Lose 5lbs + in September 2019

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  • SamanthaLouiseMence
    SamanthaLouiseMence Posts: 663 Member
    @dabbers18 - congratulations to you all, that’s such wonderful news :) x

    @kmfeig87 - I’m so sorry for your diagnosis. Hopefully they have caught it early enough. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers x
  • annshandle
    annshandle Posts: 68 Member
    September starting weight - 202.8
    September goal - 197
    Ultimate goal - 157

    1st - 202.8
    5th- 200.8
    9th - 200.8
  • lygillette
    lygillette Posts: 7 Member
    Hi! I'm very excited to be a part of this challenge!!! Please continue it!!

    'Original starting weight - 226.3
    September starting weight - 226.3
    September goal -215
    Ultimate goal -150

    1st -226.3
    7th-223
    14th -
    21st -
    28th -


    Total loss for September -
  • shellywelly123
    shellywelly123 Posts: 159 Member
    Hi, hope it's ok to join in 🙂 looking for some motivation as have started to slip!

    Original starting weight - 196lbs
    September starting weight - 192lbs
    September goal - 187lbs
    Ultimate goal - 140lbs

    9th- 191lbs
    14th -
    21st -
    28th -
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    @KittenloverTN
    Good luck with your new IF goal.
    It works for some people but doesn't work for everyone. Keto doesn't work for everyone. Paleo doesn't work for everyone. etc. etc. Some people swear by eating 6 times a day.
    Once you experiment with it you will see if it works for you or not - and how easy or hard it is to stick to.

    You picked a great challenge to join as your first one! You will find everyone here very supportive.
    We are all trying to do the same thing...lose weight!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    edited September 2019
    Female, 5'3", 58 years old for 10 more days.
    I will be weighing daily, it keeps me accountable and motivated and shows trends.
    Starting weight October 28.18 - 191
    September start 158.6
    September goal 153
    Ultimate goal is 115

    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, and 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 and try ; - )

    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 06 - 159.8
    September 07 - 159.7 - So the first week of the month is a bit of a bust so far, but I am determined to push through.
    September 08 - 159.5 - I have been really "good", so am hoping to get out of the Gain column and into the Loss column soon.
    September 09 - 160.3 - no comment
    September 10 - 159.3

    September Loss/Gain: Gain 0.7 lbs
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    61 years old; 5'2"
    Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
    August ending weight 147.5 (August loss 0.7 lbs)
    September starting weight - 147.3
    Spetember goal -142.3 (Same as July)
    Ultimate goal - 135.0

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

    📌 1st - 147.3 (Trend Weight 147.8)
    2nd (M) - 148.1 (Trend Weight 147.8)
    3rd (T) - 149.0 Ouch! (Trend Weight 147.9)
    4th (W) - 148.8 (Trend Weight 148.0)
    6th (F) - 148.1 (Trend Weight 148.0)
    📌 8 th - 147.5 (Trend Weight 148.0)
    9th (M) - 147.3 (Trend Weight 147.9)
    11th (W) - 147.2 (Trend Weight 147.8)
    13th (F) -
    📌 15th -
    16th (M) -
    18th (W) -
    20th (F)
    📌 22nd -
    23rd (M) -
    25th (W) -
    27th (F) -
    📌 29th -
    📌 30th -

    September Loss - ??

    Thoughts: Not hitting the strength training goals, but I'm listening to my body. Good sore is one thing, warning sore is another. I do not want to push forward at the expense of injury. The whole purpose off this is to build stamina and strength to be less susceptible to injury. It's all good.

    September Game Plan & Goals: (Use stats from Fitbit 7 Day Summary)
    • Move to 2-week meal plans 👀
    • Log meals & exercise daily in MFP
    • Focus on daily 500 calorie deficit goal
    • No calorie intake after 8pm.
    • No calorie intake before 10am, edging towards noon for a 16:8 IF
    • Hit Fitbit step goal of 5000 - 3873 ⬇
    • Hit active minutes goal of 20 minutes daily - 31 ⬆
    • Hit strength training goal of 3 days on & 1 rest day Ready for Round 3

    Strength Training: (with accelerated reps)
    • 9/1-4 - 20, 25, 30, Rest ✔
    • 9/5-7 - 30, 35, Rest ✔
    • 9/8-10 - 35, 40, Rest ✔
    • Next 9/11-13 - 40, 45, 50, Rest

    4-Week Progress:

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    Female, 5'3", 58 years old for 09 more days.
    I will be weighing daily, it keeps me accountable and motivated and shows trends.
    Starting weight October 28.18 - 191
    September start 158.6
    September goal 153
    Ultimate goal is 115

    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, and 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 and try ; - )

    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 06 - 159.8
    September 07 - 159.7 - So the first week of the month is a bit of a bust so far, but I am determined to push through.
    September 08 - 159.5 - I have been really "good", so am hoping to get out of the Gain column and into the Loss column soon.
    September 09 - 160.3 - no comment
    September 10 - 159.3
    September 11 - 159.3 - Ice skating today : - ) It is early in the season for that, so one session only this week. It will ramp up in October as will my muscles associating with it.

    September Loss/Gain: Gain 0.7 lbs
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    @LisaW57

    You said: "Good sore is one thing, warning sore is another. I do not want to push forward at the expense of injury. The whole purpose off this is to build stamina and strength to be less susceptible to injury. It's all good."

    I hear you sister. We definitely get new areas that hurt as we are aging. And for sure we want to build some muscle to support our joints and bones.

