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15 pounds to lose challenge August-October 31, 2021
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I’m also so looking forward to fall and it being cooler
I have been exercising inside(with AC) with the switch game Ring Fit Adventure, which really is a good workout, it’s built up my stamina and helped my flexibility a bit. It was only 70degrees out after I got of work yesterday and I got to walk outside for the first time in a long time. For me it’s more enjoyable to walk outside, its fun to see the various creatures, it goes faster, and have hills on my route makes me work different muscles than walking in place in my room.
Today is my shopping day, I normally only go once every other week. In the past I always stopped at a food cart or two for lunch/dinner and to have food for the next day to heat up as well. Support local business right? While nummy the calories and sodium in the food is sad and have been trying to break the habit, or at least get less. Am really craving a slice of Pizza and/or Hawaiian food. Getting either will probably put me over my calorie goal today but the urge is strong and will probably get one of them7 -
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Check In.....2 days late🙄
SW 162 Jan 11/21
GW 145 Oct 31/21
TW 151.8 Aug 18/21
Down a couple pounds, which is great but I'm afraid it is due to a bout of insomnia culminating in migraines Monday & Tuesday.
Much needed re-set is my goal for the rest of this week and ongoing.
1)Some de- stressing self care is #1 priority!!
2)Regular healthy meals with lots of leafy greens and fruit, with proteins and good fats.
3)Sometype of exercise everyday even if only walking, for 30mins.
Have a wonderful, rest of the week everyone😊
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Original starting weight - 250.4 (3/01/2021)
Ultimate goal - One-derland!SpoilerApril-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: 209.6- Went on a three day "eat whatever" vacay.
8/22:
8/31:7 -
Back at work which means lots of treats around. I split a donut with my friend. I had sushi for lunch. I made a healthy dinner tonight instead of take out. I got 12,500 steps today. Little things hopefully will make a difference. Love your stories.9
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I finished my 6 week step bet challenge. It's a walking challenge on this app I use; you have to walk a certain number of steps. My goal (that they set) was over 10,500 each day. Anyway, I got an email that said "Congrats you walked 559,587 steps these past six weeks". I met my goals. Earned a little extra money (they reward you).8
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Hi! I want to lose 15 ponds.
26 y.o. female, 165 lbs.
Haven't exercised for years. Want to concentrate on running and youtube exercise videos.6 -
@rnc52012 Honestly, my aunt's comments don't bother me. My mother (her sister) is blunt too so I am totally used to it. I consider it a gift sort of as I have always had thick skin and don't crumble at criticism. Anyway, I am definitely back on track. Went out to dinner with my brother in law and husband last night. They both had 2 beers each, big dinners and dessert. I had seltzer with a splash of cranberry, a salad and a side of mac and cheese of which I only ate about 1/4. The rest I took home. I was happy to be the designated driver. Cutting alcohol out is part of my weight loss and personal journey as well. For me, no good comes from indulging in that.
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Original SW (1/28/21) - 293
August SW - 225
End of Oct GW - 203
08/01 - 225
08/05 - 222.4
08/12 - 221.6
08/19 - 217.811 -
5lbs down this month so far! 186 now, 1lb away from my second gw (sw was 221lbs)
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ashleycarole86 wrote: »Original SW (1/28/21) - 293
August SW - 225
End of Oct GW - 203
08/01 - 225
08/05 - 222.4
08/12 - 221.6
08/19 - 217.8
@ashleycarole86 Doing great!!!👍5 -
RubyRed427 wrote: »I finished my 6 week step bet challenge. It's a walking challenge on this app I use; you have to walk a certain number of steps. My goal (that they set) was over 10,500 each day. Anyway, I got an email that said "Congrats you walked 559,587 steps these past six weeks". I met my goals. Earned a little extra money (they reward you).
@RubyRed427 - Congrats. That is a lot of steps.8 -
Height: 5'5"
Highest Weight: 174.0 lbs (6/7/21)
Ultimate Goal: 130 lbs
August 1st Weight: 172-174 lbs (didn't weigh in as it was my birthday weekend!)
