Lose 50lbs+ club

roz0810
roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
Hi everyone.

Please join me in creating a group with people looking to drop 50lbs+. This can be a weighing in thread and for support/motivation.

Feel free to add me and comment below :)
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  • nniles49
    nniles49 Posts: 4 Member
    More like 150 lbs for me, but I'm in!
  • Bella_Figura
    Bella_Figura Posts: 4,330 Member
    Closer to 100lbs for me, but count me in too!
  • amyr271
    amyr271 Posts: 343 Member
    65 pounds to lose here! Seems a bit daunting!
  • roz0810
    roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
    It does @amyr271 but we will get there :)
  • Bella_Figura
    Bella_Figura Posts: 4,330 Member
    As at today I have 75lbs to get to a BMI of 25, but as I don't have much muscle mass I want to lose a few more BMI points, so my ultimate goal is to lose 87lbs (which, when added to what I've lost already, will be a total loss of 92.6lbs.) That gets me down to a weight of 54kg, BMI of 22.8. I may take stock and change that closer to the time, as I've never got below 60kg. I may stop at 58.6kg.
  • roz0810
    roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
    That's nice Bella. We can do this together! :)
  • StephanieAnn20
    StephanieAnn20 Posts: 11 Member
    I'm in!!! :)
  • LilMsEnergy1
    LilMsEnergy1 Posts: 49 Member
    Count me in x
  • commonsensefitness
    commonsensefitness Posts: 105 Member
    Joined
  • roz0810
    roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
    Woop woop. Welcome :) How's everyone doing?
  • N0M0Y0Y0
    N0M0Y0Y0 Posts: 30 Member
    Still learning this app. Looking for supportive community/friends to keep me inspired. Have lost about 55lbs. Still got about 180lbs to go. Feel free to add me
  • Becoming_A_Butterfly
    Becoming_A_Butterfly Posts: 2,534 Member
    I have about 60 pounds to my goal weight, and it seems like a ton, and like I will never lose it! I am going to focus on one week at a time. I set myself a weekly weight loss goal of about 2 pounds.
  • slamas75
    slamas75 Posts: 3 Member
    I’m in. 138 lbs left to go for me :wink:
  • roz0810
    roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
    Welcome ❤️
  • cinnamon981
    cinnamon981 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi! I need to lose 55lbs 🙈
  • heatherbluebell
    heatherbluebell Posts: 86 Member
    My current goal is around 70 pounds, but that's just to my first goal. I'm in! It's nice being able to talk to other people with this much to lose.
  • FitByFifty1970
    FitByFifty1970 Posts: 127 Member
    I've lost over 70 and have 40+ to go (though it may be 30+....I am currently low 180s and am going to get under 150 and decide if I want to go under 140 or not....). Friend me if you'd like as well.
  • dboling83
    dboling83 Posts: 11 Member
    Be happy to join. How everyone doing
  • pavs2021
    pavs2021 Posts: 4 Member
    Hi roz0810 and all!
    here for motivation and inspiration, great to see ppl losing weight.

    Please do share what's working for you all. And maybe what's not too.

    For me, my downfall is diet, mainly sugar/treats and I think its linked to emotional eating. I'm trying to get more active too, I think I went for too long this last year (or 3) not moving enough so trying to make sure I do something every day
  • roz0810
    roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
    Been a great week for me wooop.

    Starting weight: 260 18th March

    March 25: 256.6
    April 1: 254.8
    April 8: 251.4
    April 15:
  • roz0810
    roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
    Welcome @pavs2021 you're in the right place.

    This past 3 weeks I've simply been under my calories goal and drinking lots of water 🥤 Also 30 minutes walking everyday.
  • MelRealm
    MelRealm Posts: 7 Member
    My goal is to lose 77 pounds
  • Mds1922
    Mds1922 Posts: 9 Member
    I need to lose about 80lbs. I could use some support/accountability. I am new to this whole logging meals thing. Thank you!
  • Mds1922
    Mds1922 Posts: 9 Member
    Question: has anyone experienced the scale going up once you start working out more? I'm seeing it go up and I'm starting to freak out a bit. I get on the scale every day. What do you guys suggest?
  • kelMee2
    kelMee2 Posts: 203 Member
    My first goal is to lose 60lbs which will still put me in the overweight category but when I reach that goal i may give myself a new target depending on how I feel
    Sw-220 (08.03.21)
    Cw-208.4
    Gw-160
    @Mds1922 your weight normally goes up when you start a new exercise because the muscles are repairing themselves so have excess blood and retain fluid, it happens to me every time I add in something new so I tend to avoid the scale for a few days after a new exercise.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member
    Mds1922 wrote: »
    Question: has anyone experienced the scale going up once you start working out more? I'm seeing it go up and I'm starting to freak out a bit. I get on the scale every day. What do you guys suggest?

    Yes. It's just water retention for muscle repair. It's not fat, so no need to worry about it. If fat loss was happening pre-exercise in a reasonable way, it's still happening behind the scenes, just not visible on the scale. The best strategy is to patiently wait it out.

    There are lots of things that can temporarily increase water retention: It's just part of how a healthy body functions. Pretty much any sudden scale increase without an obvious *major* increase in calorie intake, or reduction in activity, is water fluctuation, and IMO not worth stressing over. It takes around 3500 calories cumulatively above or below maintenance calories to gain or lose a pound of fat, so you'd notice if you'd eaten that much more or moved that much less in a short time period.

    *Lots* of things can cause meaningless scale fluctuations. This is a good read, quite calming:

    https://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations

    After you've been tracking consistently for a couple of months, weighing daily, you'll have pretty good insights into how your body handles these things, so how the scale will respond. It can be challenging at first!

    P.S. I'm just reading threads, replying where relevant, but I don't really belong in this one. I lost the 50+ pounds as of about 5 years ago, at age 59-60. I'm just hanging around maintaining a healthy weight now. Apologies for the brief thread interruption!
  • Julie31171
    Julie31171 Posts: 24 Member
    Hi! How do I join??
  • rmh2021
    rmh2021 Posts: 13 Member
    I'm in. My goal is 60 lbs lost.
  • Walking and looking forward to not hurting so much.