November Accountability and Weight Loss

curlygirlusn
curlygirlusn Posts: 61 Member
edited November 2018 in Social Groups
No one had started one yet. :smiley:
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  • curlygirlusn
    curlygirlusn Posts: 61 Member
    Getting ready for a special event MLK weekend.
    Height: 5'5"
    HW: 171 lbs
    GW: 140 lbs
    GW for November: 148 lbs
    Nov 2: 153 lbs
    Nov 9:
    Nov 16:
    Nov 23:
    Nov 30:
  • ndbkid
    ndbkid Posts: 1 Member
    Just started a new workout/diet regimen with a personal trainer. Hoping to FINALLY get those last 20 lbs off

    Height: 5 Ft 8 In
    HW: 198 lb
    Goal: 165 lb(not sure how to properly account for muscle gain so this is flexible- am going off BF% with the trainer)
    11/5 : 180 lb
    11/12:
    11/19:
    11/26:
  • jan110144
    jan110144 Posts: 1,281 Member
    Weight loss has slowed significantly. 9 pounds to go and I would be ecstatic if that could happen by the end of the year. Still ... keep chipping away, one day at a time!

    Height 5'8"
    HW 192
    Goal: 145

    11/2: 154
    11/12:
    11/19:
    11/26:
  • YogiCece
    YogiCece Posts: 32 Member
    Hi Ladies, I'm a newbe and was specifically looking for some outside support that would hold me accountable and get me to stay ontrack with my fatloss, so thanks in advance. :smile:

    Height: 5'5"
    HW: 163 lb
    Goal: 120 lb (guestimating as I'm going more on looks; want to get rid of the lower body flab)

    11/5: 130 lb
    11/12:
    11/19:
    11/26:

    Going away for a week at the end of the month and really want to see some progress by then. Been jo-jo-ing since August so want to break that trend too. Also, last time I went home I went on a total holiday binge and gained about 4 lbs. So these next couple of weeks I want to get solid with my diet so that I'm feeling confident that I can stick with it whilst away. That's the plan anyway.

    Question: What's everyone's Achilles Heal when it comes to staying on track?
    Mine is a tendency to overeat way passed fullness in the evenings when tired and/or watching TV.
  • becs3578
    becs3578 Posts: 836 Member
    Happy Tuesday. I am back after a year of stress, poor choices and finding out I have a heart condition.

    Over 3 years I lost 50 lbs... I have gained about 10-12 of those back and I AM GOING to lose them again.

    Today was the start of week 3 of ORANGE THEORY. LOVE THE PROGRAM. Try to start it over 2 months ago and the program is how I found out I have a heart condition. I am approved to workout by doctor (BUT NOT RUNNING) and starting BETA blockers in about 2 weeks.

    My goal is to be back to 128 by March and feel lean and strong again.

    Been going to orange theory 3 days a week and will stay with that through week 4. Then up it to 4 days a week. Right now trying to tackle food with is an issue for a few reason.

    Height 5'4"
    Weight 140
    Goal for November 135-137
  • misshealthydoc
    misshealthydoc Posts: 14 Member
    edited November 2018
    Height: 5'9
    CW: 140 lb
    Goal: 130 lb

    11/2: 140 lb
    11/9:
    11/16:
    11/23:
    11/30:

    Currently on crutches due to breaking my foot, so my short-term goal is not to gain weight as long as I can't move properly and maybe even get a bit fitter as I am allowed to go swimming:)
    My Achilles Heal is the same as yours!! Eating mindlessly in front of the TV and going waaay over calories. Reduced the frequency of this "happening" to once a week, but want to cut it out entirely because it ruins my deficit^^
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,063 Member
    Height 5'7"
    HW:163ish
    CW:152.8
    GW:128-132


    11/2: 151.4 (Actual) 152.6 (Trend)
    11/9:
    11/16:
    11/23:
    11/30:
  • EverestApu
    EverestApu Posts: 1 Member
    I was 116 at the beginning of the year. Pretty healthy diet and moderate high intense exercise. I changed my diet to feed my sore muscles. I got some weight (125). I took a "break" in the middle of the year with low exercise and eating a little more treats. Got back on track with exercise and still eating healthy but I got in the scale and Im 130. I want to lose fat and gain lean muscle so... let's sew how it goes.
    Height 5'2"
    CW: 130
    GW:120
    11/7:
    11/14:
    11/21:
    11/28:
  • curlygirlusn
    curlygirlusn Posts: 61 Member
    Height: 5'5"
    HW: 171 lbs
    GW: 140 lbs
    GW for November: 148 lbs
    Nov 2: 153 lbs
    Nov 9: 150.5 lbs
    Nov 16:
    Nov 23:
    Nov 30:
  • jan110144
    jan110144 Posts: 1,281 Member
    The 3lb loss is really more like one and a half pounds. The 154 on November 2nd reflects one of those mysterious one and a half pound overnight gains

