2020Lose 52 Pounds in 52 Weeks Challenge

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  • MelodiousMermaid
    MelodiousMermaid Posts: 380 Member
    Current Weight (28-day average):
    193.7

    Weekly change in 28-day average:
    +0.6

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    +0.4/+1.2/-3.4

    This week's successes:
    • Accurate logging.
    • Maintaining meeting my step goal, added 100 more steps/day (current goal streak at 149 days).
    • Have returned to consistently strength training.
    • Getting med issues worked out somewhat by changing timing of dose.
    • Getting back into the groove FINALLY, at least somewhat.

    This week's challenges:
    • Slipped and had a mega-binge on Sunday. I think I've learned the lesson related to that one to avoid similar ones going forward.
    • This coming week will begin the cyclical downward slide. Must remain vigilant.

    Truly, I'm not sure what's going on with the weight jump, as I'd think Sunday's binge should have worn off by now (I did not eat THAT much as to gain more than a pound). With training water weight added, I was really expecting to see somewhere around 193-194. Must be some other water fluctuation... frustrating.

    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 post:

    Current Weight (28-day average):
    193.1

    Weekly change in 28-day average:
    +0.0

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    -0.8/+0.6/-4.0

    This week's successes:
    • Accurate logging.
    • Maintaining meeting my step goal, added 100 more steps/day (current goal streak at 141 days).
    • Did strength training for the first time in more than a month.

    This week's challenges:
    • Can't seem to find the groove to get back into deficit
    • Stuck in a slump fatigue-wise, might be due to a new med, so checking in with Dr.

    Q2 History:
    2020/04/08: 192.5
    2020/04/15: 191.8
    2020/04/22: 194.5
    2020/04/29: 191.8, 194.2 (28-day average)
    2020/05/06: 192.3, 193.6
    2020/05/13: 191.0, 193.0
    2020/05/20: 191.7, 193.1
    2020/05/27: 193.6, 193.1
    2020/06/03: 196.9, 193.7

    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
    2020/02/19: ???
    2020/02/26: ???
    2020/02/29 (end of month): 184.7
    2020/03/04: 181.2 (estimated using different scale)
    2020/03/11: 183.4
    2020/03/17: 189.4
    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.
  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Starting weight: 227.5 on 1/2/2020
    Age: 50
    Goal weight: 180
    Current weight: 227.9
    6/1– 228.9
    6/4– 227.9

    Weekly weight lost: 1 pound YES!
    Total weight lost: +.4
    This week’s successes: Logging
    This week's challenges: Continuing to log.

    I’m consistently getting exercise with walking my dog, yard work, and swimming, so I really need to log what I eat... that is what really gets things moving.

    Jill 👍
  • PurpleTurtle8
    PurpleTurtle8 Posts: 8 Member
    Starting weight: 175 lbs
    Current weight: 172.4 lbs
    Goal weight: 125 lbs
    Weight change: -2.6 lbs
    Lbs to go: 47.4
    Weigh in on Friday mornings.

    5/8/2020: 175 lbs
    5/15/2020: 174 lbs
    5/22/2020: 172.2 - went low carb this week
    5/29/2020: 170.8 - low carb (relaxed on weekends) is working
    6/5/2020: 172.4 - tough week. hoping to improve again by next week.
  • kramereh
    kramereh Posts: 612 Member
    edited June 2020
    Starting weight: 218.4 (12/1/19)
    Goal weight: 150
    Current weight: 198.2
    Total weight loss: 20.2

    I haven’t logged since February since I was embarrassed that I fell off the wagon and basically gained everything back. The last 5 weeks I’ve gotten my crap together and have been more motivated than I have in a long time and am loving the results!

    This week's successes: I stuck to my calorie goals and workouts
    This week's challenges: Not to over do it on my cheat day- that sometimes puts be a few lbs behind each week.
  • tammierlewis
    tammierlewis Posts: 564 Member
    Highest weight 188.

