2020Lose 52 Pounds in 52 Weeks Challenge

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  • FutureMrsWallen2020
    FutureMrsWallen2020 Posts: 18 Member
    Starting weight: 143.9 kg (317.2 lbs) 4th Jan 2020
    Goal weight: 118.4
    Current weight: 138.3 kg (304.9 lbs) 08 Feb 2020
    Total weight lost: 5.6 kg (12.3 lbs)
    This week's successes: I’ve been saying no to cakes and biscuits at work. Also avoiding the high carb foods that my fiancé has been eating in favour of low carb/keto meals.
    This week's challenges: I put on 400g which really sucks... It could partially be because of the weight training but I think it’s mostly water weight.
  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 813 Member
    It is always something, isn’t it? Superbowl, then Valentine’s Day, then 2 weeks of vacation for me. Hey, those are all very “Good” problems to have. So, I will gladly deal with them.

    This week’s challenges: Valentine’s Day
    This week’s successes: Survived Superbowl weekend with minimum damage

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  • lyonet
    lyonet Posts: 18 Member
    I weighed in yesterday, but did not get an opportunity to post until today.

    Starting weight: 244 lbs (12/29/19)
    Goal weight: 192
    Current weight: 236
    Total weight lost: 8 lbs. :)

    This week's successes: Keeping breakfast and lunch very low calorie. Exercised everyday. Used my substitute adult coloring instead of snacking, in the evenings.

    This week's challenges: I did not lose anything last week but I am still ahead of the challenge of one pound per week weight loss. Too many stops at fast food joints due to too much stress this week (pet cat to emergency vet on Tues.; lots of little projects getting ready for my daughter-in-law's baby shower next month and my trip to TX next week; my birthday and sadness due to some circumstances beyond my control; snow needing shoveled, etc, etc).

    This week's plan is shaping up to be busy, as well, but I am committed to staying on track.
  • katiey1123
    katiey1123 Posts: 74 Member
    I’m in! A bit late ..
  • planj
    planj Posts: 118 Member
    SW Jan 1 166.9 lbs
    CW Feb 9 166.4 lbs
    GW 2020 147.0 lbs
    WT loss so far .5 lbs

    This weeks challenges Staying on track
    This weeks successes So far so good

  • mariatn2003
    mariatn2003 Posts: 238 Member
    Starting weight: 184.5
    Goal weight: 135
    Current weight: 180
    Total weight lost: 4.5
    This week's successes: Exercised today and ate healthy
    This week's challenges: Continuing to lose weight after a plateau.
  • arauzcristal1609
    arauzcristal1609 Posts: 6 Member
    Starting weight:169
    Goal weight:130
    Current weight:168.5
    Total weight lost:.5
    He guys just weighing in for today. :)
  • auto63
    auto63 Posts: 156 Member
    Starting weight:230
    Goal weight:178
    Current weight:230
    Total weight lost: 0
    This week's successes: no successes this week still struggling keeping my eating controlled
    This week's challenges: this week I am going to try and eat 75 carbs or less.
    1-11- 228 -2
    1-18. 227.6 -.4
    1-25 no weigh in
    2-1-2020 231
    2-8 230
  • xlilphishx
    xlilphishx Posts: 23 Member
    edited February 2020
    Is it too late for me to Join?

    Starting weight: 170
    Goal weight: 140
    Current weight: 166
    Total weight lost: 4
    This week's successes: Started keto with a bang!
    This week's challenges: Starting keto!

    My start date is: 2-8-2020.
    Joined this challenge: 2-10-2020 and weighed 166! Probably water weight since Saturday?
  • darlin930
    darlin930 Posts: 283 Member
    Is it too late for me to join too? If not,

    SW Jan 1: 248.8
    1/7 247.4
    1/12 247.4
    1/17 246.8
    1/27 245.2
    2/1 243.6
    2/7 248.2
    2/12
    2/19
    2/26
    3/4
    3/11
    3/18
    3/25
    4/1
    4/8
    4/15
    4/22
    4/29

    CW Feb 7: 248.2
    GW 2020: 196
    WT loss so far 0.6

    This week's challenge: Staying focused and on track. So far I have been all over the board!
    This week's success: Finding this challenge!
  • noelkro80
    noelkro80 Posts: 248 Member
    Can I join too please?
    Start weight - 318 (3rd Feb 2020)
    Current weight - 306
    Goal weight - 196
  • dlhollin1
    dlhollin1 Posts: 696 Member
    edited February 2020
    I am coming in a bit late but this is the challenge for me. For some reason I really think I can do it.In the past I was maybe 50/50 so we shall see.

