Lose 5lbs + in January 2020
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Hi !! I'm IN! Actually doing a "biggest loser" challenge at work. I joined that only because I thought it might motivate me to lose a few, even though I don't really plan on winning. so here goes....
Original starting weight - 130
January starting weight -130
January goal -125
Ultimate goal - 115
1st - 131.2
7th- 129
14th - 129.6
21st - 129.2
28th - 130.2
Total loss for January - ugh 1 lb. well there's always FEBURARY haha
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Female, 59, 5'3"
MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
January goal: 152.6
May goal: 130.0
Ultimate goal: 112-115
January 02 - 159.5 - I haven't had a scale for a few days. I thought that it would be worse, but I will definitely take it. Using this as my start weight for the month.
January 03 - 160.9 - I have some work to do to get off the holiday gain.
January 04 - 159.6 - I really don't want to see the 160s again.
January 05 - 159.6 - Hoping to see a drop soon.
January 06 - 159.8
January 10 - 161.2 - Going in the wrong direction!
January 11 - 160.2
January 12 - 162.8 - Officially back to my April 2019 weight, ouch
January 13 - 164.0 - Still gaining apparently, I think that this is left over from the 11th when I went out for dinner.
January 14 - 162.5
January 15 - 159.5 - Happy to see this number this morning. Back to my starting weight for the month with half a month left hopefully to start to go in the other direction.
January 16 - 159.6
January 17 - 159.7 - The weekend is coming up and I always have more time for working out and cooking healthy food.
January 18 - 159.6
January 19 - 158.4 - ah, finally seeing a loss will motivate me to stay the course.
January 20 - 159.0
January 21 - 161.0 - No reason for this spike, maybe it is just too early in the morning.
January 22 - 160.0
January 23 - 157.5 - Well, that is more like it!
January 24 - 157.5 - Going out to dinner tonight, so will keep the calories to a bare minimum during the day.
January 25 - 157.2 - After Dinner out, kept the calories in check. Even when I do that, I sometimes I gain 3 pounds, probably because of restaurant sodium overload.
January 26 - 158.8 - Friday's dinner out now showing up?
January 27 - 160.1 - There are a few reasons for that even though I am feeling leaner today: No sleep due to cold/flu, I put 4 tablespoons of Black Bean Sauce into my stir-fry last night and didn't know until I tracked it that it was 6,893 of sodium!! I have been tracking my left over calories in the 10-day challenge and in 9 days I had 4,090 left over so really should be seeing a loss very soon.
January 28 - 160.0
January 29 - 159.0 - Losing only 1/2 pound per month is not acceptable to me, I hope to end the month better, 2 days left.
January 30 - 159.2
Running tally for January Gain/Loss: Loss 0.3 pounds5 -
tiabirdie56 wrote: »@dawnbgethealthy, Yeah Asian sauces are very high in sodium. I have some "low sodium" tamari sauce and it's 710mg of sodium per TB. The only "sauces" I use on a regular basis is salad dressing. Your weight loss seems to be doing what kind did. When we were both trying to get through the 170's, you finally did and I scaled back and forth through them for 8 months. I think after losing a good amount of weight, our bodies don't want to let go of more for awhile. That could be because of a comfortable set point weight we have reached or our bodies inner workings going through a healing process. We do breathe in, drink in, eat and take in a lot of toxins through product use. Our fat absorbs those toxins.
I don't ever add salt to anything, and had already eaten my dinner when I put it into my tracker. I don't have a stir-fry very often, but have learned now about the crazy amount of sodium in sauce.
I have been fighting off a cold/flu for over a week now, that might also be a reason that my body is holding on to weight, but I think that it is as you say, a new set point. I liked the set point of the 156s in October/November, and I will get back there and beyond with some determination and patience : - )
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Id like to lose 4-5lbs in January.
I have gained and lost many times unfortunately. This is my 3rd attempt at losing and maintaining a healthy weight over 15 years.
