Happy New Year! It's the January weigh-in & accountability thread
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rianneonamission wrote: »@lbride I use a scale with a BF function. It’s not exactly the most accurate, but it does seem to give me a good enough indication (as in it moves down as I exercise and eat at a deficit, and goes up when I gain).
tx. I always wondered what my "real" fat % is (but not enough to do anything about it I guess!)0 -
1/1 130.0
1/20 132.2
I hope I’m making a little muscle here.2 -
I have finally actually been committed to losing weight for a solid 3 months now 😁 I always thought eating healthy was not worth all of the work, and giving up delicious foods. Little did I know, some healthy foods are delicious. I’m so glad I decided to take this seriously, and start to invest in my health😊
Height: 5’6”
Staring Weight: 153
Current weight: 129.6, 17.6% Body Fat
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125
January Goal: 127
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I have finally actually been committed to losing weight for a solid 3 months now 😁 I always thought eating healthy was not worth all of the work, and giving up delicious foods. Little did I know, some healthy foods are delicious. I’m so glad I decided to take this seriously, and start to invest in my health😊
Height: 5’6”
Staring Weight: 153
Current weight: 129.6, 17.6% Body Fat
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125
January Goal: 127
Haha I love this! We have similar starting point and similar goals. It's true that it is worth it!1 -
Back for another try. 😂
Height 5’3”
SW. 133.2. 14 Jan 19
CW. 131.8. 21 Jan 19
GW. 1221 -
I have finally actually been committed to losing weight for a solid 3 months now 😁 I always thought eating healthy was not worth all of the work, and giving up delicious foods. Little did I know, some healthy foods are delicious. I’m so glad I decided to take this seriously, and start to invest in my health😊
Height: 5’6”
Staring Weight: 153
Current weight: 129.6, 17.6% Body Fat
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125
January Goal: 127
I'm at 128-130 and want to get down to 125 too (and am 5'6). So hard with those last few pounds! And my dr is amazed at my numbers and always asks if I eat healthy (fact is, I love McDonalds but would be hungry in 10 minutes, so I gear toward more filling foods, salads with grilled chicken, etc, so that I'm not hungry and which tend to be healthier)2 -
Disappointing loss this week, but I’ve been a regular at the gym again since this year has started and I feel much better for it! I felt incredibly bloated yesterday so I am hoping there may be a mini whoosh on the horizon. And I shouldn’t forget that my moving average has dropped a decent amount.
Thursday & Friday I have First Aid refresher training, meaning I won’t be quite as active as normal. May have to combat that by walking to the training centre, which is a 25 min walk from home.
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
SW January: 168.4lbs (2nd January weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
January goal: 163lbs
January body fat goal: 26.8%
2nd Jan: 168.4lbs – Body fat 27.3% (Moving Average 166.9)
9th Jan: 166.4lbs - Body fat 26.9% (Moving Average 167)
16th Jan: 166lbs – Body fat 26.9% (Moving Average 166.3)
23rd Jan: 165.8lbs – Body fat 26.8% (Moving Average 165.6)
30th Jan:
@strangerun Welcome! Slow and steady is good!
@vla246 Hope you are feeling better. Don’t blame you for not training (save your energy for fighting the bug) but I suppose you could try to focus on your food by making sensible choices that will aid your body in fighting said bug.
@Tryintogetfitdeb But it’s a loss! A loss is good!
@LynnJ9 Funny you mention that, because I am the exact opposite. I eat everything (and I am a mindless snacker) but have learnt to log that and pick better snacks/smaller portions. If I give up certain things I can’t sustain a diet. That’s the thing though: If it works for you, then that is all that matters!
@JRIV60 For a second I misread the dates and thought: “how on earth did she lose 7 inches around her chest in two weeks?!”. Then I read it again. Impressive change! Given that you have reduced cardio in favour of weights, is your main focus recomping?
@Anniebotnen The combination of MFP, and daily weighing with a trend app have made me so much more aware of my body and how it fluctuates. I don’t panic anymore either, which is a dream.
@lbride Nice drop. You seem to be on a roll this month!
@Astrue You too are on a roll this month! Even if it is post holiday weight, that’s still a nice bit of motivation!
@wellnesschaser Looking at your arm in your profile pic I’d say that’s likely to be some muscle gain. Nice definition!
@malmh1252 Some healthy foods are indeed delicious, and not necessarily a whole lot of work either!
