Lose 5lbs + in March 2019
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36yo
5’6”
USW 223.6
March GW 152.0
March1 - 157.0
March3 - 157.8
March10 - 155.4 (so close to healthy BMI!)
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Got to lay off the chocolate.
March starting weight 139.5lbs
March goal weight 137
Goal weight 125lbs
March 1st: 139.5
March 8: 139.4
March 15:
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March 29:
Spring is coming- looking forward to walking outside 🌸🌷🥀☘
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Hi
Definitely want to join you. I have been trying to up my game. Started off at 7000 steps which has been a challenge cause I sit all day at work but time to get moving. So my goal will be 8000 steps pushing towards the 10000
Thanks for the challenge
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kilogramstolose wrote: »Hey @mtaratoot just wondering what app you use for your weight tracking, that looks so handy!
I actually use a few of them. Geeky, right? That particular graph was from a website called trendweight. But it has a catch. You can't actually enter your data there. You have to get a fitbit brand scale. But there's a work-around. You can enter your weight on another site (click on help to find more information; I don't want to link here as it may or may not be a violation of terms). A bonus; that site ALSO shows a trend graph. Groovy, right? On thetrendweight graph, you have options to view 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or all of the data. You can also use an "explore" feature to view any time series you want. You also get data like how much you're losing or gaining per week and how many extra calories you are using or accumulating. It's good data. And the graphs are snazzy. On the graphs up to three months, the site also projects your future weight, and there's a small band of a goal range of about five pounds.
I also use another site called weightgrapher. You enter data directly on this site. It shows a similar chart, but is a little different. A feature of this one is that it also has the option of putting another line on the graph that was your weight one month ago (28 days). The idea for that is to help normalize for the monthly weight fluctuations many women observe.
But it's even worse than that. I also keep a few spreadsheets. I have various graphs on my main spreadsheet. My scale used to give me body composition data. That feature doesn't work most of the time anymore, but I still press the button. Sometimes it works. I need to get a new scale. I track my mass, my % body fat, a calculation of pounds of fat from mass and body fat %, and BMI. I also have a column to calculate a simple ten-day moving average. This also lets me easily calculate my average weight for each week, month, and year. I display the data and a ten-day moving average, so it gives similar information to the websites. I have three pages of graps in that spreadsheet. One is all the data, one goes back to January 2017, and one that's just last year.
The last one is pretty cool. I'm participating in a group here on MFP called Lose 1 Pound a Week and Keep it Off! 2019. It's a very supportive place. Consider joining! The only rule is you gotta post your weight once a week on a Google sheet. There's a bunch of other sheets for friendly challenges. Anyway, one of the folks that runs the group built one of the sheets called "True Weight" based on The Hacker's Diet. It's a little more than a simple moving average. The idea is that your weight today is more important in the trend than your weight ten days ago. Your weight three to five days ago is kind of in between in importance. Anyway, there's a place you enter your weight DAILY, and it uses a geometric mean calculation to give "true weight." I downloaded the Google sheet page into Excel and also track it on my own (not cluttered by other users' data). I added a graph of my daily scale weight and the calculated "True Weight." I have to update the data range any time I want to view the graph, but that's not a really big deal. It's very telling! Here's my graph from this year. Note my scale hit my ultimate goal weight the other day, and while it's bounced back up, it's still giving me a good story.
Good luck whatever you choose. I think it's kind of neat, but hey -- I'm a recovering scientist, so I kind of like data.2 -
I’m new-ish (aka disappeared for a few years and have just returned) to MFP and I’m hoping it’s okay to hop on this challenge a week late! I’m excited to get started and have goals again after falling off the wagon for so long.
32 yo female, 5’7”
Original starting weight - ~210lbs
March starting weight - 196.8lbs
March goal - 189lbs
Ultimate goal - 145lbs
1st - 196.8lbs
8th - 195lbs
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Total loss for March -7 -
Original starting weight -239
March starting weight -228
March goal -219
Ultimate goal -140
1st -228
8th -227.5
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Total loss for March 0
It’s a little discouraging not seeing pounds drop on the scale but I am feeling so much better since changing my eating habits. I definitely will not give up!7 -
puddlesbaby10 wrote: »Thank you!! I'm just getting back into this and I've been searching for an accountability system.