    Starting weight: 272 (1-1-20)

    Goal wt 220: ohhh that would be freaking awesome bro

    2/10: 266.0 I prefer to weigh on Wed, kind of a middle ground thing.
    2/12:
    2/19:

    Weight lost YTD: -6

    This week's successes: Averaged over 8000 steps per day over the last 16 days
    This week's challenges : Adding weights slowly, getting over an ab pull & 8000 steps per day

    Right on track for a pound a week. Have a good one all.
  • arauzcristal1609
    arauzcristal1609 Posts: 6 Member
    Starting weight:169
    Goal weight:130
    Current weight:169
    Total weight lost:0
    This week's challenge: Everyone is selling candy right now or drinking Starbucks😤. I did it and stuck to it. Just got to keep making good choices.
  • Moonraker68
    Moonraker68 Posts: 20 Member
    4th to 11th February

    Starting weight: 187
    Goal weight: 155
    Current weight: 179
    Total weight lost: 8 lb
    This week's successes: I kept to my fitness goals.
    This week's challenges: On the whole I ate good, non processed food. We had a storm here at the weekend so I stayed in with the kids and baked. Erm that'll be why the scales haven't moved. A moment on the lips, a few weeks more on the hips ;)

    Good luck for the week ahead all
  • suse33
    suse33 Posts: 43 Member
    Starting weight: Dec 31: 188.4
    Goal weight:130
    Current weight:- Feb 11: 188.8
    Total weight lost: +0.4
    Successes- none, but hike I thought would be difficult was not
    This week's challenges: ate too much on vacation and am back where I started. Need to get back on plan
  • timlangan42
    timlangan42 Posts: 56 Member
    Week 6 of 52 is in the books.

    Starting weight: 233 lbs (106 kg)
    Goal weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
    Current weight: 217.8 lbs (99 kg)
    Total weight lost: 15.2 lbs (7 kg)

    This week's successes: Still on track. I'm getting faster on the bike and able to pull more resistance on the stationary. My strength is also coming up during lifting (bigger muscles burn more calories after all). On large, eating well, staying under my calorie target of 1,500.
    This week's challenges: Knee pain. Never really had knee issues, but working out has irritated/exposed an issue with my right knee.

    Reading a lot of good posts with some good forward progress. Even if you're not losing as you hoped, you are changing habits and trying new things to stay on track while openly admitting to the challenges you're having. Entering the “Fall Off the Wagon Day” week where resolutions begin to lose their luster, I'm looking forward to seeing this group adding to your progress, talking of your successes and challenges, and reminding me that I am not alone in resisting being a statistic by thinking "I can do this." I'll see you next week.
  • MelodiousMermaid
    MelodiousMermaid Posts: 380 Member
    Current Weight:
    182.5

    Weekly change:
    -1.6

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    -1.6/-14.6/-14.6

    This week's successes:
    • Strength training 2x
    • Walking
    • Recovered from off episode
    • Figuring out things with injuries and planning.

    This week's challenges:
    • Figuring out how to diversify cardio without aggravating my body more.
    • Dealing with home struggles

    Stats/SW/Goal
    High Weight/Stats:
    252.0 pounds, 5'1" F

    Challenge Starting Weight:
    197.1

    Goal:
    21.5% body fat
    (currently estimated around 140)
    History

    Last week:

    Current Weight:
    184.1

    Weekly change:
    -0.9

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    -0.0/-13.0/-13.0

    This week's successes:
    • Strength training 2x
    • Walking
    • Honesty in logging
    • Not gaining

    This week's challenges:
    • First time fully off the train since September. The downhill slide (surpluses) started Sunday, but the habitual slide started last Friday.
    • Sick
    • Struggling to get things back in line. This is a somewhat success, though, as I did not go into a binge-restrict cycle this time. The struggle is a new one of learning how to get myself back in line without getting excessively restrictive.
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    Q1 History:
    2020/01/01: 197.1
    2020/01/08: 192.5
    2020/01/15: 190.7
    2020/01/22: 187.2
    2020/01/29: 185.0
    2020/02/05: 184.1
    2020/02/12: 182.5
    Original post:
    I'm not sure I have 52 pounds of fat that I want/need to lose at this point, but I'm close enough that I'm going to call myself "in."

