5 Pounds in 5 Weeks: Over the Holidays
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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
December 10: 178.0
December 11: 177.8
December 12: 176.6
December 13: 174.8
December 14: - XX
December 15: 176.5
December 16: (Goal for 3rd week: 177.3) Actual weight: 175.9December 17:
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December 23: (Goal for 4th week: 176.3)
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December 31: (Goal for 5th week: 175.3)2 -
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!
December 11: 188.8 Decorating done. Wrapping marathon began last night. Its hard to do everything alone since my husband died. Its both a physical and an emotional challenge. I was not diligent after all last night. Today I will strive to be better.
December 12: 186.6 A nice Whoosh overnight after a very careful day of food planning. Very little movement and no exercising because of wrapping, wrapping, wrapping which continues to be ongoing. However, I’m proud I did well on my diet because I was HUNGRY all day! 1229 Calories is usually enough!
December 13: 184.0 Well there it is! Back to square one on my weight. I’ve lost 4.8 pounds in 3 days, does that count toward the 5 pounds? LOL, I think not! Okay, so the journey begins today. I don’t think 5 more pounds is possible, especially as we inch closer to the Holiday. And standing in one place all day wrapping, day after day, isn’t going to help the cause. But I will do what I can, when I can. I am, if nothing else, persistent.
December 14: 183.4 Better. Still no exercise. Still just wrapping. New fridge delivered today so I hauled a lot of food outside into the snowy weather to preserve, but otherwise, just standing in one place with scissors & tape in hand. Question: how many times can a person lose the scissors without even moving? Humph!
December 15: 183.6 Normal fluctuation. I had a very good day yesterday in regards to diet. Wrapped many more presents & worked putting food back into new fridge that was delivered. No time for any other movement or exercise but a good day overall. Today, However, I had an unexpected long trip out of town. Just arrived back home and dread the scale tomorrow because of my large lunch. No dinner necessary tonight, I will be full until tomorrow. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst tomorrow with my numbers.
December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 181.0 (Actual weight: 186.6) After travel weigh-in. It was a good lunch in the city, but not that good! More travel today, so again, lots of car sitting and lunch out. Tomorrow will not likely show any improvement.
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December 23: Goal for 4th week: 180.0
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December 31: Goal for 5th week: 179.0
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Dang it. So close to nailing my goal this week. And honestly, although it sounds like an excuse, it has to be sodium even though that isn't showing up on my diary as being an issue. We went to a holiday gathering at the in-laws yesterday. I made and brought a cake so that I would be able to have some sort of treat and know exactly what's in it to record it properly. I adjusted to make room for it by having 4 ounces of ham with no bun, a very small serving of German potato salad (about 1.5 inches in diameter, so I guestimated it at an ounce), and my apple spice cake, supplemented later with a protein bar dinner-ish. I can only think that maybe the ham had more salt or other ingredients that bumped up the fat or calories higher than I guessed.
I came in below my calories for the day, which are only 1,200 to begin with, so I can't imagine what else could have caused me to jump a full pound overnight.
So, back at it. Back on the elliptical tonight and a visit with my nutritionist tomorrow. Something has to give and it ain't gonna be me.
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
December 10: 224.2
December 11: 222.4
December 12: 222.2
December 13: 222.8
December 14: 222.4
December 15: 222.0
December 16: 223.01 -
Breaking my up n down of same 5#lbs🤞
Nov 24: 196.6 starting weight
Dec 1: 193.8 GW W1 was 195.6 ✅
Down 2.8 😉
Dec 8: 193.2 GW W2 was 194.6 ✅
Down 0. 6👌
Dec 9: 193
Dec 10: 191.4
Dec 11: 191.6
Dec 12: 191.4
Dec13&14: no scale available
Dec 15: 193.0 (ug) but GW W3 was 193.6 ✅ yay!
Dec 16: 193.2 OMG. Stupid me.
December 22: Goal for 4th week: 192.6
December 30: Goal for 5th week: 191.6
Well it could been worse. I guess. But ya the long weekend could been a LOT better too. And I am too pooped to even try to excercise or get in extra steps today. Hoping a good nights sleep will set me right 🥴0 -
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)
December 9: 154.8 YES!! FINALLY UNDER 155
December 10: 155.6 *scream* More diligence needed - back to logging.
December 11: 155.6 sts
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December 16: 157.3.........................I completely dropped off the wagon - back on with diligence.