I have carried and birthed 2 children during that time as well, so naturally my body is a little worn out from all the fluctuation lol.
I’m planning to make this my last ever weight loss journey and work on maintaining a healthy weight/fitness level for the remainder of my life!
My all time high was 229lbs.
This attempt start weight: 217lbs
January start weight: 173
January goal: 168
Ultimate goal: 135
1/1 - 173
1/5 - 172
Updates❤️❤️
1/6 - 171
1/8 -170
1/21 - 169
1/30 -167
Total loss for Jan 6lbs
I surpassed my Jan goal by 1 lb and have now officially lost 50 LBS total.
I’m hoping to hit 157-155 within the next 6-8 weeks or so. I think I can do it. Just going to stay focused.
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Original starting weight - 338.8 lbs (Jan 01,2016)
January starting weight - 194.6 lbs (Dec 31, 2019)
January goal - 187 lbs
Ultimate goal - 160 lbs
Jan 04 - 189.8
Jan 11 - 192
Jan 18 - 190
Jan 25 - 190.4
Jan 31 - 192.4 !?
Total loss for January - 2.2 LBS
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Original starting weight - 254 (nov 25th)
January starting weight -239
January goal -230
Ultimate goal -215 (#reallytallguy)
1st -239
7th-235
14th -233
21st -231
28th -227.8
31st -227
January total 12 lbs.
UPDATE: I was very happy with my results. My diet was extremely strict. I ate to fulfill my BMR. Made sure I hit my protein, carbs, fiber, etc. Exercised every day alternating a day of walking and a day of running. No alcohol and every meal was prepped at home. No fast food, take out meals or processed foods.
Today I am meeting my doctor and having blood work to see if I lowered my cholesterol. As mentioned in a previous post I no longer have high blood pressure and my resting heart rate has dropped 20 points.
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I am in, Need to really focus this year, did so bad last year
January starting weight 263.8 on Jan 3rd
January goal weight is 258.0
January's end weight is 257.0
I made my goal , I lost 6.8 lbs ,now on to Feb.8 -
Original starting weight - 231 lbs (12/2/19)
January starting weight - 221.8 lbs (1/3/20)
January goal - 216 lbs
Ultimate goal - 160 lbs
Jan 03 - 221.8 lbs
Jan 10 - 220.8 lbs
Jan 17 - 219.6 lbs
Jan 24 - 215.8 lbs
Jan 31 - 215.8 lbs
Total loss for January: -6 lbs
I am slowly starting to get back to the land of the living. This flu kicked my butt and totally messed up my half marathon training. I am going to try to walk 8 miles tonight and the gym because I am still to weak to run. Wish me luck. January was a good month for loss but I know I wouldn't have made my goal without getting the flu. I'm still happy with the loss and will keep on going. On to February!!!7 -
Original starting weight -236 November, 2015
Starting weight June, 2018 219.4
January 2020 starting weight 174.4
January goal -170
Ultimate goal -160-165. Not sure yet.
3 174.4
10 172.2
17 175.4
24 173.8
31 176.4 This month was a bust. Just can’t seem to get back on track after Christmas. Need to stop this up and down and the out of control snacking now!!
Total loss/gain for January +2lb6 -
•Lose 5 lbs in January 2020•
Original starting wgt: 253
January starting weight: 191
January goal: 180
❄Updating every day through January
•Monday Updates•📍
1/01- 191
1/02- 187
1/03- 187 - Hopeful that my Monday update will show a lower number.
1/04 - 188.8 - Back to exercise.
1/05 - 188.8 - Not a minute's sleep last night😩
📍1/06 - 188.6 - I slept well, because I was so exhausted from the night before. Tried to power through my exercise , but I already knew that wasn't gonna happen. I will add it to today's workout.
*Currently, I have had 13 days (just counted it) of no peanut butter. I have gotten into a habit of eating it to make up for the protein and fat I was missing in a day, only a lot of carbs come with it too. I will not buy it anymore.
