5 Pounds in 5 Weeks: Over the Holidays

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  • ellie117
    ellie117 Posts: 293 Member
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    I've been yo-yo-ing between 155-160 during all of November. My original goal was to get to 145 by Christmas, but I don't think that is going to happen. So I'll settle with 150 and *hope* to reach it early.

    29 y/o, 5'5"
    Starting weight: 157
    Goal weight: 150

    November 25: 158.6
    November 26: 156.6
    November 27: 155.4
    November 28: *didn't weigh*
    November 29: 154.4
    November 30: 155.2
    December 1: 152.4
    December 2: Goal for 1st week: 155.0 - 155.2!
    December 3: 155.4
    December 4: 154.8
    December 5: 154.8
    December 6: 154.6
    December 7: 155.2
    December 8: 157.2
    December 9: Goal for 2nd week: 153.0 - 158.2 yikes :(:(
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    December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 152.0
  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
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    November 24: 148.8
    November 25: 148.4
    November 26: 148.2
    November 27: 147.9
    November 28: 147.6
    November 29: xxx.x
    November 30: 147.7
    Week One Total Lost: 1.1 lb
    December 1: 147.4
    December 2: 146.7
    December 3: 146.3
    December 4: 146.1
    December 5: 146.5
    December 6: 146.5
    December 7: 146.2
    Week Two Total Lost: 1.5 lb (2.6 lbs total)
    December 8: 145.9
    December 9: 145.6
  • Kathi7501
    Kathi7501 Posts: 62 Member
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    Week 1 Goal: 224
    Week 1 Loss: 2.3
    Total Loss: 2.3

    Week 2 Goal: 223
    December 3: 223.8
    December 4: 225.2
    December 5: 224.6
    December 6: 224.2
    December 7: 223.2
    December 8: 222.2
    December 9: 223.0
    Week 1 Loss: 0
    Total Loss: 2.3

    Week 3 Goal: 222
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    Yeah, that figures. A really good loss followed by a bounceback. At least it was a small one and I did still make my goal for this week, so I'm going to just be happy with that and keep plugging away at it.

    Here's to Week 3, everybody!!
  • cachoey
    cachoey Posts: 292 Member
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    Week 1:
    November 25:145.5
    November 26:145.5
    November 27:146.2
    November 28:146.4
    November 29:146.2
    November 30:145.7
    December 1:145.3
    December 2: 144.8
    Weight Loss: 0.7

    Week 2:
    December 2: 144.8
    December 3:145.2
    December 4:143.7
    December 5:143.2
    December 6:143.7
    December 7: 142.4
    December 8: 141.9
    December 9: 142.1
    Weight Loss: 2.7

    Week 3:
    December 9: 142.1
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    Total Weight Loss: 3.6lbs
  • taxgirl1
    taxgirl1 Posts: 1,287 Member
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    Starting weight: 207.6
    Goal weight: 202.6

    November 24: 207.6 There is some water weight here
    November 25: 207.0
    November 26: 206.5 More water weight. I had a cold last weekend and it caused me to retain water.
    November 27: 207.0 Strength coach tonight.
    November 28: 205.9
    November 29: 207.8
    November 30: 207.2 Finished w6d2 today.
    December 1: 207.6 Up and down this whole week. Goal for 1st week: 206.6
    December 2: 208.5
    December 3: 207.0 There goes some of the water weight
    December 4: 206.5
    December 5: 206.3
    December 6: 206.7
    December 7: 206.3
    December 8: 205.6 Another whoosh. Goal for 2nd week: 205.6
    December 9: 205.9
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    December 15:Goal for 3rd week: 204.6
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    December 22:Goal for 4th week: 203.6
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    December 29:Goal for 5th week: 202.6
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  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,170 Member
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    Starting weight: 180.3
    Ending weight: TBD
    Goal weight: 175.3

    November 26: 180.3
    November 27: 179.0
    November 28: - XX
    November 29: 175.9
    November 30: -XX
    December 01: 179.1
    December 02: (Goal for 1st week: 179.3) Actual weight: 177.7
    December 03: 179.3
    December 04: 177.9
    December 05: 177.4
    December 06: 176.5
    December 07: - XX
    December 08: 177.3
    December 09: (Goal for 2nd week: 178.3) Actual weight: 177.1
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    December 23: (Goal for 4th week: 176.3)
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    December 31: (Goal for 5th week: 175.3)
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,810 Member
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    I just found this challenge. I’m starting 2 days late on November 26.

