Lose 5lbs + in October 2019

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  • syreina
    syreina Posts: 548 Member
    edited November 2019
    @dawnbgethealthy Thank you! Yes, I agree - my thoughts are that, right now I am averaging 1200 to 1300 calories and losing weight consistently while I am burning more calories as I stand for longer periods of time during the day.

    So after I quit the job, I hope that my metabolism becomes higher than normal and maybe I will lose ever so slowly which I am okay with. My maintenance range is 110 to 115.

    I do not work out intensely at the gym because I know that my body is not physically ready for it. Hence, my previous strength training increase when I was going to the gym more consistently - nothing big (1 set, 10 reps, occasional 10 lbs for leg stuff, 3 lb dumbbells for arm stuff) but I am fine with slow and steady increase. I'd burn maybe 300 calories for the day. Of course, I cannot eat 1000 calories (estimating a 500 calorie deficit to lose 1 lb a week). It's not enough food for me.

    The point of this long post, lol, is that I try my best to ease my husband, explain my numbers, and explain that now I get full with less food. It sucks even more trying to explain to co-workers and friends after they mention that I hardly ate anything. ("Thanks for your concern but I am full.") I count my calories and someday in the future, when I can get a good handle on how much I ate throughout the day, I will no longer need to.
  • Connie7355
    Connie7355 Posts: 496 Member
    Way to go Donna @deepwoodslady!! That’s a fantastic loss!!
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,342 Member
    @Connie7355 Thanks Connie!


    Come on everyone who is from the USA, lets get throught this Thanksgiving holiday and come out okay on the other side!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    Cornish hens sound delicious!
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    •Lose 5 lbs in November 2019•

    Original starting wgt: 253
    November starting weight: 183
    November goal: 180
    🍁Updating every day through November.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    11/1 - 183
    11/2 - 182
    11/3 - 183.6
    📌11/4 - 183.6 - Still trying to figure it out. I've been reading more on adrenal fatigue recovery. It can take a very long time, from 6 months to a year. All the life stress during that time sure can't help recovery. 😔 I can say that I've made many improvements since September.
    11/5 - 184.4 - The results of me taking magnesium citrate yesterday. It did nothing but fill my gut with more fluid and add an extra .8lbs. Smh.
    11/6 - 184.4 - I raised my calories to 1425 and carbs to 50g yesterday. Also dropping my IF hours back to 16/8, maybe 12/12 in the weeks ahead. Everything that I've been reading suggests more carbs to heal adrenal fatigue, specifically more wholegrain carbs. Not doing that, but more vegetables and maybe a serving or two of starchy veg this week, like squash and sweet potato.
    11/7 - 183 - IF/17hrs. Meal times~ 12:30, 5:30.
    11/8 - 182.6 - IF/22hrs. Meal times ~ 3:30, 7:30. (bean soup) Didn't go well with the intermittent fasting hours yesterday. I was out until late afternoon. From now on, I plan to take some bone broth with evoo & potassium mixed in and 1oz of salted mixed nut butter to break my fast at 16-18 hours. Eating 1 cup of bean soup, twice this week, did not seem to cause any harm.
    11/9 - 183.6
    11/10 - 184.4
    📌11/11 - 181.4
    11/12 - 183
    11/13 - 183
    11/14 - 182.6
    11/15 - DNW
    11/16 - 184.4
    11/17 - DNW
    📌11/18 - 183.6
    11/19 - 183.2
    11/20 - DNW
    11/21 - 183
    11/22 - 183
    11/23 - 181.6
    11/24 - 183
    📌11/25 - 183.4
    📌11/30
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    Connie7355 wrote: »
    Great job @LisaW57 !!

    Thanks @Connie7355 😊
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    Parking November here until we have a thread.

    62 years old; 5'2"
    Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
    October 31 ending weight 147.7 October gain 0.7 lbs)
    November starting weight - 147.3
    November goal - 145.0/142.0
    Ultimate goal - 135.0

    I have found Monday (M), Wednesday (W), Friday (F) weigh-in accountability works best for me. I've pinned the weekly weigh-in days for the challenge.

