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15 pounds to lose challenge August-October 31, 2021
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RubyRed427 wrote: »Can't wait for a fresh start August 1st.
Same!💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼3 -
RubyRed427 wrote: »I work using backward design model (in education- start with the end in mind, work backwards planning each step, etc.). Start with the end in mind. I took a calendar. I found October 31 and wrote my goal weight. I then write back each week the weight i'll be on that Monday. So, today I wrote 175. I'll also write down each week one goal I want to implement like "yoga class" or bike ride, etc. I tend to get things down if I write it down instead of just thinking it. Just a thought.
Seems like a legit plan! I’ll aim for 30 lbs of weight loss by 10-31-21 (my birthday). That should put me around 145 lbs. I’d be SO happy if I hit that goal!!!😃6 -
CHALLENGE GOAL: lose ~18 pounds by October 31st (13 weeks)
highest weight: 330 (7/10/2020)
August 1st starting weight: ~238
October 31st goal weight: 220
ultimate goal weight: 210-220 (whatever gets me down to ~20% body fat)
Aug 01 : 237.9 (starting weight)
Aug 08 : 238.0 : gained 0.1
I'm surprised I only gained 0.1 lb this past week! I've done hardly any exercise in the month since my surgery (three walks and a 6-minute swim), but I think I'm ready now to start up again. In my personal experience, losing weight has been impossible without the exercise. Still shooting for 220 by end of October.
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Challenge Goal weight: (15 lbs) old goal/ New goal (30 lbs) by October 30th.
Goal Weight October 30th: 261.2
Female
Height: 6'0
Highest Weight: 400
Challenge Start Weight: 299 (07/30/21)
Weigh-in Day: Saturday
8/01: 294.6 ⬇️ (-4.4 lbs)
8/07: 292.8 ⬇️ (-1.8 lbs)
Sorry, didn't post weight yesterday. Hope everyone, is well and doing good! 😄10 -
Original Sw 195
August SW 159.8
End of Oct goal 150
08/01 159.8
08/08 160.27 -
Hello! I hope you guys have been doing well this past week. Am enjoying seeing the efforts you guys have put out, even if it hasn’t shown on the scale.
May 28th 2021 Weight 240lbs (also my highest weight)
Ultimate goal weight 170lbs (I’ll reassess once there but that feels more like a doable goal right now)
Challenge starting weight- 220.4lbs
Challenge end goal- 205lbs
Sunday is my weigh in day
08/01- 220.4lbs
08/08- 216.2lbs -4.2lbs Surprising amount of weight loss this week, I didn’t exercise a few days this week due to the fun time and am thinking was probably backed up a bit last week
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Original starting weight - 250.4 (3/01/2021)
Ultimate goal - One-derland!April-July Challenge
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
Jun 07: 219.6
Jun 15: 218
Jun 22: 217.6
Jun 29: 217
Jun 30: 216.8
Jul 01: 217
Jul 08: 215.8
Jul 15: 212.8
Jul 22: 211.4
Jul 29:
Jul 31: 210.4
Total loss: 27.4 lbs.
August SW: 210.4
8/01: 210.4
8/08: 207.6
8/15:
8/22:
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HW: 170
8/1: 166
8/6: 165
!st goal weight for 8/21: 159.....maybe too ambitious but I am going to try!
A lb is a lb and I will take it. What I did wrong: not enough consistent walking. My goal is daily but sometimes it was just too hot and I felt lazy. Also I ate way too many tootsie rolls while watching Olympics. What I did right: found myself eating out with friends and family for a LOT of meals this week. Stuck with salads, sushi, poke bowls, instead of fried food and heavy meats, or things with a lot of carbs. Goals this week: no alcohol or any drinks with calories except for a splash of milk in my coffee. Low carbs, lots of fruit and vegetables, move ,move, move my body!
@JenT304 Nice to see you again here!
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S.O.S......I really Need a kick in the pants!!!!!!!!!!
I completely lost it half way into the week and have eaten everything under the sun and no exercise since Tuesday.
