46, 5'2"
SW: 107 ish I think
GW: 105 BF: 20%

Goal #1: Keep up with 4X a week of OTF
Goal #2: Meal prep more ( I do breakfast prep and 1 meal prep currently) Utilize Crockpot!
Goal #3: Start photo records of self... This is uncomfortable but to SEE the CHANGE, it's a must

9/3 107.2 / 20.4%
9/5 108.2 / 20.8%
9/6 107.0 / 20.3%
9/11 107.8 /20.7%
9/19 108 ?? I need to check tomorrow.

So I haven't been very active on MFP for a bit.
My troubled daughter has been in ER, home, not able to go back to school, pediatrician, psych appointments etc etc... Watching her completely withdrawn, no motivation, no response is heartbreaking.

Trying to stay strong so I can help her through this.

9/20

SW: 74kg
GW: 70kg

Goal #1: Do 3 weight training exercises a week
Goal #2: Walk a minimum 280k steps by the 31st of Sept
Goal #3: Move to 18/6 for IF. (Gaol has been consistently met!)

9/1 - weighed myself.173.1kg! Drum roll! Walked 6.1 miles. Kept under my calorie intake for today. Not as much as I would like but I was 387 calories under. I aim to be at least 500 calories under. Had my last meal at 7pm today so on track for 17 hours fasting.

9/2 - Fasted 18 hours! Whoop, whoop. Walked 12k steps and 1.8 miles. Went over my calories by 36. Boo. Went to my local gym and signed up for weight training.

9/3 - Fasted 17 hours. Walked 5.6 miles and 22k steps. Had my first weight training session. Oh boy! 721 calories deficit. Also down 2 bra sizes which I'm not very happy about! Now a DD cup.

9/4 - Fasted 18 hours. Did a bodypump class of 30 minutes. I feel so sore. Walked 10km miles and 14.5k steps.

9/5 - weights session today. 20 hours fast today! 13,627 steps. 5.5 miles in total. Calorie deficit of 515. Yay! Rest day tomorrow so lots of walking.

9/6 - 18 hours fast today. Walked 16,390 steps. 6.7 miles. Calorie deficit of 457! a mere 3 calories to 500! Waah! Weighing day tomorrow. Aunt Flo has also put in an appreance so it'll be interesting to see how that affects my weight gain or loss.

9/7 - Walked 30 minutes to the gym, then a 30 minute bodypump class and 30 minutes walk back to the car. Total steps 13,347 for today. Also went for a 60 minute yoga class - all that stretching is needed to ease my aching muscles. Calorie deficit 604 calories! Total steps for the week - 110,510k! Smashed my goal of 70k steps a week.
Weight - 72.8kg!!! Whoop, whoop, whoop!!!

9/8 - Fasted 18 hours. Completely forgot to eat as I wasn't feeling hungry so 18.5 hours really. 1 hour yoga session. Feeling quite sore in places I never knew I had muscles! 16,718 steps, 7.7 miles walked. Today is my cheat day so enjoyed a glass of Baileys as well. I was conscious of calories and diluted it with hot water and had a nice hot toddy. The weather has been miserable! Electric storm all day with some awesome thunder strikes and lightening! I walked in the rain and had a long soak afterwards. 714 calories deficit even with my 1 glass of alcohol! Yay! Also did a cheat weigh today and dropped another .2 of a kg so now 72.6! I'm constipated so I bet it is lower. Staying away from the scales now till next Sat!

9/9 - Today's fast was so hard! I had jelly legs walking back from the gym and almost caved in a took the bus but didn't. So 30 minutes walk to the gym, weights training for 40 minutes, 30 minutes walk back. I developed a headache around 11am which turned into a full blown migraine just before 1pm. I managed to fast till 2pm so 18 hours. I was in bed and asleep by 7.30pm.

