Where there is smoke, there’s a BBQ: July weight loss & accountability
rianneonamission
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Happy Canada Day and Independence Day to those of you on the North American continent!
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
SW July: 158.6lbs (last June weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
June goal: 156lbs
June body fat goal: 24.7%
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
SW July: 158.6lbs (last June weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
June goal: 156lbs
June body fat goal: 24.7%
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Height 5'4"
June 24: 125.2
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
July Goal: 125
Ultimate GW: 120
I left my July goal at 125 because I’m just praying not gain anything from this month. We moved out of our house into temporary lodging. The stress and lack of sleep have already been messing with my willpower. We’ve had a ton of mandatory dinners at restaurants and I’ve had a few cocktails too. Added calories and fewer workouts makes it hard to stay on track! Our gym membership has closed up already, but I’ve managed to run every 3rd day. I brought a couple of 5lb weights in my luggage to maybe work on a strength training video along the way. We hit the road for a month tomorrow. Wish me luck ladies!6 -
Joining in if you all don’t mind! I had another check-in group, but my goal is lowering BF with body recomp. It goes so slowly, it felt kind of weird to be in a pure weight-loss group. Anyway, I’m 5’6 133lbs, I like to hang out around 130. I saw a weight gain this month and I want to reverse that back to 130 or just under, and lower my BF % by a point this month. Does anyone know if this is a realistic rate for BF loss?6
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Age: 41
Height: 5'2"
Waist: 28 inches
Body Fat 21.4%
Lean body mass: 95.5
HT: 124.9 lbs
Ultimate Goal weight: 114 lbs
END OF JULY GOAL: 116 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
May 15th: 121.1
May 19th: 118
May 20th: 118.9
May 24th: 117.5
May 28th: 116.9
June 7th: 121.0
June 11th:118.5
June 18th:120.5
June 25th: 122.5
June 28th: 121.5
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
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July 29:
Good morning,
Day 4 of my gluten/dairy free week here. I don't actually miss it all that much except for the milk for my morning latte. I have been making it with almond milk but it's not the same. Lacking the smooth creamy goodness...
I didn't reach my June goal (not surprised) but have been a good girl and definitely watching what I eat and upping my Yoga. (Averaging 60-80 minutes daily). There are two apps for Yoga that I'm currently using (as I don't have opportunity to take a class in person at the moment.) If you are interested I highly recommend: Down Dog Yoga app and Asana Rebel Yoga. The first one is traditional Vinyasa (lots of options there, especially if you sign up for a paid subscription but even free app is great!), the other one is more fitness (aerobic) power yoga. I really have to go back to running though...I used to run every day but stopped for winter and didn't pick it up yet...My great motivation has been a yearly run I trained for every year. Sadly, my town does not have a yearly run this year but the town next to me does! I'm trying to convince my hubby to run as a family this year, my 8 year old son wants to join me and my 10 year old daughter doesn't really want to but I will convince her, LOL!
@Cora0477 - Kuddos for continuing to run! Safe travels!
@rianneonamission - thank you for all your work in creating and managing the monthly treads! You rock!
See you soon!6 -
Height 5'8"
June 28: 145lbs
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
July Goal: 140lbs
Ultimate GW: 130lbs
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height: 4'10
june 29: 152
july 14th: hoping for 145--which is my birthday!
july goal: 10 pounds
ultimate goal: 40 pounds
i am a 23 yer old, turning 24, and i love being short. the one downfall that i face with this is my weight, it is so hard to stay skinny and small and love food. I am a bigger/broader build anyways. I have been thin before but never super tiny. I can't get that way, my genetics wont allow it but i did weight under 110 so I know I GOT THIS!
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Height: 5'4"
Weight: 152.2
Goal: 135
July Goal: 148
Let's do this thing 8 -
Height – 5’ 10”
HW - 186.4 lbs
SW August – 177.4 lbs
SW September – 173.2 lbs
SW October - 169.4 lbs
SW November - 167.9 lbs
SW December - 164.6 lbs
SW January – 166.8
SW February – 166.7
SW March – 163.9
April, May, June – Took a break
SW – July – 169.0
July 3 –
July 10 –
July 17 –
July 24 –
July 31 –
July Goal – 165 lbs
Hey everyone. Long time no see. I had a busy couple months and took some time off for a bit. I gained a bit but seem to be getting back on track as I was in the low 170s for most of the spring but finally settled back into the high 160s.
