30 pounds to lose challenge by March 2021
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I'm 37 years old, married, we have a 2 year old. My goal for this challenge is to lose 15-20 lbs. 2020 starting weight was 225. My ultimate goal weight is 135-140 I'll plan for Saturday weigh ins.
Good luck to everyone on reaching your goals.
Dec 5th 183.0
Dec 12th 182.2
Dec 19th 181.2
Dec 26th 181.4
Jan 2nd 180.8
Jan 9th 180.0
Jan 16th 179.6
Jan 22nd 178.8 (This past week I decided to switch from weighing myself daily to weekly. So, going to change to a Friday weigh in. Just trying something different.)
Jan 29th 178.0
Feb 5th 177.0 (I know I don't share, but I do enjoy following how everyone is doing.)
Feb 12th 175.8
Feb 20th 177.8
Feb 27th 176.6 (It'll be a push for me, but I'd like to try and end this challenge out of the 170's.)
Mar 5th 176.0
Mar 13th 175.4
Mar 20th
Mar 27th
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@WeatherJane Great progress!! You are inching closer to the 160s. Soon!
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Good Saturday Morning Everyone🌞
Sunny but cold here in Ontario at -5.
So I had a 'free from MFP' day and just wanted to share some nutrition info that I begrudgingly recorded on my daily food intake for yesterday.
I ate the entire bag of this last night....ok....honestly, in bed!! Plus a bunch of other stuff. And I'm ok with it as I planned to have a high calorie, eat whatever day. But wanted to share that this package of "healthy" snacks was 1100 calories for the whole bag. I knew that nuts were high calorie, but seeing it on paper so to speak was a reminder to stick to reasonable serving sizes!
Anyway have a great weekend !
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frankwbrown wrote: »@rnc52012
I think it depends a lot on how close you are to your ideal weight. One pound a week would seem doable.
When I started last July, I was averaging losing 2.1 pounds/week, but I was 100+ pounds overweight then. Now, still around 50 pounds overweight, I've lost 3 pounds in the last four weeks (that's only 0.75 pounds/week). I've had to adjust to the fact that it may very well take me the rest of the year (as opposed to July) to get to where I want to be. It definitely requires taking the long view, with persistence, perseverance and patience.
@frankbrown You are doing wonderful! 50lbs lost...that is amazing hard work & commitment. Inspiring4 -
frankwbrown wrote: »I've been enjoying the opportunity to swim. I had planned to swim every other day, but then I swam 5 days in a row!
I definitely needed a break after that so no swimming yesterday. Today, I swam 1600 yards, in ~56 minutes. My goal is to swim 1800 yards in an hour. Then, I'd have achieved the speed of migrating sea turtles! I fantasize about being able to hang with a bunch of them for an hour or so.
Weighing in tomorrow; I don't think I'll be pleased.
But I know I'm getting better physically, even though I'm not seeing the weight loss I'd like. It's a long slow journey. There's a part of me that's like a kid on a car trip whining, "When are we gonna get there?", "Are we there yet?", "Are we there yet?"...
And I say, "Ahh hush up. Read your book. We'll get there when we get there."
Haha. This analogy couldn’t be more spot on!
@rnc52012 slow and steady! Consistency will get you where you want to be. So tough to put a time stamp on it but, when in doubt, ask Google. Lol.
Sometimes Google is a fun distraction 😉My friends (mostly much younger) tease me about my enthusiasm to Google when I'm curious. The younger generation doesn't get that we had to actually go to the library, sign out all the books on the paper cards, then carry them all home and crack open all the books to do research to get an answer!!4 -
Good Saturday Morning Everyone🌞
Sunny but cold here in Ontario at -5.
So I had a 'free from MFP' day and just wanted to share some nutrition info that I begrudgingly recorded on my daily food intake for yesterday.
I ate the entire bag of this last night....ok....honestly, in bed!! Plus a bunch of other stuff. And I'm ok with it as I planned to have a high calorie, eat whatever day. But wanted to share that this package of "healthy" snacks was 1100 calories for the whole bag. I knew that nuts were high calorie, but seeing it on paper so to speak was a reminder to stick to reasonable serving sizes!
