Lose 5lbs + in August 2019
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I weigh on Sundays:
Original starting weight: 166.6 ( 01.19.19)
August goal: 134
8.4.19 - 137.3
8.11.19 -136.0
8.18.19 -136.0
8.25.19 -135.4
End of the month 8.31.19 -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
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.
August 17 - 157.5 - I consumed 1700 calories yesterday! I did burn 600 calories through exercise, but I am pretty sure that I will show a gain once my slow metabolism catches up. I really need to eat 1200 calories or less and burn a minimum of 500 calories in order to lose any weight.
August 18 - 158.7 - It was very late by the time I got a chance to eat last night. Nevertheless, I am happy to be under 160. Only 12 days left to hit that magical 155, but I have been striving for it for 2 months. It might take me 3 months to lose 5 pounds, but I am determined.
August 19 - 157.4 - I expect this to go up, but had a beautiful calorie laden dinner with Champagne last night, and late. (35% whipping cream sauce, high calorie peanut sauce noodles etc.) The leftovers will need to be eaten in very tiny amounts.
August 20 - 157.8
August 21 - 159.0
August 22 - 160.6 - Hopefully just a blip, really expected to be less today. Staying the course.
August 23 - 159.3 - Higher than I was on this date a month ago : - ( Argh.
August 24 - 160.2
August 25 - 159.8 - Not sure why my last post went in twice.
So I am at the weight that I was at on August 7th. I had good hopes for the month back then, but feeling right now that all of the work that I am putting in is just not paying off. I am not going to quit, but I sure feel like giving up. My body doesn't want to part with the fat obviously. If anyone knows any ways to trick the body into letting the fat go I am all ears.
Running Loss/Gain: Loss 0.2 pounds6 -
@dawnbgethealthy I'm sorry you feel like your at the end of your rope. I've been stuck a bunch of times and it's really hard to keep working hard yet see no results. The first time I lost weight, I got stuck at 169 for 6 months! I got so used to my routine, however, I just stuck to it - I ran and worked out at the gym pretty much daily but I was doing it for the first time because I enjoyed it; not to lose weight. I figured if I was still going to be 20lbs overweight, I'd be as fit and healthy as I could possibly be. Not bad for a 24 year old kid! I ended up breaking the plateau by getting mono, moving, and having a very stressful summer graduate school class. I do not recommend that route at all. I lost all of my fitness and strength I'd built up in 6 weeks.
Anyhow, my suggestions:
1. Change up your macros. Eat something different. Eat more fat or more protein. Maybe even a few more carbs.
2. Eat your exercise calories if you aren't, or stop eating them if you are.
3. Change up your exercise to something less intense, like long walks instead of Zumba. When I ran, lowering milage or intensity often resulted in more weight loss, not less.
4. Check for nutritional deficiencies. If you don't have the pro version of MFP, Cronometer tracks all vitamins and minerals. It becomes super easy to see if you aren't getting enough of something in the weekly summary. I don't get enough zinc or iodine, both of which I now supplement since it's hard to get enough as a vegan. Plenty of meat eaters have deficiencies too - it's worth checking.so you can alter your diet if you need to.
5. Consider intermittent fasting if you haven't already. If you're prone to hypoglycemia though, pass.
6. If you aren't weighing/measuring your food anymore, go back to doing it. Sometimes or estimations of portion size creeps up over time. We see what everyone else eats and everything looks smaller.
7. Make sure you are being honest with yourself. Wasn't sure if I should have nckude this one because I don't want to offend you. I'm only doing so because I want to cover all possibilities, just as I would do for a good friend.
Dawn, keep in mind that I don't know you and I don't know what your life is like. I'm just drawing on my own experience with weight loss. I'm not typical, I'm 39, vegan, and live with 2 cats. I know that your situation is not the same and that some suggestions might not be realistic.
Ok, sorry I rambled. I hope something in this was helpful, or at the very least, you feel less alone. You definitely aren't; I'm sure there are many people on this board that will attest to that, Dawn5 -
Original starting weight - 199
August starting weight - 199
August goal - 190
Ultimate goal - 130
1st -
7th-
14th -
24th 199
21st -
28th -
Coming in late. I plan on giving it all I’ve got over the next two weeks. Well not just two weeks but to try to make the challenge.5 -
August 5 pound challenge
Original starting weight - 167
August starting weight - 158.1
August goal - 153
Ultimate goal - 135
11th - 158.1
20th - 155.5
25th- 153.7
Slow but sure... Fighting some kind of internal pain but made it through first crossfit triathlon... Ugh.5 -
Original starting weight - 255
August starting weight - 241
August goal - 236
Ultimate goal - 180
1st - 241
5th - 239.4
12th - 238.6
19th - 238.6 struggled but thankful.
