Getting out of the 150's!
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Unfortunately calories can be pretty low if you’re mostly sedentary for sure. When I first started out I couldn’t do much more than walking with any level of regularity and I definitely noticed how low my calorie goal felt through that. :-/Hilogirl2018 wrote: »
@Hilogirl2018 If you are currently losing as expected (meaning you’re set to 1.5 and seeing close to that as an average for weekly loss), then you should be able to eat an extra 250 calories and still lose 1 pound a week, yes. Every 500 calories in daily deficit should equate to about one pound of fat loss a week if your tracking is spot on. Now, if you set it to 1 pound per week instead of 1.5, you may not actually get 1450 as a goal, it may be like 1380 or something. That would be because your actual goal was 1130 to lose 1.5 pounds, but MFP (as well as many medical professionals and nutrition experts) believes that anything less than 1200 calories is insifficient for adequate nutrition for women, so it won’t offer you a calorie goal lower than 1200.Hilogirl2018 wrote: »@LadySaton thank you, that's very helpful! I am 5'7" and sedentary and have MFP set to 1.5 lbs per week. So I guess if I eat more, I wouldn't necessarily gain, I'd just be at a 1lb per week loss? I haven't reset anything yet after losing about 5 lbs.
@LadySaton well, I reset to 1 lb per week and it only bumped me up to 1250 calories. Sigh. I'm not someone who can just exercise a lot to increase my food intake, given my mobility issues, so I'm stuck with surviving on less than 1300 calories. It just feels like at 5'7 and in the mid-150s, I should be able to eat more at some point! Oh, well.
For your height though you are at least at a healthy weight, so if you don’t mind losing more slowly you could always shift to a half pound or a number between those. I know you can set your own specific calorie goal somehow. I think it’s in the Goals section somewhere as an option. I will also have a day or two at maintenance calories here and there if I’m feeling frustrated, hormonal, or lacking energy (or sometimes even if I just have social obligations that are more fun with less worry over the numbers).0 -
Last check-in weight: 151.1
Current weight: 149.2
Pounds until 149: 0.2lb
So happy to be at 149.anything. Just being in the 10st feels like such a big achievement. Just need my head to get used to my size as I still feel as big as I did at 170. Need to give it time to adjust too!
Good luck this week guys!3 -
Well shot back up into the 150's this weekend due to two days of guests and Mexican food. Hopefully, I can get back under and stay there!3
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After a brief increase due to hormones I am back to moving in the right direction
SW:158.4
Today 157.5
Goal: 148
mini goal under 155 by end of month2 -
I would love to join! I have been in the 150's for months now and can not seem to get out of them. I circle between 150, 151, and 152 for the last 3 to 4 weeks and is so frustrating. My weigh in days are Monday. They are my highest days and would love for my highest day of the week to be well in the 140's by May!
4/1 - 152.6
4/8 - 152.8 I guess it's not going to be this week, lol
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Preferred Name: Maddie
Highest Weight: ~237
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 166
Then GW: 155
Starting Current Weight: 150.6
Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
5’8.5”
(WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.
>60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages
Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.
No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.
33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
32 3/25 154.8✅
31 3/26 153.6✅
30 3/27 153.4✅
29 3/28 152.6✅
28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
27 3/30 155✅
26 3/31 154.4✅
25 4/1 154.4✅
24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
20 4/6 154.2✅
19 4/7 154.4 ✅ perfect day - home eating, no sugar
18 4/8 152.6 WOW! I’m Happy.2 -
Highest Weight: 158
Current Weight: 153.6
Goal Weight: 123
Way of Eating (WOE): IF 12-8 eating window, 1200 calories
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: weekly on Mondays and Thursdays
Last check-in weight: 153.6
Current weight: 155.2
Pounds until 149 (or 149.9 or whatever you would count as being completely out of 150's): 5.3
Ugh, this isn't headed in the right direction!1 -
jenn990205 wrote: »I would love to join! I have been in the 150's for months now and can not seem to get out of them. I circle between 150, 151, and 152 for the last 3 to 4 weeks and is so frustrating. My weigh in days are Monday. They are my highest days and would love for my highest day of the week to be well in the 140's by May!