December 17: 155.4
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December 31: Goal is 150 lbs - I won't lose 7lbs in 2 weeks with Christmas festivities too. Adjusted goal to 153.
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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:
Starting at: 189.8
Goal: 184.8
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
Dec 10: 188.2 gym, 368 calories "burned"
Dec 11: 188.2
Dec 12: 188.2 gym, 364 calories
Dec 13: 188.0
Dec 14: 187.2
Dec 15: 187.2
Dec 16: 186.0 Wow! Did not expect that!4 -
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
December 11: 184
December 12: 183
December 13: 182
December 14: 183
December 15: 183
December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 183 Actual weight for December 16th: 184
December 17: 182
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I think my body is trolling me at this point... my only high day happened to be on the weekly progress day?! And then down to 182 after!
I'm not complaining too much. I just want my period to finally appear. I'm gonna be sad if I'm on my period at Christmas. I also seem to have picked up a cold at the Christmas market, bleh. Feeling a bit sorry for myself but happy for the drop today.3 -
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
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.
December 11: 157 Burning through my energy allotment, but it's banking calorie deficits.
December 12: 160 Over my daily calorie target, but all healthy calorie fuel. cutting out breakfast toast for the next two weeks, more.
December 13: 158 Cut my calorie limit to 1900. Psych'ing my appetite out.
December 14: 158
December 15: 157, 156.8, actually. Burned through calories yesterday playing! Play hard; burn hard.
December 16: 158
December 17: 157 Too easy. I'm moving on; going to another program.
Put down the tasties, turn off the t.v/computer/phone, and put down the tasties.
All you over 60s should be ashamed. Seriously.
Stop with the whiny excuses. Remember when we were young? Lean and mean? You know me; what would I do to your sad, fat, whiny self, even today? Get back to your 1970 selves. Do it.0 -
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
December 11: Did not weigh today
December 12: Will be weighing tomorow
December 13:183.8
December 14: 184.4
December 15: 184.4
December 16: 184.4
December 17: 186.2
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December 23: Goal for 4th week: 180
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Starting weight: 163
Goal weight: 158
December 2: 163
December 3: 161
December 4: 161.5 no exercise
December 5: 161
December 6: 161.5 over 865 cal( 2 dogs + beer and pecan pie + 30” Zumba)
December 7: 163.5 work 2nd shift
December 8: 162.0 Burger King and 2 miles
December 9: 162.0 First week
December 10: 162 Xmas shopping (walk)
December 11: 162 back to logging food
December 12: 159.9 more Cals for breakfast and less for dinner
December 13: 160.0 dinner out too many garlic knots(yummy)
December 14; 158.5 high cal lunch, no dinner and on feet all day at work
December 15: 159.5 fatty breakfast, high calorie lunch-dinner
December 16: 159.0 Wow! Worked 2nd shift with no weight gain!
December 17: 159.0
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Went up again with no clear reason why, but I met with my nutritionist and she offered some good ideas. First, she said not to drop my calories any lower, but rather stay between 1400 and 1200, which provides me some nice flexibility. She also recommended I switch up my breakfast to be protein-based instead of the 1/2 c. whole oats with sugar-free vanilla almond milk and 2 oz of blueberries I've been having every day for the past two months. Going to try to shake up lunch a little, too, and add a salad for an afternoon snack. Finally, even though errands have been eating up all my exercise time lately (but doing wonders for my step count), I am committing to exercising at least 15 minutes every day. No matter what else happens in the day, I can do at least that.
So, onward!
Week 1 Loss: 2.3
Week 2 Loss: 0.5
Week 3 Loss: 0
Total Loss: 2.8
Week 4 Goal: 221
December 17: 223.8
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Breaking my up n down of same 5#lbs🤞
Nov 24: 196.6 starting weight
Dec 1: 193.8 GW W1 was 195.6 ✅
Down 2.8 😉
Dec 8: 193.2 GW W2 was 194.6 ✅
Down 0. 6👌
Dec 15: 193.0 GW W3 was 193.6 ✅
Down 0.2 🥴
Dec 16: 193.2
Dec 17: 192.6 thank goodness
December 22: Goal for 4th week: 192.6
December 30: Goal for 5th week: 191.6
Signed up for some online fitness classes in January to help keep the momentum going in the right direction after the holidays 🤗
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[/b]Starting Weight: 145.5[/b]
Week 1:
Weight Loss: 0.7lbs
Week 2:
Weight Loss: 2.7lbs
Week 3:
Weight Loss: 1.5lbs
Week 4:
December 16: 141.5
December 17: 141
December 18:
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Total Weight Loss: 4.51 -
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:
Starting at: 189.8
Goal: 184.8
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
Dec 10: 188.2 gym, 368 calories "burned"
Dec 11: 188.2
Dec 12: 188.2 gym, 364 calories
Dec 13: 188.0
Dec 14: 187.2
Dec 15: 187.2
Dec 16: 186.0 Wow! Did not expect that!