26th - 236.2 so close
31st -7 -
Original starting weight - 195.2 lbs
August starting weight - 164.0 lbs
August Goal - 159.6 lbs
Ultimate Goal - 145.2 lbs
1st- 164.0 lbs
5th- 164.0 lbs
12th- 162.8 lbs
19th- 162.2 lbs
26th- 161.2 lbs
Total Loss for August- 2.8 lbs5 -
Original starting weight (2014) - 229.5
August starting weight - 131.5
Original August goal - 125
Revised August goal - 123
Ultimate goal - 118
5'5
8/1: 131.5 (too much tamari)
8/2: 129
8/3: 128
8/4: 128
8/5: 128
8/6: 126.5
8/7: 127
8/8: 127
8/9: 127
8/10: 127
8/11: 127
8/12: 127 (how'd you guess? 😆)
8/13: 126
8/14: 125.5
8/15: 125 (August goal!)
8/16: 125
8/17: 124.5 (migraine, dehydration)
8/18: 123.5
8/19: 124.5
8/20: 125.5
8/21: 124.5
8/22: 125.5
8/23: 125.5
8/24: 123 (revised August goal!)
8/25: 122
8/26: 121.5
I'm losing weight too fast. I'm going to add 100 calories/day to my plan for now.5 -
Original starting weight - 167 lbs (April 2018)
August starting weight - 154 lbs
August goal - 148 lbs
Ultimate goal - 144 lbs
31st - 154 lbs
5th - 151.4 lbs
12th - 150.4 lbs
18th - 150.2 lbs
26th - 149.6 lbs
31st -
Total loss: 4.4 lbs
Not my lowest weight this month, but I did eat like crap yesterday and it is almost TOM. Looking at my monday trends makes it seem better. Might hit another small drop before the end of the month. Otherwise, it will be right at the start of next month.4 -
Original starting weight -191
August starting weight - 189
August goal - 181.4
Ultimate goal - 115
Thurs, 8/15: 187.4
Fri, 8/16: 186.6
Sat, 8/17: 184.8
Goal Weight: 185.4
Actual Weight: 184.8 🥳
Sun, 8/18: 183.6
Mon, 8/19: 183
Tues, 8/20: 182
Wed, 8/21: 181.4
Thurs, 8/22: 182.8
Fri, 8/23: 182.8
Sat, 8/24: 183
Goal Weight: 183.4
Actual Weight: 183 🥳
Sun, 8/25: 182.4
Mon, 8/26: 182
Tues, 8/27:
Wed, 8/28:
Thurs, 8/29:
Fri, 8/30:
Sat, 8/31:
Goal Weight: 181.4
Actual Weight:
Total loss for August - 7lbs4 -
realgirl177 wrote: »@dawnbgethealthy I'm sorry you feel like your at the end of your rope. I've been stuck a bunch of times and it's really hard to keep working hard yet see no results. The first time I lost weight, I got stuck at 169 for 6 months! I got so used to my routine, however, I just stuck to it - I ran and worked out at the gym pretty much daily but I was doing it for the first time because I enjoyed it; not to lose weight. I figured if I was still going to be 20lbs overweight, I'd be as fit and healthy as I could possibly be. Not bad for a 24 year old kid! I ended up breaking the plateau by getting mono, moving, and having a very stressful summer graduate school class. I do not recommend that route at all. I lost all of my fitness and strength I'd built up in 6 weeks.
Anyhow, my suggestions:
1. Change up your macros. Eat something different. Eat more fat or more protein. Maybe even a few more carbs.
2. Eat your exercise calories if you aren't, or stop eating them if you are.
3. Change up your exercise to something less intense, like long walks instead of Zumba. When I ran, lowering milage or intensity often resulted in more weight loss, not less.
4. Check for nutritional deficiencies. If you don't have the pro version of MFP, Cronometer tracks all vitamins and minerals. It becomes super easy to see if you aren't getting enough of something in the weekly summary. I don't get enough zinc or iodine, both of which I now supplement since it's hard to get enough as a vegan. Plenty of meat eaters have deficiencies too - it's worth checking.so you can alter your diet if you need to.