Started off Monday & Tuesday great, with a 12 km bike ride on the 1st day of the week, and then 12,000plus steps the next day. Healthy nourishing food to eat both days.
Then everything went to H*LL in a hand basket!!!!! Tough life stuff going on and emotions arise and I just turn to my deserts like a drug addict or alcoholic would. Binging everyday.
I made oatmeal brown sugar squares tuesday & ate all at once. Next night Blondie brownies and ate them all at once. 1/2 jar Peanut butter thursday. Had large skor bar, coffee crisp & box of cookies last night and Delisso pizza. Then a large Milka bar this morning for breakfast🙄😔
I know the first thing is to NOT have it in the house but how do I stop myself from going out and buying this stuff? Clearly I am addicted to sugar. Can I ever rid myself of this???
Losing hope
Weigh in tomorrow.....not looking forward to it but will face the music.
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I'm in, but I am just joining the forum thread today. I am on low carb/modified Keto, but losing slowly because of other medical issues. I weigh every Monday and my starting weight 8/2/21 is 218.9. MFP has kept me on program because it tells me when I need to get more protein or fiber, etc. Carbs sort of creep in in the form of "healthy" foods. I'm 66 and 5' 7". October 1 goal: 203.9.10
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I can relate. I haven't exercised in a month, and I have been snacking a lot... I mean a lot!S.O.S......I really Need a kick in the pants!!!!!!!!!!
I completely lost it half way into the week and have eaten everything under the sun and no exercise since Tuesday.
Started off Monday & Tuesday great, with a 12 km bike ride on the 1st day of the week, and then 12,000plus steps the next day. Healthy nourishing food to eat both days.
Then everything went to H*LL in a hand basket!!!!! Tough life stuff going on and emotions arise and I just turn to my deserts like a drug addict or alcoholic would. Binging everyday.
I made oatmeal brown sugar squares tuesday & ate all at once. Next night Blondie brownies and ate them all at once. 1/2 jar Peanut butter thursday. Had large skor bar, coffee crisp & box of cookies last night and Delisso pizza. Then a large Milka bar this morning for breakfast🙄😔
I know the first thing is to NOT have it in the house but how do I stop myself from going out and buying this stuff? Clearly I am addicted to sugar. Can I ever rid myself of this???
Losing hope
Weigh in tomorrow.....not looking forward to it but will face the music.
Reading your post, it finally hit me...
When I was exercising and dieting, I noticed that my body awareness was shifting from being more aware of my "gut" to being more aware of my muscles. This helped me greatly in avoiding snacking since I felt less hungry. The fact that I haven't been exercising (doesn't matter the reason why) has resulted in that old gut feeling returning and hence the snacking as well. Time to get back to the exercising and maintaining the proper body awareness.
(having a tall bottle of water handy at all times also helps)
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S.O.S......I really Need a kick in the pants!!!!!!!!!!
I completely lost it half way into the week and have eaten everything under the sun and no exercise since Tuesday.
Started off Monday & Tuesday great, with a 12 km bike ride on the 1st day of the week, and then 12,000plus steps the next day. Healthy nourishing food to eat both days.
Then everything went to H*LL in a hand basket!!!!! Tough life stuff going on and emotions arise and I just turn to my deserts like a drug addict or alcoholic would. Binging everyday.
I made oatmeal brown sugar squares tuesday & ate all at once. Next night Blondie brownies and ate them all at once. 1/2 jar Peanut butter thursday. Had large skor bar, coffee crisp & box of cookies last night and Delisso pizza. Then a large Milka bar this morning for breakfast🙄😔
I know the first thing is to NOT have it in the house but how do I stop myself from going out and buying this stuff? Clearly I am addicted to sugar. Can I ever rid myself of this???
Losing hope
Weigh in tomorrow.....not looking forward to it but will face the music.
I can also relate…It is definitely hard when we eat our emotions …But it is also hard that the Tough life stuff going on is still there when we are done bingeing
Question.
