Mini Challenge: 10lbs down by Valentines Day? <3
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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.2 -
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.1 -
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!4
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@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.2 -
count me in - started today so CW 246, GW 182 -1
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Finally got on the scale!
Goal 2/14: 14812/27: 1601/5 160.2
12/28: 161.4
12/29: 159
12/30: 153
12/31: 155
1/2: 161.2
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.1 -
Well, good news. I lost 1lb since I started logging and calorie restricting around Dec. 28th.
I know this does not sound super exciting, but I measured my waist and have lost 1.5 inches! I’ve been hiking and doing a yoga practice daily, so I am probably building muscle. Feeling optimistic!5 -
pyrusangeles wrote: »I officially hit 10 lbs total lost today!
SW 11/12/18 179.4 lbs
CW 1/5/18 169.4 lbs
GW for Valentine's Day: 164 lbs
GW overall: 145 lbs, will reassess as it gets closer
New Year, New Us. We got this.
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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.3 -
I'm in.
Starting weight as of 1-1-19: 173.3lbs
Current weight: 170.8
Goal for 2-14-19: 163lbs1 -
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@mac90kh ,
5 lbs is doable I'm sure !! Go for it ! Give yourself some Valentine's Day 💕1 -
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
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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 .... )0
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Goal 2/14: 14812/27: 1601/8 161.4
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
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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!)3 -
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 🙂0 -
I'm new to MFP and I think this is a good jump start challenge. Count me in.1
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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 🙂
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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 🙂- If you are consistently hungry, you might not be allowing yourself sufficient calories. What is your "lifestyle activity setting" in your profile? Sounds like it should be above sedentary if you are on you feet all day. (This affects the MFP PRE-exercise suggested calories.)
- Depending on how far you are from your target, how much of your exercise calories do you leave uneaten? This could be an additional indicator of not enough over-all (QUALITY) calories going in.
- the best place to cut treats (whether greasy or sugary or salty) from your intake, is in the grocery cart. What are they even doing in your pantry and available? If there are are other residents, who insist that they HAVE to be stocked, let us know ages (young kids vs teens vs BF vs hubby) and we can probably offer additional strategies for both conversations and storage options, depending on circumstance
- google images - search "what 200 calories looks like" and DO stock up high volume / lower calorie treat options (like heaping bowl of air-popped popcorn vs 12 measly Doritos; celery or mixed pre-cut vegetable sticks with peanut butter or yoghurt to dip them in vs wine&cheese.
- also google or google images or Pintrest - search "not this but that" and "if you crave sweets, you probably need ... (list fills in nutrient body is probably craving and suggests several alternative food-sources for it - chart continues with other common cravings like "salty" or "greasy".
- Especially as you are in your early, experimental stage of transitioning to making healthy choices the norm rather than the exception, keep paying attention to circumstances that seem to encourage raiding the treats. Tired, bored, stressed, inattentive in front of the tv? What non-food strategies can you think of to deal with those kinds of factors?
- for "inattentive" mindless nibbling, I would suggest keeping your hands busy with something you wouldn't want to get crumbs or grease on. Like a hobby you can do watching (or not watching) tv. Cross-stitch, knitting, mending, stretching or plank-holds or walking in place (or pacing around the house) during commercials ...
- finally, remember that the ultimate objective is a maintainable lifestyle. Nothing should be 100% forbidden (unless for extreme medical reasons) but they can and should be pre-planned as much as possible - including pre-designating days or events when you KNOW in advance will include circumstances you can't control (like travel or anniversary dinner etc) as an "intentional pass day". So long as you evolve into an 80 / 20 lifestyle and eat well 80% of the time, your body can cope and process indulgences the other 20% of the time in a matter of days.
Hope that's enough for starters ... let us know if any of this (or suggestions from others) hit the right chord for you!
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