2018 Lose 52 Pounds In 52 week’s Challenge
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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!3 -
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.4 -
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.
@hawk1105
Joe,
I began Weight Watchers at age 65 in 2013. Had a lot to lose, began at 376.
Lost 116# over three years. (376 to 268)
Then I Joined the 52 Pounds In 52 Weeks Challenge In 2016, Lost 37#. Again tried 52/52 Challenge in 2017. Lost 47# and got to 187. Lost half my body weight 376 to 187!
Now my Challenge is to get to my Goal Weight to184. I have been struggling to get to my last few pounds and still keep trying to lose a pound a week!
At age 70 I will make it Soon!!!!6 -
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.2
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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.
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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 Water4 -
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
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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 )
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 up3 -
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: MondayWeek 1: 192.2 lbsWeek 9: 184.5 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 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)
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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
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!4 -
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!4 -
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..
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.
Total weight lost for challenge : 1 lbs.
This Week's success : None Actually.
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)
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 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
Week's challenges: 1) having faith in the process and staying positive.
2) joining Gym.
3) Not eating too much of sweet ladoos
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 )
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 ( 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
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
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
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.
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. Whoooho.!! after a long time seeing a new loss
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.
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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
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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.3 -
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
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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