Labor Day Mini Challenge!
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Making_Impossible_Possible wrote: »I happily came in at 205.6 this morning! It's a new low for me right now, and was my goal to make by the end of July, and with one day left I've currently lost 5.6lbs this month and 9.4 since starting the beginning of june . I still think 199 is doable by labor day, so I'm going to keep that as my goal for now and will lower it if need be .
Excellent! You will be in "onederland" by Labor Day!3 -
Had another small 0.2 loss this morning. I'm excited to see the numbers go down on the scale finally. What I'm not liking is the immense headache I have from my carbs/sugar withdrawal. OTC pain relievers are helping, but only a tiny bit. Hopefully this will stop after a few more days.1
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Making_Impossible_Possible wrote: »Had another small 0.2 loss this morning. I'm excited to see the numbers go down on the scale finally. What I'm not liking is the immense headache I have from my carbs/sugar withdrawal. OTC pain relievers are helping, but only a tiny bit. Hopefully this will stop after a few more days.
Congrats, that is such a good feeling when the scale behaves! I don't envy you on the headache from carb/sugar withdrawal. Hope everything levels out soon.0 -
Well yesterday was a mixed bag of success and not so much. I dutifully pre-logged all of the day's calories and planned to do a 3.5 mile walk after work. So we get a heck of a storm that lasts all evening and knocks out our power. I was not able to get my walk in BUT I did manage to do all 11,500 steps. As the evening went on with no power we had pretty much decided we were going to have to get take-out for dinner. This really bummed me because I had planned my calories so carefully. I was furiously looking on Subway for something that would fit in my alloted calories when YAY the power came back on. I was able to cook dinner and stay within my goal. Normally, I would have blown off the evening and just ordered a sub, but I am determine to stick to the plan if at all possible.
I doubt very much I will see any success on the scale tomorrow because my weight has actually gone up this week. But I'll weigh-in, log it and dig in a little harder for next week's weigh-in. What other choice do I have right?
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Well yesterday was a mixed bag of success and not so much. I dutifully pre-logged all of the day's calories and planned to do a 3.5 mile walk after work. So we get a heck of a storm that lasts all evening and knocks out our power. I was not able to get my walk in BUT I did manage to do all 11,500 steps. As the evening went on with no power we had pretty much decided we were going to have to get take-out for dinner. This really bummed me because I had planned my calories so carefully. I was furiously looking on Subway for something that would fit in my alloted calories when YAY the power came back on. I was able to cook dinner and stay within my goal. Normally, I would have blown off the evening and just ordered a sub, but I am determine to stick to the plan if at all possible.
I doubt very much I will see any success on the scale tomorrow because my weight has actually gone up this week. But I'll weigh-in, log it and dig in a little harder for next week's weigh-in. What other choice do I have right?
Great choices and outcomeast night! Your willpower was impressive.
I weigh tomorrow as well. I've had an up and down week with food and exercise, so we'll see how that plays out on the scale.0 -
My stats
CW: 288.6
SW: 311.8
GW: 278 by Labor Day
Most of my healthy living group has started to fall off the wagon after 6 weeks. I need a group of people to keep me motivated! Looking forward to this challenge!3 -
Hi all! Someone directed me here under a post I made. I'm looking to lose about 10 pounds by September 1st. I've struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember, lost a lot in 2013, gained a lot after a car accident in 2015 and then the gain was pushed to new heights after I gave birth to my son in November so I'm ready to make a change!
Sw: 260
Cw: 254.8
Lw: 180
Gw: 170
Ugw: 140
Let's be friends!2 -
Momeri1113 wrote: »Hi all! Someone directed me here under a post I made. I'm looking to lose about 10 pounds by September 1st. I've struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember, lost a lot in 2013, gained a lot after a car accident in 2015 and then the gain was pushed to new heights after I gave birth to my son in November so I'm ready to make a change!
Sw: 260
Cw: 254.8
Lw: 180
Gw: 170
Ugw: 140
Let's be friends!
