Lose 5lbs + in March 2020

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,572 Member
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    Female, 59, 5'3"
    MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
    February end weight 154.4
    March goal: 150.3
    May goal: 138.1
    Ultimate goal: 112-115

    Sunday March 01 - 155.3 - Starting up almost a whole pound higher than my February end weight, but definitely going to stay the course. I must have had something salty today, because I had 3 litres of water and am still thirsty, I normally have about 1.5 litres (=6 8oz glasses).
    Monday March 02 - 156.8 - My consumption and exercise calories out were on point, but I think that the jump could be due to liquid from yesterday and sodium.
    Wednesday March 04 - 156.1 - Those 140s are looking elusive, but I will continue to try
    Thursday March 05 - 154.8 - MFP said 139 in 5 weeks. I don't believe that, but it gives me hope : - )
    Friday March 06 - 155.5
    Saturday March 07 - 155.2
    Sunday March 08 - 156.4 - Burned lots of calories yesterday so still had calories left over, but had pita pizza and drinks, so up over a pound. Hopefully lots of it is just salt, we'll see how the next couple of days go to undo this.
    Monday March 09 - 156.7 - Maybe tomorrow this will go back down, I will work out extra today.
    Tuesday March 10 - 157.2 - Not sure why I am gaining, hoping to see it come back down soon, I am working at it.
    Wednesday March 11 - 155.3 - back to day one of this month weight, I'll take it.
    Thursday March 12 - 154.2 - Much better.
    Friday March 13 - 152.1 - New low! Really happy to see this number today.
    Sunday March 15 - 154.5 - Right on track, so hoping to see this drop tomorrow.
    Tuesday March 17 - 156.7 - Ouch
    Wednesday March 18 - 156.1 - I almost let discouragement of this process get to me yesterday. I have to keep logging daily and dig deep to keep on doing this.
    Thursday March 19 - 155.4
    Friday March 20 - 156.5 - Ribs dinner last night.
    Saturday March 21 - 157.2 - Still being self-indulgent.
    Sunday March 22 - 157.8 - I have been burning lots of calories exercising and hiking, I will have to stop eating everything that I feel like having and get back on track.
    Monday March 23 - 156.6 - 8 more days left in the month, I'm going to work very hard to try and drop this number.
    Tuesday March 24 - 156.0 - A week left to try to at least get to my starting weight at the beginning of the month.
    Wednesday March 25 - 156.3
    Thursday March 26 - 156.0 - It would be nice to get down to at least my February end weight, that would mean losing 0.7 pounds over the next days.
    Friday March 27 - 155.7
    Saturday March 28 - 155.5 - I made some bad consumption choices yesterday, hoping that they don't show up. I will work out extra today.
    Sunday March 29 - 156.7 - No reason for the jump other than I had a lot more water yesterday.
  • holli1ch
    holli1ch Posts: 673 Member
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    Dorgle690 wrote: »
    27 - 156.2
    Mar 28 - 154.2 - I'm past my March goal weight! I have never done that before! I can't believe I've been under 160 lbs for two weeks now. I was starting to believe that I would never be able to reach my goals but I did it! If I can do this, YOU can do this! Keep going, the challenge isn't over yet! Finish strong!
    Total loss for March - 7 lbs

    Congratulations!
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,275 Member
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    NicoleinVegas wrote: »
    Original starting weight - 187 (Jan. 2020)
    Ultimate Goal - 140-145 (Hopefully by June 30th)

    March starting weight - 173.6
    March goal - 165

    1st - 173.6
    8th- 173.8
    15th - 172.8
    22nd - 169.6
    29th - 168.8
    April 1st -
    Total loss for March -

    For some reason - between yesterday and today I gained 0.8 lbs. No idea what went wrong...I exercised and was under 1200 calories for the day. No extra salt either. :(

    But at least still looking good for the month...probably won't get to the goal but made good progress.

    Have you considered using a trending app or at least a spreadsheet that gives a multi-day average? There's many reason our mass fluctuates day-to-day. Looking at a longer time frame can give a more accurate representation. I'm up 0.8 pounds (by scale) today, too, and I was under my calories yesterday. My ten day average weight is down 0.2 pounds.

    There's some good online resources that use a weighted moving average that gives more importance to more recent weights, but also considers those several days ago. For more information about how/why this works, check out The Hackers' Diet, especially the part about signal and noise.
  • stella7x7
    stella7x7 Posts: 2,617 Member
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    starting weight -314 4
    March starting weight -249.4
    March l goal -245
    Ultimate goal -199.0

    1st -249.4
    7th-249.0
    14th -249.0
    21st -248.8
    28th -249.6
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
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    Will attempt to weigh in daily this month.

