Lose 5lbs + in February 2019

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,546 Member
    tiabirdie56 wrote: »
    @dawnbgethealthy, I'm hoping for a better fat loss month in March for all of us too. I don't know if I'm out of ketosis. I intermittent fast also
    and that puts you in slight ketosis daily, because it depletes glycogen stores. I am fat adapted also, my body will use up glycogen and return to using fat for fuel. My "cravings" are for b vitamins. I need a month of daily vitamin intake before the cravings cease. I gotta stop skipping days! I absolutely know that is the problem, been in this state many times over the years when I slack on my B's. I'm dealing with it. Now, if I had not stopped taking those vitamins at the end of December, I think I would have been out of the 170's by January 31st. I've been in this decade since September 2018 and I know all the reasons why, but I don't think being out of ketosis was ever a problem. *I've put a reminder alarm on my phone so maybe I won't forget to take them!

    Well that is interesting Tia.
    B vitamins!
    As for the intermittent fasting, I have many days where I am in the 8/16 window...except that I have coffee cream in my coffee in the morning. I suppose that undoes the 8/16...or does it?
    I don't do Keto (although I mentioned before that I tried it for 6 months years ago), just interested. It looks like 2-7 days to switch into the ketogenic state. I didn't know that IF can also do this.
    I always exercise on an empty stomach every morning, I hear that it is helpful with burning. I only do it because I would be sick if I ate before exercise : - )
    February has been pretty much a bust for me, and a few others that I see on here. A few days left and then a new month to hopefully get better results for all of us : - )
  • tramaine_21
    tramaine_21 Posts: 348 Member
    JennH517 wrote: »
    Happy Monday, everyone!

    I forgot to check in yesterday! After 2 weeks of rain, we were off to the Nascar race yesterday and some sunshine. My favourite driver didn't win, but one I don't like didn't win either :)

    I've felt kind of stuck... mostly doing everything right but the scale just doesn't want to give me any credit for it.

    I did have a NSV recently though - I put on a belt that I couldn't even fasten when I first started on my journey - in fact I nearly gave it away. A year or so ago I was able to put it on and as time went by I got to the smaller and smaller holes on it. I hadn't worn it for a while because I bought some new (smaller) jeans and didn't need a belt with them. I tried the belt on a couple of weeks ago, and I'm at the smallest hole on it. Even when I first bought it I couldn't cinch it up to the smallest 'setting'. AND there's room to spare. So that was an unexpected 'win'. Stuff like that helps the morale when the numbers on the scale are discouraging.

    I'm still under 200 but I'm yo-yoing up and down from 196-197 and this morning I was 198 even. I think that is water retention - I was outdoors in wind and sun yesterday and caught a bit of sun/windburn (yes I had sunscreen on!) I feel a bit puffy/inflamed so I'm chalking that up to my body being mad at me for that and it will likely subside in a day or two.

    I'm walking 20-30 minutes every weekday at lunchtime, and we're coming into the time of year where I'll be more active outdoors, especially on weekends. So maybe the scale will cooperate soon.

    Highest weight ever: 254 in October 1999.

    Lowest since 1991: 194.4 November 25, 2018.

    Original starting weight: 243 in 2015.

    MFP Starting weight December 25th, 2016: 233.

    Goal: 180 in however long it takes.

    Weekly Averages:
    January 25 - January 31: 198.0
    January 28- February 3: 197.7
    February 4 - February 10: 196.6
    February 11 - February 17: 196.8
    February 18 - February 24: 196.5

    Loss for February: 1.5 lbs.
    MFP Loss: 36.5 lbs.

    Total cumulative loss since mid 2015: 46.5lbs.

    Move more, eat less.

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    Same here, Jenn! NSV over here--losing inches-- but I want to see the number--I've got to see the number! Top it off it's almost (TOM) for me so I don't even think I'm going to step on the scale until I know the hormonal weight is over. Mentally, it would be discouraging, so I'm not up for that! I don't know I may bite the bullet and weigh-in out of sheer curiosity (or stupidity!) lol J/K...We'll see.
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,975 Member
    edited February 2019
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
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    Well that is interesting Tia.
    B vitamins!
    As for the intermittent fasting, I have many days where I am in the 8/16 window...except that I have coffee cream in my coffee in the morning. I suppose that undoes the 8/16...or does it?