    Starting weight: 184.0
    Ending weight: TBD
    Goal weight: 179.0

    November 26: 184.0
    November 27: 187.8
    November 28: 185.6
    November 29: 183.6
    November 30: 182.4 Thanksgiving Dinner Feast tonight with family. I expect a gain on the scale tomorrow.
    December 01: 187.4 I honestly ate child sized portions but I guess it adds up. My best figure is under 2300 but I did quick calories on MFP at 2350. I burned almost 2600 so I’m not sure I understand the gain when I know there was less calories in than out, but that’s carbs for ya! Okay so I am supposed to lose 5 pounds by Christmas and I gain 5 pounds overnight just by eating at maintenance! So I have my work cut out for me but I’m not a quitter so here goes nothing!
    December 02: (Goal for 1st week: 183.0) Actual weight: 183.2 Yay! TMI potty helped tremendously as it had been a few days. So I have about made goal afterall and am pleased as punch! Now, to keep up the momentum!
    December 03: 183.6 This must be a normal fluctuation. Everything was perfect yesterday-Calories, Carbs & Increased exercise. It will show up sooner or later because diligence always pays off.
    December 04: 182.6 Very happy with the 1 lb loss. Travel & food tomorrow. Looking forward to all but the scale on the 6th!
    December 05: Travel Day. Sitting during long drives. Shopping. Restaurants. However, what goes up must come down so no worries though I will dread the scale tomorrow. Yesterday was sloppy joes, baked beans & candy corn at a friend’s house. I should have ate it without the bun but I was starving.
    December 06: 186.6 After travel weigh-in
    December 07: 187.4 Birthday party today for DGS #4. He’s turning 2.
    December 08: 188.4 No way to make the weekly goal.
    December 09: (Goal for 2nd week: 182.0) Actual weight: 188.2
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    December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 181.0
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    December 23: Goal for 4th week: 180.0
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    December 31: Goal for 5th week: 179.0
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
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    I lose slowly. I pretty sure my body would not relinquish that much weight, but I would like to lose during the holidays. Count me in:

    Nov 24: 189.8
    Nov 25: 189.6
    Nov 26: 189.2
    Nov 27: 188.8
    Nov 28: 189.0
    Nov 30: 189.0
    Dec 01: 190.4
    Dec 02: 189.8
    Dec 03: 189.6
    Dec 04: 189.2
    Dec 05: 187.8
    Dec 06: 188.4
    Dec 07: 188.2
    Dec 08: 187.8
    Dec 09: 187.2
  • LDemi333
    LDemi333 Posts: 92 Member
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    Thanks for this challenge - its keeping me disciplined to post my weight each morning.

    December 2: 156 (no exercise)
    December 3: 155 (no exercise)
    December 4: 155.8 ( A lot of walking today)
    December 5: 156.4 (well, that was a shock this morning - cutting back carbs from today)
    December 6: 156.2 (Cutting carbs)
    December 7: 155 (nice loss, but I'll be happy when I get down to 154 )
    December 8: 155 (sts urgh)
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    December 31: Goal is 150 lbs

  • seawinters
    seawinters Posts: 62 Member
    edited December 2019
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    Overslept through something like 10 alarms this morning (found my phone under my pillow 😆) so ran out of the house 15 minutes later without weighing in. Still felt the need to post something, so here we are.

    I've been keeping apples and blueberries on hand for sugar cravings so I don't go into full on cake withdrawals.

    Does anyone else ever feel like they're "cheating" when they eat an apple and a handful of blueberries throughout the day? I call that straight up insanity, and it's the type of thinking (when I believe it) that pushes me straight into gelato.
  • SammyDee2015
    SammyDee2015 Posts: 285 Member
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    seawinters wrote: »

    Does anyone else ever feel like they're "cheating" when they eat an apple and a handful of blueberries throughout the day? I call that straight up insanity, and it's the type of thinking (when I believe it) that pushes me straight into gelato.

