Lose 20lbs by Feb 1st Accountability Buddies

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HealthyHannahJane wrote: »

I've been using this (as well as logging here) to give me a visual representation of what I've lost or gained each week if it's of any help to anyone

I'm late to the party but would like to join. Since I missed a month I'll shoot for 15 by Feb.

HeathieM wrote: »

Ugh. Another month not losing weight. Ive been going up and down the same three pounds since the end of June- i was 213 when i joined MFP. At the beginning of the challenge, i started strong lifts and tightened up my tracking. And for nothing. I go to bed hungry daily and lift heavy three times a week. FFS. Im so frustrated and discouraged.

Weigh everything - measuring is probably underestimating calories. I used the Scooby Calculator (google it) to get a more accurate calorie allotment and it gave me about 1500 per day with no exercise. That works for me as a baseline. I consistently lose as long as I log everything and weigh. When I stop doing that, even though I know how to eat healthy and make good choices, I overeat and gain. It's also important to update your figures every five pounds to see if your calorie amount changes.

10/6-181.4
10/13-181.2
10/20-182.6
10/27-180.6

Very slow progress....

73CL350 wrote: »

HeathieM wrote: »

Challenge weekly weigh in

Challenge SW: 212

10.14: 210.8
10.21: 210.6
10.29: 212.2

Ugh. Another month not losing weight. Ive been going up and down the same three pounds since the end of June- i was 213 when i joined MFP. At the beginning of the challenge, i started strong lifts and tightened up my tracking. And for nothing. I go to bed hungry daily and lift heavy three times a week. FFS. Im so frustrated and discouraged.

If your goal is just to see the scale go down ... STOP doing stronglifts.

Your body will hold a ton of water when you start a new workout routine. Its your muscles swelling with water in anticipation of being used.

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However I more strongly recommend you change your emphasis from "losing weight" to "losing fat" ...which is harder to measure but probably more in line with what you actually want.


But if it's all about the scale, get rid of all carbs and you'll shed all your water weight in a week.

My goal isn't about the scale, but this challenge is. If i weren't doing the challenge, i wouldn't weigh myself because i get so discouraged by trying so hard and seeing no weight change. And i thought after a month, i would see SOME weight loss. At some point, the fat loss should be greater than the weight of the water my muscles are holding right?

debrakgoogins wrote: »

HeathieM wrote: »

Ugh. Another month not losing weight. Ive been going up and down the same three pounds since the end of June- i was 213 when i joined MFP. At the beginning of the challenge, i started strong lifts and tightened up my tracking. And for nothing. I go to bed hungry daily and lift heavy three times a week. FFS. Im so frustrated and discouraged.

Weigh everything - measuring is probably underestimating calories. I used the Scooby Calculator (google it) to get a more accurate calorie allotment and it gave me about 1500 per day with no exercise. That works for me as a baseline. I consistently lose as long as I log everything and weigh. When I stop doing that, even though I know how to eat healthy and make good choices, I overeat and gain. It's also important to update your figures every five pounds to see if your calorie amount changes.

MFP gave me 1550 with no exercise. And i'm hungry at night when i go to bed. Im worried about eating less than i am and being even more hungry. Grrr

HeathieM wrote: »

73CL350 wrote: »

At SOME point ... yes ... that point is a vastly moving target though : /
Do you have any place near you with a 5000 or 7000 series InBody available ?

Im not sure what they use, but they measure bf at my gym.

Is it multi-frequency ? Does it have electrodes on the hands as well as the feet?

It sounds like you're doing the right things ... I'd just come to love your food scale.

As for being hungry ... it's somewhat inevitable but it does fade.

HeathieM wrote: »

MFP gave me 1550 with no exercise. And i'm hungry at night when i go to bed. Im worried about eating less than i am and being even more hungry. Grrr

Soemone told you to cut out all carbs. Don't. Carbs are not the enemy and they provide you with necessary energy. My diet consists of about 40% carbs and I still lose weight. It's less calories in than you use that makes the difference. Balanced macros help you get better nutrition but it doesn't change how much weight you lose. Fruits and vegetables are carbs - what's wrong with fruits and vegetables?

Have you tracked your measurements? It's highly unlikely that you are lifting so much that the water in your muscles is affecting your weight; however, if you are lifting and gaining some muscle you might be better off ignoring the scale and going for a goal of inches lost instead of weight lost. You may very well be getting thinner but the scale doesn't reflect it. There are no rules here...if you want to be accountable, log your inches lost instead of weight.

Try the Scooby Calculator and see if it is different for calories just out of curiosity. Also, maybe try eating more satisfying foods. I find that I need a small morning and afternoon snack with some fat and protein to keep me from feeling hungry. I also get hungrier when I'm not drinking enough water.

I did NOT say to cut out carbs... I said "if all you wanted to do was move the scale down... cut out all carbs and you'll lose water weight"

...I was pointing out that the scale not moving doesnt necessarily mean you're not burning fat.

In response to all of this> I give myself as an example:

I fluctuate 5 lbs from morning to night, and throughout a week or weeks.

Good times that water weight, or food babies? :P

(Averaging and just feeling how your body is -how your clothes fit, your lungs feel, your energy, your brain, your whatever!. They can sometimes tell a lot more than the scale. **at least at the beginning. This shouldn't be too standard the entire time)..

73CL350 wrote: »

All of you 'adulting' with your meal prep.

Ugh, I bet you fold your laundry too : /

* lives in squalor and has no idea what I'm eating for lunch today *

i wish I had the laundry thing down I can clean the fridge, vacuum, sweep/mop in one day but leave the laundry for another day! It’s been 4 days now and our mountain of clean clothes is turning into Mount Everest! 😂

Im in.

Also I set a new low before dinner at 174.0 for 12 lbs lost over 29 days!

Im in