2018 Lose 52 Pounds In 52 week’s Challenge

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  • tammierlewis
    tammierlewis Posts: 564 Member
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    hawk1105 wrote: »
    I have about 40 lbs to lose and there are about 42 weeks left this year. Is it ok if i join now?

    Yes!
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,231 Member
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    hawk1105 wrote: »
    I have about 40 lbs to lose and there are about 42 weeks left this year. Is it ok if i join now?

    @hawk1105

    Join the team! The Challenge to Lose a Pound a Week is always a good goal. Check out first page for how you template to Log In once a week.

    Lots of people learn that to lose a pound a week takes a realistic goal. Take a pound a week adds up over time.

    Welcome aboard!
  • 12774
    12774 Posts: 1,416 Member
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    hawk1105 wrote: »
    I have about 40 lbs to lose and there are about 42 weeks left this year. Is it ok if i join now?

    You can do it! 1 pound /week That's all it takes. Get on board!
  • hawk1105
    hawk1105 Posts: 11 Member
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    Thanks. I' m in as of 3 Mar 18.
    Name: Joe
    Age: 69
    Height: 5' 10"
    Starting weight: 257
    Goal weight: 215
    Current weight: 257
    Total weight lost: 0
    This week's successes:
    This week's challenges: use mfp again to log calories.
  • tammierlewis
    tammierlewis Posts: 564 Member
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    2017 Challenge lost 30 pounds!

    2018 Challenge:
    Start date: 1/1/2018
    Start weight: 131.0
    Goal weight: 120
    Current weight: 133
    This weeks loss: +.6
    Total loss this year: +2

    Up again this week. Had some adventures and indulgences this past week.

    Have continued with my 5k running. Have the time down to 32 minutes.

  • LinCharpentier
    LinCharpentier Posts: 1,129 Member
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    Well my week is up and low and behold I gained a couple lbs.
    Starting weight 209.2
    last week 203
    today 205
    So need to smarten up . Move more is what I need.

    See you all lighter.
  • Morethanjustanumber
    Morethanjustanumber Posts: 656 Member
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    2018 SW 247.5
    2018 GW 195

    Ultimate GW 160-165

    CW 236.6
    WK 10 WL (1)
    YTD WL (10.9)

    Week’s challenge: work, work, work. Craving all the sweets and carbs. No time to exercise this week.

    Week’s success: 5 weeks of tax season left, still managing to maintain/lose slowly, every week without gaining is a win.
  • BrenMathers
    BrenMathers Posts: 33 Member
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    I’ve had a hard week work is extremely busy and now I have a cold. Weigh in today a gained 1.4 blah.
  • mrs_kris_campos
    mrs_kris_campos Posts: 53 Member
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    Starting weight: 299.0 lbs (January 1, 2017)
    Goal weight: 150ish lbs
    Current weight: 284.4 lbs (January 1, 2018)

    Beginning - 1/1: 284.4 lbs
    Week 1 - 1/7: 282.8 lbs (-1.6)
    Week 2 - 1/14: 282.4 lbs (-2)
    Week 3 - 1/21: 288.8 lbs (+4.4)
    Week 4 - 1/28: 280.0 lbs (-4.4)
    Week 5 - 2/1: 281.2 lbs (-3.2)
    Week 6 - 2/4: 276.6 lbs (-7.8)
    Week 7 - 2/11: 275.4 (-9)
    Week 8 - 2/18: 276.2 (-8.2)
    Week 9 - 2/25: 275.0 (-9.4)
    Week 10- 3/04: 276.2 (-8.2)
    Week 11- 3/11: 278.4 (-6)

    Total weight lost in 2018: 6 lbs

    This week's successes:
    1) None! This week was a bad one for me. I will do better next week!
    This week's challenges:
    1) The past two weeks my stress level has been through the roof and I have let my stress control my eating. This week I will do my best to stay in control and walk away with a loss.
  • cabman
    cabman Posts: 81 Member
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    Week 10
    Full week update

    Starting weight: 88.1kg (194.2)
    Goal weight: 65-75kg (143-165)

    Current weight: 82.4kg (181.61)
    This week Loss: 1.6kg (3.5)

    Challenge weight lost: 5.7kg (12.5)

    This week's successes:
    Successful second half to the week
    Continued with working on unassisted dips

    Next week's challenges:
    Continue meal planning.
    Continue with Water
  • lilysillycat
    lilysillycat Posts: 159 Member
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    Age: 45
    Height: 5' 7"

    Starting weight: 188.8 (Feb 21, 2018) Goal weight: 135

    Current weight: 182.4
    Total weight lost: 6.4 lb

    This week's successes: managed to stay with diet while going out a couple of times.
    This week's challenges: insomnia. Still working on this.