    The debate rages on over whether or not cream in coffee breaks a fast Dawn, @dawnbgethealtby. I've read that anything caloric breaks it (seems correct to me) just over I meant under 50 calories of fat breaks it, artificial sweetener breaks it, drinking black coffee breaks it, etc etc. I DON'T debate it. I have always had 2 cups of coffee with stevia and 2 tsps heavy whipping cream in the morning at 16 or 18 hrs of fasting. And thanks💖 for mentioning the B's. I missed my alarm, so I just took them after reading your post😀

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,546 Member
    MFP starting weight October 27.18 - 191
    5'3", 58 years old
    February starting weight - 176.3
    February goal - 171.3

    February 1 - 176.3
    February 2 - 176.8
    February 3 - 176.9 - I am seeing that the only time that I drop weight is after skating. There are 3 public skating sessions per week including today until the end of March. I did more than an hour of workouts yesterday (non-skating) but am still up slightly. It really frustrated me in January. Perhaps skating is more than exercise and is stress relief which helps me to lose weight?
    February 4 - 176.0 after skating yesterday.
    February 5 - 178.0 - 2 pound gain after a very "good" day. I learned from January about how this happens without reason. Staying on track. There wasn't any skating to go to yesterday, going today.
    February 6 - 175.9 - Skating yesterday : - )
    February 7 - 174.9 - Skating yesterday. I was afraid this morning because I was only at 400 calories by the time I got home last night from a busy day so ate dinner at 10:30! I thought that I would show a gain from eating so very late. I did burn a lot of calories though.
    February 8 - 175.0 - could have been worse, I ate a whopping 2300 calories yesterday!
    February 9 - 174.8
    February 10 - 175.0 - Up slightly. Skating on the docket today, but also a dinner out. Going to be quite moderate with my consumption during the day to make up for the dinner.
    February 11- 175.1 - Kind of expected that after going out.
    February 12 - 177.8 - Hopefully just an anomaly. Skating today and tomorrow.
    February 13 - 175.8 - Expecting a woosh soon, burned 1500 calories yesterday between skating, walking, snow shovelling! Skating today.
    February 14 - 176.0 - another high calorie burn day yesterday with skating and shovelling, but I consumed lots of calories too. I was still in a deficit however. Geez it is so hard to lose weight!! Half way through the month already.
    February 15 - 176.6 - No idea why, lack of sleep maybe.
    February 16 - 174.7 - Glad to see this since I am hosting mulled wine at my house amidst all of the events of a Winter carnival today. Buffer : - )
    February 17 - 175.4 - Okay, still 11 days left in the month. Skating today to hopefully undo some of yesterday lol.
    February 18 - 177.4 - Sad about that, it seems that I can't be like a normal person and keep my weight loss up. I had 1700 cal yesterday (but with a 600 cal deficit) and 1900 the day before (with a 500 cal deficit). I have been very active and didn't really eat anything bad. It is a struggle, but I will keep on trying.
    February 19 - 177.0
    February 20 - 175.8 - skated yesterday and will again today. This has been a really tough month for weight loss!
    February 21 - 174.4 - only a week left of the month. This has been a tough one for weight loss. 4 times in the 174s since the 7th, but not able to keep it there.
    February 22 - 173.0 - planned night out including wine. I will try to keep consumables light during the day and do lots of calorie burning dance aerobics to make up for it (it being butter chicken, pakora, wine at the ballet etc.) 6 days left in the month in order to lose 1.7 to make the 5lb loss goal. Like January, I wasn't sure halfway through the month, I was gaining weight instead of losing. Staying the course. Today's weigh in is super motivating for me.
    February 23 - 174.7 - Gained 1.7 pounds for going out. Best to not go out, but I did expect to gain. If I have dinner out once per month I will need to have a 2 pound cushion. It was really great to touch that 173. Hoping to get into the 160s in March and for a couple of months. 150s in May, 140s in August? Haha, getting ahead of myself. It takes so long to get off, and is so quick to come back on. Better to be in the 170s than the 180s or 190s like previous months I guess : - ) Ready for the next decade and to stay there for awhile.
    February 24 - 175.0 - argh - hopefully just water. Skating today which might be my diuretic. 2 more skating days before the end of the month too, so need this weight to go down already.
    February 25 - 176.0 - argh
    February 26 - 175.2
    February 27
    February 28

    running loss/gain: - 1.1 loss
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,975 Member
    edited February 2019
    •Lose 5 lbs in February 2019•

