Just give me one month - October

mrdengue wrote: »

15 Oct - CRAZY Days... We had a lot of violent protests in the country I'm living. So, pretty chaotic days. The president imposed curfew for a few days, and declared State of Emergency. The capital was militarized. Eating healthy under this stress was almost imposible....BUT...I will....just not today.

Are you in Ecuador? That sounds horrendous. I hope you are safe.

May lost 8 lbs
June lost 1.6 lbs
July lost 2 lbs
August lost 4.2 lbs
September lost 6.6 lbs

Starting weight: 234
October goal: 207
Goal weight: 180, then reevaluate.

1 Oct - 211.6
2 Oct - 212
3 Oct - 212 (My TDEE numbers are frustrating me so much. I have a very sedentary desk job, but I work out everyday, so I'm getting SOME activity in. And yet, my "maintenance" calories seem to be less than 10x my body weight, which seems wrong. Or maybe I'm just old!)
4 Oct - 211.6 (Tomorrow should be interesting. I had a normal breakfast, pigged out on sushi for lunch, but MFP doesn't seem to think it was too bad, and am having dinner out tonight. I'm expecting tomorrow's numbers to be GARBAGE, but fingers crossed)
5 Oct - 212.8 (Yep...there it is. It was actually 215 at my normal weighing time, but I got stubborn and stayed in bed and didn't eat until it got down to a more reasonable number!)
6 Oct - 211.8
7 Oct - 211.8 (Discipline is the word for today. I'm ready for a new "first 3 digits" number.)
8 Oct - 211 (I feel this may be an outlier; I hit my calorie limit EARLY yesterday...like 5pm. So technically I'd been fasting for 14 hours prior to this weigh-in).
9 Oct - 210.2
10 Oct - 210.6 (Going to a conference tonight. Catered dinner, drinks, networking. A little scared for tomorrow).
11 Oct - 210.6 (Ate beforehand, so I behaved at the conference. This is as good as I could ask for)
12 Oct - 209.6 (Great news, but I'm going to an orchard tomorrow. Hopefully cider and donuts won't hit me too hard)
13 Oct - 212.6 (OUCH. This was just like on the 5th, where it was 215 when I woke up, so I stubbornly refused to eat until it got back to a normal number. And even this one hurt. Last time it took me 3 days to undo that damage. And it wasn't even that bad, all things considered....2 cups of cider, 5 donut holes, and a small pumpkin loaf. 5.5 pounds, really?)
14 Oct - 211.8
15 Oct - 211.4 (Just a reminder of how much cheat meals hurt my progress. Still trying to undo the damage from the 12th)
16 Oct - 211.2
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Starting weight 178
Start weight this month 140.9
Goal weight this month 138.5
Target goal weight 135

May gained: 1.1 pounds (149.3)
June lost: 3.4 pounds (145.9)
July lost: 2.2 pounds (143.7)
August lost: 0.1 pounds (143.6) maintained
September lost: 2.7 pds (140.9)

We can do this


29 Sept - 140.9
30 Sept - 145.9 (Monday not a real number)

1 Oct - 146.5 I have no clue. Maybe water, maybe my medication change. Who knows. Hopefully it will be back down soon.
2 Oct - 143.9 way better. Hopefully the other 3 pounds are gone in the next couple of days
3 Oct - 143.2 would have been lower, but ate pizza last night and a couple of wings.
4 Oct - 142.0 did really well yesterday and should stay on track for today
5 Oct - 141.5 ok with this. Hoping not to go up to much this weekend
6 Oct - 141.5 nice!
7 Oct - 143.2 one of my lowest Monday’s so far.
8 Oct - 144.9 not bad for a 3 day weekend. Movie yesterday and didn't eat any popcorn,but did some snacking after we got home.
9 Oct - 143.6
10 Oct - 142.9 Ate pizza last night and a large salad. Stayed under calories. Got a flu shot yesterday and sore
11 Oct - 141.4 I like to see that. Maybe I can hold on to that through the weekend.
12 Oct - 142.3 beer last night, but food was good. Fingers crossed for today
13 Oct - 143.6 This is the rest of Friday night showing up
14 Oct - 142.8 This is amazing for a Monday morning weigh-in.
15 Oct - 142.3 Some stomach issues, but was hoping for a lower weight this morning. Half way through the month and have made 0 progress
16 Oct - 140.9 Back down to my lowest last month. Hopefully I can hold onto it this time and see a new low!
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Starting Weight: 183.9
(post giving birth in June)
Starting weight this month: 168.1
Goal weight this month: 165.5
(It's going to be a hard month to diet, so I want to be realistic and set myself up for success.)
Target goal weight: 140