    Original starting weight - 338.8 lbs (Jan 01, 2016)
    March starting weight - 189.6 lbs (Feb 29, 2020)
    March goal - 184.6 lbs
    Ultimate goal - 160 lbs

    01 - 189.4 😊
    02 - 188.8 🙂
    03 - 189.8 🤔
    04 - 190.2 😒
    05 - 189.4 😊
    06 - 189.6 🤨
    Mar 07 - 189.2 👍🏻
    08 - 188 😲
    09 - 187.6 😁
    10 - 188 🧘🏻‍♀️ TOM day 1
    11 - 188.2 😑 TOM day 2
    12 - 188.2 😶 TOM day 3
    13 - 187.8 ☺️ TOM day 4
    Mar 14 - 187.8 👍🏻
    15 - 187.2 🙂

    ⚠️ 🦠 COVID-19 LOCKDOWN BEGAN IN FRANCE
    16 - 187.6 😕
    17 - 188.2 😩
    18 - 188.2 😒
    19 - 187.4 😗 Ovulation day 1
    20 - 189.8 🤯 Ovulation day 2
    Mar 21 - 189.2 👎🏻 OVU day 3
    22 - 189.4 😩 OVU day 4
    23 - 190.8 🥺 no longer OVU gain. This is Covid-19 gain. So stressed.
    24 - 188.8 😓 maybe it was still OVU. Going back down.
    25 - 188.8 😐 scared it’s gonna go back up.
    26 - 190.2 😢 there is goes.
    27 - 190.4 😔
    Mar 28 - 189.6 👎🏻
    29 - 190.6 😒
    30 - 190.6 😒
    31 -

    Total loss for March + 1 LB
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,990 Member
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    My DIL just texted me this~

    Doctors are reporting they now understand the behavior of the COVID 19 virus due to autopsies that they have carried out. This virus is characterized by obstructing respiratory pathways with thick mucus that solidifies and blocks the airways and lungs. So they have discovered that in order to apply a medicine you have to open and unblock these airways so that the treatment can be used to take effect however all of this takes a number of days. Their recommendations for what you can do to safeguard yourself are ...

    1) Drink lots of hot liquids - coffees, soups, teas, warm water. In addition take a sip of warm water every 20 minutes bc this keeps your mouth moist and washes any of the virus that’s entered your mouth into your stomach where your gastric juices will neutralize it before it can get to the lungs.
    2) Gargle with an antiseptic and warm water like vinegar or salt or lemon every day if possible
    3) The virus attaches itself to hair and clothes. And detergent or soap kills it but you must take bath or shower when you get in from the street. Avoid sitting down in your home and go straight to the shower. If you cannot wash your clothes daily, hang them in sunlight which also helps to neutralize the virus
    4) Wash metallic surfaces very carefully bc the virus can stay viable on these for up to 9 days. Take note and be vigilant about touching hand rails, door knobs, etc. and keep these clean in home home
    5) Don’t smoke
    6) Wash your hands every 20 minutes with any soap that foams and do this for 20 seconds
    7) Eat fruits and vegetables. Try to elevate your zinc levelS
    8)Animals do not spread the virus to people. Its a person to person transmission.
    9)Try to avoid getting the common flu as this already weakens your system and try to avoid eating and drinking any cold things.
    10) If you feel any discomfort in your throat or a sore throat coming on, attack it immediately using the above methods. The virus enters the system through the throat but will sit in the throat for 3-4 days before it passes into your lungs.

    In addition ...

    Experts suggest doing this simple verification every morning: Breathe in deeply and hold your breath for 10 seconds. If this can be done without coughing, without difficulty, this shows that there is no fibrosis in the lungs, indicating the absence of infection. It is recommended to do this control every morning to help detect infection.


  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 3,990 Member
    edited March 2020
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    February Gain~ 4lbs (183 to 187)

    •Lose 5 lbs in March 2020•

    Original starting wgt: 253
    February starting weight:
    March goal: Lose fat!
    ☔Updating every day through March

    •Monday Updates•📍
    Last weigh in - 187
    3/01 - DNW
    3/02 - DNW
    3/03 - DNW
    3/04 - DNW
    3/05 - DNW
    3/06 - 189
    3/07 - 188.2
    3/08 - DNW
    3/09 - 189
    3/10 - DNW - I've been eating my one meal so late in the evenings that I have not been weighing early in the morning.
    3/16 - 185.4 - OMAD
    3/23 - 184.8 - OMAD
    3/26 - 186.2 - OMAD

    3/27- 185.5
    3/28- DNW
    3/29- 186.8
    3/30- 186.6
    3/31- 185



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