15 pounds to lose challenge August-October 31, 2021
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191 lost 4 pounds this week.12
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No exercise today but plan on it for sure tomorrow!7
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Thank you RubyRed427 for starting this challenge!
I'm in !!I have 15 to get rid of to get back to my 60 pound goal.
71 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest ever - 192.2
August start weight - 149.4
October 31st goal weight - 132.2
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08/01 - 149.4
08/02 - 149.2
08/09 - 149.4
08/16 - 146.6
08/23 - 148.2 ...two b'day parties!! yumm!
08/30 -
08/31 -
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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)
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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)
I’ve never heard of her but you know I’m going to change that right now !1 -
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!
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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 - 217.8
08/26 - 217.49 -
@rnc52012
Sorry you aren’t feeling motivated. Hope you get your groove back !
@ashleycarole86 good job!
@vottav21 hoping you can help me figure out more about sparkle project 💃💃1 -
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: 627 -
I'm really excited. Just join our rec center. It has a pool! I have missed swimming so much. So, I went with my suit and towel and the pool was closed for an hour due to lessons. I'll go back though. I went and worked out on the elliptical instead. (not in my swimsuit
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I can relate to seeing a picture of yourself and thinking, that's how I look? We have these shatterproof mirrors at school. You should see how I look in those. Like a pear! They are distorted but so is my body. Anyway, I am sticking to this goal of losing. I wrote some dates on a calendar of 5K walks/jogs I plan on doing.
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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.
Sometimes, it is salt or water intake or both. Weight can fluctuate 5 pounds from day to day. Not sure why. So, don't be discouraged. Over time, you will go down.5 -
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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
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Just got back from a decadent beach vacation. Starting fresh with the challenge. I weighed 164.8 this morning. I have a wedding September 25th and I would like to weigh 155-157 by then which is doable if I eat sensibly. Best of luck to all. The posts here are very inspiring!11
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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.10 -
11/28/20 191
12/5 191
12/12 186
12/19 185
12/25 184.2
1/3/21 184
2/6 182
2/14 181
2/19 179
3/6 178.7
3/22 179.1
4/3 178.1
4/9 178.5
4/19 180.9
5/7 179.8
5/16 181.6
6/5 180.7
6/8 179.4
7/28 175.5
8/28 183.0
Checking in. It's not good news. I have not been strict with myself. So, I expected this gain to happen. I was too embarrassed to post this but being real is what this threads is all about. I also exercised more this week which for some reason I do see a few pounds go up (when I lift weights).
Simple goal for this coming week:
1. 8 glasses of water every day... or more.
2. swim laps (just joined our rec center)
3. Allow myself two snacks (chips) this week instead of each day!12 -
I'm writing my goals on my calendar. The calendar is working well. I am signing up for two 5k races today; even if I walk most of the way. One is on a trail in the woods. Sounds fun.10
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RubyRed427 wrote: »I'm writing my goals on my calendar. The calendar is working well. I am signing up for two 5k races today; even if I walk most of the way. One is on a trail in the woods. Sounds fun.
That’s fantastic and sounds like a lot of fun! With Fall being right around the corner I signed up for an aqua fit class once a week. I haven’t done one in like 20 years. Looking forward to a “me” night without kids.
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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
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