Where there is smoke, there’s a BBQ: July weight loss & accountability
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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 (after vacation weigh-in)
July 6 - 160.4
Making good progress getting the water retention off, but still a few more to go. I have been successfully avoiding gluten (and processed foods) this week, and it's helping. I'm not as puffy around the ribs, but the leg/foot are still quite swollen and the leg yells, loudly, when I'm on it too much. Some day I'll be healed, but not today.
Monday 7/2 I posted three goals:
- 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. - ACHIEVED
- 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. - ACHIEVED
On the one hand, achieving two of the three isn't bad, but yet I really need to resume workouts. Next week I plan to report that I've achieved that one as well.3 -
I am the worst. Feeling down about backsliding like crazy! I want to be fit and look lean, but like everyone else I don't seem to want it badly enough to exercise consistently and stop shoving trash food into my mouth... Starting again, so the cycle continues.
HW: 150lbs
GW: 135lbs
7/6: 144lbs4 -
My husband left this morning for the rest of the summer. He'll be at camp with the cadets until the end of August. So far my kids are doing okay with it. I woke up to a nice surprise on the scale and promptly ate two donuts with my coffee
I was getting used to not seeing anything besides a little whoosh every 2-3 weeks. The upside to being alone is that I don't eat out of the house nearly as much and make dinner every night, so that should help a lot.
Height: 5'1"
Hw: 195
July goal: 130
Ultimate Gw: Somewhere between 120 and 130
July 4th: 131.0
July 6th: 130.8
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Height: 5'10"
July starting weight: 138.8
July goal: Lower than 140, lower bodyfat
July 6th: 136.8
TOM water weight is finally gone, whoo! I had to get on the scale a few times this morning to double check the weight, but this was consistent each time. I really need to remember to take my measurements so I can see how I stand at the end of the month. Restarted Strong Curves this week after nearly a month off due to various reasons, so we'll see how this month goes!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
July 7 - 146.2 lbs
July 14
July 21
July 28
Scale! What are you doing?? You are going to wrong way!!!!
My motivation has been at an all time low lately, I need a good kick in the butt. Time to get back to basics. Although I enjoy sleeping in until 6am, I need to get back to my 5am routine as I am not consistently exercising daily when I get up later.4 -
Height : 5'2"
HW: 179 lbs
CW: 138.5 lbs
July goal: 136 lbs
I’m more concerned about how I look and feel than the number, but I would guess I have about 10 pounds left to go. It is coming off super, duper slow now! I seem to be losing about 0.5 lbs every couple weeks, which is agonizingly slow when I’m approaching my gw!
June 29 - 138.5 lbs
July 6 - 138.5 lbs
July 13
July 20
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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)
July 8: 133.2 (moving average 134.5)
I’m on track for my goal to maintain weight. Have been eating well for the most part, and the scale seems to reflect that.
I haven’t been doing so good on the goal of building muscle, but I think I’m okay with that. It’s summer, which lends itself to beach, bike rides, long walks, etc — but I haven’t really been hitting the weights. I think I’m okay with this, and it’s something I might revisit later in the season or this fall.6 -
July 1st: 108.9 (BF 23.7)
July 8th: 110.2 (BF 24.1)
Feeling good, weight been pretty steady. Google fit and tracker not getting on well. Seriously considering getting another fit bit, just haven't been able to justify the cost.3 -
Height 5'4"
June 24: 125.2
July 1: 123
July 8: 124.5
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
July Goal: 125
Ultimate GW: 120
I tried to eat reasonably on the cruise, but I still ate a lot. Not having access to MFP made it hard at the buffet. I was eating food that I don’t normally eat, and therefore had no idea what to estimate for calories. We went on a good walking tour yesterday, and went back to the same places again today. Even though it was delicious, my stomach feels gross now. I am looking forward to getting back on track tomorrow!3 -
July 1: 133 - 23.7% BF
July 8: 131.7
July Goal: 129 / 22.7%
Main goal: body recomp
Ate a lot less processed food this week. My energy’s better and I’m less bloated. Also gave it a good final push at the gym. Next week I’m deloading while on vacation
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Hi all! Brand new here, and glad to find a place for some accountability!