@lorilrob This is the right place to be. Keep coming back, interact, and it will make the journey a whole lot easier.
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rianneonamission wrote: »Disappointing loss this week, but I’ve been a regular at the gym again since this year has started and I feel much better for it! I felt incredibly bloated yesterday so I am hoping there may be a mini whoosh on the horizon. And I shouldn’t forget that my moving average has dropped a decent amount.
Thursday & Friday I have First Aid refresher training, meaning I won’t be quite as active as normal. May have to combat that by walking to the training centre, which is a 25 min walk from home.
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
SW January: 168.4lbs (2nd January weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
January goal: 163lbs
January body fat goal: 26.8%
2nd Jan: 168.4lbs – Body fat 27.3% (Moving Average 166.9)
9th Jan: 166.4lbs - Body fat 26.9% (Moving Average 167)
16th Jan: 166lbs – Body fat 26.9% (Moving Average 166.3)
23rd Jan: 165.8lbs – Body fat 26.8% (Moving Average 165.6)
30th Jan:
---I was only able to get to the gym one time this week. Weight always falls off easier when I am not working out. Since you were at the gym a lot this week, you may drop a decent amount after the few days you take off. (At least this is how it works for my body--have no idea why; I work out for the muscle and so my bones don't get old and crackly! nothing to do with weight)1 -
HW: 176
CW: 159
Height: 5'8"
January goal: 157
Ultimate goal weight: 153
1/9: 160.5
1/16: 158.5
1/23: 159
Kind of disappointed with the gain. It doesn't match how I feel. Oh well. We'll see what next week brings!1 -
Height: 5'3"
SW: 159
CW: 135.6
GW: 120's
January Goal: Complete 4 weeks of Couch 2 5K. Weight loss will be consequential hopefully, but not the priority. Let's shoot for 133.
1/2/19: 135.6
1/9/19: 135.6 (Average 135.4)
1/15/19: 135.6 (Average 135.1)
1/23/19: 134.6 (Average 134.9)
Woohoo! That Average is coming down ever so slowly, but she's going down! At this rate I'll see 129 by this time next year!
I have a feeling my losses will pick up speed a bit though. This week marks week 4 on Couch to 5k. I actually ran enough that my fit bit picked it up this time and auto-recognized my running. I feel I will be doing this week twice though. It kicked my butt! I made it the first 5 minutes, but the 3rd and 4th runs were tough. I couldn't complete them. (Missed each by about 30 seconds. ) I think I might be dialing in my nutrition a bit to make cutting my calories a bit easier too. So that will help. But ramping up the intensity might leave me back at square 1, lol. We'll see. I'm more focused on eating around maintenance to be able to perform and recover properly. I'll focus on really cutting when I get the hang of this running thing I think. 1 -
Continued forward progress!
HW: ~163
CW: 148
GW: 128-132
January Goal: 147 (as an average)
2nd Jan: 148 (Actual) 149.3 (Trend)
9th Jan: 149 (Actual) 149.0 (Trend)
16th Jan: 147.2 (Actual) 148.7 (Trend)
23rd Jan:
30th Jan:2 -
@rianneonamission I imagine I will however I am not going to stress with the process. It has been such a long journey for me that I already know that slow and steady is what works for me.0
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Afternoon ladies, I weighed myself this morning and below are the results.
1/3: 171.1
1/23: 167.2
I was quite surprised with my weigh in actually.
My original goal when I decided to lose weight and get healthy was 170. That was many, many years ago. After I got to 179 I thought if this is the best I'm going get to I'm okay with it as long as I keep moving forward with being healthy for me and my family. Now that I've surpassed that goal I'm not sure what my next goal should be or if I should even have one. I will have to put some thought into this. However I do feel like I still have work to do at 41 years old. 4 -
@JRIV60, that’s awesome! FWIW, I moved my weight goal downwards several times while I was in weight loss mode. Four times, I think, until I decided to stop 15 lbs below my original goal. I definitely could have gone lower, but decided to focus on building strength instead of losing more weight. I ended up losing a few more pounds of body fat after that, while staying at the same weight. Thinking about where you want to go from here is an excellent idea!0
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@rianneonamission, your scale is still moving downwards. That’s a victory in my book, as is being back to going to the gym regularly.0
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Jan 5: 112.4
Jan 12: 112.9
Jan 17: 110.5
Jan 24: 109.8
Jan Goal: 110
GW: 100
Yay! Goal met! Running is going reasonably well. It sucks up a lot of my time, but that is to be expected. I'm booked for most of my long distance running events this season.
