Lose 5lbs+ in September 2019
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Good morning everyone.
I wish we could edit posts so all of our weigh ins are listing in one place. Today's weight is 188.2 so I am back to where I was before we were under hurricane watch. I am happy that I resisted the temptation to stock up on junk food and decided to stock up on healthy alternatives. If it's not in the house one cannot eat it!
As I get re-started with my healthier life journey and getting back to my ideal weight I am remembering some pointers I followed in the past. One is to record everything. Those licks, sips, and tastes can add up to some real calories and should be recorded. Another one is to not eat all of your exercise calories every day, especially if the goal is to lose weight.
For those of you who can please consider making donations of your hurricane supplies to the folks in the Bahamas. There are many organizations in SoFlo gathering up the donations and getting supplies to the islands.
I hope everyone has a great day!2 -
Getting back on track.
58 year old female
5/9 90.6
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@suzstaats - yeah message boards can be a little awkward. You can create a running record by either copying and pasting your last post into a new one, or grab your last post by tapping "quote" You can leave the quote coding, or delete it. Your new post will go on the last page. I post every couple of days, and just make a mental note what page it went on.2
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Looks like a goo way to stay motivated!
5th- 171.4
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@suzstaats - yeah message boards can be a little awkward. You can create a running record by either copying and pasting your last post into a new one, or grab your last post by tapping "quote" You can leave the quote coding, or delete it. Your new post will go on the last page. I post every couple of days, and just make a mental note what page it went on.
Thanks LisaW57. Have a great day.1 -
Female, 5'3", 58 years old for 15 more days.
I will be weighing daily, it keeps me accountable and motivated and shows trends.
Starting weight October 28.18 - 191
August goal was 155 (Same as July goal) - lost 1.4 pounds for the month of August, lost 2.0 pounds in the month of July lost 0.7 pounds in the month of June. Slow going, but going. 4.1 pounds lost in 3 months, but 30 lost in 10 months so happy with that. It would be great to have lost 40 by October 28.19 - 2 months to lose 10 pounds, a girl can hope ; - )
September goal 153
Ultimate goal is 115
September 01 - 158.6
September 02 - 160.2 - Holiday weekend festivities caught up with me a bit. Hopefully I can get rid of that in a few days. Gained 1.6 in 1 day, took me almost 2 months to lose that much. It comes back way faster than I can lose it.
September 03 - 161.7 - ouch. I am sure that tomorrow will be better.
September 04 - 159.6 - still up, but heading in the right direction
September 05 - 159.3 - I will try to get in extra workouts today.
September Loss/Gain: Gain 0.7 lbs1 -
SamanthaLouiseMence wrote: »Thankyou for taking over. After 3 years of my doing it lol
Good luck everyone, I hope you all reach your goal this month
I will not be participating in this challenge however as I still have mine to upkeep.
Good job last month everyone
Well, I hope that you at least check in on us from time to time Samantha. Thank you for starting this challenge!
Yes, we hadn't heard from you much.
What is your other thread link?1 -
I'll be over on @SamanthaLouiseMence's challenge. I will probably also update here, but it's essentially a duplicate. The other thread has the same name. If you would like a direct link to that challenge... Now you have it.2
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I will be here again, but I think I am taking a diet break for the next couple of weeks. I didn't really get anywhere in August because to be honest I lost my motivation. I have been on this journey for over a year now and have lost just over 35 pounds, but I am tired. Last month was a really rough month with some family issues that needed to be taken care of and now my birthday is coming up in a couple of days. So I am eating at maintenance until the 15th and will get back to my losing routine and finally get rid of these last couple of pounds. My ultimate goal is 135-138. I have been hovering between 142-145 the last month, so I am super close, but exhausted at the same time.
Original starting weight - 178
September starting weight - 8/30 weigh in 143.6
September goal - 141
Ultimate goal - 135-138
1st - 143.6 on 8/30 before I left for FIL funeral in Texas
5th- 145.1 still working on restaurant and water weight from 4 days in Texas
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Samantha was finally able to post the September lose 5lbs + in September 2019 challenge on another page. Just thought I would let all the followers know. Thanks to @rednote49 for starting this thread until the other returned.2
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Original starting weight 166.6 ( 01.19.2019)
September starting weight: 136.1
September goal weight: 134.0
Smaller fat loss goal since I am strength training and aiming at recomposition rather than strictly weight loss.
I weigh on Sundays
09.08.2019-
09.15.2019-
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09.29.2019-
Total loss for September:1 -
Thanks @rednote49 for getting us started. Thanks Samantha and the others for letting us know!2
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Hello everyone.
Thank you for posting the challenge. I am new to MFP. Was a former WeightWatcher. Thought about joining again since I found it was a very good program for me, but since O took over local meetings are hard to come by and the online cost is higher. May upgrade MFP, if, and only if tech department can get my phone log in fixed (worked fine and then one day asked me to log in - since that time I have removed twice from phone, changed PW, etc. and still am unable to access via phone).
That all said the reason why I like MFP is the logging in of foods and exercises. It's database is extensive and I have had no issues finding the foods I have eaten and/or plan to eat. It is very much like WW except I am counting calories instead of points.
Stats
08/24 - Starting Weight - 195.0
09/01 - 189.0
09/02 - 188.8
09/03 - 188.2
09/04 - 188.6 - I am blaming the slight gain on hurricane Dorian. Stocked up with wholesome foods/vegetables but those darn Pringles (the only junk I bought) got me!
09/05 - 188.2 - Back to pre-hurricane warning weight.
