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20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31
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April 11 SW 160lbs
GW 155lbs
April 18 158.2
May 7 156.8
May 15 155.4
Daily Macro's met? Pretty close most days. I've been super tired after work all week and have been napping instead of eating a good meal and food prepping. Napping isn't my style so I'm not sure what is up with that. Hopefully more energy next week.6 -
11/28/20 191
12/5 191
12/12 186
12/19 185
12/25 184.2
1/3/21 184
2/6 182
2/14 181
2/19 179
3/6 178.7
3/22 179.1
4/3 178.1
4/9 178.5
4/19 180.9
5/7 179.8
5/16 181.6
Not so good- I thought i was doing better. I did yoga three time this week. Meditated four times. Made all of my meals instead of take out.
On a positive: I attended a one hour Zoom about becoming vegan. I'm just curious. It was very interesting.8 -
@Up_n_Running I did Tabata for about 6 weeks- it's an excellent program- grueling but effective.5
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RubyRed427 wrote: »11/28/20 191
12/5 191
12/12 186
12/19 185
12/25 184.2
1/3/21 184
2/6 182
2/14 181
2/19 179
3/6 178.7
3/22 179.1
4/3 178.1
4/9 178.5
4/19 180.9
5/7 179.8
5/16 181.6
Not so good- I thought i was doing better. I did yoga three time this week. Meditated four times. Made all of my meals instead of take out.
On a positive: I attended a one hour Zoom about becoming vegan. I'm just curious. It was very interesting.
Sounds like you had a very positive week! Don't let the numbers discourage you...you exercised, meditated, prepared your own meals and added some personal development with your Zoom meeting!!! Success!!!5 -
I just watched a TED talk about the metric system and learned that the US is one of only 3 countries that has not officially adopted the metric system (the other two are Liberia and Myanmar). Wow, isn't it about time the US got on the metric train? I should give it a try. This started me thinking about what my weight is in kilograms. Since a kilogram is 2.2 pounds, my goal weight of 230 pounds is ~104.5 kg. This goal weight is the weight I chose last July when I started my current weight loss effort. I really wasn't sure what a realistic target weight would be, but I liked the idea of losing an even 100 pounds. Since then, I've begun thinking 230 pounds might still be a little high and I've wondered if I can get down to 220 pounds. Well, what a coincidence that 220 pounds happens to be an even 100 kilograms! I'm sure that's a sign, so once I get down to 230 pounds, I'm going to set my sights on 100 kg.
(I should also start thinking of food portions in grams rather than ounces, right?)10 -
Managed to fit in a weights workout and a long walk. Go me7
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frankwbrown wrote: »I just watched a TED talk about the metric system and learned that the US is one of only 3 countries that has not officially adopted the metric system (the other two are Liberia and Myanmar). Wow, isn't it about time the US got on the metric train? I should give it a try. This started me thinking about what my weight is in kilograms. Since a kilogram is 2.2 pounds, my goal weight of 230 pounds is ~104.5 kg. This goal weight is the weight I chose last July when I started my current weight loss effort. I really wasn't sure what a realistic target weight would be, but I liked the idea of losing an even 100 pounds. Since then, I've begun thinking 230 pounds might still be a little high and I've wondered if I can get down to 220 pounds. Well, what a coincidence that 220 pounds happens to be an even 100 kilograms! I'm sure that's a sign, so once I get down to 230 pounds, I'm going to set my sights on 100 kg.
(I should also start thinking of food portions in grams rather than ounces, right?)
I showed that video to my students when we were studying measurement. It's a good one.5 -
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I like this quote!5
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Quick Check for missed Friday May 14/21
SW 162
GW 140
Today's Weight 155.2
Gained a couple pounds, but expected as have not followed MFP program at all last week. I seem to start of Mondays with great intentions, then let life stressors throw me off taking care of myself
Simply put .... There is SO MUCH difficult stuff going on right now in my life in addition to COVid situation & how that has changed life.
This entire past year has been tough!!!
Job loss Mar 2020
Lost my dog - 13 yr old lab
Mom had a stroke and is left side paralysed and in LTC - declining quickly
My son has not spoken to me or seen me in a year this June!! And I have no idea why as he has blocked calls/texts/Messenger. Heartbroken 💔
Have a 16yr old cat that is very unwell and I must help her transition over the rainbow...but Vets her are not allowing us to go in with pets for appointments.
Biopsy appointment tmr on breast🙄A total unexpected thing as no symptoms at all 🤔Most likely nothing.
Anyway......sorry to 'dump' but the stress is real and affecting my life big time & my health. Especially not sleeping.
Having said all the above.....I'm NOT giving up and today's intention for the week is to practice self care by eating well and trying to exercise. Also....I think I'm gonna return to some of my spiritual things, after all it can't hurt right!!!
Have a great week Everyone.