    📌 1st (F)- 147.3 (Trend Weight 146.9)
    4th (M) - 147.4 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    6th (W) - 147.2 (Trend Weight 147.2)
    7th (T) - 147.0 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    📌 8th (F) - 147.2 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    11th (M) - 147.0 (Trend Weight 147.0)
    13th (W) - 146.4 (Trend Weight 147.0)
    📌 15th (F) - 146.6 (Trend Weight 146.9)
    18th (M) - 145.3 (Trend Weight 146.8)
    20th (W) - 144.7 (Trend Weight 146.4)
    📌 22nd (F) - 145.0 (Trend Weight 146.2)
    25th (M) - 146.4 (Trend Weight 146.2)
    27th (W) -
    📌 29th (F) - This ought to be good 🦃 lol
    📌 30th (S) -

    November Loss ~

    Thoughts: finally started getting workouts in and focusing on steps. Had a sodium fest yesterday, so feeling some bloat. Need to get back on plan.

    November Game Plan & Goals: (Use stats from Fitbit 7 Day Summary)
    • Continue Meal Planning
    • Log meals & exercise daily in MFP
    • Focus on daily 500 calorie deficit goal
    • No calorie intake after 8pm.
    • Hit Fitbit step goal of 5000 - 1652 ⬇ 😳
    • Hit active minutes goal of 20 minutes daily - 24 ⬆
    • Hit strength training goal of 3 days on & 1 rest day

    Strength Training:
    Squats, lunges, push-ups (elevated), arm circles, side bends, & tricep lifts.
    • 11/3-6 - 50, 50, missed, Rest ✔
    • 11/7-10 - 50, 50, 50, Rest (w/20 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/11-14 - 50, 50, missed, Rest (w/12 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/15-18 - missed, 50, 50, Rest (w/12 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/19-22 - 50, missed, missed, Rest ✔
    • 11/23-26 - missed, 50 ✔ Next: 50, Rest
    • 11/27-30 - 50, 50, 50, Rest

    30-Day Progress:

    4w.png


  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    Nice progress @LisaW57
    Holding steady @tiabirdie56 You are never returning to 253 : - )
  • 171lake
    171lake Posts: 894 Member
    Original starting weight - 172.6 (12/1/19)
    November starting weight - 132
    November goal - 127
    Ultimate goal - 120

    11/5 - 131.4
    11/12 131.1
    11/19 130.4
    11/26 129.8
    11/30

    Total loss for November -2.2 of 5 lbs


  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    •Lose 5 lbs in November 2019•

    Original starting wgt: 253
    November starting weight: 183
    November goal: 180
    🍁Updating every day through November.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    11/1 - 183
    11/2 - 182
    11/3 - 183.6
    📌11/4 - 183.6 - Still trying to figure it out. I've been reading more on adrenal fatigue recovery. It can take a very long time, from 6 months to a year. All the life stress during that time sure can't help recovery. 😔 I can say that I've made many improvements since September.
    11/5 - 184.4 - The results of me taking magnesium citrate yesterday. It did nothing but fill my gut with more fluid and add an extra .8lbs. Smh.
    11/6 - 184.4 - I raised my calories to 1425 and carbs to 50g yesterday. Also dropping my IF hours back to 16/8, maybe 12/12 in the weeks ahead. Everything that I've been reading suggests more carbs to heal adrenal fatigue, specifically more wholegrain carbs. Not doing that, but more vegetables and maybe a serving or two of starchy veg this week, like squash and sweet potato.
    11/7 - 183 - IF/17hrs. Meal times~ 12:30, 5:30.
    11/8 - 182.6 - IF/22hrs. Meal times ~ 3:30, 7:30. (bean soup) Didn't go well with the intermittent fasting hours yesterday. I was out until late afternoon. From now on, I plan to take some bone broth with evoo & potassium mixed in and 1oz of salted mixed nut butter to break my fast at 16-18 hours. Eating 1 cup of bean soup, twice this week, did not seem to cause any harm.
    11/9 - 183.6
    11/10 - 184.4
    📌11/11 - 181.4
    11/12 - 183
    11/13 - 183
    11/14 - 182.6
    11/15 - DNW
    11/16 - 184.4
    11/17 - DNW
    📌11/18 - 183.6
    11/19 - 183.2
    11/20 - DNW
    11/21 - 183
    11/22 - 183
    11/23 - 181.6
    11/24 - 183
    📌11/25 - 183.4
    11/26 - 183.4
    11/27
    11/28
    11/29
    📌11/30