    I have been in and around a sore shoulder for a few days, so flinging and spinning my arms around in Zumba is probably not helping it. Pretty glad that there is ice skating today and I will take a day off of Zumba. Of course skating is all quads and buns doing the work and little arm movement. Calorie burn nonetheless, and endorphins. and at least as fun as Zumba : - )

    I am interested to know what kind of strength training that you are doing.

    Dawn



  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    We haven't seen @mari_moulin in a long time.
    Has anyone heard from her?

    Girl, if you are reading this please at least say hello to us.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    I have seen her on my home page here & there but not regularly. Last time I saw her she was working out hard & doing very well. She had gained a couple of pounds in the months prior and was getting it back off with lots of extra exercise plans.
  • colleenkormos
    colleenkormos Posts: 1 Member
    September 11, 2019 ( a little late, so I'll go for 4 lb!)


    Starting weight: 185lb (Sept 11, 2019)
    Goal Weight this month: 181
    Ultimate Goal: 140 lb

    09/15:
    09/22:
    09/29:

    thanks for the accountability!!
  • SamanthaLouiseMence
    SamanthaLouiseMence Posts: 663 Member
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    We haven't seen @mari_moulin in a long time.
    Has anyone heard from her?

    Girl, if you are reading this please at least say hello to us.

    I’ll drop her a message and let you all know if she’s ok x
  • mehennes06
    mehennes06 Posts: 3 Member
    Joining late and this is my first ever challenge!! Hopefully this is the kick I need!

    Female 5'7"

    Original starting weight - 215.5 lbs
    September starting weight - 210 lbs
    September goal - 198 lbs
    Ultimate goal - 160 lbs

    1st - 212.5 lbs
    9th- 210.2 lbs
    14th -
    21st -
    28th -
  • SamanthaLouiseMence
    SamanthaLouiseMence Posts: 663 Member
    SamanthaLouiseMence wrote: »
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    We haven't seen @mari_moulin in a long time.
    Has anyone heard from her?

    Girl, if you are reading this please at least say hello to us.

    I’ll drop her a message and let you all know if she’s ok x

    She has messaged me back and she’s ok. She’s just taking some time for herself :) x
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »

    I am interested to know what kind of strength training that you are doing.

    Hey Dawn. I'm doing inclined push ups (against bathroom vanity), squats, lunges, arm circles and side bends using my body weight for resistance. Also doing tricep lifts using 1 lb weights.

    I started the push ups against kitchen counter and went to the lower vanity as I got stronger. I started the tricep lifts with 3 pound weights but backed off to 1 lb to get more reps and not injure shoulder.

    I started with 10 reps and gradually worked up to 40. I fell off, so this time started at 20. We'll see how far it goes

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    edited September 2019
    Thank you @SamanthaLouiseMence for checking with mari-moulin : - )

    @LisaW57 That sounds good. Seems like you are working everything. Side bends I never think of, but they must be so great for the core and to release the rib cage and lift the body afterward.

    I used to do more with weights, but kind of switched over to mostly dance, and of course ice skating. I think that I fancied having a dancer's body instead of a weight-lifter's body - not that I will ever have either lol.
    I joined a push-up thread at the end of 2018 for a couple of months and then slowly I was the only one posting so gave that up. I really should try to get back to putting in 25 push-ups per day, it doesn't take long. I have started doing triceps (25 reps with 3 pounds) more regularly lately.
    I guess that I get my squats and lunges in with hip-hop dancing type moves as squats, and ice skating as lunges. (and burn 600 calories) Really hardly move my arms skating unless acting silly.
    It was definitely better for my bit of a sore shoulder to take the day off of Zumba-esque stuff (dancing is so much arms). I will likely do a quick dance one in the morning before work tomorrow unless 1 day of rest for my shoulder wasn't enough. I really like to get my joints moving, stretch in all directions, start my metabolism fire burning, and get oxygen to my brain before work. Pretty hard to do if you don't lift your arms up.

    I am always interested in which activities people are doing that they like enough to be consistent with. It seems like lots of people on MFP get into running, but that is definitely not for me - top heavy, and more of a turtle than a hare.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    Female, 5'3", 58 years old for 08 more days.
    I will be weighing daily, it keeps me accountable and motivated and shows trends.
    Starting weight October 28.18 - 191
    September start 158.6
    September goal 153
    Ultimate goal is 115

    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, and 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 and try ; - )

    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 06 - 159.8
    September 07 - 159.7 - So the first week of the month is a bit of a bust so far, but I am determined to push through.
    September 08 - 159.5 - I have been really "good", so am hoping to get out of the Gain column and into the Loss column soon.
    September 09 - 160.3 - no comment
    September 10 - 159.3
    September 11 - 159.3 - Ice skating today : - ) It is early in the season for that, so one session only this week. It will ramp up in October as will my muscles associating with it.
    September 12 - 159.6 - Thursday

    September Loss/Gain: Gain 1 lbs
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,892 Member
    Woohoo @LisaW57!!! Congratulations on both the weight loss and taking a much needed day off!
  • 171lake
    171lake Posts: 894 Member
    Original starting weight - 172.6
    September starting weight - 138.3
    August goal - 133
    Ultimate goal - 120

    Weigh in day on Friday
    1st - 138.3
    6th- 137.1
    13th- 135.9
    20th
    27th
    30th

    September loss: (-2.4 lbs of 5.3 lbs)

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