May the Force be with us: May weight-loss and accountability

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  • RobinAlex666
    RobinAlex666 Posts: 144 Member
    I'm going to the beach in a month so it's crunch time. All this lack of motivation needs to step aside. I'm planning on cutting down on eating out this month to look my sexiest in a bikini :)

    HW: 176
    CW: 154.5
    Height: 5'8"
    May Goal: 152
    Ultimate Goal Weight: low 150's or high 140's

    May 3: 154.5
    May 10:
    May 17:
    May 24:
    May 31:
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
    Height 5'5.5 (I like to claim 5'6")
    May goal: 155 lbs
    Ultimate goal: 140 lbs.

    March 22 - 162.5
    April 13 - 160.2

    May 4 - 159.0
    May 11 -
    May 18 -
    May 25 -

    It's slow, but I'm very happy to see a downward trend. Still working on being consistent with workouts and food choices (and weigh-ins) but feel like I'm making progress.
  • DomesticKat
    DomesticKat Posts: 565 Member
    Thank you for starting a new thread! Leaving for Costa Rica on Monday and feeling great. I had about a week where I was holding onto water at the end of April and then a whoosh to start May off right. Five pounds to go until I hit my next goal weight!

    Height: 5'1"
    SW: 195lbs.
    CW: 135lbs.
    May Goal: Not expecting much if any loss since I won't be logging properly or weighing myself until the 19th when I'm home. Hoping to at least maintain this month.

    May 4th: 135lbs.
  • Cora0477
    Cora0477 Posts: 326 Member
    edited May 2018
    Height 5'4"
    April 29: 130.0
    May 6: 128.4
    May 13:
    May 20:
    May 27:
    May goal: 126
    Ultimate GW: 125

    I’ve managed to stay on track this week despite my family dragging me to a buffet, a mandatory potluck, Friday night pizza delivery, and a literal bucket of alcohol my husband surprised me with at the beach yesterday.

    Does anyone else feel like their family is unintentionally trying to sabotage them? I tell you, I did not realize just how much food my teenage son offers me on a daily basis until I started this diet. ‘Would you like me to make something for you? Would you like a bite of this? I’m getting a bowl of ice cream, would you like one too? Would you like a cookie/casserole/cinnamon roll we made in culinary class? I brought some home just for you!’ He’s sweetly unhelpful.
  • glassofroses
    glassofroses Posts: 653 Member
    edited May 2018
    April 30th: 142lbs. 22.3% body fat.
    May 8th: 140lbs. 21.6% body fat.

    I'm not currently in training (iliopsoas strain, luckily) so I'm not carrying any water weight, hence the 140 and the probably higher than true BF reading. I'm looking tighter, but it's the lack of water.

    Still taking it easy, I'm allowed to straight box this week but no kicking. Sunday is teacher training so I'm trying to preserve myself. :lol:
  • loe_loe23
    loe_loe23 Posts: 74 Member
    loe_loe23 wrote: »
    Coming in late to the month but better than nothing! I've been losing weight very slowly since Mid October! I am super close to my goal so I'm hoping this month I can get even closer! Hopefully by June or July at the latest I'd love to be at my goal.

    Height: 5'3"
    SW: 150
    GW: 120
    May 2: 127.8

    Haven't weighed myself this week yet, but I'm planning to tomorrow morning.

    This morning's weigh in: May 8th- 127

  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Only my second day in a deficit. Fun times. :p

    Height: 5'7"
    SW: 143.5lbs
    GW: 135-138lbs

    May 1: 144.2lbs
    May 8: 143.2lbs
    May 15:
    May 22:
    May 29:
  • peppermintcaroline
    peppermintcaroline Posts: 151 Member
    Hi, usually I vary a bit dependent on Tom, etc. Changing my gw from 115 to 110. Hoping to hit 110 by end of June!
    Height: 5'0
    Weight: 118.4
    GW: 110
    May GW: 114

    May 8th weight in: 116.8

    Hopefully that bodes well for the rest of the month.
  • Tryingtogetfitdeb
    Tryingtogetfitdeb Posts: 294 Member
    I wasn’t going to join in this month, I’ve really not been into anything recently, I’ve been suffering with really low mood, the winter in the uk lasted forever this year, but I feel like it’s finally over and my mood has improved dramatically :)

    Starting weight
    64.4kg 30/4/18

    4/5/18 63.7kg
    11/5/18
    18/5/18
    25/5/18

    I’m not going to set a weight loss goal, I just need to get my *kitten* together and keep my exercise up and try and eat better.
  • Crafty_camper123
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    Height 5'3"
    HW:159
    SW:155
    CW:140
    GW:120(ish)