  • Now505050
    Now505050 Posts: 45 Member
    Late post but still here
    Original starting weight - 226 wk 1- 0/50
    Nov starting weight- 208 wk 16 -18/50
    November Goal - 204 wk 20 - 22/50
    Ultimate Goal - 176 wk 50 -50/50

    Thoughts:

    Week 17 8th - 208 (STS 18/50)
    Week 18 15th - 206 (20/50)
    Week 19 22nd - 205 (21/50)
    Week 20 29th

    Total loss for November = 3lbs so far
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    •Lose 5 lbs in November 2019•

    Original starting wgt: 253
    November starting weight: 183
    November goal: 180
    🍁Updating every day through November.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    11/1 - 183
    11/2 - 182
    11/3 - 183.6
    📌11/4 - 183.6 - Still trying to figure it out. I've been reading more on adrenal fatigue recovery. It can take a very long time, from 6 months to a year. All the life stress during that time sure can't help recovery. 😔 I can say that I've made many improvements since September.
    11/5 - 184.4 - The results of me taking magnesium citrate yesterday. It did nothing but fill my gut with more fluid and add an extra .8lbs. Smh.
    11/6 - 184.4 - I raised my calories to 1425 and carbs to 50g yesterday. Also dropping my IF hours back to 16/8, maybe 12/12 in the weeks ahead. Everything that I've been reading suggests more carbs to heal adrenal fatigue, specifically more wholegrain carbs. Not doing that, but more vegetables and maybe a serving or two of starchy veg this week, like squash and sweet potato.
    11/7 - 183 - IF/17hrs. Meal times~ 12:30, 5:30.
    11/8 - 182.6 - IF/22hrs. Meal times ~ 3:30, 7:30. (bean soup) Didn't go well with the intermittent fasting hours yesterday. I was out until late afternoon. From now on, I plan to take some bone broth with evoo & potassium mixed in and 1oz of salted mixed nut butter to break my fast at 16-18 hours. Eating 1 cup of bean soup, twice this week, did not seem to cause any harm.
    11/9 - 183.6
    11/10 - 184.4
    📌11/11 - 181.4
    11/12 - 183
    11/13 - 183
    11/14 - 182.6
    11/15 - DNW
    11/16 - 184.4
    11/17 - DNW
    📌11/18 - 183.6
    11/19 - 183.2
    11/20 - DNW
    11/21 - 183
    11/22 - 183
    11/23 - 181.6
    11/24 - 183
    📌11/25 - 183.4
    11/26 - 183.4

    11/27 - 183.4

    11/28
    11/29
    📌11/30


  • Connie7355
    Connie7355 Posts: 496 Member

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    64 years old; 5’7” tall
    Original starting weight 2015 -236
    Starting Weight June, 2018 - 219.4
    November 2019 starting weight 176.4
    November goal-172
    1st goal - 170 for now
    Ultimate goal - 165

    October 31st - 176.4
    1st-175.8
    8th- 178.4 too much Halloween candy and birthday celebration!!
    15th- 176.4
    22nd-174.2 Yay!! I just got on a step team this month on the https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/114605-fat-2-fit-weight-loss-challenge-and-support-group. It’s really pushed me to get my steps in and I think it’s made a difference on losing weight. It’s a great group!! Check it out!! Having an early Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow and then heading to Texas on Wednesday for Thanksgiving with my Step-Son’s family. Hoping I don’t totally blow it!!
    27th-173 weighing in early. On our way to Texas. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
    30th
    Total loss for Nov. -3.4 lbs
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    Parking November here until we have a thread.