@rianneonamission gym sounds like it is going well. Definitely walk if the weather is nice! I just recently moved somewhere I can actually walk and get places (or ride my horse, but people tend to frown on that)2 -
Height: 5' 9"
HW: 167 lbs (Jan. 13, 2017)
Jan. Start Weight: 161.6 lbs
Ultimate Weight Goal: 145 lbs
lbs to go: 15.2 lbs
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Jan 03: 161.6 lbs
Jan 09: 161.0 lbs
Jan 16: 161.6 lbs
Jan 24: 160.2 lbs
Jan 28:
January Goal: 158.6 lbs (-3 lbs)
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Woohoo coming back down! TOM last week, so that explained all the excess water weight I was carrying. I am in training at work all this week and of course they are providing food for lunch. Been pretty good about it so far. I'm still eating the lunch, but managing my portions and passing on the provided desserts. I don't think I'll hit my goal for January, but that's okay! I'm doing all the other things I can control and know I'll get to where I want to go in time.
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5'0 tall, 30 years old.
HW: 175+ (2012)
January 16th: 147lb
January 23rd: 145.2
January 30th:
Ultimate GW: 125 to 128lb
January 31st GW: 143lb
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Likely going to be the same weight this Sunday as last week. Getting down to the last 5 lbs. Such a hassle (5'6, currently 130.5, and goal of 130 by end of Jan., 126 by end of March)3
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My weekly check in:
Starting weight: 1/4/19: 149.5
1/11/19: 147
1/18/19: 144.4
1/25/19: 143.1
My loss this week was 1.3 pounds. My goal is 1.5, so I was close.
I eat about 1100 calories all week so I could eat an extra 1200 calories on Saturday. I bounced up over a pound after my big calorie day, and spent most of the week re-losing. I was really discouraged and was kicking myself for eating those calories, though I supposed to. But when the whole week was over I did lose weight. I have to trust the math and science of this diet and stop worrying.
Total loss is 6.4 pounds for 3 weeks. 13.6 to go!4 -
Weekly check in:
Original SW 172# (1/2014)
Original GW 145# (reached 10/2014)
Post holiday weight 1/2019
1/12/19 148.75#
1/19/19 148.0#
1/26/19. 146.75
1/31/19 GW 147#
I’m a little ahead of my January goal this morning, which is nice since there’s almost another week left this month. BUT I’m going to my daughters house next weekend for their annual Super Bowl party. Trying to count calories and staying within my goal will be just about impossible that weekend, so I’m not going to bother. Just try not to go crazy with too many goodies. I may not lose much, if anything, the first week of February though.
@lynnj9 nice work!5 -
Skipping checking in this week and going to wait until Jan 31--it's been one of those weeks that turned into one of those weekends.4
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Going to go ahead and post-this week has been a roller coaster (127-133). Lots of reasons why--but really would like to lose that last 5 lbs so the fluctuation is between 125 and 130 during weeks like this. I could just focus on recomp and gain more muscle at this point, but I can't lift that heavy of weights for a variety of reasons, so am going to focus on the old school - just the number-- for better or for worse!
H-5'6
SW: 135
Short term GW - 130 by Feb 1
GW: 125 - by March 31
01/01 - 135
01/02 - 134
01/06 - 133.5
01/13 - 132
01/20 - 130.5
01/28 - 130
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1/1 130.0
1/20 132.2
1/28 133.5
I was at goal in November (125) and I feel awful that I gained it back, but I lost the last 5lbs it under crazy stress, not good habits, so what do I expect? Goal now is to chill out about the scale and just try to feel good about myself again because due to that stress in the fall I’ve been feeling like crap and haven’t really bounced back mentally. So that’s my priority.1 -
wellnesschaser wrote: »1/1 130.0
1/20 132.2
1/28 133.5
I was at goal in November (125) and I feel awful that I gained it back, but I lost the last 5lbs it under crazy stress, not good habits, so what do I expect? Goal now is to chill out about the scale and just try to feel good about myself again because due to that stress in the fall I’ve been feeling like crap and haven’t really bounced back mentally. So that’s my priority.