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RubyRed427 wrote: »
Love love love this!!! Especially relevant to me today. Thanks🙏😃5 -
My name is Donna and I am turning 61 in May. I live in the Midwest of the USA. 5' 5" tall. My starting weight was 253. I have relapsed in the past year and need to get back on track. I am type 2 diabetic and in remission for breast cancer. Health is my #1 priority.
My goal in this challenge is to lose 15 pounds and land firmly in Onederland.
I would love to join! Here are my weights so far:
Apr 01: 207.6
Apr 05: 206.6
Apr 12: 207.4
Apr 19: 206.0
Apr 26: 204.0
Apr 30: 206.2
May 01: 206.6
May 03: 207.4
May 10: My Birthday! 208.8 I am celebrating this upcoming Sunday with family. This new higher weight is from travel and bad choices. The buck stops here!
May 17: 206.8 I’m happy with this after multiple day celebrations. I chose better than I thought or it is going to catch up with me. We shall see which.
May 24:
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Jul 31: Final Weigh In.
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Hi all, Happy Monday....my weigh in accountability day...while the weight is slow to come off, the good news is learning to eat within reason, which may be half the battle. My brain is starting to communicate with my stomach, telling me that I'm full a lot faster than even a month ago.
HW: 306
April 1: 265
May 17: 257 (8 pounds)
11 Weeks to go to July 31, and 12 pounds to goal weight of 245...
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I'm in! My goal is 10 pounds by July 31st. I workout w/a trainer and walk.
Highest weight ever: 192.2
Starting weight: 141.8
Goal weight: 131.8
I weigh in on Mondays.
04/01 - 141.8 at 8:15 a.m. ...4.41 miles in 80 mins
04/05 - 143.2 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
04/12 - 145.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
04/19 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...rest day...2 doctor appts
04/26 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
04/30 - 147.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/01 - 147.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...4.04 miles in 100 mins
05/03 - 145.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/10 - 147.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/17 - 147.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
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05/31 -
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In my smoothies I like a handful of spinach, some greek yogurt, frozen berries and or frozen banana, a scoop of some sort of protein powder, ground chia seeds, and some orange juice to help blend it all together.8
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Up_n_Running wrote: »Hey guys and gals 😊
Does anyone have a favourite smoothie recipe ? I wonder if anyone uses meal replacement shakes or something similar? I have been flirting with the idea.
I went on a smoothie binge awhile ago. I think you just have to make sure that the ingredients you are putting in don't add up to more than you are usually eating. I wasn't being too conscious of it and when I actually added up all the calories it was more than I would normally have. I used to make them with ice, protein powder, frozen berries (usually strawberries), 1 banana, greek yogurt, orange juice, chia seeds and flax seeds.
If I was to make one today I would probably cut out the juice since there are so many calories in it and substitute with a nut milk of some kind (probably unsweetened almond milk). There are so many recipes, may be worth a shot to follow one at first and tweak it to your liking. Something to have fun with.
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frankwbrown wrote: »
@frankwbrown;
Thanks Frank for the support and encouragement, I'm going to try!...6 -
Checking in:
April 1: 207.6
April 8: 207.4
April 15: 207.6
April 22: 203.4
April 29: 201.6
April: -6 lbs!
May 6: 200.4
May 13: 196.6
May 20: 193.4
My goal was to lose another 6 pounds in May and I think I am on track to maybe lose a little more! I have been meal prepping salads like crazy and keeping hard boiled eggs on hand. My mom and I always said we could eat a salad for lunch and dinner everyday and be happy because we enjoy them so much. (Usually while eating something other than a salad 🤦♀️) But we hate making them. Well I think I finally found the winning combo for me - ingredients, ease of prepping, and containers. If anyone is curious it’s romaine, green and purple cabbage, shredded carrots and radishes (prepped in a 4 cup Rubbermaid brilliance container) Then I add 1 hard boiled egg, sprinkle of cheese, Tbs of dressing. At dinner I skip the egg and have whatever protein I’ve made for the family.
It may seem boring but for now it’s working and I still look forward to lunch and dinner.
I’m always looking for friends on here. So if you’d like to, send me a request! I’d love more accountability.
Good luck everyone!
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MFP SW (Mar 2021) - 171.8
April GW - 158
May GW - 152
July 31 GW - 145
March loss - (-7.4)
April loss - (-6.4)
Apr 1: 164.4
Apr 8: 163
Apr 15: 161.4
Apr 22: 159.8
Apr 27: 158.2
Apr 30: 158
May 1: 157.2
May 6: 156.8
May 13: 155.0
May 20: 154.28 -
Up_n_Running wrote: »Does anyone else have someone who likes feeding them ?? 😆
I don't have someone else doing that, but there's this little voice in my head telling me how good this or that would be right now. I'm not always able to ignore him. 7 -
Original starting weight: 194 (09/01/20)
April 1: 152.4
April 8: 150.0😊
April 15: 149.4 New Decade😁😁
April 22: 147
April 29: 146.4😁
Total Loss In April: 6
May 6: 144
May 13: 141.8😊😊
May 20: 141😊. I will be out of town all next week. I'm going to treat it like any other holiday/birthday/travel/vacation, and not go hog wild. I believe I am well on the way to building the skillset to do it!! If things don't go exactly as planned, I'll allow myself some grace and be good with it.😎
May 27:
Total Loss In May:
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June 24:
Total Loss In June:
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Total Loss In July:
Total Challenge Loss:
Ultimate Goal: TBD8 -
I have lost sight of my goals. This weekend, I will do a refresh and actually write down goals on paper. Maybe it will stick then! I have started to feed my stress.
