3-Month Weight Loss Challenge, February - May, Pick Your Difficulty

OK, it's official... I've hit a plateau! I think I've been taking in too few calories for too long. I've become hungrier and hungrier and end up giving in and over-eating one or two days a week:( Also, this last week I felt so drained physically - I was often cold and all I wanted to do was sleep (of course non-stop rain didn't help). So clearly it's time to do something different! I'll start by increasing my calorie intake and uping my activity to compensate. 😖 I'll check-in again next week and KEEP ON KEEPING ON! KOKO everyone🤗

Original Weight: 187 (10/1/18)
Challenge Starting Weight: 171
Challenge Level: 🤸🏽‍♂️💃🏼🏃‍♀️🙅
Challenge Goal weight:150

Have a great week everyone...

Weekly check-in:

2/1: 171.1
2/8: 168.3
2/15: 168.4
2/22: 166.9
3/1: 166.0
3/8: 166.4

tthickens637 wrote: »

OK, it's official... I've hit a plateau! I think I've been taking in too few calories for too long. I've become hungrier and hungrier and end up giving in and over-eating one or two days a week:( Also, this last week I felt so drained physically - I was often cold and all I wanted to do was sleep (of course non-stop rain didn't help). So clearly it's time to do something different! I'll start by increasing my calorie intake and uping my activity to compensate. 😖 I'll check-in again next week and KEEP ON KEEPING ON! KOKO everyone🤗

Original Weight: 187 (10/1/18)
Challenge Starting Weight: 171
Challenge Level: 🤸🏽‍♂️💃🏼🏃‍♀️🙅
Challenge Goal weight:150

Have a great week everyone...

Weekly check-in:

2/1: 171.1
2/8: 168.3
2/15: 168.4
2/22: 166.9
3/1: 166.0
3/8: 166.4

I added an extra 200 calories to my daily goal at the beginning of this month myself. I was having fatigue that was unusual for me and less than stellar performance in my workouts. I wasn’t experiencing hunger though so I didn’t realize I needed to be eating more for awhile. I think I was underestimating my activity level and exercise burn, even though I was only set to lose a pound a week (still in the overweight category).

My fatigue issues have gone and my run yesterday felt fabulous and I’ve started seeing strength gains again, so I think it was a good idea. Hopefully you have the same effect. I will say, I’ve been fighting hunger pretty fierce the last week of having a higher calorie goal. I don’t know if that’s normal or just me, but I had only occasional hunger issues before on my lower goal and now I just want to eat and eat and eat. I had a 500 calorie breakfast this morning and for me that’s absolutely insane because I’m not generally very hungry in the mornings! I’m still meeting my weekly goal with some creative food ideas though, so there’s hope. Dry roasting huge trays of veggies is becoming my norm. Filling and no oil calories so I can eat my fat in cheese instead. 🤣

Hey!! I’m definitely in!

Challenge Starting Weight: 228.7
Challenge Level: 👍👍👍👍👍
Challenge Goal weight: 195

Okay, I’m in!

Challenge level 🖖🖖🖖

Feb 1 weight 135
Mar 10 check in 128
Goal by May 1: 120

Almost halfway there!

Current 188
May 1 175

Weekly check-in

Start Date: 20 Feb
Challenge Starting Weight: 186
Today March 13th:188
Challenge Level: **
Challenge Goal weight: 175
End Date: May 20

Checkin Day is Wednesday.


My best day, about 10 days ago I was down to 185. I travel in my work and the break of routine in sleep and diet as well as long long hours seems to have added on the pounds. I am 72 and struggle with water retention, especially with flying etc.

Now I'm back in Edinburgh I'm struggling just to keep things in order here at home before travelling on to Africa for 6 weeks work in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Overall health will have to take precedence, but I'm going to try to hang in with the challenge. I wish all of you the very best.

i'd like to recommend a documentary available on netflix "HEAL". Last night when I was ready to throw in the towel with this challenge, a friend recommended the movie and I watched it. It was very inspiring.

Cheers, Mira

This process can be very frustrating at times. Other people's solutions are a mine of useful information. It's interesting to see that several of us are working on fine tuning our food choices, and helpful to see what others are trying out. Perseverance and dedication is very evident.

Background information Daily Health/Fitness Goals
Location: Northern Ireland
Challenge Starting Weight: 165
Challenge Level: ⭐️
Challenge Goal: 160

01 Feb: 165.0
08 Feb: 165.0
15 Feb: 165.2
22 Feb: 164.5
01 Mar: 164.9
08 Mar: 167.5
15 Mar: 167.4
22 Mar:
Weight is seldom linear. This last week it has been up and down. (167.9/166.8)
Progress

Weekly weigh in.

SW:162
Level:❤️❤️❤️
GW:149

2.1-162
2.8-162
2.15-160
2.22-159
3.1-158
3.8-161 (shark week)
3.15-160

SW 298.50 Oct 2017
CW 206.25
GW 168.00

So I guess that puts me on the
Level 5 - 25 pounds ★★★★★


Challenge Starting Weight: 206.25
Challenge Level: 5
Challenge Goal weight: 168.00

Mar 01 - 206.25
Mar 08 - 199.75
Mar 15 - 200.50
Mar 22
Mar 29
Apr 05
Apr 12
Apr 19
Apr 26
May 03
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31

GOAL FOR CHALLENGE - 38.25lbs (or as near to as poss)
ACTUAL LOSS FOR CHALLENGE - 5.75lbs
TO GO - 32.50lbs

2/1 starting weight : 154
Challenge level: ★★
5/1 goal weight: 146

2/8 & 2/15 still 154.
2/22 152.6
3/1. 157
3/8 155
3/15 154

Right back where I started! So frustrating how I can have a bad week, gain, then it takes forever to come back down!