October Goal: 147 lbs
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8/1: ~174 lbs
8/13: 171.4 lbs
8/18: 168.8 lbs
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I'm using Wednesday's weight instead of today's because I had chips and guac last night when I wasn't hungry, and my weight bounced up to 170.
So I am taking the highlight of my week instead because I was darn proud of that number! 10 -
I haven’t posted for a while, work got a bit busy but I am back on track ☺️
My numbers:
Aug 1: 74.8
Aug 4: 72.3
Aug 21: 71.9
- 2.9 so far
Progress notes: I drink lots of water and green tea and have noticed that when my body is tired I am tempted to eat more / consume sugar. I now monitor my sleep and go to bed earlier.
Goal weight Oct 30: 6210 -
Hi All,
finally buckled down and counted my calories today thinking I went over. Luckily an hour of pickle ball gave me some wiggle room!
Saw a photo of me today from my daughters wedding and honestly I wanted to cry 14 -
Joining from the last challenge.
Welcome to everyone new whose joined!
Highest weight 225 2020
2021 starting weight 180.8
Challenge goal loss 9 lbs
I'll weigh in on Saturdays this challenge.
8/1 162.8
8/7 161.8
8/20 161.6 (Weight is coming off slowly, but the last couple weeks I've been consistently exercising, and walking a lot more. I know I'll still make my challenge goal.)
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In the midst of moving this weekend. No weigh-in for me. Sorry.😔13
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Original starting weight - 250.4 (3/01/2021)
Ultimate goal - One-derland!SpoilerApril-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: 209.6- Went on a three day "eat whatever" vacay.
8/22: 206.8
8/31:7 -
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,
Aug 15 : 237.9 : lost 0.1, total loss = 0.0
Aug 22 : 235.0 : lost 2.9, total loss = 2.9
Aug 29 - Oct 31 : (ten weeks to go!)
Goal : 220.0 : desired loss = 18.0
Actual :12 -
SW 9/14/20-255 lbs (Heaviest wt second time, Started new job, less stress, not having a micromanager anymore!)
UGW-122 lbs ( lowest wt 2009, kept off about 5 years, got lazy and then had a bad fx and had to learn to walk again)
Surgery 5/3/21-240.5 lbs (gallbladder)
MFP SW 5/14/21-232.2 lbs
CGW-190 lbs
CW start 8/1/21-212.0 lbs
8/8/21-209.2 lbs
8/15/21-207.8 lbs
8/22/21-204.4 lbs
8/29/21-
8/31/21-
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MLGW-199.9 lbs
9/5/21-
9/12/21-
9/19/21-
9/26/21-
9/30/21-
ML-
MLGW-195 lbs
10/3/21-
10/10/21-
10/17/21-
10/24/21-
10/31/21-
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MLGW-190 lbs
CGWL-22lbs
CWL-
Doing well. Keeping my calories at 1200 or under. Carbs at 15+/- 3. No hunger or cravings. Walking 5 miles 3x/week on my days off.
Today (8/22) its raining (and going to most of the day) so I dusted off my Elliptical, I haven't used since I broke my leg really bad in 10/15. Put on a TV show and did 72 minutes. I was sweating and exhausted but I did it! That time was picked as that is usually how long my first walk takes and is 3.4 miles. Elliptical said I was at 4.6 mph and did 5.5 miles!
I have a question. How accurate is MFP with the exercises? It said I burned 1001 calories! Usually I burn about 530 with my 5 mile, 3x/so walk total. Granted I was more tired than my 3-3.5 mph walks, but I was surprised at that number. I know its based on my daily weight.
Just wondering what others think, if it's pretty accurate.6 -
How accurate? That is the question. Estimates of calories burned per minute vary quite a bit, depending on factors like level of effort, body weight, HR, etc.
Your exercise was 1001 cal / 72 min = ~14 cal/min.
