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

Kiyomoo wrote: »

@LadySaton Oh my gosh... You're only half a pound away from your goal! Great job!

pyrusangeles wrote: »

Challenge Level: ⚜️⚜️
Challenge Goal weight: 158 lbs by May 9

2/9/19: 168.6 lbs
2/18/19: 165.8 lbs
2/26/19: 164.2 lbs
3/8/19: 163.2 lbs
3/13/19: 161.6 lbs

I've been over my weekly calorie goals since I started, but amazingly I'm still losing weight at a decent place. My NEAT must be higher than I realized. I do run around a lot.

I'm so close... Less than two pounds til I see the 150s for the first time in 2 years!!

13ecca4 wrote: »

I'll join!

Challenge Starting Weight: 288lbs
Challenge Level: Level 5 - 25 pounds ★★★★★
Challenge Goal weight: 263lbs

1st Feb - 288
8th Feb - 281
15th Feb - 278
22nd Feb - 276.2
1st Mar - 276 - This last week is the first week where my motivation and determination have just gone. I've been fighting some major cravings and urges to binge this week.
I suppose it's a little natural to be disappointed that there isn’t a 2lb weight loss, but given the week I had it’s actually amazing that it’s a 0.2lb loss.
I’m trying not to think too much into it. As hard as the battle inside my head was this week at least I didn’t give in to the cravings and have not put weight on.
I’m feeling better now than I did so looking forward for the upcoming week. I’ve got a PT session tonight and they always make me feel amazing. So hopefully I’m off to a great start.
8th Mar - 273
15th Mar - 274 (weekend away last weekend, ok with the tiny gain )
22nd Mar - 272
29th Mar -270.8
5th Apr - 267 - Wow I didn't realise how close to my goal for this challenge I am!!!
12th April - 267.2

LadySaton wrote: »

tthickens637 wrote: »

LadySaton wrote: »

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. 🤣

Reviewing entries and reread yours above. I'm curious about your recipes for roasting vegies. Can you share one, as I'm running out of good ideas?? TIA

I just really like veggies so I tend to buy whatever is tasty looking and chop, combine to a medley. I use season all because I like it and if I want something exceptionally flavorful I add a variety of those cherry tomatoes. They add an amazing flavor profile after cooking.

I really just love veggies though so it doesn’t take much to please me. No special prep required. 🤷🏼‍♀️

jennigerding19 wrote: »

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
3.22-160
3.29-160 going to focus on my food this week and hope for good results next week
4.5-158.5
4.12-156.5

tthickens637 wrote: »

LadySaton wrote: »

tthickens637 wrote: »

LadySaton wrote: »

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. 🤣

Reviewing entries and reread yours above. I'm curious about your recipes for roasting vegies. Can you share one, as I'm running out of good ideas?? TIA

I just really like veggies so I tend to buy whatever is tasty looking and chop, combine to a medley. I use season all because I like it and if I want something exceptionally flavorful I add a variety of those cherry tomatoes. They add an amazing flavor profile after cooking.

I really just love veggies though so it doesn’t take much to please me. No special prep required. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Thanks so much... I love vegies too and I love simple, so your recipe is great!! Do you just dry roast them on a cookie sheet in the oven? I disparately need healthful and easy snack food I can just pop in my mouth when I'm on the go; nuts, carrots and hard-boiled eggs are getting old!