    Height 5'8"
    HW 192
    Goal: 145

    11/2: 154
    11/9: 151.5
    11/16:
    11/23:
    11/30:

  • YogiCece
    YogiCece Posts: 32 Member
    Well done Jan! That's great progress! I'll be happy with half of that when I weigh myself Monday morning. And on a side-note, that's one gorgeous horse you've got. :smile:
  • YogiCece
    YogiCece Posts: 32 Member
    Monday morning weigh-in:
    Nov 5: 130 lbs
    Nov 12: 129.5 lbs
    Nov 19:
    Nov 26:
    Nov 30:

    HW: 163 lbs
    Goal: 120 lbs
  • malmh1252
    malmh1252 Posts: 5 Member
    I have recently joined a kickboxing Bodyshaping program, and that has really helped with weight loss for me. They also have nutritional support, so I have been sticking to eating healthy for 5 weeks now. At the beginning of the 5 weeks I weighed 149 and had 26.3 percent body fat. At the 5 week weigh-in I was 140 pounds and had 23 percent body fat! I also lost 8.75 inches overall! I am supposed to stay off the scales for another 5 weeks, so we will see where I am at after the 10 week session is fully over!
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,063 Member
    Height 5'7"
    HW:163ish
    CW:152.8
    GW:128-132


    11/2: 151.4 (Actual) 152.6 (Trend)
    11/9: 151.4 (Actual) 152.4 (Trend)
    11/16:
    11/23:
    11/30:
  • alevbrant
    alevbrant Posts: 26 Member
    edited November 2018
    Height 5'1"
    HW: 125
    CW:119.5
    GW: 115

    11/11: 120 (I'm rounding up)
    11/18
    11/25:

    The first 5.5 pounds came off fairly easily with Keto. Still on keto, but starting to crave dense belly filling food - (that might have something to do with being pre-mentrual.) I didn't lose anything with last weigh in,, I weigh in once a week. I hope that I've not reached a plateau. Working more with weights and thinking about lengthening my power walk time.
  • gdesousa_93
    gdesousa_93 Posts: 7 Member
    edited November 2018
    Height 5'8"
    HW: 161.5
    CW: 160.9
    GW: 135-140

    11/12: 161.5
    11/19:
    11/26:
    11/30:

    I'm just starting (again), if I can lose even half a pound a week I'd be happy as that's progress, though ideally I'd like that to be more 1lb a week. I'm dropping this idea of doing intermittent fasting for now, clearly when I have done that I've overeaten on the off days, so we'll go with daily CICO and hopefully get my appetite in check. Also going to try and pair this with Mon/Wed/Fri morning gym trips.

    I weight daily and put this into Libra Scale for a trend weight, I'll use that for my entries here.
  • karabobera
    karabobera Posts: 26 Member
    CW: 131
    GW: 125
    11/09: 129
    11/18:
    11/30:

    Trying to keep it going! I was really, really good through late October and early November, but I got a really bad spell of anxiety and panic attacks this weekend, paired with plans to eat out and visit fun restaurants (curse you, fresh crepes....) so I'm pretty sure I've gained at least a pound or two over the weekend. Here's to keeping healthy! :^)
  • jamie_rael
    jamie_rael Posts: 14 Member
    Height: 5'5"
    HW: 186 lbs
    CW 155 lbs
    GW: 130 lbs

    End of Nov Goal Weight: 152 lbs

    Managed to get down to 149, but shot up when I got my new job. I've been working hard at going to the gym (not hard workouts because I'm out of shape, working my way into the workout world). I really want to be back to 149 by Christmas time and to 130 by my wedding in May. I've been working on getting the gained weight off since mid-October (began working out at that time as well).

    Any tips on getting past a weight loss plateau -- PLEASE let me know! I hate working so hard with no results.
  • misshealthydoc
    misshealthydoc Posts: 14 Member
    Height: 5'9
    CW: 140 lb
    Goal: 130 lb

    11/2: 140 lb
    11/9: 139 lb
    11/16:
    11/23:
    11/30:
    Considering that I am still mostly bedridden due to my foot, I am actually quite glad I lost a pound. However, I am a little concerned it it mostly muscle mass :/
  • gdesousa_93
    gdesousa_93 Posts: 7 Member
    jamie_rael wrote: »
    Height: 5'5"
    HW: 186 lbs
    CW 155 lbs
    GW: 130 lbs

    End of Nov Goal Weight: 152 lbs

    Managed to get down to 149, but shot up when I got my new job. I've been working hard at going to the gym (not hard workouts because I'm out of shape, working my way into the workout world). I really want to be back to 149 by Christmas time and to 130 by my wedding in May. I've been working on getting the gained weight off since mid-October (began working out at that time as well).

    Any tips on getting past a weight loss plateau -- PLEASE let me know! I hate working so hard with no results.

    Have you worked out a new TDEE since losing weight? 30lbs is a lot to lose (congratulations!) and the calories you need to stay below may have decreased with your smaller size (or even increased with exercise and possible muscle gain). Other things I've seen repeated online are making sure you're accurately measuring your food, and that you're taking even small things into account that seem like they wouldn't be worth much.

