Lose 5lbs + in September 2019
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@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 x2 -
September starting weight - 202.8
September goal - 197
Ultimate goal - 157
1st - 202.8
5th- 200.8
9th - 200.83 -
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
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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
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New here and this is my first ever challenge! Five pounds seems doable in a month! I have gained and lost the same 8 pounds for years with yo-yo dieting
I would like to lose 20-ish pounds. I am 46 years old, female, 5'5". Weight does not come off easily at all, plus I sit a lot for my job as a transcriptionist, although have been using a standing desk for a couple months.
I have dabbled in intermittent fasting since January 2019, mainly doing 16/8 but now will be trying 18/6, clean fasting during the 18 hours with just water and black tea. During the 6 hours will eat healthy foods. Trying to stay away from most sugary things (baby steps because I know I will fail if I say ALL sugary foods!) I love how I felt doing 16/8 but no pounds or inches lost after the initial 8 pounds in January when I started, and now I am up those 8 plus 5 more
I know I eat too many carbs so i am making an effort to control that and eat better for me foods (I am a vegetarian).
Lowest adult weight was 136 in 11/2016
September starting weight - 160ish (will weigh in a.m. to get official weight (Just got back from Disney this a.m. Walked over 25K steps daily for past four days but also ate a lot more than I needed to, so I am scared to go on scale in a.m.!)
September goal - 5 pounds from whatever my starting weight is tomorrow!
Ultimate goal - 140ish or wherever I feel good
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Thank you for doing this challenge and allowing me to join! Good luck to everyone!!!8 -
September 5 pound challenge
Original starting weight - 167
September starting weight - 157. 7
September goal - 153
Ultimate goal - 135
1st - 157.7
7th-156
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@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!3 -
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 lbs4 -
Original starting weight - 167 lbs April 2018
September starting weight - 148.8 lbs
September goal - 146 lbs
Ultimate goal - 144 lbs
1st - 148.8 lbs
10th- 149.8 lbs
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Monthly cycle causing bloating. I hit 147.8 lbs on Saturday. I know this will come back down though. Just have to stay patient and consistent.5 -
Female 5'4"
Original starting weight - 148.8 lbs
September starting weight - 148.8 lbs
September goal - 143 lbs
Ultimate goal - 125 lbs (most of my life this has been my perfect weight)
DATE ~ WEIGHT
1st - 148.8 lbs
9th - 146.6 lbs (Ran 2.5 miles. Clean eating and lots of water)
10th - 145.6 lbs ( Yay!!!!)
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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)
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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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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 lbs4 -
@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
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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.3 -
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.2
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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
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09/29:
thanks for the accountability!!
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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 x3 -
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
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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 x4 -
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
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I lost 20-30 pounds and kept it off for years. But while stressed writing up my PhD and an unexpected sports injury I gained a fair bit of it back in the last year and a bit. Currently trying to prioritise my health again. So glad to be joining this challenge for the first time.
Original starting weight - 195 lbs, 2011
September starting weight - 185 Ibs
September goal - 180 lbs
Ultimate goal - 160 lbs
1st - 185 lbs
8th- 183.4 Ibs
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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.
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My Happy Place
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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 lbs3 -
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
12th - 145.6 I am officially 40 year old! Where has the time gone, lol. I have been able to maintain and live normally for about 5 weeks now. Even with all the stress of my FIL passing and all the craziness of my kids getting back into their new school years I have been able to do it. I have 2 in college (different schools), a senior in high-school, an 8th grader, and a 5th grader, lol, so when I say it's been crazy I mean it. I am really looking forward to getting under 140 and reaching my goal, so the diet break is over. Back at it today! Let's see what I can do the last half of the month.
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@dawnbgethealthy love the picture! So nice to "see" the folks we we're interacting with!
I'm am totally exhausted. Last two days have been a bear. I'm actually taking tomorrow off to just chill.
I'll be checking in tomorrow, but I hit a huge milestone today on Fitbit! I have finally lost more weight than I have left to go! I'm a tad over hallway there! Yes! ✊7 -
Woohoo @LisaW57!!! Congratulations on both the weight loss and taking a much needed day off!2
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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... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Sept GW: 133.0
UGW: 132.2
08/26 - 135.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...four days in the hospital helped this along...
08/31 - 134.8 at 7:00 a.m.
I weigh in on Monday.
09/01 - 134.8 at 7:00 a.m.
09/02 - 134.8 at 4:00 a.m.
09/09 - 135.4 at 5:30 a.m.
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Week 9 of 50 week challenge.
Thoughts: a busy week, combined having a life and lots of nice food with planning meals and keeping to calorie goal. No exercise though and sciatica beginning to play up. Aim for rest of month: keep logging and meal planning and move more
Original starting weight - 226 week 1
September starting weight- 220 week 7
September Goal - 215
Ultimate Goal - 176
Week 8 6th 217 (3lbs down whoopee 9/50)
Week 9 13th 216 (1lbs down 10/50)
Week 10 20th
Week 11 27th
Total loss for September 4lbs5 -
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
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September loss: (-2.4 lbs of 5.3 lbs)
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