My life is still a little hectic, but I’m working on getting things in order. We just had to evict a problem tenant from our basement suite which has been really stressful and now we have to renovate, which will also be fairly stressful. I’ve been eating like crap lately and am starting to feel awful so I’m looking forward to making some better eating choices. Also trying to cut down on the liquor but we’ll see how that goes.
Anyway, I’m glad to be back and am ready to jump back in!
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wellnesschaser wrote: »Joining in if you all don’t mind! I had another check-in group, but my goal is lowering BF with body recomp. It goes so slowly, it felt kind of weird to be in a pure weight-loss group. Anyway, I’m 5’6 133lbs, I like to hang out around 130. I saw a weight gain this month and I want to reverse that back to 130 or just under, and lower my BF % by a point this month. Does anyone know if this is a realistic rate for BF loss?
I mean, it depends on how you measure it.. but you can definitely get noticeably leaner in a month. Whether it's a % or not, that I don't know, I've never really tracked mine with any accuracy. I think though it will depend on your current bodyfat, rate of loss, muscle base, how well you maintain the muscle you have, etc but I feel like it would be doable unless you are ultra lean.4 -
This summer is killing me.....killing me, I tell you!! It seems like I do so great between Jan-June. Then summer comes and with it BBQs, birthdays, vacations, sitting by the pool socializing, parties then it's the fall and the holidays. I feel like I take huge steps back this time of the year and it's a downward slide until after New Years.
*sigh*
height: 5'8"
starting weight: 207
as of 6/29: 174
end of July goal: 170
ultimate goal I hope to hit by early next year: 145-150 (I'll be happy with 155)4 -
Height : 5'5"
HW: 172 lbs
CW: 145.2 lbs
July goal: 140 lbs
Long term goal: 135 lbs or body fat% below 25%. Be at my goal and in maintenance by August 24th for my weekend shopping trip to Ottawa.
June 30 - 145.2 lbs
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July 14
July 21
July 28
This month, i resolve to meditate daily because it helps keep my emotional eating in check and do cardio 30 minutes a day.
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Well, girls, yesterday went well. We spent the day at an amusement park, so food options are limited, and calories are not posted. But I made good choices (except for the vodka sampler and logged the best I could. Including the 40 minutes on the hotel treadmill in the morning, I logged 24,000 steps! I’m confident that I came in at or under calories. And the gym scale showed me a pound under my last weigh in. 6
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Height: 165cm
Hw: 152 lbs
Sw June: 141 lbs
Sw July: 139 lbs
July Goal: 130 lbs!
Now that I've graduated high school, I can honestly say that it was a huge rollercoaster overall (':
I started off in grade 9 weighing in a 130 lbs, and eventually putting on 5 lbs throughout each year.
Started grade 9 at 130, ended at 135
Started grade 10 at 135, ended at 140
Started grade 11 at 140, ended up at 145...
^ however within that same summer I gained 7 lbs and by August 2017 I reached the highest I've ever weighed at 152 lbs. I'm proud to say that I've almost lost all the weight I gained through my four years of high school within 10 months as of now
Before I embark on my new journey into university I would like to reach either 130 lbs or 120 lbs (that'd be by the end of August)
This summer I'll be working, so I'll be more active than I usually am during the summer haha. I'm also thinking about a gym membership as well, but the problem is finding the right time to go since I'll be looking after my siblings as well when I'm not working lol
Anyways this is getting too long; here's my new routine for July!
July plan:
Walk 20000 steps minimum
Drink MORE water
Eat healthier
Challenge myself to a 7 days challenge each week
annndd Happy Canada day to my felloe Canadians!!! Hoping you're enjoying your Canada long weekend!6 -
I’d love to join the July challenge! I’ve gone completely off the rails over the last month and found myself pretty much where I started. My birthday is at the end of July and I’d like to get back on track before I turn 41!
Height: 5ft 6
CW: 134.8 lb
GW: 119lb
July GW 128lb
I’ve been strength training three times a week for the last six weeks and I’m starting to see results, but really need to shed some body fat. My focus this month is to stay in my calorie budget and not blow it in the evening!
Good luck everybody!6 -
Just going to maintain, hopefully. Family vacation is July 21st-28th so no weigh in them for sure (no scale).
GW: 110
July 1st: 108.9 (BF 23.7)
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Height 5'4"
June 24: 125.2
July 1: 123
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
July Goal: 125
Ultimate GW: 120
Got a run in this morning, thanks to my husband’s dedication to getting up for his morning run. Only a few days in and we are exhausted from traveling already, but having fun!5 -
Height: 5'9"
SW (this time around): 148.7
GW: 135
July goal - maintain weight and build muscle
Feb: 148.7
March 1: 147
April 1: 142
May 1: 140.6
June 1: 140.8 (moving average 137.7)
July 1: 135 (moving average 135.2)
Goal! Although I’ve been hovering above or below 135 for the past few weeks.