    So great that you are thinking ahead like that. Keep up the good work!
  • SammyDee2015
    SammyDee2015 Posts: 285 Member
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    Gonna break up n down of same 5#lbs🤞
    Nov 24: 196.6 starting weight
    Dec 1: 193.8 GW W1 was 195.6 ✅
    Down 😉
    Dec 8: 193.2 GW W2 was 194.6 ✅
    Down 👌
    Dec 9: 193
    Dec 10: 191.4
    December 15: Goal for 3rd week: 193.6
    December 22: Goal for 4th week: 192.6
    December 30: Goal for 5th week: 191.6
  • laurenebargar
    laurenebargar Posts: 3,081 Member
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    November 25: 184.0
    November 26: 185.0
    November 27: 186.0
    November 28: 185.0
    November 29: 185.6
    November 30: 184.4
    December 1: 186.2
    December 2: 186.2
    December 3: 185.4
    December 4: 186.2
    December 5:185.2
    December 6: 185.0
    December 7: 184.0
    December 8: 184.6
    December 9: 184.8
    December 10: 184.4
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    December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 182
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    December 23: Goal for 4th week: 180
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    I really dont know whats going on, I have had a very small deficit so I was expecting to be around 183.5 or 183 but my weight just isnt going down, going to keep holding strong though.
  • pjwrt
    pjwrt Posts: 166 Member
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    Starting weight: 165, December 01
    Goal weight: 160

    December 1: 165 p.m. weigh in Goal for 1st week 160
    December 2:162. Was 165 last night due to 5 days of piggish behavior.
    December 3:160. Changing habits by increments. To start, only one slice of breakfast toast
    December 4: 160
    December 5: 159 My mind convinced my gut that 2100 calories of nutritious food will keep me alive and sated.
    December 6: 159 Not logging exercise deficits is working. I do some sort of exercise every day; sometimes extreme, sometimes not.
    December 7: 158 :p
    Goal for 2nd week: 160
    December 8: 159 r&r this weekend, but staying with calorie goal. Fancy date roll was caloric treat, it was. I round the numbers, so stop freakin'
    December 9: 158
    December 10: 158 disgusting hot links at 500 garbage calories. 300 calories over daily target.
  • cachoey
    cachoey Posts: 292 Member
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    Week 1:
    November 25:145.5
    November 26:145.5
    November 27:146.2
    November 28:146.4
    November 29:146.2
    November 30:145.7
    December 1:145.3
    December 2: 144.8
    Weight Loss: 0.7

    Week 2:
    December 2: 144.8
    December 3:145.2
    December 4:143.7
    December 5:143.2
    December 6:143.7
    December 7: 142.4
    December 8: 141.9
    December 9: 142.1
    Weight Loss: 2.7

    Week 3:
    December 9: 142.1
    December 10:141
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    Total Weight Loss: 4.5lbs
  • seedrah6
    seedrah6 Posts: 55 Member
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    November 26: 66.5kg bloated (PMS)
    November 27: 66.3kg
    November 28: 66.2kg
    November 29: 65.5kg yay!
    November 30: 65kg feeling light and debloated after cutting back on carbs let’s see how it changes once this PMS is over

    December 1: 64.7kg 😊 feeling good

    December 2: goal 65kg
    December 3: 64.9kg bloated
    December 4: 64.7kg
    December 5: 64.9kg haven’t been feeling great so not getting any cardio in but still in deficit only managed to get 600cals in today unfortunately
    December 6: 64.4kg
    December 7: 65kg (bloating from late dinner)
    December 8: did not weigh in had a night out so not going to be accurate it’s my birthday week!


