Lose 5lbs + in July 2019
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Connie7355 Member
July 12, 2019
63 years old; 5’7” tall
Original starting weight 2015 -236
Starting Weight June, 2018 - 219.4
July 2019 starting weight - 186.6
July goal - 182.6
Ultimate goal - 170 for now
1st - 186.6
5th - 185.6
12th -185
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Total loss for July -1.6 lbs
Going on a small 4 day vacation this week. Hoping to stay in control and do lots of walking!! Hope you all have a great week!!6 -
Weighing in daily for the month of July. Official weigh-in day is Saturday.
Starting weight - 338.8 Lbs
Current weight - 170.1 Lbs
July goal - maintain or down to 168 Lbs
Ultimate goal - 165 Lbs
01 - 171.9 - PMS bloating - T-2 days.
02 - 171.8 - PMS bloating - T-1 days.
03 - 171.8 - O/P surgery day - TOM D-1
04 - 170.4 - feeling better today - TOM D-2
05 - 171.1 - not sure why but ok - TOM D-3
July 06 - 169.1 - feeling good today - TOM D-4
07 - 169.1 - yes! No hotdog damage!
08 - 167.7 - Wait!!! What!?!? Ok don’t get too excited. 😳😬
09 - 167.3 - fingers crossed I can continue this way.
10 - 168.2 - I blame the sausages I ate for dinner.
11 - 167.9 - coming down again.
12 - 168.3 - ugh. It’s getting annoying now.
July 13 - 168.3 - ok. New week! 💪🏻
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Total loss for July - 1.8 Lb (Saturday’s)
Notes : Good morning everyone. Up early for my workout but this time I decided to go for a full 5k run. Just to see. And I did it at my best time yet. 35 minutes. Last time was in March before my surgery and I’ve just beat that time. I’m gonna continue doing C25K but will throw in a full 5k once a week. My eating can be better but having my hubby home on his vacation we have been allowing ourselves an evening ice cream and lots of BBQs and beers. I’ve been keeping all my sides vegetables so at least there’s that right. So far so good with my loss this month. Almost at my 2 lb loss goal for July. ❤️💪🏻4 -
Female, 5'3", 58 years old
I will be weighing daily, it keeps me accountable and motivated and shows trends
Starting weight October 28.18 - 191
July goal (since I hit 160 3 times in June) is 155
Ultimate goal 115
July 01 - 163.1 - Still up from eating ribs in June, I will have to lay off those for at least a few months
July 02 - 165.6 - !!! that is more than I was at the beginning of June. Hopefully just a blip.
July 03 - 162.0
July 04 - 160.8
July 05 - 162.5 - oh well, 25 more days to hopefully get out of the 160s
July 06 - 162.5
July 07 - 162.2
July 08 - 163.5 - Not sure why or how, but I will stay the course. I have been "good", and I don't feel heavier : - )
July 09 - 163.2 - Hoping for a woosh this week, staying determined.
July 10 - 161.0 - I actually was 162.0 at 5am, but went back to bed and lost a pound lol. Not sure which one is right, I usually weigh very early in the morning, but I will take it for now. Seeing the scale move down keeps me motivated.
July 11 - 160.9 - Flirting with that number again, hit it in May and June, expected to get into the 150s back in April. Really trying hard.
July 12 - 161.7
July 13 - 162.5 - Really feeling leaner for the most part this month, but have had quite a bit of stomach bloating over the last few weeks, with nothing but water so I am not really sure what to attribute it to. One glass of water to start the morning and I can blow up like a beach ball, and it is not soft. I have been drinking more than one glass of water starting in February, I get in 2 litres minimum a day now - although I still do not like water at all. I definitely do not like the bloating. Our bodies are made of salt and water, so it doesn't really make sense.