    week 1: 187.6
    week 2: 183.6
    week 3: 182.4


  • dembkogirl
    dembkogirl Posts: 361 Member
    edited March 2018
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    Starting weight: 278 (11/1/17)
    Challenge starting weight: 259 1/1/18
    Current weight:229.8
    Weight loss this week: -10.4
    Challenge weight loss: 29.2lb

    1/1 259 (after very much enjoying the holidays food wise :wink: )
    1/8 249.8
    1/15 246
    1/22 242.4
    1/29 239.8
    2/5 238.4
    2/12 234.6
    2/19 231.4
    2/24 230.4
    3/6/18 240.2 (yikes)
    3/12/18 229.8

    This week's successes: getting back in the swing of things after vacation, the water weight from vacation is gone :)
    This week's challenges: Need to vary it up at the gym, I can feel my body getting used to the program I'm doing, so need to up weights/cardio or start doing some different cardio to keep the heart rate up
  • karynclarke
    karynclarke Posts: 184 Member
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    Name: Karyn
    Age: 35
    Height: 5' 5"

    Highest weight: 275(ish)
    Starting weight: 228.6 (July 22, 2017)
    Goal weight: 145
    Current weight: 195.4 (January 1, 2018)
    Weigh-in day: Monday
    Week 1: 192.2 lbs
    Week 2: 190.4 lbs
    Week 3: 188.9 lbs
    Week 4: 188.9 lbs
    Week 5: 186.9 lbs
    Week 6: 185.9 lbs
    Week 7: 184.9 lbs
    Week 8: 185.5 lbs
    Week 9: 184.5 lbs
    Week 10: 185.6 lbs

    Total lost 2018: 9.8 lbs
    Total lost since July 2017: 43 lbs
    Total lost since highest: 90 lbs

    This week's successes: Went away on vacation for 4 days, went 3000ish calories over maintenance, but logged everything and am right back at eating at a deficit
    This week's challenges: Keeping up the deficit after 3 weeks of maintenance (+4 days of over maintenance)
  • MsArriabella
    MsArriabella Posts: 469 Member
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    MsArriabella
    Posts: 261
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    Starting weight: 196.6
    Goal weight: 130
    Current weight: 181.4
    Total weight lost: 15.2
    This week's successes: Run a half marathon under my goal of 2:45 :D
    This week's challenges: I've been too tired, lazy to cook the last week or so. I have all the meals planned I just need to actually cook them!
  • vivalavida82
    vivalavida82 Posts: 108 Member
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    Starting weight: 173.5
    Goal weight:140
    Current weight: 161.5
    This week's gain: +2.5
    Total weight lost: 12

    This week's successes: I tracked all week. SOMEONE NOTICED I LOST WEIGHT!!!!

    This week's challenges: I gained 2.5lbs after a week of maintaining. Got to stay focused, track thoroughly and not get demotivated.

    Have a great day you bunches of losers!
  • Fit_Prit
    Fit_Prit Posts: 251 Member
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    Starting weight: 220.5 lbs. (100 kg.) Date: 12th June 2017.
    Goal weight: 143 lbs. (65 kg.)

    Week 1
    Current weight: 177.5 lbs. (80.5 kg.)
    Total weight lost for challenge: __
    This week's successes: found this thread. Lol.. :wink:
    This week's challenges: 1) Exercise Daily
    2) maintain calorie deficit
    3) log every meal in MFP.

    Week 2
    Current weight: 174.5 lbs. (79 kg.)
    Total weight lost for challenge: 3 lbs.

    This week's successes: 1) did 70k steps ✅
    2) Ate right. Ate protein (I'm vegetarian so the major group in my diet is carb.)

    This week's challenges: 1) Exercise Daily
    2) finding healthy alternative food for cravings.
    3) log every meal in MFP.

    Week 3
    Current Weight: 176.5 lbs.(80kg) Gained 2lbs. :tired_face:
    Total weight lost for challenge : 1 lbs.

    This Week's success : None Actually. :disappointed:

    Week's Challenges : 1) Exercise daily.
    2) Logg meals in MFP.
    3) losing weight I gained in past week.


    Week 4
    Current Weight: 176.5 lbs. (80kg) :heartbreak:
    Total weight lost for challenge: 1lb. (Trying so hard not to get disheartened)

    I did not lose nor gain any weight this week.
    I've hit a plateau (since 3 weeks I'm swinging between 80 - 78 kg. ) And I don't know what Im doing wrong :disappointed: I only do Jogging and some body weight exercises. Now I'm thinking about joining gym. Hope that will be helpful.