Height: 5’7”
HW: 170
CW: 155
July goal: 150 would be nice, but I’m especially looking to see some visual changes
Ultimate goal: 140
I was 140 and a size 8 at my fittest, and I don’t think I’m built for being slimmer than that, but I was so happy with how I looked and felt back then. A knee surgery, 3 years of college, and a year of grad school later and I just want to feel good again!!3 -
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: 156.6 lbs (trend 158.2 lbs)
July 16:
July 23:
July 30:
July Goal: get into the 155s (~2 lbs)
July Loss:
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Wow this is the lowest I've ever weighed in my adult life and is certainly the strongest I've ever been as well. I changed up a little how I've been eating last week and prioritized getting at least my 10k steps a day. I'll try and continue this trend throughout this week (I didn't actually drop 2lbs over the course of a week. My June 2nd weigh in was trending high, last week's weigh-ins were around 157). Hope everyone is doing well in their endeavors!!
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Height: 5'10/11 depending on who you ask medically.
SW: 212lbs* (new scale, orig. weight probably 220lbs)
CW: 136lbs
July GW: 137lbs stable and stay there.
UGW: 142-145lbs strong.
June End Weight: 137.2lbs.
July 3rd: 136.4lbs.
July 10th: 136lbs.
I'm back on logging my food because I pretty much eat whatever I want whenever I want, within reason so that my body fat doesn't start creeping up, except that Asda deli pizza that one time
and I fluctuate between 136-138lbs, but my average weight (136lbs) keeps creeping lower and lower. It's kind of weird because I spent so much of last week so painfully bloated because of the heat that I feel like I should be heavier than I am. 2 -
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 151.4
SW: 152.2
Goal: 135
July Goal: 148
Weight lost: 0.8 lb5 -
5'4"
HW: 152 (March 2018)
CW: 145.4
July goal: 139
Long-term goal: 120
July 2: 145.4
July 9: 145
Ended up with an event and a birthday party, and not much time to workout at the end of the week. Grateful for a small loss vs a gain!6 -
Height: 5'5"
Ultimate goal: 120-122 LBS
Current Weight: 126.4
July Goal: 122 LBS
July 1: 126.4
July 12: 128.8
Going backwards again
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Height: 5’7”
HW: 162.6 (2/28/18)
CW: 159.4
July goal: 157
Ultimate goal: 135
July 1: 161.8
July 12: 159.4
I am on my 4th week of Crossfit. Suddenly weight isn't seeming as important. LOL. I am losing a little bit of weight, but mainly inches and I'm toning up. Muscles weighs more than fat...Gotta keep that mindset!4 -
Today's weigh in was probably the lowest I've seen yet, but I started tracking my weight with Libra this past week because I think a trending weight makes more sense now that I'm in maintenance. I skipped out on a work lunch today (mostly because I just didn't want to go) which saves some calories and I even said no to a donut in the break room yesterday- and those don't come too often! I have another beach trip in a few weeks and it's really nice to just keep up what I'm doing rather than feeling like I need to work a little harder to look good in my bikini.
HW: 176
CW: 151.5
June Goal: Maintenance
Ultimate Goal Weight: low 150's
July 5: 154
July 12: 151.5 (153.3 trending)
July 19:
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Hey ladies,
I have no numbers for you. I haven't been weighing in lately, so I don't know what I'm at. Things have been so hectic lately that I'm really not giving this enough attention. I'm going to keep logging as best I can but I don't think I'll be able to take things too serious until August (hopefully by then anyway). I'm just feeling really stuck and stressed lately and seem to have no energy to give this.
I'm going to try to just focus on eating fresh foods whenever possible and leave it at that for now. Sometime, life just gets the best of you.5 -
Height: 165cm
Hw: 152 lbs
Sw June: 141 lbs
Sw July: 139 lbs
July Goal: 130 lbs!
July 1st: 139 lbs
July 13th: 136 lbs (-3 lbs)
To anyone who gained weight instead of losing it, its okay
dont get too worked up over the weight gain, you can lose it in no time
To anyone going through a plateau, you'll get through it! I promise you
Keep working at it and soon enough you'll get those results you've been waiting for
To anyone going through a slump or having a hard time in general, you're not alone
Remember you're surrounded by people who love you and are ready to support you at anytime
both in real life and online! This community has your back alright? Stay strong loves
July plan:
**Walk 10000 steps minimum
changed from 20000 bc it was semi impossible.
Drink MORE water
Eat healthier
Challenge myself to a 7 days challenge each week 5 -
New to this!
5'0"
SW: 156lbs (4/1/18)
GW: 120
April End: 148
May End 140.7
June End:133.4
July Goal:126.5
7/1: 133.4
7/8: 133.4
7/15:
7/22:
7/29:
Had a stomach bug the week before the first, 7/1 was actually going up from the ultimate stomach bug low, 7/8 was coming back down, I think I peaked around 134.7 between those two.
