15 pounds to lose challenge August-October 31, 2021

Starting weight: 134.8
Current weight: 134.8
Goal weight: 120

8/9: 134.8
8/16:131 (-3.8 lbs) I'm sure it's mostly water weight but I'll take it none the less
8/23:131.5 (+0.5)
8/30:

I'm not surprised with the gain this week due to some dietary wobbles this past weekend. Planning on incorporating some mindfulness techniques into my day to help manage my stress eating.

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 fun time and am thinking was probably backed up a bit last week
08/15- 226.6 +.4, total -3.8. Had a 2lb gain in middle of week, not sure why exactly besides random body fluctuations, only had one day was over calorie goal, by about 300 calories. I was tired and had a lack of motivation this week, did exercise 4 days so that’s something
08/22- 215.2 -1.4, Total -5.2 Pretty good this week, just over calories one day due to Pizza, exercised 5 days this week and then had a 6th day I walked a lot more than normal due to grocery shopping.

Starting Weight (Aug 2nd) 13st 1.5lb (highest ever)
Goal weight: 11st
Challenge Goal Weight: 12st (but hopefully a little bit more!)

Aug 6: 12st 10.5lb
Aug 13: 12st 9lb
Aug 20: 12st 7lb
Aug 27:

A bit late posting as I've had a very busy few days. I'm very happy with the loss, however I don't expect anything this week and will be very happy to stay the same. I've had a few too may takeaways and glasses of vine over the past number of days as there was a lot going on and I had a few days off work. Back to work today and determined to go back on track. Great to see everybody's progress. Just one more week and we will have a third of the challenge completed.

Starting challenge weight: 182 lb
Oct 31st goal weight: 173
Weigh in will be Tuesdays

August 3: 182 lb
August 10: 181 lb
August 17: 182 lb
August 24: 179 lb
Very happy. Not only have I seen a drop this week, I continued to get a couple short hikes in with a weighted backpack in preparation for a hiking trip this fall. This is even more significant since I am an emotional eater, particularly when stressed. This week my beloved FIL was hospitalized with Covid. At work we are short-staffed which requires me to work additional shifts. Either of these alone is enough to get me eating emotionally (both the wrong things and too much of them) so I would have been proud of myself for just maintaining. Instead I’ve seen a loss. That is incredible for me.

I’m trying to buy healthy frozen meals so that I can more easily plan ahead and eat more healthily. I did prepared meal services, but that got really expensive very quickly and I really hate cooking. So, as my mind is convinced that it needs to eat as soon as I come in the door from work, I come in, wash my hands, pop a frozen meal in the microwave, go change clothes, and by that time my meal is ready for me. I should look for a good thread on MFP to find recommendations on great tasting frozen meals that I can pick up from my local grocery store; for now I’m just reading nutrition labels and trying them out. I add notes when I find some that I like.

My name is Donna and I am 61 years old. 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.
I would love to join! Here are my weights so far:

Start Weight: 192.4 (Weight on July 31st)
Goal Weight: 177.4
End Weight: xxxxx

Short term goal: To lose about 5 pounds per month.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s




Aug 01: 191.4…..(trend weight 194.6) A nice way to start but it may not stick. Very little food yesterday due to an emergency with my well. No water again today. This is horrid!

Aug 03: 190.4…..(trend weight 193.7) A little topsy-turvy and moving all around. I am hopeful that August will be a good month. July was good to me.

Aug 10: 189.6 (trend weight 192.0) Progress. I hope the long travel day which will include at least one restaurant will not derail me too much.

Aug 17: 189.8 (trend weight 190.4) An overnight bump up but still trending down nicely. Today I will work on having a very good day even though, emotionally, things just couldn’t be worse. Biopsy results are still not in. Still no water. Well company is not responding to messages since yesterday. Plumber has stopped coming because prime on the well doesn’t last anyway for any serious length of time. I’ve lost my joy. My energy is zapped. Hugs are welcome! Prayers and good vibes are requested.

Aug 24: 187.4 (trend weight 188.6) Progress on the scale and with the other things I spoke of last week. The biopsy turned out non-cancerous although they did say that it could be a pre-cursor to a metastasized breast cancer to the skin in the future. That would be a nasty and very aggressive cancer with an extremely low survival rate. But I am focusing on the negative cancer (for now) results! Also, my water has been working for 4 days straight now. I am still very nervous about it because it is acting differently than before, but keeping the Faith…..! My exercise has slowed down a bit and my food choices have mainly remained within calorie but the choices are not always ideal. I must remember, it is not just about hitting my macros. It’s about overall health. I love all the stories and ideas that you all are sharing. It is so much more helpful than you think! Please don’t take for granted those little tidbits that are obvious to you. Sometimes it’s new to me or something I’ve forgotten. I appreciate your generous sharing! I’m getting ready to order a book someone mentioned on another challenge. It’s called “The Beck Diet Solution: Train your brain to think like a thin person” by Judith S. Beck. It was recommended by several people. I’ll let you all know how I like it.