Running loss/gain: Loss - 0.64 -
Update...Again
Well, I decided to cut my detox short from 5 days down to 3 instead. I made major achievements in a short period of time however on the 4th day of my detox I felt like I lost weight and I thought for sure I made another break through, but, when I stepped on the scale it didn't budge. In fact--I gained +.2oz. Then I realized I was in Pre-Tom mode! Ugh, how frustrating! This happened back in Jan. when I completed my first detox. I didn't budge because of bloating. The bloat is real my friends....The good news is that I'm close to where I left off before the 4th of July food shenanigans, and I'm back on my keto diet. So I feel pretty good. Once I start my cycle in a few days and after it ends, then my weight should return to 179.
Until then, onward!4 -
Weighing in daily for the month of July. Official weigh-in day is Saturday.
Starting weight - 338.8 Lbs
Current weight - 170.1 Lbs
July goal - maintain or down to 168 Lbs
Ultimate goal - 165 Lbs
01 - 171.9 - PMS bloating - T-2 days.
02 - 171.8 - PMS bloating - T-1 days.
03 - 171.8 - O/P surgery day - TOM D-1
04 - 170.4 - feeling better today - TOM D-2
05 - 171.1 - not sure why but ok - TOM D-3
July 06 - 169.1 - feeling good today - TOM D-4
07 - 169.1 - yes! No hotdog damage!
08 - 167.7 - Wait!!! What!?!? Ok don’t get too excited. 😳😬
09 - 167.3 - fingers crossed I can continue this way.
10 - 168.2 - I blame the sausages I ate for dinner.
11 - 167.9 - coming down again.
12 - 168.3 - ugh. It’s getting annoying now.
July 13 - 168.3 - ok. New week! 💪🏻
14 - 172 - I don’t even know what to say.
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Total loss for July - 1.8 Lb (Saturday’s)
Notes : Good morning everyone. It’s Sunday Funday which means I get to go out for a long 10k walk with one of good friends.
Yesterday was “La fête National” in France (kinda like our 4th of July), and so I took an off day and just enjoyed our friends and all the food and drink that comes with it. But, I am paying the price on the scale this morning. Up 3.7 lbs!! I know this is mostly water retention from the high sodium foods and alcohol 🍺 but man it hurts to see that number on the scale after 2 weeks of hard work. All in one day!
It’s ok. Today marks the beginning of a new week and new opportunities to get it right. Lots of water, like always, and keeping as active as possible. Have a great Sunday everyone! ❤️💪🏻6 -
Female, 5'3", 58 years old
I will be weighing daily, it keeps me accountable and motivated and shows trends
Starting weight October 28.18 - 191
July goal (since I hit 160 3 times in June) is 155
Ultimate goal 115
July 01 - 163.1 - Still up from eating ribs in June, I will have to lay off those for at least a few months
July 02 - 165.6 - !!! that is more than I was at the beginning of June. Hopefully just a blip.
July 03 - 162.0
July 04 - 160.8
July 05 - 162.5 - oh well, 25 more days to hopefully get out of the 160s
July 06 - 162.5
July 07 - 162.2
July 08 - 163.5 - Not sure why or how, but I will stay the course. I have been "good", and I don't feel heavier : - )
July 09 - 163.2 - Hoping for a woosh this week, staying determined.
July 10 - 161.0 - I actually was 162.0 at 5am, but went back to bed and lost a pound lol. Not sure which one is right, I usually weigh very early in the morning, but I will take it for now. Seeing the scale move down keeps me motivated.
July 11 - 160.9 - Flirting with that number again, hit it in May and June, expected to get into the 150s back in April. Really trying hard.
July 12 - 161.7
July 13 - 162.5 - Really feeling leaner for the most part this month, but have had quite a bit of stomach bloating over the last few weeks, with nothing but water so I am not really sure what to attribute it to. One glass of water to start the morning and I can blow up like a beach ball, and it is not soft. I have been drinking more than one glass of water starting in February, I get in 2 litres minimum a day now - although I still do not like water at all. I definitely do not like the bloating. Our bodies are made of salt and water, so it doesn't really make sense.
July 14 - 162.7
Running loss/gain: Loss - 0.43 -
@mari_moulin
I love your photos! And your skin is amazing!
And I am with you, it sucks to work so hard and eat like normal people for one day and gain 3.7 pounds.
