Lose 20lbs by Feb 1st Accountability Buddies
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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.
You can do this! I apologize if I'm repeating what others have said, but you're probably gaining muscle from lifting weight and pushing through a plateau. How do you feel physically, besides hungry? Keep going!!! So glad you posted...0 -
tthickens637 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.
You can do this! I apologize if I'm repeating what others have said, but you're probably gaining muscle from lifting weight and pushing through a plateau. How do you feel physically, besides hungry? Keep going!!! So glad you posted...
Can you plateau before losing any weight? 🤣 Lol if so that's where i am!! Thank you for being encouraging! I do really appreciate it!
I feel pretty good.. less hip pain and i don't get winded walking across campus anymore, so both of those are good. I also definitely feel stronger which i really like!1 -
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tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »
I will most likely meal prep tomorrow. I haven’t decided what to make yet. I’ll post picks when I’m done!:)tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »I guess what I can do is start off by meal prepping. I have all the ingredients but I haven’t made the meals yet. Maybe tonight! I’ll post a photo when finished 😊
Photo?? Love to see what you're cooking!
Did my shopping today - one step closer!
Yes! That’s great!! I can’t wait to see photos 😊
I just finished making my grocery list for tomorrow. Its fall and I’m feeling like soup for the week. Im going to get the usual veggies and protein but also make a soup to last for a couple days.
This is what I had today for lunch and dinner!
Lunch was steamed broccoli, quinoa and grilled shrimp and dinner was a ready made salad with grilled shrimp!
I absolutely love my George Foreman Grill! It’s a time saver for me!
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Looks great!1
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All those tasty-looking photos makes me look down at my plain oatmeal in sadness.2
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Can I still join? Request me as a friend if you’d like. I need more motivation. Logging everything, starting today.2
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MissTeriAnn wrote: »tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »
I will most likely meal prep tomorrow. I haven’t decided what to make yet. I’ll post picks when I’m done!:)tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »I guess what I can do is start off by meal prepping. I have all the ingredients but I haven’t made the meals yet. Maybe tonight! I’ll post a photo when finished 😊
Photo?? Love to see what you're cooking!
Did my shopping today - one step closer!
Yes! That’s great!! I can’t wait to see photos 😊
I just finished making my grocery list for tomorrow. Its fall and I’m feeling like soup for the week. Im going to get the usual veggies and protein but also make a soup to last for a couple days.
This is what I had today for lunch and dinner!
Lunch was steamed broccoli, quinoa and grilled shrimp and dinner was a ready made salad with grilled shrimp!
I absolutely love my George Foreman Grill! It’s a time saver for me!
Yum, that looks great! Consistency with food is a big challenge for me. Some days/week I'm super motivated and cook up a storm. Then some days/weeks I scrounge and snack on high cal stuff! I love veggies and all good foods, but lack follow-through when busy or unmotivated. I wish I had a chef😋 Thanks for mentioning the pics - motivates me to get it done.0 -
Yeah it takes time to get the hang of it. I’ve been cutting corners by buying veggies already diced, meats already in small portions and frozen seafoods. I just toss everything in a baking container and bake! It would be so nice to have a chef. I’d love a good cooked meal right now.tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »
I will most likely meal prep tomorrow. I haven’t decided what to make yet. I’ll post picks when I’m done!:)tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »I guess what I can do is start off by meal prepping. I have all the ingredients but I haven’t made the meals yet. Maybe tonight! I’ll post a photo when finished 😊
Photo?? Love to see what you're cooking!
Did my shopping today - one step closer!
Yes! That’s great!! I can’t wait to see photos 😊
I just finished making my grocery list for tomorrow. Its fall and I’m feeling like soup for the week. Im going to get the usual veggies and protein but also make a soup to last for a couple days.
This is what I had today for lunch and dinner!
Lunch was steamed broccoli, quinoa and grilled shrimp and dinner was a ready made salad with grilled shrimp!
I absolutely love my George Foreman Grill! It’s a time saver for me!
