2.77 Club - Avg weekly weight loss to lose 100 lbs btwn May 1 - Dec 31

weeks 1-8 results:

starting weight May 4: 197.5

May 11: 195.5 (-2)
May 18: 193.5 (-2)
May 25: 191 (-2.5)
June 1: 189 (-2)
June 8: 186.5 (-2.5)
June 15: 184 (-2.5)
June 22: 181.5 (-2.5)
June 29: 179.5 (-2)

18.0 pounds down, 49.5 pounds to go!

Still on target and no longer obese! (at 2lb/week, my excel chart predicts a Dec 19 finish; I know it is highly unlikely that I will continue to lose 2 lbs per week but it's a sweet dream and very motivational, so no officious Debbie Downers please).

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to publish that; I had just not posted an image before. I am not preaching! Just technologically inept!

weeks 1-10 results:

original starting weight March 23, 2021: 225 lb
ultimate goal: 126

starting weight this challenge May 4: 197.5
goal this challenge: 130 by New Year's Eve

May 11: 195.5 (-2)
May 18: 193.5 (-2)
May 25: 191 (-2.5)
June 1: 189 (-2)
June 8: 186.5 (-2.5)
June 15: 184 (-2.5)
June 22: 181.5 (-2.5)
June 29: 179.5 (-2)
July 6: 176.5 (-3)
July 13: 174.5 (-2)

23.0 pounds down, 44.5 pounds to go!

Still on target! (at 2lb/week, my excel chart predicts a Dec 15 finish; I know it is highly unlikely that I will continue to lose 2 lbs per week but it's a sweet dream and very motivational, so no officious Debbie Downers please).

weeks 1-12 results:

original starting weight March 23, 2021: 225 lb
ultimate goal: 126

starting weight this challenge May 4: 197.5
goal this challenge: 130 by New Year's Eve

May 11: 195.5 (-2)
May 18: 193.5 (-2)
May 25: 191 (-2.5)
June 1: 189 (-2)
June 8: 186.5 (-2.5)
June 15: 184 (-2.5)
June 22: 181.5 (-2.5)
June 29: 179.5 (-2)
July 6: 176.5 (-3)
July 13: 174.5 (-2)
July 20: 172.0 (-2.5)
July 27: 169.5 (-2.5) (bye bye, 170s!)

28.0 pounds down, 39.5 pounds to go!

Still on target! (at 2lb/week, my excel chart predicts a Dec 12 finish; I know it is highly unlikely that I will continue to lose 2 lbs per week but it's a sweet dream and very motivational, so no officious Debbie Downers please).

New mini-goal: 149.5 by my birthday, October 7. This is the day my excel chart predicts that weight, and it's my break from "overweight" into "normal" weight, according to the charts, if I continue to lose 2 pounds/week.

weeks 1-14 results:

original starting weight March 23, 2021: 225 lb
ultimate goal: 126

starting weight this challenge May 4: 197.5
goal this challenge: 130 by New Year's Eve

May 11: 195.5 (-2)
May 18: 193.5 (-2)
May 25: 191 (-2.5)
June 1: 189 (-2)
June 8: 186.5 (-2.5)
June 15: 184 (-2.5)
June 22: 181.5 (-2.5)
June 29: 179.5 (-2)
July 6: 176.5 (-3)
July 13: 174.5 (-2)
July 20: 172.0 (-2.5)
July 27: 169.5 (-2.5)
Aug 3: 166.5 (-3)
Aug 10: 164.5 (-2)

33.0 pounds down, 34.5 pounds to go (and 20 weeks and 4 days to do it in)!

Still on target! (at 2lb/week, my excel chart predicts a Dec 8 finish (and 148 by my birthday); I know it is highly unlikely that I will continue to lose 2 lbs per week but it's a sweet dream and very motivational, so no officious Debbie Downers please).

weeks 1-16 results:

original starting weight March 23, 2021: 225 lb
ultimate goal: 126

starting weight this challenge May 4: 197.5
goal this challenge: 130 by New Year's Eve

May 11: 195.5 (-2)
May 18: 193.5 (-2)
May 25: 191 (-2.5)
June 1: 189 (-2)
June 8: 186.5 (-2.5)
June 15: 184 (-2.5)
June 22: 181.5 (-2.5)
June 29: 179.5 (-2)
July 6: 176.5 (-3)
July 13: 174.5 (-2)
July 20: 172.0 (-2.5)
July 27: 169.5 (-2.5)
Aug 3: 166.5 (-3)
Aug 10: 164.5 (-2)
Aug 17: 162.5 (-2)
Aug 24: 160.5 (-2)

37.0 pounds down, 30.5 pounds to go

Still on target! (at 2lb/week, my excel chart predicts a Dec 8 finish (and 148 by my birthday); I know it is highly unlikely that I will continue to lose 2 lbs per week but it's a sweet dream and very motivational, so no officious Debbie Downers please).

LeeH31 wrote: »

You are doing great, sweetie. I think this challenge scares people because of the level of commitment it takes to do it. You do YOU and don't forget before/after pics!

thanks! I do get a little freaked by the number of people who said that they were going to join and then I never heard from any of them again. But I'm hangin' in there and am totally committed! I didn't take any before pictures but I will definitely post an "after" shot! Thanks for your support!

LeeH31 wrote: »

@chublet25 you must be very active and fairly young to be losing at that rate. How ARE you doing it? Oh, how I admire you for taking control of your weight in such a decisive way. So, have you figured out how you are going to maintain your weight after you reach your goal so it doesn't all just pile back on?

Ha, I am not young. I will be 66 in early October! But I am exercising a lot, and have done the c25k while on this challenge, and have recently upped my jogging to 40 minutes, 3 times a week. And I walk and hike a lot. And I don't eat more than 1200 calories a day. But I think the biggest thing I'm doing is eating right. I'm nearly grain-free and I'm a long-time vegan. I watch my B-vitamins, my Ca and Fe, avoid added sugar and salt, eat a big salad every day. In the 5 months I've been at this I haven't once slipped up (which is some sort of record for me), but I've lost 65 pounds in 5 months. It can be done! It helps that I live alone so nobody's bringing home chips and (vegan) ice cream to tempt me.

I intend to keep eating properly. I confess that I was a junk food vegan and gained a lot of weight. I also plan to overindulge from Christmas eve until New Year's Eve (on an annual basis), at which time I will immediately go back on a low-calorie diet and lose the weight I regained. I have my menu planned out and will be making two desserts from Chocolate Covered Katie's website (her stuff's vegan and healthy and usually has chocolate in it).

This spring I bought a pair of Cross Country skis when they went on sale. I used to love skiing and live in a perfect spot to do it. I can ski straight from my back door on weekends, anyway; I still work for a living and it'll be dark by the time I get home at night. I might take my skis to work and go out over lunch. Depends on how much snow we get I guess.

But keeping up this rate is getting tougher, which is why I upped my exercise this week. I can't eat any less, though sometimes I do eat close to only 1100 calories, so more exercise is my only option. It was tough when I started because I broke my back a few years ago and it still hurts, and on hikes, I carry a walking stick but motor right along. it's supposed to be healthy to lose 2 pounds per week, and that's my goal. Though secretly I want to lose more!

But thanks for your kind message. I am very determined. On March the 23rd, I just had enough of being so heavy and started eating properly again and exercising. And I haven't looked back. I do wish that there were other people in this group, but going it alone isn't going to stop me!

Pat