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20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31
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Wow! I was all over the place this week. Happy where the scale landed today. It is sure interesting to log consistently and long enough to land learn my weight patterns and trends. For me—high sodium foods equals a big spike that sticks around for about 3 days before it evens out. This is so important for me to have figured out because it has been frustrating in the past to be on track then go out for one meal or eat a few chips and see a significant increase immediately. In the past when I have seen that, I would feel like I blew it and throw in the towel even though I am fully aware there is no way I ate enough calories to gain 2-3 lbs overnight. Knowing this about myself allows me to eat out or enjoy some chips (as long as it’s reasonable calorie wise) and expect a spike but also expect that it should come down in a couple days. Also, knowing I will see a spike for a few days, I can decide whether or not what I want to eat is worth seeing that number for the next 3 days. Much better for me mentally!
Highest Dec 160.2
Goal Weight 130
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
5/21 135.6
5/28 135.3 HALF WAY -6.7
New Goal—130–July 31
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Friday June 4/21
Just "Checking In" during a quiet moment. Again... all this past week I have not been doing any food logging or participating in my own MFP program. No exercise at all either😕 Lots of sugar binges!! Life stressors high right now.
As a result headache for 4 days, no energy & very low mood.
Today's stats:
SW 162
*GW 150 by end of June/21
*GW 145 by end of July/21
Today's Weight 155.8
Measurements pretty much the same.
GOALS GOING FORWARD.
1)Re-commit to my health and emotional wellbeing. Remind myself daily WHY I'm doing this.
2)Stay with program one day at a time and break it down into daily choices/actions that will help achieve my goals.
3)SET realistic, incremental weight goals and believe it IS possible!!!
You guys are proof that it can be done🙏😊
Have a great weekend Everyone!
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Hi everyone! I'd love to jump in late if that's okay! July 31st is my birthday, so it's been a personal milestone for me this year anyway and I'd love the support of everyone with the same goal!
So many people did well with weight loss in 2020/early 2021, but I was not one of them unfortunately. I gained back all the weight I lost in 2019 plus some! But that's okay--I got through the pandemic and will be kind to myself on how I did it! (Sorry, I need to give myself this pep-talk a lot! Haha)
Highest weight: 174.0 lbs (May 2021)
Current weight: 172.6 lbs
July 31st goal: 149.8 lbs8 -
Just updating I'm down 15lbs and still need a 5lb loss in June.9
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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
May 29: 166.8 (-9.6 so far this challenge.)
June 4th: 166.0
2 months left in the challenge. Going to make it my goal to end the challenge down 20 lbs.)
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Wow! I was all over the place this week. Happy where the scale landed today. It is sure interesting to log consistently and long enough to land learn my weight patterns and trends. For me—high sodium foods equals a big spike that sticks around for about 3 days before it evens out. This is so important for me to have figured out because it has been frustrating in the past to be on track then go out for one meal or eat a few chips and see a significant increase immediately. In the past when I have seen that, I would feel like I blew it and throw in the towel even though I am fully aware there is no way I ate enough calories to gain 2-3 lbs overnight. Knowing this about myself allows me to eat out or enjoy some chips (as long as it’s reasonable calorie wise) and expect a spike but also expect that it should come down in a couple days. Also, knowing I will see a spike for a few days, I can decide whether or not what I want to eat is worth seeing that number for the next 3 days. Much better for me mentally!
Highest Dec 160.2
Goal Weight 130
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
5/21 135.6
5/28 135.3 HALF WAY -6.7
06/04 135.6
New Goal—130–July 31
Ha! After all that reflective blabber O forgot to post my weight 🤣8 -
MFP SW (Mar 2021) - 171.8
April GW - 158
May GW - 152
June GW - 146
July 31 GW - 140
March loss: -7.4
April loss: -7.2
May loss: -5.6
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: 154.2
May 27: 153
May 31: 151.6
June 1: 152
June 4: 151.8
June 11:
June 18:
June 25:
June 30:8 -
What a day! Started off bad, but it ended up pretty good.I had planned to get up very early and walk before swimming, but that didn't happen. I got up at 5:30 to drive 42 miles to swim in a heated Olympic pool at 7:15. I'm getting my gear together and find that my waterproof MP3 player got stuck in limbo while charging (this has happened before; gotta wait for the battery to die, then try again). So, I'm sorting through stuff wanting to take only what I need, and in my early morning foggy brain (that's foggy brain, not foggy morning), I somehow think because I'm not bringing my MP3 player, I don't need the strap that holds my swimmer's snorkel. I realize this half way to the pool; without a snorkel, I'm limited to swimming side stroke. Oh well, do better next time.
