Lose 5lbs + in May 2019
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Original starting weight - 242
May starting weight - 163.5
May goal - 158.5
Ultimate goal - 121 (I’m 5’3.5”)
1st - 163.5
8th - 160.2
15th - 159.9
22nd - 160.8
29th -
My average all week was 158, I ate dinner late last night AND a half jar of peanut butter so I’m not surprised I’m up. Lol as I was eating I knew I was going to spike up this morning.
In general I’m trending down. I’m glad I took measurements and I’m looking forward to comparing those.
I think I’ve just hit a point where my lose is going to be slower. I’m putting on a lot of muscle which is part of my fitness goal.
This is the point where I’m glad that I’ve made real life changes. Slow and steady is really hard.5 -
•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 - 178.45/2 - 177.2📌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.
5/3 - 178.2
5/4 - 179
5/5 - 178.85/07 - 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.📌5/20 - 177.6
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
5/18 - 177.6
5/19 - 176.4
5/21 - 178.8
5/22 - 178
5/23 - 176.8
📌5/27
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58 years old, 5'3"
Oct 27.18 joined MFP Start weight 191
May goal 159.9
April loss - 7.7
March total: loss 1.7 lbs - This is all that I lost with a deficit of 18,713 calories
February total calories burned (not the deficit) - 20,350 - loss 1.4 lbs
April 30 - 167.9
May 01 - 165.1 I counted that in the April loss. It made up for February and March
May 02 - 164.3 - Saw this 164 number on April 26, glad to see it again. 5 more pounds to get out of the obese range. Working on it!
I usually keep it simple, calories in, calories out, and deficit. My change had been that I started to have greek yoghurt because with my dental issues it was a nice soft thing to have. I wonder if that has made the difference.
May 03 - 163.2 - I really stayed in bed late today and weighed before drinking water. I guess more time between eating and weighing myself. Planned night out, dinner, drinks, a concert.
May 04 - 165.0 - Pretty much expected, up almost 2 pounds in a day. This is why I rarely go out with friends any more, bad for the waistline. Went out with skinny friends last night argh, they don't have to be careful at all. I will get it back down, but it could take awhile. Oh well, I had a very good time.
May 05 - 166.4 - Back on track, but stuff from Friday is still showing up. Maybe tomorrow will be better : - )
May 06 - 165.6
May 08 - 165.3
May 09 - 165.1
May 10 - 165.0
May 11 - 165.3 - Ready to see a loss!
May 12 - 166.2 - Very large deficits since Friday - digging, tilling, weeding, planting. Slow metabolism, so maybe that will show up Tuesday or Wednesday hopefully. Potato garden today and weeding everywhere.
May 13 - 166.5
May 14 - 165.6
May 15 - 164.3 - I didn't manage to get enough water in yesterday, so the scale is down today.
May 16 - 163.0 - Yay!
May 17 - 163.1
May 19 - 164.7 - Dang. Oh well, not sweating it, staying the course.
May 20 - 163.5
May 21 - 164.6
May 22 - 164.3
May 23 - 163.9 - Going away until Monday, no wifi. So challenging to not be eating one's own food, and not much of a cushion this month. I will see what I can get in for workouts.
Running loss/gain - loss 1.25 -
Original starting weight - 250
May starting weight - 214
May goal - 209
Ultimate goal - 150
1st - 214
8th - 212.5
15th - 210
22nd - 210
29th -
Total loss for May -7 -
I am back again and very determined to get under 145 this month. My weigh-in days will be Thursday. Good luck everyone!
Original starting weight - 178
May starting weight - 148.2
May goal - 144
Ultimate goal - 140
1st - 147.3 nice drop to begin the month off right!
2nd - 148.8 my anniversary was yesterday and we went to dinner, so I fully expected a little bit of an uptick.
9th - 146.7 there is that drop that I wanted last week! So close to my May goal weight of being under 145. I think it’s a doable thing.