That's not out of the realm of possibility.
I can only tell you my experience:
I have a Garmin watch that syncs with MFP, so the estimate of calories burned comes from Garmin, not MFP.
My swim this morning was roughly 510 calories in 70 minutes -- that's a bit over 7 cals/min. My Garmin categorized the aerobic impact of this swim as "4.2 Highly impacting (in a 0-5 range)". That's pretty typical for me. My other exercises are usually anywhere from 5 cals/min to 12 cals/min.2 -
I think MFP tends to overestimate calorie burns for exercises, at least all the exercises I've logged. I have entered my own calorie burns, and MFP adjusts them automatically as I lose weight. I'd much rather underestimate than overestimate the amount of calories I burn. I find that other sites cite much lower calories for the same exercise.3 -
@frankwbrown
My boys were competitive swimmers. Swimming is an ALL INCLUSIVE body workout. PLUS you have to control your breathing TOO! And a professional football player, who also played basketball and baseball in high school, also agreed with me, when his son swam to keep his asthma in check in winter season with my guys, and his son went on to Div 1 college football and also a Pro football player.4 -
Hi All,
I am switching my WI day to Sunday to coincide with the biggest loser challenge. I really, really would like to lose 15 lbs by my 60th birthday at the end of October!
Looked at more wedding photos from my daughters wedding and again it scared me straight! I think I have body dysmorphic disorder - I fool myself into thinking I dont look that bad and then when I see a photo it hits me like a ton of bricks. I saved the worst one on my phone to look at when my resolve is weak!
Aug 17: 173
Aug 22: 172.1
Aug 28:
Sept 5:
Sept 12:
Sept 19:
Sept 26:
Oct: 3:
Oct: 10:
Oct: 17:
Oct 24:11 -
Today=147.4 ( not bad considering the week I’ve had ) !I love the reverse goal idea ! Starting here at 150 & & want to end up at 135 . I’m going to try that calendar idea when I get back home . I just made a coffee run from the beach house & was inspired by so many people out at 7am . It was super inspiring . I’m going to put in my contacts & get out there for 10,000 steps today !
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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: 292.4 ⬇️ (-1.4 lbs) Working on staying under daily calories and carbs. Yesterday carbs were a little higher than I like.
Still need to improve on doing exercises at least 4 days a week, for 20 to 30 minutes each time. New to exercising will try harder during this next week. Drink at least 67 FL oz of water daily.
8/23: 291.8 ⬇️ (-6 oz) Not much loss this past week; but any loss is better than a gain.
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:8 -
8/23 151 lbs.
8/16- 151 lbs.
8/7 - 154 lbs
I am a bit discouraged because no change shows this week and I had been off to such a great start last week’s weigh-in. There were a couple of days of 150 last week but not this morning. (I considered posting yesterday’s weigh in, which was 150 but want to be fully honest.) So, I am striving for 150 or 149 next Monday to maintain 1lb overall per week. Thanks for keeping me accountable.10 -
MFP SW (Mar 2021) - 171.8
August GW: 139
September GW: 134
October GW: 129
Aug 1: 144.6
Aug 5: 143.6
Aug 12: 143.6
Aug 19: 142
Aug 26:
Aug 3110 -
Back from the cottage, a great visit with my sister, we normally get together every summer but hadn't seen her since covid started. Lots of kayaking and swimming and ate well but a few too many treats. Will weigh in on Friday.9
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CEPerry100 wrote: »8/23 151 lbs.
8/16- 151 lbs.
8/7 - 154 lbs
I am a bit discouraged because no change shows this week and I had been off to such a great start last week’s weigh-in. There were a couple of days of 150 last week but not this morning. (I considered posting yesterday’s weigh in, which was 150 but want to be fully honest.) So, I am striving for 150 or 149 next Monday to maintain 1lb overall per week. Thanks for keeping me accountable.
I'm like that too, lose for a few weeks then stall for a week or 2 then get back to losing.6
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