Lose 5lbs in August 2018

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  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Piqueaboo wrote: »
    Original starting weight : 249 lbs
    August starting weight : 191 lbs
    August goal : 185 lbs
    Ultimate goal : 141 lbs

    August 7th: 186.6lbs
    August 13th: 185.8lbs
    August 20th: 185.4lbs
    August 27th: 188lbs

    Total August weight loss: 3lbs

    I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty bummed about this. I even went to the gym 6 times last week and have been quite conscious about my calories. Here's to hoping it's water retention. Also, because my floor is uneven, I each time I weigh it it's a different number, so this still may be inaccurate...

    Hang in there! Stepping up exercise makes my scale go up temporarily, too, but we get stronger & then can exercise more easily and with more strength in the future!

    Many of us have found a 2-3 to even a couple week lag between our conscious calorie eating & the scale drop. Looking at long term averages tells the story! I look at monthly average weights,
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    tiabirdie56 wrote: »
    •Lose 5 lbs in August•

    Original starting wgt: 253
    August starting weight: 186.8
    August goal: 181

    •Monday Updates•

    (8/5 - 186.4)
    8/6 - 186.2
    8/13 - 185.8
    8/20 - 184 - Fluid retention has been horrible. Finally some relief today.

    8/27 - 182.4 - Fluid retention still hanging on. My usual Monday situation.
    4.6 lb loss
    @tiabirdie56
    You. Are. Rocking. August!
    Wow! Congratulations!
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    edited August 2018
    @MadisonMolly2017, Thanks! I just do what I need to do every day and accept what the scale tells me each morning. I have always been in tune with my body, but now have become more finely tuned. I don't stress over fluid retention (even though I post about it) and I don't crave foods. I am so much calmer about my weightloss this time. I sometimes thought, Oh, I won't make 5lbs this month, but it's not a problem. Goals, at times, seem to cause stress. So, no goals for me. I join the goal oriented challenges to document my loss by week.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    tiabirdie56 wrote: »
    @MadisonMolly2017, Thanks! I just do what I need to do every day and accept what the scale tells me each morning. I have always been in tune with my body, but now have become more finely tuned. I don't stress over fluid retention (even though I post about it) and I don't crave foods. I am so much calmer about my weightloss this time.

    @tiabirdie56
    Oh awesome! Post away! Now I know :)
    And me too on all of the above!! Isn’t it comforting to be so much more at ease with this. Bodes well for our maintenance... have a wonderful day!
  • JennH517
    JennH517 Posts: 256 Member
    jazzadesigns wrote: »
    Original starting weight: 241
    August starting weight: 190.6
    August goal: 185
    Ultimate goal: 160

    August 4th: 191.6
    August 11th: 191.6
    August 18th: 191.8
    August 25th: 191.6

    I may weigh myself one more time at the end of the month. Otherwise I gained 1 lb this month for the first time since I started this.

    Hang in there. Plateaus happen. Your body may be adjusting. You may feel changes, weight shifting, clothes feeling looser even if the scale doesn't say so. Keep at it, things will move again.

    Jenn
  • jazzadesigns
    jazzadesigns Posts: 476 Member
    JennH517 wrote: »
    jazzadesigns wrote: »
    Original starting weight: 241
    August starting weight: 190.6
    August goal: 185
    Ultimate goal: 160

    August 4th: 191.6
    August 11th: 191.6
    August 18th: 191.8
    August 25th: 191.6

    I may weigh myself one more time at the end of the month. Otherwise I gained 1 lb this month for the first time since I started this.

    Hang in there. Plateaus happen. Your body may be adjusting. You may feel changes, weight shifting, clothes feeling looser even if the scale doesn't say so. Keep at it, things will move again.

    Jenn

    Thanks Jenn!
  • Cassandraw3
    Cassandraw3 Posts: 1,214 Member
    Original starting weight : 167
    August starting weight :152.6
    August goal :147.6
    Ultimate goal :145

    Aug 7: 153.6
    Aug 14: 151.4
    Aug 21:149.8
    Aug 28: 149.2
    Aug 31:

    Total loss for August : -3.4 lbs

    One more weigh in. I am hoping to make it an even 4 lb loss for the month. We will see with the next 3 days.

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