16th - 147.0 up just a bit, but my 2nd oldest graduated today from high school!
23nd - 147.5 still up and have no idea why. Just hanging out till it changes.
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Total loss for May - down .9 pounds6 -
May 5 pound challenge
Original starting weight - 167
May starting weight - 154.8
May goal - 149
Ultimate goal - 135
1st - 154.8
5th - 154.9
8th - 153.8
12th - 153.3
16th - 151
22nd - 152
29th -
Total loss for May -
OH snap... Staying around 152 so now I have to change to break the plateau!!4 -
Original starting weight -298.50
May starting weight - 188.25 (April weigh out)
May goal - 180.00
Ultimate goal - 165.00
April weigh out 188.25lbs
3rd - 184.75lbs
10th - 181.50
17th - 182.50
24th - 183.50
31st -
Total loss for May 5.75lbs4 -
Original starting weight - 160
May starting weight - 157
May goal - 152
Ultimate goal - 130
1st - 157
3rd - 156
5th - 154
8th - 156
10th - 155
15th - 155
17th - 154
22nd - 155
24th - 154.4
29th -
31st -
Total loss for May -
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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 - 149.4 (Trend Weight 150.4)
24th 149.8 (Trend Weight 150.3)
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31st
Total loss for May -
Today's Thoughts: I bobbled a bit. Up yesterday, down today. Trend Weight still falling, so that's a good thing. I can't say enough good things about the Trend Weight tracking - it gives you solid data point to know whether to worry about a fluctuation or not. I'm still not moving enough, and missing my exercise sessions. Total slug week. I know I have to turn that around before it affects my goal. I'll be surprised if I hit the May goal, but I will be close - and this will be the best month since I started tracking in December (it already is). It's all good! Everyone have a great long weekend! Hello Summer!!!!
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: 4357. That's more like it!
- Hit active minutes goal of 25 minutes daily, then increase to 30 Seven day average: 23 (Down. Told ya')
- Increase strength building exercise from 6 days to 7 Seven day average: 4 (that's gonna drop next week)
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Original starting weight - 236
May starting weight - 193.3
May goal - 189
Ultimate goal - 170 for now
3rd - 193.3
10th - 191.6
17th - 190.6
24th - 189.6
31st -
Total loss for May -3.7lbs
Haven’t been in the 180’s in over 2 years!5 -
Slowly but steady I guess.
1st- 379
9th - 375.4
16th- 374.4
23rd -373.2
30th6 -
Original starting weight - 228
May starting weight - 160.8
May goal - 157
Ultimate goal - 139
3rd - 163.4
10th - 159.8 - FINALLY! This has been about two months in the waiting!
17th - 161.4 - 2 steps forward, one step back. The struggle is real!
24th - 161.8 - doggoneit! I want the next decade down to stay. Gotta work it more!
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Total loss for May -5 -
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8•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 - 178.45/2 - 177.2📌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.
5/3 - 178.2
5/4 - 179
5/5 - 178.85/07 - 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.📌5/20 - 177.6
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
5/18 - 177.6
5/19 - 176.4
5/21 - 178.8
5/22 - 178
5/23 - 176.8
5/24 -176.4
📌5/27
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Happy Saturday Fam. I’m feeling pretty frustrated about my weigh in. Down 2 lbs of the 10 I gained last week. I’ve stuck to my IF schedule, I’ve drank almost 3L of water daily I’ve stayed under my calorie goals every day mind some days I ate into my workout calories, I went out for walks every day with the exception of Monday, my snacking is still there but I’m making much better choices when it happens (unsalted nuts, fresh fruits and berries etc) and I’m only down 2 lbs of the 10. I was hoping to have lost at least half. I do believe my tummy swelling has something to do with this as I am more swollen around my incisions now than I have been since I had my surgery. The hematoma keeps filling back up after it gets drained and I think this may be a factor in my numbers. But it’s still extremely frustrating. Mid week I was actually down to 170 when the swelling started up and I was up 2 lbs the next day.
