Lose 5lbs + in August 2019

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  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,305 Member
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    69 years old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... :D...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

    Had back surgery June 18th. Just getting back into walking and controlling what goes in my mouth.

    Heaviest: 192.2
    Aug GW: 142.0
    UGW: 132.2


    08/01 - 144.0
    08/05 - scale did not make sense this morning.
    08/12 - 145.8
    08/19 -
    08/26 -
    08/31 -

    Chris
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
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    @realgirl177

    You should play 127 in the lottery. 😂
  • kmfeig87
    kmfeig87 Posts: 1,990 Member
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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 August.

    Original starting weight - 199 (June 2018)
    July ending weight/August starting weight - 133
    August goal - <=130
    Ultimate goal - 128

    08/01 -- 132 That's the number I wanted yesterday. I knew it wasn't far off!
    08/02 -- 131 Happy to be back where I was on the third to last day of July!
    08/07 -- 131.5
    08/08 -- 130.5
    08/12 -- 130
    08/14 -- 130
    08/21 --
    08/28 --

    Current loss in August: 3 pound :)
    Total loss for August:
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
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    bibi12378 wrote: »
    So I thought I did good over the weekend. Worked out Saturday morning. Got over 10k steps both days and only went over my calories on Sunday but I still had this massive weight gain. A little disheartening. Still managed to hit the gym yesterday and will go again today but I really need to start seeing some movement on the scale. :(

    That happened to me this spring. Made me nuts. I found some articles online that linked stress responses of increased cortisol and fluid weight gain to the stress we impose on our bodies when we amp up exercise and healthy eating. It kinda made sense. I double checked my food diary and made sure that I had my calorie intake goal right, and I just pushed forward and upped the water intake for a couple of days. Then, for no apparent reason, the scale caught up. Hang in there, I know it's disheartening.
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
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    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    August 15 - 158.0 - Yay!

    Yay! 🎉🎉🎉

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,893 Member
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    @lady_bug_jd You are CRUSHING IT and well on your way to reaching your goal this month. Well Done!
  • Leannedoddy
    Leannedoddy Posts: 13 Member
    edited August 2019
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    Leannedoddy wrote: »
    SO NEAR :D

    Original starting weight - 156
    August starting weight - 134
    August goal -126
    Ultimate goal - 126

    1st -134
    7th-133
    16th - 132
    21st -
    28th -


    Total loss for August -

  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    edited August 2019
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    LisaW57 wrote: »
    61 years old; 5'2"
    Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
    July ending weight 148.8 (July gain 0.6 lbs)
    August starting weight - 148.2
    August goal -145.2 (Same as July)
    Ultimate goal - 135.0

    I generally do a Friday (F) weigh-in and am adding a Monday (M) weigh-in for accountability. I've pinned the weekly weigh-in days for the challenge.

    📌 1st - 148.2 (Trend Weight 148.9)
    2nd (F) - 148.1 (Trend Weight 148.7)
    5th (M) - 148.2 (Trend Weight 148.5)
    📌 7th - 148.2 (Trend Weight 148.5)
    9th (F) - 148.2 (Trend Weight 148.5)
    12th (M) - 147.9 (Trend Weight 148.4)
    13th (T) - 147.1 (Trend Weight 148.3) New Low! 🎉
    📌 14th - 148.2 (Trend Weight 148.2)
    16th (F) - 147.8 (Trend Weight 148.2)
    19th (M)
    📌 21st -
    23rd (F) -
    26th (M)
    📌 28th -
    📌 30th -

    August Loss - ???

    Thoughts: This is an off week. I'm in a small rural town that is our county seat, and this is Fair Week. I've already been twice. The good thing is lots of walking - and I slayed my step goal both nights.