Yum, that looks great! Consistency with food is a big challenge for me. Some days/week I'm super motivated and cook up a storm. Then some days/weeks I scrounge and snack on high cal stuff! I love veggies and all good foods, but lack follow-through when busy or unmotivated. I wish I had a chef😋 Thanks for mentioning the pics - motivates me to get it done.
Today’s dinner was canned soup and avocado. Still low in calories but not very tasty. I went grocery shopping tonight (finally) so tomorrow I’ll get to cook something yummy!
Also I understand about the motivation. I didn’t want to workout and I just wanted junk food. Of course my husband says “ get a pizza for us” and I’m like nooooo nooo nooo hahaha. It’s so easy to fall into temptation. Busy life makes you wanna order take out and sit your feet up! At least for me. I’m literally just taking this dieting and exercise day by day. 😌1 -
Happy Halloween all. Starting the day rowing as I’ll have to escort my little Martian this evening for trick or treating. Lots of temptation today, so good luck all!2
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MissTeriAnn wrote: »
Yeah it takes time to get the hang of it. I’ve been cutting corners by buying veggies already diced, meats already in small portions and frozen seafoods. I just toss everything in a baking container and bake! It would be so nice to have a chef. I’d love a good cooked meal right now.tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »
I will most likely meal prep tomorrow. I haven’t decided what to make yet. I’ll post picks when I’m done!:)tthickens637 wrote: »MissTeriAnn wrote: »I guess what I can do is start off by meal prepping. I have all the ingredients but I haven’t made the meals yet. Maybe tonight! I’ll post a photo when finished 😊
Photo?? Love to see what you're cooking!
Did my shopping today - one step closer!
Yes! That’s great!! I can’t wait to see photos 😊
I just finished making my grocery list for tomorrow. Its fall and I’m feeling like soup for the week. Im going to get the usual veggies and protein but also make a soup to last for a couple days.
This is what I had today for lunch and dinner!
Lunch was steamed broccoli, quinoa and grilled shrimp and dinner was a ready made salad with grilled shrimp!
I absolutely love my George Foreman Grill! It’s a time saver for me!
Yum, that looks great! Consistency with food is a big challenge for me. Some days/week I'm super motivated and cook up a storm. Then some days/weeks I scrounge and snack on high cal stuff! I love veggies and all good foods, but lack follow-through when busy or unmotivated. I wish I had a chef😋 Thanks for mentioning the pics - motivates me to get it done.
Today’s dinner was canned soup and avocado. Still low in calories but not very tasty. I went grocery shopping tonight (finally) so tomorrow I’ll get to cook something yummy!
Also I understand about the motivation. I didn’t want to workout and I just wanted junk food. Of course my husband says “ get a pizza for us” and I’m like nooooo nooo nooo hahaha. It’s so easy to fall into temptation. Busy life makes you wanna order take out and sit your feet up! At least for me. I’m literally just taking this dieting and exercise day by day. 😌
Thanks for the feedback! Finally did some cooking tonight. Made enough for a few meals (lentil curry sauce over sweet potato/golden beets/greens, brown rice, and roasted chicken - read somewhere thighs are better for nutrients and keep you satiated longer, so tried them for first time). I'm not a big meat fan and found the chicken pretty heavy and I over-cooked the vegtables😋, but...1 -
Here's a pic:)
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Ooh I’m in, need friends also it’s my first day here
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I joined on the 28th Sunday but I forgot to put in my stats. Ooops. 😜
My Stats: (Weekly weigh-in on Sundays)
Heaviest weight: 225 lb 102 kg
Challenge start Oct 28, 2018 weight: 225 102
Challenge goal weight: 205 93
Ultimate goal by Oct 28, 2019: 138 63
Goal for coming Sunday Nov 4th: 223 101
Happily my elliptical time is cheering me. I've set small increase goals for each day (using a bit more resistance and/or a bit more duration) so it feels like progress but isn't much if any harder.
By end of week I'll be at 60 minutes, resistance 10, and hold it. Monday I will add weights for bi-s, tri-s and lat-s.