How did you feel after 12k bike ride…how about after 12k+ steps!? Those are amazing fitness feats you did right there👍.
Next question. How did you feel after Tuesday squares? Or after the next night with brownies.
How was your tummy. How did you sleep
I am working through this stuff and learning moderation. Eating slow and enjoying the flavours of the food
if I eat late or if I over-eat it interrupts my sleep.
Give this a read:
https://savorylotus.com/put-down-your-fork-why-its-better-to-eat-slowly/
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Just saw this. I want in too! Fairly new to MFP, 5/14/21. 64 yo, 5'4" This will be my first challenge. Started a new job 9/14/20 and lost 12-15 lbs without trying. (Less stress at work w/o a micro-manager boss. I'm a RN.) Had emergency gallbladder surgery 5/3/21 and lost a few pounds recovering and while re-cooperating I read up on Keto. Doing Keto/Calorie restriction(Approximately 15 g Carbs and 1200-1000 calories). Wasn't losing well at first and with help from LCF adjusted the diet (to less fat grams) to what works for me and doing much better. I weigh myself daily. Keeps my head straight and mind aware, but I don't worry or panic about slight upward ticks. I tend to have an up-tick on the scale before I drop. I don't know why. Maybe my body hangs on to water before a drop.
Lightest wt. and Ultimate Goal again-122 lbs 12/2009(kept it off for 5 years)
10/31/21 Goal-190 lbs?
9/14/20-255 lbs (Heaviest-second time)
12/15/20-243 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs (surgery date)
5/14/21-232.2 lbs
8/1/21-212 lbs (Hoping for under 200 by end of August, by how I have been losing, but I know it will slow down at some point)
8/8/21-209.2 lbs Doing well, staying on point.5 -
Forgot to update from my weigh in a the weekend.
Stats:
Biggest weight: 168
Current weight: 151
Goal weight: 130ish for now.
Start: 151
8th August: 150.6
Not great, but better than nothing! I've been home alone this week and I haven't been very disciplined. Next week I am visiting friends for 2 nights, so I'll need to be extra good throughout the week.8 -
I actually jogged this morning. I hate running BUT I felt like I needed to get my heart rate up a bit. They say you burn calories more efficiently the rest of the day if you do but who knows. Last night we had dinner with old friends and I ate everything from appetizer to dessert. Avoided scale this morning and will weigh in on Friday which will be my regular day.8
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40yo female, 5'4"
Goals: I am focusing on smaller goals and consistency.
10k steps/day
8-10 glasses of water
Track food consistently, and stay within range on carbs/calories
<143 by end of the challenge
Aug 4: 149.9
Aug 9: 148.5
Aug 17:
Aug 24:
Aug 31:9 -
First weigh in today- 8/7. 154 lbs. anything else needed to join? Can’t wait…hoping for a fresh start!7
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Forgot to post here last Wednesday.
50yo female, 5'7"
Heaviest weight ever: 213
August Start Weight: 181.6 (weight as of 7/28)
October 31 goal weight: 165
Aug 4: 179.3
Aug 11:
Aug 18:
Aug 25:
This weekend has not been that great. It rained all day and didn't feel like going to the gym and wanted to eat everything in the house. Sunday was better, didn't eat much better though. Did go to the pool and treaded water for an hour. That's a form of exercise that I enjoy doing.8 -
check in:
Today, finally, I swam!! It's been one month since my surgery, and my incisions are all healed. I wasn't sure how far I'd be able to swim, but I swam 900 yards no problem. I feel so much better now than before I swam. I will slowly build back up to ~1,800 yards and add walking, resistance training and yoga.
Have a good week, everyone!11 -
Goal for the month: 5 lbs - hoping for more
08/01 -start @ 186
08/09 -185
08/16 -
08/23 -
08/30 -
08/31 -
August loss/gain -
Challenge loss/gain -9 -
If it's not too late, I'd like to join this group.
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I am late to the game but would love to join. I'm still trying to lose the 15lbs I put on last year and need something to keep me accountable.