    December 9: goal 63.5kg not gonna be at goal but it was aiming high anyway :)
    December 10: no weigh in due to upset stomach
    December 11: 64.3 didn’t eat anything yesterday feeling ill
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    December 16: goal 62.5kg
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    December 23: goal 61.5kg
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    December 31:goal 60kg
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    Starting weight: 186
    Goal weight: 181


    November 29: 186
    November 30: 186
    December 1: 184
    December 2: Goal for 1st week: 185. Actual weight December 2nd: 184
    December 3: 184
    December 4: 184
    December 5: 184
    December 6: 183
    December 7: 183
    December 8: 184
    December 9: Goal for 2nd week: 184. Actual weight December 9th: 183
    December 10: 184
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    I'm about 4 days from my period and it shows, lol
  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
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    November 24: 148.8
    November 25: 148.4
    November 26: 148.2
    November 27: 147.9
    November 28: 147.6
    November 29: xxx.x
    November 30: 147.7
    Week One Total Lost: 1.1 lb
    December 1: 147.4
    December 2: 146.7
    December 3: 146.3
    December 4: 146.1
    December 5: 146.5
    December 6: 146.5
    December 7: 146.2
    Week Two Total Lost: 1.5 lb (2.6 lbs total)
    December 8: 145.9
    December 9: 145.6
    December 10: 145.4
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,810 Member
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    I just found this challenge. I’m starting 2 days late on November 26.

    Starting weight: 184.0
    Ending weight: TBD
    Goal weight: 179.0

    November 26: 184.0
    November 27: 187.8
    November 28: 185.6
    November 29: 183.6
    November 30: 182.4 Thanksgiving Dinner Feast tonight with family. I expect a gain on the scale tomorrow.
    December 01: 187.4 I honestly ate child sized portions but I guess it adds up. My best figure is under 2300 but I did quick calories on MFP at 2350. I burned almost 2600 so I’m not sure I understand the gain when I know there was less calories in than out, but that’s carbs for ya! Okay so I am supposed to lose 5 pounds by Christmas and I gain 5 pounds overnight just by eating at maintenance! So I have my work cut out for me but I’m not a quitter so here goes nothing!
    December 02: (Goal for 1st week: 183.0) Actual weight: 183.2 Yay! TMI potty helped tremendously as it had been a few days. So I have about made goal afterall and am pleased as punch! Now, to keep up the momentum!
    December 03: 183.6 This must be a normal fluctuation. Everything was perfect yesterday-Calories, Carbs & Increased exercise. It will show up sooner or later because diligence always pays off.
    December 04: 182.6 Very happy with the 1 lb loss. Travel & food tomorrow. Looking forward to all but the scale on the 6th!
    December 05: Travel Day. Sitting during long drives. Shopping. Restaurants. However, what goes up must come down so no worries though I will dread the scale tomorrow. Yesterday was sloppy joes, baked beans & candy corn at a friend’s house. I should have ate it without the bun but I was starving.
    December 06: 186.6 After travel weigh-in
    December 07: 187.4 Birthday party today for DGS #4. He’s turning 2.
    December 08: 188.4 No way to make the weekly goal.
    December 09: (Goal for 2nd week: 182.0) Actual weight: 188.2
    December 10: 188.8 Dinner at a friends. Chicken Alfredo pasta. Yikes! On a good note, I walked almost 21,000 steps yesterday and nearly 9 miles. Today I will be diligent and get back on track with the food plan!
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    December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 181.0
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    December 23: Goal for 4th week: 180.0
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    December 31: Goal for 5th week: 179.0
  • seawinters
    seawinters Posts: 62 Member
    edited December 2019
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    I weighed myself about a dozen times this morning, since it couldn't seem to decide what I actually weigh. I logged the number that appeared the most often.

    Week1
    11/25: 154.2 (SW)
    11/26: 153.1 (-1.1)
    11/27: 153.5 (+0.4)
    11/28: 152.2 (-1.3)
    11/29: 154.2 (+2.0)
    11/30: 151.1 (-3.1)
    12/01: 151.1 (-0.0)
    12/02: 153.3 (+2.2)
    Week1 Goal: 153.2
    Week1 Total: -0.9

    Week 2
    12/03: 153.3 (-0.0)
    12/04: 152.2 (-1.1)
    12/05: 154.6 (+2.4)
    12/06: 153.7 (-0.9)
    12/07: 153.4 (-0.3)
    12/08: 154.2 (+0.8)
    12/09: Goal 2: 152.1
    Missed weigh-in

    Week 3
    12/10: 151.8 (-2.4)
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    12/16: Goal 3: 151.0
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    12/23: Goal 4: 150.0
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    12/31: Goal 5: 149.0

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