Anyway have a great weekend !
This is such an important note. I rarely keep trail mix in the house because I can so easily over eat them. When I do measure and eat a ‘serving size’ as recommended on the package I never feel as satisfied as I think I should with that high number of calories. This is a good reminder that it can sometimes be just as easy to over eat some ‘healthy’ foods as unhealthy.
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Good morning! I took it easy yesterday walking but will need 10,000 steps today for my challenge. I'm going to get a massage now; I was planning on workout before the massage but this bed is too cozy at the moment.
I also have not been to Planet Fitness in weeks to life weights. That's on my goal list this week. Have a great day!4 -
@shnerb00 I hear you! Trailmix and these nut packages sure do add up! I love the crunch and sometimes they have little chocolate chips in them. But the calories are brutal!!! I would be better off eating a small bag of potato chips which would probably be less calories. But they do say nuts are good fats.
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frankwbrown wrote: »I've been enjoying the opportunity to swim. I had planned to swim every other day, but then I swam 5 days in a row!
I definitely needed a break after that so no swimming yesterday. Today, I swam 1600 yards, in ~56 minutes. My goal is to swim 1800 yards in an hour. Then, I'd have achieved the speed of migrating sea turtles! I fantasize about being able to hang with a bunch of them for an hour or so.
Weighing in tomorrow; I don't think I'll be pleased.
But I know I'm getting better physically, even though I'm not seeing the weight loss I'd like. It's a long slow journey. There's a part of me that's like a kid on a car trip whining, "When are we gonna get there?", "Are we there yet?", "Are we there yet?"...
And I say, "Ahh hush up. Read your book. We'll get there when we get there."
Haha. This analogy couldn’t be more spot on!
@rnc52012 slow and steady! Consistency will get you where you want to be. So tough to put a time stamp on it but, when in doubt, ask Google. Lol.
Sometimes Google is a fun distraction 😉My friends (mostly much younger) tease me about my enthusiasm to Google when I'm curious. The younger generation doesn't get that we had to actually go to the library, sign out all the books on the paper cards, then carry them all home and crack open all the books to do research to get an answer!!
Card catalogs. The Dewey decimal system. Microfiche .... you brought back good memories. Remember the big volume encyclopedias you would have to buy each year to update the info. My parents eventually stopped buying them. But I really loved reading them.3 -
@rnc52012 In our county, restaurants must put the calories next to everything on the menu. My husband was eyeing something on a menu recently that was 2200 calories. He probably would have ordered it if he had not been informed. It really can be shocking. Sometimes "salads" are way higher than a burger. It really is hard to tell with some things.5
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@rnc52012 In our county, restaurants must put the calories next to everything on the menu. My husband was eyeing something on a menu recently that was 2200 calories. He probably would have ordered it if he had not been informed. It really can be shocking. Sometimes "salads" are way higher than a burger. It really is hard to tell with some things.
@JenT304 Yup it sure is! Luckily I can't afford to eat out too often🙄
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March 15/21 Check In
SW 162(ish)
GW 140
Today's weight is 155.4
So I'm down 7lbs since I started on January 10/21
My waist is down 2.5 inches and hips about 1.5 inches.
Progress has been made, and while it's not huge I'm pleased and am going to work a little harder at upping my exercise and staying within my daily calorie intake goal.
I have really begun an inner dialogue and awareness about my emotional stressors & the binges. Pounds LOST and emotional GROWTH.....👍👍
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Start Weight 160.2
Goal Weight 135
12/28 160.2
1/4 155.8
1/11 155.4
1/18 154.2
1/25 152.4
2/1 152.6
2/8 150.0
2/15 151.8
2/22 149.2
3/1 146.2
3/8 146.6
3/15 146.6
I’ve hit a plateau. Time to try something new. I’m going to give Intermittent fasting a go this week. Wish me luck!7 -
Baked salmon and sweet potatoes over the weekend. I seasoned the salmon all over with olive oil, paprika and sea salt. Then added honey and mustard on the top. Then I sealed the salmon in aluminum, with parchment under the fish, baked 20 minutes, opened the aluminum, removed the parchment, then boiled the top for another 5 minutes or so to brown. It was like heaven, very moist inside and brown on the outer. For the sweet potatoes, sliced in half, coated them all over with olive oil and sea salt. Placed on parchment paper with the cut side down and baked for 45 minutes. Smack your momma good eating...Of caused I had wine...and was still under my calorie count for the day...today's weigh in 268 pounds, 23 from goal.6
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@lperkins5
Wow! That sounds delicious, but I'm not that ambitious. (that could be the beginning of a poem)
It's so satisfying when you can eat a delicious meal and still be under your calorie allowance.