    62 years old; 5'2"
    Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
    October 31 ending weight 147.7 October gain 0.7 lbs)
    November starting weight - 147.3
    November goal - 145.0/142.0
    Ultimate goal - 135.0

    I have found Monday (M), Wednesday (W), Friday (F) weigh-in accountability works best for me. I've pinned the weekly weigh-in days for the challenge.

    📌 1st (F)- 147.3 (Trend Weight 146.9)
    4th (M) - 147.4 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    6th (W) - 147.2 (Trend Weight 147.2)
    7th (T) - 147.0 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    📌 8th (F) - 147.2 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    11th (M) - 147.0 (Trend Weight 147.0)
    13th (W) - 146.4 (Trend Weight 147.0)
    📌 15th (F) - 146.6 (Trend Weight 146.9)
    18th (M) - 145.3 (Trend Weight 146.8)
    20th (W) - 144.7 (Trend Weight 146.4)
    📌 22nd (F) - 145.0 (Trend Weight 146.2)
    25th (M) - 146.4 (Trend Weight 146.2)
    27th (W) - 145.1 (Trend Weight 146.1)
    📌 29th (F) - This ought to be good 🦃 lol
    📌 30th (S) -

    November Loss ~

    Thoughts: Doing better! It's been a busy, active couple of days getting ready for Thanksgiving, so I'm back down and at goal for the month. 😊

    Dinner plan tomorrow shouldn't be too bad, I've lightened up several of the recipes. If I watch what I'm doing I shouldn't have much of a bump, if any.

    November Game Plan & Goals: (Use stats from Fitbit 7 Day Summary)
    • Continue Meal Planning
    • Log meals & exercise daily in MFP
    • Focus on daily 500 calorie deficit goal
    • No calorie intake after 8pm.
    • Hit Fitbit step goal of 5000 - 2662 ⬆
    • Hit active minutes goal of 20 minutes daily - 45 ⬆
    • Hit strength training goal of 3 days on & 1 rest day

    Strength Training:
    Squats, lunges, push-ups (elevated), arm circles, side bends, & tricep lifts.
    • 11/3-6 - 50, 50, missed, Rest ✔
    • 11/7-10 - 50, 50, 50, Rest (w/20 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/11-14 - 50, 50, missed, Rest (w/12 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/15-18 - missed, 50, 50, Rest (w/12 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/19-22 - 50, missed, missed, Rest ✔
    • 11/23-26 - missed, 50, aerobics, Rest ✔
    • 11/27-30 - 50, 50, 50, Rest

    30-Day Progress:

    4w.png
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    November 03 - 157.9
    November 07 - 158.8 - a week of elimination problems, not usual for me, made an appointment with the doc.
    November 08 - 160.4 - I have had really sore knees for over a week, so can't ice skate : - ( Yesterday I twisted my back funny and am out of commission. I can't exercise at all right now, and I don't lose weight unless I expend 500 calories per day in exercise. I hope that I don't gain too much before I am mobile again. Trying to keep my eating calories low.
    November 09 - 161.1 - New high, I have been under 160 for 6 months. Perhaps all of these maladies are connected. 10 days until my doctor's appointment.
    November 10 - 159.2 - My back is mostly better, my knees are not ready for skating yet, but I was able to do a "speedsweat" of Fitness Marshall this morning which is sort of like a hip-hop version of Zumba. It felt so great to move my entire body again.
    November 16 - 157.2 - Exercising hip-hop Zumba again (still only doing about 20 minutes so far) although still not able to ice skate. Kind of surprised to see this number because I didn't eat dinner until 11:30pm last night. Calories in calories out I guess?
    November 23 - 158.4 - I hope to see a loss over the weekend when I am less stressed and can eat at normal times.
    November 27 - 159.7 - Not too happy about the gain. Dinner out tonight, I may try to avoid the wine at the ballet. I will eat 1/2 of my Butter Chicken or whatever I order, and pack up the other half. Still no ice skating for me, knees are just not what they used to be. I have been back to doing Zumba, I will try to get an extra one in today before delicious dinner calories.