4/1 - 152.6
4/8 - 152.8 I guess it's not going to be this week, lol
There's still time!2 -
4/2 153.3
4/5 152.6
4/9 152.8, small gain but overall optimistic for the Friday weigh in. I have a really good feeling I will see a 14x by May 1st.
4/12
4/16
4/19
4/22
4/26
4/30
Goal is to be 148-149.9 by the end of the month
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Preferred Name: Maddie
Highest Weight: ~237
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 166
Then GW: 155
Starting Current Weight: 150.6
Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
5’8.5”
(WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.
>60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages
Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.
No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.
33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
32 3/25 154.8✅
31 3/26 153.6✅
30 3/27 153.4✅
29 3/28 152.6✅
28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
27 3/30 155✅
26 3/31 154.4✅
25 4/1 154.4✅
24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
20 4/6 154.2✅
19 4/7 154.4 ✅ perfect day - home eating, no sugar
18 4/8 152.6 ❌ some extra sweets but WOW! I’m Happy - Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)
17 4/9 152.8 Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)
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2/21-starting this challenge - 158.8
3/19 - 155.0
3/25 - 153.4
3/27 - 152.4
4/1 - 151.4
4/3 - 152.8
but I usually do a cheat meal on Sunday and I had a lunch date on Monday
4/5 - 152.2 - back in the right direction
4/10 - 153 - Been frustrated with the scale not moving down at all, and had a bad day yesterday, starting again today3 -
@ajhouse I hear ya, getting so sick of these fluctuations. We have the same starting weight, I just started last month, though. It's not just that it goes up and down, it's that it doesn't go down far enough and stick there. I've hit 151 only to bounce immediately back up to 153, then down, then up... when does it end?1
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Preferred Name: Maddie
Highest Weight: ~237
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 166
Then GW: 155
Starting Current Weight: 150.6
Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
5’8.5”
(WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.
>60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages
Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.
No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.
33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
32 3/25 154.8✅
31 3/26 153.6✅
30 3/27 153.4✅
29 3/28 152.6✅
28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
27 3/30 155✅
26 3/31 154.4✅
25 4/1 154.4✅
24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
20 4/6 154.2✅
19 4/7 154.4 ✅ perfect day - home eating, no sugar
18 4/8 152.6 ❌ some extra sweets but WOW! I’m Happy - Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)
17 4/9 152.8 ✅✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)
16 4/10 152.4 Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)3 -
Last check-in weight: 149.2
Current weight: 150.3
Pounds until 149: 0.4
Not a massive suprise I've jumped back up, foods not been 100% this week but im OK to be a bit more relaxed now I've got down to this weight and have a slower journey and weight I can maintain!3 -
Hilogirl2018 wrote: »@ajhouse I hear ya, getting so sick of these fluctuations. We have the same starting weight, I just started last month, though. It's not just that it goes up and down, it's that it doesn't go down far enough and stick there. I've hit 151 only to bounce immediately back up to 153, then down, then up... when does it end?
Yes! I was so happy when I saw 151.4 and then I have been bouncing from 152.2 to 152.8. Back down to 152.2 today, maybe taking Tuesday off was what I needed.2 -
Preferred Name: Maddie
Highest Weight: ~237
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 166
Then GW: 155
Starting Current Weight: 150.6
Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
5’8.5”
(WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.
>60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages
Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.
No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.
33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
32 3/25 154.8✅
31 3/26 153.6✅
30 3/27 153.4✅
29 3/28 152.6✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
27 3/30 155✅
26 3/31 154.4✅
25 4/1 154.4✅
24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
20 4/6 154.2✅
19 4/7 154.4 ✅ perfect day - home eating, no sugar
18 4/8 152.6 ❌ some extra sweets but WOW! I’m Happy - Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
17 4/9 152.8 ✅✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
16 4/10 152.4 ✅✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
15 4/11 151.2 Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
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✅ calories, salt, fiber, sugar, exercise all good
✅✅ all of above & no restaurant meals4 -
@ajhouse You're so close again! I was 153.6 this morning. meh. I'm okay with this because I do feel better, and my pants feel slightly more loose. Living for those NSVs lol.3
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3/29 - 158.4
4/5 - 158.6 - hormones
4/8 - 157.5
4/12 - 156.2
GW: 145
mini goal #1 below 155 by May
mini goal #2 below `150 by June
goals all assume I keep at my steady pace. With vacation, holidays and birthdays coming up it may not be possible but I want to at least give it a go.5 -
4/2 153.3
4/5 152.6
4/9 152.8, small gain but overall optimistic for the Friday weigh in. I have a really good feeling I will see a 14x by May 1st.
