Lose 5lbs + in January 2019
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@dawnbgethealthy HUG! That was exactly my story in November. It was frustrating.
I realized a few things that I was doing, they may not be true for you but I’m sharing because they are good examples of hidden self sabotage.
One was I was being a bit loose on my measurements, specifically I was eating double servings of peanut butter🙈
Second if I drank any alcohol didn’t matter if it was 2 glasses of wine or a low calorie vodka soda even if I was in my calorie goal or under I would get this super low scale number the next morning BUT the day after that I would be back up and often 1/2lb to a pound higher then where I started pre drink.
I was casually having a drink or two as many as three times a week and was sabotaging all of my hard work.
It sucks but once a saw my pattern of sabotage I stopped the social drinks and I’m seeing a much steadier decrease and even added back in the extra peanut butter.
But boy am I looking forward to a Manhattan on Valentines Day!
Hi Lala : - )
Yes, I am a social drinker now. When I joined MFP Oct 27.18 I had been having drinks every single day since June, and gained 40 pounds! (I was also eating out with friends too much and eating out is a big no-no for me).
I am in another challenge, "drink less". I aim for 4 AF days per week, but in January it has been more like 6AF per week. December averaged out to about 2-3 AF per week. Definitely alcohol does bad things for your weight. I have had so much less food and alcohol in January, yet I lost 5 pounds in December, and have basically been gaining in January when I have upped my fitness, lowered my calories, lowered my alcohol consumption.
I measure my foods like nut butters : - )
It just sucks that when one is so on track that the weight doesn't come off. It sure went on fast enough!!
It is what it is. I don't hate my friends that can eat normally and don't have to track every calorie and work out, but I sure am envious. Not in the cards for me. If I don't want to be fat I will always have to work at it and never live like others do. Yes, you can tell that I am frustrated about the attention and hard work that I put into this. I was seriously ready to give up. Who wants to live like that? Well, apparently all of us on this forum have decided to, and are trying really hard. I am thankful for this daily accountability and community, we are all making the commitment and effort.
A Manhattan Lala? Wow, I haven't had one of those in probably 30 years. Those are lovely.
Thank you for the support : - )4 -
Running2Fit wrote: »maureenkhilde wrote: »bananasandoranges wrote: »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
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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. "
Also I am sure you really do not want to read this. But now you are about 25 pounds away from your goal weight. And there are lots of discussions around the fact that when one only has X amount of pounds to lose. It is not uncommon for it to come off slowly like half a pound per week at the most. I am sure it is frustrating for you as you have lost 44 pounds and want the balance to just keep coming off steady. But as we know weight loss is not linear at all. Hopefully soon you will have a week when you lose 2-3 at one time.
I know all of that. It’s not at all that I don’t want to hear it. Sometimes I just want to be frustrated and annoyed about slow progress which I think is totally valid. I didn’t say I was going to give up or do anything drastic/unhealthy to go faster. Just wanted to talk about my frustration a little. Not sure why anyone feels the need to give me a little lecture about how weight loss works. Just so you know, and I’m sure you don’t want to read this, I didn’t find it helpful or encouraging just annoying.
I’m also totally aware this is a crabby post. I wrote a similar response to the original post like this one and then deleted it because I decided to just let my annoyance go. I’m not deleting this one because this is truly how I feel and I want to be able to say I’m frustrated and be able to use this as a place for a support without getting little lectures about how apparently I should feel or whatever.
When I read what @maureenkhilde and @bananasandoranges wrote, it sure came across as supportive to me. I think you should expect that when you post a reasonable loss (one pound per week isn't a small loss) and write that it you, some kind and helpful folks on this forum will reply with a way to think about your journey in a more positive light. You ARE losing. It's not easy, and you're doing it. The fact that it's slow is healthy. I hope you realize that almost everyone would love to get to their final goal weight or weight range TOMORROW, it's just not realistic. If you don't wish to get that kind of response, you should make it very clear that you already know that you're losing at a healthy rate, but just WISH it could be faster and still healthy. Or you could state you're just looking for a little commiseration, because we ALL get frustrated. I bet you a Dungeness crab that @maureenkhilde and @bananasandoranges get frustrated too. Now that I've made that bet, it's safe to say this, too, is a crabby post
Bottom line: please know that we're all here to support you on your journey. You can do it, and you WILL. Just keep at it. It's just that your "run to fit" isn't a sprint.
