss is not linear.
Remember that the human body is a very complicated system - constantly trying to adjust itself. When you take In less calories, it thinks something is wrong and stores energy. It takes time for the body to "get" that it's not starving.
At the same time, muscles are burning energy, breaking down and rebuilding. Very complex.
Some people prefer to weigh daily and average over the week. Then you can see average trends (hopefully) going down. I have been doing this the last couple of weeks and am enjoying watching the average drop.
Weighing daily isn't for everyone. If you think can mentally take the daily fluctuations and focus on the last 7 day average instead, you might want to give it a try.
Hang in there!
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Weigh Day : Tuesdays
Starting weight : 293.7
Current weight : 293.7
August goal : 288
Ultimate goal : 154
Total loss for August : -2.7
August 1st: 293.7
August 8th: 291
August 15th: 288.8
August 22nd:
August 29th:9 -
Weigh day: Tuesday
Starting weight: 249
Current weight: 235
August goal: 230
Ultimate goal: 165
1st: 235
8th: 233
15th:233
22nd:
29th:
Total loss for August :8 -
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Weigh Day : Tuesday
Starting weight : 193
Current weight : 144.8
August goal : 137 (what I was down to in April)
Ultimate goal : 135
8/1 143.3
8/8 142.1
8/15 141.3
8/22
8/29
8/31
Total loss for August :6 -
August 15: 285.6bonnieevans6060 wrote: »Weigh day: Tuesday
Starting weight: 288
Goal weight for August: 280
Overall goal: 175
August 8: 290
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Weigh day: Tuesday
Starting weight: 255
Current weight: 238.8
August goal: 233.8
Ultimate goal:
1st: 238.8
8th: 237.8
15th: 334.8
22nd:
29th:
Final August:5 -
August starting weight - 131.2 lbs
August goal weight - 126 lbs
Ultimate goal weight - 121 lbs
August 1- 131.2 lbs
August 8- 131.5 lbs
August 15- 130.6 lbs
August 22-
August 29-6
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