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

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  • 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
    peppermintcaroline wrote: »
    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: 2,085 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.
  • leah_not_leia
    leah_not_leia Posts: 78 Member
    2018 Starting Weight: 165 lbs
    Height: 5' 9"
    Ultimate Weight Goal: 145 lbs, aiming to lose between 1-3 lbs/month while maintaining muscle
    NonWeight Goal: 5 pull-ups in a row, focusing on how clothes fit/feel rather than just scale #
    Why I want to get in shape: September wedding, feel stronger, and get better at rock-climbing

    Finally updating after 2.5 weeks of work travel.
    ________________________________________________________________________
    April 30: 159.6 lbs (oOo water weight from a great night out lol, weigh-ins on Monday mornings)
    May 07: no weigh-in, traveling
    May 11: 159.8 (traveling for 2 weeks for business has me all messed up.)
    May 18:
    May 25:

    May Goal: get/stay under 157 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
    May Loss:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    I tried very hard to be as good as I could be eating out every night. I had a lot more alcohol than I normally have (don't want to be a party-pooper when customers are ordering drinks), and feel a bit bloated so I'm thinking a good bit of this is water weight and I honestly thought I'd weigh in higher. I was 157.7 lbs right before I left for travel so hoping to get back down around there for next. Really focusing on eating "clean" this week ("clean" for me is cooking/prepping my own meals and staying away from added salt and sugar). Also adding a day of cardio into our gym routine rather than just two days of strength training.
  • 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 - 159.0
    May 18 -
    May 25 -

    I am apparently doing a beautiful job at maintenance. Which is awesome, except I really need to drop those last 15 pounds. I need to work harder at my food choices as exercise definitely isn't the problem.
  • io8785a
    io8785a Posts: 35 Member
    edited May 2018
    Height: 5'5"
    SW: 154 lbs
    GW: 130

    April 28: 134.8
    May 6: 134.0
    May 13: 131.8
    May 19:
    May 28:

    Holy freaking woosh, Batman! I’m 1.8 pounds away from goal! Guess that “maintenance break” isn’t as much as a break as I thought it was going to be. I’m a bit nervous to start maintaining, but I’m so excited to actually start doing it!
  • Cora0477
    Cora0477 Posts: 326 Member
    @io8785a Congratulations!
  • Cora0477
    Cora0477 Posts: 326 Member
    Height 5'4"
    April 29: 130.0
    May 6: 128.4
    May 12: 127.4
    May 20:
    May 27:
    May goal: 126
    Ultimate GW: 125

    We went out to celebrate our anniversary on Friday night. And out again for Mother’s Day on Sunday. My sister is flying out for a visit next week. Although I accounted for these times when I made up my plan, they still make me nervous.
  • gutsnglory6
    gutsnglory6 Posts: 76 Member
    Height: 5'9"
    SW (this time around): 148.7
    GW: 135
    May GW: 137

    Feb: 148.7
    March 1: 147 (24.4 BF)
    April 1: 142 (21.8 BF)

    May 1: 140.6
    May 8: 138.8
    May 15: 136.2

    So close to goal! I've been slowly finding my rhythm on the food front, and getting better about meeting my targets.
    Workouts, however, I am really losing motivation this week. I'm wondering if I picked too ambitious of a program (BodyShred)? I waver between "I should push through it" and "I should take some to try different things and reassess." I think the problem with the prior is that then I procrastinate doing anything. Any advice on this front?
  • vnukinga
    vnukinga Posts: 130 Member
    Age: 41
    Height: 5'2"
    Waist: 27 inches
    Body Fat 21%
    Lean body mass: 95.6
    HT: 124.9 lbs
    Ultimate Goal weight: 114 lbs (It doesn't like it's going to happen)
    END OF MAY GOAL: 114 lbs ???

    April 1: 122.6
    April 6: 124
    April 13: 122.0
    April 20: 121.5
    April 27th: 120.7
    May 2nd: 118.4
    May 9th: 118.9 (it went down to 118.1. then up and climbing!)
    May 15th: 121.1 (!!!)