I have also been so busy the last few weeks, so I’m maintaining has been a victory in and of itself but I really haven’t had much time to do much else. I’m also proud that I’ve kept up my daily yoga practice despite all the craziness.
My goal for July is making good food choice and making sure those extra calories I get in maintenance are well spent on nutritious foods (not junk). I also want to get back into a regular workout routine.
Our house guests leave Tuesday evening - I’m back at it on Wednesday.6 -
Ready to go today!
Height 5'6”
July 1: 133 / 23.7% BF
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
July Goal: 129 / 22.7%
Ultimate GW: 125 but focus on BF
Weight & body fat went up in June and I’m looking forward to reversing it. I’ve had to rest an injury but no excuses, mostly I’ve been too flexible with junk food and crashing out in the evenings.
Plan is to keep doing my weekly thing: 4x strength training, 1x HIIT and a relaxed trail jog. I’m just going to make whole food choices to get my energy back up and add walks, yoga or whatever in at night.
@vnukinga thanks for the yoga app tip, I could use some vinyasa flow.
@sardelsa good point, 1% fat loss goal going by a home scale is kind of an arbitrary goal. I’ll take any kind of fat loss this month!6 -
5'3
July 1 SW: 133.8lbs
July 31 GW: 129lbs
My birthday is at the end of the month so that's going to be tough. I want to be on track and establish good habits before I turn 27. And be TRULY in shape before I turn 30.
My plan is to walk at least 45 minutes per day at 4mph, strength train at least 3x a week.
I am pretty new, feel free to friend me
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Hi girls
I’m joining in again this month, I’ve steadily been gaining weight for the last few months and weigh more than I did this time last year. I’ve been struggling with my mood and tiredness and this has impacted on my eating choices massively. Now I feel ready to tackle things, hopefully anyway.
SW 29/6/18 63.3kgs
My goal is to get to 62kgs by the end of July.
I’m building up my running distance at the moment and I’m up to 11.5km (7 miles) I’m doing a half marathon in September and time is flying by!!
Good luck ladies
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5'4"
HW: 152
CW: 145.4
July goal: 139
Long-term goal: 120
July 2: 145.4
This upcoming month has far less social engagements, so that should make it easier. I've been better at being active in small ways. Less sitting Still need workouts to be consistent. 5 -
Height 5'5.5 (I like to claim 5'6")
June goal: 155 lbs
Ultimate goal: 140 lbs.
March 22 - 162.5
April 13 - 160.2
May 25 - 157.8
June 8 - 157.3
July 2 - 165.8
I'm back! Alaska was incredible, I'd highly recommend adding it to your bucket list. Saw bald eagles and a moose and calf out and about; saw bears and caribou (reindeer) at a wildlife preserve. Missed the whale. Leg handled it very well, today I'm in a lace-up support that reminds me of a corset rather than the boot. Hoping that when I see the dr in a couple weeks I'll be good to go.
Oh, the scale? It was very honest and reflected the reduced activity and increased food and gluten I indulged in while gone. How am I going to deal with the scale?
- Back to my food routine starting today. I'm going to be very strict about gluten because after a week of compromises I'm not feeling very well.
- Daily exercise. No excuses. I am capable of upper body and ab workouts, broken leg or not.
- Daily walks. I did it while gone, I can certainly do it at home.
I need accountability, ladies! I'm thankful for this group.6 -
Starting out extremely motivated for July!
Going to try to get down to 122 and then start maintenance
So close I can almost taste it!
Height: 5'5"
Ultimate goal: 120-122 LBS
Current Weight: 126.4
July Goal: 122 LBS
July 1: 126.47 -
2018 Starting Weight: 165 lbs
Weight Lost: 7.5 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
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June 04: 159.2 lbs (trend 159.7 lbs)
June 12: 158.0 lbs (trend 159.2 lbs)
June 19: 158.5 lbs (trend 159.0 lbs)
June 25: 158.9 lbs (trend 158.9 lbs)
June 29: 158.9 lbs (trend 158.7 lbs)
July 02: 158.5 lbs (trend 158.7 lbs)
July 09:
July 16:
July 23:
July 30:
July Goal: get into the 155s (~2 lbs)
July Loss:
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Little bit of a stall since we had a lot of social, beer-drinking events last week. This week I will be up at my parents lake house so lots of swimming, walking and paddle boarding to be had. My stretch goal is to get into the 155s, but if not I'm aiming to at least make it to 156. I hope everyone has a great week!! 2 -
Hello, I'm joining in this month. I've been a silent observer for a few months on and off. I was losing weight quite well for a few months, but the last 5 or 6 weeks has been really hard as I've been injured and in way too much pain to do much meal prep/care about whether my clothes fit. Mine is all in metric!