Let's shumash it!!
Original starting weight: 304.8 lbs
March goal: 299.08 lbs
Ultimate goal: 145 lbs -- 245 lbs in 2019 (60 lbs)
1st - 304.8
8th - 304.8
Update for 3/8: Started PiYo on 3/6, but didn't do so well on walking. Did not expect for a change. Next week!!
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Fitness Goals - Start Piyo 3x a week at least and walk 30 mins every day.
Challenges - Snacking and being sedentary.
Successes: So far I've met my walking. Starting Piyo on 3/6.
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Thank you for starting the challenge. I just came across this page.
March 8-2019 (207.8)
Goal weight 150 lbs
The goal for March 203 lb
Will weigh in weekly.3 -
Original starting weight - 252.5
March starting weight - 250.5
March goal - 245.5
Ultimate goal - 155
1st - 250.5
8th - 246.5
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Original starting weight 60.5 k
February starting weight 58.1
Total gain for February +1.7 kilos
March goal: lose 2k
March 3: 59.9 k
March 10: 60 k
March 11: 59.2 k
Lost march: .7 k
successes: long walk yesterday
challenges: super tired after.had to work on something unexpectedly. very little sleep5 -
Original starting weight - 195.2 lbs (12/21/2018)
March starting weight - 181.4 lbs
March goal - 176.0 lbs
Ultimate goal - 150.0 lbs
4th - 181.2
11th -179.2 Haven't been in the 170s since 2016 so very excited!!
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Total loss for March - 2.2 lbs10 -
I just found this thread. Wonderful idea. Small goals help a lot.
March 5th Beginning Weight 215.4
03/11 Today's weight 213.4
03/18
03/25
Goal Weight 145.005 -
Original starting weight - 354.4 lbs
March starting weight - 345.2 lbs
March goal - 330 lbs
Ultimate goal - 250 lbs
1st - 345.2 lbs
4th - 344.9 lbs
8th - 341.0 lbs
11th - 343.6 lbs I ate during my fast last night. I don't know what I was thinking. But today is another day.
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February loss - 9.2 lbs5 -
•Lose 5 lbs in March 2019•
February 2019 - Gain/Loss
of 4.2 lbs. 28 day average was 175.3
Original starting wgt: 253
March starting weight: 175.2
March goal: 170
❄Updating every day through March until completely back on track.
•Monday Updates•📌
March 1 - 175.2 - Feeling 90% better today.
3/2 - 177 - smh😕
3/3 - 175
📌3/4 - 177
3/5 - 174.4
3/6 - 173
3/7 - 173.8
3/8 - 172.6
3/9 - 172.2
3/10 - 174.2 - An early weigh in as far as my fasting schedule. I'm experimenting going back to 12/12 for a week or two for a little break. Expected from increased carbs, but, seems that I haven't learned my lesson about drinking salty water late in the evening.😦 It's okay. 19g carbs, 14g net carbs. Carbs were: salad spaghetti squash, pesto, peanut butter (1.5 TB) YES to vegetables!
📌3/11 - 170.8
3/12
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3/16
3/17📌3/18
3/19
3/20
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I have lost 1/2 inch off of my waist since last month. I'm holding on to measurements as opposed to the scale lately.
And I do suppose eating chocolate covered pretzels and sour straws after dinner does not help. My snacking is always an issue and getting a grip on it is a constant work in progress.
I'm happy that I haven't gained.
