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  • mc62412
    mc62412 Posts: 195 Member
    Weighing in today. Interested to see how the week went. I’ll post it in a few
  • mc62412
    mc62412 Posts: 195 Member
    Ive finally reached my first goal ! It took me 9 weeks. 20.5 pounds down this morning. Woo hoo.

    Now for my next goal !! 👀 I’m not even sure what to set it at. I was thinking 15 pounds. But is that too much. Will I get discouraged. Should I do 10 🤷🏻‍♀️
    Let’s go middle. And say 12 lol.

    4/12 initial weight 290
    6/14 Current weight 270
    2nd goal 258

    I don’t have a time frame for it. I guess as long as I make progress toward that direction I’m good.

    How are you guys determining next goal. And are you setting time frames. How are you determining that ?
  • abuford4
    abuford4 Posts: 7 Member
    Can I join you? I used to be super-fit - probably 10 pounds more than I wanted to weigh, but I was a rock climber, long-distance cyclist, swimmer, serious yoga practitioner. Then I got divorced, went to graduate school, and gained - no kidding- 60 pounds. I need to lose about 65, truth be told. But I'm committed to not getting ahead of myself. This week, I only have to lose one pound...... otherwise the goal is too big and I feel defeated.

    Starting weight: 173
    Goal weight: 110 (I'm 5' tall, so that's not unrealistic.)

    To lose that one pound, I'm going to walk with the dog every morning (which is harder than it should be, but it's good for both of us), do yoga (a short practice because that's all I can do these days) 3 days a week, and just a few minutes of cardio (hello, SO VERY out of shape......) 4 days a week. Also I'm going to start eating breakfast at home again. When I get too hungry, I head for the drive-through, and that's an easy fix. I don't even really like that food, for crying out loud.

    Also, I'm going to excuse-proof my workouts. I have a gym membership but they're still closed, and really nothing at home except a yoga mat. So, I'm going to slowly turn the spare bedroom into a workout room. This week, my goal is jut to clear it out. It's kind of become the crap room.

    That's enough for one week. They are bigger changes than they seem.....
  • LeeAnneIAm
    LeeAnneIAm Posts: 22 Member
    Okay, new week new goal. Everyone, try to get at least 8 hours of sleep. (It’ll help you lose weight faster) :)
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,459 Member
    LeeAnneIAm wrote: »
    Okay, new week new goal. Everyone, try to get at least 8 hours of sleep. (It’ll help you lose weight faster) :)

    Yeah, 'cuz it's hard to snack when you're asleep (my husband manages it). I need to sleep A LOT!
  • LeeAnneIAm
    LeeAnneIAm Posts: 22 Member
    edited June 2020
    melaniedscott wrote: »
    LeeAnneIAm wrote: »
    Okay, new week new goal. Everyone, try to get at least 8 hours of sleep. (It’ll help you lose weight faster) :)

    Yeah, 'cuz it's hard to snack when you're asleep (my husband manages it). I need to sleep A LOT!

    Haha, yep! That and sleep helps to control stress levels, cravings, and hunger signals, which can help you feel fuller, faster.
  • starryeclipse
    starryeclipse Posts: 221 Member
    starryeclipse wrote: »
    I just started here a couple days ago & want to stay motivated.

    SW: 200.4
    CW: 200.2
    GW #1: 160
    GW #2: 135

    6/8 - 198.6

    6/11 - 196.2

    6/15 - 198.0 This is very disappointing but I did go camping over the weekend. I only went over slightly one two of the four days but increased my steps THREE fold! We’ll see how the Thursday weigh in goes.

  • azkunk
    azkunk Posts: 956 Member
    SW:207 (5/1/20)
    CW: 201.6
    GW: 157

    Total weight lost: 5.4

    Lost 0.9 since last week and past my first mini goal of 5 lbs. I haven’t been tracking or posting as much because I have been super busy but I am doing my best to keep things under control and was happy with the loss.

    I Am moving in 2 weeks so I will continue to stay busy and stressed. My hubby started eating healthier too so that really curbs the stress eating.

    Goal for this week is to drink 80oz/day and log all meals.
  • azkunk
    azkunk Posts: 956 Member
    @mc62412 - Congrats on your first goal. My goal is to lose 50lbs by my 50th birthday (May 2021). I set 10 mini goals of 5 lbs. My progress is SLOW and I need the mini goals to keep me motivated.

    @abuford4 - welcome :) Sounds like a great plan and a realistic start!

    @LeeAnneIAm - I’m usually a great sleeper but lately I have been getting up an hour or two after going to sleep. I think it’s the stress of moving. I just can’t stop thinking. I’ve never had insomnia before.
    @starryeclipse - don’t beat yourself up. Weight loss is not linear, keep on track and it will catch up
  • azkunk
    azkunk Posts: 956 Member
    @tiffanyetzel - welcome :smiley: This will be your year ... you can do it!