    November running Loss/Gain: Gain 1.8
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,371 Member

    Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
    Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
    September 30 starting weight - 139.4 (ten-day rolling average weight 141.4)
    October (and November) goal - 143
    Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148

    I report scale weight and (ten day average weight).

    September 30 - 139.4 (141.4)
    October 7 - 139.2 (10-day average 140.0)
    October 14 - 144.4 (10-day average 141.1)
    October 21 - 142.2 (10-day average 142.4)
    October 28 - 142.6 (10-day average 143.3)
    October 31 - 144.6 (10-day average 143.8)
    November 4 - 146.0 (10-day average 143.8)
    November 11 - 147.0 (10-day average 145.0)
    November 18 - 143.6 (10-day average 144.8)
    November 24 - 144.6 (10-day average 143.6)
    November 30 -

    Total loss for October & November: Mixed bag of a week; scale weight is up, but trend weight is down. It's not getting too much better since the 24th, either. For October, my scale says I gained 5.2 pounds up to November 24, but at least that's better than the 7.8 pounds it told me on November 11! My ten-day average weight is also up, but by "only" 3.6 pounds from September 30. That said, I was at a REALLY LOW weight at the end of September. Looking just at November, I am net zero by scale and actually down a mote by ten-day average. I guess I have to live with that.
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    •Lose 5 lbs in November 2019•

    Original starting wgt: 253
    November starting weight: 183
    November goal: 180
    🍁Updating every day through November.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    11/1 - 183
    11/2 - 182
    11/3 - 183.6
    📌11/4 - 183.6 - Still trying to figure it out. I've been reading more on adrenal fatigue recovery. It can take a very long time, from 6 months to a year. All the life stress during that time sure can't help recovery. 😔 I can say that I've made many improvements since September.
    11/5 - 184.4 - The results of me taking magnesium citrate yesterday. It did nothing but fill my gut with more fluid and add an extra .8lbs. Smh.
    11/6 - 184.4 - I raised my calories to 1425 and carbs to 50g yesterday. Also dropping my IF hours back to 16/8, maybe 12/12 in the weeks ahead. Everything that I've been reading suggests more carbs to heal adrenal fatigue, specifically more wholegrain carbs. Not doing that, but more vegetables and maybe a serving or two of starchy veg this week, like squash and sweet potato.
    11/7 - 183 - IF/17hrs. Meal times~ 12:30, 5:30.
    11/8 - 182.6 - IF/22hrs. Meal times ~ 3:30, 7:30. (bean soup) Didn't go well with the intermittent fasting hours yesterday. I was out until late afternoon. From now on, I plan to take some bone broth with evoo & potassium mixed in and 1oz of salted mixed nut butter to break my fast at 16-18 hours. Eating 1 cup of bean soup, twice this week, did not seem to cause any harm.
    11/9 - 183.6
    11/10 - 184.4
    📌11/11 - 181.4
    11/12 - 183
    11/13 - 183
    11/14 - 182.6
    11/15 - DNW
    11/16 - 184.4
    11/17 - DNW
    📌11/18 - 183.6
    11/19 - 183.2
    11/20 - DNW
    11/21 - 183
    11/22 - 183
    11/23 - 181.6
    11/24 - 183
    📌11/25 - 183.4
    11/26 - 183.4
    11/27 - 183.4

    11/28 - 183

    11/29
    📌11/30



  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    Female, 59, 5'3"
    MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191