9/10 - today has been a bit easier! First thing is that the bodypump class was a breeze. I was left wondering, is that it? At the end. So hilarious! I still feel quite tired and a bit weak so I'm skipping this evening exercise and heading to bed. I also upped my meat intake today and added 2 boiled eggs for protein. So 60 minutes walk in total, 30 minutes at the body pump session. Deficit calories 558 - I seem to be better at ensuring the deficit remains 500. Walked 15, 176 steps. Fasted 16 hours. Had a late night snack just before 9pm last night. I defo needed it!

9/11 -I seem to have skipped 11th somehow! Too long ago to remember what I did haha

9/12 - Easily fasted 20 hours today cos I spent most of the day alseep! 1 hour walk and that was it! 16, 704 steps. Stayed under my calorie threshold with a deficit of 792. Yay!

9/13 - No work out today. Worked from home. Fasted 19.5 hours. Walked 20k steps, it took me almost 2 hours as I'm still feeling lethargic from the GA of Thursday. Calorie deficit of 597. I'm happy with that! Progress pictures tomorrow and weigh in! Whoop whoop!

9/14 - Walked to and from gym and a 30 minute body pump session. I increased my weights to 16kg and it took all I had to finish the 30 minute session today! My arms are still sore! Had friends over and just about stayed within my daily calorie limit. 11k steps and a calorie deficit of 119.
Weighed myself and yep - no change! 72.7kg! Boo hiss!!!

9/15 - Had a very bad night with my daughter and was awake till 4am so slept in till noon!So, so lethargic, managed to get in an hour's walk at snail speed. 11k steps, 41 calories over. Oh well, new week, new me!

9/16 - The alarm woke me! Never happens that I don't wake before the alarm! Off for a brisk 30 minutes walk to the gym. 30 minutes weight training, another 30 minutes walk back. 15 minutes walk at lunch time and a 30 minute HIIT work out after dinner. Imma show the scales this week! 831 calories deficit and I feel very full - almost as if I've over eaten and I haven't. 19 hour fast. Onwards girl!

9/17 - 1 hour walk in the morning. 30 minutes weight training. Then a 1.5 hour walk in the evening before date night - meant I smelt sweaty but who cares! 26,560 steps and 18km walked yesterday. 1200 ish deficit calories. Having some trouble sleeping so now on Melatonin. Weight still in the high 73kgs. Not sure what's going on...

9/18 - 1.15 minutes walk and 18,813 steps. Calorie deficit of 913. Weight training 40 minutes. I've upped my weights for the body pump class by 2kg. It was that little bit harder! Hoping for a loss this Sat!

9/19 - Really struggled with my fast today. By 10am, I was starving which is not normal. I held out till 1pm and then overate! Felt sick afterwards, serves me right! 18,527 steps and 12km walked. 40 minutes weight training. 478 calorie deficit. It's probably higher as I didn't add the weight training into my exercise tracker. Drinking a lot more liquids. Aiming for a cup of tea every waking hour with very little milk and a glass of water every other hour. It means I'm practically stuck in the loo all day!

9/20 - Gave myself an off day. Walked the kids to school, 16 hour fast, a light lunch and dinner and done! Measured myself and pleasantly surprised. A few inches off in several places. 18,801 steps. Bedtime for me. Been a good week over all

HW Starting MFP in May: 154.0
Sept. SW: 147.0, Holding Average 147.7
Sept. GW: Moving Average Around 145.0-145.5

Goal #1: 8.5 Minute Core/Ab Routine Every Other Day (Ultimate Goal of Great Posture!)
Goal #2: 2-3 Exercise Classes per week, OR 2 long walks/biking/hiking outside or combo
Goal #3: Stay within daily calorie targets - with plans in place for night time snacking and special events. My concrete goal for September will be to track it all, even if I go overboard on a night binge or event food to build awareness in the process