MFP Starting Weight: 140 lbs - February 2011
Current Starting Weight: 147 lbs - November 2017
March Starting Weight: 141.2 lbs
March Goal: 135 lbs
Height: 5ft
Goal Weight: 135 lbs - April 2019 (Niece's Quincenera)
Ultimate Goal: 120 lbs
Weigh-In Day: Friday (and Monday until 3/14 for work-related program - although I am starting to like Monday weigh-ins since they keep me accountable on the weekends as well)
March 1: 141.2 lbs
March 4: 141.2
March 8: 141.2
March 11: 141.2
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Total loss for February: 0 lbs5 -
stricklee11 wrote: »Original starting weight - 195.2 lbs (12/21/2018)
March starting weight - 181.4 lbs
March goal - 176.0 lbs
Ultimate goal - 150.0 lbs
4th - 181.2
11th -179.2 Haven't been in the 170s since 2016 so very excited!!
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Total loss for March - 2.2 lbs
That's great news! From my math, it also marks the halfway point on your current journey. Mazel tov! The last leg of the journey may be more difficult. Just be aware; you can still do it for sure.2 -
Original starting weight - 130
March starting weight - 125.4
March goal - 118
Ultimate goal - 115
1st - 125.4
8th - 123.4 I have a lot of fluctuation depending on fluids, BM, etc., so this isn't really a 2lb loss. (In fact I'm back up another pound this morning.) But at least it's in the right direction! I'm thankful for this challenge that has me looking at the weekly progress so I can stay on track.
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I will continue to weigh daily throughout March. It usually keeps me accountable from having that second helping, knowing that I will be weighing in the morning. I also like to look for trends, so daily weighing.
58 years old, 5'3"
Oct 27.18 joined MFP Start weight 191
March goal 169.3 - 5 pound loss, and hopefully into a new decade finally.
February loss was 1.9 pounds
February 28 - 174.8 - burned off mega calories yesterday too, but still up in weight this morning. Low on sleep.
March 01 - 174.3 - I hope for March to be better than February.
March 02 - 173.7 - Unbelievable, I was so disappointed with February, being so diligent about burning lots of calories, eating carefully, and barely losing weight - that last night I had (in defiance) a giant steak, corn, sour cream, potatoes etc., way over my calorie allotment. I truly expected to see a gain this morning.
March 03 - 174.3 - So the steak dinner from Friday shows up?
March 04 - 173.9 - skating yesterday
March 05 - 174.9 - no reason to be up other than short on sleep. Skating today, so hope to see a drop tomorrow morning.
March 06 - 173.6 - yay for skating, I am skating again today too.
March 07 - 173.3 - again, yay for skating. I am working out of town today, and taking my skates with me because there is an arena there. There is only a few weeks left of the skating season : - (
March 08 - 171.4 - I have learned now not to get too excited about this, I had a big dinner yesterday so I expect it to catch up with me. Slow metabolism once we get older. I did burn off a lot of calories yesterday skating and other stuff though. Lowest weight I have been so far, but then I had one low day in February which didn't last too.
March 09 - 172.7 - I skated 3 times at 3 different places yesterday (1,095 calories burned), but I did expect to see a gain because I had a good dinner on Thursday that hadn't yet showed up. Running monthly total: loss 1.4 lb
March 10 - 174.7 - argh! At least there is skating today. I get it if I don't burn 1,000+ calories that I might not lose anything, but I at least don't expect to gain when I only burn off 300-400. Cruel. Throughout all of this I always have calories to spare. Hoping for a better number tomorrow. I so badly want to get into the 60s.
March 10 - 172.3 - I'll take it. Big skating calorie burn yesterday.
Running monthly total: loss 2 lbs3 -
Original starting weight - 172.6 lbs
March starting weight - 156 lbs
March goal - 152.0 lbs
Ultimate goal - 120 lbs
03/01 - 156
03/04 - 155.5
03/11 - 155
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March Loss- 1 lb
I have to work on eating well over the weekend. My salt intake is much higher than during the week.4 -
Hi guys - I’m sorry I’m not taking part this month
I found i was pregnant closing up last month - but had some bad news last week
So I’m just pulling myself back together and dealing with it
But I will be posting next months thread closer to the end of this month then hopefully back into it then
So just taking some time for me right now
Have a good month guys, I believe in you all <3 x16
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