Frankly I hope to see any loss at all, haha. Also I'm interested to see what will happen in this challenge. Thanks guys for your support & best of luck!
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I got irritated a few days ago about my lack of good food in me, ....so went and bought stuff for a salad, grumbling all the way cause I was in a funk lol.
After zumba last night I ate that salad and it was the best decision in my life ("best"lol).
Yum yum yum
My scale shows I finally dropped that water weight!
I'm pushing for several more pounds in the next week, ....so I can look better at my family holiday party.
A stressful life definitely helps only by giving me a good reason to exercise- need to burn it off1 -
I am Starting November first 14.2 lbs less than Oct. 1st ... though I probably wont lose any for the next 2 week as I start lifting and working out today. I am prone to huge swells of water when I lift and I buffered October to plan for it.
I will increase calories accordingly this month and start eating back 50% of my excersize cals. How much excersize cal to eat back is a moving target for now. We'll see how I am tracking after my water swell subsides.2 -
1pandabear wrote: »I joined on the 28th Sunday but I forgot to put in my stats. Ooops. 😜
My Stats: (Weekly weigh-in on Sundays)
Heaviest weight: 225 lb 102 kg
Challenge start Oct 28, 2018 weight: 225 102
Challenge goal weight: 205 93
Ultimate goal by Oct 28, 2019: 138 63
Goal for coming Sunday Nov 4th: 223 101
Happily my elliptical time is cheering me. I've set small increase goals for each day (using a bit more resistance and/or a bit more duration) so it feels like progress but isn't much if any harder.
By end of week I'll be at 60 minutes, resistance 10, and hold it. Monday I will add weights for bi-s, tri-s and lat-s.
Frankly I hope to see any loss at all, haha. Also I'm interested to see what will happen in this challenge. Thanks guys for your support & best of luck!
Wow, you're going for it. Good for you! We'll be cheering all the way:)1 -
I got irritated a few days ago about my lack of good food in me, ....so went and bought stuff for a salad, grumbling all the way cause I was in a funk lol.
After zumba last night I ate that salad and it was the best decision in my life ("best"lol).
Yum yum yum
My scale shows I finally dropped that water weight!
I'm pushing for several more pounds in the next week, ....so I can look better at my family holiday party.
A stressful life definitely helps only by giving me a good reason to exercise- need to burn it off
Nice job on pushing through the funk - and the great post workout payoff!2 -
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I’m in, goal is 20lbs by year end but with the holidays in the way, it’d be great to have and help motivate others! SW is 171, and I’m 5’6”. My pup is good at encouraging!2
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I’m in as well!
Currently 171
Goal 161
Feel free to add me as well.1 -
tthickens637 wrote: »Here's a pic:)
Oh wow looks delicious!! Curry is on my list of foods to try and make! I’ll post pictures soon of what I’ve been up to!!0 -
Finally made my soup to last for a few days most likely two days. Also bought a ton of veggies to bake and frozen tilapia and shrimp!
Today was a small challenge. It was my sorry day back to work from maternity leave. All I wanted was to eat out after work. Perfect excuse “I’m tired and don’t want to cook” I pulled through and made a huge batch of Mexican meatball soup. It was my first time making it so I made a healthy version, no oils/fats or rice. Came out good. I weight the meatballs so they cane out to about 50 calories per meatball and added an avocado and cilantro for some life to it! Breakfast was great too. I bought egg whites and learned I can microwave it. Breakfast was egg whites and an avocado too!! This will probably be my go to breakfast for a couple days. Nice little change.
Been working out (except Halloween) and staying low in calories. Had some candies but not too overboard.
I also got a low 158 lbs but of course the next morning it was 160. Agh, I wanted to log that pound loss but I’m waiting until it stays consistent!2 -
This is perfect! My starting weight was about 146 2nd week of October and goal is 126 by my half marathon Feb 3rd. Currently 140. My calories are set to 1470/day.