Because I am older it takes soooo long to lose one pound, but I can easily put on 7 pounds in a weekend. That could mean up to 7 months to lose it back. Grrr. I guess that I will never be able to eat and drink like my normal friends.
Restaurants are a no-no for me. Back in January I went out for dinner and had a tossed salad with grilled chicken and was up 4 pounds the following day. I make these at home for myself and I don't gain 4 pounds. I haven't went out for a meal since, I can't join my friends for lunch or dinner.
You had made a comment about sodium, I have been thinking about that. Restaurants do load up their food with salt. I have never been over my sodium levels in the daily, but it could be a factor.
BTW, I thought by your screen name that you were in Quebec, not the USA : - )
I am in British Columbia.5 -
@mari_moulin and @dawnbgethealthy I also think it's incredible the amount of weight that can be gained in a single day, but the loss takes forever! I am up 3.2 pounds today after smelling & indulging in my son's frozen pizza last night. I know I should not have eaten it, but 3.2 pounds? Ridiculous! How long before it comes back off is anybody's guess! So, we are in this together. Let's get it back on track & go for another long stretch!6
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Original starting weight - 165 lbs
July starting weight - 156 lbs
July goal - 150 lbs
Ultimate goal - 115 lbs
1st - 160.3 lbs
7th- 157.6 lbs
14th - 156 lbs
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Weighing in daily for the month of July. Official weigh-in day is Saturday.
Starting weight - 338.8 Lbs
Current weight - 170.1 Lbs
July goal - maintain or down to 168 Lbs
Ultimate goal - 165 Lbs
01 - 171.9 - PMS bloating - T-2 days.
02 - 171.8 - PMS bloating - T-1 days.
03 - 171.8 - O/P surgery day - TOM D-1
04 - 170.4 - feeling better today - TOM D-2
05 - 171.1 - not sure why but ok - TOM D-3
July 06 - 169.1 - feeling good today - TOM D-4
07 - 169.1 - yes! No hotdog damage!
08 - 167.7 - Wait!!! What!?!? Ok don’t get too excited. 😳😬
09 - 167.3 - fingers crossed I can continue this way.
10 - 168.2 - I blame the sausages I ate for dinner.
11 - 167.9 - coming down again.
12 - 168.3 - ugh. It’s getting annoying now.
July 13 - 168.3 - ok. New week! 💪🏻
14 - 172 - I don’t even know what to say.
15 - 173.7 - ?!?! I’m shocked this morning!
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Total loss for July - 1.8 Lb (Saturday’s)
Notes : Good morning everyone. Wow i just can’t believe my weigh in this morning. I’m up again. BUT, I think I know what’s happening. I’m right in the middle of my ovulation cycle and I am feeling quite bloated because of this so I am hoping this spike is really mostly hormonal. My food intake could be better but it’s mainly been protein and vegetable with the occasional few beers and wine. Anyways it is what it is. I’m still pushing to do better each day and won’t give up on my goals.
I had a nice very long walk yesterday with my friend but not the full 10k we’d hoped for. More like 8. My friend hasn’t been feeling well (heart patient) so we cut the walk a bit short.
This morning I completed my C25K week 5 day 1. Looking forward to completing this week. This will be the farthest I’ve gotten on this program!
I won’t weigh in tomorrow as I will be travelling bright and early and I’m not sure how accurate my mother in laws scale is so let’s see how Wednesday’s weigh in comes in. Fingers crossed it’s back down! ❤️💪🏻5 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@mari_moulin
I love your photos! And your skin is amazing!
And I am with you, it sucks to work so hard and eat like normal people for one day and gain 3.7 pounds.
Because I am older it takes soooo long to lose one pound, but I can easily put on 7 pounds in a weekend. That could mean up to 7 months to lose it back. Grrr. I guess that I will never be able to eat and drink like my normal friends.
Restaurants are a no-no for me. Back in January I went out for dinner and had a tossed salad with grilled chicken and was up 4 pounds the following day. I make these at home for myself and I don't gain 4 pounds. I haven't went out for a meal since, I can't join my friends for lunch or dinner.
