Lose 5lbs + in January 2019

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,897 Member
    @tiabirdie56
    What is the difference between net carbs and carbs?
    I don't really look at that stuff, I am more about calories in/calories out, but I am interested to know.
  • mamarh
    mamarh Posts: 95 Member
    SFJULES66 wrote: »
    alexhayg wrote: »
    Resubmitting this as found my scales were incorrect :( but also forgot that I had actually already managed to lose 10.5lbs from 2016!! so why not give myself the credit for it! :D

    Original starting weight - 150.5
    January starting weight - 140
    January goal - 135
    Ultimate goal - 125


    January 6th - 140
    January 13th -
    January 20th -
    January 27th -

    Total loss for January -

    Isn't that annoying? My scale is inconsistent and I don't know if I should buy a new one.


    what do you count as OSW? was that when you originally started MFP? I’m wondering where people get their OSW?
  • Tazzythatsme
    Tazzythatsme Posts: 211 Member

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  • SFJULES66
    SFJULES66 Posts: 168 Member
    edited January 2019
    I think OSW ( original starting weight) refers to when people started MFP or perhaps even before then.
    I personally don’t put my OSW in my heading.
  • Running2Fit
    Running2Fit Posts: 702 Member
    mamarh wrote: »
    SFJULES66 wrote: »
    alexhayg wrote: »
    Resubmitting this as found my scales were incorrect :( but also forgot that I had actually already managed to lose 10.5lbs from 2016!! so why not give myself the credit for it! :D

    Original starting weight - 150.5
    January starting weight - 140
    January goal - 135
    Ultimate goal - 125


    January 6th - 140
    January 13th -
    January 20th -
    January 27th -

    Total loss for January -

    Isn't that annoying? My scale is inconsistent and I don't know if I should buy a new one.


    what do you count as OSW? was that when you originally started MFP? I’m wondering where people get their OSW?

    I use the highest weight I ever saw on the scale.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,278 Member
    mamarh wrote: »
    what do you count as OSW? was that when you originally started MFP? I’m wondering where people get their OSW?

    I think YOU get to choose. I think when I signed up to MFP, it defaulted to the weight I entered that day. At some point I set it to a time before that when I was heavier and was about to start my journey. Either way. Whatever you like!

    I have noticed at least one person put their "Ultimate Starting Weight." For some reason, that bothers me because ultimate means the last (or the best), never the initial. I'm a word weirdo, so I actually like the (possibly coined by another word weirdo) word for the third to last thing in a series as ...
    antepenultimate.
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    @dawnbgethealthy, Net carbs are carbohydrates minus their fiber content, vegetables. I can't say net carbs is a true thing, but it helps me eat more vegetables on keto!

    @mamarh, I use original start weight on this challenge, because just before I returned to logging my food on MFP in 2017, that is the weight I started from. You can choose to use any wording you want or only post your January starting weight. The words don't matter. What matters is that you're here being accountable for your weightloss. Welcome!

    @mtaratoot, Yes, I like words too. Ultimate, meaning last, maximum, highest, as in, that is the LAST time I will ever be that weight. Also, not to be surpassed, because that is never going to happen. 😂 I use ultimate on at least one challenge. The weight I posted is not my original start weight from when I joined MFP. My original start weight was probably around 185 lbs in 2009.
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    January weight loss goal - 4 lbs=1.8 k
    January starting weight - 58.4k (128.7 lbs)
    January goal - 56.6k (123.9 lbs
    Ultimate goal – 52.5-55 range (115.7-121.2 lbs)

    January 1st - 58.4
    January 2nd -57.8 went to gym yesterday and got 40 min of cardio
    January 3rd -
    January 4th -58.1. got cardio today, not yesterday
    January 5th -
    January 6th -58.3
    January 7th -58.3
    January 8th -58.3
    January 9th -57.6 got 10,000 steps yesterday with work and a walk
    January 10th -57.0
    January 11th -57.3
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    Overall loss in January: 1.1 k or 2.4 lbs
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited January 2019
    Running2Fit wrote: »
    Original starting weight - 190
    January starting weight - 147.5
    January goal - 140.5
    Ultimate goal - 120

    January 03 - 147.8
    January 10 - 146.6
    January 17 -
    January 24 -
    January 31 -

    Total loss for January - 1.1 lbs

    Honestly, I’m a little frustrated. I’ve been working my butt off adding consistent exercise to my routine (and of course still sticking to my calories) and I feel like the weight is just barely coming off. It is my period week so there might be some water retention happening. I just feel like I’ve been working really hard the past 10 days and haven’t gotten much to show for it.

    @Running2FitRunning : losing a pound a week is a very good rhythm for solid weight loss.

    https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/index.html :
    "It’s natural for anyone trying to lose weight to want to lose it very quickly. But evidence shows that people who lose weight gradually and steadily (about 1 to 2 pounds per week) are more successful at keeping weight off. "
  • Running2Fit
    Running2Fit Posts: 702 Member
    edited January 2019
    Nvm
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited January 2019
    January weight loss goal - 4 lbs=1.8 k
    January starting weight - 58.4k (128.7 lbs)
    January goal - 56.6k (123.9 lbs
    Ultimate goal – 52.5-55 range (115.7-121.2 lbs)

    January 1st - 58.4
    January 2nd -57.8 went to gym yesterday and got 40 min of cardio
    January 3rd -
    January 4th -58.1. got cardio today, not yesterday
    January 5th -
    January 6th -58.3
    January 7th -58.3
    January 8th -58.3
    January 9th -57.6 got 10,000 steps yesterday with work and a walk
    January 10th -57.0
    January 11th -57.3
    January 12th -57.7 barely moved yesterday and dug into weekly points last 2 days
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    Overall loss in January: 0.7 k or 1.5 lbs

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