Welcome! A car accident and a baby are both big life changing/challenging events. Glad you are here!1 -
Still 205.4 today. No loss is better than any gain! Still suffering through the head aches. This is day 3, hopefully it'll go away soon! On a side note, everyone who's done Keto, how long did it take to start seeing consistent losses? I know I've only been eating like this for 4 days, but I'm not budging. I also know that consistent losses wont be forever, or happen everyday. I just wanna know what everyone's first week was like..besides feeling like death.3
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Weekly Goal Check-In:
1. Plan backups for bedtime/midday snack cravings and weekends and fit snacks into calorie targets -
NOT ACCOMPLISHED
I had a giant snickers bar and some chips on a mini road trip with my sister last Friday, those gas station stops are hard to resist - I even had a bag of beautiful cherries in the car! Problem identified - tempting treats at gas stations. Next time plan: either track treats into my targets & plan for them or pick up a banana instead (or a smaller snickers instead of a giant one 
). Also ate a bunch of sweet cereal on Tuesday night, babysitting for my nephew at their house. Problem identified - I went out to eat for breakfast and it got my tracking all out of whack that day, then I lost the motivation to care about what I ate for the rest of the day since I didn't have numbers to go from. Next time plan: try to track an out to eat meal even if it's not exact - just get a good ball park in there to work from
2. Go to at least two exercise classes per week OR two long walks outside OR combo of the two -
ACCOMPLISHED! Trying new gyms & classes with a couple Groupons I scored - went to an aerial yoga class and a Barre Fit class, AND also made it out for a long walk that's extra!!
3. 2 minute ab/core routine every other day -
ACCOMPLISHED!
4. Weigh in and post on Thursday -
ACCOMPLISHED - Here!
5. Go the entire month of August without stopping for high calorie expensive coffee drinks -
ACCOMPLISHED!
I'm 36 and 5'4"
SW 7/25: 151.9
CW 8/1: 148.8
8/8:
8/15:
8/22:
8/29:
9/5:
It's nice to see a drop, but I was at this weight in March and June, and both times bounced back up to 153ish, so I'll believe it if I see it at least 2 more weeks.
Next week I'll work harder on the snacking goal, although I'm going on a cabin retreat weekend with some girlfriends... There will be healthy food around but it will be tempting to snack all day because I'm "relaxing and I earned it." I will think about this post when reaching for food and do my best to track everything I eat. I'm not going to be hardcore about staying within my limits but I'll make it a goal to at least track it all for awareness.
Mini GW (Labor Day): 149 (Finally get and stay under 150!)
GW by End of Year: 139 (top of healthy BMI range)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 127 (Mid Range Healthy BMI) and keep it there!2 -
Sooooo - I seem to be in the 182s one day and the 183s on another and it's been like this for 2 weeks, I'm super frustrated about it - however I have a NSV to report. A skirt I put on two weeks ago and was hard to zip, I tried to wear this morning and I sucked in the gut for the zippy part... and realized... it wasn't needed. In fact, now that it zips without me having to almost pass out from sucking my gut in, it's too big on the hips and I decided against wearing it because it looked too boxy. So all the Hot Yoga and all the walking is helping, it really is. It's just not ready to directly translate to a scale victory yet... so when you hit those plateaus - there is hope -5
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So far so good. These mini challenges always seem to get me moving
Original starting weight 276
Challenge starting weight 259
Challenge goal 249 (by Aug 24th)
Today's weigh in 256
Mini challenge loss so far 31 -
First Friday weigh in for me on this challenge:
Starting Weight 6/1 - 200
7/26 - 189
8/2 - 187.6
8/9 -
8/16 -
8/25 -
9/1 -
Labor Day Goal - 177
Goal weight for end of year and 50th birthday - 1502 -
Scale victory finally! Last week the scale read 201.6 on my weigh in day, today it read 196.6.
My snacking is getting a little better but is not completely where I want it to be. For instance: I made Chex Mix the other day and grazed quite a bit yesterday. However, yesterday I also ate more vegetables.3 -
Loving all of these updates! Congrats to all of you "losers"! No matter what that scale says, remember to just keep going and celebrate the wins off the scale as well.2
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My weigh-in was underwhelming. That's all I got right now. More later when my mood improves.2
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I'd like to lose about 7-8 pounds by then. I weigh weekly on Fridays. I'm 5'2" and want to be 190 by 8/30 (my bday)
SW (March 2019) 227.8
7/19 - 197.4
7/26 - 196.4
8/2 - 201.0... This is what happens when you eat out a lot. I know its water weight. I can tell I'm so puffy
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8/23 -
8/30 -
Total lost in Challenge - +4.601 -
SuzOh, can you fix my starting weight. I cut and pasted last week and obviously was trying to do too many things at once because my weight wasn't right. Here is the correct information:
SW: - 168.5
7/26 - 168.7
8/2 - 169
8/9 -
8/16 -
8/23 -
8/30 -
So today was my one week weigh-in. I went up by a half a pound and I'm ok with that. Midweek I was up two pounds to I'm now headed back the right way. This week has been a learning experience for me. I learned that I can eat less food than usual and not be hungry. I learned that pre-logging my day is VERY helpful in getting me to stick to the plan. I also finally really get the fact that "all or the nothing" mentality does not work. I'm not always going to be perfect and that's ok.
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I'm 5'3", 65 years young, and weighed in this morning at a shocking 184.8 lbs. I will be happy with any weight loss at this point!! I'll set my goal at 5 lbs by Labor Day.2
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