*2020 is my commitment year to breaking 2 habits, crunchy, (no pretzels!) and peanut butter.
Okay, it's in the world now and I will do it.
1/07 - 187
1/08 - 188.8
1/09 - 186
1/10 - 186
1/11 - 186
1/12 - 187.4
📍1/13 - 185
1/14 - 185.4
1/15 - 187 - Not from food or sodium, inflammation from hip bursitis and piriformis irritation.
1/16 - 186.4
1/17 - 186
1/18 - 185.4
1/19 - 185.6 - Early weigh in.
📍1/20 - 185.6
1/21 - 186 - Late meal, early weigh in. Fasted 23.25hrs.
1/22 - 183.2
1/23 - 185.4
1/24 - 184
1/25 - 184.8
1/26 - 184.8
📍1/27 - 184.6
1/28 - 183.8
1/29 - 184.4 - bump up from late evening exercise and not enough stretching
1/30 - 183
✔1/31 - 183
January Loss~ 8lbs
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Original starting weight - 228
January starting weight - 176
January goal - 169
Ultimate goal - 149
1st - 176
7th- 174
17th - 173
24th - 172
31st - 171
Total loss for January - I was hoping for 169 but I’ll take this! Bring on February!6 -
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Hi. I'm Trina. 54 and 5'4"
The holidays did not go perfectly for me, but that's ok. I enjoyed having family and food and taking a break from logging.
Original starting weight - 199 (June 2018)
January SW 139
January goal - 134
Ultimate goal - 128 (maintain 126-130)
01/01 -- 139 Yup. New Year's Eve and a bit of chemo/holiday/company stress!
01/07 -- 136.5
01/14 -- 138.5
01/21 -- 140.5
1/22 138.5
1/23 138 -- It seems there is hope...if I log and don't snitch pumpkin bread everytime I walk through the kitchen!
1/24 138 -- Phew.
01/28 -- 138.5
01/31 -- 137.5
Running loss for January: -1.5
Total loss for January: - 1.5
I was hoping to see better than this, but at least it is coming back down from Christmas. Also chemotherapy is over, so that at least won't throw a wrench into things next month!7 -
Female, 59, 5'3"
MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
January goal: 152.6
May goal: 130.0
Ultimate goal: 112-115
January 02 - 159.5 - I haven't had a scale for a few days. I thought that it would be worse, but I will definitely take it. Using this as my start weight for the month.
January 03 - 160.9 - I have some work to do to get off the holiday gain.
January 04 - 159.6 - I really don't want to see the 160s again.
January 05 - 159.6 - Hoping to see a drop soon.
January 06 - 159.8
January 10 - 161.2 - Going in the wrong direction!
January 11 - 160.2
January 12 - 162.8 - Officially back to my April 2019 weight, ouch
January 13 - 164.0 - Still gaining apparently, I think that this is left over from the 11th when I went out for dinner.
January 14 - 162.5
January 15 - 159.5 - Happy to see this number this morning. Back to my starting weight for the month with half a month left hopefully to start to go in the other direction.
January 16 - 159.6
January 17 - 159.7 - The weekend is coming up and I always have more time for working out and cooking healthy food.
January 18 - 159.6
January 19 - 158.4 - ah, finally seeing a loss will motivate me to stay the course.
January 20 - 159.0
January 21 - 161.0 - No reason for this spike, maybe it is just too early in the morning.
January 22 - 160.0
January 23 - 157.5 - Well, that is more like it!
January 24 - 157.5 - Going out to dinner tonight, so will keep the calories to a bare minimum during the day.
January 25 - 157.2 - After Dinner out, kept the calories in check. Even when I do that, I sometimes I gain 3 pounds, probably because of restaurant sodium overload.
January 26 - 158.8 - Friday's dinner out now showing up?