    April Ending weight: 140.4 Trending 1407=.7 Lost in April= 1.4lbs
    May 1st Starting weight: 140.8
    Month End Goal: 138
    Stretch Goal: 135 (We'll see about that one, lol)
    BF%: 30.93%

    May 9: 139.6 (Trending: 140.1)
    May:15
    May:22
    May:28

    I'm doing much better so far this month with staying within my weekly average goal for calories. I have a little extra motivation with a trip to Florida planned in July. I want to get as much off as I can by then. We shall see. I did take my measurements the other day. I lost a cm on my thighs, everything else stayed the same. But last couple months have been slow going. I did find a bodyfat calculator online that seems to be as accurate as it can be. The one I was using was trying to tell me my BF% was 22% which I knew was BS. To my knowledge women with 22% BF don't have much for love handles and belly chub, lol. This new one I found gave me a much more realistic estimate.

    (If anyone's interested, here's the link. https://healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-percentage-calculator )


  • rianneonamission
    rianneonamission Posts: 854 Member
    Post and run as work has been mad and I am now in a rush to get somewhere. Will catch up later.

    Hello TOM. Nice of you to hit. Have consistently weighed in higher than normal in the last week, which is a combination of the build up to TOM and a little water retention (I’ve been very bloated for the last week). Never mind. Now that it’s hit the weight should slowly start coming down. So yes, my May goal is staying at 157.

    Had a lovely & active long weekend, which involved a lot of cleaning and tidying (spring cleaning the house including under the sofa etc, clearing out both sheds and tidying them, a fair amount of walking on Sunday). The weather has been absolutely amazing, but it did result in dinner out on Sunday (al fresco!) and a BBQ on Monday (mmm, ribs!).

    Height: 5'10"
    HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
    SW May: 161lbs (last April weigh in)
    Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
    May goal: 157lbs
    May body fat goal: Below 25%
    End of April Measurements: Waist 76, Belly 95, Under bust 89, Bust 100

    26th April: 179.4lbs - Body fat: 29.6%
    31st May: 173lbs – Body fat: 28.2%
    28th June: 170.6lbs - Body fat 27.6%
    26th July: 168lbs - Body fat 26.9%
    31st Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
    27th Sep: 166lbs – Body fat 26.6%
    25th Oct: 164lbs - Body fat 26.3%
    29th Nov: 161.4lbs – Body fat 25.7%
    20th Dec: 163.6lbs – Body fat 26.1%
    31st Jan: 163.6lbs - Body fat 26.2%
    28th Feb: 162lbs – Body fat 25.8% (Moving average 161.8lbs)
    7th Mar: HOLIDAY! No weigh in
    28th Mar: 163.8 – Body fat 26.3% (Moving average 164.0lbs)
    25th April: 161 – Body fat 25.5% (Moving average 160.7 lbs)
    2nd May: 161.6 – Body fat 25.8% (Moving average 159.9lbs)
    9th May: 161.2 – Body fat 25.6% (Moving average 160.5lbs)
    16th May:
    23rd May:
    30th May:
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    @Crafty_camper123, that's a very good BF calculator. It's good that it takes into account age as well since, no matter how fit we are our body fat percentage goes up slightly as we age.
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,055 Member
    This morning my trend sits at a whopping - oh, ya, right where it was. I know my body, it's just having a mini rebellion right now at the reduced calories, eventually it will quite being a turd and I'll "whoosh."

    Still a little frustrating to sit there dealing with the hungries pretty much daily only to see nothing on the scale :neutral: I will trust the process and stick with it though, I don't want to turn 40 feeling fat....
  • RobinAlex666
    RobinAlex666 Posts: 144 Member
    I've been hovering around 155 for a month and a half now. I feel like I could still lose more so I'm not sure what's going on. Maybe it's just body dysmorphia.

    HW: 176
    CW: 155
    Height: 5'8"
    May Goal: 152
    Ultimate Goal Weight: low 150's

    May 3: 154.5
    May 10: 155
    May 17:
    May 24:
    May 31:
  • FitSeachely
    FitSeachely Posts: 74 Member
    edited May 2018
    Height : 5'5"
    HW: 172 lbs
    CW: 138 lbs
    May goal: 135 lbs
    Long term goal: 135 lbs

    April 26th - 138.0 lbs
    May 3rd - 139.7 lbs
    May 10 - 147 lbs
    May 17
    May 24
    May 31

    I've change my way of eating and started going full force on weight training. I will keep track of my measurements for the next 3 weeks to see if I'm getting smaller. I'm fine with gaining weight if I'm still getting smaller and my % body fat is dropping although I still have my heart set on making it to 135 lbs.

    Goal this week, 4 days of weight training and 3 days of cardio.