    This Week's success: 1) Ate right. Ate fruits.
    2) ✅ 60k steps. Even though I had no extra time I managed to walk for 5 days. I'm so proud of myself :sunglasses::wink:

    Week's challenges: 1) having faith in the process and staying positive.
    2) joining Gym.
    3) Not eating too much of sweet ladoos :tongue:
    4) Drinking more water.

    Week 5
    Weight = 175.3 lbs ( 79.5 kg)
    Total weight lost for challenge: 2.2 lbs.

    This Week's Success : 1) I joined Gym.
    2) Walked 5 times this week.
    3) Drank 3+ liter of water daily.

    This Week's challenge: 1) eating right ( I was frustrated and I binged this week :disappointed: )
    2) Doing 70 k steps in 7 days.
    3) Not let the little things get me. Because even smallest things are affecting me. I Need to Be present and active.

    Week 6
    Current Weight: 176.5 ( :grimace: period gain. I was 172.5 on Friday)

    This Week's Success: 1) I was present and mindful of what I was eating. Did not binge :smiley:
    2) 63.5k steps in 7days.
    3) logged most of my meals in MFP. I'm also keeping notes of the exercises I'm doing.

    This Week's challenge: 1) Drinking 4L water daily
    2) Logg everything in MFP
    3) eating more Veggies & fruits
    4) keeping my cool & right Head space :innocent:

    Week 7
    Current Weight: 174.5 (79kg)
    Total weight lost for challenge: 3.5 lbs.

    This Week's Success: 1) 70k steps done.
    2) Weight training and sore muscles.
    3) ate chocolate.. in moderation :wink:
    4) ate fruits

    This Week's challenges: 1) not eating junk food of any kind.
    2) keeping up with the intense weight training.
    3) logging meals in MFP.
    4) drinking more water.
    5) losing weight / body fat %

    Week 8
    Weight: 177 lbs. :tired_face::disappointed:

    Week 9
    Weight : 174.2 lbs.
    Total weight lost for challenge: 3.3 lbs.

    This Week's Success: 1) 70,897 steps
    2) Work out at Gym for 5 days
    3) in spite of my weight fluctuations and the mental stress it causes, I kept doing what I could do. And I'm happy I did not gave up .

    Next Week's challenges: 1) maintaining healthy mind.
    2) walking 10k steps at least 5 days this week ( I injured my knee and it's painful)
    3) Drinking 4 liters of water daily (I'm still unable to do that)
    4) Eating 2 fruits Daily.
    5) Not eating sweets on Holi festival.

    Week 10
    Current weight : 173.5 lbs.

    Next Week's challenges : 1) staying hydrated.
    2) maintaining calorie deficit.
    3) walking 70k steps. And Weight training 5times in week.

    Week 11
    Current Weight: 171.5 lbs. :smiley: Whoooho.!! after a long time seeing a new loss :smiley:

    This Week's success: 1) I stuck to my diet. Ate fruits. No junk food.
    2) exercised for 6day.
    3) walked 60K+ steps.

    Next Week's challenges: 1) Eating Healthy and sticking to the diet plan.
    2) more walking.
    3) drinking more water.
  • Gimme2017
    Gimme2017 Posts: 44 Member
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    Week 10


    Starting weight: 178 1/1/18
    Goal weight: 144
    Current weight: 160
    Total weight lost last week: 3 lb


    Total weight loss for this challenge 18 lbs

    Total weight loss since Sept 2017 29 lbs
  • cherrybomb333
    cherrybomb333 Posts: 332 Member
    edited March 2018
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    Starting weight: 196
    Goal weight: 145
    Current weight: 193.2
    Total weight lost: -2.2

    GOAL: To end the year below 150

    Weigh-in day: Monday

    2/12 - 196
    2/19 - 195.4
    2/26 - 195.2
    3/5 - 194
    3/12 - 193.8


    This week's successes:
    Happy with the overall trend of losing gradually

    This week's challenges:
    Overcoming a bad sinus/bronchial infection that kept me from being able to work out. I also tend to have a harder time sticking with my diet when I'm sick, so I'm looking forward to getting back in my routine.
  • garlo12
    garlo12 Posts: 173 Member
    edited March 2018
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    Starting weight: 01-02-2018 ~ 237.6-
    HT: 5'4
    Goal weight:185.6 01-01-2019
    Current weight: 237.6
    Total weight lost: 13.2
    This week's successes: -0.8 lbs.
    This week's challenges: Doing a little more.
    01-09-2018-237.8 :|
    01-16-2018-239.8 :(
    01-23-2018-239.4 :/
    01-30-2018-239.4 :|
    02-06-2018-240.0
    02-13-2018-240.6-I'm gaining :s
    02-20-2018-237.8-Whew! :)
    02-27-2018-236.2-I hope this is a new trend :)
    03-06-2018-236.2-Holding steady ;)
    03-13-2018-235.4 :)
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