January 27 - 160.1 - There are a few reasons for that even though I am feeling leaner today: No sleep due to cold/flu, I put 4 tablespoons of Black Bean Sauce into my stir-fry last night and didn't know until I tracked it that it was 6,893 of sodium!! I have been tracking my left over calories in the 10-day challenge and in 9 days I had 4,090 left over so really should be seeing a loss very soon.
January 28 - 160.0
January 29 - 159.0 - Losing only 1/2 pound per month is not acceptable to me, I hope to end the month better, 2 days left.
January 30 - 159.2
January 31 - 159.7
Running tally for January Gain/Loss: Gain 0.2 pounds5 -
I'm in.
Original starting weight -192.2
January starting weight -143.8
January goal -139
Ultimate goal -130
I weigh in on Monday.
01/01 - 142.8 at 8:00 a.m.
01/06 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...my own doing...
01/13 - 140.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...more like it!
01/20 - 140.4 at 8:00 a.m.
01/27 - 144.0 at 5:30 a.m.
01/31 - 141.4 at 5:30 a.m.
Total loss for January -
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Original starting weight - May 2018 305
January starting weight - 228
January goal - 223
Ultimate goal - Once at 188, I will determine a more realistic goal.
I weigh in on Saturdays
1st - 228
4th- 227.8
11th - 226.4
18th - 224.8
25th - 225.4
31st 224
Total loss January 4 lbs. Got back on track the 26th through the 31st lost the gain and a bit more.
I am so-so news. No bone bruise, no stress fracture, no blood clot. As I got tested for all of those this week. But the not so wonderful news. Is it is actually a knee issue, they explained to me that yes you can have an issue with your knee and actually have severe pain elsewhere in your leg. But when I saw the Orthopedic Dr on Thursday and he said I see swelling on side of your knee and started pressing down. Oh my that did not feel good. Then he did a few different tests checking range of motion, and literally to see how much knee joints moves etc... And said he is pretty sure it is a tear. But need an MRI to zero in to see exactly what is going on. He agreed in meantime to keep stretching, yoga in chair, and light indoor bike riding.
Onward and downward we shall all go!5 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »Female, 59, 5'3"
MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
January goal: 152.6
May goal: 130.0
Ultimate goal: 112-115
January 02 - 159.5 - I haven't had a scale for a few days. I thought that it would be worse, but I will definitely take it. Using this as my start weight for the month.
January 03 - 160.9 - I have some work to do to get off the holiday gain.
January 04 - 159.6 - I really don't want to see the 160s again.
January 05 - 159.6 - Hoping to see a drop soon.
January 06 - 159.8
January 10 - 161.2 - Going in the wrong direction!
January 11 - 160.2
January 12 - 162.8 - Officially back to my April 2019 weight, ouch
January 13 - 164.0 - Still gaining apparently, I think that this is left over from the 11th when I went out for dinner.
January 14 - 162.5
January 15 - 159.5 - Happy to see this number this morning. Back to my starting weight for the month with half a month left hopefully to start to go in the other direction.
January 16 - 159.6
January 17 - 159.7 - The weekend is coming up and I always have more time for working out and cooking healthy food.
January 18 - 159.6
January 19 - 158.4 - ah, finally seeing a loss will motivate me to stay the course.
January 20 - 159.0
January 21 - 161.0 - No reason for this spike, maybe it is just too early in the morning.
January 22 - 160.0
January 23 - 157.5 - Well, that is more like it!
January 24 - 157.5 - Going out to dinner tonight, so will keep the calories to a bare minimum during the day.
January 25 - 157.2 - After Dinner out, kept the calories in check. Even when I do that, I sometimes I gain 3 pounds, probably because of restaurant sodium overload.
January 26 - 158.8 - Friday's dinner out now showing up?