    Starting weight: 197.1 pounds
    (HSW: 252, MFP restart: 242.7)
    5'1" F

    Goal: 21.5% body fat
    (currently estimated at 140-145)

    Current weight: 197.1
    Total challenge weight lost: 0.0

    This week's successes: Getting back into deficit after a maintenance break.
    This week's challenges: Extremely low motivation (for life-ing in general -- not out of the norm, as I battle physical and mental health issues on an ongoing basis).

    A heads up: I will likely go faster than 1 pound/week for the first 4-ish months, then looking to tighten up and go into a slow loss followed by a recomp phase. I'll likely make 52 pounds of weight loss on the scale with some skin loss (hopefully), along with lean mass having to do with the support of the fat stores I have. I am aiming to maintain/increase muscle mass and bone density, so that may throw off the scale results. I do hope to reach my goal body fat percentage by the year's end, whatever scale weight that puts me at.
  • mariatn2003
    mariatn2003 Posts: 238 Member
    Starting weight: 184.5
    Goal weight: 135
    Current weight: 179.5
    Total weight lost: 5

    This week's successes: I have been eating salads on a regular basis.

    This week's challenges:
    I was aching from one of my workouts so I skipped one day of exercise. I bought some snacks that are not too healthy instead of buying fruits and vegetables.
  • catsdogsandkids
    catsdogsandkids Posts: 21 Member
    Excited to join this challenge. This is an attainable goal. This week I want to learn to check community posts on a regular basis and participate.
    Starting 194
    Goal 150
  • arauzcristal1609
    arauzcristal1609 Posts: 6 Member
    Starting weight:169
    Goal weight:130
    Current weight:168
    Total weight lost:1

    Still here making progress.😊
  • dlhollin1
    dlhollin1 Posts: 696 Member
    edited February 2020
    I am coming in a bit late but this is the challenge for me. For some reason I really think I can do it.In the past I was maybe 50/50 so we shall see.

    Starting weight: 272 (1-1-20)

    Goal wt 220: ohhh that would be freaking awesome bro

    2/10: 266.0
    2/12: 266.6 Hoping to drop a couple this next week.
    2/19:
    2/26:

    Weight lost YTD: -6

    This week's successes: Averaged over 8000 steps per day over the last 16 days
    This week's challenges : Adding weights slowly, getting over an ab pull & 8000 steps per day

    Right on track for a pound a week. Have a good one all.
  • montevalloroad18
    montevalloroad18 Posts: 36 Member
    Starting weight: 203
    Goal weight : 145
    Current weight :196
    Total weight loss : 7 :)

    This Week's challenge: did not workout much
    This Week's success: ate within my calorie limit
  • estherpotter1
    estherpotter1 Posts: 141 Member
    starting weight 100kg
    goal weight 56 kg
    current weight 98 kg
    weight lost 2kg
  • shenica1
    shenica1 Posts: 89 Member
    Starting weight: Jan 5th: 250
    Goal weight:200
    Current weight: Feb 14: 246
    Total weight lost: 4 lbs
    This week's successes: I ate only 4 cookies out of the do-si-dos box and ran away...
    This week's challenges: I haven't killed anyone during Girl Scout Cookie season (I'm a multilevel troop leader and cookie manager). Cookies are serious business.....UGH!
  • elsaebasler
    elsaebasler Posts: 3 Member
    This is very inspiring! Good morning☀️

    Starting weight:220
    Goal weight:150
    Current weight:220
    Total weight lost:0
    This week's successes:
    Walked 15 miles
    Strength training 3 times
    This week's challenges:
    Tracking food
  • arauzcristal1609
    arauzcristal1609 Posts: 6 Member
    Starting weight:169
    Goal weight:130
    Current weight:167
    Total weight lost:2

    I'm here again in Valentine's posting my progress💝
  • motheroftwins95
    motheroftwins95 Posts: 594 Member
    I would like to join this challenge. I have been at my goal weight a couple of times in the past and know how good it feels. As I get older (57), it is getting harder to do the things I need to do to lose and maintain the lower weight. I am looking forward to reaching my goal again this year. Let's do this!

    Starting weight: 177.6 (January 1, 2020)
    Goal weight: 130.0
    Current weight: 168.0 (Friday, February 14th)
    This week's weight loss: .4 lbs
    Total weight lost: 9.6 lbs
    This week's successes: Small loss but a loss none-the-less.
    This week's challenges: Weekends are always a challenge but starting off with Valentine's Day is an excuse to not eat right. I will try not to eat ALL the chocolate/desserts.

    Weigh-in day - Friday

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