Lose 5lbs + in May 2019

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  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,982 Member
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    •Lose 5 lbs in May 2019•

    April 2019 - Gain / Loss
    of 2 lbs. 30 day average was 177 Monthly average went up! Not good.

    Original starting wgt: 253
    May starting weight: 177.2
    May goal: 170
    🌹Updating every day through May.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    May 1 - 178.4
    5/2 - 177.2
    5/3 - 178.2
    5/4 - 179
    5/5 - 178.8
    📌5/6 - 179 - 100g carbs, 96g net carbs. Carbs were: belgian waffles (2) salad dressing, broccoli slaw, strawberry preserves. Trying to just satisfy what my body wants right now, within reason. An increase in carbs, wrong type, but thats what was available.
    5/07 - 178.8 - 68g carbs, 56g net carbs. Carbs were: broccoli slaw, salad dressing, crackers, peanut butter, avocado. Another day of increased carbs, but bringing it back down. I don't feel that urgency to eat now.
    5/8 - 178.6 - 18g carbs, 10g net carbs. Carbs were: salad, avocado. Downward trend is S-L-O-W, but I feel in control again.
    5/9 - 176.2 - 31g, 19g net carbs. Carbs were: balsamic vinegar, salad, cauliflower, avocado, salsa, lemon juice, almond flour.
    5/10 - 175.4 - 31g carbs, 20g net carbs. Carbs were: salad, avocado, peanut butter, balsamic.
    5/11 - 175
    5/12 - 174 - 43g carbs, 38g net carbs. Carbs were: lemon juice, salad, peanut butter, hamburger roll.
    ~10 day avg ~ 177.3. Not where I want to be, but thankfully stayed within this decade of weight. ~ Really struggled with finding the right balance of electrolytes. I'm hoping that increasing potassium was the problem all along and my fluid weight continues to drop.
    📌5/13 - 174.8
    5/14 - 176.2 - Elimination issues, so I'm going to try this psyllium husk powder that I bought last year. I've always been a little wary of it, but I hope it works.

    5/15 - 175.8

    5/16 - 177.4 - Psyllium powder worked, but I don't want to rely on it. I don't take laxatives and don't want to begin a habit of using a natural one. More seed porridge this week to help boost fiber.

    📌5/20
    📌5/27


  • lalabank
    lalabank Posts: 1,009 Member
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    @dawnbgethealthy
    Yay!!!! Great job!!!!!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,559 Member
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    lalabank wrote: »
    @dawnbgethealthy
    Yay!!!! Great job!!!!!

    Thanks @lalabank
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    edited May 2019
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    61 years old; 5'2"
    Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
    April ending weight 151.6
    May starting weight - 152.3
    May goal -147.3
    Ultimate goal - 135.0

    Pins are weekly check-ins based on Wednesday challenge start. Continuing to use my regular Friday weigh-ins for my personal tracking.

    📌 1st - 152.3 (Trend Weight 152.1)
    3rd - 151.7 (Trend Weight 152.0)
    📌 8th - 150.9 (Trend Weight 151.7)
    10th - no scale
    📌 15th - 149.8 (Trend Weight 151.2)
    17th - 150.0 (Trend Weight 151.0)
    📌 22nd -
    24th
    📌 28th -
    31st

    Total loss for May -

    Today's Thoughts: I'm doing ok. Halfway through the month and 2.3 down. I have half a chance to hit goal! My 7 day summaries on FitBit are showing a hit from the road trip. I did start getting back on track. And, then, well, life. Work has been nuts. I've been powering through instead of fighting for steps - and it shows. I'm either coming down with something, or in the midst of a pollen attack. I've been slugging instead of exercising, but sometimes you just have to listen to your body. The good news is that the eating plan is almost routine, so I'm staying at my calorie deficits.

    I'm feeling a little better today, I'll get some stretching in and shoot for hitting as many of the 250 steps/hour as I can. I'm close to having my work hours for the week, so plan to knock off early and tend to some chores I've been slacking on - that will get me some exercise minutes as well ;)

    May Game Plan:
    • Continue weekly meal planning
    • Log daily in MFP - focus on daily calorie deficit goal of 500
    • No calorie intake after 8pm
    • Hit Fitbit step goal of 5000, then increase to 6000 Seven day average: 2905
    • Hit active minutes goal of 25 minutes daily, then increase to 30 Seven day average: 43
    • Increase strength building exercise from 6 days to 7 Seven day average: 2

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  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,982 Member
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    •Lose 5 lbs in May 2019•

    April 2019 - Gain / Loss
    of 2 lbs. 30 day average was 177 Monthly average went up! Not good.

    Original starting wgt: 253
    May starting weight: 177.2
    May goal: 170
    🌹Updating every day through May.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    May 1 - 178.4
    5/2 - 177.2
    5/3 - 178.2
    5/4 - 179
    5/5 - 178.8
    📌5/6 - 179 - 100g carbs, 96g net carbs. Carbs were: belgian waffles (2) salad dressing, broccoli slaw, strawberry preserves. Trying to just satisfy what my body wants right now, within reason. An increase in carbs, wrong type, but thats what was available.
    5/07 - 178.8 - 68g carbs, 56g net carbs. Carbs were: broccoli slaw, salad dressing, crackers, peanut butter, avocado. Another day of increased carbs, but bringing it back down. I don't feel that urgency to eat now.
    5/8 - 178.6 - 18g carbs, 10g net carbs. Carbs were: salad, avocado. Downward trend is S-L-O-W, but I feel in control again.
    5/9 - 176.2 - 31g, 19g net carbs. Carbs were: balsamic vinegar, salad, cauliflower, avocado, salsa, lemon juice, almond flour.
    5/10 - 175.4 - 31g carbs, 20g net carbs. Carbs were: salad, avocado, peanut butter, balsamic.
    5/11 - 175
    5/12 - 174 - 43g carbs, 38g net carbs. Carbs were: lemon juice, salad, peanut butter, hamburger roll.
    ~10 day avg ~ 177.3. Not where I want to be, but thankfully stayed within this decade of weight. ~ Really struggled with finding the right balance of electrolytes. I'm hoping that increasing potassium was the problem all along and my fluid weight continues to drop.
    📌5/13 - 174.8
    5/14 - 176.2 - Elimination issues, so I'm going to try this psyllium husk powder that I bought last year. I've always been a little wary of it, but I hope it works.

    5/15 - 175.8

    5/16 - 177.4 - Psyllium powder worked, but I don't want to rely on it. I don't take laxatives and don't want to begin a habit of using a natural one. More seed porridge this week to help boost fiber.

    5/17 - 177

    📌5/20
    📌5/27

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