4/12 152.6, back slightly down to 20 lbs lost officially.
4/16
4/19
4/22
4/26
4/30
Goal is to be 148-149.9 by the end of the month6 -
2/21-starting this challenge - 158.8
3/19 - 155.0
3/25 - 153.4
3/27 - 152.4
4/1 - 151.4
4/3 - 152.8
4/5 - 152.2
4/10 - 153
4/11 - 152.2
4/12 - 151.84 -
Highest Weight: 158
Current Weight: 153.6
Goal Weight: 123
Way of Eating (WOE): IF 12-8 eating window, 1200 calories
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: weekly on Mondays and Fridays
Last check-in weight: 155.4
Current weight: 153.6
Pounds until 149 (or 149.9 or whatever you would count as being completely out of 150's): 3.7
3.7 lbs until I see the 140s sounds like May 12th is a possible date for hitting that milestone, but I have a one-week vacation coming up next week, so I'm not likely to hit it that early (sigh).2 -
April 5 lbs. Challenge
1st - 158.6
5th - 154.5
8th - 158.2
12th - 154.9
15th -
19th -
22nd -
26th -
29th -
30th -
Goal: 153
Soo excited to see this number more than once. I am headed that way like the rest of you are👍👍🎉🎉4 -
Preferred Name: Maddie
Highest Weight: ~237
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 166
Then GW: 155
Starting Current Weight: 150.6
Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
5’8.5”
(WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.
>60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages
Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.
No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.
33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
32 3/25 154.8✅
31 3/26 153.6✅
30 3/27 153.4✅
29 3/28 152.6✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
27 3/30 155✅
26 3/31 154.4✅
25 4/1 154.4✅
24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
20 4/6 154.2✅
19 4/7 154.4 ✅ perfect day - home eating, no sugar
18 4/8 152.6 ❌ some extra sweets but WOW! I’m Happy - Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
17 4/9 152.8 ✅✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
16 4/10 152.4 ✅✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
15 4/11 151.2 ❌ All good, but ate out with dessert. Calories etc all good.
Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
14 4/12 151.4 ❌ All good, but ate out with dessert again. Calories etc all good.
Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
13 4/13
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✅ calories, salt, fiber, sugar, exercise all good
✅✅ all of above & no restaurant meals2 -
Hilogirl2018 wrote: »Highest Weight: 158
Current Weight: 153.6
Goal Weight: 123
Way of Eating (WOE): IF 12-8 eating window, 1200 calories
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: weekly on Mondays and Fridays
Last check-in weight: 155.4
Current weight: 153.6
Pounds until 149 (or 149.9 or whatever you would count as being completely out of 150's): 3.7
3.7 lbs until I see the 140s sounds like May 12th is a possible date for hitting that milestone, but I have a one-week vacation coming up next week, so I'm not likely to hit it that early (sigh).
You’ve got this, @Hilogirl2018. I try to think of these final ups & downs as we get closer to our GW as Very Important Practice for what we’ll need to do in maintenance: persevere, identify behavior creeps, handle vacations etc. usually, it helps my mindset
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@MadisonMolly2017 You're right, and something I read on a different MFP thread gave me a lot of clarity about how this works. Instead of being anxious about my upcoming vacation and the inevitable fluctuations that will come with it, I am going to choose to go on a diet break: https://bodyrecomposition.com/?s=diet+break
It's basically what you said, practicing maintenance as we go along. This author advocates for a planned break vs. oh, whoops, went over today, and cites a study to support the idea that planned breaks of at least a week can and should be part of the dieting process ("For anybody who wants to look it up, the full reference is “Wing RR and RW Jeffrey. Prescribed ‘Breaks’ as a means to disrupt weight control efforts. Obes Res (2003) 11: 287-291.”).