July loss: +1
August loss: -2.5
September loss: -3.5

October 1
October 2: 168.3 considering I ate a lot and didn't record for the last two days
October 3: 168.3
October 4: 166.5 wow!
October 5
October 6: was 168 something. I ate a lot on Saturday the 5th. But I was still happy, because a few weeks ago I would have been 171 after a day like that.
I ate better today. Better luck tomorrow!
October 7: 168.3 gotta get back down...
October 8: 166.8
October 9:
October 10: 166.0 (kind of artificial. Didn't really eat much yesterday.)
October 11: 166.4
October 12-15: didn't weigh in. Ate a lot, so expecting a gain. Hoping it will be under 168.5. ;-/
October 16: 168.3

Starting weight 182 lbs I then piled on weight due to steroids after having a stroke.
Start weight this month 198.2 lbs
Goal weight this month 195 lbs
Target goal weight 155 lbs which is my pre stroke weight

May put on 1 lb
June put on 0.2 lbs
July put on 1.8 lbs
August put on 0.8 lbs
September stayed the same

30 September 198.8 lbs
1 Oct 199 lbs
2 Oct 200.4 lbs 😞 not what I expected!
3 Oct 200 lbs
4 Oct 199.8 lbs 🤞trying to do more exercise
5 Oct 199.8 lbs 🙂 happy its not an increase but last night might catch up with me tomorrow! We’ll see! 🤞
6 Oct 199.2 lbs 🙂
7 Oct 200.6 lbs
8 Oct 200 lbs
9 Oct 201 lbs 😞
10 Oct 200.8 lbs
11 Oct 201 lbs
12 Oct 200.2 lbs 🙂 just finished the end of my first full time week back at work since my stroke in February 2018! I’ve been building up to this for so long! The problem is that when I’m at work I eat more than when I’m at home. Have a great weekend everyone!
13 Oct 199.6 lbs 😀
14 Oct 200.8 lbs 😞
15 Oct 201.2 lbs 😞 gutted! Did loads of gardening and housework yesterday and hardly sat down! On target with calories too!
16 Oct 200.4 lbs 😀 yay!
17 Oct 201.6 lbs 😞

Starting weight: 157
Start weight this month: 133.6
Goal weight this month: 128
Target goal weight: 125


1 Oct -134.4
2 Oct—133.2
3 Oct—132.6
4 Oct—131.6 after 23,000 steps yesterday!!
5 Oct—130 I’m in charge of all the Homecoming festivities and didn’t eat much. I know this rate of loss isn’t accurate or sustainable. I just hope it doesn’t go up too much.
6 Oct—131.3 and it’s coming back
7 Oct—131.4
8 Oct—131.0
9 Oct—130.0
10 Oct—130.8
11 Oct—132.0. Meh. Cold weather and a big bowl of chili will do that.
12 Oct—131.4
13 Oct—131.4
14 Oct—132.4. I had a hard workout and then I was ravenous. I ate everything yesterday. Oh, well. Moving on.
15 Oct—131.0
16 Oct—131.4
17 Oct—133.4. Two field trips in one day means fast food for lunch and dinner. 😬 Too. Much. Salt.! And calories.

Starting Weight: 213
Starting Wt this month: 206
Goal Wt this month: 201
Ultimate goal Wt: 135
September -7lbs
1 Oct - 206.0
2 Oct - 204.4
3 Oct - 203.2
4 Oct - 203.0
5 Oct - 202.0
6 Oct - 203.4
7 Oct - 203.8
8 Oct - 203.2
9 Oct - 203.4
10 Oct - 202.4
11 Oct - 201.8
12 Oct - at camp, no scale
13 Oct - at camp, no scale,
14 Oct - 203.8
15 Oct - 204
16 Oct - 201.2
17 Oct - 201.2
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Starting weight 184.5 lbs
Goal weight this month 125 lbs
July weight loss - 4.6 lbs
August weight loss - .5 ::(
September Weight Loss - 6.3


1 Oct - 173
2 Oct - 172.1
3 Oct - 172;3
4 Oct - 173,3
5 Oct - 173.3
6 Oct - 173.7
7 Oct - 173.3
8 Oct - 172.6
9 Oct - 172.5
10 Oct - 171.2
11 Oct - 171
12 Oct - 170.5
13 Oct - 170.9
14 Oct - 171
15 Oct - 170.2
16 Oct - no WI - on vacation
17 Oct - 167.4 - not sure this counts as I had a bad stomach flu yesterday! Also, different scale!