36, 5'4"
9/01: 147.0 (Moving Average 147.7)
9/02: 146.0 (MA 147.1)
9/03: 146.0 (MA 146.7)
9/04: - no weigh in
9/05: - no weigh in
9/06: 146.0 (MA 145.9)
9/07: - no weigh in, TOM
9/08: 145.4 (MA 145.5)
9/09: 145.0 (MA 145.0)
9/10: 144.6 (MA 144.8)
9/11: 144.6 (MA 144.5)
9/12: 143.6 (MA 144.2)
9/13: 144.0 (MA 144.0)
9/14: - no weigh in, camping
9/15: - no weigh in
9/16: 148.0 (MA 146.1)
9/17: 147.4 (MA 146.3)
9/18: 147.2 (MA 146.7)
9/19: 146.8 (MA 146.7)
9/20: 145.6 (MA 146.5)
*9/21: 145.0 (MA 146.1)
9/22:

Cycle class this morning, ab routine day off.. making a good breakfast! Eggs & broccoli and coffee!! Will pre track rest of meals after class. Happy Saturday everyone! How’s September feeling mid-month? I sandwiched back in on my weight target but goals are going great!

SW: 74kg
GW: 70kg

Goal #1: Do 3 weight training exercises a week
Goal #2: Walk a minimum 280k steps by the 31st of Sept
Goal #3: Move to 18/6 for IF. (Gaol has been consistently met!)

9/1 - weighed myself.173.1kg! Drum roll! Walked 6.1 miles. Kept under my calorie intake for today. Not as much as I would like but I was 387 calories under. I aim to be at least 500 calories under. Had my last meal at 7pm today so on track for 17 hours fasting.

9/2 - Fasted 18 hours! Whoop, whoop. Walked 12k steps and 1.8 miles. Went over my calories by 36. Boo. Went to my local gym and signed up for weight training.

9/3 - Fasted 17 hours. Walked 5.6 miles and 22k steps. Had my first weight training session. Oh boy! 721 calories deficit. Also down 2 bra sizes which I'm not very happy about! Now a DD cup.

9/4 - Fasted 18 hours. Did a bodypump class of 30 minutes. I feel so sore. Walked 10km miles and 14.5k steps.

9/5 - weights session today. 20 hours fast today! 13,627 steps. 5.5 miles in total. Calorie deficit of 515. Yay! Rest day tomorrow so lots of walking.

9/6 - 18 hours fast today. Walked 16,390 steps. 6.7 miles. Calorie deficit of 457! a mere 3 calories to 500! Waah! Weighing day tomorrow. Aunt Flo has also put in an appreance so it'll be interesting to see how that affects my weight gain or loss.

9/7 - Walked 30 minutes to the gym, then a 30 minute bodypump class and 30 minutes walk back to the car. Total steps 13,347 for today. Also went for a 60 minute yoga class - all that stretching is needed to ease my aching muscles. Calorie deficit 604 calories! Total steps for the week - 110,510k! Smashed my goal of 70k steps a week.
Weight - 72.8kg!!! Whoop, whoop, whoop!!!

9/8 - Fasted 18 hours. Completely forgot to eat as I wasn't feeling hungry so 18.5 hours really. 1 hour yoga session. Feeling quite sore in places I never knew I had muscles! 16,718 steps, 7.7 miles walked. Today is my cheat day so enjoyed a glass of Baileys as well. I was conscious of calories and diluted it with hot water and had a nice hot toddy. The weather has been miserable! Electric storm all day with some awesome thunder strikes and lightening! I walked in the rain and had a long soak afterwards. 714 calories deficit even with my 1 glass of alcohol! Yay! Also did a cheat weigh today and dropped another .2 of a kg so now 72.6! I'm constipated so I bet it is lower. Staying away from the scales now till next Sat!

9/9 - Today's fast was so hard! I had jelly legs walking back from the gym and almost caved in a took the bus but didn't. So 30 minutes walk to the gym, weights training for 40 minutes, 30 minutes walk back. I developed a headache around 11am which turned into a full blown migraine just before 1pm. I managed to fast till 2pm so 18 hours. I was in bed and asleep by 7.30pm.

9/10 - today has been a bit easier! First thing is that the bodypump class was a breeze. I was left wondering, is that it? At the end. So hilarious! I still feel quite tired and a bit weak so I'm skipping this evening exercise and heading to bed. I also upped my meat intake today and added 2 boiled eggs for protein. So 60 minutes walk in total, 30 minutes at the body pump session. Deficit calories 558 - I seem to be better at ensuring the deficit remains 500. Walked 15, 176 steps. Fasted 16 hours. Had a late night snack just before 9pm last night. I defo needed it!