57y/o female, 5'6"
Goal: Lose 15 lbs and increase muscle mass
Starting weight: 134.8
Current weight: 134.8
Goal weight: 120
8/9: 134.8
8/16:
8/23:
8/30:4 -
S.O.S......I really Need a kick in the pants!!!!!!!!!!
I completely lost it half way into the week and have eaten everything under the sun and no exercise since Tuesday.
Started off Monday & Tuesday great, with a 12 km bike ride on the 1st day of the week, and then 12,000plus steps the next day. Healthy nourishing food to eat both days.
Then everything went to H*LL in a hand basket!!!!! Tough life stuff going on and emotions arise and I just turn to my deserts like a drug addict or alcoholic would. Binging everyday.
I made oatmeal brown sugar squares tuesday & ate all at once. Next night Blondie brownies and ate them all at once. 1/2 jar Peanut butter thursday. Had large skor bar, coffee crisp & box of cookies last night and Delisso pizza. Then a large Milka bar this morning for breakfast🙄😔
I know the first thing is to NOT have it in the house but how do I stop myself from going out and buying this stuff? Clearly I am addicted to sugar. Can I ever rid myself of this???
Losing hope
Weigh in tomorrow.....not looking forward to it but will face the music.
This is just MY personal opinion-
It's OK!!!! I know we are all trying to break bad habits and lose weight, BUT we are human. The best thing out of this is that you realize your mistake and are taking accountability. When I first started, I allowed myself up to 100 calories for candy. Sounds crazy, but I was a sugar addict as well. I got so bad that on stressful days I could eat 2 bags of mentos--80 pieces. I'd feel horrible by night and fall asleep on the couch because of ALL the sugar. I put back on 40 pounds I'd lost in 2019 and I was miserable. Once I'd had enough and started back on my journey, I allowed myself 10 pieces a day until I weaned myself off of them and my sugar cravings tamed down. The worst thing I think we can do is deny ourselves the things we love because we binge once we give in to the urge later on. My indulgence days are Sundays and I eat dessert and occasionally I will pick up a small piece of candy (TOM craving) but after that, it's back to business. Once you see the scale tomorrow, use that as your motivation the next time you want to binge. Best of luck on your journey!6 -
Forgot to post my information earlier:
Challenge Start Weight: 293.8
Current Weight: 293.8
Challenge Goal Weight: 278 Loss (-15.8 lbs)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 184
8/09: 293.8
8/16:
8/23:
8/30:
August Loss:
9/06:
9/13:
9/20:
9/27:
September Loss:
10/04:
10/11:
10:18:
10/25:
October Loss:
Challenge Total Loss:5 -
I'm Michelle, 50. I started the year at 185, started the april challenge at 170, and am currently 164. My goal is 10,000 steps a day, swimming 3 times a week and to lose 2-3 pounds a month, so 6-9 pounds for the new challenge!
August 1 164
August 8 162
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frankwbrown wrote: »check in:
Today, finally, I swam!! It's been one month since my surgery, and my incisions are all healed. I wasn't sure how far I'd be able to swim, but I swam 900 yards no problem. I feel so much better now than before I swam. I will slowly build back up to ~1,800 yards and add walking, resistance training and yoga.
Have a good week, everyone!
Go Frank!7 -
Only lost a pound this week 196. Better a loss then a gain.15
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Hey all! If it’s not too late, I would love to join the challenge. I’m a 30 y/o female and would love some accountability as I'm getting started on my health journey.
I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but this past year has been a tough time for my health. I planned my wedding three times (shout out to any other covid brides lol), started a new job, and moved. The result is that I just feel like I’m in a funk after being out of my routine for so long. I’m also a serial snacker when I’m stressed, which, for a while there, seemed to be a daily occurrence. I’m hoping this challenge can be a positive way for me to stay motivated as I’m getting back into the swing of things!
My stats are:
Height = 5’5
Starting weight = 222
Goal weight (for October) = 207
Goal weight = 190 (really, my main goal is hitting below 200 again!)11 -
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