    November 03 - 157.9
    November 07 - 158.8 - a week of elimination problems, not usual for me, made an appointment with the doc.
    November 08 - 160.4 - I have had really sore knees for over a week, so can't ice skate : - ( Yesterday I twisted my back funny and am out of commission. I can't exercise at all right now, and I don't lose weight unless I expend 500 calories per day in exercise. I hope that I don't gain too much before I am mobile again. Trying to keep my eating calories low.
    November 09 - 161.1 - New high, I have been under 160 for 6 months. Perhaps all of these maladies are connected. 10 days until my doctor's appointment.
    November 10 - 159.2 - My back is mostly better, my knees are not ready for skating yet, but I was able to do a "speedsweat" of Fitness Marshall this morning which is sort of like a hip-hop version of Zumba. It felt so great to move my entire body again.
    November 16 - 157.2 - Exercising hip-hop Zumba again (still only doing about 20 minutes so far) although still not able to ice skate. Kind of surprised to see this number because I didn't eat dinner until 11:30pm last night. Calories in calories out I guess?
    November 23 - 158.4 - I hope to see a loss over the weekend when I am less stressed and can eat at normal times.
    November 27 - 159.7 - Not too happy about the gain. Dinner out tonight, I may try to avoid the wine at the ballet. I will eat 1/2 of my Butter Chicken or whatever I order, and pack up the other half. Still no ice skating for me, knees are just not what they used to be. I have been back to doing Zumba, I will try to get an extra one in today before delicious dinner calories.
    November 28 - 158.4

    November running Loss/Gain: Gain 0.5
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    I truly hope that there is a December thread for our little MFP family for this forum.
    Any news on that?
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    •Lose 5 lbs in November 2019•

    Original starting wgt: 253
    November starting weight: 183
    November goal: 180
    🍁Updating every day through November.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    11/1 - 183
    11/2 - 182
    11/3 - 183.6
    📌11/4 - 183.6 - Still trying to figure it out. I've been reading more on adrenal fatigue recovery. It can take a very long time, from 6 months to a year. All the life stress during that time sure can't help recovery. 😔 I can say that I've made many improvements since September.
    11/5 - 184.4 - The results of me taking magnesium citrate yesterday. It did nothing but fill my gut with more fluid and add an extra .8lbs. Smh.
    11/6 - 184.4 - I raised my calories to 1425 and carbs to 50g yesterday. Also dropping my IF hours back to 16/8, maybe 12/12 in the weeks ahead. Everything that I've been reading suggests more carbs to heal adrenal fatigue, specifically more wholegrain carbs. Not doing that, but more vegetables and maybe a serving or two of starchy veg this week, like squash and sweet potato.
    11/7 - 183 - IF/17hrs. Meal times~ 12:30, 5:30.
    11/8 - 182.6 - IF/22hrs. Meal times ~ 3:30, 7:30. (bean soup) Didn't go well with the intermittent fasting hours yesterday. I was out until late afternoon. From now on, I plan to take some bone broth with evoo & potassium mixed in and 1oz of salted mixed nut butter to break my fast at 16-18 hours. Eating 1 cup of bean soup, twice this week, did not seem to cause any harm.
    11/9 - 183.6
    11/10 - 184.4
    📌11/11 - 181.4
    11/12 - 183
    11/13 - 183
    11/14 - 182.6
    11/15 - DNW
    11/16 - 184.4
    11/17 - DNW
    📌11/18 - 183.6
    11/19 - 183.2
    11/20 - DNW
    11/21 - 183
    11/22 - 183
    11/23 - 181.6
    11/24 - 183
    📌11/25 - 183.4
    11/26 - 183.4
    11/27 - 183.4
    11/28 - 183

    11/29 - 182.6

    📌11/30


  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    Female, 59, 5'3"
    MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191