January 27 - 160.1 - There are a few reasons for that even though I am feeling leaner today: No sleep due to cold/flu, I put 4 tablespoons of Black Bean Sauce into my stir-fry last night and didn't know until I tracked it that it was 6,893 of sodium!! I have been tracking my left over calories in the 10-day challenge and in 9 days I had 4,090 left over so really should be seeing a loss very soon.
January 28 - 160.0
January 29 - 159.0 - Losing only 1/2 pound per month is not acceptable to me, I hope to end the month better, 2 days left.
January 30 - 159.2
January 31 - 159.7
Running tally for January Gain/Loss: Gain 0.2 pounds
I love black bean anything, but yeah the sodium content is in outer limits. I made some fairly low carb Chili, put more veges in it. And only used one can of beans, and it was low sodium black beans, that I rinsed twice. And spread out over 12 servings, hubby likes as well. But it amazed me how much even then 3/4 cup serving had of sodium.1 -
Guys, since September of last year until today I've gained 20 lbs. 20 pounds! I'm so angry....So angry....I need a moment...
177.2--August 2019
197.4--Today!
I didn't get a chance to detox this month but I definitely will late February. I'm so mad. I'm so tired of this same weight battle. I'm pissed at myself. After I cry into my pillow for 20 min, I'm going to dust myself off, say a prayer, reevaluate some things and move forward.
Philippians 4:13
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I started January at 248.8
By Jan 21 I was 242.0 now due to that nasty water gain from "TOM" I'm at 250.0 on Jan 31. I'm soo bummed4 -
My name is Donna & I am 59 years old. I am from the Midwest in the USA. 5’ 5.5” tall
Original starting weight – 253
December ending weight – 192.0
January goal – 187.0
Ultimate goal – 145 to 155 (We’ll see when we get closer)
January results for Challenge: 0.4 Loss
01-189.2 Off to a nice start. Happy new year everyone! Thanks to Tish for helping keep this going and a nice big welcome back to Samantha. I hope a lot of the personal issues have been resolved. {{hugs}} to you!
08 –190.6 Went up higher than this, then back down. Got to keep things going a little more steady/consistent in the New Year. Time for me to kick butt and take names!
15 – 189.7 It’s been a long road getting back down to this. My oh my, what a week it has been for my diabetes and weight gain! My goal this month was 187. I think I can do it!
22 - 189.6 Went way up and then back down again this week. Absolutely nothing stable going on right now for me. I continue the brave fight!
29 - 191.8 Traveled yesterday. Paid for it today. I tried to show some restraint so I am hoping this is fluid retention. Pizza. I am barely under my starting weight. I will work hard to show a better loss by weigh-in on the 31st.
31 – 191.6 I ended 0.4 below my December 31 Ending weight so that is about the only plus for this round. No where near goal, but a small loss is still a loss. I’ll see you all in February!
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Hi! I'm still learning the app but I'm definitely in!
Original starting weight - 170 (01/25/20)
February starting weight - 170
February goal - 166
Ultimate goal - 150
Weigh ins:
1st -
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14th -
21st -
28th -
I'm so excited!!
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5’4” female 42yrs old
SW 242
Goal- 121 (literally half my size)
Ultimate Goal- maintain under 130 forever!
January goal- 146
01/01- 151, I was out of town on a carb binge that spiked me up to 158!!
01/07- 149.2
01/14- 148
01/23- 148
01/31- 148.5 pre-TOM is always my high, combined with carbs. I averaged about 147.5 for the month and I’m super happy with that! I’m also happy with my straight scale numbers. I stayed under 150 for an entire month!!!
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Previous Post:
Happy New Year everyone! I weigh myself once a month so I'll post my results the first of each month.
Original Starting Weight: 182.4 lbs.
January Starting Weight: 152.4 lbs.
January Goal: 147 lbs.
Ultimate Goal: 130 lbs.
Update:
Jan 1st: 152.4 lbs.
Feb 1st: 144.2 lbs.
Total Loss for January: 8.2 lbs.
I feel so encouraged! On to February!
