Lose 5lbs + in June 2019

Happy Sunday!!!

Start wt: 270
Overall Goal: 199
Current Weight: 263
June Goal wt: 255

June 1: 263
June 7:
June 14:
June 21:
June 28:

I’m hoping to avg 1/4 pd loss per week.

Original starting weight - 205ish pounds
June starting weight - 158.8
June goal - 154.8
Ultimate goal - 145

(weighing in on Fridays)
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

Total loss for June -

Original starting weight - 272.4
June starting weight - 268.8
June goal - 258
Ultimate goal - 135

1st - 268.8
3rd -
5th -
15th -
22nd -
29th -

Total loss for June -

On Memorial Day I started a 1 mile or more walk every day streak until July 4th. So far doing good. Hopefully that will translate to weight loss. been tracking my food and exercising since mid April but haven't seen any big losses. but still going to keep on this journey!

SamanthaLouiseMence wrote: »

Sorry it’s up late this month guys, been away and the WiFi was terrible so the app kept freezing on me

Same as always, anyone can join or leave at anytime. Please be supportive and respectful of one another.

Original starting weight -
June starting weight -
June goal -
Ultimate goal -

1st -
3rd -
5th -
15th -
22nd -
29th -

Total loss for June -

Good luck guys, let’s smash it x

Hey @SamanthaLouiseMence - Is there any reason you posted this odd array of dates? The first are just a couple days apart from each other, then there's a 10-day jump. I think we usually do the 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29th days of the month, and usually I add the last day of the month. One neat thing about that is the weight reporting dates change each month. I think that's kind of neat. I weigh every day, but I like having different "official" dates on different challenges. It helps me keep steady whether it's a work day or weekend day. I usually also post the last day of the previous month, but I am not going to do that this month. My weight was up that day, and it would make it look like I'm losing more than I actually am. Context ya know.

On the other hand, just doing Mondays might be fun, too -- June 3, 10, 17, and 24. Maybe June 30 too to close the month. That would just continue the pattern from last month as the last weigh in May (other than last day of the month) was the 26th.

I'm just curious if there's significance to this pattern and if there was an intent.

61 years old; 5'2"
Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
May ending weight 149.6 (May loss 2.7 lbs)
June starting weight - 149.6
June goal -144.6
Ultimate goal - 135.0

Adjusting check-in dates (pins) to use my regular Friday weigh-ins for my personal tracking. Checking in between weigh-ins helped keep me focused, will keep that up in June.

📌 1st - 149.6 (Trend Weight 150.3)
2nd - 149.3 (Trend Weight 150.2)
📌 7th -
📌 14th -
📌 21st -
📌 28th -
📌 30th

Today's Thoughts: Over-indulged today (the 2nd). Expect to play a bit of catch-up this week. 🙊

June 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
• Hit active minutes goal of 25 minutes daily, then increase to 30
• Hit strength building exercise goal of 6 days, then increase to 7

Original starting weight - 181 lbs
June starting weight - 157.2 lbs
June goal - 147 lbs
Ultimate goal - 130 lbs

1st - 157.2 lbs
3rd -
5th -
15th -
22nd -
29th -

Total loss for June -

Thanks Sam!

Original starting weight -250
June starting weight -244.98
June goal - 235
Ultimate goal - 180

1st - 245
8th -
15th -
22nd -
29th -

Total loss for June -

My name is Donna. I am 59 years young, 5’ 5” tall and from the Midwest.

I will be weighing on the first and last day of the month for a full monthly account.


Highest wt: 253 (235 on MFP)
June Goal Wt: 189.6
Ultimate Goal wt: 145-153

June 01: 195.6
June 03:
June 10:
June 17:
June 24
June 30:

Original starting weight - 195.2 lbs (as of 12/21/18)
June starting weight - 172.6 lbs
June goal - 167.6 lbs
Ultimate goal - 145.0 lbs

3rd- 170.4 lbs
10th-
17th-
24th-
28th-
Total loss for June:

Hello! I'm Kate. 48 y/o female

Original Starting Weight: 170#
June Starting Weight: 163.2#

Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
May 26 starting weight - 145.2 (ten-day rolling average weight 144.8)
June goal - 143
Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148

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

May 26 - 145.2 (144.8)
June 3 - 147.6 (145.8)
June 14 -
June 21 -
June 28 -
June 30 -


Total loss for June: By scale weight AND by ten-day average, I have GAINED AGAIN this week (1.5 pounds by scale and exactly one by ten-day average). Uh oh. Add this to the three pounds I gained in May, and I'm heading to the ceiling of my maintenance range. Before mid-may, I had been maintaining within about a half pound of my goal since mid March.

mari_moulin wrote: »

mtaratoot wrote: »

Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
May 26 starting weight - 145.2 (ten-day rolling average weight 144.8)
June goal - 143
Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148

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

May 26 - 145.2 (144.8)
June 3 - 147.6 (145.8)
June 14 -
June 21 -
June 28 -
June 30 -


Total loss for June: By scale weight AND by ten-day average, I have GAINED AGAIN this week (1.5 pounds by scale and exactly one by ten-day average). Uh oh. Add this to the three pounds I gained in May, and I'm heading to the ceiling of my maintenance range. Before mid-may, I had been maintaining within about a half pound of my goal since mid March.

I think it’s amazing that you are in maintenance and holding it there even if it’s not always easy. How do you compare staying at maintenance with the weight loss phase?

Don't be that amazed -- I have been struggling to maintain for at least two weeks going on three.

Maintaining is way easier, just as hard, and way harder than losing. It's way easier because when you get to your goal, you obviously figured out how to balance energy in and energy out. If you were losing at a reasonable 0.5 pounds per week for your last five pounds, you get to add 250 calories when you get to your goal. It's easy to add 250 calories. In fact, it's too easy, so that's why it's just as hard. It's way harder because you still must be vigilant, and it's a life-long commitment. You also don't get the reward of watching the scale move down. You have to change your response to the scale and get excited when it doesn't move at all. I got down below my goal, and I was actually worried for a while I'd keep losing. Ha. That's funny now. I'm back at the top of my maintenance range, and it would be SO easy to blast through the ceiling. I know I could lose again, but that's not healthy.

I'm slowly also working on my body composition. I'd like to have less fat mass and more lean mass. So that's a new goal that's even slower. For sure I lost some lean mass when I was in weight loss mode. I tried to minimize/mitigate it with strength work, but I am not consistent. So when I gain again, it is fat that I gain. This is another reason it's difficult, and it's a real reason it's so important to maintain.

YOU will get here! You WILL maintain when you get here. And then after a few months, let us know how it goes. I'll check back in again as the months go by, and I hope I get to a place where it's easier again. I had given myself permission to go off the path for a while, so it's no surprise my weight is up. It happens. I need to start enjoying the "emptier" feeling again. Honestly, all I need to do is be more mindful in the evenings because I sometimes sabotage my efforts when I grab healthy snacks but eat unhealthy amounts of 'em. Nothing wrong with Akmak crackers, but take it easy man. (that was a note to myself, not you).