The last week in June was stomach bug, the week before that my husband got laid off (we are a single income family) so food purchases have changed a bit with the uncertainty and stress. I was doing really well but between the stress of the job loss and the stomach bug, I got off track. I'm trying to get back on. I also had to freeze my gym membership, so after the 23rd I will be working out at home. I don't know if that will help or hurt my progress, or if it won't change.
I had good progress from April to May, May to June, and during June. I don't feel like I'm on track to do as well in July. Or maybe my loss has slowed as I approach my ultimate goal.3 -
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
July 7 - 146.2 lbs
July 14 - 139.8 lbs
July 21
July 28
I had a great week! I went back to what I knew worked for me and started doing 30 minutes of bicycling every morning. The results are showing on the scale and the mirror is starting to show some abs!!!!4 -
Age: 41
Height: 5'2"
Waist: 28 inches
Body Fat 21.8%
Lean body mass: 95.3
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 (Moving average 119.78)
May 9th: 118.9 (Moving average 118.24)
May 15th: 121.1 (Moving average 118.28)
May 19th: 118 (Moving average 118.58)
May 24th: 117.5 (Moving average 118.69)
May 28th: 116.9 (Moving average 117.95)
June 7th: 121.0 (Moving average 118.56)
June 11th:118.5 (Moving average 118.81)
June 18th:120.5 (Moving average 119.75)
June 25th: 122.5 (Moving average 121.18)
June 28th: 121.5 (Moving average 121.48)
July 4: 119.4 (Moving average 121.13)
July 7th: 120.7 (Moving average 121.05)
July 11: 124.29 (TOM) Moving average 121.73
July 13th: 121.80 TOM continues) Moving average 121.81
July 19:
July 26:
July 31:
Hello, Still not losing hope but realizing that I need to seriously up my cardio for fat burn. Continuing to run 5 miles every other day and averaging 60-90 minutes of yoga per day.
Good luck and stay strong! 3 -
Surpassed my second goal weight! Feels good to be in the home stretch and really see things coming together. Started Strong by Bret this week and got all my workouts in. I think I'm really going to enjoy it as my next program.
Height: 5'1"
Hw: 195
July goal: 130
Ultimate Gw: Somewhere between 120 and 130
July 4th: 131.0
July 6th: 130.8
July 14th: 129.8
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HW:148
SW: 115.8
April Goal Weight: 114
March Fitness Goal: continue with physical therapy. Get my 6 days on back on track. Be diligent. 9weeks till another vacation.
Start of Jan: 148 lbs
Start of Feb: 139 lbs
Start of March: 133
Start of Apr-127.2
Start of May: 122.6
Start of June-115.0-GOAL
start of July- 115
Start of august-115
Start of sept 112
Start of oct:113
Start of Nov-112
Start of Dec: 111.5
Start of Jan: 113.5
Start of Feb:112.2
Start of March: 114.6
Start of April: 116
Start of July: 116.2
Well, my weight has been creeping up this spring and while I tried it on my own for a while, I am coming back to the group humbly. I have realized that I can’t do this on my own and MFP’s data and accountability are something that I require if I don’t want to do a grand slide back to where I was. So I am back. I am still dealing with injury and recovery but have decided to let go and put myself in the hands of the program that I know works for me: you guys. So here is to renewed focus on my health and yours.
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Height: 5'0
HW: 150
GW: 110
Started maintenance end of June...
July 1st: 108.9 (BF 23.7)
July 8th: 110.2 (BF 24.1)
July 15th: 109.1 (BF 23.6)4 -
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)
July 8: 133.2 (moving average 134.5)
July 15: 131 (moving average 131.7)
When I hit my goal, I wasn’t sure if I should go another five pounds down, but it looks like that’s happened without really trying to. I’m now pretty comfortable saying 130-135 is a good maintenance range for me.
I haven’t really succeeded at the build muscle part of my goal, but I have been enjoying the extra activity that comes with summer.5 -
Bravo ladies!!!
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@bringbackthejoy - your weight is still fantastic! I gained lots and it’s an elevator ride for me lately. We can do it!!!
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5'0"
SW: 156lbs (4/1/18)
GW: 120
April End: 148
May End 140.7
June End:133.4
July Goal:126.5
7/1: 133.4
7/8: 133.4
7/15: 131.4
7/22:
7/29:
Moving in the right direction.5 -
5'4"
HW: 152 (March 2018)
CW: 145.4
July goal: 139
Long-term goal: 120
July 2: 145.4
July 9: 145
July 16: 143.6
Haven't been doing a great job of tracking or working out
However, I do feel like there has been a change in my habits (way less binging/snacking). Glad to be under 145 and feel like the 130's are finally in sight. 5