5. Consider intermittent fasting if you haven't already. If you're prone to hypoglycemia though, pass.
6. If you aren't weighing/measuring your food anymore, go back to doing it. Sometimes or estimations of portion size creeps up over time. We see what everyone else eats and everything looks smaller.
7. Make sure you are being honest with yourself. Wasn't sure if I should have nckude this one because I don't want to offend you. I'm only doing so because I want to cover all possibilities, just as I would do for a good friend.
Dawn, keep in mind that I don't know you and I don't know what your life is like. I'm just drawing on my own experience with weight loss. I'm not typical, I'm 39, vegan, and live with 2 cats. I know that your situation is not the same and that some suggestions might not be realistic.
Ok, sorry I rambled. I hope something in this was helpful, or at the very least, you feel less alone. You definitely aren't; I'm sure there are many people on this board that will attest to that, Dawn
Hi @realgirl177 ( I don't know your name)
Not offended at all!
I really appreciate the time that you took to write that.
Ah, 39 years old - I was 105 pounds at 39 and never needed to count calories at all.
I do eat very well, I have a huge garden and I pick from there daily.
For sure I have a very slow metabolism, I understand that this comes with aging (about to become 59). When I eat beets they take 2 days to show up if you know what I mean. Haha, if I forget that I had them 2 days prior it can be alarming : - ))
I won't be giving up my Zumba (I do Fitness Marshall), I love it for so many reasons: fun, moves every part of my body, lubricates my joints, teaches me new dance moves, oxygenates my brain for the day.
I sometimes get so frustrated from being so diligent and having stalled results. I have made progress, 30 pounds in 10 months lost. I know that I have to stay the course.
Last year I said f%$k it and started to go out to lunch with my girlfriends again, bbqs, things that normal people do and I gained 40 pounds extremely quickly. This led me to understanding that I can't have a life like my (unfat) friends do so I came to MFP. I am okay with the tracking every bite lifestyle and the time and attention that I have to pay to it.
I just get disappointed. I was stuck at 180 for months. Apparently I am stuck again, but down a jeans size at least.
Thank you : - )5 -
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.
August 17 - 157.5 - I consumed 1700 calories yesterday! I did burn 600 calories through exercise, but I am pretty sure that I will show a gain once my slow metabolism catches up. I really need to eat 1200 calories or less and burn a minimum of 500 calories in order to lose any weight.
August 18 - 158.7 - It was very late by the time I got a chance to eat last night. Nevertheless, I am happy to be under 160. Only 12 days left to hit that magical 155, but I have been striving for it for 2 months. It might take me 3 months to lose 5 pounds, but I am determined.
August 19 - 157.4 - I expect this to go up, but had a beautiful calorie laden dinner with Champagne last night, and late. (35% whipping cream sauce, high calorie peanut sauce noodles etc.) The leftovers will need to be eaten in very tiny amounts.
August 20 - 157.8
August 21 - 159.0
August 22 - 160.6 - Hopefully just a blip, really expected to be less today. Staying the course.
August 23 - 159.3 - Higher than I was on this date a month ago : - ( Argh.
August 24 - 160.2
August 25 - 159.8 - Not sure why my last post went in twice.
So I am at the weight that I was at on August 7th. I had good hopes for the month back then, but feeling right now that all of the work that I am putting in is just not paying off. I am not going to quit, but I sure feel like giving up. My body doesn't want to part with the fat obviously. If anyone knows any ways to trick the body into letting the fat go I am all ears.
August 26 - 161.1
Running Loss/Gain: Gain 1.1 pounds3 -
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...
...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 - 143.0 at 5:30 a.m.
08/26 - 135.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...four days in the hospital helped this along...
08/31 -
Chris6 -
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.
August 17 - 157.5 - I consumed 1700 calories yesterday! I did burn 600 calories through exercise, but I am pretty sure that I will show a gain once my slow metabolism catches up. I really need to eat 1200 calories or less and burn a minimum of 500 calories in order to lose any weight.
August 18 - 158.7 - It was very late by the time I got a chance to eat last night. Nevertheless, I am happy to be under 160. Only 12 days left to hit that magical 155, but I have been striving for it for 2 months. It might take me 3 months to lose 5 pounds, but I am determined.
August 19 - 157.4 - I expect this to go up, but had a beautiful calorie laden dinner with Champagne last night, and late. (35% whipping cream sauce, high calorie peanut sauce noodles etc.) The leftovers will need to be eaten in very tiny amounts.