    Starting weight: 135
    Goal weight: 120

    12/31: 135.0
    1/6: 135.0
    1/27: 143.0
    2/4: 139.2
    2/24: 140.2
    3/3: 142. 0
    3/10: 141.0
    3/24: 141.0
    3/31: 140.8
    4/7: 140.8
    4/15: 140.6
    4/21: 139.0
    4/28: 139.0
    5/6: 139.4
    5/12: 139.2
    5/20: 138.8
    5/26: 138.8
    6/1: 139.0
    6/7: 139.2

    Lots of rain and stuck inside with the chips and popcorn. Getting in some treadmill time.

  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 813 Member
    Starting weight: 190
    Current weight: 169
    Week 23 Total weight lost: 20

    This week's successes: Pandemic restrictions are easing up. Started daily exercise group again and softball practice is gearing up

    This week's challenges: I gained another pound this week. (Wrong Trend) Have dropped 3 pounds below our 52/52 curve. I really need to concentrate on diet this week.

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  • nannersp61
    nannersp61 Posts: 2,315 Member
    I am joining in. I need accountability, need to consistently track all my meals each day, need to make myself walk.
    SW 201
    GW 135
    Daily: track meals, snacks and exercise
  • osier5
    osier5 Posts: 429 Member
    Highest weight: 250 (07/11/18)
    Challenge starting weight: 173.2 (12/31/19)
    Goal weight: 150
    Current weight: 183.4 (06/07/2020)
    Total weight lost: -66.6
    Challenge weight loss: +10.2

    This week's successes: I walked every day.

    This week's failures: I'm still eating too many calories.
  • mariatn2003
    mariatn2003 Posts: 238 Member
    Starting weight: 180
    Goal weight: 135
    Current weight: 176
    Total weight lost: 4
    This week's successes: I was active every day this week. Ate fairly healthy. Drinking more water.
    This week's challenges: Trying to go to sleep earlier than normal. Avoiding to have to wake up so much at night to go to the bathroom.
  • Piqueaboo
    Piqueaboo Posts: 1,193 Member
    Starting weight: 196lbs

    Goal weight: 143lbs

    Current weight: 194.2lbs

    Total weight lost: -1.8lbs

    This week's successes:
    Working out consistently is getting easier and easier!

    This week's challenges:
    The usual - making good choices!
  • nannersp61
    nannersp61 Posts: 2,315 Member
    TW 200.8( -.2)
    Only tracked breakfast
    Did not exercise
  • mariatn2003
    mariatn2003 Posts: 238 Member
    Starting weight: 180
    Goal weight: 135
    Current weight: 174.5
    Total weight lost: 5.5
    This week's successes: Exercised and did housework/gardening for a total of 2 hours.
    This week's challenges: ate too many snacks.
  • mariatn2003
    mariatn2003 Posts: 238 Member
    Starting weight: 180
    Goal weight: 135
    Current weight: 172.5
    Total weight lost: 7.5
    This week's successes: I am eating healthier and staying active daily. Drinking lots of water.
    This week's challenges: snacking too much.
  • MelodiousMermaid
    MelodiousMermaid Posts: 380 Member
    Current Weight (28-day average):
    193.6

    Weekly change in 28-day average:
    -0.1

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    +0.3/+1.1/-3.5

    This week's successes:
    • Accurate logging.
    • Maintaining meeting my step goal, added 100 more steps/day (current goal streak at 156 days).
    • Strength training 3x, other workouts 2x
    • Back in the groove FINALLY.

    This week's challenges:
    • I'm going to be going out to eat tonight. That will be incredibly challenging to try and stay in macros with my appetite (currently in RAWR mode from strength training.)
    • In the middle of the mental mud pit. It is what it is.

    Finally got that unknown extra (water?) weight off, and the general trend is now down. I am thankful that so far I haven't had to fight the hunger monster too hard (started adding IF to my toolkit really helped a lot). Still not out of the danger zone for that, though, as I will have my first challenge of restaurant eating during the hungries tonight. (And no, extra water unfortunately does not help in this case, but at least it does fall on a strength day, which is when I eat closer to maintenance, so I'm going to try and bank the calories that I can to make it work.)

    On a separate note, it's really weird, but multiple people have commented on me looking more trim, even though I'm still up about a net of 15 pounds since the middle of February. I'm thinking it might just be new workout clothes, but maybe I'm managing a recomp for a bit of it too? That'd be stellar.