09/06 - 188.0
My ultimate goal is to hit and maintain my weight at 155. I have a medium to large frame and am 5'9". Once I start building back up the muscle, if I get much lower than 155 I start to look sickly. Another goal is to continue to log foods and exercise FOREVER! Every time I have lost and maintained for years as soon as I give up my journal the weight starts to creep up and I am back where I started. I am not so young anymore and I do not want to find myself in retirement as a sickly old lady who collects cats (lol).
I hope everyone has a great day!
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@rednote49 Thanks again for getting us started for the month of September.1
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September starting weight- 165
September Goal- 158
Ultimate Goal- 133
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Hi all. I really did not mean to offend anyone. I started this thread so I won't have to keep posting in the August thread for September.7
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Original Starting Weight - 171.2 lbs
September Starting Weight - 168.2
September Goal - 162 lbs
Ultimate Goal - 150-155 lbs
After my initial weigh in as of this morning, I’ll submit my weight twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. My eating style is a little less restrictive on the weekends.
Sept. 1 - 168.2
Sept. 6 - 167.2
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September 30 Weight =2 -
Original starting weight -190lbs
September starting weight - 173lbs (salt bloat from another birthday dinner)
September goal - 168lbs (my goal will always be to lose 5lbs. Anything else is gravy
Ultimate goal - 168lbs (also I don't want to be overwhelmed. So ultimate goal will always be my goal for that month). I haven't been in the 160s in a few years so serious goal.
1st -173
7th- 171.4 - saw 170 earlier this week. Got to keep these family & friends gatherings in check. All the lovely salty meals are messing me up.
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Happy Saturday everyone!!
I have literally gotten on the scale 5 times this morning because I really did not believe it. So I will not be surprised if there is weight gain tomorrow. My scale is sometimes funky and likes to take a weekend off every now and then.
That said - I used to weigh in weekly (former WW) and after reading several articles on the matter have been weighing daily. Per the most recent articles daily weigh ins can really shed some light on diet.
Per my previous post I keep remembering pointers as I move forward with this journey and something about plateaus came to my mind. When we find ourselves hitting a wall and at the same time are maintaining our diet and exercise programs we either need to change it up (like exercise) or start measuring all of our food again. I know, for me, in the beginning I measure everything. Then, I start saying, oh, that looks like a tablespoon of mayo or a cup of brown rice. And, then I break out the measuring spoons and cups and find my portions have taken a detour.
Stats
08/24 - Starting Weight - 195.0
09/30 - Goal - 184.0
09/01 - 189.0
09/02 - 188.8
09/03 - 188.2
09/04 - 188.6 - I am blaming the slight gain on hurricane Dorian. Stocked up with wholesome foods/vegetables but those darn Pringles (the only junk I bought) got me!
09/05 - 188.2 - Back to pre-hurricane warning weight.
09/06 - 188.0
09/07 - 186.8 - Is the scale on the weekend shift?
OK, enough from me. I hope everyone has a positive day. Remaining thankful and praying for those suffering in the Bahamas (and, around the world).0 -
Hi all. I really did not mean to offend anyone. I started this thread so I won't have to keep posting in the August thread for September.
Hi Rednote49 - glad I found your post this month. I am new to MFP and am enjoying how the community is respectful and supportive of each other. Hope you have a great day.2 -
Hi all. I really did not mean to offend anyone. I started this thread so I won't have to keep posting in the August thread for September.
I doubt anyone was offended. You aren't the first, and I bet you won't be the last. See you over on the other challenge.1 -
Good morning everyone.
Early morning for me (as is every morning). Got 30 minutes of fast-paced walking in and am meal planning and getting some housework done. Scale is still moving in the right direction. I am attributing the quick drop to my previous lack of attention to my diet and no exercise. The quick drop is certainly motivating. I know in due time this will slow and I will have to switch things up and ramp up the exercise.
Stats
08/24 - Starting Weight - 195.0
09/30 - Goal - 184.0
09/01 - 189.0
09/02 - 188.8
09/03 - 188.2
09/04 - 188.6 - I am blaming the slight gain on hurricane Dorian. Stocked up with wholesome foods/vegetables but those darn Pringles (the only junk I bought) got me!
09/05 - 188.2 - Back to pre-hurricane warning weight.
09/06 - 188.0
09/07 - 186.8 - Is the scale on the weekend shift?
09/08 - 186.2
My original ultimate goal for this month was to be down 10 pounds since my starting weight. I would be extremely happy to hit the 184.0 for a total of 11 pounds.
I hope everyone has a great day.
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MrsPinterest34 wrote: »Goal is 1lb a week but 5lbs a month will be great. I’ll join in and update weekly
September 2nd 160lbs
9/9
9/16
9/23
9/30
Week 1 progress
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SarahsHustle
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Original starting weight 166.6 ( 01.19.2019)
September starting weight: 136.1....actually, it was 135.4 so I'm lowering my sept goal weight.
September goal weight: 132.0
Smaller fat loss goal since I am strength training and aiming at recomposition rather than strictly weight loss.
I weigh on Sundays
09.01.19-135.4
09.08.2019-133.9
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09.29.2019-
Total loss for September:2 -
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MrsPinterest34 wrote: »MrsPinterest34 wrote: »Goal is 1lb a week but 5lbs a month will be great. I’ll join in and update weekly
September 2nd 160lbs
9/9
9/16
9/23
9/30
Week 1 progress
So interesting, when your calories were lower you gained weight, and when your calories were up you lost weight. Hmm.1 -
stricklee11 wrote: »
I think that we weren't sure that there was going to be a September thread or not, so I was glad to see it created. These threads are like a daily thing for some of us who really count on them to keep us motivated and accountable.0 -
Original starting weight - 172.5
September starting weight - 163.5
September goal - 160 (edited)
Ultimate goal - 145
9/1 - 163.5
9/8- 163.5
9/15 -
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Total loss for September:1
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