Mini Challenge: 10lbs down by Valentines Day? <3

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  • MsBaz2018
    MsBaz2018 Posts: 384 Member
    MsBaz2018 wrote: »
    Hey there! I am 210 lbs now. So I need motivation to reach Onderland. I am starting a new job in Jan so I don't know how that's going to impact my exercise and meal planning. I'll need all the motivation I can get to drop 10/12 lbs.

    SW: 210
    GW: 199

    I actually started proper on January 2nd, exactly at 210.0 lbs.
    CW:? (next update Wednesday 9th)

    I weigh daily just to have the data. The numbers on the scale are, predictably, up and down. That drove me crazy this week.
    Maybe because I have been 210 for so long (since around December 20).
    Variations are to be expected. But overall, taking in fewer calories in than are burnt out WILL result in weight loss.
  • mac90kh
    mac90kh Posts: 27 Member
    I think I'm a little late to the party ... with 5+ weeks to go till Feb14th, do you think I can lose 10lbs?

    CW: 205lbs.
  • edwardsc60
    edwardsc60 Posts: 57 Member
    I'd like to try that. I am 168 lb (21lb over my target). I recently lost 180lb of useless weight (in the form of an unnecessary husband) so am very much feeling ready and motivated to lose a bit more!
  • lizziequek
    lizziequek Posts: 1,373 Member
    @mac90kh ,
    you don't have to commit to losing 10 pounds by Valentine's Day; I "m going to be on a road trip holiday & unable to exercise daily & maybe eating a bit more for 2 weeks in January , so I opted to shoot for an 8 pound loss ! I have already lost about 1.5-2 pounds.
  • caroline_mason42
    caroline_mason42 Posts: 83 Member
    count me in - started today so CW 246, GW 182 - :)
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    Finally got on the scale!
    Goal 2/14: 148
    12/27: 160
    12/28: 161.4
    12/29: 159
    12/30: 153
    12/31: 155
    1/2: 161.2
    1/5 160.2
    1/6 160.2
    1/7 161.2

    I actually had the same weight for 2 days in a row, kind of hard to believe! Not really a shocker that I'm up today since I had a few glasses of wine and did my weights super late in the evening, I'm kind of surprised that I'm not up more...I think I'm going to try to make Thursday my official weigh in day since Wed is my only rest day this month and that probably means that my weight will be at it's most stable on Thursday morning.
  • PigHerder
    PigHerder Posts: 89 Member
    mac90kh wrote: »
    I think I'm a little late to the party ... with 5+ weeks to go till Feb14th, do you think I can lose 10lbs?

    CW: 205lbs.

    Depends on a whole host of things, but it seems a lot at this point. Maybe shoot for 5-6 and see how you go? It's all pretty arbitrary anyway. ;) But some people find this kind of thing helps keep them on track with their logging and hitting their calorie/macro targets.
  • JaxxieKat
    JaxxieKat Posts: 427 Member
    I'm in.
    Starting weight as of 1-1-19: 173.3lbs
    Current weight: 170.8
    Goal for 2-14-19: 163lbs
  • mac90kh
    mac90kh Posts: 27 Member
    @lizziequek
    @PigHerder
    Thanks guys, I'll aim for 5lbs and see how we go!
  • lizziequek
    lizziequek Posts: 1,373 Member
    @mac90kh ,
    5 lbs is doable I'm sure !! Go for it ! Give yourself some Valentine's Day 💕
  • alexhayg
    alexhayg Posts: 96 Member
    I would love to lose 10lbs by Valentines day but it might be a push for me :/ but aim for the stars as they say!

    Heaviest Weight: 150.5lbs
    Current weight: 140lbs
    14th Feb GW: 130lbs
    GW: 125lbs

    Lifestyle changes > Diets
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,364 Member
    Aim for the stars .... you just might make it to the moon! (expression from the pre-space flight centuries when the moon was thought to be the farther target .... )
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    Goal 2/14: 148
    12/27: 160
    12/28: 161.4
    12/29: 159
    12/30: 153
    12/31: 155
    1/2: 161.2
    1/5 160.2
    1/6 160.2
    1/7 161.2
    1/8 161.4

  • brittlb07
    brittlb07 Posts: 313 Member
    SW 1/2/19 146
    CW 1/8/19 143
    GW for Challenge by 2/14/19 136

    Final GW 120 by June 6 (DISNEY!)
  • LMK20018
    LMK20018 Posts: 38 Member
    Hi : suggestions would be greatly appreciated 🙂
    I’m doing better with portions and consistently tracking everything.
    I eat healthy during the work day , exercise before work (yoga or a three mile walk and back to doing weights (only 5lbs) this weekend ).. I’m on my feet walking during the day, however 😀as soon as I get home it’s downhill lol! Suggestions on mental tricks or distractions that you have found helpful to make it to bedtime without throwing in the towel and raiding the treats after all the hard work!! Thanks, enjoy the day 🙂
  • IshieMonet
    IshieMonet Posts: 4 Member
    I'm new to MFP and I think this is a good jump start challenge. Count me in. :#
  • LadySaton
    LadySaton Posts: 500 Member
    LMK20018 wrote: »
    Hi : suggestions would be greatly appreciated 🙂
    I’m doing better with portions and consistently tracking everything.
    I eat healthy during the work day , exercise before work (yoga or a three mile walk and back to doing weights (only 5lbs) this weekend ).. I’m on my feet walking during the day, however 😀as soon as I get home it’s downhill lol! Suggestions on mental tricks or distractions that you have found helpful to make it to bedtime without throwing in the towel and raiding the treats after all the hard work!! Thanks, enjoy the day 🙂
    I am absolutely, positively guaranteed to snack at night. I just build my calorie allowance around that. Today I had about 400 calories at breakfast, 300 calories at lunch and 500 at dinner. The rest (including my exercise calories) were saved for evening snacking. I mean, I know I’m going to do it so I plan for it. If I’m not hungry in the morning (which is pretty often as I am prone to waking with nausea), I just earmark those breakfast calories for snacking. I also use my evening snacks to fill in where my macros may be low. So today I ate fat-heavy and had carb+protein snacks. You can either fight the snacking urge or plan around it. It’s definitely possible to just not do the snacking, but I personally feel better with it as part of my daily routine.