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January starting weight - 175.6 lbs
January goal - 170 lbs
Ultimate goal - 140 lbs
1st - 175.6 lbs
8th- 173.2 lbs
15th - 171.0 lbs
22nd - 170.6
29th - 171.0
31st - 170.2
Total Loss for January: 5.4 pounds. I did it! Yay me! It was a struggle some days and some days I splurged but most days I ate around 1200 calories. My next goal is to exercise more in February and continue eating well.3 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
December 31 starting weight - 146.4 (ten-day rolling average weight 145.2)
January goal - 143
Ultimate goal - Range between 142 - 148
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight).
December 28: 144.6 (10-day average 145.0)
December 31: 146.4 (10-day average 145.2)
January 4: 144.8 (10-day average 145.3)
January 11: 143.6 (10-day average 144.4)
January 18: 139.8 (10-day average 143.5)
January 25: 144.2 (10-day average 142.7)
January 31: 144.8 (10-day average 144.6)
February 1: 143.4 (10-day average 144.5)
Total loss for January: I decided to add my December 31 weigh-in; I had only been showing December 28 since it was my normal weigh-in day. By scale, depending which day you look at, I either gained an insignificant 0.2 pounds or lost almost a pound. By average weight, I'm down a little bit. I had a Bagel Disaster a week ago and had a weight spike that I'm finally getting over. Whew. See you in the February thread!
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Original starting weight -298.50
January starting weight - 182.25
January goal - 171
Ultimate goal -160
I weigh in on Friday
01/03 - 182.25
01/10 - 175.25
01/17 - 174.25
01/24 - 171.75
01/31 - 173.75
total loss Jan 8.50lbs5 -
I worked super hard to eat between 1200 to 1400 calories and I had a 500 calorie deficit on Wed/Thurs. A lot of walking due to moving apartments really really helped.
FYI: I have adjusted my ultimate goal because when I hit 118 last month, I realized that I still wanted to try to lower my body fat to a normal range. I have been back and forth with 33% and 34% for about a month. My goal is 30% and we will see what happens. I tend to carry my weight around my waist and hips.
MFP Starting Weight: 140 lbs - February 2011
Current Starting Weight: 147.4 lbs - November 2017
January Starting Weight: 121.6 lbs
January Goal: 118.6 lbs
Height: 5ft
Ultimate Goal: 110 lbs
Maintenance Goal: 110 to 115 lbs
Weigh-In Days: Monday and Friday
Jan 3: 118.6 at 12pm ... yes, I slept for 8 hours and went to sleep extra late the evening prior
Jan 6: 117.6 at 5:30am ... so happy that we went to the gym this morning and it's my first day back at work
Jan 10: 117 at 7am ... ??? my weigh-ins between the week were 119, 119.2, and 118.8
Jan 13: 119.2 at 7am ... this weight goes along with my weigh-ins
Jan 17: 120.8 at 5:30am ... at least we went to the gym this morning
Jan 20: 120.2 at 7:30am ... a step in the right direction
Jan 24: 120.4 at 5:15am ... not a bad gain
Jan 27: 121 at 7:30am ... I do not like this gain.
Jan 31: 118.2 at 8am ... I know that I can do it!
Total Loss for January: 3.4 lbs
Gym Days in January: 7 [Monthly Goal: 15]
Overall Loss from Nov 2017 to Jan 2020: 29.2 lbs0 -
I’m a 21 year old female trying to get the fit and healthy body that I’ve always dreamed of. My height is 5’2. 😁
Original starting weight: 133 lb
January starting weight: 126 lb
January goal: 120 lb
Ultimate goal: 115 lb
1st: 126 lb
7th: 124.5 lb
14th: 123.6 lb
21st: 122.2 lb
31st: 120.8 lb
I can’t believe I made my goal 😱 I was kind of shocked. I’m so happy with my results and I’m encouraged to keep pushing myself. Good job everyone!3
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