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January starting weight - 253
January goal - 243
Ultimate goal - 140
January 1st - 253
January 8th - 244
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I hit my goal last year but decided on a new lower goal, only to completely blow the plan over Christmas and NY when I visited the States, so pancakes galore. I don't regret it one bit as heavenly indulgences.... but 7lbs gain over 3 weeks. Ouch
So I need to get back on the waggon and 7-10 lbs to lose. I need some good support and motivation and hope reach goal by the end of 'March.
Current weight 124lbs (was 117lbs)
Goal weight 114-115lbs
January Goal 121 lbs5 -
ladycopnh1 wrote: »January starting weight - 253
January goal - 243
Ultimate goal - 140
January 1st - 253
January 8th - 244
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Wow, you lost 9 pounds in a week? How did you do that? I think that it will take me more than 2 months to lose that much : - (3 -
SamanthaLouiseMence wrote: »Hey guys, another year has been and gone, and I’m continuing this monthly challenge into 2019
Anyone and everyone is welcome to join or leave at anytime, this is an open challenge. If you do decide to join us for these challenges, remember to highlight the star in the top right corner to mark the page so you don’t have to keep searching for us
Weigh in as often or a little as you like in this format :
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But remember to change the dates to fit YOUR weigh in days
This is a friendly challenge, be supportive and respectful to each other. We are all working towards the same the thing.
Feel free to share other things within the chat, such as new recipes you liked and thought other may like to try, if you’ve accomplished something, if you struggled with anything etc
We are all here to support one another too
Let’s shed those little weight gains over Christmas and then some more - bows the time to get back on track
I hope you all had a magical Christmas and I wish you all the best for 2019
Let’s do this xx
Joining late but it’s all good. Was 129lbs before dec. 25. Back up 133lbs ish... will do a weigh in tomorrow.
I believe I can lose five by the end of the month. ( including water weight)3 -
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
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January 4th -58.1. got cardio today, not yesterday
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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
January 13th -57.4 went for a short walk yesterday, nice meal out
January 14th -58 didn't go the gym this past week and low on exercise, ate weekly points but not activity points
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Overall loss in January: .4 k or.9 lbs3 -
Original starting weight - 196.2
January starting weight - 194.4
January goal - 189
Ultimate goal - 150
January 1st - 196.2
January 7th - 194.4 (-1.8)
January 14th - 192.0 (-2.4)
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Total loss for January - 4.28 -
Original starting weight - 73.9
January starting weight - 73.9
January goal - 70.9
Ultimate goal - 50
January 7th - 73.4
January 14th - 72kg
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Total loss for January - 1.9kg6 -
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!
Original starting weight - 150.5
January starting weight - 140
January goal - 135
Ultimate goal - 125
January 6th - 140
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January 6th - 140
January 13th - 135.8 (-4.2lbs)
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Week 2 Day 6: First, I know I had a HUGE loss last week, and bodies don't operate on a time table so just because I weigh in on Mondays, doesn't mean my body is ready to show progress... AND I know 1/2 a pound is still loss.
All that being true, I was still a little bummed by the small number because I was very "good" this week. I feel a little hindered by my body, because I know it's a week that I can expect to retain fluid, so even though I made all the right choices, I still didn't lose.
BUT... I didn't gain, I'm still under 330 which has been a stalling point for me, and I didn't give in to my cravings for alllllllllll the chocolate. Small victories!
This week's goal: 4 days of HIIT on the recumbent bike.
Original starting weight - 352
January starting weight - 341.4
January goal -336 ** hit goal 1/7**
New January Goal: 330 ** hit goal 1/9 **
Newer January Goal: 325
Ultimate goal -150 ish
January 2nd - 341.4
January 4th - 337.4
January 7th - 334.4
January 9th - 329.6
January 14th - 329.0
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Total loss for January - 12.4 bs so far.8 -
@jcurtis1020
I call it “frustration station” Giant hugs.