I get to the pool and find out they've cancelled swim time due to being one lifeguard short. So I drive to a nearby Starbucks and console myself with an iced coffee and a chocolate croissant. Then I drive back home, arriving around 8:20. I decide perhaps I can get that walk in now. Today's high will be ~96 degrees, but it's only 75 degrees at 8:30. So, I begin my 2 mile walk, and remember that I have a challenge to do a 3 mile walk either Fri, Sat or Sun. So I walked 3.25 miles (that's a new record for me: farthest walk).
I find some swim times available at my gym and book them. Before swimming, I did a 34 minute strength training routine, during which I bumped up all my resistances. When I started swimming, I seemed to have an unusual amount of energy. I normally swim ~1600-800 yards in 56-64 minutes (pace: 3:22/100 yards), but today I ended up swimming 2650 yards (1.5 miles) in 87 minutes (pace: 3:16/100 yards). That's another record: farthest swim!
Then, I saw that I was close to breaking my "most steps/day" record, so I just walked another 0.77 miles to set a new personal steps record of ~12,500 steps.
So today, I set new personal records for walking, strength, swimming and steps. I'm wondering what I'll feel like tomorrow!
And as it turns out, I drove 42 miles... for an iced coffee and chocolate croissant!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!8 -
Up_n_Running wrote: »Planning to give up coffee & tea starting from Monday 7th.
Switching to herbal tea (I have plenty herbal tea bags to get me started, bought them a while ago).
Aside from no caffeine, they are calorie free so I can save some calories there. Will have some fun experimenting with all the different varieties.
What is your favourite herbal tea ??
I drink decaf earl grey, herbal teas. I'm loving licorice tea right now.
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Up_n_Running wrote: »Planning to give up coffee & tea starting from Monday 7th.
Switching to herbal tea (I have plenty herbal tea bags to get me started, bought them a while ago).
Aside from no caffeine, they are calorie free so I can save some calories there. Will have some fun experimenting with all the different varieties.
What is your favourite herbal tea ??
I don't have one favorite, but I really like these:
Buddha's Herbs Peppermint (hard to get lately)
Tao of Tea Peppermint
Celestial Seasonings Black Cherry Berry
Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger
(I sometimes add just a little Simply Raspberry Lemonade to sweeten it a bit. Still very low cal.)5 -
Up_n_Running wrote: »Planning to give up coffee & tea starting from Monday 7th.
Switching to herbal tea (I have plenty herbal tea bags to get me started, bought them a while ago).
Aside from no caffeine, they are calorie free so I can save some calories there. Will have some fun experimenting with all the different varieties.
What is your favourite herbal tea ??
I gave up coffee a few weeks ago; I had three days of severe headaches.
I like mint herbal tea.4 -
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
6/5 180.7
Could be worse. But I am stagnant - I must get to the 170s soon. Time to treat eating as a job. I need to work hard!
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ha110w33nsp00k
Saturday
PW: 173.4
CW: 175.2
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@RubyRed427 What is the preferred format for weigh-ins?1
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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
May 29 165.2
June 6 166.2
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ha110w33nsp00k wrote: »@RubyRed427 What is the preferred format for weigh-ins?
It's really up to you. Some people post once a week. I tend to post intermittently. What works for you is what you can do:)4 -
I'm on vacation- and I promised myself to be active every day- doesn't have to be grueling just get that blood pumping.
Friday- lugged and spread 25 bags of mulch
Saturday- workout on elliptical and weights
Sunday- 50 min. bike ride in the park (some hills)10 -
RubyRed427 wrote: »ha110w33nsp00k wrote: »@RubyRed427 What is the preferred format for weigh-ins?
It's really up to you. Some people post once a week. I tend to post intermittently. What works for you is what you can do:)
Sounds good! Thank you!🙏🏼😁2 -
My name is Donna and I am 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 pounds and land firmly in Onederland.
I would love to join! Here are my weights so far:
Start Weight: 207.6
Goal Weight: 187.6
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
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: 210.8 Wow. 4 pounds in one week! Can you tell that my daughter and DGS moved back in? This is going to be difficult!
May 31: 206.4 Better than last week. I worked hard for it. Praying for continued success.
Jun 01: 205.6 A nice way to start the month.
Jun 07: 204.2 Clearly I’ll never make the 20 pound loss but a girl can dream, right?.....Onward for any progress this old girl can get. Good health is the overall goal and continued weight loss is a huge part of that plan.
Jun 15:
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Jul 27:
Jul 31: Final Weigh In.