August 20 - 157.8
August 21 - 159.0
August 22 - 160.6 - Hopefully just a blip, really expected to be less today. Staying the course.
August 23 - 159.3 - Higher than I was on this date a month ago : - ( Argh.
August 24 - 160.2
August 25 - 159.8 - Not sure why my last post went in twice.
So I am at the weight that I was at on August 7th. I had good hopes for the month back then, but feeling right now that all of the work that I am putting in is just not paying off. I am not going to quit, but I sure feel like giving up. My body doesn't want to part with the fat obviously. If anyone knows any ways to trick the body into letting the fat go I am all ears.
August 26 - 161.1
August 27 - 160.9 - hoping for a woosh before the end of the month.
Running Loss/Gain: Gain 0.9 pounds4 -
Original starting weight -215
August starting weight -214.4
August goal -205
Ultimate goal -125
1st -214.4
7th- 208.6
12th -207.4 - yay! I've been watching the scale creep up all week, knowing I've been doing really well staying under my calories. Finally saw some progress just in time to get margaritas and Shake Shack tonight woooo
21st -206.0 😝😝😝 1 more pound to my August goal weight
27th - 204.4 I know it's a bit early to weigh in but I'm just so excited that I passed my August goal with a few days to spare and lost 10 pounds this month. I'm going to be working out and eating a bit more over the next day or two so I expect a bit of extra fluid weight through the end of the month, but I'm really happy to see this progress today.
Everybody here is doing fantastic things and I'm so proud of all of us.7 -
Original starting weight -191
August starting weight - 189
August goal - 181.4
Ultimate goal - 115
Thurs, 8/15: 187.4
Fri, 8/16: 186.6
Sat, 8/17: 184.8
Goal Weight: 185.4
Actual Weight: 184.8 🥳
Sun, 8/18: 183.6
Mon, 8/19: 183
Tues, 8/20: 182
Wed, 8/21: 181.4
Thurs, 8/22: 182.8
Fri, 8/23: 182.8
Sat, 8/24: 183
Goal Weight: 183.4
Actual Weight: 183 🥳
Sun, 8/25: 182.4
Mon, 8/26: 182
Tues, 8/27: 181.2
Wed, 8/28:
Thurs, 8/29:
Fri, 8/30:
Sat, 8/31:
Goal Weight: 181.4
Actual Weight:
Total loss for August - 7.8lbs7 -
.5lbs to hit goal!! 3 days to knock it out
Original starting weight - 240
Aug starting weight – 234.7
Aug goal - 229
Ultimate goal - 160
(I will be weighing myself on Mon Tue & Fri)
1st - 234.7
2nd – 234.5
5th - 233.5
9th – 231.5
12th – 235.8
16th - missed
19th - missed
23rd – 231.8
27th – 229.5
30th
Total loss for Aug -
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It has been a tough weekend and the next few weeks will continue to be tough. [Family matters]
Last week, I worked hard and managed to keep my calories between 1200 to 1400 so I could go back to my normal weight from the previous week.
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
Aug 19: 133 at 6:30am
Aug 23: 130 at 7:30am
Aug 26: 129 at 9:30am
Total Loss for August: 2.8 lbs9 -
Original starting weight (2014) - 229.5
August starting weight - 131.5
Original August goal - 125
Revised August goal - 123
Ultimate goal - 118
5'5
8/1: 131.5 (too much tamari)
8/2: 129
8/3: 128
8/4: 128
8/5: 128
8/6: 126.5
8/7: 127
8/8: 127
8/9: 127
8/10: 127
8/11: 127
8/12: 127 (how'd you guess? 😆)
8/13: 126
8/14: 125.5
8/15: 125 (August goal!)
8/16: 125
8/17: 124.5 (migraine, dehydration)
8/18: 123.5
8/19: 124.5
8/20: 125.5
8/21: 124.5
8/22: 125.5
8/23: 125.5
8/24: 123 (revised August goal!)
8/25: 122
8/26: 121.5
8/27: 1235 -
Hey everybody, good luck! ☺
Original starting weight - 218.6
August starting weight - 194.5
August mini goal - 190
Revised August mini goal - 185
Ultimate goal - 150
1st - 194.5
7th - 193.0
10th - 189.6 (hit August mini Goal)
14th - 188.7 (hit 5 lb loss for August)
21st - 189.5
28th - 190.6
31st -
Total loss for August -
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