    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 post:

    Current Weight (28-day average):
    193.7

    Weekly change in 28-day average:
    +0.6

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    +0.4/+1.2/-3.4

    This week's successes:
    • Accurate logging.
    • Maintaining meeting my step goal, added 100 more steps/day (current goal streak at 149 days).
    • Have returned to consistently strength training.
    • Getting med issues worked out somewhat by changing timing of dose.
    • Getting back into the groove FINALLY, at least somewhat.

    This week's challenges:
    • Slipped and had a mega-binge on Sunday. I think I've learned the lesson related to that one to avoid similar ones going forward.
    • This coming week will begin the cyclical downward slide. Must remain vigilant.

    Truly, I'm not sure what's going on with the weight jump, as I'd think Sunday's binge should have worn off by now (I did not eat THAT much as to gain more than a pound). With training water weight added, I was really expecting to see somewhere around 193-194. Must be some other water fluctuation... frustrating.

    Q2 History:
    2020/04/08: 192.5
    2020/04/15: 191.8
    2020/04/22: 194.5
    2020/04/29: 191.8, 194.2 (28-day average)
    2020/05/06: 192.3, 193.6
    2020/05/13: 191.0, 193.0
    2020/05/20: 191.7, 193.1
    2020/05/27: 193.6, 193.1
    2020/06/03: 196.9, 193.7
    2020/06/10: 192.0, 193.6

    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
    2020/02/19: ???
    2020/02/26: ???
    2020/02/29 (end of month): 184.7
    2020/03/04: 181.2 (estimated using different scale)
    2020/03/11: 183.4
    2020/03/17: 189.4
    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.
  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Hi everyone!

    I hope you’re doing well. 🥰

    Jill
  • laureljenn
    laureljenn Posts: 267 Member
    Starting weight: 204 on 1/1/2020
    Goal weight: 150
    Current weight: 196.2 on 6/8
    Weekly weight lost: +1.4
    Total weight lost: 7.2
    This week's successes: Finished another week of this challenge without quitting.
    This week's challenges: Had a couple days of binge eating which derailed my hopes of any weight loss for the week. Not a good week for me.
  • mariatn2003
    mariatn2003 Posts: 238 Member
    Starting weight: 180
    Goal weight: 135
    Current weight: 174
    Total weight lost: 6
    This week's successes: Did get 2 hours of gardening yesterday and got lots done
    This week's challenges: did not get my sleep last night so I need to work on getting more sleep.
  • kramereh
    kramereh Posts: 612 Member
    tarting weight: 218.4 (12/1/19)
    Goal weight: 150
    Current weight: 198.
    Week weight loss- 2.2 lb
    Total weight loss: 22.4 lb

    This week's successes: I worked really hard on the days I stuck to my workout and calorie goals.

    This week's challenges: I had 3 cheat days this week just because I was I a mood. I’m lucky I still lost.
  • tammierlewis
    tammierlewis Posts: 564 Member
    tammierlewis wrote: »
    Highest weight 188.

    Starting weight: 135
    Goal weight: 120

    12/31: 135.0
    1/6: 135.0
    1/27: 143.0
    2/4: 139.2
    2/24: 140.2
    3/3: 142. 0
    3/10: 141.0
    3/24: 141.0
    3/31: 140.8
    4/7: 140.8
    4/15: 140.6
    4/21: 139.0
    4/28: 139.0
    5/6: 139.4
    5/12: 139.2
    5/20: 138.8
    5/26: 138.8
    6/1: 139.0
    6/7: 139.2
    6/13: 138.8

    Success: cutting back on snacks.