You had made a comment about sodium, I have been thinking about that. Restaurants do load up their food with salt. I have never been over my sodium levels in the daily, but it could be a factor.
BTW, I thought by your screen name that you were in Quebec, not the USA : - )
I am in British Columbia.deepwoodslady wrote: »@mari_moulin and @dawnbgethealthy I also think it's incredible the amount of weight that can be gained in a single day, but the loss takes forever! I am up 3.2 pounds today after smelling & indulging in my son's frozen pizza last night. I know I should not have eaten it, but 3.2 pounds? Ridiculous! How long before it comes back off is anybody's guess! So, we are in this together. Let's get it back on track & go for another long stretch!
Yes ladies we are in this together! The month isn’t over yet and we know what we have to do. I’m hoping the upward trend is done for the week and now it’s gonna start going back down. No more alcohol for me and enough with the extra nibbles outside of my planned meals. Water water water and keeping active 💪🏻 we’ve got this girls!!
@dawnbgethealthy - I am an American living in France over 20 years now. It’s home away from home now and I love both countries very much. My husband is French and my kids have duo nationality.5 -
Original starting weight - 255
July starting weight - 248.6
July goal -243.6
Ultimate goal - 180
1st - 248.6
8th - 248.4
15th - 246
22nd -
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Total loss for July -6 -
Original Starting Weight- 195.2 lbs
July Starting Weight- 168.4 lbs
July Goal- 163.4 lbs
Ultimate Goal- 145.2 lbs
1st- 168.4 lbs
8th- 166.2 lbs
15th- 164.8 lbs
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Total loss for July -8 -
61 years old; 5'2"
Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
June ending weight 148.3 (June loss 1.3 lbs)
July starting weight - 148.2
July goal -145.2 (adjusted)
Ultimate goal - 135.0
I generally do a Friday weigh-in. I've pinned the weekly weigh-in days for the challenge. Friday/Monday weigh-in will be interesting
📌 1st - 148.2 (Trend Weight 149.2)
3rd - 148.7 (Trend Weight 149.1)
4th - 148.1 (Trend Weight 149.0)
5th - 148.1 (Trend Weight 148.9)
6th - 148.3 (Trend Weight 148.8)
📌 8th - 147.8 (Trend Weight 148.6)
12th - 148.2 (Trend Weight 148.5)
13th - 149.3 (Trend Weight 148.6)
14th - 150.6 (Trend Weight 148.8) UGH!
📌 15th - 149.5 (Trend Weight 148.9)
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Thoughts: Sigh. What a mess. I added my weekend weights. I totally blew it Saturday. We went to a BBQ Place and truly over-indulged - ribs, starchy sides, two(!) mixed drinks, and ice cream. I'd feel bad over the set back, but it was really good lol. 7 day averages on goals are down, too. Think I will chalk it up to Mercury being in Retrograde and just move on
July Game Plan & Goals:- Continue weekly meal planning Yes. Pizza was in the plan last night.
- 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 - 7 day average 2357 ⬇
- Hit active minutes goal of 25 minutes daily, then increase to 30 - 7 day average 3 ⬇
- Hit strength building exercise goal of 6 days, then increase to 7 - 7 day average 2 ⬇
30 Day Progress:
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Female, 5'3", 58 years old
I will be weighing daily, it keeps me accountable and motivated and shows trends
Starting weight October 28.18 - 191
July goal (since I hit 160 3 times in June) is 155
Ultimate goal 115
July 01 - 163.1 - Still up from eating ribs in June, I will have to lay off those for at least a few months
July 02 - 165.6 - !!! that is more than I was at the beginning of June. Hopefully just a blip.
July 03 - 162.0
July 04 - 160.8
July 05 - 162.5 - oh well, 25 more days to hopefully get out of the 160s
July 06 - 162.5
July 07 - 162.2
July 08 - 163.5 - Not sure why or how, but I will stay the course. I have been "good", and I don't feel heavier : - )
July 09 - 163.2 - Hoping for a woosh this week, staying determined.
July 10 - 161.0 - I actually was 162.0 at 5am, but went back to bed and lost a pound lol. Not sure which one is right, I usually weigh very early in the morning, but I will take it for now. Seeing the scale move down keeps me motivated.