Good luck. Sometimes that's the best thing we can do!1 -
I have had a lot of stress with personal issues the past few months and have decided enough is enough and to get back to MFP to improve my health and fitness. Although I weigh 55.6 kg I am still carrying a lot of fat around my middle and need to lose it and replace it with muscle. I am back to regular exercise and trying to get my nutrition back on track. I am also considering having some coaching in these areas. Wish me luck1
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Overall a good month. Pulverised the body fat goal for this month, and am less than a pound away from my (admittedly) aggressive goal. 4.4lb in a month: I’ll take it! Had a good PT session last night, he’d planned a leg and glutes day, with a little ab blast at the end. My bum and thighs are sore!
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs (Fri 24th March 2017)
SW January: 168.4lbs (2nd January weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 150lbs
January goal: 163lbs
January body fat goal: 26.8%
2nd Jan: 168.4lbs – Body fat 27.3% (Moving Average 166.9)
9th Jan: 166.4lbs - Body fat 26.9% (Moving Average 167)
16th Jan: 166lbs – Body fat 26.9% (Moving Average 166.3)
23rd Jan: 165.8lbs – Body fat 26.8% (Moving Average 165.6)
30th Jan: 163.8lbs – Body fat 26.4% (Moving Average 164.9)
@lbride Normally the working out doesn’t affect me so much in terms of weight loss. I’m more likely to be affected by hormones & diet (sodium, alcohol and sugar). But perhaps the sudden increase has had an effect. Getting so close to your goal must make it harder to lose. You don’t necessarily have to lift heavy to recomp, a lower resistance with higher rep rate can also work.
@RobinAlex666 If the gain doesn’t match with how you feel then perhaps it’s just a bit of bloat/hormones/sodium. I’m sure you’ll be just fine!
@Crafty_camper123 Well done on your progress with the loss and the running, and I think you are sensible to eat around maintenance to help with the running. Remember: The runger is real!
@HoneyBadger155 Nice progress!
@JRIV60 That’s a fab achievement for the month so far! Maybe your goal should be on physical changes rather than weight as much.
@Anniebotnen Oh yes, the scale still creeping downwards is always a victory. And so pleased I’m a regular in the gym again. Hope the Super Bowl party will be good!
@peppermintcaroline Well done on reaching your goal with a week to go! Nice to hear you are living somewhere where you can easily walk. It’s half the battle in keeping your basic energy burn at a decent level.
@leah_not_leia Whoosh! They do feel good, don’t they! Buffet lunches are dangerous, so well done on controlling yourself.
@MaVieEntiere Nice progress so far!
@wellnesschaser Sorry to hear you haven’t bounced back mentally yet. You are right: Focus on you and feeling well, and the rest will follow. Have you considered maybe following a mindfulness course/app or similar to help you with that? Or perhaps something like yoga or pilates.
@retrospect45 Sorry to hear your personal life has affected you negatively. I feel your pain, the last 5 months of 2018 weren’t my happiest either, so I have also decided that being kind to myself and my body is the first step towards feeling better mentally. (And I also carry the dreaded fat around my waist and abdomen, so I feel your pain there too).
The February thread is open for business!5 -
@rianneonamission, I love how you take the time to encourage everyone personally!3
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HW: 176
CW: 158
Height: 5'8"
January goal: 157
Ultimate goal weight: 153
1/9: 160.5
1/16: 158.5
1/23: 159
1/30: 158
I didn't reach my goal, but 2.5 lbs in one month isn't bad! I'm taking this next month off but will continue watching my intake and checking in on your posts good luck! 3 -
Height: 5'3"
SW: 159
CW: 135.6
GW: 120's
January Goal: Complete 4 weeks of Couch 2 5K. Weight loss will be consequential hopefully, but not the priority. Let's shoot for 133.
1/2/19: 135.6
1/9/19: 135.6 (Average 135.4)
1/15/19: 135.6 (Average 135.1)
1/23/19: 134.6 (Average 134.9)
1/30/19: 133.6 (Average 134.7)
Hey lookie there! I techinically made goal. And my trend continues down. The "runger" is less severe ATM, but I will be doing week 4 1 more time. Or at least 2 more days. I got a day behind last week, and that 5 minute run sucked yesterday. Maybe 2 more days worth instead of starting week 5 might set me up better. And then I'll be back up to doing 3 "days" in the same week. Best of luck to everyone! See you ladies next week in the February thread!
@rianneonamission Thank you for all that you do, and keeping these threads going! 0