    November 03 - 157.9
    November 07 - 158.8 - a week of elimination problems, not usual for me, made an appointment with the doc.
    November 08 - 160.4 - I have had really sore knees for over a week, so can't ice skate : - ( Yesterday I twisted my back funny and am out of commission. I can't exercise at all right now, and I don't lose weight unless I expend 500 calories per day in exercise. I hope that I don't gain too much before I am mobile again. Trying to keep my eating calories low.
    November 09 - 161.1 - New high, I have been under 160 for 6 months. Perhaps all of these maladies are connected. 10 days until my doctor's appointment.
    November 10 - 159.2 - My back is mostly better, my knees are not ready for skating yet, but I was able to do a "speedsweat" of Fitness Marshall this morning which is sort of like a hip-hop version of Zumba. It felt so great to move my entire body again.
    November 16 - 157.2 - Exercising hip-hop Zumba again (still only doing about 20 minutes so far) although still not able to ice skate. Kind of surprised to see this number because I didn't eat dinner until 11:30pm last night. Calories in calories out I guess?
    November 23 - 158.4 - I hope to see a loss over the weekend when I am less stressed and can eat at normal times.
    November 27 - 159.7 - Not too happy about the gain. Dinner out tonight, I may try to avoid the wine at the ballet. I will eat 1/2 of my Butter Chicken or whatever I order, and pack up the other half. Still no ice skating for me, knees are just not what they used to be. I have been back to doing Zumba, I will try to get an extra one in today before delicious dinner calories.
    November 28 - 158.4
    November 29 - 158.0

    November running Loss/Gain: Gain 0.1
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    Parking November here until we have a thread.

    62 years old; 5'2"
    Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
    October 31 ending weight 147.7 October gain 0.7 lbs)
    November starting weight - 147.3
    November goal - 145.0/142.0
    Ultimate goal - 135.0

    I have found Monday (M), Wednesday (W), Friday (F) weigh-in accountability works best for me. I've pinned the weekly weigh-in days for the challenge.

    📌 1st (F)- 147.3 (Trend Weight 146.9)
    4th (M) - 147.4 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    6th (W) - 147.2 (Trend Weight 147.2)
    7th (T) - 147.0 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    📌 8th (F) - 147.2 (Trend Weight 147.1)
    11th (M) - 147.0 (Trend Weight 147.0)
    13th (W) - 146.4 (Trend Weight 147.0)
    📌 15th (F) - 146.6 (Trend Weight 146.9)
    18th (M) - 145.3 (Trend Weight 146.8)
    20th (W) - 144.7 (Trend Weight 146.4)
    📌 22nd (F) - 145.0 (Trend Weight 146.2)
    25th (M) - 146.4 (Trend Weight 146.2)
    27th (W) - 145.1 (Trend Weight 146.1)
    📌 29th (F) - 145.3 (Trend Weight 145.9) 🦃
    📌 30th (S) -

    November Loss ~

    Thoughts: Not too bad of a bump. Crazy amount of prep leading up to Thanksgiving, and then all the meal prep, lifting, and cleanup helped. The lightened up recipes worked well, too. Went back to my strength training today. Leftovers may cause another bump in the morning. We'll see.

    November Game Plan & Goals: (Use stats from Fitbit 7 Day Summary)
    • Continue Meal Planning
    • Log meals & exercise daily in MFP
    • Focus on daily 500 calorie deficit goal
    • No calorie intake after 8pm.
    • Hit Fitbit step goal of 5000 - 3633 ⬆
    • Hit active minutes goal of 20 minutes daily - 45 ↔
    • Hit strength training goal of 3 days on & 1 rest day

    Strength Training:
    Squats, lunges, push-ups (elevated), arm circles, side bends, & tricep lifts.
    • 11/3-6 - 50, 50, missed, Rest ✔
    • 11/7-10 - 50, 50, 50, Rest (w/20 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/11-14 - 50, 50, missed, Rest (w/12 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/15-18 - missed, 50, 50, Rest (w/12 aerobics) ✔
    • 11/19-22 - 50, missed, missed, Rest ✔
    • 11/23-26 - missed, 50, aerobics, Rest ✔
    • 11/27-30 - aerobics, aerobics, 50 ✔ Tomorrow: Rest

    30-Day Progress:

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