    January 2019 - Gain/Loss of 1.8 lbs. 31 day average was 174.9

    Original starting wgt: 253
    February starting weight: 172.8
    February goal: 170
    ❄Updating every day through February until completely back on track.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    2/01 - 172.8
    2/02 - 174.4 - continuing my yoyo imitation😆
    2/03 - 174.8
    📌2/04 - 176.4
    2/05 - 177
    2/06 - 176.6
    2/07 - 177.2
    2/08 - 177
    2/09 - 174.8
    2/10 - 178.2
    📌2/11 - 175.2
    2/12 - 176
    2/13 - 174.6
    2/14 - 174.2
    2/15 - 173.8
    2/16 - 174.4
    2/17 - 174.2
    📌2/18 - 173.8
    2/19 - 175 - some gut issues yesterday and continuing today😩
    2/20 - 174.4
    2/21 - 174.6
    2/22 - 175.4
    2/23 - 175
    2/24 - 175.8 - Let's see what tomorrow brings
    📌2/25 - 176.8 - Ate later than usual. New eating window starting today.

    2/26 - 174.6
    2/27
    2/28


  • stricklee11
    stricklee11 Posts: 218 Member
    Original starting weight - 192.8
    February starting weight -186.4
    February goal - 181.0
    Ultimate goal - 150.0

    4th - 186.4
    11th - 184.0
    18th - 186.2
    25th - 182.5
    27th- 181.4 -> I have been eating as if I was trying to lose 1.5 lbs a week instead of 1 to make up the deficit from week 2 and managed to reach the 5 lbs goal (not the 5.4 I wanted but I'll take it).

    Total loss for February: 5 lbs exact!!!

    Will there be a March challenge as well?
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,975 Member
    •Lose 5 lbs in February 2019•

    January 2019 - Gain/Loss of 1.8 lbs. 31 day average was 174.9

    Original starting wgt: 253
    February starting weight: 172.8
    February goal: 170
    ❄Updating every day through February until completely back on track.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    2/01 - 172.8
    2/02 - 174.4 - continuing my yoyo imitation😆
    2/03 - 174.8
    📌2/04 - 176.4
    2/05 - 177
    2/06 - 176.6
    2/07 - 177.2
    2/08 - 177
    2/09 - 174.8
    2/10 - 178.2
    📌2/11 - 175.2
    2/12 - 176
    2/13 - 174.6
    2/14 - 174.2
    2/15 - 173.8
    2/16 - 174.4
    2/17 - 174.2
    📌2/18 - 173.8
    2/19 - 175 - some gut issues yesterday and continuing today😩
    2/20 - 174.4
    2/21 - 174.6
    2/22 - 175.4
    2/23 - 175
    2/24 - 175.8 - Let's see what tomorrow brings
    📌2/25 - 176.8 - Ate later than usual. New eating window starting today.
    2/26 - 174.6

    2/27 - 176.8
    2/28



  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,975 Member
    edited February 2019
    @stricklee11, Yes there will be a March challenge. Samantha, @SamanthaLouiseMence, will start it and post to let us know.
  • InDogWeTrust
    InDogWeTrust Posts: 77 Member
    InDogWeTrust wrote: »
    InDogWeTrust wrote: »
    2/8 137.4
    2/13 134.2
    2/20 132.5
    2/27 134.5
    2/28
    goal weight 132.4


    had few pretty bad days and gained back couple pounds:((((discouraging to see number go up.....
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,546 Member
    MFP starting weight October 27.18 - 191
    5'3", 58 years old
    February starting weight - 176.3
    February goal - 171.3