    @melaniedscott - great job walking. I hate yard work and looking forward to my new house with desert landscaping and artifice grass 🌵

    @Beka3695 - that’s a GREAT nsv

    @ChrysalisCove - I am more like you ... realistic about what I eat. I need this to be sustainable. That’s why I am happiest with any loss and don’t expect to loss it quickly.

    @IDARae - great job!

    @Sunnysouth92 - be strong and stay safe out there. I hear beaches are really crowded
  • Leezy55
    Leezy55 Posts: 339 Member
    Leezy55 wrote: »
    Leezy55 wrote: »
    Please add me! Have to lose 40-50.
    Before MFP all time high 192, last summer made it down to 159, back up to 175 this year.

    SW 168
    GW 125 ?
    MG 9/22 end of summer 148

    6/1/2020 168

    6/8 165.8

    6/15/ 166.0
  • mc62412
    mc62412 Posts: 195 Member
    azkunk wrote: »
    @mc62412 - Congrats on your first goal. My goal is to lose 50lbs by my 50th birthday (May 2021). I set 10 mini goals of 5 lbs. My progress is SLOW and I need the mini goals to keep me motivated.

    @abuford4 - welcome :) Sounds like a great plan and a realistic start!

    @LeeAnneIAm - I’m usually a great sleeper but lately I have been getting up an hour or two after going to sleep. I think it’s the stress of moving. I just can’t stop thinking. I’ve never had insomnia before.
    @starryeclipse - don’t beat yourself up. Weight loss is not linear, keep on track and it will catch up

    I also need the mini goals. As my final goal is just too big to tackle at once.
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,459 Member
    Where is everyone? I hear crickets...

    So, weighed in this week at 210.5, so...a little loss. Yesterday was 20th anniversary and said screw tracking. Ate whatever I wanted, which turned out to be junk. Sigh. Back to it today. Started with a 3.5+ mile walk with pastry in the middle. Will do gardening this afternoon when it cools down a bit.

    @mc62412 you can do it! maybe 1 month at a time goals?

    @azkunk Yeah, I thought gardening would be nice when we bought this place...but there is too much to do for just me and my husband doesn't like gardening at all. Sometimes it's hard to get him to mow (I can't, mower hates me, can't ever get it started...there's a trick & he won't tell me.). This week he got stung by a bee to avoid it. 😊 Kidding. He was pretty traumatized by the bee, though...
  • jenifergotti
    jenifergotti Posts: 325 Member
    starryeclipse wrote: »
    Is it too late to join all of you?!

    I’m Brittany and I need some motivation & friends with similar goals to stay on track. I’m at the heaviest I’ve ever been 200.4 and my ultimate goal is 135. My current goal though is 160 and then I’ll adjust from there.

    Welcome!!
  • jenifergotti
    jenifergotti Posts: 325 Member
    mc62412 wrote: »
    Hi everyone !
    Glad to see so much support. I want in on this. I’m from Connecticut.

    Staring weight : 290.5 ( 4/12/20 )
    1st mini goal 270.2 ( I wish I hit this last week but that didn’t happen. So close. Let’s say I want to hit that 1st goal by 6/25/20 )

    Then I’ll set a 2nd goal. Final I’d like to reach 160/170

    Drink half our weight in water ? That sounds like an AWFUL lot of water. For me at least lol. Unless I calculated wrong. But I see I’m behind from when this post went up lol

    It’s half your weight in ounces!! You can do it!
  • jenifergotti
    jenifergotti Posts: 325 Member
    melaniedscott wrote: »
    Haven't been doing my core for a few days. Been tired, it has basically been a choice between walking and core and I really need the walking. I've managed at least 30 minutes 6 of the last 7 days.

    This am I went out to do a little weeding...nearly 2 hours later I came back in. Don't know how the time got away from me. Sure was tired after.

    The war with the weeds is tiring...I hate all things with tap roots and things that root for feet. I'll do some work every day and maybe still get to my goal of getting those two beds clear this month.

    The never ending yard work....
  • jenifergotti
    jenifergotti Posts: 325 Member
    Hey all! Sorry, I have been camping and didn’t log or post or anything. Just enjoyed my family. We will see what the scale shows tomorrow. Figure i need a good day of logging and a workout in before I get on the scale.
    I have enjoyed catching up on the posts! You all are so inspiring- keep posting, it keeps me motivated. ❤️
  • jenifergotti
    jenifergotti Posts: 325 Member
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  • mc62412
    mc62412 Posts: 195 Member
    melaniedscott wrote: »
    Where is everyone? I hear crickets...

    So, weighed in this week at 210.5, so...a little loss. Yesterday was 20th anniversary and said screw tracking. Ate whatever I wanted, which turned out to be junk. Sigh. Back to it today. Started with a 3.5+ mile walk with pastry in the middle. Will do gardening this afternoon when it cools down a bit.

    @mc62412 you can do it! maybe 1 month at a time goals?

    @azkunk Yeah, I thought gardening would be nice when we bought this place...but there is too much to do for just me and my husband doesn't like gardening at all. Sometimes it's hard to get him to mow (I can't, mower hates me, can't ever get it started...there's a trick & he won't tell me.). This week he got stung by a bee to avoid it. 😊 Kidding. He was pretty traumatized by the bee, though...