I can do this, as long as I track everything and motivate myself to work out. Even if my diary isn't perfect every day - and it rarely is..4 -
MissTeriAnn wrote: »
Finally made my soup to last for a few days most likely two days. Also bought a ton of veggies to bake and frozen tilapia and shrimp!
Today was a small challenge. It was my sorry day back to work from maternity leave. All I wanted was to eat out after work. Perfect excuse “I’m tired and don’t want to cook” I pulled through and made a huge batch of Mexican meatball soup. It was my first time making it so I made a healthy version, no oils/fats or rice. Came out good. I weight the meatballs so they cane out to about 50 calories per meatball and added an avocado and cilantro for some life to it! Breakfast was great too. I bought egg whites and learned I can microwave it. Breakfast was egg whites and an avocado too!! This will probably be my go to breakfast for a couple days. Nice little change.
Been working out (except Halloween) and staying low in calories. Had some candies but not too overboard.
I also got a low 158 lbs but of course the next morning it was 160. Agh, I wanted to log that pound loss but I’m waiting until it stays consistent!
I know what you mean!! I have a weight change but I'm hesitant to log it until it stays consistent.
... how long do you wait? I usually say if it's stayed for a week I'm allowed to log it...
Soup is a great way to get a lot for one cooked meal! I need to get a food scale...1 -
MissTeriAnn wrote: »
Finally made my soup to last for a few days most likely two days. Also bought a ton of veggies to bake and frozen tilapia and shrimp!
Today was a small challenge. It was my sorry day back to work from maternity leave. All I wanted was to eat out after work. Perfect excuse “I’m tired and don’t want to cook” I pulled through and made a huge batch of Mexican meatball soup. It was my first time making it so I made a healthy version, no oils/fats or rice. Came out good. I weight the meatballs so they cane out to about 50 calories per meatball and added an avocado and cilantro for some life to it! Breakfast was great too. I bought egg whites and learned I can microwave it. Breakfast was egg whites and an avocado too!! This will probably be my go to breakfast for a couple days. Nice little change.
Been working out (except Halloween) and staying low in calories. Had some candies but not too overboard.
I also got a low 158 lbs but of course the next morning it was 160. Agh, I wanted to log that pound loss but I’m waiting until it stays consistent!
Nice job overcoming 'sorry day back to work'! The food looks great too. I'm going to look up a similar recipe and try it. BTW, I found a pattern in my weight loss. I have a few days of plateau, then go UP one day, and down, below the plateau, the next. So I now watch for the up day and I know that a drop is coming. Discovering this was great because I used to get so disappointed from an up day. Now I look forward to it:)2 -
I'm in need to do this keep saying start tomorrow but seriously need to start now2
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MissTeriAnn wrote: »
Finally made my soup to last for a few days most likely two days. Also bought a ton of veggies to bake and frozen tilapia and shrimp!
Today was a small challenge. It was my sorry day back to work from maternity leave. All I wanted was to eat out after work. Perfect excuse “I’m tired and don’t want to cook” I pulled through and made a huge batch of Mexican meatball soup. It was my first time making it so I made a healthy version, no oils/fats or rice. Came out good. I weight the meatballs so they cane out to about 50 calories per meatball and added an avocado and cilantro for some life to it! Breakfast was great too. I bought egg whites and learned I can microwave it. Breakfast was egg whites and an avocado too!! This will probably be my go to breakfast for a couple days. Nice little change.
Been working out (except Halloween) and staying low in calories. Had some candies but not too overboard.
I also got a low 158 lbs but of course the next morning it was 160. Agh, I wanted to log that pound loss but I’m waiting until it stays consistent!
I know what you mean!! I have a weight change but I'm hesitant to log it until it stays consistent.
... how long do you wait? I usually say if it's stayed for a week I'm allowed to log it...
Soup is a great way to get a lot for one cooked meal! I need to get a food scale...
I weigh and log every day - no matter what the scale says. The Happy Scale app helps smooth out fluctuations and predicts losses based on all your numbers - up and down. Kind of fun.1
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