I did my first HIIT on the recumbent bike last week and I my legs were jelly after. Great work, you’ll see a good whoosh soon.4 -
Original starting weight - 192.2
January starting weight - 148.0
January goal - 146.0
Ultimate goal - 135
January 01 - 148.0
January 07 - 147.6
January 14 - 147.6
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Didn’t lose as much as I wanted to, but a loss is a loss! Here’s to week 3!
Original starting weight - 228.4
January starting weight - 228.4
January goal - 220
Ultimate goal - 170
January 1st - 228.4
January 7th - 227.4
January 14th - 226.6
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Original starting weight -180 Jan '11
January starting weight -157
January goal -154
Ultimate goal -140
January 1st -157
January 4th -157
January 11th -156
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Total loss for January -1
Last week was crazy. A stomach bug hit our household hard! I still haven't been able to get exercise into my routine but I feel like I'm constantly moving. Hopefully I can find a good time to get some exercise.9 -
Female named Donna - 58 years young - 5’ 5 ½” - Midwest USA
“The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
I am weighing in on the First and the Last day of each month for a full monthly account.
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
My First Short Term Weight Goal: To weight 175 by Valentine’s Day 💗💗💗
January starting weight - 185.5
January goal - 178.0
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Weight/Comment:
January 01 - 185.5
January 07 - 183.6 It’s getting better and better. Holiday mending going well.
January 14 - 183.4 slow and steady goes the course.
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Final Challenge Thoughts:
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January 1st - 181.4
January 2nd -181.1 So glad to have my new digital scale so that I feel rewarded by "good" days. I am also happy with my decision to weigh every day, it makes me mindful every night that I will be weighing in the morning and affects my choices.
January 3rd - 181.9
January 4th - 181.7
January 5th - 178.7
January 6th - 182.5 Crazy how everything fluctuates. I couldn't believe yesterday, so weighed 5 times. Up 3.8 from yesterday, but I have skating on the docket for today. Perhaps I will discover a trend in something that I am doing, eating, or something that I am not eating with how it affects me.
January 7th - 181.7
January 8th - 183.0 - really don't get the gain this time, I was in really good numbers all week.
January 9th - 182.2 - I seriously expect a really big loss soon. I am just sticking with it. I am working very long hours this week, maybe my body is holding on to it just in case.
January 10th - 179.8 - not getting too excited, I see how I can be almost 4 pounds more the next day. Still, glad to be slightly under 180 at least for today : - )
January 11th - 180.7
January 12th - 182.4 - I was less disciplined in December and still lost weight, yet this month I am being so careful and am just not dropping weight. I have to stick with it.
January 13th - 181.4
January 14th - 181.7
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Running loss/gain for January - +.3 gain for January4 -
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Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
January starting weight - 151.0 (December 31, 2018)
January goal - 147
Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148
This month I'm going to report scale weight and (ten day average weight).
December 31 - 151.0 (150.8)
January 7 - 149.8 (150.1)
January 14 - 149.4 (149.0)
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Total loss for January: Scale says 1.6 pounds; ten-day average says 1.8 pounds. One point eight? Hey, that's great!5 -
We are house sitting this week and no scale is available.
The weekend was okay and now our work program begins for walking more and losing weight so there is incentives left and right to reach my first goal weight.
MFP Starting Weight: 140 lbs - February 2011
Current Starting Weight: 147 lbs - November 2017
January Starting Weight: 143.6 lbs
January Goal: 138.6 lbs
Height: 5ft
Goal Weight: 130 lbs - April 2019 (Niece's Quincenera)
Ultimate Goal: 120 lbs (?)
Weigh-In Day: Friday and Monday (work-related program)
January 4: 145
January 7: 143.2
January 11: 141.8
January 14: N/A
January 18: N/A
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Total loss for January: 1.8 lbs2
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