    February 1 - 176.3
    February 2 - 176.8
    February 3 - 176.9 - I am seeing that the only time that I drop weight is after skating. There are 3 public skating sessions per week including today until the end of March. I did more than an hour of workouts yesterday (non-skating) but am still up slightly. It really frustrated me in January. Perhaps skating is more than exercise and is stress relief which helps me to lose weight?
    February 4 - 176.0 after skating yesterday.
    February 5 - 178.0 - 2 pound gain after a very "good" day. I learned from January about how this happens without reason. Staying on track. There wasn't any skating to go to yesterday, going today.
    February 6 - 175.9 - Skating yesterday : - )
    February 7 - 174.9 - Skating yesterday. I was afraid this morning because I was only at 400 calories by the time I got home last night from a busy day so ate dinner at 10:30! I thought that I would show a gain from eating so very late. I did burn a lot of calories though.
    February 8 - 175.0 - could have been worse, I ate a whopping 2300 calories yesterday!
    February 9 - 174.8
    February 10 - 175.0 - Up slightly. Skating on the docket today, but also a dinner out. Going to be quite moderate with my consumption during the day to make up for the dinner.
    February 11- 175.1 - Kind of expected that after going out.
    February 12 - 177.8 - Hopefully just an anomaly. Skating today and tomorrow.
    February 13 - 175.8 - Expecting a woosh soon, burned 1500 calories yesterday between skating, walking, snow shovelling! Skating today.
    February 14 - 176.0 - another high calorie burn day yesterday with skating and shovelling, but I consumed lots of calories too. I was still in a deficit however. Geez it is so hard to lose weight!! Half way through the month already.
    February 15 - 176.6 - No idea why, lack of sleep maybe.
    February 16 - 174.7 - Glad to see this since I am hosting mulled wine at my house amidst all of the events of a Winter carnival today. Buffer : - )
    February 17 - 175.4 - Okay, still 11 days left in the month. Skating today to hopefully undo some of yesterday lol.
    February 18 - 177.4 - Sad about that, it seems that I can't be like a normal person and keep my weight loss up. I had 1700 cal yesterday (but with a 600 cal deficit) and 1900 the day before (with a 500 cal deficit). I have been very active and didn't really eat anything bad. It is a struggle, but I will keep on trying.
    February 19 - 177.0
    February 20 - 175.8 - skated yesterday and will again today. This has been a really tough month for weight loss!
    February 21 - 174.4 - only a week left of the month. This has been a tough one for weight loss. 4 times in the 174s since the 7th, but not able to keep it there.
    February 22 - 173.0 - planned night out including wine. I will try to keep consumables light during the day and do lots of calorie burning dance aerobics to make up for it (it being butter chicken, pakora, wine at the ballet etc.) 6 days left in the month in order to lose 1.7 to make the 5lb loss goal. Like January, I wasn't sure halfway through the month, I was gaining weight instead of losing. Staying the course. Today's weigh in is super motivating for me.
    February 23 - 174.7 - Gained 1.7 pounds for going out. Best to not go out, but I did expect to gain. If I have dinner out once per month I will need to have a 2 pound cushion. It was really great to touch that 173. Hoping to get into the 160s in March and for a couple of months. 150s in May, 140s in August? Haha, getting ahead of myself. It takes so long to get off, and is so quick to come back on. Better to be in the 170s than the 180s or 190s like previous months I guess : - ) Ready for the next decade and to stay there for awhile.
    February 24 - 175.0 - argh - hopefully just water. Skating today which might be my diuretic. 2 more skating days before the end of the month too, so need this weight to go down already.
    February 25 - 176.0 - argh
    February 26 - 175.2
    February 27 - 174.4 - Burned off a little over 1,000 calories yesterday, (including skating) happy to see the scale today. Skating today again. When I can gain 2 pounds easily in 1 day it is so discouraging for it to take a whole month to lose it. But we soldier on.
    February 28

    running loss/gain: - 1.9 loss
  • JennH517
    JennH517 Posts: 256 Member
    tramaine_21 wrote: »

    Same here, Jenn! NSV over here--losing inches-- but I want to see the number--I've got to see the number! Top it off it's almost (TOM) for me so I don't even think I'm going to step on the scale until I know the hormonal weight is over. Mentally, it would be discouraging, so I'm not up for that! I don't know I may bite the bullet and weigh-in out of sheer curiosity (or stupidity!) lol J/K...We'll see.

    @tramaine_21 Seriously! The number on the scale matters. Try as we might to be OK without the positive reinforcement of a lower number as a reward for the effort, it is downright maddening when the numbers don't cooperate. I am up the last few days for no particular reason. I am old so no more TOM for me, but yeah I remember how frustrating that was. Now I can't even blame that LOL!

    We are taking Friday and Monday off and going camping. I will probably eat a bit more than I should...but I log everything so I don't get too carried away!

    Hang in there, girlie...We will get there! 😁

    Jenn

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