    Challenges: Will be traveling to see friends starting tomorrow. Then lunch with family. And closing the week with Dr appt. Lab work came back with cholesterol up again 258 from my low of 228. I have been trying to work in more salmon and "good" cholesterol proteins but I see that I need to stick with plant based proteins.
  • laureljenn
    laureljenn Posts: 267 Member
    Starting weight: 204 on 1/1/2020
    Goal weight: 150
    Current weight: 196.8 on 6/15
    Weekly weight lost: +.6
    Total weight lost: 7.2
    This week's successes: Started pool workouts again towards end of the week.
    This week's challenges: Husband had surgery, so I did not get as many workouts in as I would have liked.
  • mariatn2003
    mariatn2003 Posts: 238 Member
    Starting weight: 180
    Goal weight: 135
    Current weight: 173.5
    Total weight lost: 6.5
    This week's successes: I exercised today and trying to eat healthier
    This week's challenges: I had a few bad snacks yesterday and today.
  • timlangan42
    timlangan42 Posts: 56 Member
    Week 24. After holding steady for the previous month, I started back into a more structured routine. Slow getting back into workouts routine as the weather and an ankle injury, taking much longer to heal than I'd hoped, has stymied my attempts to walk, run, or ride. Happy to be losing, but I'm ready to be on the other side of 200 to keep this challenge going.

    Starting weight: 233 lbs
    Goal weight: 170 lbs
    Current weight: 203.5 lbs
    Total weight lost: 29.5 lbs, -1.9 pounds since last month

    This month's successes: Improved logging and return to deficit eating which netted just enough loss to keep me ahead of the curve for the challenge. A few rides, some long, interspersed between thunderstorms.
    This month's challenges: Weather allowing me to ride and an inexpensive bike that struggles to stay healthy doing what it probably wasn't designed to do. Gyms are still closed, so weight training is limited.
  • MelodiousMermaid
    MelodiousMermaid Posts: 380 Member
    Current Weight (28-day average):
    192.8

    Weekly change in 28-day average:
    -0.8

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    -0.5/+0.3/-4.3

    This week's successes:
    • Accurate logging.
    • Maintaining meeting my step goal, added 100 more steps/day = 5,800 goal (current goal streak at 162 days).
    • Strength training 3x, other workouts 2x
    • Starting to take better care of myself (dressing better).

    This week's challenges:
    • I've been letting protein fall by the wayside. Need to change that.
    • Other issues are still there (but at the lesser point currently, so hopefully won't be as big of a stumbling block).

    My weigh-in this morning dropped a bunch. I think it will rebound somewhat, as today should be better for eating. I am glad I'm using the 28-day average as my "watch" number, as it has really helped me in adding perspective.

    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 post:

    Current Weight (28-day average):
    193.6

    Weekly change in 28-day average:
    -0.1

    Cumulative change (Month/Quarter/Year):
    +0.3/+1.1/-3.5

    This week's successes:
    • Accurate logging.
    • Maintaining meeting my step goal, added 100 more steps/day (current goal streak at 156 days).
    • Strength training 3x, other workouts 2x
    • Back in the groove FINALLY.

    This week's challenges:
    • I'm going to be going out to eat tonight. That will be incredibly challenging to try and stay in macros with my appetite (currently in RAWR mode from strength training.)
    • In the middle of the mental mud pit. It is what it is.

    Finally got that unknown extra (water?) weight off, and the general trend is now down. I am thankful that so far I haven't had to fight the hunger monster too hard (started adding IF to my toolkit really helped a lot). Still not out of the danger zone for that, though, as I will have my first challenge of restaurant eating during the hungries tonight. (And no, extra water unfortunately does not help in this case, but at least it does fall on a strength day, which is when I eat closer to maintenance, so I'm going to try and bank the calories that I can to make it work.)

    On a separate note, it's really weird, but multiple people have commented on me looking more trim, even though I'm still up about a net of 15 pounds since the middle of February. I'm thinking it might just be new workout clothes, but maybe I'm managing a recomp for a bit of it too? That'd be stellar.

    Q2 History:
    2020/04/08: 192.5
    2020/04/15: 191.8
    2020/04/22: 194.5
    2020/04/29: 191.8, 194.2 (28-day average)
    2020/05/06: 192.3, 193.6
    2020/05/13: 191.0, 193.0
    2020/05/20: 191.7, 193.1
    2020/05/27: 193.6, 193.1
    2020/06/03: 196.9, 193.7
    2020/06/10: 192.0, 193.6
    2020/06/17: 188.5, 192.8

    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
    2020/02/19: ???
    2020/02/26: ???
    2020/02/29 (end of month): 184.7
    2020/03/04: 181.2 (estimated using different scale)
    2020/03/11: 183.4
    2020/03/17: 189.4
    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.

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