9/11 -I seem to have skipped 11th somehow! Too long ago to remember what I did haha

9/12 - Easily fasted 20 hours today cos I spent most of the day alseep! 1 hour walk and that was it! 16, 704 steps. Stayed under my calorie threshold with a deficit of 792. Yay!

9/13 - No work out today. Worked from home. Fasted 19.5 hours. Walked 20k steps, it took me almost 2 hours as I'm still feeling lethargic from the GA of Thursday. Calorie deficit of 597. I'm happy with that! Progress pictures tomorrow and weigh in! Whoop whoop!

9/14 - Walked to and from gym and a 30 minute body pump session. I increased my weights to 16kg and it took all I had to finish the 30 minute session today! My arms are still sore! Had friends over and just about stayed within my daily calorie limit. 11k steps and a calorie deficit of 119.
Weighed myself and yep - no change! 72.7kg! Boo hiss!!!

9/15 - Had a very bad night with my daughter and was awake till 4am so slept in till noon!So, so lethargic, managed to get in an hour's walk at snail speed. 11k steps, 41 calories over. Oh well, new week, new me!

9/16 - The alarm woke me! Never happens that I don't wake before the alarm! Off for a brisk 30 minutes walk to the gym. 30 minutes weight training, another 30 minutes walk back. 15 minutes walk at lunch time and a 30 minute HIIT work out after dinner. Imma show the scales this week! 831 calories deficit and I feel very full - almost as if I've over eaten and I haven't. 19 hour fast. Onwards girl!

9/17 - 1 hour walk in the morning. 30 minutes weight training. Then a 1.5 hour walk in the evening before date night - meant I smelt sweaty but who cares! 26,560 steps and 18km walked yesterday. 1200 ish deficit calories. Having some trouble sleeping so now on Melatonin. Weight still in the high 73kgs. Not sure what's going on...

9/18 - 1.15 minutes walk and 18,813 steps. Calorie deficit of 913. Weight training 40 minutes. I've upped my weights for the body pump class by 2kg. It was that little bit harder! Hoping for a loss this Sat!

9/19 - Really struggled with my fast today. By 10am, I was starving which is not normal. I held out till 1pm and then overate! Felt sick afterwards, serves me right! 18,527 steps and 12km walked. 40 minutes weight training. 478 calorie deficit. It's probably higher as I didn't add the weight training into my exercise tracker. Drinking a lot more liquids. Aiming for a cup of tea every waking hour with very little milk and a glass of water every other hour. It means I'm practically stuck in the loo all day!

9/20 - Gave myself an off day. Walked the kids to school, 16 hour fast, a light lunch and dinner and done! Measured myself and pleasantly surprised. A few inches off in several places. 18,801 steps. Bedtime for me. Been a good week over all

9/21 - Feeling very discouraged. I had hoped to lose at least 2kg this month. I can totally see why people give up. I'm ready to give up! Spent 1.5 hours at the gym - 1 hour bodypump and 30 minutes cxworks. 1 hour walk so 11k steps. Weight is 73.6kg so I've gained a whooping 1kg!

@mrsjar5311 don't give up! It seems like your expectations are set quite high and this, in my experience anyway, leads ultimately to discouragement. Instead of giving up, maybe adjust some of your expectations to fit your life in a realistic way. Those types of goals are usually slower than we might want but I have found that it prevents hitting that "give up" point. I don't know about you, but when I have given up I swing to an extreme that works completely against what I ever set out to lose... So it's better to have slow progress than to set yourself up for giving up and gaining back... at least for me anyway. Give yourself a break, you're doing great!

