20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31

shnerb00 wrote: »

Up_n_Running wrote: »

What do you allow yourself as a treat ??

This is opposite of what all you coffee limiters are (admirably) trying to do but, I LOVE coffee and everything about it. It makes me very happy. 😁 I treat myself to a cup of espresso with caramel Premier Protein every afternoon. I gratefully picked up that tip from @shannonkelly08 a while ago. Yummy, low calorie, gives me a bit of extra protein that I often am deficient in and… did I say yummy?

What a great idea! I used to have a mocha almost every morning. I drink protein shakes, but I love mochas and mocha frappuccinos. Perhaps I can make my own protein rich versions of mochas/frappuccinos w/ chocolate, caramel, latte, etc.

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: 140

Total Loss In May: 4

June 3: 140
June 10: 137
June 17:
June 24:

Total Loss In June:

July 1:
July8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:

Total Loss In July:
Total Challenge Loss:
Ultimate Goal: TBD

This week was good! Managed to do more meal prep than last week. Picked up takeout once while out of town. Packed a huge healthy picnic lunch for me and my family for a full day at the ball diamonds on the weekend. We had plenty of fruit, veggies, water and sandwiches to avoid the greasy concession stand. Now, I don’t mind a good greasy burger and fries from time to time, but the kids have ball every weekend from now to the end of July. That would add up! Going to pack a cooler as often as possible.

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
06/11 134.9
06/18
06/25
07/03
07/10
07/17
07/24
07/31

MY CHALLENGE GOAL: lose 34 pounds by July 30th (17 weeks)
highest weight: 330 (7/10/2020)
March 31st starting weight: 264
July 31st goal weight: 230
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 : 246.3 : lost 6.8, total loss = 17.7
Jun 04 : 242.8 : lost 3.5, total loss = 21.2
Jun 11 : 242.2 : lost 0.6, total loss = 21.8
7 weeks to go...
Jul 30 :

I changed my goal weight from 234 to 230.

Down another lb today with the combination of:

absolutely zero alcohol
portion control
added collagen powder in coffee once a day
added tiny jog in middle of daily walk

This seems to be working for me. Plus we have not been out for ANY meals since coming back from beach 4 days ago which is for us, unheard of. We love eating out in restaurants and do it far too often. We have saved a lot of money and calories already. As it is the weekend now, that will be a challenge. Maybe we will treat ourselves to a Pho place or something healthy.

Nicks Sweedish light ice cream is really tasty. It comes in pint size and if you ate the entire thing it is less than 300 calories. The chocolad really tastes like ligit chocolate ice cream.

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Saturday
PW: 175.2
CW: 173.1
-2.1

April 11 SW 160lbs
GW 155lbs
April 18 158.2
May 7 156.8
May 15 155.4
May 25 158
June 12 156.3 forgot to post last week.
Daily Macro's met? Pretty good this past week. Less tired as well, hopefully that keeps up!

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: 201.8 This has been a good week for me. I am down quite a bit overnight due to a very low calorie day yesterday. Today I will increase them but with all thoughtfulness to my plan.
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Jul 31: Final Weigh In.

Up_n_Running wrote: »

How many of you here just eat what you like when in a restaurant?? Or do you allow 'eat what you like' during special occasions?? Just curious 🤔

For the most part, I'll eat what I want at a restaurant. I will try to eat only a moderate amount, and I'll go easy on things like chips and salsa or other appetizers. If it's planned, I'll also modify my other meals that day to compensate, and maybe do some extra exercises. Losing weight is important to me, but we should also enjoy special occasions.