I'll be trying an official break Wednesday to Wednesday, and I'll be sure to update here on my results.2 -
Hilogirl2018 wrote: »@MadisonMolly2017 You're right, and something I read on a different MFP thread gave me a lot of clarity about how this works. Instead of being anxious about my upcoming vacation and the inevitable fluctuations that will come with it, I am going to choose to go on a diet break: https://bodyrecomposition.com/?s=diet+break
It's basically what you said, practicing maintenance as we go along. This author advocates for a planned break vs. oh, whoops, went over today, and cites a study to support the idea that planned breaks of at least a week can and should be part of the dieting process ("For anybody who wants to look it up, the full reference is “Wing RR and RW Jeffrey. Prescribed ‘Breaks’ as a means to disrupt weight control efforts. Obes Res (2003) 11: 287-291.”).
I'll be trying an official break Wednesday to Wednesday, and I'll be sure to update here on my results.
@Hilogirl2018
Thanks so much for this, and for taking the time to cite the research!
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150's Challenge
Last weigh in: 154.5
Current Weight: 153.4
Goal 14 anything 😊
I am also headed for family vacation/break next Saturday. I am still slightly nervous but I love the progress I have made so far 😊2 -
Preferred Name: Maddie
Highest Weight: ~237
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 166
Then GW: 155
Starting Current Weight: 150.6
Current Goal Weight: 149.8 then reassess!
5’8.5”
(WOE): high fiber & water, low sodium, and moderate protein & sat. fat. Minimum five 3 ounce servings fruit/veg.
>60 mins exercise daily & >10,000 steps per day
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: I weigh daily & use weekly, monthly averages
Going for it the next 33 days. It’s time. I know what I need to do.
No eating out if I weigh 155 or more until I am back in low 154’s or 153.
33 days to go: 3/24 155.2 Start✅
32 3/25 154.8✅
31 3/26 153.6✅
30 3/27 153.4✅
29 3/28 152.6✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
28 3/29 152.8 ❌some mex. food
27 3/30 155✅
26 3/31 154.4✅
25 4/1 154.4✅
24 4/2 153.0 ✅(but ate out so cal count not exact)
23 4/3 154.2❌ mex. food (gonna have to start making healthier mex food at home!)
22 4/4 155 ✅Avg wt down 0.2 since last Thursday
21 4/5 154.2❌dessert
20 4/6 154.2✅
19 4/7 154.4 ✅ perfect day - home eating, no sugar
18 4/8 152.6 ❌ some extra sweets but WOW! I’m Happy - Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
17 4/9 152.8 ✅✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
16 4/10 152.4 ✅✅ Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
15 4/11 151.2 ❌ All good, but ate out with dessert. Calories etc all good.
Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
14 4/12 151.4 ❌ All good, but ate out with dessert again. Calories etc all good.
Under top end of my Maintenance Range (153)!
13 4/13 152.2 ❌✅all great except sodium & ate at home!!
12 4/14 152.7
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✅ calories, salt, fiber, sugar, exercise all good
2nd✅ no restaurant meals3 -
Intro template (if you want):
Preferred Name:Daisy
Highest Weight:5'2
Current Weight: 127
Goal Weight: 120
Way of Eating (WOE): 1200 calorie daily, no food weighing, only estimate.
Anticipated weigh-in frequency: Every morning.
Exercise:
1 hour cardio and 1 hour weight training. Plan was to do it 4-5x a week, but lately I have been working over time, so only been going 2-3x a week for the last 3 weeks.
Weight update template (if you want):Being so close to my goal, I have been thinking to drop my goal to 115.
Last check-in weight: this morning
Current weight:127.62 -
Last check-in weight: 150.3
Current weight: 149.5
Pounds until 149's: reached just need to maintain it!
Happy Monday guys!3
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