    Another is that taking a break from cutting down can help after you've lost a lot, as it brings your body out of that 'starvation mode' that means you just start burning less (I am still undecided on if I believe this is a thing, some people say it's a myth others I've seen say taking a break then getting back to cutting down helped get over a plateau).

    Disclaimer: I have yet to get to anything like this stage myself, just repeating other advice I've seen online!
  • jamie_rael
    jamie_rael Posts: 14 Member
    @gdesousa_93, forgive me -- what is TDEE?

    Also, I've been trying to eat more in order to reach my daily calorie goals lately. I usually don't eat that much because I'm busy and feel full fairly quickly. I've read on several sites that undereating can actually make it difficult to lose weight, because the body stores what it gets as fat. So I'm trying to be more conscious of how much I'm eating. The calories in v calories out concept is a little confusing to me and makes me scared to eat too much, but I'm just trying to do my best to eat what the app tells me I can eat and get enough exercise to get my heart rate going for a while.
  • aeshippers
    aeshippers Posts: 416 Member
    Realise that I'm late to the party but I need to get some accountability as my weight keeps creeping up.

    Height: 164cm
    HW: 75kg
    CW: 66.4kg
    GW: Not sure - going to aim at 60kg for now

    Nov target 64kg
  • gdesousa_93
    gdesousa_93 Posts: 7 Member
    @aeshippers sorry! It's your Total Daily Energy Expenditure - eating under this normally allows weight loss, as you're burning more than you're eating so your body needs to use up some of the fat stored in your body. Go to tdeecalculator.net, you can work it out quickly there, but tbh if you have been updating your weight on MFP you might have noticed your calorie goal decreasing, which reflects that!
  • Go_Deskercise
    Go_Deskercise Posts: 1,630 Member
    Missed a couple months of challenges and the scale shows it.... Keep trying to get back in it, but I need some accountability.

    Height: 5'5"
    Ultimate goal: 120-122 lbs
    Current Weight: 132.6 lbs
    November Goal: 130 lbs (but hopefully back in the 120's *fingers crossed*)

    November 15: 132.6 lbs
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,063 Member
    Spike up in weight that, technically, doesn't add up....meh, sometimes the scale is so annoying!

    Height 5'7"
    HW:163ish
    CW:152.8
    GW:128-132


    11/2: 151.4 (Actual) 152.6 (Trend)
    11/9: 151.4 (Actual) 152.4 (Trend)
    11/16: 154.2 (Actual) 152.3 (Trend)
    11/23:
    11/30:
  • smith5250
    smith5250 Posts: 16 Member
    Hello, I’m not quite a girl anymore at 46 years old, but I still have goals. 🙂
    Height 5’2
    HW 155
    LW 108 (Probably too low for me...)
    CW 118.2
    GW 110-113
    End of Nov Goal weight 115

    I’ve regained 8 to 9 lbs over the last few months. I was back down to 114 lbs a week or two ago, but I’ve been eating junk and my family has been eating out a lot. I also normally prep my food for work, but I had visitors come in from another company this week so I ate in the company cafeteria with them.

    When I eat more of a plant based lifestyle, the weight stays down. When I add in a lot of fatty and processed foods, it shoots up. I know Thanksgiving will be a challenge this next week so I’m looking to gain some motivation. Feel free to add me as a friend. I’m hoping everyone meets their goals this month. 👏🎉💐
  • alevbrant
    alevbrant Posts: 26 Member
    Check in. Lost 1.5 since last weeks weigh in. 118.5.
  • YogiCece
    YogiCece Posts: 32 Member
    Monday morning weigh-in:

    5th Nov: 130
    12th Nov: 129
    19th Nov: 127.5

    One more week before I go away on holiday and then I'm really gonna have to work on staying on track. Hopefully I can do it..."with a little help from my friends". :-)
  • gdesousa_93
    gdesousa_93 Posts: 7 Member
    Height 5'8"
    HW: 161.5
    CW: 160.9
    GW: 135-140

    11/12: 161.5
    11/19: 159.3
    11/26:
    11/30:

    So I think I was right about my cycle, my weight this week had been consistently lower, but because I'm using a trend weight the one I'm recording here is still a bit higher than I have seen (lowest this week was 157.2), but it's steadily dropping!

    Had a good week food wise, even swapped a Friday treat that I 'saved' for for a healthier but equally satisfying alternative. Already hit the gym this morning and hoping to continue the good habits! Knowing I had to log here this morning honestly really helped.
  • YogiCece
    YogiCece Posts: 32 Member
    Monday morning weigh-in:

    5th Nov: 130
    12th Nov: 129
    19th Nov: 127.5
    26th Nov: 128.5

    To be expected since I stuffed my face one too many times the past week. But I also started strength training so maybe some of the weight gain is water weight. Hoping I can back on track this week.