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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 - 222.4
31st - 222
Jun 01: 223.8--- Can't hide the food I ate on Memorial Day
Jun 07: 219.6
Jun 15:
Jun 22:
Jun 29:
Jun 30:
Jul 01:
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Jul 27:
Jul 31:5 -
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
05/24 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/31 - 145.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
06/01 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...5.50 miles in 94 mins in 94 degree heat!!
06/07 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
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06/21 -
06/28 -
06/30 -
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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
6/5 180.7
6/8 179.4
Slow but steady progress. I have not had any junk food or ice cream in my house, therefore, I am not tempted. I also have been eating apples- easy snack.10 -
HW: 215 (1/1/21)
GW for 7/31:170
UGW: 140-145
4/6/21 - 202
4/12/21 - 199.2
4/20/21 - 196.2
4/27/21 - 192.8
5/4/21 - 192.8
5/11/21 - 192.2
5/18/21 - 189.2
5/25/21 - 186.2
6/1/21 - 183.6
6/8/21 - 182.4
I've been doing the same thing week after week and it's so weird how some weeks the scale moves more than others. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled with my progress, it just always amazes how each week can be different while doing the same thing! It just goes to show that consistency is key.
I'm super excited that I only 5.5 pounds more to go until my BMI is under 30 and to be where I was at pre-Covid lockdowns and an ankle break! I'm beginning to feel more and more like myself again. It's funny, but I've missed me. Lol.
I'm thankful to be on this journey with all of you!13 -
Up_n_Running wrote: »Well I have most definitely suffered from the dreaded 'caffeine withdrawal headache' today. Started at 1pm today and has got gradually worse.
Need to take a couple of pain killers I think.
Decided against tabata fit tonight. Don't fancy jumping around with a pounding sore head. I was on the move all day at work, so, I guess I have been somewhat active today anyway.
How long will these headaches stick around for ? Hopefully not 3 days like @RubyRed427 had 😒
My headaches last three whole days- i took lots of advil (headache meds)!4 -
Hi 👋6
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Up_n_Running wrote: »Well I have most definitely suffered from the dreaded 'caffeine withdrawal headache' today. Started at 1pm today and has got gradually worse.
Need to take a couple of pain killers I think.
Decided against tabata fit tonight. Don't fancy jumping around with a pounding sore head. I was on the move all day at work, so, I guess I have been somewhat active today anyway.
How long will these headaches stick around for ? Hopefully not 3 days like @RubyRed427 had 😒
I just wanted to pipe in and say I've done both cold turkey caffeine quitting and a more gentle weaning method, and I must say I will NEVER do cold turkey again! The headaches are brutal and pain meds seem to hardly touch them!
I'm not sure if it's coffee you're trying to cut back or something else, but I recommend (if today isn't better) to try and just reduce your intake slowly rather than cut it out completely day 1. It only takes a week or so and is 100% pain free!
For coffee, here's what I do when I try to cut back my daily cup. I should note I don't use keurig cups, so I'm able to adjust what percent of caffeinated and decaf I use per cup of coffee (so for example, if you're scooping 2 tablespoons of coffee beans into your machine, scoop 1 3/4 tbsp caffeinated and 1/4 tbsp decaf for days 1-3):
Day 1-3: 75% caffeinated, 25% decaf
Day 2-5: 50% caffeinated, 50% decaf
Day 6-7: 25% caffeinated, 75% decaf
Day 8: 100% decaf
Of course, do what works for you and I don't mean to preach! But I just remember clearly cutting out coffee cold turkey once and shiver-me-timbers...never again!8 -
Highest weight: 174.0 lbs (May 2021)
July 31st goal: 149.8 lbs
June 4: 172.6 lbs
June 9: 171.0 lbs
Happy for the progress, but I've fluctuated a lot in between! I know I need to tackle my biggest obstacle: nighttime snacking. Looking at you, big bag of microwave popcorn...10 -
frankwbrown wrote: »What a day! Started off bad, but it ended up pretty good.I had planned to get up very early and walk before swimming, but that didn't happen. I got up at 5:30 to drive 42 miles to swim in a heated Olympic pool at 7:15. I'm getting my gear together and find that my waterproof MP3 player got stuck in limbo while charging (this has happened before; gotta wait for the battery to die, then try again). So, I'm sorting through stuff wanting to take only what I need, and in my early morning foggy brain (that's foggy brain, not foggy morning), I somehow think because I'm not bringing my MP3 player, I don't need the strap that holds my swimmer's snorkel. I realize this half way to the pool; without a snorkel, I'm limited to swimming side stroke. Oh well, do better next time.