Keep it up!
P.S. We're almost at the same weight -- I weighed 265.5 this morning.5 -
frankwbrown wrote: »@lperkins5
Wow! That sounds delicious, but I'm not that ambitious. (that could be the beginning of a poem)
It's so satisfying when you can eat a delicious meal and still be under your calorie allowance.
Keep it up!
P.S. We're almost at the same weight -- I weighed 265.5 this morning.
Thanks Frank, it does feel good to cook a great meal...I've never cooked so much as I have this past year...Great for you on the weight, that's awesome! What's your goal weight?2 -
I have gained 1.9 lbs since last check in. Pastries have not been my friend. It is so much easier to stay in a good habit than it is to get back into it when we break our routine.
The good news is the month is not over, I have already lost 19.8 lbs out of my 24 lbs challenge goal, and as @kwgrandma wrote I will “just try to be better than yesterday.”
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frankwbrown wrote: »@lperkins5
Wow! That sounds delicious, but I'm not that ambitious. (that could be the beginning of a poem)
It's so satisfying when you can eat a delicious meal and still be under your calorie allowance.
Keep it up!
P.S. We're almost at the same weight -- I weighed 265.5 this morning.
Thanks Frank, it does feel good to cook a great meal...I've never cooked so much as I have this past year...Great for you on the weight, that's awesome! What's your goal weight?
Well, I started at 330 last July 10th and set a goal of 230 by this coming July 10th. That meant I'd have to lose ~2 pounds/week. I weighed 218 in college so I thought 230 would be doable now that I'm 70+, and it gave me a nice round number: 100 pounds to lose in one year. I started out averaging about 2.1 pounds/week but then the holidays hit and I slowed down. After having a DEXA body scan in December, I learned that I had been losing some muscle along with the fat. So I began eating more protein and lifting weight to try to counteract that. The result was, I plateaued for weeks in January and February.
So now, I'm trying to find a balance where I can continue to lose weight without losing muscle. I am adjusting to the likelihood that I won't make my goal by July 10th, but I am still determined to get there. In fact, I think I might want to continue down to 220 before I begin weight maintenance.
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frankwbrown wrote: »frankwbrown wrote: »@lperkins5
Wow! That sounds delicious, but I'm not that ambitious. (that could be the beginning of a poem)
It's so satisfying when you can eat a delicious meal and still be under your calorie allowance.
Keep it up!
P.S. We're almost at the same weight -- I weighed 265.5 this morning.
Thanks Frank, it does feel good to cook a great meal...I've never cooked so much as I have this past year...Great for you on the weight, that's awesome! What's your goal weight?
Well, I started at 330 last July 10th and set a goal of 230 by this coming July 10th. That meant I'd have to lose ~2 pounds/week. I weighed 218 in college so I thought 230 would be doable now that I'm 70+, and it gave me a nice round number: 100 pounds to lose in one year. I started out averaging about 2.1 pounds/week but then the holidays hit and I slowed down. After having a DEXA body scan in December, I learned that I had been losing some muscle along with the fat. So I began eating more protein and lifting weight to try to counteract that. The result was, I plateaued for weeks in January and February.
So now, I'm trying to find a balance where I can continue to lose weight without losing muscle. I am adjusting to the likelihood that I won't make my goal by July 10th, but I am still determined to get there. In fact, I think I might want to continue down to 220 before I begin weight maintenance.