Starting weight - 338.8 Lbs
Current weight - 167.6 Lbs
May goal - 160 Lbs
Ultimate goal - 150 Lbs
May 04 - 163.9
May 11 - 164.2
May 18 - 174.2
May 25 - 172.4
Total loss for May + 4.8 Lbs
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May SW:323
May 3 - 323
May 10 - 323
May 17 - 321
May 24 - 319
May 31 -
Total Weight Loss for May = 4 lbs6 -
mari_moulin wrote: »Happy Saturday Fam. I’m feeling pretty frustrated about my weigh in. Down 2 lbs of the 10 I gained last week. I’ve stuck to my IF schedule, I’ve drank almost 3L of water daily I’ve stayed under my calorie goals every day mind some days I ate into my workout calories, I went out for walks every day with the exception of Monday, my snacking is still there but I’m making much better choices when it happens (unsalted nuts, fresh fruits and berries etc) and I’m only down 2 lbs of the 10. I was hoping to have lost at least half. I do believe my tummy swelling has something to do with this as I am more swollen around my incisions now than I have been since I had my surgery. The hematoma keeps filling back up after it gets drained and I think this may be a factor in my numbers. But it’s still extremely frustrating. Mid week I was actually down to 170 when the swelling started up and I was up 2 lbs the next day.
Try not to beat yourself up about this. You know as well as anyone there are stops we make along our journey. Sometimes we choose them, and sometimes they choose us. Some are fun, some not so much. Look a little farther down the road. so it takes another month to get where you want. Big fat hairy deal! Just see this last week for what it is -- a detour. There's some construction, and we just have to go around the block.
I look at what I wrote, and it sounds like a bunch of hooey, but it' real. It's good to write, because I'm kind of feeling the same way. In my case, I know what the problem is, and it's what I've been eating. So I'm going to take my own advice and not beat myself up about it either even though my weight is back up four pounds over my goal again. It was even higher four days ago. Let's both look farther down the road. I think there's a nice place to take a little rest, but it's just a bit farther. Let's go!5 -
mari_moulin wrote: »Happy Saturday Fam. I’m feeling pretty frustrated about my weigh in. Down 2 lbs of the 10 I gained last week. I’ve stuck to my IF schedule, I’ve drank almost 3L of water daily I’ve stayed under my calorie goals every day mind some days I ate into my workout calories, I went out for walks every day with the exception of Monday, my snacking is still there but I’m making much better choices when it happens (unsalted nuts, fresh fruits and berries etc) and I’m only down 2 lbs of the 10. I was hoping to have lost at least half. I do believe my tummy swelling has something to do with this as I am more swollen around my incisions now than I have been since I had my surgery. The hematoma keeps filling back up after it gets drained and I think this may be a factor in my numbers. But it’s still extremely frustrating. Mid week I was actually down to 170 when the swelling started up and I was up 2 lbs the next day.
Starting weight - 338.8 Lbs
Current weight - 167.6 Lbs
May goal - 160 Lbs
Ultimate goal - 150 Lbs
May 04 - 163.9
May 11 - 164.2
May 18 - 174.2
May 25 - 172.4
Total loss for May + 4.8 Lbs
@mari_moulin You are doing great! You really decided after the holidays to kick it up a notch & start major weight loss again & you've succeeded! I am still working on that holiday fat & that was five months ago!!!! Be proud of yourself because I am certainly proud of you. We know there are setbacks & speed bumps along the way. We also know it comes off much much much slower than it goes on so don't worry, you are still in charge! It will come off in a nice healthy way. You are an inspiration. Please don't forget that!
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Already done! Original weight 225 lbs. Current weight 212 lbs!4
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erekstrusinski1989 wrote: »Already done! Original weight 225 lbs. Current weight 212 lbs!
@erekstrusinski1989 Fantastic Job!!!2
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