Lose 5lbs + in May 2019

Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
April 28 starting weight - 144.0 (ten-day rolling average weight 142.0)
May goal - 143
Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148

I report scale weight and (ten day average weight).


April 28 - 144.0 (142.0)
May 5 - 144.0 (142.1)
May 12 - 142.8 (142.6)
May 19 - 144.8 (143.2)
May 26 - 145.2 (144.8)
May 31 -

Total loss for May: By scale weight AND by ten-day average, I have GAINED (1.2 pounds by scale and almost three by ten-day average) since 28 April. Uh oh. I've been maintaining within about a half pound of my goal since mid March, so I'm expecting I am just seeing a blip from some celebrating I've been doing. My celebrations will continue through the coming and this is the first week that I can't say that. My trending weight is about 1.5 pounds over my goal, but I'm still in the middle of my maintenance range, so it's not the end of the world. It's the beginning of a bad trend if I don't fix it, so I will FIX IT. I need to focus on deficits the next few weeks to get back to what I had achieved.

I am still participating in this monthly weight loss challenge even though I'm still in my goal range. I'm also participating in a maintenance challenge.

Original starting weight - 184
May starting weight - 156.8
May goal - 152
Ultimate goal - 140

1st- 156.8
6th- 158

Not going to sweat this at all. I had to remind myself that this is what happened last month, and I pulled it out in the end. I have lost 17 inches so far, most of which fell off while the scale wasn’t moving. After clothes shopping yesterday, I cannot wait for the end of the month when I measure again! All of my NSV tell me I keep losing inches. I’ve also really stepped up my fitness from completing my goals at 100%, to 200% daily. Some of this could be water retention while my muscles heal.

Have a great week everyone! 🙌🏼

13th- 153.8

30 lbs GONE! 🥳

This week I learned the importance of recovery. Mine was forced due to a tendon strain across the inner right ankle, but is getting better each day. This allowed my sore muscles to give way and so did the scale! I was shocked! I felt so discouraged last Monday sitting in the chiro getting X-rays, ultrasound, and cold therapy - I thought, this is it, this is where I fail. But then I remembered who is in control here! I can’t burn the same amount of calories I could last week, but I can lift and it feels great!!

Keep going no matter what! Have a great week!! 👊🏼

20th- 155.8

Whatever. 🤷‍♀️
Went to a concert last week and ate burgers twice that night and had concert sized canned beers. Worth it.
Niece’s graduation was Thursday and everything was closed by the time we got out. Ended up at Taco Bell (first time in 6 months at least). Not worth it.
I’m still really hurting from my posterior tibial injury. I’m told at minimum, it will be 6-8 weeks before I’m not in (almost) constant pain. Possibly 6-8 months until fully healed. I didn’t meet a single exercise goal last week. I do have PT twice a week and that’s really all I was medically cleared to do. He did say I can start light weights, and I felt up to it last night so I did it. Felt great and no pain through my shin or foot. I can only reach around a 200 calorie burn though.
Oh and TOM got me about an hour ago, so... like I said - whatever. 🤷‍♀️

26th- 153.8

May has done me dirty. First with the tendon strain, then I get a chest and head cold that is keeping me coughing all day and night. And THEN I had an emergency root canal Friday evening. I’m over this WHOLE month. 😑
On a good note, my ankle and shin are feeling so much better. Still having to modify, and more rest days than normal, but able to do most of my workouts again. Really going to watch my food this week and see if I can’t eek out a little more loss on Friday. However, considering the obstacles this month, I’m happy with 3 lbs if that’s where I end.

Running May loss: -3 lb

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.
May 27 - 161.5
May 28 - 163.3



Running loss/gain - loss 1.8

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)
📌 28th - 150.4 (Trend Weight 150.5)
31st

Total loss for May -

Today's Thoughts: Ok. Bobbled. You aren't seeing my fluctuation up to 151, that's what pulled the trend weight up. I'm a believer. I knew it would do this, and still did not get butt out of chair. Corrective action taken. 3 days in a row of moving. Will take a bit to show up - both on the scale and in my Game Plan averages, but I'm headed back in the right direction. I've still got Friday to record, and am still headed towards most successful month yet. It's all good.

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 2457. Will take time to get average back up /color]
  
• Hit active minutes goal of 25 minutes daily, then increase to 30 Seven day average: 15. This will average back up.
• Increase strength building exercise from 6 days to 7 Seven day average: 3