Height: 176 cm - 5'9,1/4"
BMI: 21,3

I've decided to do a month or 2 of maintenance. I believe in the theory that your body has a "set" weight in mind that it desperately wants to keep so I'm going to give my body a break of trying to force it to shed fat. That way it can get used to this new weight, and then in 1-2 month's I'll start again with convincing it to drop some pounds

So goals:
1) Maintain weight between 65-66kg (143,3-145,51 lbs)
2) Continue all the workouts: run 2x/week, calisthenics 4x/week, squash 1x/week, add some parkour practice
3) Don't drink alcohol for at least 15 out of 30 days (August I only made it to 8 days...)
4) I've noticed that to sustain craving (looking at you goddamn Ben&Jerry's) I've actually skipped healthy dinner in favour of having enough calorie budget left for treats. Need to keep that behaviour in check and eat better again.

1 September: 66,1kg (145,73)
2 September: 66,7kg (147,05) // Great, of to a good start...; What the frick?!
3-9 September: 65,4kg (144,18)//Not taking this very seriously since I just finished a 36h fast so result will be a bit positively skewed.
16 September: 66,5kg (146,61lbs)

23 September: 65,9kg (145,28lbs)

I had an okay week food-wise, but still about half the days over calorie budget. However my weight has been around 66-66,5 all week, so pretty stable, which is good for what I'm trying to achieve now (maintenance). Happy it dipped below 66 again this morning though!

I'm having 1820 kcal for maintenance budget now, and it seems to me I doesn't hurt to go up to 2000 or 2200 every few days, so that's good to know. I've been eating a lot more carbs than usual unfortunately, but so far it doesn't seem to have a negative impact on weight. (Huzzaa)

33, 5' 4"

SW: 139.4
GW: 130

Goal #1: Snack less at night
Goal #2: Move more at work
Goal #3: Eat more mindfully

Sept 1: 139.4
Sept 2: 140.4
Sept 3: 140.2
Sept 4: 140.0
Sept 5: 140.4
Sept 6: 140.4
Sept 7: 141.2
Sept 8: 141.4
Sept 9: 142.0
Sept 10: 140.6
Sept 11: 140.6
Sept 12: 139.2
Sept 13: 138.8
Sept 14-21: Vacation!
Sept 22: 139.6
Sept 23: 139.8

SW: 74.1 kg
GW: 72 kg

Goal #1: Enjoy the holidays (1 week) but with healthy eating. - Mission ACCOMPLISHED
Goal #2: Track all food in MFP (just started again). – Well, most it so far. Was maybe a tiiiiny bit too optimistic.
Goal #3: Start running 3x per week (I'm at 2x already on avg). – Still to achieve. Will take it in some form into October.

01/Sep/19 – 74.1 kg
08/Sep/19 – 73.7 kg
09/Sep/19 – 74.2 kg
10/Sep/19 – 74.2 kg
11/Sep/19 – 72.9 kg
12/Sep/19 – 73.5 kg
13/Sep/19 – 73.6 kg
14/Sep/19 – 73.9 kg
15/Sep/19 – 73.9 kg
16/Sep/19 – 74.5 kg
17/Sep/19 – 73.8 kg
18/Sep/19 – 72.8 kg
19/Sep/19 – 73.2 kg
20/Sep/19 – 73.5 kg
21/Sep/19 – 73.5 kg
22/Sep/19 – 73.4 kg
23/Sep/19 – 73.0 kg
24/Sep/19 – 72.5 kg

It’s been a week since I last posted. Parents came over to visit and have a look at the new house. Plus work’s been busier than normal and I didn’t feel like going online in the evenings. Aaanyway, in terms of food I also didn’t track during the weekend with the parents around but in general I had been eating well (could have done better with the sweet tooth and alcohol) and moved a lot. So the weight went down a bit. The weekly measurement of circumferences was also taking a turn in the good direction.  All in all, room for improvement but still happy. This feels sustainable and not like I have to give up on anything!

From next week onward I’ll have to find a new rhythm with running. My group is stopping and the times of an alternative group clash with other program points. So I’ll be on my own for a while. Thank goodness my BF also runs, higher level than me but least once a week it’ll be nice to go together and push my limits a bit.