Dec 17: 187.21 -
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!
December 11: 188.8 Decorating done. Wrapping marathon began last night. Its hard to do everything alone since my husband died. Its both a physical and an emotional challenge. I was not diligent after all last night. Today I will strive to be better.
December 12: 186.6 A nice Whoosh overnight after a very careful day of food planning. Very little movement and no exercising because of wrapping, wrapping, wrapping which continues to be ongoing. However, I’m proud I did well on my diet because I was HUNGRY all day! 1229 Calories is usually enough!
December 13: 184.0 Well there it is! Back to square one on my weight. I’ve lost 4.8 pounds in 3 days, does that count toward the 5 pounds? LOL, I think not! Okay, so the journey begins today. I don’t think 5 more pounds is possible, especially as we inch closer to the Holiday. And standing in one place all day wrapping, day after day, isn’t going to help the cause. But I will do what I can, when I can. I am, if nothing else, persistent.
December 14: 183.4 Better. Still no exercise. Still just wrapping. New fridge delivered today so I hauled a lot of food outside into the snowy weather to preserve, but otherwise, just standing in one place with scissors & tape in hand. Question: how many times can a person lose the scissors without even moving? Humph!
December 15: 183.6 Normal fluctuation. I had a very good day yesterday in regards to diet. Wrapped many more presents & worked putting food back into new fridge that was delivered. No time for any other movement or exercise but a good day overall. Today, However, I had an unexpected long trip out of town. Just arrived back home and dread the scale tomorrow because of my large lunch. No dinner necessary tonight, I will be full until tomorrow. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst tomorrow with my numbers.
December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 181.0 (Actual weight: 186.6) After travel weigh-in. It was a good lunch in the city, but not that good! More travel today, so again, lots of car sitting and lunch out. Tomorrow will not likely show any improvement.
December 17: 187.7 After travel weigh-in (again). From bad to worse! I’ve got to get a grip!
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December 23: Goal for 4th week: 180.0
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December 31: Goal for 5th week: 179.0
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Breaking my up n down of same 5#lbs🤞
Nov 24: 196.6 starting weight
Dec 1: 193.8 GW W1 was 195.6 ✅
Down 2.8 😉
Dec 8: 193.2 GW W2 was 194.6 ✅
Down 0. 6👌
Dec 15: 193.0 GW W3 was 193.6 ✅
Down 0.2 🥴
Dec 16: 193.2
Dec 17: 192.6
Dec 18: 193.2 oops
December 22: Goal for 4th week: 192.6
December 30: Goal for 5th week: 191.6
We got this!!
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Starting Weight: 145.5
Week 1:
Weight Loss: 0.7lbs
Week 2:
Weight Loss: 2.7lbs
Week 3:
Weight Loss: 1.5lbs
Total Weight Loss: 4.2lbs
Week 4:
December 16: 141.5
December 17: 141
December 18: 141.3
December 19:
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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
December 11: Did not weigh today
December 12: Will be weighing tomorow
December 13:183.8
December 14: 184.4
December 15: 184.4
December 16: 184.4
December 17: 186.2
December 18: Didnt weigh but was up at 5am for the gym!
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Goal: Under 1801 -
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:(
December 10: 157.4
December 11: 157.2
December 12: 156.0
December 13: 156.0
December 14: 153.4
December 15: *didn't weigh*
December 16: Goal for 3rd week: 152.0 - 157
December 17: 158.0
December 18: 156.8 - Last week I switched from cardio to a strength training routine. I'm hoping this has been water weight that will drop off next week or in the new year.
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December 23: Goal for 4th week: 151.00 -
I've got nothing. Just keep planning, elliptical-ing, weighing, measuring, logging and trusting that sooner or later it'll work out.
Week 1 Loss: 2.3
Week 2 Loss: 0.5
Week 3 Loss: 0
Total Loss: 2.8
Week 4 Goal: 221
December 17: 223.8
December 18: 224.2
December 19:
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