Aug 31: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Sept 01: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Sept 07: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Sept 14: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Sept 21: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Sept 28: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Sept 30: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)


Oct 01: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Oct 05: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Oct 12: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Oct 19: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Oct 26: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

Oct 31: Final Weigh In: xxxxx (trend weight xxxxx)

No exercise today but plan on it for sure tomorrow!

BeIn2day wrote: »

Just joined The Sparkle Project (by Rebecca Weller) I am not trying to push Rebecca Weller on mfp hahaha better make that clear....I just love her!

Slight issue. Its gona involve going vegan for 6 weeks (it's optional, don't have to go totally vegan, but the recipes are vegan, plant based).....If I didn't owe out so much money this month, I would have easily bought all the ingredients without a backwards glance...but alas I'm skint this month 🙈 so, I'm gona look through the Project, and see what it's all about just now.

Feels good to have atleast enrolled in the course. Little bit of extra help won't go a miss. I could use the information about nutrition anyway, and I have been playing with the idea of going more plant based (although, maybe not 100%).

@BeIn2day
Ok I am interested how do I find out more !!

@KeepingChocolate
haha I hate cooking as well

I am enjoying reading all of your posts and agree what was said about plateaus. Keep going and don’t give up, girls especially since I am now higher than my starting weight 😖

My weigh in days are Wednesdays
2018-Highest weight 151lbs
Jul28-SW 137lbs
Aug4- 136.4lbs
Aug 11-135.2
Aug 18- 138.8 after a week away 😳
Aug25- 137.4

I was away last week and I came home sick from my vacation…lots of lazing about but did do 3 days of strength training….

Had Dental surgery yesterday so now my food has to be NO solids for 2 weeks. I am nervous the scale will just go up!!
I bought jello and beans and realized after how high in sugar these are. I will have to be careful of sugar next time I’m shopping and read labels
🙄
My goals for this week are to add 45 min daily of cardio, 2 days of ST and 5days of stretching (yoga or Pilates)

Hello MFP friends👋Always great to catch up on how things are going with everyone!
I was not going to weigh myself this week or bother with posting, as I am still not making a concerted effort to stay on point with my goals of healthy foods, exercise, or self care🥴🙄Just feeling an overall malaise these days and just....BLEHHH.
But after coming on here and catching up.....I must say I feel a bit better and will re-commit to myself to stay on this journey!
AUG 26/21 (F/54yr/5'5")
SW 162 Jan 11/21
GW 145 Oct 31/21
TW 155.4
So the numbers are going up slowly, which is no surprise as I am binge eating, not exercising and not sleeping great.
I WILL keep making the effort to get back on track - I know how much better I felt in all aspects when I joined this challenge back in Jan. When I truly committed, put the effort in and was consistent. The weight came off, confidence came back, mood improved and I felt so much better!

My numbers:
Aug 1: 74.8
Aug 4: 72.3
Aug 21: 71.9
Aug 24: 71.0
Aug 27: 70.6
- 4.2 so far

Progress notes:
I felt hungry for a couple of days and enjoyed healthy snacks between meals. Although I never exceeded my calories I hit a bit of a plateau. Since I have banned those healthy snacks and consume the calories at meal time my weight is shifting again and equally important: I don’t feel hungry.
Exercise: There is not much happening but I will get more active soon again. I just don’t want to focus on too many things (water intake, healthy food, daily meal preparation, no artificial sugar, no alcohol, sleep,…) at the same time. 😊
I have noticed that I listen more to my body.
I haven’t consumed any sweets. On Aug 1 my blood sugar levels were at the upper end of the normal range, they have now dropped by 0.2. I am very happy with my progress.

Goal weight Oct 30: 62

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
August 27 163.2

I'm not surprised by being up a bit, too much vacation, not enough logging what I'm eating

Early August: 151
8th August: 150.6
13th August: 150
20th August: 150 again
28th August: 149.4

It's the end of August and I've not done as well as I hoped. I had a lot of social events following the end of lockdown (and being fully vaccinated) as well as my birthday, so I wasn't expecting August to be too positive. However, it is going in the right direction!

My next challenge is to manage my eating and find time to exercise when I start my first full time teaching role in September.

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: 142
Aug 31