    I'm getting seriously discouraged... Yes, I lost another 0,5 inch in my waist but the weight is going up instead of down! I have been working out a lot lately and I realize that some of it must be water weight and some of it is muscle gain. (I have biceps and triceps again!) It is hard though to step on the scale and see those numbers creep up, though. My waist is shrinking but my "thunder thighs" are staying the same. :(
    I am days before TOM so maybe the numbers will go down in a week or so. On the weekend (Mother's Day here in US) I decided - "$@*^$_()*$_@*& it!!!!" I'm enjoying myself! So I totally indulged all three days and at least I enjoyed myself! :wink:
    Sorry, for this self pity fest here, LOL!

    Best of luck to all!
  • io8785a
    io8785a Posts: 35 Member
    @Cora0477 thank you!
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Height: 5'7"
    SW: 143.5lbs
    GW: 135-138lbs

    May 1: 144.2lbs
    May 8: 143.2lbs
    May 15: 141lbs
    May 22:
    May 29:

    Having some quick drops due to decreased actual food weight and loss of water due to dropping some carbs... hopefully it levels out soon.
  • Crafty_camper123
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    Height 5'3"
    HW:159
    SW:155
    CW:140
    GW:120 (give or take a few)

    April Ending weight: 140.4 (Trending 140.7)
    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:16 137.6 (Trending: 138.7)
    May:23
    May:30

    Hot damn the scale's moving again! Probably a combination of the "woosh" and actually staying within my 1200 calorie mark most of the time. I could actually see 135 by month end! That's really encouraging.
  • BrittanyW1987
    BrittanyW1987 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi everyone, I’m late joining this one. But I really want to see change in my weight. I have an 11 month old baby and I’ve reached a steady weight of 150 for 4 months now. I’m weaning breastfeeding but still eating like a pregnant woman :o:D so I’m hoping some accountability will help. I don’t have many stats yet. Just starting this..
    Starting weight: May 2018 150lbs
    Goal weight for May: 149 lbs
    Goal weight: 138
    Any encouragement is appreciated!!
  • FitSeachely
    FitSeachely Posts: 74 Member
    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 - 141.1 lbs
    May 24
    May 31

    Tweaking my new routine and I love the results I see so far.
    Goal this week: 4 weight training sessions and 3 cardio.
  • RobinAlex666
    RobinAlex666 Posts: 144 Member
    I decided to take a break from logging and some loss happened! It could be from my work outs changing slightly or from being less stressed from school ending. Either way it's pretty cool :)

    HW: 176
    CW: 153.5
    Height: 5'8"
    May Goal: 152
    Ultimate Goal Weight: low 150's

    May 3: 154.5
    May 10: 155
    May 17: 153.5
    May 24:
    May 31:
  • leah_not_leia
    leah_not_leia Posts: 78 Member
    2018 Starting Weight: 165 lbs
    Height: 5' 9"
    Ultimate Weight Goal: 145 lbs, aiming to lose between 1-3 lbs/month while maintaining muscle
    NonWeight Goal: 5 pull-ups in a row, focusing on how clothes fit/feel rather than just scale #
    Why I want to get in shape: September wedding, feel stronger, and get better at rock-climbing
    _______________________________________________________________________
    April 30: 159.6 lbs (oOo water weight from a great night out lol, weigh-ins on Monday mornings)
    May 07: no weigh-in, traveling
    May 11: 159.8 lbs (traveling for 2 weeks for business has me all messed up.)
    May 18: 158.9 lbs (slowly back on track. Wish it was more, but a 1 lb/week is my usual loss)
    May 25:

    May Goal: get into the 157s (-2.6 lbs)
    May Loss:
    ________________________________________________________________________

    My body is holding on to some water like crazy, maybe almost TOM? I'm always unsure since I have an IUD and only get them like every 3-8 months. I am completely determined to get into the 157s for the end of this month though! Lots of gym days this week and been pretty good with eating well. I have an active weekend planned and am ready to do this!!

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