That's GREAT...you're doing an amazing job...wonderful inspiration. I was 306 at my heights. For me, it's been learning and sticking to a new healthier lifestyle, and moderation. Learning that if I fall off the wagon, to get back on immediately, as it only takes a few days before old habits return.
Keep it up!6 -
I’ve hit a plateau. Time to try something new. I’m going to give Intermittent fasting a go this week. Wish me luck!
A mid-week update. I’ve fasted from 8pm-12pm for 3 days now. I was very reluctant to try this as I have it ingrained to never skip breakfast and I love my breakfast meals of oatmeal or yogurt.
Here’s what I’m noticing so far... I’m not missing breakfast at all, I have more time in the morning, I have one less meal to plan/prep and I can eat more for lunch and supper.
Now to wait and see if it helps me out of this plateau. Who else uses or has tried this strategy? Have you had any long- term success?3 -
My diet is in tatters. March is a terrible month for me with a few birthdays and everyone itching to have socially distanced parties again. Our anniversary is Monday and we are going to a hotel Saturday so that is just going to extend the madness. I'll be back on track the 23rd. I'll be glad to be in the minus column at all by the end of the month.6
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I am now at 90 days of tracking my meals. I’ve never gotten this far! It most definitely helps!
I think the best thing about tracking is that i can plan and track my food at the start of the day and see if I’ll have any leeway for an extra bite here or there. Having a plan helps keep me on track.
From the start of this weigh loss journey it has been my intent that my changes will be lifelong. I first thought this meant a lifelong diet and exercise routine. But I now see that tracking my food will be lifelong as well.
This group has been a big help too. Knowing I’ll be posting my progress helps to hold me accountable. I hope it’s been helpful for everyone else.
Be well everyone!7 -
I’ve hit a plateau. Time to try something new. I’m going to give Intermittent fasting a go this week. Wish me luck!
A mid-week update. I’ve fasted from 8pm-12pm for 3 days now. I was very reluctant to try this as I have it ingrained to never skip breakfast and I love my breakfast meals of oatmeal or yogurt.
Here’s what I’m noticing so far... I’m not missing breakfast at all, I have more time in the morning, I have one less meal to plan/prep and I can eat more for lunch and supper.
Now to wait and see if it helps me out of this plateau. Who else uses or has tried this strategy? Have you had any long- term success?
Yes, I'm actually doing intermittent fasting now...I started with the 16 hour off and 8 hour eating window for a few weeks, then upped that the to an 18, 6 window and now I'm on the 20 hour off eating and a 4 four hour on window. The first week is the toughest, I would actually go to bed at eight so I wouldn't eat past 8 pm....you have to drink lots of water to make you feel full. The best window for me is the 20/4. It's amazing how much energy you get once you're in the keto's zone. You still can't over eat during your eating window. Take your vitamins including potassium. My daily calorie intake right now is 1770. Good Luck!2 -
Friday weigh-in.
Start 165 lbs
Present 148.0 lbs
Goal 140 lbs
Total loss 17 lbs
Getting there. 😊5 -
I’ve hit a plateau. Time to try something new. I’m going to give Intermittent fasting a go this week. Wish me luck!
A mid-week update. I’ve fasted from 8pm-12pm for 3 days now. I was very reluctant to try this as I have it ingrained to never skip breakfast and I love my breakfast meals of oatmeal or yogurt.
Here’s what I’m noticing so far... I’m not missing breakfast at all, I have more time in the morning, I have one less meal to plan/prep and I can eat more for lunch and supper.
Now to wait and see if it helps me out of this plateau. Who else uses or has tried this strategy? Have you had any long- term success?
Yes, I'm actually doing intermittent fasting now...I started with the 16 hour off and 8 hour eating window for a few weeks, then upped that the to an 18, 6 window and now I'm on the 20 hour off eating and a 4 four hour on window. The first week is the toughest, I would actually go to bed at eight so I wouldn't eat past 8 pm....you have to drink lots of water to make you feel full. The best window for me is the 20/4. It's amazing how much energy you get once you're in the keto's zone. You still can't over eat during your eating window. Take your vitamins including potassium. My daily calorie intake right now is 1770. Good Luck!