Height 165cm
HW: 82kg
CW: 75kg
July goal: 70kg (back to where I was)
LT goal: 60-65kg
This month I'm going to focus on doing my physio, weighing in regularly, and stop thinking that exhaustion from pain means I've burned extra calories...Also, my protein goal is significantly higher to try to preserve muscle, so trying to hit that daily will be interesting.3 -
Height: 5'10/11 depending on who you ask medically.
SW: 212lbs* (new scale, orig. weight probably 220lbs)
CW: 136.4lbs
July GW: 137lbs stable and stay there.
UGW: 142-145lbs strong.
June End Weight: 137.2lbs.
July 3rd: 136.4lbs.
Well, that lasted.
I weighed in to see if it was just a rogue low weigh in but no. But I've had to beat off two BBQs already with a stick so this could change. And I ate 5 mini twixes, I have no shame. 
I've got my MRI Wednesday week and my results two weeks after that, so hopefully, we can get this train moving before a) I die of boredom and b) I go broke from buying tons of clothes because I'm bored. I did buy a couple of pieces from the Gymshark sale, out of curiosity. Not that I'll wear leggings in this Lord forsaken weather. RIP me and my permanent heat headache despite drinking all the water.7 -
I'm back for July. June was going great - and then work hit like an out of control train (my workload more than quadrupled), add in the middle of race season, travel for both of those - and, well, June didn't end so well. Basically undid all of my July progress and then some in a matter of a couple weeks. Lots of eating out, eating fast/fried/restaurant food, way too much drinking - ya. Price paid right around my middle.
Thankfully I seem to be getting the work stuff a bit better managed. Travel still a thing, but determined to get right back on this wagon and start making some better choices in that regard.
So, here we are.
Height: 5' 7"
HW: ~163
CW: 153.3 (actual)
Ultimate GW: 128-140 (unsure due to muscle mass vs previous weight)
Current GW: 140
July GW: 149
July 3: 153.35 -
Height 5’ 7”
CW 131
GW 125
July Goal 127
7/1 129
I've stepped up the number of veggies in my diet and have been getting lots of exercise. Slow progress...
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Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
SW July: 158.6lbs (last June weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
June goal: 156lbs 155lbs
June body fat goal: 24.7% Close in on 24.5%
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)
28th Mar: 163.8 – Body fat 26.3% (Moving average 164.0lbs)
25th April: 161 – Body fat 25.5% (Moving average 160.7 lbs)
30th May: 159.2 – Body fat 25.2% (Moving average 159.3lbs)
27th June: 158.6 – Body fat 25.1% (Moving average 158.7lbs)
4th July: 157 – Body fat 24.8% (Moving average 158.4lbs)
11th July:
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25th July:
Good start to the month. I last weighed 157lbs around 5/5.5yrs ago
. Shark week is coming up though so should imagine next week is not going to be as good... Still, revised my goals ever so slightly.
Happy 4th of July to all of you in the US!
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Hello everyone! This month is going to be a busy one. My two older kids start braces this month and we discovered that my oldest has some extra fun stuff that will require dental surgery in a few months before we add anymore appliances. My one year old also decided to be unique and has some rare dental stuff going on so we've been in and out of the dentist since last month deciding on the best course of action for him. So if anybody needs me I'll be helping the dentist and orthodontist buy a new vacation home. I'm doing my best to stick to twice a week, full body strength training and losing a half pound a week.
Height: 5'1"
Hw: 195
Cw: 131
July goal: 130
Ultimate Gw: Somewhere between 120 and 130
July 4th: 131.06 -
Sooo I think I have tendonitis in my right foot. It sucks but I've been able to maintain for the past week. I'm walking about 5-6 miles on Saturday morning though so hopefully a day of icing tomorrow helps it a little bit. I've been in the lower 150's for a couple months now so I think this is where I should stay. If motivation strikes to help me get a little lower, great. If not, I'm still feelin pretty sexy.
HW: 176
CW: 154
June Goal: Maintenance
Ultimate Goal Weight: low 150's
July 5: 154
July 12:
July 19:
July 26:7