July 11 - 160.9 - Flirting with that number again, hit it in May and June, expected to get into the 150s back in April. Really trying hard.
July 12 - 161.7
July 13 - 162.5 - Really feeling leaner for the most part this month, but have had quite a bit of stomach bloating over the last few weeks, with nothing but water so I am not really sure what to attribute it to. One glass of water to start the morning and I can blow up like a beach ball, and it is not soft. I have been drinking more than one glass of water starting in February, I get in 2 litres minimum a day now - although I still do not like water at all. I definitely do not like the bloating. Our bodies are made of salt and water, so it doesn't really make sense.
July 14 - 162.7
July 15 - 163.4 - Dang
Running loss/gain: Gain 0.33 -
@stricklee11 - You are crushing it, and being so consistent. Way to go!
@mari_moulin - Well that is so cool that you live in France, I would never have guessed from the photos and the bbq stuff. I have not been to France in a long time, but it is lovely.
@LisaW57 - So does a 500 calorie deficit mean that you need to burn off at least 500 calories per day? I am very active, but most workouts do not burn that much. When the ice is in the arenas around here I burn a tonne of calories ice skating. I think that it was February or March (or both) with I ended up with a (monthly) deficit of more than 25,000 so should have lost at least 7 pounds but only lost 1.3 pounds. Argh.
and @deepwoodslady - Yes it really sucks about how long it takes to lose weight, and it sucks to continually turn down dinner and or bbqs when invited - but 9 months of very hard work can be undone so easily. Everyone needs a treat once in awhile, but not if the treat takes 3 months to erase.
I look forward to a day when I might have some sort of a buffer, but for now I have to be diligent.5 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
@LisaW57 - So does a 500 calorie deficit mean that you need to burn off at least 500 calories per day? I am very active, but most workouts do not burn that much. When the ice is in the arenas around here I burn a tonne of calories ice skating. I think that it was February or March (or both) with I ended up with a (monthly) deficit of more than 25,000 so should have lost at least 7 pounds but only lost 1.3 pounds. Argh.
I try to eat 500 calories less than my estimated required calorie intake. I do not add my exercise calories back to that. I have, because MFP and FitBit add them in, and it almost always results in a stall or weight gain. Even with watching the calorie intake like a hawk, the math does not always result in 1 lb per week (500 x 7 = 3500). There are diagnostics that more definitively determine that Basal Metabolic Rate, but I have not done that. I am using calculators and observation. I'm averaging 0.5 lbs/week when I am on target.
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MY STATS:[/b][/b]
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
July starting weight – 196.0
July goal - 190.0
July Actual End Weight: TBD
Weight/Comment:
…..196.0…..June 30th Ending Weight
July 01 – …..194.6…..
July 08 – …..195.9….. Dang Holiday!
July 15 – …..195.8….. Down a touch after a (somewhat) rocky week!
July 22 – …..xxxxx …..
July 29 – …..xxxxx …..
July 31 – …..xxxxx …..
Final Challenge Thoughts:
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Hi. I'm Trina. 54 and 5'4"
Down to my last 5 pounds, so hoping to lose 2-3 in July.
Original starting weight - 199 (June 2018)
July starting weight - 134.5
July goal - <=132
Ultimate goal - 128
1st - 134
5th - 133.5 (did OK over July 4th!)
7th- 133.5 (holding)
11th - 132
14th - 132.5 (chocolate cake has been on the menu...so not bad )
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Current July loss: 2 lb
End July loss: ????
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Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
June 30 starting weight - 148.2 (ten-day rolling average weight 145.5)
July goal - 143
Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight).
June 30 - 148.2 (145.5)
July 7 - 148.0 (147.9)
July 14 - 146.4 (147.7) -- interpolated from July 11 and July 16 weight.
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Total loss for July: Couple of pounds, but I was UP in June. Just back from a big festival and ate a WHOLE LOT but gained less than a pound. I was surprised, and pleased. Walked over 60 miles over the five days I was there.
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