I get to the pool and find out they've cancelled swim time due to being one lifeguard short. So I drive to a nearby Starbucks and console myself with an iced coffee and a chocolate croissant. Then I drive back home, arriving around 8:20. I decide perhaps I can get that walk in now. Today's high will be ~96 degrees, but it's only 75 degrees at 8:30. So, I begin my 2 mile walk, and remember that I have a challenge to do a 3 mile walk either Fri, Sat or Sun. So I walked 3.25 miles (that's a new record for me: farthest walk).
I find some swim times available at my gym and book them. Before swimming, I did a 34 minute strength training routine, during which I bumped up all my resistances. When I started swimming, I seemed to have an unusual amount of energy. I normally swim ~1600-800 yards in 56-64 minutes (pace: 3:22/100 yards), but today I ended up swimming 2650 yards (1.5 miles) in 87 minutes (pace: 3:16/100 yards). That's another record: farthest swim!
Then, I saw that I was close to breaking my "most steps/day" record, so I just walked another 0.77 miles to set a new personal steps record of ~12,500 steps.
So today, I set new personal records for walking, strength, swimming and steps. I'm wondering what I'll feel like tomorrow!
And as it turns out, I drove 42 miles... for an iced coffee and chocolate croissant!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
I was eyeballing the coffee and croissant in your food diary and it's both funny and inspiring that you drove 42 miles for it. I feel like we could be related. If you wondered how many people would also do that I can assure you I would. 😆9 -
Beverly2Hansen wrote: »frankwbrown wrote: »What a day! Started off bad, but it ended up pretty good.I had planned to get up very early and walk before swimming, but that didn't happen. I got up at 5:30 to drive 42 miles to swim in a heated Olympic pool at 7:15. I'm getting my gear together and find that my waterproof MP3 player got stuck in limbo while charging (this has happened before; gotta wait for the battery to die, then try again). So, I'm sorting through stuff wanting to take only what I need, and in my early morning foggy brain (that's foggy brain, not foggy morning), I somehow think because I'm not bringing my MP3 player, I don't need the strap that holds my swimmer's snorkel. I realize this half way to the pool; without a snorkel, I'm limited to swimming side stroke. Oh well, do better next time.
I get to the pool and find out they've cancelled swim time due to being one lifeguard short. So I drive to a nearby Starbucks and console myself with an iced coffee and a chocolate croissant. Then I drive back home, arriving around 8:20. I decide perhaps I can get that walk in now. Today's high will be ~96 degrees, but it's only 75 degrees at 8:30. So, I begin my 2 mile walk, and remember that I have a challenge to do a 3 mile walk either Fri, Sat or Sun. So I walked 3.25 miles (that's a new record for me: farthest walk).
I find some swim times available at my gym and book them. Before swimming, I did a 34 minute strength training routine, during which I bumped up all my resistances. When I started swimming, I seemed to have an unusual amount of energy. I normally swim ~1600-800 yards in 56-64 minutes (pace: 3:22/100 yards), but today I ended up swimming 2650 yards (1.5 miles) in 87 minutes (pace: 3:16/100 yards). That's another record: farthest swim!
Then, I saw that I was close to breaking my "most steps/day" record, so I just walked another 0.77 miles to set a new personal steps record of ~12,500 steps.
So today, I set new personal records for walking, strength, swimming and steps. I'm wondering what I'll feel like tomorrow!
And as it turns out, I drove 42 miles... for an iced coffee and chocolate croissant!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
I was eyeballing the coffee and croissant in your food diary and it's both funny and inspiring that you drove 42 miles for it. I feel like we could be related. If you wondered how many people would also do that I can assure you I would. 😆
Funny thing is, I could have gotten that coffee and croissant about a mile and a half from my house, but I had to make that drive not for naught. (I like to think it was a better croissant that day than I would have gotten locally) 7 -
Up_n_Running wrote: »Hi ! Thanks for this. I am on day 3 now of quitting cold turkey so I will ride out this last bit and hope it goes away soon. But if I ever have to 'quit' again, I will try out your way !
I have never felt as exhausted and headachey for a very long time. My eyes were actually closing at work yesterday! Not done any actual exercise either all I wanted was an early night and to sleep 😴 so I have just listened to my body and slept. Hoping that things will start getting gradually better now.
I have had snack attacks as well 😕 I don't normally get headaches at all so it made me feel like crap.
You actually inspired me to cut back as well! Today was Day 1 of weaning and while no headache, I definitely feel a bit more sleepy than I normally would around this time. The sleepiness is real, but oh my goodness, it feels so good to go to bed at night and feel like I'm sleeping SO heavy!10
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