Hi all,

I've been lurking on MFP for quite a while but have never participated so this is my first challenge! Looking forward to jump-starting my weight loss with your help! I'm also hoping to overcome my love affair with potato chips this month!

Starting weight 208.8 lbs
Start weight this month 208.8 lbs
Goal weight this month 200.8 lbs
Target goal weight 165lbs



We can do this!

1 Oct - 208.8 So it begins! (GO TEAM!)
2 Oct - 205.2 Ah, the joys of the beginning! (and the end of my TOM) Woot - I'll take it
3 Oct - 204.6 Woot! Headed in the right direction! Packing lunches in the evening seems to be helping. A little apprehensive about the weekend (we'll be out of town) since that is usually when I sabotage my progress. Hmm
4 Oct - 204.2 Good morning! Starting to level out, I think. This is as focused as I've been in a very long time so I am so proud that I've weighed, tracked, and logged for 4 days in a row! Today, I will drink water like it's my job!
5 Oct -203.8 Woot! Looking good!
6 Oct -205.2
7 Oct -206.8
8 Oct -208.2 Oh dear. My first of three weekends out of town this month was a huge challenge! This week I'll be going back to basics: packing lunch, drinking water, 30 mins of exercise. Slow and steady!
9 Oct -207.0 Back to tracking and I drank a TON of water yesterday. Woot! Progress (even if it is just transtional...)
10 Oct -206.8 Drank water yesterday but let myself get a little too hungry and scarfed down too much dinner. Today I brought adequate snacks to work and will do my level best to eat them. Onward!
11 Oct - 207.2 Well, rats - wrong direction. Minor setback! Went over my calorie budget yesterday and I had ham roast for both dinner and lunch...sodium too high, maybe? Still, happy with what I’ve been doing and ready to continue learning to make good choices long term.
12 Oct -207.6 *wince* I’ll keep trying.
13 Oct -206.0 Yay! Happy with that!
14 Oct -205.2 Hmmm. I’m happy with but suspicious of these weekend numbers. I had a few drinks yesterday and am wondering if I’m simply dehydrated. Back to regularly scheduled programming this week so we’ll see. I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing and give healthy choices a real shot for once! Nice to see numbers going the right way, either way
15 Oct -205.2 So far so good
16 Oct - 202.8 What the WHAT?! We'll see if I can keep the momentum! (yesterday was an unusually low calorie day due to being busy...I'll keep doing what I'm doing!
17 Oct -200.8 Well, this feels good but I fully suspect that it might be due to having another unusually low calorie day yesterday from just being busy. I have to remind myself that it's okay to bounce around a bit and when I go above this number that it's not a failure.
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Starting weight: 198 lb
Start weight this month 154.4
Goal weight this month 151.5
Target goal weight: 145

August: -5.5 lb
September: -3.5 lb

1 Oct- 154.4lb
2 Oct- 155.2lb - Meh, late dinner lastnight and it's TOM. No surprise!
3 Oct- 154.2lb
4 Oct- 154.4lb
5 Oct- no weigh day
6 Oct- no weigh day
7 Oct- 154.2 lb. Feeling good about this number right now. I wasn't super strict over the weekend, I also started a new workout last week so I was expecting to hold onto a little bit of water weight due to that & dinner lastnight was late and salty.... overall. A weekend win! Time to get serious again for the week!!
8 Oct- 154.4 lb - Not sure what this is about. I was good yesterday *shrugs*
9 Oct- 153 lb - WOOT WOOT!!! I had a feeling I was due for a drop! I have been feeling smaller... but the scale was not reflecting it yet.
10 Oct- 153 lb - Excited to see this number again today! It feels more real now
11 Oct- 151.8 lb - OMGOSH!!! I haven't seen the scale dropping like this in MONTHS! At the beginning of this month, I started increasing my daily protien intake to about 100g/day (I looked at my macros and was only getting about 60g/day previously.... YIKES). This is becuase I'm doing an Ab/Squat-30 day challenge and want to make sure my muscles have everything they need to heal. Apparently my body agrees!!!
12 Oct- no weigh day
13 Oct- no weigh day
14 Oct- no weigh day
15 Oct- 153.2 lb - Welp!! Holiday weekend got the best of me! Still not horrible though.
16 Oct- 151.8 lb- There we go! I did good about not snacking on the kid's dinner & goldfish crackers yesterday lol That always seems to help! Back to where I was on Friday! Now lets keep it dropping.
17 Oct- 150.8 lb- Sweeeeeeet. Hit my goal for this month already!! No snacking in the evenings is working wonders.