    I'm enjoying the food, but am applying smart choices. I carry in a bottle of water, then order lemonade or tea and forgo the soda. The first night I ordered a country ham sandwich (this IS Virginia, y'all), but I ditched the bread and just ate a couple of my granddaughter's fries. Night 2 I bought a funnel cake, but ate less than a quarter of it before letting the kids scarf the rest down and I split a grilled sausage sub with my husband. We bought 2 to go as we were leaving. That was enough for lunch & dinner yesterday for both of us - and I ditched the roll on mine.

    No deprivation, a minimal hit on the scale, and the trend weight is still dropping. I'll take it.

    August Game Plan & Goals: (Stats from Fitbit 7 Day Summary)
    • 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 - 4698 ⬆
    • Hit active minutes goal of 25 minutes daily - 25 ⬇
    • Hit exercise goal of 6 days - 3 ⬇

    Progress: (4 week graph)

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,576 Member
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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
    August goal is 155 (Same as July goal)
    Ultimate goal is 115

    August 01 - 160.0
    August 02 - 160.7
    August 03 - 159.6
    August 04 - 160.1
    August 05 - 161.1 - Not sure why I am up today, just going to stay the course and hope to see it come back down.
    August 06 - 161.9 - Maybe it is just too early in the morning. I have been on track and getting in good workouts. Don't like to gain of course. I am going away soon, so had hoped to have a bit of a cushion.
    August 07 - 159.8
    August 08 - 159.3 - My last weigh-in until I get back from my short holiday. I will still be tracking, but won't have my scale.
    August 12 - 162.0 - I think that it will get higher still before I can get it back down. Festival food! I will get back on track for sure.
    August 13 - 162.2 - So hopefully that is the last of the festival food showing up on my slow metabolism. Now to salvage the month.
    August 14 - 160.4 - Burned more calories than I ate yesterday, I had 1500 calories left over according to MFP.
    August 15 - 158.0 - Yay!
    August 16 - 158.5 - Maybe I can get in more calorie burning today than I did yesterday (only managed to burn off 262 cal). It seems that I need to burn at least 500 each day to see any kind of results. I rely on Zumba-esque type workouts to get the most burn for the time. Tomorrow is the multi-cultural festival in my town, so I hope to wake up to a good number before sampling the delicious international fare.

    Running Loss/Gain: Loss 1.5 pounds
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,576 Member
    edited August 2019
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    @LisaW57
    Good job on moderating at the fair.

    I tried to do the same at the Riverfront Blues Festival in Montana last weekend. Being away from home is always challenging. While the food and drink choices might be delicious, they are not good for people trying to lose weight. Over the 4 days I did pretty good for all but one of them when I ate twice instead of once. I was also very active (including a 3 hour kayak down the Kootenai River the night before the fetival) for all but one. I tried to split things to be able to taste more options - Philly chicken sandwich was amazing. There wasn't a salad or a low calorie beverage in sight. I expected the hit.
    We still have to live : - )
  • syreina
    syreina Posts: 548 Member
    edited August 2019
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    Welp. My downward trend has been broken, lol.

    It is to be expected since I have eaten like crazy this week between 1200 to 1700 calories. I'm happy it's not a worse gain. I've got 5 more workouts to do before reaching 100 workouts for the year at our local gym and my husband has 7 more workouts to go. <3

    I will be happy to just be under 130 at the end of the month. Keep it up everyone!

    MFP Starting Weight: 140 lbs - February 2011
    Current Starting Weight: 147 lbs - November 2017
    August Starting Weight: 131.8 lbs
    August Goal: 128.8 lbs
    Height: 5ft

    Ultimate Goal: 120 lbs

    Weigh-In Day: Friday and Monday

    Aug 2: 132.2 at 8am
    Aug 5: 130.8 at 7am
    Aug 9: 129.8 at 5am [ It has been over 3 years since I weighed this much. So proud of the progress that my husband and I have made. ]
    Aug 12: 131.2 at 7am
    Aug 16: 130.6 at 7am

    Total Loss for August: 1.2 lbs

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