In school, we have these cheap mirrors in the classroom ; they almost look like fun house mirrors (probably kid proof) BUT you should see my profile in the mirror. UGH!
Have you heard this old joke: " I am trying to get in shape!".... The shape I've chosen is a pear. LOL
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My original goal back in December was to lose about 25 lbs. I calculated that if I lost 1 lb per week, I’d get there by May 29th. That seemed like a long time away and I’m not sure I really believed I’d get there. But, day by day, week by week, one pound at time, I am sooo close!
😁 Going into the long weekend and the coming week I’m aiming to maintain. This will be practice for what’s to come...
I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself but moving forward, I am setting a maintenance range at somewhere between 131-134. I’d like to learn how to maintain this weight range (for good... no plans to have to lose any of it again) and work on self improvement in terms of acceptance, appreciation, and body image.
I have never in my adult life been completely satisfied with my weight, for as long as I can remember, I’ve been trying to lose weight, even when I now know I didn’t need to. The thing I would tell my younger self... “Your body is healthy and strong.... keep it that way by eating well and moving consistently every day so you can live a long, healthy, active life. Treat your body well by eating well and building consistent exercise habits”.
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
3/22 144.4
3/29 143.0
4/02 142.0
4/09 142.0
4/16 140.6
4/23 139.4
4/30 138.8
5/07 136.2
5/14 137.6
5/21 135.612 -
MY CHALLENGE GOAL: lose 30 pounds by July 30th (17 weeks)
highest weight: 330 (7/10/2020)
challenge starting weight: 264
challenge goal weight: 234
ultimate goal weight: 210-220 (whatever gets me down to ~20% body fat)
Mar 31 : 264.0 (starting weight)
Apr 02 : 261.9 : lost 2.1, total loss = 2.1
Apr 09 : 261.2 : lost 0.7, total loss = 2.8
Apr 16 : 265.3 : gained 4.1, total loss = -1.3
Apr 23 : 257.9 : lost 7.4, total loss = 6.1
Apr 30 : 253.2 : lost 4.7, total loss = 10.8
May 07 : 254.3 : gained 1.1, total loss = 9.7
May 14 : 253.4 : lost 0.9, total loss = 10.6
May 21 : 253.1 : lost 0.3, total loss = 10.9
May 28 :
Jun 04 :
Jun 11 :
Jun 18 :
Jun 25 :
Jul 02 :
Jul 09 :
Jul 16 :
Jul 23 :
Jul 30 :
Goal : 234.0 : desired loss = 30.0
Actual :6 -
Highest weight 225 (Jan 2020)
Challenge starting weight 176.4
Challenge weight loss goal 10-15 lbs
Apr 2: 176.4
Apr 9: 174.2
Apr 16: DNW (My dad passed this morning. Complications from a heart attack he suffered on Sunday.)
Apr 23: 172.4 (Thank you to everyone who shared words of support. They were greatly appreciated.)
Welcome to all the new joiners. I hope you all find much success.
Apr 30: 171.6
May 7: 170.4( Hopefully this next week I'll break into the 160's)
May 14: 169.2
May 21: 167.6
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I'm Michelle, 49, live in Toronto. Just realized I never really introduced myself on this thread 😄
i mostly walk and am trying to do 3 free weight workouts a week. Would like to know more about all of you if you are comfortable sharing
April 2nd 170
April 9th 171
April 16th 169
April 22nd 168.4
April 30 167.6
May 7 167.4
May 14 166.6
May 21 166.4
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My refrigerator died this week and I am awaiting the new one today. While I was emptying out the old one, I was amazed at how much food I had that was expired/unidentifiable etc. Yuck! I probably threw out $200.00 worth of food. I am determined to downsize in terms of sheer STUFF. I don't need 10 types of salad dressing, I need 2. That kind of thing. That being said, without a fridge this week, we've eaten out every meal and I have not made good choices. Bagels, subs, etc. Lots of carbs and very little veggies. I am looking forward to putting healthy foods into my new fridge. I haven't weighed in; it would depress me. Like some others here, I am needing to hit reset as well.9
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Original starting weight - 250.4 (3/01/2021)
Ultimate goal - One-derland!
April
1st - 237.8
8th - 236.4
15th - 234
22nd - 230.2
28th - 228.6
May
1st - 228.8
8th - 226.2
15th - 225.6
22nd - 224.2
28th -
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