Thanks for the encouragement @lperkins5 ! I thought I remembered you saying you were using this method. Good tip on the water and vitamins! I just can’t believe how much more satisfied I feel by eating larger meals when I’m hungry and not eating when I’m not. It sounds so obvious when I say that. Lol. So far it seems pretty effortless and so sustainable for me. Time will tell I guess.5 -
Count me in! I’d love to join. I NEED TO JOIN. I need some serious Accountability. I’d like to lose exactly 18.4 pounds from what I weighed on yesterday. Because "Life Happens" more often than not for me, I am hoping to reach my goal by the end of June. I will post weekly on Fridays. Best of luck to All of us!
Dec 7th 18.4 (Weight Loss Goal)
Dec 11th -3.4 (Total -3.4) 15.0 To Go
Dec 18th -1.4 (Total- 4.8) 13.6 To Go
Dec 25th Merry Christmas
Jan 1st Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary (Wedding) to me
Jan 8th +4.8 (Total 0.0) 18.4 To Go (Earned, Owning and Pressing On!)
Jan 15th -1.2 (Total -1.2) 17.2 To Go
Jan 22nd -1.0 (Total -2.2) 16.2 To Go
Jan 29th -0.6 (Total -2.8) 15.6 To Go
Feb 5th -1.4 (Total -4.2) 14.2 To Go
Feb 12th -0.4 (Total -4.6) 13.8 To Go
Feb 19th -1.4 (Total -6.0) 12.4 To Go
Feb 26th -0.2 (Total -6.2) 12.2 To Go
Mar 5th -0.6 (Total 6.8) 11.6 To Go
Mar 12th -1.4 (Total 8.2) 10.2 To Go
Mar 19th -1.4 (Total 9.6) 8.8 To Go4 -
THIS CHALLENGE: lose 30 pounds by end of March
Jul 10 : 330.0 (highest weight)
Nov 30 : 287.9 (starting weight)
Dec 04 : 283.5 : lost 4.4, total loss = 4.4
Dec 11 : 284.6 : gained 1.1, total loss = 3.3
Dec 18 : 283.8 : lost 0.8, total loss = 4.1
Dec 25 : 286.0 : gained 2.2, December net loss = 1.9, total loss = 1.9
Jan 01 : 281.6 : lost 4.4, total loss = 6.3
Jan 08 : 279.1 : lost 2.5, total loss = 8.8
Jan 15 : 280.1 : gained 1.0, total loss = 7.8
Jan 22 : 276.5 : lost 3.6, total loss = 11.4
Jan 29 : 274.6 : lost 1.9, January net loss = 11.4, total loss = 13.3
Feb 05 : 273.5 : lost 1.1, total loss = 14.4
Feb 12 : 275.3 : gained 1.8, total loss = 12.6
Feb 19 : 276.1 : gained 0.8, total loss = 11.8
Feb 26 : 270.3 : lost 5.8, February net loss = 4.3, total loss = 17.6
Mar 05 : 268.0 : lost 2.3, total loss = 19.9
Mar 12 : 268.8 : gained 0.8, total loss = 19.1
Mar 19 : 267.0 : lost 1.8, total loss = 20.9
Mar 26 :
Mar 31 :
Goal : 257.9 : desired loss = 30.0
Only two weeks to go! I won't hit 30 but... I'll be happy enough with a 20+ pound loss.
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frankwbrown wrote: »
Only two weeks to go! I won't hit 30 but... I'll be happy enough with a 20+ pound loss.
I won’t hit 30 either BUT I have made progress. Even though we won’t hit the 30# goal, the mere fact that we’re still working toward healthier choices is a huge accomplishment.
It’s so easy to give up. But we’re not! We’re STILL working toward a goal!
You’re doing great! Keep going!10 -
This has been a success for all of us! I won't hit 30 either BUT I have hit 12. If I hadn't done this challenge, who knows if I would have gained.
I'm so happy to be on this thread with all of you!!!
Two more weeks and counting.
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