    My first goal was 20 pounds. Hit that. My next goal is 12.
  • starryeclipse
    starryeclipse Posts: 221 Member
    starryeclipse wrote: »
    starryeclipse wrote: »
    I just started here a couple days ago & want to stay motivated.

    SW: 200.4
    CW: 200.2
    GW #1: 160
    GW #2: 135

    6/8 - 198.6

    6/11 - 196.2

    6/15 - 198.0

    6/18 - 196.5
  • RaeGreen85
    RaeGreen85 Posts: 5 Member
    I have about 35 pounds to lose. I let myself go when I was diagnosed with cancer but now I'm cancer free and wanna live. I'm on day 2 but feel like I'm starving.
  • mc62412
    mc62412 Posts: 195 Member
    Lacyraefry wrote: »
    I have about 35 pounds to lose. I let myself go when I was diagnosed with cancer but now I'm cancer free and wanna live. I'm on day 2 but feel like I'm starving.

    You got this. 👏🏼
  • carriestrine
    carriestrine Posts: 214 Member
    @tiffanyetzel your goals sound a lot like mine! I started at 236 in March and my ultimate goal weight is also 150. So far I'm down 17lb, but the total goal number is very intimidating!

    Hello to you all! Im 34 and live in San Francisco. I finally have decided its time to get healthy for real this time after using MFP on and off since 2012. Right now my goal is to lose slowly because I am looking for a real sustained lifestyle change. Ive lost 17lbs so far at about 1450 calories a day plus making time for exercise. I am working hard to get to 5 days a week working out, and very serious about strength training.

    In the past Ive struggled with stress and emotional eating, and im excited to build some new habits.

    March 2020 SW: 236
    CW: 216.4
    My June goal is to get under 215, but I will be so excited when I get below 200.
    UGW: 150
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,459 Member
    Lacyraefry wrote: »
    I have about 35 pounds to lose. I let myself go when I was diagnosed with cancer but now I'm cancer free and wanna live. I'm on day 2 but feel like I'm starving.

    Don't starve yourself. Reduce your calories but not so much that you want to eat the world...because eventually you will...

    Try drinking a glass of water when you feel hungry and give it 10 minutes. If you're still hungry, have a piece of fruit or a carrot or celery or something. Or go for a walk.
  • RaeWats
    RaeWats Posts: 57 Member
    I wish I had a better understanding of the mind of the scale. My scale must be a man, lol!!
    And I know I really shouldn’t look to the scale as the tell all, but when I go back to my nephrologist in May, it’s the number he’ll be looking at 🤷🏻‍♀️
    Monday - 197.5, did 38min mixed cardio and got 12k steps in, ate good
    Tuesday, didn’t weigh, just did a 30 min walk, got 10k steps in, age good
    Wednesday, didn’t weigh, did 38 mins mixed cardio, got 15k steps in, ate great
    Thursday - 200.5?????? Didn’t work out, only for 5k steps in and ate total garbage and dinner time (celebrating daughter’s Gr 8 grad)
    Friday - 196.4 😝

    I honestly don’t get it
  • ChrysalisCove
    ChrysalisCove Posts: 975 Member
    edited June 2020
    I’m thinking my scale may be going out. This morning I weighed a few times back-to-back & got results across a 12lb spread. DH has mentioned getting some weird results, too. Replaced the batteries, but still got wonky results. Guess I’ll be looking for a new one...
  • micwrites
    micwrites Posts: 123 Member
    Lacyraefry wrote: »
    I have about 35 pounds to lose. I let myself go when I was diagnosed with cancer but now I'm cancer free and wanna live. I'm on day 2 but feel like I'm starving.

    You can do it! When I feel like that I drink water and pretend it’s a cheeseburger. Raw veggies. Something from the garden if you have one. Anything with low or free cals.
  • Beka3695
    Beka3695 Posts: 4,126 Member
    ChrysalisCove wrote: »
    I’m thinking my scale may be going out. This morning I weighed a few times back-to-back & got results across a 12lb spread. DH has mentioned getting some weird results, too. Replaced the batteries, but still got wonky results. Guess I’ll be looking for a new one...

    I would like to recommend my scale. I love it! It is 1byOne and I bought it on amazon. It was not expensive. It works great with iPhones, not so much with android.

    If you get on the scale 2 times in a row - you will get the same weight. You don’t have to keep trying for the same weight twice.

    I’ve had the scale about 3 years and just changed the batteries for the first time last week.
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,459 Member
    ChrysalisCove wrote: »
    I’m thinking my scale may be going out. This morning I weighed a few times back-to-back & got results across a 12lb spread. DH has mentioned getting some weird results, too. Replaced the batteries, but still got wonky results. Guess I’ll be looking for a new one...

    Maybe check the surface it is on. If there is any instability, scales can read weird. on concrete or tile or really solid wood flooring is best.

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