October loss so far: - 3.6 lb

Starting Weight: 183.9
(post giving birth in June)
Starting weight this month: 168.1
Goal weight this month: 165.5
(It's going to be a hard month to diet, so I want to be realistic and set myself up for success.)
Target goal weight: 140

July loss: +1
August loss: -2.5
September loss: -3.5

October 1
October 2: 168.3 considering I ate a lot and didn't record for the last two days
October 3: 168.3
October 4: 166.5 wow!
October 5
October 6: was 168 something. I ate a lot on Saturday the 5th. But I was still happy, because a few weeks ago I would have been 171 after a day like that.
I ate better today. Better luck tomorrow!
October 7: 168.3 gotta get back down...
October 8: 166.8
October 9:
October 10: 166.0 (kind of artificial. Didn't really eat much yesterday.)
October 11: 166.4
October 12-15: didn't weigh in. Ate a lot, so expecting a gain. Hoping it will be under 168.5. ;-/
October 16: 168.3
October 17: 166.8 (I am lucky. I haven't been logging since last Friday. I HAVE to get back at logging my food!!!)

Starting weight 181.1
Start weight this month 174
Goal weight this month 168
Target goal weight 154

August -2.2lb
September +1.3lb

01 Oct: 174.0 looking forward to a month of routine after a messy September, life happens
02 Oct: 173.0 took a late exercise class last night, perhaps I should do it more often
03 Oct: 173.5
04 Oct: 173.4
05 Oct: weekend
06 Oct: weekend
07 Oct: 173.8 I'm ready to say goodbye to the 173s...
08 Oct: 173.4 🙂
09 Oct: 173.1 slow and steady
10 Oct: 171.8 if I can stay below 172 that's 5% down from my starting weight!
11 Oct: 170.7 I guess I really am below 172 😊
12 Oct: weekend
13 Oct: weekend
14 Oct: 171.6 still in with a chance of reaching this month's goal...
15 Oct: 170.7 it's never a straight line is it?
16 Oct: 170.7
17 Oct: 171.4 friend in town means a bit more eating out, worth every calorie!

Starting weight: 79.9Kg (80 was THE line)
Current weight: 74 Kg
Goal weight: 60ish
October goal: 72Kg/159


Oct 1 - 74Kg/163
Oct 2 - 74Kg/163 weight taken later in day
Oct 3 - 74.3Kg/164 Late weigh again just had lunch 😒 school holidays are making things very hard 😣
Oct 4 - 73.1/161 early weigh empty stomach
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Oct 6 - 74Kg not surprised. Had a day at the races eating and drinking, great day but wish there was zero Cal champagne 🙄

Oct 7 - 73.4/161.8 I’ve missed a day, can’t keep up 🤪
Oct 8 - 73/160.8
Oct 9 - 73.4/161.8 Very late. I am weighing at such random times. Calories are ok, excercise is going good
Oct 10 - 72.7/160.3 early weigh empty stomach
Oct 11 - 73.2/161 early weigh empty Stomach TOM 😐 3ks 22 min plus wk4day3 over calories 😔 have to ditch coffee
Oct 12 - 72.2/159.1 Early empty weigh 4ks 30minapprox HUNGRY calories ok
Oct 13 - 72.2/159.1
Oct 14 - 72.2/159.1 scared to hang about on same weight feel like it’s just going to go up suddenly. Will try harder to not eat the junk calories 😖
Oct 15 - 71.9/158.5 phew hopefully down tomorrow and not a trick. Calories good yesterday and 4K run
Oct 16 - 71.7/158 no excercise yesterday calories good
Oct 17 - 71.6 Calories good🤞 found out my ‘coffee’ recipe was all wrong so there’s an extra 100+Cals a day I was eating without realising 😖 hopefully sorting helps the no excercise lately and gives me more budget for real food!!

Oct 18 -71.4 still no excercise 😖
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